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High temperature, solvent resistant materials which also display good mechanical properties are desired for use as aerospace structural adhesives and polymer matrix/carbon fiber composites. High molecular weight amorphous poly(arylene ether sulfone) thermoplastic materials display many of these desirable characteristics but are deficient in solvent resistance. Previous attempts to prepare poly(arylene ether) based thermosets to improve solvent resistance have been largely unsuccessful due to processiblity issues from the low curing temperature and high glass transition temperature of the thermoset precursor. Incorporation of a high temperature curable (* 350°C) endgroup such as 3-phenylethynylphenol in the synthesis of controlled molecular weight poly(arylene ether sulfone) oligomers has allowed for a large processing window prior to the exothermic cure that forms the desired networks. Control of oligomer molecular weight and backbone structure has allowed for further control of the processing, thermal transitions and adhesive properties of the thermosets. A systematic series of phenylethynyl terminated oligomers derived from either bisphenol A, or wholly aromatic hydroquinone or biphenol has been synthesized and characterized to determine the influence of backbone structure, molecular weight, and endgroup structure on thermoset properties. The features most affected by backbone structure included thermal stability (weight loss behavior) as well as transition temperatures (Tg, Tm), and processing characteristics. Increasing molecular weight of the oligomer produced a decrease in the glass transition temperature of the network and an increase in the adhesive properties of the thermoset. Comparison of the curing behavior of the 3-phenylethynylphenol endcapped materials with other related phenylethynyl terminated compounds led to the synthesis and systematic investigation of the curing behavior of phenylethynyl endcappers in which the electronic environment in relation to the reactive ethynyl carbons was systematically varied. Electron withdrawing groups, eg. sulfone, ketone, imide on the aryl ring para to the acetylene bond enhanced the rate of cure and also appear to improve the lap shear adhesion to suface treated titanium adherands. Discussion of the background, synthesis and characterization are described in this dissertation. / Ph. D.

This project addresses two main subjects of moisture-cure polyurethane (PUR) wood adhesives: wood/PUR interactions and structure-property behavior emphasizing on weather durability. For these purposes, one simplified model PUR (MPUR) and three more commercially significant PURs (CPURs) with different hard segment contents were prepared. Separately, an early side project involved the synthesis of a 13C and 15N double-labeled polymeric methylenebis(phenylisocyanate) (pMDI) resin; this was used for the solid-state NMR characterization of isocyanate cure chemistry in wood bondline. MPUR and a CPUR were employed to investigate whether wood/adhesive interactions influence PUR properties. Wood interactions significantly altered PUR hard/soft domain size distribution (atomic force microscopy, AFM), thermal transition temperatures (dynamic mechanical analyses, DMA), and urethane/urea hydrogen bonds (Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, FTIR). The effects of hard segment content on properties of PUR prepolymers, and cured PURs (films and wood composites) were studied. Hard segment content largely influenced the PURs’ molecular weights, viscosity, penetration, thermal transitions, and hard segment hydrogen bonds, but only slightly altered the dry (unweathered) bondline toughness. Three accelerated weathering procedures were developed to evaluate CPUR bondline weather durability through mode-I fracture testing. Both hard segment content and weathering conditions were found to significantly influence the bondline weather durability. Among these weathering procedures, only one (VPSS) was able to effectively distinguish weather durability of PUR adhesives, and therefore it was selected for detailed structure-weather durability studies. PUR weather durability was found to correlate with its moisture sensitivity and hard segment softening temperature; both were provided by water-submersion DMA. Much attention was directed to the investigation of weather-induced PUR molecular changes. FTIR studies provided evidences of post-cure, hydrolytic degradation, and variation of urethane/urea hydrogen bonds. DMA presented weathering effects on PUR thermal properties. Special efforts have been made to correlate these analytical results with PUR weather durability. A 13C and 15N double-labeled pMDI resin was synthesized and used for solid-state NMR characterization of isocyanate cure chemistry in wood bondline, particularly to detect the evidence of urethane formation. Rotational echo double resonance (REDOR) NMR clearly revealed the formation of urethane linkages, but largely overestimated their content. / Ph. D.

