RESUMO Antecedentes: Meningiomas são os tumores mais frequentes do sistema nervoso central (SNC). Suas características étnicas e geográficas precisam ser conhecidas para o seu tratamento racional. Objetivo: Investigar aspectos clínicos e epidemiológicos de uma série de pacientes com meningiomas. Métodos: Análise retrospectiva demográfica de 993 pacientes com meningiomas (768 operados e 225 tratados conservadoramente) Resultados: Meningiomas constituíram 43.8% dos tumores primários do SNC. 0.8% deles eram múltiplos (14,7% com neurofibromatose 2) e 0,6% eram radioinduzidos. A idade média e o índice mulheres/homens foram respectivamente 53,0 e 63,9 anos e 3.2:1 e 6.3:1 para pacientes operados e não operados. O diagnóstico foi mais tardio em mulheres. Ocorreram picos de incidências na 6ª e na 7ª décadas respectivamente para pacientes operados e não operados. A incidência foi menor na infância e maior após 70 anos. Meningiomas predominaram no crânio (96.5%), a maioria grau I da OMS, subtipo transicional. Do total, 3.5% ocorreram no canal raquídeo, principalmente na região torácica, todos grau I, a maioria transicional. Em relação à distribuição racial, 1.0% dos meningiomas ocorreu em amarelos, 87% em brancos e 12% em negros. As taxas de sobrevida sem recorrência foram 83.4% e 51.6% em 10 e 20 anos e a mortalidade operatória foi 3%. Conclusões: A maioria dos dados demográficos observados foi similar aos de outros centros ocidentais. As diferenças observadas foram maior incidência, predominância em mulheres e idosos nos pacientes não operados e em caucasianos, e maior associação com neurofibromatose 2.

ABSTRACT Background: Meningiomas are the most frequent primary central nervous system (CNS) tumors. Their geographical and ethnic characteristics need to be known, in order to enable rational treatment. Objective: To investigate clinical and epidemiological aspects in a series of patients with meningiomas. Methods: Retrospective analysis on the demographic profile, location and histopathology of 993 patients with meningiomas (768 operated and 225 not operated). Results: Meningiomas represented 43.8% of the primary CNS tumors; 6.8% were multiple tumors (14.7% with neurofibromatosis 2) and 0.6% were radiation-induced tumors. The mean ages were 53.0 and 63.9 years for operated and non-operated patients and the female/male ratios were 3.2:1 and 6.3:1. Diagnosis was made later among females. The peak incidences were in the 6th and 7th decades respectively for operated and non-operated patients. The incidence was low at early ages and higher among patients aged 70+ years. The meningiomas were intracranial in 96.5% and most were WHO grade I (88.9%) and transitional. In the spinal canal (3.5%), they occurred mainly in the dorsal region (all grade I; mostly transitional). The racial distribution was 1.0% in Asian-Brazilians, 87% in Caucasians and 12% in African-Brazilians. 83.4% and 51.6% of the patients were estimated to be recurrence-free at 10 and 20 years, and the mortality rate was 3%. Conclusions: Most of the demographic data were similar to what has been observed in other western centers. Differences were higher incidence of meningiomas, female and older predominance in non-operated patients, predominance in Caucasian, and higher association with neurofibromatosis 2.

Resumo Este trabalho apresenta um estudo sobre o efeito de escala na metodologia para análise do fenômeno do colapso de interface entre concreto e polímero reforçado com fibra (PRF) de carbono por meio de corpos de prova cilíndricos. Buscou-se analisar a influência da variação da dimensão do corpo de prova ao manter a mesma geometria de PRF aderida. Para a análise do efeito de escala, foram realizados experimentos de tração direta com três dimensões de corpos de prova cilíndricos (diâmetro × altura): 50 mm × 100 mm, 100 mm × 200 mm, e 150 mm × 300 mm. Dez geometrias diferentes do material compósito foram testadas. Dois modos de falha foram observados nos experimentos: deslizamento entre os dois materiais e falha por tração no concreto. Nos experimentos com falha na interface, não se notou uma influência da dimensão do corpo de prova na força máxima, tensão de cisalhamento até o pico, e rigidez no descolamento entre concreto e PRF. No entanto, o uso de corpos de prova menores é limitado, pois muitas vezes é atingida a tensão normal limite que o concreto resiste, causando sua ruptura.

