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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>2007-6835</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista ALCONPAT]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. ALCONPAT]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2007-6835</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Asociación Latinoamericana de Control de Calidad, Patología y Recuperación de la Construcción A.C.]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2007-68352017000300247</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.21041/ra.v7i3.186</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Resistencia a la compresión de adoquines de hormigón. Resultados tendientes a validar el ensayo en medio adoquín]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[Resistência à compressão de peças de concreto para pavimentação. Resultados que tendem a validar o ensaio em meia peça]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Compressive strength in concrete paving blocks. Results leading to validate the test in half-unit specimens]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Vila]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[P.]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pereyra]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M. N.]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Gutiérrez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Á.]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de la República Facultad de Ingeniería Instituto de Estructuras y Transporte]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Montevideo ]]></addr-line>
<country>Uruguay</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2017</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2017</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>7</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<fpage>247</fpage>
<lpage>261</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2007-68352017000300247&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2007-68352017000300247&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2007-68352017000300247&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN Con el objetivo de validar el ensayo de resistencia a la compresión en medio adoquín para el control de calidad, se analizaron experimentalmente adoquines enteros y medios adoquines en un total de 24 lotes de producción. El resultado en adoquín entero fue mayor que en medio adoquín, siendo posible relacionarlos mediante un factor de forma. Si bien el estudio se limitó a un rango de resistencia y a una única forma y espesor, se comprobó que es posible ensayar medio adoquín para el control de calidad de estos elementos. Esto permitiría utilizar la otra mitad para otro ensayo, simplificando los controles de obra con una menor cantidad de adoquines y la posibilidad de utilizar prensas de menor capacidad.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[RESUMO Com o objetivo de validar a utilização de meias peças de concreto para pavimentação, pavers, no seu controle de qualidade, os resultados de resistência à compressão obtdos nestas meias peças foi comparado aos resultados obtidos no ensaio normalizado e realizado em peças inteiras. Foram analisados experimentalmenteum total de 24 lotes de produção. Os resultados obtidos nas peças inteiras foram maiores do que os obtidos nas meias peças, sendo possível relacioná-los por meio de um fator de forma. Embora o estudo tenha sido limitado a uma clase de resistência e uma única forma e espessura, verificou-se que é possível testar meia peça de concreto para o controle de qualidade desses elementos. Isso permitiria que a outra metade fosse usada para outro teste, simplificando os controles de produção com um menor número de peças e a possibilidade de usar prensas de menor capacidade.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT With the purpose of validating the compressive strength test result on half-unit specimen for concrete paving blocks quality control, experimental results on half-unit and whole unit blocks from 24 production batches were analyzed. The compressive strength results in whole unit was greater than in half-unit specimen, but they are connected by a form factor. Although the study was limited to a range of resistance in a single block shape and thickness, it could be established that it is possible to test half-unit units for quality control. This allows the other specimen half to be used for another test, simplifying the work controls in a smaller quantity of paving blocks needed and the possibility of using presses of lower capacity.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[control de calidad]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[adoquines de hormigón]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[resistencia a la compresión]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[factor de forma]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[controle de qualidade]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[peças de concreto]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[resistência à compressão]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[fator de forma]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[quality control]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[concrete paving blocks]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[compressive strength]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[form factor]]></kwd>
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