The objective of this investigation was to characterize two cyanate ester resins and a eight harness satin (8HS) graphite fabric for use in resin film infusion (RFI) processing. Two cyanate ester resin systems were characterized to determine their cure-kinetics, and viscosities during cure. A 8HS graphite fabric was tested in compaction and through the thickness permeability. A one-dimensional, through the thickness, flow and cure computer simulation was run. The resin cure-kinetics models predicted the curing behavior of the resins as functions of time, temperature, and degree of cure. The proposed viscosity models determined the resin viscosity as a function of temperature and degree of cure. The 8HS graphite fabric was tested in compaction and through the thickness permeability to determine the effect of compaction pressure on fiber volume fraction and in turn on through the thickness permeability. The one-dimensional RFI flow and cure simulation combined the cure-kinetics and viscosity models of the resins with the characteristics of the graphite fabric and determined resin infiltration and cure times. The proposed cure-kinetics and viscosity models were more than adequate in modeling the cure and flow behavior of the cyanate ester resin systems. Power law curve fits accurately represented the compaction and through the thickness permeability of the 8HS graphite fabric. Finally, the one-dimensional RFI flow and cure simulation showed that resin viscosity was the major influence on the infiltration times. / Master of Science

Cure time is often the bottleneck of composite manufacturing processes, therefore it is important to understand the cure of today's thermosetting adhesives. This research attempts to characterize the cure rate of two commercial phenol-formaldehyde adhesives. Two methods are used, parallel-plate rheometry and dielectric spectroscopy. Viscosity data from a parallel-plate rheometer may be used to track the advance of polymerization as a function of temperature. This data can then be used to optimize press conditions and reduce production times and costs. The research will further examine resin cure through dielectric analysis; such a technique could monitor resin cure directly and in real-time press situations. Hot-pressing processes could conceivably no longer require a set press schedule; instead they would be individually set based on dielectric data for every press batch. Such a system may lead to a more efficient and uniform product because press times could be based on individual press cycles instead of entire product lines. A more likely scenario, however, is the use of in situ adhesive cure monitoring for troubleshooting or press schedule development. This research characterized the cure of two phenol-formaldehyde resins using parallel-plate rheometry, fringe-field dielectric analysis, and parallel-plate dielectric analysis. The general shape of the storage modulus vs. time curve and the gel and vitrification points in a temperature ramp were found. Both dielectric analysis techniques were able to characterize trends in the resin cure and detect points such as vitrification. The two techniques were also found to be comparable when the cure profiles of similar conditions were examined. / Master of Science

Este trabalho trata do Programa Cura, proposta urbanística desenvolvida pelo Arquiteto carioca Harry James Cole em 1972, que visava propiciar a qualificação de bairros claramente delimitados, através da implantação de redes de infra-estrutura, equipamentos públicos - escolas, creches, hospitais, postos de saúde, terminais de ônibus, etc., e \"equipamentos comunitários\" - atividades comerciais e de prestação de serviços diversificadas. Foi transformada em linha de financiamento pelo Governo Brasileiro, sendo operada pelo grande agente implementador da política urbana do período, o Banco Nacional da Habitação - BNH, a partir de 1973. O Cura atendeu a mais de uma centena de municípios até 1985, quando o Banco foi formalmente extinto. A proposta pode ser considerada avançada para a época, seja por representar uma proposta de transição entre o \"planejamento urbano\" e o \"urbanismo pós-moderno\" que se consolidaria na década seguinte, seja por propor a participação da iniciativa privada no planejamento da cidade ou seja por propor como mecanismo para conter a valorização imobiliária das áreas \"curadas\", o aumento progressivo no tempo do imposto territorial urbano para os lotes vagos. Nosso trabalho procura mostrar essas várias facetas do Programa Cura, além de se preocupar em entender as possíveis conseqüências para as cidades e para os seus moradores da implantação de Projetos Cura. Para isso, estudamos várias análises do Programa, inclusive estudos de caso de Projetos Cura implantados em São Paulo (SP), Presidente Prudente (SP), Londrina (PR) e João Pessoa (PB). Nos preocupamos em realizar uma análise abrangente dessa proposta urbanística, que por sua qualidade e inovação, merece, em nossa opinião, o olhar atento dos estudiosos do urbanismo brasileiro. / This paper analyzes the Cura Programme, an urban proposal developed in 1972 by the Brazilian architect Harry James Cole, which aimed at offering a kind of urban renewal of well-delimited neighborhoods through the implementation of infrastructure, public facilities - such as schools, nurseries, hospitals, health care centers, bus stations, and \"community equipment\" - commercial activities and services. The programme was turned into a credit line by the Brazilian Government in 1973, and the National Housing Bank (BNH) was assigned to manage it. The Cura Programme supported more than a hundred cities until 1985, when the Bank was formally extinguished. The programme was considered advanced for its time not only because it represented a transition proposal between \"urban planning\" and \"post-modern urbanism, which would be consolidated in Brazil in the following decade, but also because it proposed the private initiative participation in the planning of cities, and a mechanism to hold back the real state valorization, the annual increase of urban land taxes for not built up lots. This paper also shows many aspects of the Cura Programme and it tries to understand possible consequences of the Cura Programme to the cities and their inhabitants. For this reason, several studies of the programme were analyzed, including case studies of Cura Projects implemented in São Paulo (SP), Presidente Prudente (SP), Londrina (PR) and João Pessoa (PB). This study focused on carrying out a broad analysis of this urban proposal, which deserves, due to its quality and innovation, a close look from Brazilian urbanism experts.

