SAMARA, USAMA1; MOHAMAD, GIHAD2; MACHADO, DIEGO3; FÉLIX, CARLOS4; TEMP, ALDO5;

1) Civil Engineer, Federal University of Santa Maria, Civil Construction Department, usama.nsd@gmail.com

2) Doctor of Civil Engineering, Federal University of Santa Maria, Civil Construction Department, gihad.civil@gmail.com

3) Civil Engineer, Federal University of Santa Maria, Civil Construction Department, diegowillnasmac@gmail.com

4) Civil Engineer, Federal University of Santa Maria, Civil Construction Department, carloskfelix@gmail.com

5) Civil Engineer, Federal University of Santa Maria, Civil Construction Department, eng.aldotemp@gmail.com

Many of the problems found in building construction in Brazil are caused by design incompatibilities. These issues occur because of the segmented design stages, which are generated by the lack of communication between the designers that produce both geometrical and functional incompatibilities, and, consequently, rework. For masonry structures, this becomes even more important, because the architectural, structural, hydraulic, electric and gas installation projects demand such a complexity of information, that have to be combined in one single project. In this context, the main goal of this work is to analyse the problems arising from the nonexistence of integration in the project development and the interferences between all the projects. As a conclusion from this work, several incompatibilities were highlighted, that produced serious problems for on-going construction including rework, wastes of time and materials. These features are caused by misunderstanding between the professionals and the lack of information that exists in the projects, which are essential aspects for structural masonry buildings.

Keywords: Design, compatibility, structural masonry