Proposta de um bloco modular para alvenaria de vedação: um estudo comparativo para avaliar o consumo de argamassa requerida no bloco cerâmico convencional e no bloco modular

Abstract

Several sectors of the industry experience different technological development; however the construction sector still lacks technological innovations to improve the construction processes, because these construction technologies are indispensable for construction in general, aiming for minimizing costs and waste. In this perspective, we mention conventional construction based upon traditional ceramic bricks, which is an old technique; these bricks lack technological improvements, which makes this a topic of great interest for civil construction market to develop new models of bricks meeting efficiency requirements. Accordingly, this work proposes modular bricks with differentiated geometry for sealing masonry, which is composed of interlocking bricks, and mortar is applied only horizontally. Internally, the fittings facilitate the passage of electrical and hydraulic installations in either directions, reducing damage in the surface and in the installation system. For representing the bricks we use 3-D graphic software. With this work, excellent results were obtained in the economy of the construction of m2 of masonry when using the proposed modular brick, having presented values between 60% and 90% of the values of masonry built with traditional ceramic bricks.