A grande ocorrência de manifestações patológicas em revestimentos de argamassa associadas à falha de aderência a substratos de concreto cada vez mais chama a atenção do meio técnico, pois além de prejuízos às edificações, pode representar risco aos usuários, motivando diversos trabalhos sobre o assunto. Abordando o problema, a presente dissertação teve como tema a aderência de revestimentos de argamassa à substratos de concreto estrutural. Além da revisão bibliográfica, foram realizadas uma pesquisa em cima de dados de ensaios de resistência de aderência de revestimentos de argamassa em obras e edificações em uso e um programa experimental executado em laboratório. A pesquisa analisou dados obtidos de determinações de resistência de aderência à tração em revestimentos de argamassa de construções e edificações em uso em cidades do Rio Grande do Sul, principalmente na capital Porto Alegre. As informações foram coletadas de ensaios em analogia à NBR 13528 (ABNT, 1995) realizados pelo Departamento de Materiais de Construção Civil da Fundação de Ciência e Tecnologia (CIENTEC/RS) entre 1998 e 2009, totalizando 2616 resultados. Foram correlacionados resistências de aderência, regiões de ruptura e tipos de revestimentos e substratos com o objetivo de analisar as interações destes parâmetros com os resultados de aderência. Entre as constatações destacam-se a aderência dos revestimentos aplicados sobre substratos de concreto estrutural, inferior aos substratos de alvenaria, que apresentaram média de aderência 60 % superior, e a maior ocorrência e menor valor médio de resistência das rupturas na interface concreto/chapisco nos ensaios realizados em revestimentos sobre concreto, resultados que ressaltam a importância do tema abordado e o programa experimental desta dissertação. O experimento realizado em laboratório analisou a influência da cura do chapisco na resistência de aderência de revestimentos de argamassa sobre painéis de concreto utilizando diferentes chapiscos, três convencionais e um industrializado (do tipo adesivo e aplicado com desempenadeira). Dos chapiscos convencionais, dois utilizaram CP IV-32 com traços 1:2 e 1:3 (em volume) e um utilizou CP II-Z e traço 1:3. As camadas de chapisco, logo após sua aplicação, receberam diferentes tratamentos de cura, variando a temperatura do ambiente (23°C e 50°C) e a umidificação das amostras, mantendo-se fixas a umidade do ambiente, os substratos e os revestimentos aplicados após cura dos chapiscos. A resistência de aderência à tração dos revestimentos foi verificada segundo a NBR 13528 (ABNT, 1995). O chapisco industrializado apresentou resistência de aderência 156 % superior à média dos chapiscos convencionais. Entre os chapiscos convencionais, o cimento utilizado mostrou influência significativa na aderência, onde o CP II-Z apresentou resultados superiores ao CP IV. A temperatura de cura também foi significativa nos valores de aderência dos chapiscos, que apresentaram queda significativa de 47,3 % quando curados com temperatura de 50°C. Corpos-de-prova moldados das argamassas de chapisco e curados de forma equivalente aos chapiscos dos painéis foram ensaiados quanto à resistência mecânica e absorção por capilaridade, segundo as NBR’s 13279 e 15259 (ABNT, 2005) respectivamente, onde foram percebidos efeitos significativos da temperatura e tipo de cura e tipo de chapisco nos resultados. / The high occurrence of pathologies in the mortar coverings associated with the failure of adhesion to concrete substrate increasingly catch the attention of technical community, as well as damage to buildings, can pose a hazard to users, resulting in several works on the subject. Approaching the subject, this paper was titled the adhesion of mortar renderings to structural concrete substrates. In addition to the literature review, were conducted a research upon data from tests on bond strength of mortar renderings in works and buildings in use and an experimental program performed in laboratory. The study analyzed data obtained from measurements of bond tensile strength in mortar renderings of constructions and buildings in use in cities of Rio Grande do Sul, mainly in the capital Porto Alegre. Information was collected from tests in analogy to NBR 13528 (ABNT, 1995) conducted by the Department of