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Master’s theses 2006

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1. Title: “Study of planning methods for the building design process”
Student: Leonardo Manzione
Advisor: Silvio Burrattino Melhado
Defense Date: 12/7/2006
2. Title: “Inverse analysis of structures using genetic algorithms”
Student: Francisco Augusto Pereira Leite
Advisor: Paulo de Mattos Pimenta
Defense Date: 11/30/2006
3. Title: “Elastoplastic dynamic analysis of metal structures subject to random excitation of earthquakes”
Student: Silvia Corbani
Advisor: Reyolando Manoel Lopes Rebello da Fonseca Brasil
Defense Date: 11/29/2006
4. Title: “Structural systems of extrados bridges”
Student: Marcio Ishii
Advisor: Pedro Afonso de Oliveira Almeida
Defense Date: 11/27/2006
5. Title: “Production of recycled sand washed from class ‘A’ waste from civil construction: contribution to the development of a wet process at the Socorro / SP plant”
Student: Renato Augusto Nascimento
Advisor: Silvia Maria de Souza Selmo
Defense Date: 11/27/2006
6. Title: “Connections and reinforcement of slabs in mixed steel and concrete beams”
Student: Marisa Aparecida Leonel da Silva Fuzihara
Advisor: Julio Fruchtengarten
Defense Date: 11/24/2006
7. Title: “Support systems for decision-making in flood management”
Student: Ricardo Abreu Peixoto da Silva
Advisor: Rubem La Laina Porto
Defense Date: 11/16/2006
8. Title: “Post-treatment of stabilization pond effluent through a physical-chemical process”
Student: Aline Akabochi Fabreti
Advisor: Roque Passos Piveli
Defense Date: 11/7/2006
9. Title: “Study of biological nitrogen removal via nitrite using phenol as a carbon source operating a pilot scale sequential batch (SBR) reactor”
Student: Luciano Matos Queiroz
Advisor: Pedro Alem Sobrinho
Defense Date: 11/7/2006
10. Title: “Proposal of a methodology for the evaluation of frequency inverters in water pumping stations. Case study in the water supply system of São José dos Campos ”
Student: Breno Botelho Ferraz do Amaral Gurgel
Advisor: Milton Tomoyuki Tsutiya
Defense Date: 10/19/2006
11. Title: “Determination of the organic fractions of effluents from UASB reactors”
Student: Moacir Francisco de Brito
Advisor: Pedro Alem Sobrinho
Defense Date: 10/19/2006
12. Title: “Removal of phosphorus from effluents from biological sewage treatment plants using sludge from a water treatment plant”
Student: Iara Regina Soares Chao
Advisor: Dione Mari Morita
Defense Date: 10/18/2006
13. Title: “Treatability of tropical soils contaminated by residues from the ceramic tile industry”
Student: Luciana Pena de Oliveira
Advisor: Dione Mari Morita
Defense Date: 10/17/2006
14. Title: “Influence of the rate of sludge recirculation in the nitrification process in an FBAS system preceded by a UASB reactor”
Student: Adalberto Francisco Chagas
Advisor: Pedro Alem Sobrinho
Defense Date: 10/11/2006
15. Title: “Piping materials used in sewage collection and transportation systems: a case study in the northern area of ​​São Paulo”
Student: Nelson Bevilacqua
Advisor: Milton Tomoyuki Tsutiya
Defense Date: 10/06/2006
16. Title: “Definition of non-domestic effluent pre-treatment alternatives in public sewage systems, using the refractory toxicity assessment test”
Student: Roseli Dutra Sposito
Advisor: Dione Mari Morita
Defense Date: 10/05/2006
17. Title: “Study of the frequency response method to locate and quantify leaks by monitoring pressures and flows in treated water pipelines”
Student: Michele Roberta Pedroso dos Santos Monteiro
Advisor: Podalyro Amaral de Souza
Defense Date: 10/04/2006
18. Title: “About modeling thin structures using three-dimensional finite elements”
Student: Alex Neves Júnior
Advisor: Miguel Luiz Bucalem
Defense Date: 09/29/2006
19. Title: “Mathematical modeling of free fall”
Student: Elizandra Amaral Monteiro
Advisor: Podalyro Amaral de Souza
Defense Date: 09/29/2006
20. Title: “Verification of the suitability of the MacCormack numerical scheme in the solution of hydraulic transients in penstocks”
Student: Francis Valter Pêpe France
Advisor: Podalyro Amaral de Souza
Defense Date: 09/28/2006
21. Title: “Site selection for tailings dams using the hierarchical analysis method”
