Engineering, Multidisciplinary, Transportation, Human Factors and Ergonomics
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Scopus Publications
Scopus Publications
The Challenge of Accessibility in Historic Towns: The Case of Tiradentes Square in Ouro Preto-Brazil Miriam Carla do Nascimento Dias, Patrícia Pereira Quinelato, José Alberto Barroso Castañon, Maria Teresa Gomes Barbosa Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics International, 2022 Ouro Preto was the first Brazilian city to be considered as a World Heritage Site (1980) and is one of the most relevant with regard to the Portuguese colonial architecture in Brazil. The objective of this article is to analyze the situation of accessibility design heightening in the Tiradentes Square, considered the tour "heart" of Ouro Preto. The methodology was discussed literature review to contextualize the history of people with disabilities since the time of colonization until the mid- eighteenth century and the history of the city of Ouro Preto and Tiradentes Square. Subsequently was made a case study of change in the level of excerpts from Tiradentes Square, held in 2008, based on the Architectural Design and Memorial Description provided by the Municipality of Ouro Preto. Inserting accessibility elements was recommended, since it has been found that this action cannot be considered sufficient to make Tiradentes Square accessible.
Virtual reality as a tool for teaching architecture Guilherme Valle Loures Brandão, Wilian Daniel Henriques do Amaral, Caio Augusto Rabite de Almeida, Jose Alberto Barroso Castañon Lecture Notes in Computer Science Including Subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics, 2018
Simplified thermal comfort evaluation on public busses for performance optimization Guilherme Valle Loures Brandão, Wilian Daniel Henriques do Amaral, Caio Augusto Rabite de Almeida, Jose Alberto Barroso Castañon Lecture Notes in Computer Science Including Subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics, 2017
Bridges in Juiz de Fora city Maintenance Monitoring Safety Risk and Resilience of Bridges and Bridge Networks Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Bridge Maintenance Safety and Management Iabmas 2016, 2016
The construction of the Brazil colony: The role played by the carpenters Occupational Safety and Hygiene II Selected Extended and Revised Contributions from the International Symposium Occupational Safety and Hygiene Sho 2014, 2014
Construction and sustainable development : Recycling of construction and demolition waste Proceedings 28th International PLEA Conference on Sustainable Architecture Urban Design Opportunities Limits and Needs Towards an Environmentally Responsible Architecture PLEA 2012, 2012