Construction Material of the Foundation of Science and Technology (CIENTEC/RS) between 1998 and 2009, totaling 2616 results. Resistances were correlated to adherence, regions of rupture and types of renderings and substrates in order to analyze the interactions of these parameters with the bond strength results. Among the findings highlight the adherence of coatings applied to substrates of structural concrete, below the masonry substrates, which showed an average 60% higher, and a higher rate and lower mean resistance of the breaks at the interface concrete/slurry in the trials performed in coatings on concrete, results that accentuate the importance of the theme and the experimental program of this paper. The laboratory experiment examined the influence of slurry mortar curing on the bond strength of mortar renderings on concrete panels using different slurry mortars, three conventional and one industrialized (adhesive type and applied with spattle). Two of conventional mortars used CP IV-32 1:2 and 1:3 volume proportion and one used CP II-Z and 1:3 proportion. Soon after its application, the layer of slurry mortar, received different curing treatments, varying the temperature (23°C and 50°C) and humidification of the samples, keeping fixed the ambient humidity, substrate concretes and renderings applied after slurry curing. The bond tensile strength of renderings was verified according to NBR 13528 (ABNT, 1995). The industrialized slurry mortar presented bond strength 156% higher than the average conventional slurrys. Among conventional mortars, cement used showed significant influence on bond strength, where the CP II-Z showed better results than the CP IV. The curing temperature was also significant in the bond strength values of slurrys, which decreased significantly from 47.3% when cured at 50°C. Specimens of slurry mortars and cured in an equivalent manner to rendered panels were tested for mechanical strength and absorption by capillarity, according to NBR's 13,279 and 15259 (ABNT, 2005) respectively, which were perceived significant effects of temperature and type of curing and type of mortars on the results.

A grande ocorrência de manifestações patológicas em revestimentos de argamassa associadas à falha de aderência a substratos de concreto cada vez mais chama a atenção do meio técnico, pois além de prejuízos às edificações, pode representar risco aos usuários, motivando diversos trabalhos sobre o assunto. Abordando o problema, a presente dissertação teve como tema a aderência de revestimentos de argamassa à substratos de concreto estrutural. Além da revisão bibliográfica, foram realizadas uma pesquisa em cima de dados de ensaios de resistência de aderência de revestimentos de argamassa em obras e edificações em uso e um programa experimental executado em laboratório. A pesquisa analisou dados obtidos de determinações de resistência de aderência à tração em revestimentos de argamassa de construções e edificações em uso em cidades do Rio Grande do Sul, principalmente na capital Porto Alegre. As informações foram coletadas de ensaios em analogia à NBR 13528 (ABNT, 1995) realizados pelo Departamento de Materiais de Construção Civil da Fundação de Ciência e Tecnologia (CIENTEC/RS) entre 1998 e 2009, totalizando 2616 resultados. Foram correlacionados resistências de aderência, regiões de ruptura e tipos de revestimentos e substratos com o objetivo de analisar as interações destes parâmetros com os resultados de aderência. Entre as constatações destacam-se a aderência dos revestimentos aplicados sobre substratos de concreto estrutural, inferior aos substratos de alvenaria, que apresentaram média de aderência 60 % superior, e a maior ocorrência e menor valor médio de resistência das rupturas na interface concreto/chapisco nos ensaios realizados em revestimentos sobre concreto, resultados que ressaltam a importância do tema abordado e o programa experimental desta dissertação. O experimento realizado em laboratório analisou a influência da cura do chapisco na resistência de aderência de revestimentos de argamassa sobre painéis de concreto utilizando diferentes chapiscos, três convencionais e um industrializado (do tipo adesivo e aplicado com desempenadeira). Dos chapiscos convencionais, dois utilizaram CP IV-32 com traços 1:2 