Abstract This is a study about the size effect on the methodology with concrete cylinder specimens for analysis of the debonding phenomenon at the interface between concrete and carbon fiber reinforced polymer (FRP). The influence of the concrete specimen size variation is analyzed by maintaining the same geometry in adhered FRP. Direct tensile experiments were performed with three dimensions of cylindrical concrete specimens (diameter × height) for analysis of size effect: 50 mm × 100 mm, 100 mm × 200 mm, and 150 mm × 300 mm. Ten different geometries of the composite material were tested. Two failure modes were observed in the experiments: debonding between the two materials and tensile failure in concrete specimens. In experiments with interface failure, the size of concrete specimens has no significant influence on maximum force, shear stress to peak, and stiffness in debonding between concrete and FRP. However, the use of smaller specimens for analysis of interface collapse is limited because the concrete reaches its normal stress capacity with a lower tensile force, and therefore, the failure often occurs in the concrete.

RESUMO A membrana de látex tem ganhado destaque em uma gama de aplicações, entretanto, a baixa uniformidade em sua espessura provoca discrepância nas propriedades se configurando como problema para a produção em larga escala, principalmente quando se trata de um produto para área biomédica. Portanto, este artigo pretende determinar a influência da espessura sobre as propriedades de membranas derivadas de látex natural. Para tanto, foram produzidas amostras com espessuras de 0,35 mm, 0,40 mm, 0,50 mm, 0,60 mm e 0,65 mm e foram submetidas aos ensaios de dureza, absorção e perda em água, molhabilidade por ângulo de contato e resistência mecânica à tração. Os resultados mostraram que quanto maior a espessura, menor foi a dureza, a absorção de água, o módulo de Young, a deformação e a molhabilidade, porém, maior foi a resistência à tração e a perda de massa em água. O desvio padrão das propriedades das amostras com espessura entre 0,40 mm e 0,60 mm foi até 550% inferior aos desvios encontrados para 0,35 mm e 0,50 mm, até 930% menor para 0,50 mm e 0,65 mm e para as faixas de espessuras entre 0,35 mm e 0,65 mm a diminuição foi de até 800%. Dessa forma, se conclui que para padronizar a produção de membranas de látex, garantindo boa uniformidade nas suas propriedades, as espessuras devem ser de 0,50 mm com desvio de 0,1 mm.

ABSTRACT The latex membrane has been gained prominence in several applications; however, the low uniformity in its thickness causes a discrepancy in properties, becoming a problem for large-scale production, especially when it comes to a product for the biomedical area. Therefore, this article aims to determine the influence of thickness on the properties of membranes derived from natural latex. For this, samples were produced with thicknesses of 0.35 mm, 0.40 mm, 0.50 mm, 0.60 mm, and 0.65 mm and subjected to hardness tests, water absorption and loss, wettability by the contact angle, and mechanical resistance. The results showed that the greater the thickness, the lower the hardness, the water absorption, Young's modulus, tensile deformation, and the wettability, but, greater was the tensile strength and the mass loss in water. The standard deviation of the properties of samples with a thickness between 0.40 mm and 0.60 mm was up to 550% less than the deviations found for 0.35 mm and 0.50 mm, up to 930% below for 0.50 mm and 0, 65 mm and up to 800% smaller for thickness ranges between 0.35 mm and 0.65 mm. Thus, to standardize the production of latex membranes, ensuring good uniformity in their properties, thicknesses must be 0.50 mm with 0.1 mm deviation.

Resumo O conceito de força do oscilador é útil em várias áreas da química e da física, tais como emissão e absorção de radiação, constante dielétrica, índice de refração e colisões inelásticas entre partículas carregadas e átomos e moléculas. Na maioria dos livros didáticos, o conceito de força de oscilador é introduzido de forma ad hoc, com pouca ou nenhuma menção à sua origem clássica. Neste artigo, a origem clássica dos vários parâmetros que descrevem a intensidade das transições óticas em átomos e moléculas são revistas, com ênfase ao conceito de força de oscilador, que faz a ligação entre aqueles parâmetros. Alguns conceitos equivocados e armadilhas comuns com relação a essas grandezas são apontados.

