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The objective of this document is to propose the thermal analysis of a heat dissipating device by using heat pipes containing different fluids, which are water, refrigerant R134a and methanol for the evaluation of these devices under certain design characteristics, due to the fact [...]

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Temperature and humidity measurements provide useful information on multiple areas of civil engineering application such as Structural Health Monitoring (SHM), Structural System Identification (SSI) and structures rehabilitation. Majority of the existing commercial systems are so [...]

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Metallic structures are an alternative in civil construction in terms of optimization of time and efficiency, about the construction process, besides being more versatile, durable, resistant and sustainable compared to other structures. Therefore, self-supporting metal towers have [...]

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One of the most common materials to be used as cores of sandwich structures is polymeric foam. Due to an increasing effort to reduce the environmental impact of industrial processes, there is a great interest in the incorporation of natural materials from renewable sources to facilitate [...]