e 1:3 (em volume) e um utilizou CP II-Z e traço 1:3. As camadas de chapisco, logo após sua aplicação, receberam diferentes tratamentos de cura, variando a temperatura do ambiente (23°C e 50°C) e a umidificação das amostras, mantendo-se fixas a umidade do ambiente, os substratos e os revestimentos aplicados após cura dos chapiscos. A resistência de aderência à tração dos revestimentos foi verificada segundo a NBR 13528 (ABNT, 1995). O chapisco industrializado apresentou resistência de aderência 156 % superior à média dos chapiscos convencionais. Entre os chapiscos convencionais, o cimento utilizado mostrou influência significativa na aderência, onde o CP II-Z apresentou resultados superiores ao CP IV. A temperatura de cura também foi significativa nos valores de aderência dos chapiscos, que apresentaram queda significativa de 47,3 % quando curados com temperatura de 50°C. Corpos-de-prova moldados das argamassas de chapisco e curados de forma equivalente aos chapiscos dos painéis foram ensaiados quanto à resistência mecânica e absorção por capilaridade, segundo as NBR’s 13279 e 15259 (ABNT, 2005) respectivamente, onde foram percebidos efeitos significativos da temperatura e tipo de cura e tipo de chapisco nos resultados. / The high occurrence of pathologies in the mortar coverings associated with the failure of adhesion to concrete substrate increasingly catch the attention of technical community, as well as damage to buildings, can pose a hazard to users, resulting in several works on the subject. Approaching the subject, this paper was titled the adhesion of mortar renderings to structural concrete substrates. In addition to the literature review, were conducted a research upon data from tests on bond strength of mortar renderings in works and buildings in use and an experimental program performed in laboratory. The study analyzed data obtained from measurements of bond tensile strength in mortar renderings of constructions and buildings in use in cities of Rio Grande do Sul, mainly in the capital Porto Alegre. Information was collected from tests in analogy to NBR 13528 (ABNT, 1995) conducted by the Department of Construction Material of the Foundation of Science and Technology (CIENTEC/RS) between 1998 and 2009, totaling 2616 results. Resistances were correlated to adherence, regions of rupture and types of renderings and substrates in order to analyze the interactions of these parameters with the bond strength results. Among the findings highlight the adherence of coatings applied to substrates of structural concrete, below the masonry substrates, which showed an average 60% higher, and a higher rate and lower mean resistance of the breaks at the interface concrete/slurry in the trials performed in coatings on concrete, results that accentuate the importance of the theme and the experimental program of this paper. The laboratory experiment examined the influence of slurry mortar curing on the bond strength of mortar renderings on concrete panels using different slurry mortars, three conventional and one industrialized (adhesive type and applied with spattle). Two of conventional mortars used CP IV-32 1:2 and 1:3 volume proportion and one used CP II-Z and 1:3 proportion. Soon after its application, the layer of slurry mortar, received different curing treatments, varying the temperature (23°C and 50°C) and humidification of the samples, keeping fixed the ambient humidity, substrate concretes and renderings applied after slurry curing. The bond tensile strength of renderings was verified according to NBR 13528 (ABNT, 1995). The industrialized slurry mortar presented bond strength 156% higher than the average conventional slurrys. Among conventional mortars, cement used showed significant influence on bond strength, where the CP II-Z showed better results than the CP IV. The curing temperature was also significant in the bond strength values of slurrys, which decreased significantly from 47.3% when cured at 50°C. Specimens of slurry mortars and cured in an equivalent manner to rendered panels were tested for mechanical strength and absorption by capillarity, according to NBR's 13,279 and 15259 (ABNT, 2005) respectively, which were perceived significant effects of temperature and type of curing and type of mortars on the results.

