Avaliação patológica em recalques solo-fundação: uma análise de ocorrências na cidade de Uberlândia

Abstract

Pathological manifestations are not recent in of civil construction, indeed they have always been present since the appearance of the first buildings. However, the term Construction Pathology is relatively new and includes studies on the anomalies present in civil engineering works and the search for solutions to them. In this aspect, the city of Uberlândia has an aggravating factor that is the occurrence of collapsible soils. Pathological problems of this nature assume high costs to solve and recover the affected buildings, and can generate loss of credibility for the responsible professionals. For this reason, it became relevant to survey pathological manifestations in a set of almost two dozen buildings of the Federal University of Uberlândia, since they have a high flow of people and are in a region subject to the behavior of this type of soil. After partial inspections, it was prioritized the study of two blocks that presented great incidence of fissures. Then, mapping, analyzes of typical configurations and dispersion graphs were performed, indicating the possible occurrence of settlements linked to the special behavior of the substrate. The work was conclusive that the design of more judicious projects, providing details and specifications appropriate to the conditions in which the work is inserted, are indispensable factors to prevent future complications.