Student: Fernando Arturo Erazo Lozano
Advisor: Maria Eugenia Gimenez Boscov
Defense Date: 09/25/2006
22. Title: “Slope stabilization through deep drainage: study of a case of stabilization with drainage tunnel”
Student: Izabel Gomes Bastos
Advisor: Marcos Massao Futai
Defense Date: 9/14/2006
23. Title: “Guidelines for the feasibility study of the rehabilitation of old buildings in the central region of São Paulo aiming at the production of HIS: case study included in the residential lease program (PAR-Reforma) – buildings: Olga Bernári o, Labor and Joaquim Carlos ”
Student: José Yolle Neto
Advisor: Luiz Sergio Franco
Defense Date: 9/13/2006
24. Title: “Labyrinth-type spillway”
Student: Eduardo Kohn
Advisor: Kikuo Tamada
Defense Date: 09/06/2006
25. Title: “Aspects of risk analysis of concrete structures in a fire situation”
Student: Ricardo de Scarabello Cuoghi
Advisor: Antonio Domingues de Figueiredo
Defense Date: 08/30/2006
26. Title: “Management of the production planning process in building companies: case study”
Student: Renata Gomes Souto
Advisor: Silvio Burrattino Melhado
Defense Date: 08/29/2006
27. Title: “Study of the behavior of tunnels: three-dimensional numerical analysis with elasto-plastic models”
Student: Pedro Teodoro França
Advisor: José Jorge Nader
Defense Date: 08/15/2006
28. Title: “Determination of cut patterns in membrane structures by geodesic lines”
Student: Urubatan de Souza Dias Junior
Advisor: Ruy Marcelo de Oliveira Pauletti
Defense Date: 08/15/2006
29. Title: “Risk classification of real estate receivables certificates – structuring of a rating process for the potential loss of the securitized portfolio”
Student: Fabio Dieguez Barreiro Mafra
Advisor: Claudio Tavares de Alencar
Defense Date: 08/10/2006
30. Title: “Dynamics of the commercial street in the city of São Paulo”
Student: Ana Maria de Biazzi Dias de Oliveira
Advisor: Witold Zmitrowicz
Defense Date: 08/07/2006
31. Title: “About the design of cold formed steel profiles”
Student: Edson Lubas Silva
Advisor: Valdir Pignatta e Silva
Defense Date: 07/27/2006
32. Title: “Numerical modeling of the circulation of tidal currents in the Bay of Marajó and Rio Pará (PA)”
Student: Rogério Riker de Souza
Advisor: Paolo Alfredini
Defense Date: 07/17/2006
33. Title: “Structural behavior of bridges with prestressing on the extrados”
Student: Daniel Miranda dos Santos
Advisor: Fernando Rebouças Stucchi
Defense Date: 07/13/2006
34. Title: “Criteria for assessing the environmental sustainability of hydraulic and sanitary building systems in office buildings”
Student: Andreza Kalbusch
Advisor: Orestes Marraccini Goncalves
Defense Date: 07/06/2006
35. Title: “Solid waste and urban evolution in Santo André – SP”
Student: Luis Fernando Armidoro Rafael
Advisor: Witold Zmitrowicz
Defense Date: 07/03/2006
36. Title: “Proposition of actions to improve the productivity of concreting in vertical buildings”
Student: Manuela Modesto Dantas
Advisor: Ubiraci Espinelli Lemes de Souza
Defense Date: 07/03/2006
37. Title: “Specification of movement joints in ceramic wall cladding for buildings: survey of the state of the art”
Student: Fabiana Andrade Ribeiro
Advisor: Mercia Maria Semensato Bottura de Barros
Defense Date: 06/30/2006
38. Title: “Dimensioning of resistant efforts in steel bars under natural fire compartmentalized ‘one zone’”
Student: Marco Antonio Sobral Fernandes
Advisor: Valdir Pignatta e Silva
Defense Date: 06/30/2006
39. Title: “The development of the rental office market in the city of São Paulo driven by securitization”
Student: Andrea Romano dos Santos
Advisor: João da Rocha Lima Junior
Defense Date: 06/29/2006
40. Title: “Technological references for the construction of buildings”
Student: Fabiana da Rocha Cleto
Advisor: Francisco Ferreira Cardoso
Defense Date: 06/29/2006
41. Title: “Execution of slum upgrading works: Jardim Santo André Favela – Santo André Metropolitan Region of São Paulo”
Student: Júlia Maria Strazdas Martins Ferreira
Advisor: Alex Kenya Abiko
Defense Date: 06/29/2006
42. Title: “Indoor air quality with an emphasis on aerodispersoid concentration in buildings”
Student: Alexandre Perri de Moraes
