Site da USP
Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia Civil Escola Politécnica da Universidade de São Paulo

Master’s theses 2007

Master’s Dissertations – 2007Click on the author’s name to access the content at USP’s Digital Library
1. Title: “Model of procedures for the elaboration of an economic valuation methodology for environmental impacts in a hydrographic basin case study – Guarapiranga – application of the dose-response function”
Student: Maria Hercilia da Silva
Advisor: Luis Cesar de Souza Pinto
Defense Date: 12/06/2007
2. Title: “Study of reflectance and its influence on the thermal behavior of reflective and conventional paints of corresponding colors”
Student: Paula Ikematsu
Advisor: Kai Loh
Defense Date: 11/30/2007
3. Title: “Design, construction methods and sizing of terminals for containers”
Student: Fábio Dollinger Fanti
Advisor: Fernando Rebouças Stucchi
Defense Date: 11/14/2007
4. Title: “Hydraulic structures used in flood control reservoirs”
Student: Ana Paula Raimundo
Advisor: Kikuo Tamada
Defense Date: 11/09/2007
5. Title: “Analysis of sustainability practices in Latin American construction projects”
Student: Diana Csillag
Advisor: Vanderley Moacyr John
Defense Date: 11/06/2007
6. Title: “Evaluation of the pressure x consumption ratio, in areas controlled by pressure reducing valves (VRPs) case study: water distribution network in the metropolitan region of São Paulo”
Student: José Ricardo Bueno Galvão
Advisor: Kamel Zahed Filho
Defense Date: 10/8/2007
7. Title: “Use of the Marchetti dilatometer for the prediction of the load capacity and the elastic settlement of piles”
Student: Dayene Drusian Gomes
Advisor: Faiçal Massad
Defense Date: 10/04/2007
8. Title: “Evaluation of the presence of cyanobacteria in sewage treatment system effluents by stabilization ponds associated with physical-chemical treatment”
Student: Osvaldo Americano Godoy
Advisor: Roque Passos Piveli
Defense Date: 09/28/2007
9. Title: “Shotcrete made with special cements: analysis according to durability parameters”
Student: José Carlos Gasparim
Advisor: Antonio Domingues de Figueiredo
Defense Date: 09/18/2007
10. Title: “Use of 3D CAD in spatial compatibility in projects for the production of vertical fences in buildings”
Student: Rita Cristina Ferreira
Advisor: Eduardo Toledo Santos
Defense Date: 9/14/2007
11. Title: “Evaluation of the fire resistance of vinyl compounds pipes used in building systems for automatic showers for fire extinguishing”
Student: Carlos Roberto Metzker de Oliveira
Advisor: Orestes Marraccini Goncalves
Defense Date: 9/10/2007
12. Title: “Reverse logistics systems in the civil construction industry – study of the gypsum plasterboard production chain”
Student: Fabia Cristina Segatto Marcondes
Advisor: Francisco Ferreira Cardoso
Defense Date: 08/17/2007
13. Title: “Analysis and proposal for improvements in the production process of mortar coverings for building facades”
Student: Gabriela Mello Quina Diogo
Advisor: Luiz Sergio Franco
Defense Date: 08/17/2007
14. Title: “Interpretation of real estate cycles in commercial buildings of corporate standard. Application in the city of São Paulo during the period from 1994 to 2004 ”
Student: Marcos Sousa César
Advisor: João da Rocha Lima Junior
Defense Date: 08/14/2007
15. Title: “Aspects of the experimental variability of the concrete deformation module test”
Student: Fernando Celotto Montija
Advisor: Antonio Domingues de Figueiredo
Defense Date: 08/03/2007
16. Title: “Effect of active additions to mitigate alkali-silica and alkali-silicate reactions”
Student: Flávio André da Cunha Munhoz
Advisor: Maria Alba Cincotto
Defense Date: 08/03/2007
17. Title: “Planning of real estate projects: risk management oriented to term management with an emphasis on the identification of early warnings”
Student: Silvana Sugano Navarro
Advisor: Eliane Monetti
Defense Date: 08/01/2007
18. Title: “Development of a new algorithm for viscoplastic analysis with the boundary element method”
Student: Nicholas Carbone
Advisor: Marcos Aurélio Marques Noronha
Defense Date: 07/30/2007
19. Title: “Contract administration in heavy construction projects in Brazil: a study of the interface with the risk analysis process”
Student: Roberto Ricardino
Advisor: Claudio Tavares de Alencar
Defense Date: 07/26/2007
20. Title: “Analysis of the adequacy of housing finance programs to meet the needs of acquiring adequate housing for the low-income population in Brazil”
Student: Fabio Bomfim Medeiros
Advisor: Eliane Monetti
Defense Date: 7/25/2007
21. Title: “Study of the behavior of adhesive mortars with acrylic latex additives”
Student: Marcelo Matsusato
Advisor: Fernando Henrique Sabbatini
Defense Date: 7/24/2007
22. Title: “Structural behavior of cable-stayed bridges: second-order effects”
Student: Luis Arturo Butron Vargas
Advisor: Fernando Rebouças Stucchi
Defense Date: 07/10/2007
23. Title: “Air pollution by the emission of particulate matter: evaluation and control in building construction sites”
Student: Fernando Resende
Advisor: Francisco Ferreira Cardoso
Defense Date: 06/14/2007
24. Title: “Study of methods for characterizing the physical properties of large aggregates of recycled construction and demolition waste”
