Manifestações patológicas nas alvenarias de vedação com blocos cerâmicos

Abstract

Masonry is one of the oldest means of construction in use, being defined as a set of elements (bricks, blocks, stones), which can be joined by binding material or not, and one of its purposes is the compartmentalization of environments. Over the years it is possible to notice the appearance of anomalies in the masonry, which ends up impacting its proper functioning. These anomalies can manifest themselves in the building due to flaws in the project, in the execution, in the use, or in the lack of maintenance. These pathologies end up manifesting themselves in the masonry as: cracks, stains, detachment, efflorescence, and others. The present study sought to conduct a literature review of the main pathological manifestations in ceramic block masonry walls. The main manifestation sought in this work were the cracks, since they are the main manifestation that occurs in masonry. The investigative methods used in the research were: Lichtenstein's method (1986) and the GDE/UNB method. With the development of this work, it is expected that it will be able to aggregate the application of the investigative methods in future case studies, establishing a comparison between them.