Manifestações patológicas na alvenaria estrutural de bloco de concreto : estudo de caso

Abstract

The usage of concrete blocks on structural masonry emerges as a new option of constructive method in the city of Cuiabá-MT. Due to the extremely high temperatures of this region, the pathologies causative factors may vary from other regions analysis demanding, new researches for this new constructive option. Therefore, the present work aimed to list out all the shown pathologies in the concrete block's structural masonry facades of Condomínio Residencial Solar das Flores's buildings, and set up maintenance goals. For that, the facades were all mapped using AutoCAD, then they’re inspected in loco and the found pathologies tabulated according to the bibliographic review. The outcome was that 54% of them were caused by thermical expansion of the buildings without any kind of efflorescence detected during the entire study time. Finally, the correct maintenance necessary for each kind of pathology found was presented, aiming to provide an increased building performance.