A grande ocorrência de manifestações patológicas em revestimentos de argamassa associadas à falha de aderência a substratos de concreto cada vez mais chama a atenção do meio técnico, pois além de prejuízos às edificações, pode representar risco aos usuários, motivando diversos trabalhos sobre o assunto. Abordando o problema, a presente dissertação teve como tema a aderência de revestimentos de argamassa à substratos de concreto estrutural. Além da revisão bibliográfica, foram realizadas uma pesquisa em cima de dados de ensaios de resistência de aderência de revestimentos de argamassa em obras e edificações em uso e um programa experimental executado em laboratório. A pesquisa analisou dados obtidos de determinações de resistência de aderência à tração em revestimentos de argamassa de construções e edificações em uso em cidades do Rio Grande do Sul, principalmente na capital Porto Alegre. As informações foram coletadas de ensaios em analogia à NBR 13528 (ABNT, 1995) realizados pelo Departamento de Materiais de Construção Civil da Fundação de Ciência e Tecnologia (CIENTEC/RS) entre 1998 e 2009, totalizando 2616 resultados. Foram correlacionados resistências de aderência, regiões de ruptura e tipos de revestimentos e substratos com o objetivo de analisar as interações destes parâmetros com os resultados de aderência. Entre as constatações destacam-se a aderência dos revestimentos aplicados sobre substratos de concreto estrutural, inferior aos substratos de alvenaria, que apresentaram média de aderência 60 % superior, e a maior ocorrência e menor valor médio de resistência das rupturas na interface concreto/chapisco nos ensaios realizados em revestimentos sobre concreto, resultados que ressaltam a importância do tema abordado e o programa experimental desta dissertação. O experimento realizado em laboratório analisou a influência da cura do chapisco na resistência de aderência de revestimentos de argamassa sobre painéis de concreto utilizando diferentes chapiscos, três convencionais e um industrializado (do tipo adesivo e aplicado com desempenadeira). Dos chapiscos convencionais, dois utilizaram CP IV-32 com traços 1:2 e 1:3 (em volume) e um utilizou CP II-Z e traço 1:3. As camadas de chapisco, logo após sua aplicação, receberam diferentes tratamentos de cura, variando a temperatura do ambiente (23°C e 50°C) e a umidificação das amostras, mantendo-se fixas a umidade do ambiente, os substratos e os revestimentos aplicados após cura dos chapiscos. A resistência de aderência à tração dos revestimentos foi verificada segundo a NBR 13528 (ABNT, 1995). O chapisco industrializado apresentou resistência de aderência 156 % superior à média dos chapiscos convencionais. Entre os chapiscos convencionais, o cimento utilizado mostrou influência significativa na aderência, onde o CP II-Z apresentou resultados superiores ao CP IV. A temperatura de cura também foi significativa nos valores de aderência dos chapiscos, que apresentaram queda significativa de 47,3 % quando curados com temperatura de 50°C. Corpos-de-prova moldados das argamassas de chapisco e curados de forma equivalente aos chapiscos dos painéis foram ensaiados quanto à resistência mecânica e absorção por capilaridade, segundo as NBR’s 13279 e 15259 (ABNT, 2005) respectivamente, onde foram percebidos efeitos significativos da temperatura e tipo de cura e tipo de chapisco nos resultados. / The high occurrence of pathologies in the mortar coverings associated with the failure of adhesion to concrete substrate increasingly catch the attention of technical community, as well as damage to buildings, can pose a hazard to users, resulting in several works on the subject. Approaching the subject, this paper was titled the adhesion of mortar renderings to structural concrete substrates. In addition to the literature review, were conducted a research upon data from tests on bond strength of mortar renderings in works and buildings in use and an experimental program performed in laboratory. The study analyzed data obtained from measurements of bond tensile strength in mortar renderings of constructions and buildings in use in cities of Rio Grande do Sul, mainly in the capital Porto Alegre. Information was collected from tests in analogy to NBR 13528 (ABNT, 1995) conducted by the Department of Construction Material of the Foundation of Science and Technology (CIENTEC/RS) between 1998 and 2009, totaling 2616 results. Resistances were correlated to adherence, regions of rupture and types of renderings and substrates in order to analyze the interactions of these parameters with the bond strength results. Among the findings highlight the adherence of coatings applied to substrates of structural concrete, below the masonry substrates, which showed an average 60% higher, and a higher rate and lower mean resistance of the breaks at the interface concrete/slurry in the trials performed in coatings on concrete, results that accentuate the importance of the theme and the experimental program of this paper. The laboratory experiment examined the influence of slurry mortar curing on the bond strength of mortar renderings on concrete panels using different slurry mortars, three conventional and one industrialized (adhesive type and applied with spattle). Two of conventional mortars used CP IV-32 1:2 and 1:3 volume proportion and one used CP II-Z and 1:3 proportion. Soon after its application, the layer of slurry mortar, received different curing treatments, varying the temperature (23°C and 50°C) and humidification of the samples, keeping fixed the ambient humidity, substrate concretes and renderings applied after slurry curing. The bond tensile strength of renderings was verified according to NBR 13528 (ABNT, 1995). The industrialized slurry mortar presented bond strength 156% higher than the average conventional slurrys. Among conventional mortars, cement used showed significant influence on bond strength, where the CP II-Z showed better results than the CP IV. The curing temperature was also significant in the bond strength values of slurrys, which decreased significantly from 47.3% when cured at 50°C. Specimens of slurry mortars and cured in an equivalent manner to rendered panels were tested for mechanical strength and absorption by capillarity, according to NBR's 13,279 and 15259 (ABNT, 2005) respectively, which were perceived significant effects of temperature and type of curing and type of mortars on the results.