Student: Bruno Luís Damineli
Advisor: Vanderley Moacyr John
Defense Date: 06/11/2007
25. Title: “High precision analysis in three-dimensional models of contour elements using advanced numerical integration techniques”
Student: Calebe Paiva Gomes de Souza
Advisor: Marcos Aurélio Marques Noronha
Defense Date: 06/06/2007
26. Title: “Determination of operating parameters of a cold air distribution system by the floor in office environments”
Student: Viviane Caroline Abe
Advisor: Brenda Chaves Coelho Leite
Defense Date: 05/31/2007
27. Title: “On the design of the fire protection of steel structures”
Student: Patricia Pamplona de Oliveira Guimarães
Advisor: Valdir Pignatta e Silva
Defense Date: 05/30/2007
28. Title: “Confinement given by slabs and beams improving the strength of the column that crosses them”
Student: Cristiana Furlan Caporrino
Advisor: Fernando Rebouças Stucchi
Defense Date: 05/29/2007
29. Title: “Evaluation of the effects of receiving sludge from a water treatment plant in a sewage treatment system by the activated sludge process with prolonged aeration”
Student: Lucia Naomi Asada
Advisor: Roque Passos Piveli
Defense Date: 05/25/2007
30. Title: “Institutional model of the Brazilian electricity sector: analysis of the capacity to attract private capital for investments in hydroelectric power generation”
Student: Fernando Luiz Aguiar Filho
Advisor: Claudio Tavares de Alencar
Defense Date: 05/24/2007
31. Title: “Numerical and experimental analysis of the effects of non-uniformity of thickness on thin rotating cylindrical shells”
Student: Marco Antonio Brujas
Advisor: Reyolando Manoel Lopes Rebello da Fonseca Brasil
Defense Date: 05/17/2007
32. Title: “Evaluation of chemically assisted UASB reactor for phosphorus removal”
Student: Ruy Scanho Marques de Queiroz
Advisor: Roque Passos Piveli
Defense Date: 05/17/2007
33. Title: “Analysis of the criteria for granting the right to consumptive uses of water resources based on minimum and permanence flows”
Student: Ludmilson Abritta Mendes
Advisor: Rubem La Laina Porto
Defense Date: 05/16/2007
34. Title: “Development and validation of a conceptual aeration model for spillways”
Student: Alisson Gomes de Moraes
Advisor: Podalyro Amaral de Souza
Defense Date: 05/10/2007
35. Title: “Effects of receiving sludge from the water treatment station by the sewage treatment system by activated sludge in batches and prolonged aeration in the Municipality of Juquitiba – SP”
Student: Gilberto Carlos Sundefeld Junior
Advisor: Roque Passos Piveli
Defense Date: 05/09/2007
36. Title: “Guidelines for the specification of textured acrylic exterior paints on mortar substrate”
Student: Alexandre Amado Britez
Advisor: Luiz Sergio Franco
Defense Date: 05/07/2007
37. Title: “Analysis of creep strain in a reinforced and prestressed concrete beam: retroanalysis and genetic algorithm”
Student: Carlos Renoir do Nascimento Lima
Advisor: Joao Cyro Andre
Defense Date: 4/27/2007
38. Title: “Energy efficiency: methodology for the evaluation of residential electric water heaters”
Student: Daniel Setrak Sowmy
Advisor: Racine Tadeu Araujo Prado
Defense Date: 04/24/2007
39. Title: “Application of the HACCP methodology – hazard analysis and critical control points – as a tool for reusing water in industry: a model for the aroma and essence industry”
Student: Max Joel Mucha Franco
Advisor: José Carlos Mierzwa
Defense Date: 04/24/2007
40. Title: “Proposed methodology for establishing land use and occupation in contaminated areas”
Student: Manoel Paulo de Toledo
Advisor: Pedro Alem Sobrinho
Defense Date: 04/18/2007
41. Title: “Study to characterize urban water demand in the residential sector of the city of São Paulo”
Student: Diego Cesar Sanchez
Advisor: Racine Tadeu Araujo Prado
Defense Date: 4/13/2007
42. Title: “Alkali-aggregate reaction in the hydroelectric plants of the Paulo Afonso / CHESF complex: influence of the reaction on the properties of concrete”
Student: Patricia Neves Silva
Advisor: Selmo Chapira Kuperman
Defense Date: 04/11/2007
43. Title: “Perspectives for water conservation and reuse in the food industry – study of a chicken processing unit”
Student: Erika Myho Matsumura
Advisor: José Carlos Mierzwa
Defense Date: 4/10/2007
44. Title: “Bayesian inference in assessing the safety of foundations in displacement piles”
Student: Marcio de Souza Santos
Advisor: Waldemar Coelho Hachich
Defense Date: 4/5/2007
45. Title: “Estimation of the launch energy of the mortars projected by compressed air spray”
Student: Heloísa Cristina Fernandes
Advisor: Vanderley Moacyr John
Defense Date: 03/26/2007
46. ​​Title: “Study on factors that influence the accuracy of the filter paper method”
Student: Jorge Eduardo da Silva Gomes
Advisor: Fernando Antonio Medeiros Marinho
Defense Date: 03/22/2007
47. Title: “Assessment of the disposal of sludge generated in a water treatment plant in an upstream anaerobic reactor and UASB sludge mantle”
Student: Carlos Gonzalo Alvarez Rosario
Advisor: Roque Passos Piveli
Defense Date: 03/13/2007
48. Title: “Stress-deformation study of a rockfill targeting rockfill dams with a concrete face”
Student: Rafael Vinícius Basso
Advisor: Paulo Teixeira da Cruz
Defense Date: 02/12/2007