Abstract The concept of oscillator strength is useful in various areas of chemistry and physics, such as radiation emission and absorption, dielectric constant, refractive index, and inelastic collisions between charged particles and atoms and molecules. In most textbooks, the concept of oscillator force is introduced ad hoc, with little or no mention to its classical origin. In this article, the classical origin of the various parameters that describe the intensity of the optical transitions in atoms and molecules are reviewed, with emphasis on the concept of oscillator strenght, that makes t e connection between those parameters. Some misconceptions and common pitfalls regarding these quantities are pointed out.

OBJECTIVES: Approximately one-third of candidates for epilepsy surgery have no visible abnormalities on conventional magnetic resonance imaging. This is extremely discouraging, as these patients have a less favorable prognosis. We aimed to evaluate the utility of quantitative magnetic resonance imaging in patients with drug-resistant neocortical focal epilepsy and negative imaging. METHODS: A prospective study including 46 patients evaluated through individualized postprocessing of five quantitative measures: cortical thickness, white and gray matter junction signal, relaxation rate, magnetization transfer ratio, and mean diffusivity. Scalp video-electroencephalography was used to suggest the epileptogenic zone. A volumetric fluid-attenuated inversion recovery sequence was performed to aid visual inspection. A critical assessment of follow-up was also conducted throughout the study. RESULTS: In the subgroup classified as having an epileptogenic zone, individualized postprocessing detected abnormalities within the region of electroclinical origin in 9.7% to 31.0% of patients. Abnormalities outside the epileptogenic zone were more frequent, up to 51.7%. In five patients initially included with negative imaging, an epileptogenic structural abnormality was identified when a new visual magnetic resonance imaging inspection was guided by information gleaned from postprocessing. In three patients, epileptogenic lesions were detected after visual evaluation with volumetric fluid-attenuated sequence guided by video electroencephalography. CONCLUSION: Although quantitative magnetic resonance imaging analyses may suggest hidden structural lesions, caution is warranted because of the apparent low specificity of these findings for the epileptogenic zone. Conversely, these methods can be used to prevent visible lesions from being ignored, even in referral centers. In parallel, we need to highlight the positive contribution of the volumetric fluid-attenuated sequence.

Resumo Os modelos disponíveis para o ensino de ondas, principalmente no ensino médio, não levam em consideração o estágio de desenvolvimento real em que se encontra a grande maioria dos estudantes [1]. Aliado a isso, a dificuldade em se apresentar frequências, sejam de natureza eletromagnética ou mecânica (sonora), diferentes das faixas que somos capazes de interpretar através dos nossos sentidos, tende a constituir um enorme obstáculo epistemológico. Numa tentativa de lançar alguma luz sobre esse problema, desenvolvemos dois experimentos que apresentam relações entre frequências invisíveis e inaudíveis, mas que, através do processamento com a plataforma Arduino, podem ser convertidas em frequências que sensibilizem nossos sentidos. Desta forma pretende-se descortinar esse mundo invisível, trazendo para a sala de aula experimentos que podem ser utilizados, inclusive, por estudantes com deficiência visual ou auditiva.

Abstract The models available for teaching waves, especially in high school, do not consider the stage of real development in which the vast majority of students are [1]. Allied to this, the difficulty in presenting frequencies, either of electromagnetic or sonorous nature, different from the bands that we can interpret through our senses, tends to constitute a huge epistemological obstacle. In an attempt to shed some light on this problem, we have developed two experiments that have relations between invisible and inaudible frequencies but which, through processing with Arduino platform, can be converted into audible frequencies. Thus, we intend to unveil this invisible world, bringing to the classroom experiments that can be used, even by students with blindness or deafness.

Abstract Introduction Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by inflammatory demyelination in the central nervous system. Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging (qMRI) enables a detailed characterization of brain tissue, but generates a large number of numerical results. In this study, we elucidated the main qMRI techniques and the brain regions that allow the identification of MS patients from neuroimaging data and pattern recognition techniques. Methods The data came from the combination of computational tools of image processing and neuroimaging acquired in a 3 Tesla scanner using different techniques: Diffusion, T2 Relaxometry, Magnetization Transfer Ratio (MTR) and Structural Morphometry. Data from 126 brain regions of 203 healthy individuals and 124 MS patients were separated into two groups and processed in a data-mining program using the k-nearest-neighbor (KNN) algorithm. Results The most relevant anatomical structures in the classification procedure were: corpus callosum, precuneus, left cerebellum and fusiform. Among the quantitative techniques the most relevant was the MTR, being indicated for longitudinal studies of this disease. KNN with 5 neighbors and pre-selected attributes had a better performance with an area under the ROC curve (97.3%) and accuracy (95.7%). A restricted classification considering only brain regions previously reported in the literature as affected by MS brought slightly lower scores, area: 97.1% and accuracy: 93.2%. Conclusion The use of standard recognition techniques from quantitative neuroimaging techniques has confirmed that the white matter of the brain is the most affected tissue by MS following a global pattern with greater involvement of the left hemisphere.