Este trabalho trata do Programa Cura, proposta urbanística desenvolvida pelo Arquiteto carioca Harry James Cole em 1972, que visava propiciar a qualificação de bairros claramente delimitados, através da implantação de redes de infra-estrutura, equipamentos públicos - escolas, creches, hospitais, postos de saúde, terminais de ônibus, etc., e \"equipamentos comunitários\" - atividades comerciais e de prestação de serviços diversificadas. Foi transformada em linha de financiamento pelo Governo Brasileiro, sendo operada pelo grande agente implementador da política urbana do período, o Banco Nacional da Habitação - BNH, a partir de 1973. O Cura atendeu a mais de uma centena de municípios até 1985, quando o Banco foi formalmente extinto. A proposta pode ser considerada avançada para a época, seja por representar uma proposta de transição entre o \"planejamento urbano\" e o \"urbanismo pós-moderno\" que se consolidaria na década seguinte, seja por propor a participação da iniciativa privada no planejamento da cidade ou seja por propor como mecanismo para conter a valorização imobiliária das áreas \"curadas\", o aumento progressivo no tempo do imposto territorial urbano para os lotes vagos. Nosso trabalho procura mostrar essas várias facetas do Programa Cura, além de se preocupar em entender as possíveis conseqüências para as cidades e para os seus moradores da implantação de Projetos Cura. Para isso, estudamos várias análises do Programa, inclusive estudos de caso de Projetos Cura implantados em São Paulo (SP), Presidente Prudente (SP), Londrina (PR) e João Pessoa (PB). Nos preocupamos em realizar uma análise abrangente dessa proposta urbanística, que por sua qualidade e inovação, merece, em nossa opinião, o olhar atento dos estudiosos do urbanismo brasileiro. / This paper analyzes the Cura Programme, an urban proposal developed in 1972 by the Brazilian architect Harry James Cole, which aimed at offering a kind of urban renewal of well-delimited neighborhoods through the implementation of infrastructure, public facilities - such as schools, nurseries, hospitals, health care centers, bus stations, and \"community equipment\" - commercial activities and services. The programme was turned into a credit line by the Brazilian Government in 1973, and the National Housing Bank (BNH) was assigned to manage it. The Cura Programme supported more than a hundred cities until 1985, when the Bank was formally extinguished. The programme was considered advanced for its time not only because it represented a transition proposal between \"urban planning\" and \"post-modern urbanism, which would be consolidated in Brazil in the following decade, but also because it proposed the private initiative participation in the planning of cities, and a mechanism to hold back the real state valorization, the annual increase of urban land taxes for not built up lots. This paper also shows many aspects of the Cura Programme and it tries to understand possible consequences of the Cura Programme to the cities and their inhabitants. For this reason, several studies of the programme were analyzed, including case studies of Cura Projects implemented in São Paulo (SP), Presidente Prudente (SP), Londrina (PR) and João Pessoa (PB). This study focused on carrying out a broad analysis of this urban proposal, which deserves, due to its quality and innovation, a close look from Brazilian urbanism experts.