• UV light device for vertical screening of soil samples contaminated with LNAPL 

  Arakaki, Edson; Nagata, Daniel Takenori; Riyis, Marcos Tanaka; Giacheti, Heraldo Luiz (Environmental Earth Sciences, 2022) [Artigo]

  Petroleum hydrocarbons in light nonaqueous-phase liquid (LNAPL) can cause significant contamination when released into the environment. The identification, delineation, and understanding of their interactions with ...

• Unfolding research themes for industrial symbiosis and underlying theories 

  Agudo, Fabiana Liar ; Bezerra, Barbara Stolte ; Gobbo, José Alcides ; Paes, Luis Alberto Bertolucci (Sustainable Development, 2022) [Artigo]

  This paper aims to analyze the research themes that are addressed in studies on industrial symbiosis (IS), from the perspective of theories. The paper method is a longitudinal analysis of retrospective nature from 1998 to ...

• Reliability-Based Topology Optimization: An Extension of the SESO and SERA Methods for Three-Dimensional Structures 

  Simonetti, Hélio Luiz; Almeida, Valério Silva; Das Neves, Francisco de Assis; Almeida, Vírgil Del Duca; Neto, Luttgardes de Oliveira (Applied Sciences (Switzerland), 2022) [Artigo]

  This study takes an approach to reliability-based topology optimization (RBTO) for 3D structures by applying an expansion of smoothing evolutionary structural optimization (SESO) and sequential element rejection and admission ...

• Organisational Challenges to Corporate Social Responsibility 

  Deus, Rafael Mattos ; Seles, Bruno Michel Roman Pais ; Vieira, Karina Rabelo Ogasawara ; Battistelle, Rosane Aparecida Gomes (CSR, Sustainability, Ethics and Governance, 2019) [Capítulo de livro]

  Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is part of the sustainability debate within organizations and, consequently, a number of systems to manage this issue have emerged. ISO 26000, for example, aims to assist organizations ...

• Numerical Solutions for Chloride Diffusion Fluctuation in RC Elements from Corrosion Probability Assessments 

  Zacchei, Enrico; Nogueira, Caio Gorla (Buildings, 2022) [Artigo]

  Mechanical diffusion of chloride ions in reinforced concrete (RC) structures varies in time and space, and depends on uncertain factors such as material properties, temperature, humidity, and aging. In this paper, different ...

• Temporal monitoring of contamination in three sandy beaches from the 2019 oil spill near Cabo de Santo Agostinho, Northeastern Brazil 

  Bontempo Filho, Eduardo B.; Coutinho, Roberto Q.; Barbosa, José Antonio; Barcellos, Roberto L.; Giacheti, Heraldo Luiz ; Ramos, Germano Mário S. (Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias, 2022) [Artigo]

  In 2019, a massive oil spill impacted coastal ecosystems in eleven Brazilian states; these ecosystems were diverse with regard to their different geological settings (sandy beaches, rocky coasts, estuaries, tidal flats, ...

• Medications reverse logistics: A systematic literature review and a method for improving the Brazilian case 

  Lima, Pedro Augusto Bertucci ; Delgado, Fernanda Camila Martinez ; Santos, Thalita Lacerda dos ; Florentino, Anna Patrícya (Cleaner Logistics and Supply Chain, 2022) [Artigo]

  Medication waste is a concern for today's society, from both environmental and public health perspectives. This study aims to contribute to the issue by presenting a mixed-methods approach to the problem through reverse ...

• Association between Contact with Nature and Anxiety, Stress and Depression Symptoms: A Primary Survey in Brazil 

  Bressane, Adriano ; Negri, Rogerio Galante ; Brito Junior, Irineu de ; Medeiros, Liliam Cesar de Castro ; ; Silva, Mirela Beatriz ; Galvao, Amanda Louisi dos Santos ; Rosa, Graziele Coraline Scofano da (Sustainability, 2022) [Artigo]

  Mental health benefits have been linked to human interaction with nature. However, most studies have been carried out in developed countries, limiting the generalizability of empirical findings to other parts of the world. ...

• Landslide susceptibility mapping based on rainfall scenarios: a case study from Sao Paulo in Brazil 

  Ramos, Leila Maria ; Bazzan, Thiago; Motta, Mariana Ferreira Benessiuti ; Bernardes, George de Paula ; Giacheti, Heraldo Luiz (Aims Geosciences, 2022) [Artigo]

  Mass movement susceptibility mapping from rainfall data and in situ site characterization constitute an important approach for preventing geological-geotechnical accidents on railroads and highways. A comprehensive site ...

• Drivers and barriers to successful solid waste management: assessing through an aggregated indicator 

  Deus, Rafael Mattos ; Esguícero, Fábio José ; Battistelle, Rosane Aparecida Gomes ; Jugend, Daniel (Journal of Material Cycles and Waste Management, 2022) [Artigo]

  Solid waste management is the main topic of the circular economy and remains a challenge for public management, because despite the recent economic downturn in Brazil, some indicators still need to be improved. This study ...