Resumo: O presente artigo tem por objetivo tentar elucidar as relações entre a tradição contratualista moderna e a noção nietzschiana de "Estado" que está presente na obra Genealogia da moral. Para realizar essa tarefa, iniciaremos pelo exame do argumento de Nietzsche acerca do aparecimento do "Estado", apresentado nas seções 16 e 17 da segunda dissertação do livro citado. Num segundo momento, trazemos um breve resumo dos argumentos de três contratualistas clássicos, a saber, Hobbes, Rousseau e Locke. Essas duas primeiras partes do nosso trabalho servirão como premissas a partir das quais iremos promover a confrontação entre Nietzsche e os contratualistas. Esse procedimento nos dará oportunidade para apresentarmos uma problemática secundária, qual seja, a questão da "sociedade" das "bestas louras" pensada à luz da noção contratualista de pacto.

Abstract: This article aims at elucidating the relations between the modern contractualist tradition and the Nietzschean notion of "State" that is present inGenealogy of morality. In order to fulfill this task, we shall begin by examining Nietzsche's argument about the emergence of "State," presented in sections § 16 and § 17 from the second dissertation of his book. In a second moment, we shall briefly summarize the position of three classic social contract theorists: Hobbes, Rousseau, and Locke. The first two parts of our work will serve as premises from which we shall promote the confrontation between Nietzsche and contractualists. This procedure will give us the opportunity to present a secondary problem, namely the question of the "society" of the "blond beasts" thought from the contractualist notion of pact.

Resumo Objetivo: Examinar o potencial das imagens de contraste dinâmico (DCE-MRI) e difusão (DW-MRI) em ressonância magnética na detecção de linfonodos cervicais malignos. Materiais e Métodos: Foram realizadas DCE-MRI e DW-MRI em 33 linfonodos cervicais. Os valores de realce relativo máximo, realce relativo, tempo de pico, taxa de realce e lavagem, brevidade do realce e área sob a curva foram avaliados pela análise semiquantitativa (DCE-MRI). Os coeficientes de difusão aparente na DW-MRI foram obtidos na área de interesse. Foram excluídas partes císticas ou necróticas dos nódulos. Todos os pacientes foram submetidos a dissecção cervical ou a biópsia. Os resultados de imagem foram correlacionados com os achados patológicos. Nenhum paciente foi submetido a tratamento neoadjuvante antes da dissecção do pescoço. Resultados: Realce relativo, realce relativo máximo e taxa de realce aumentaram nos nódulos malignos (p < 0,009, p < 0,05 e p < 0,03, respectivamente). O tempo de pico foi reduzido nos nódulos malignos (p < 0,02). A análise multivariada identificou tempo de pico (sensibilidade, 73,7%; especificidade, 69,2%) e realce relativo (sensibilidade, 89,2%; especificidade, 69,2%) como variáveis capazes de distinguir os nódulos benignos e malignos. Conclusão: Embora o DCE-MRI possa diferenciar os nódulos benignos e malignos, ainda não há consenso sobre a técnica de análise semiquantitativa, em razão de dificuldade de aplicação clínica. Valores baixos do coeficiente de difusão aparente podem predizer nódulo metastático, mas devem-se considerar também resultados falso-positivos, provavelmente secundários ao processo inflamatório.