Advisor: Racine Tadeu Araujo Prado
Defense Date: 06/28/2006
43. Title: “Contribution to the development of programs on the durability of mortar repairs, in concrete structures with reinforcement corrosion”
Student: Renata Spinelli Bertolo Buonopane
Advisor: Silvia Maria de Souza Selmo
Defense Date: 06/28/2006
44. Title: “Mortars with the addition of polypropylene fibers – study of rheological and mechanical behavior”
Student: Rosiany da Paixão Silva
Advisor: Mercia Maria Semensato Bottura de Barros
Defense Date: 06/19/2006
45. Title: “Study of the behavior of a residual unsaturated gneiss soil to assess the influence of infiltration on slope stability”
Student: Carlos Rezende Cardoso Júnior
Advisor: Marcos Massao Futai
Defense Date: 06/01/2006
46. ​​Title: “Value of the surface right: guidance for the construction of the concession contacts”
Student: Yuko Akiyama
Advisor: Eliane Monetti
Defense Date: 05/31/2006
47. Title: “Public-private partnerships as an environment for attracting investments in sewage treatment plants in Brazil”
Student: Leandro Morais e Silva
Advisor: Claudio Tavares de Alencar
Defense Date: 05/25/2006
48. Title: “Damping wave speed in penstocks”
Student: Pedro Alves Silva
Advisor: Podalyro Amaral de Souza
Defense Date: 05/16/2006
49. Title: “Development of a hypoplastic model that represents effects of over-densification”
Student: Wanderley Camargo Russo Junior
Advisor: José Jorge Nader
Defense Date: 05/16/2006
50. Title: “Flow coefficient in side spillways”
Student: Heber de Bosco Anchieta
Advisor: Kikuo Tamada
Defense Date: 05/10/2006
51. Title: “Diversion of rivers for the construction of dams”
Student: Gabriel dos Santos Cruz Rocha
Advisor: Kikuo Tamada
Defense Date: 4/25/2006
52. Title: “Reuse of water in the metalworking industry – SKF do Brasil Ltda case study”
Student: Romário Maron Junior
Advisor: José Carlos Mierzwa
Defense Date: 4/25/2006
53. Title: “Application of linear programming techniques and extensions to optimize water allocation in water resources systems, using interior point methods”
Student: André Schardong
Advisor: Rubem La Laina Porto
Defense Date: 4/13/2006
54. Title: “Implementation of a finite membrane element based on the natural formulation of Argyris”
Student: Daniel Mariani Guirardi
Advisor: Ruy Marcelo de Oliveira Pauletti
Defense Date: 4/6/2006
55. Title: “Microbiological study of the influence of chemical addition of folic acid on activated sludge systems”
Student: Danielle Pires de Camargo Torres
Advisor: Roque Passos Piveli
Defense Date: 04/03/2006
56. Title: “Bracing elements for precast structures”
Student: Paulo Luques Codeas
Advisor: Joao Carlos Della Bella
Defense Date: 03/10/2006
57. Title: “Control by impact of structural vibrations excited by non-ideal loads”
Student: Luiz Claudio Sales Feitosa
Advisor: Reyolando Manoel Lopes Rebello da Fonseca Brasil
Defense Date: 03/06/2006
58. Title: “Use of pozzolans in cement composites reinforced with cellulose fibers and PVA”
Student: Clóvis Nita
Advisor: Vanderley Moacyr John
Defense Date: 02/23/2006
59. Title: “Assessment methods of the architectural design process in the construction of buildings from the perspective of quality management”
Student: Ana Luisa Bertezini
Advisor: Silvio Burrattino Melhado
Defense Date: 02/22/2006
60. Title: “Nonlinear analysis of membranes: orthotropy and wrinkling”
Student: Igor Pereira Oliveira
Advisor: Paulo de Mattos Pimenta
Defense Date: 02/09/2006
61. Title: “Susceptibility of cement pastes to attack by sulfates – accelerated test method”
Student: Rui Barbosa de Souza
Advisor: Vanderley Moacyr John
Defense Date: 02/03/2006
62. Title: “For an integration of land use and occupation and urban drainage – detention reservoirs in the Pirajuçara Stream basin”
Student: Vera Helena Reis Martins
Advisor: Kokei Uehara
Defense Date: 01/17/2006
63. Title: “Analysis of the criteria for granting the right to use water resources considering the availability of surface water”
Student: Seica Ono
Advisor: Kokei Uehara
Defense Date: 1/16/2006
64. Title: “Implementation of detention reservoirs in housing estates: the CDHU experience”
Student: Lucia Midori Nakazone
Advisor: Rubem La Laina Porto
Defense Date: 01/12/2006