Sodium sulfate is one of the most damaging and complex salts typically involved in the deterioration of our architectural heritage. One of the main difficulties is to determine which of its crystalline phases, that is, ...

Background: Indoor air quality (IAQ) is considered an important determinant of human health. The association between exposure to volatile organic compounds, particulate matter, house dust mite, molds and bacteria in day ...

Structures and zones of interest in coastal areas are exposed to wave overtopping events. The consequences associated with those events have a significant impact on human safety, the environment and affected business areas. ...

A major concern of coastal engineering is not only to access the damage to coastal structures by severe wave overtopping, but also the hazard imposed to users. Local hazard is often associated to the volume of overtopping ...

Prediction of wave forces on caisson-type breakwaters is challenging, especially in the case of impact loads that strongly depend on wave reflection, and wave breaking which affects the wave characteristics near the ...

Avaliação do desempenho térmico de soluções de proteção térmica refletantes aplicadas em coberturas inclinadas

Organic-inorganic hybrid (OIH) matrices were synthesized by sol-gel method and deposited on hot-dip galvanized steel (HDGS) using a dip-coating process. These OIHs, generally called amino-alcohol-silicates, were synthesized ...

Coating an aluminium alloy in building and automotive industries requires its surface pre-treatment to promote adherence of the organic coating. Chromate based chemical conversion layers (CCC) have been extensively used ...