Abstract Objective: To examine the potential of two magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques-dynamic contrast enhancement (DCE) and diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI)-for the detection of malignant cervical lymph nodes. Materials and Methods: Using DCE and DWI, we evaluated 33 cervical lymph nodes. For the DCE technique, the maximum relative enhancement, relative enhancement, time to peak enhancement, wash-in rate, wash-out rate, brevity of enhancement, and area under the curve were calculated from a semi-quantitative analysis. For the DWI technique, apparent diffusion coefficients (ADCs) were acquired in the region of interest of each lymph node. Cystic or necrotic parts were excluded. All patients underwent neck dissection or node biopsy. Imaging results were correlated with the histopathological findings. None of the patients underwent neoadjuvant treatment before neck dissection. Results: Relative enhancement, maximum relative enhancement, and the wash-in rate were significantly higher in malignant lymph nodes than in benign lymph nodes (p < 0.009; p < 0.05; and p < 0.03, respectively). The time to peak enhancement was significantly shorter in the malignant lymph nodes (p < 0.02). In the multivariate analysis, the variables identified as being the most capable of distinguishing between benign and malignant lymph nodes were time to peak enhancement (sensitivity, 73.7%; specificity, 69.2%) and relative enhancement (sensitivity, 89.2%; specificity, 69.2%). Conclusion: Although DCE was able to differentiate between benign and malignant lymph nodes, there is still no consensus regarding the use of a semi-quantitative analysis, which is difficult to apply in a clinical setting. Low ADCs can predict metastatic disease, although inflammatory processes might lead to false-positive results.

Resumo: O ambiente competitivo do agronegócio tem pressionado os atores organizacionais das cooperativas lácteas para implementar novas estruturações. Nesse sentido, diversos pesquisadores têm percebido a existência de práticas isomórficas que não são adequadas para empreendimentos cooperativos. Este artigo teórico assume que existem ações estratégicas relacionadas as demandas institucionais implementadas pelos tomadores de decisão em relação às pressões ambientais. Assim, almejou-se analisar como podem ser estruturadas tais ações estratégicas em relação às pressões institucionais de dois subcampos organizacionais relacionados ao cooperativo de forma a manutenção da legitimidade do negócio. Foram traçadas a projeção de cinco quadros analíticos. Como conclusão, é inferido que nem sempre a reestruturação do negócio cooperativo tenderá a expressar um atomismo dos tomadores de decisão em relação às demandas institucionais do campo organizacional. Isso ocorreria uma vez que tais demandas são ambivalentes e precisam ser coordenadas conjuntamente na ordem para obterem um nível mínimo de legitimidade, que é necessária para a sobrevivência organizacional.

Abstract: The competitive agribusiness environment has been pressing organizational actors of dairy cooperatives to implement new structures. In this sense, many scholars advocate the existence of isomorphic practices that are not suitable for cooperative enterprises. This theoretical paper assumes that there are strategic actions related to the institutional demands, implemented by cooperative decision makers in relation to environmental pressures. Thus, we aimed to analyze how can be structured such strategic actions in relation to the institutional pressures of two organizational subfields related to cooperative business, in order to maintain the legitimacy of the business. For this, we drafted the projection of five analytical frameworks. As conclusions, it is inferred that a cooperative business restructuring not always tends to express an atomism of decision makers in relation to institutional demands of the organizational field, given that the demands are ambivalent and need to be met in order to obtain minimum level of legitimacy necessary for the organization survival.

Resumo Disseminação perineural de tumores refere-se à extensão de células tumorais ao longo do tecido dos nervos. Acarreta um pior prognóstico, aumenta a taxa de recorrência e diminui a expectativa de vida em cinco anos em até 30%. É um achado importante em exames de imagem quando se estadia pacientes com cânceres de cabeça e pescoço, já que não pode ser avaliado somente pelo cirurgião. Todavia, é uma alteração que frequentemente passa despercebida. No presente estudo, revisamos trabalhos científicos da literatura médica sobre os achados de imagem e os aspectos fisiopatológicos desse tipo de disseminação e analisamos 10 exames de imagem com sinais radiológicos de disseminação perineural oriundos de um hospital-escola brasileiro.

Abstract Perineural tumor spread refers to the migration of tumor cells along nerve tissues. It worsens the prognosis, increases the recurrence rate, and diminishes 5-year survival by up to 30%. It is an important finding on imaging tests employed in the staging of patients with head and neck cancers, because it cannot be assessed by the surgeon alone. Nevertheless, it is frequently overlooked. In this study, we reviewed the literature regarding the imaging and pathophysiological aspects of this type of dissemination. We also analyzed ten imaging tests, obtained from a teaching hospital in Brazil, in which there were radiological signs of perineural tumor spread.

