This article presents the results of a case study carried out in the cemetery of Tabuleiro, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, from August 2007 to March 2008. Five sampling wells were drilled within the cemetery area, and water samples analyzed for pH, conductivity, nitrogen ammoniacal nitrogen, nitrate, total phosphorus, sodium, potassium, calcium, mangane...
View ArticleFor the design of mortar mixes for filling root piles, the Brazilian standard NBR 6122, establishes a minimum compressive strength of 20 MPa (28 days), minimum cement content of 600 kg/m3 and a water to cement ratio between 0.5 and 0.6 and allows the use of water-reducing admixtures; however, the definition of a minimum cement con...
View ArticleMunicipal solid waste landfill is a potential source of contamination due to the harmful elements of the leachate, such as trace elements. In the Belo Horizonte landfill, the waste is partially disposed of directly on gneiss saprolites, with lower capacity to mitigate contaminants than upper soil horizons. Column tests were made to analyse the attenuati...
View ArticleThis paper describes a mechanical device to compare the energy transference from the blow of a hammer to the stem referring to standardized and non-standardized equipment in Brazil. The device allows to measure the vertical displacement of a sleeve due to one or more blows of a hammer falling freely. Tests were carried out using three pieces of equipmen...
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