Overbilling in Urban Pavement Works—A Case Study of a City in the Brazilian Amazon
Brazilian Federal Police investigations in the timeframe of 2013–2016 unearthed a series of construction irregularities in numerous infrastructure projects within a state in the Brazilian Amazon region. This paper delineates the array of engineering methodologies employed by Federal Criminal Experts to discern the aforementioned construction irregularities. A detailed case study of public urban pavement projects is presented, elucidating the identification of deficiencies in the thickness and quality of the pavement structure, as well as its drainage components, culminating in the premature degradation of the pavement. Beyond the scope of judicial application, this case study imparts critical insights for the enhancement of oversight in such public procurement, thereby underscoring the educational impact of forensic engineering in practice.
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Corporate Authors:
American Society of Civil Engineers
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Authors:
- Lopes, Alan de O
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Conference:
- 10th Congress on Forensic Engineering
- Location: Seattle Washington, United States
- Date: 2024-11-1 to 2024-11-4
- Publication Date: 2024
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Web
- Features: References;
- Pagination: pp 1-10
- Monograph Title: Forensic Engineering 2024: Finding Answers to the What, Why, Who, and How of Preventing Failures
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Case studies; Defects; Deficiencies; Failure analysis; Forensic science; Lessons learned; Oversight; Road construction
- Geographic Terms: Amazon River Region; Brazil
- Subject Areas: Construction; Highways; Law; Pavements;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01937957
- Record Type: Publication
- ISBN: 9780784485798
- Files: TRIS, ASCE
- Created Date: Nov 25 2024 10:31AM