• Sustainability in the Civil Construction Sector Supported by Industry 4.0 Technologies: Challenges and Opportunities 

  Franco, Jacqueline de Almeida Barbosa ; Domingues, Ana Mariele ; Africano, Nelson de Almeida ; Deus, Rafael Mattos ; Battistelle, Rosane Aparecida Gomes (Infrastructures, 2022) [Artigo]

  The civil construction sector is under pressure to make construction processes more sustainable, that is, aligned with economic, social, and environmental sustainability. Thus, the research question considers: How do ...

• Proposal of an assessment tool to diagnose industrial symbiosis readiness 

  Agudo, Fabiana Liar; Bezerra, Bárbara Stolte ; Paes, Luis Alberto Bertolucci ; Gobbo Júnior, José Alcides (Sustainable Production and Consumption, 2022) [Artigo]

  This paper aims to present an original assessment tool developed to diagnose industrial symbiosis (IS) readiness. It is expected that industries with greater symbiotic readiness are more likely to have success in implementing ...

• Using a Seismic Dilatometer to Identify Collapsible Soils 

  Rocha, Breno Padovezi; de Carvalho Rodrigues, André Luís ; Rodrigues, Roger Augusto ; Giacheti, Heraldo Luiz (International Journal of Civil Engineering, 2021) [Artigo]

  Collapsible soils are unusual geomaterials found in several regions of the world. These soils undergo sudden and large volumetric compressive deformations upon wetting under constant loading. It is a problematic soil that ...

• Potential sources of groundwater pollution and a proposal for prioritizing inspection areas in an industrialized municipality 

  de Jesus, Lucas Scarpanti ; Riyis, Marcos Tanaka ; Giacheti, Heraldo Luiz (Aguas Subterraneas, 2021) [Artigo]

  This paper presents a methodology for selecting areas with potential sources of groundwater pollution and its application in an industrialized municipality in the interior of São Paulo. As there are multiple potential ...

• Effect of polypropylene fibers on the shear strength–dilation behavior of compacted lateritic soils 

  Silveira, Maitê Rocha ; Rocha, Sabrina Andrade; Correia, Natália de Souza; Rodrigues, Roger Augusto ; Giacheti, Heraldo Luiz ; Lodi, Paulo César (Sustainability (Switzerland), 2021) [Artigo]

  The stress–dilatancy relationship for fiber-reinforced soils has been the focus of recent studies. This relationship can be used as a foundation for the development of constitutive models for fiber-reinforced soils. The ...

• Landslide risk assessment considering socionatural factors: methodology and application to Cubatão municipality, São Paulo, Brazil 

  Hader, Paulo Rodolpho Pereira ; Reis, Fábio Augusto Gomes Vieira ; Peixoto, Anna Silvia Palcheco (Natural Hazards, 2022) [Artigo]

  The manuscript presents a methodology to integrate spatial information of susceptibility, vulnerability and rainfall thresholds to produce a dynamic landslide risk map. The inputs were combined in two matrices: combining ...

• A nonlinear BE formulation for analysis of masonry walls considering orthotropy: Fundamentals 

  Oliveira Neto, Luttgardes de ; Masia, Mark John; Almeida, Valério S.; Simonetti, Hélio Luiz (Structures, 2021) [Artigo]

  In this work, a non-linear Boundary Element (BE) formulation with damage model is extended for numerical simulation of structural masonry walls. The original formulation was presented by other researchers to investigate ...

• Probabilistic Analysis of Bored Pile Foundations in the Design Phase: An Application Example 

  Nogueira, Caio Gorla ; Boni, Henrique Svizzero ; Giacheti, Heraldo Luiz (Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 2022) [Artigo]

  This paper presents a probabilistic analysis of pile foundations in the design phase considering Reliability Theory in order to improve the final decision about the foundation system. Two semi-empirical predicting methods ...

• The Flat Dilatometer Test in an Unsaturated Tropical Soil Site 

  Rocha, Breno Padovezi; Rodrigues, Roger Augusto ; Giacheti, Heraldo Luiz (Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, 2021) [Artigo]

  The site characterization of unsaturated soils is well stablished based on laboratory tests, which are expensive and time-consuming. In-situ testing methods, such as the flat dilatometer test (DMT), are an alternative to ...

• Characterizing a tropical soil via seismic in situ tests 

  Rocha, Breno Padovezi ; Giacheti, Heraldo Luiz (Revista Brasileira de Geofisica, 2019) [Artigo]

  The shear wave velocity (Vs) is an important geotechnical parameter to be used in dynamic problems (e.g. earthquakes and vibration problems) as well as in static deformation analysis such as excavations and foundation ...

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