Abstract Introduction: Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) is an important medical imaging modality that has been useful to the study of microstructural changes in neurological diseases. However, the image noise level is a major practical limitation, in which one simple solution could be the average signal from a sequential acquisition. Nevertheless, this approach is time-consuming and is not often applied in the clinical routine. In this study, we aim to evaluate the anisotropic anomalous diffusion (AAD) filter in order to improve the general image quality of DTI. Methods A group of 20 healthy subjects with DTI data acquired (3T MR scanner) with different numbers of averages (N=1,2,4,6,8, and 16), where they were submitted to 2-D AAD and conventional anisotropic diffusion filters. The Relative Mean Error (RME), Structural Similarity Index (SSIM), Coefficient of Variation (CV) and tractography reconstruction were evaluated on Fractional Anisotropy (FA) and Apparent Diffusion Coefficient (ADC) maps. Results The results point to an improvement of up to 30% of CV, RME, and SSIM for the AAD filter, while up to 14% was found for the conventional AD filter (p<0.05). The tractography revealed a better estimative in fiber counting, where the AAD filter resulted in less FA variability. Furthermore, the AAD filter showed a quality improvement similar to a higher average approach, i.e. achieving an image quality equivalent to what was seen in two additional acquisitions. Conclusions In general, the AAD filter showed robustness in noise attenuation and global image quality improvement even in DTI images with high noise level.

Abstract Introduction The interpretation of brain tumors and abscesses MR spectra is complex and subjective. In clinical practice, different experimental conditions such as field strength or echo time (TE) reveal different metabolite information. Our study aims to show in which scenarios magnetic resonance spectroscopy can differentiate among brain tumors, normal tissue and abscesses using classification algorithms. Methods Pairwise classification between abscesses, brain tumor classes, and healthy subjects tissue spectra was performed, also the multiclass classification between meningiomas, grade I-II-III gliomas, and glioblastomas and metastases, in 1.5T short TE (n = 195), 1.5T long TE (n = 231) and 3.0T long TE (n = 59) point resolved spectroscopy setups, using LCModel metabolite concentration as input to classifiers. Results Areas under the curve of the Receiver Operating Characteristic above 0.9 were obtained for the classification between abscesses and all classes except glioblastomas, reaching 0.947 when classifying against metastases, grade I-II gliomas and glioblastomas (0.980), meningiomas and glioblastomas (0.956), grade I-II gliomas and metastases (0.989), meningiomas and metastases (0.990), and between healthy tissue and all other classes in both conditions except for anaplastic astrocytomas in short TE 1.5T setup. When the multiclass classification agrees with radiological diagnosis the accuracy reaches 96.8% for short TE and 98.9% for long TE. Conclusions The results in the three conditions were similar, highlighting comparable quality, robust quantification and good regularization and flexibility in either algorithm. Multiclass classification provides useful information to the radiologist. These findings show the potential of the development of decision support systems as well as tools for the accompaniment of treatments.

Resumo O módulo de elasticidade do concreto é uma propriedade importante para os profissionais envolvidos na indústria da construção civil, uma vez que seu valor é determinante para o controle das deformações. Este trabalho avaliou o módulo de elasticidade de três classes distintas de concreto (C20, C30 e C40) produzidas com dois tipos litológicos de rochas, basalto e dolomito, de diferentes jazidas da região do Triângulo Mineiro. Como parte do estudo experimental, foram moldadas 324 amostras cilíndricas de 10 cm × 20 cm. Os valores de módulo de elasticidade obtidos foram comparados com seis formulações propostas em quatro normas, institutos e códigos do concreto: ABNT NBR 6118 versão 2007 e 2014, ACI 318, EUROCODE 2 and FIB Model Code, Ibracon 2003. Dentre as formulações propostas pelas normas, as indicadas pela FIB Model Code (2010) e ABNT NBR 6118 (2014) apresentaram valores mais próximos aos resultados experimentais deste estudo.

Abstract The elastic modulus is an important property for professionals in the construction industry, since its value is crucial for deformation control. This study evaluates the elastic modulus of three different classes of concrete (C20, C30 and C40), produced with two lithologic types of rocks, basalt and dolomite, from the Triângulo Mineiro region, Brazil. In the experimental study, 324 cylindrical test specimens were cast. The experimental results of the elastic modulus were compared to six formulations proposed in four concrete norms and codes: ABNT NBR 6118, version 2007 and 2014, ACI 318, EUROCODE 2, FIB Model Code and IBRACON (2003). The elastic modulus values obtained with the formulation proposed by FIB Model Code (2010) and ABNT NBR 6118 (2014) were closest to the experimental results of this study.