“…Thus, the objective of this article is to verify the feasibility of using a numerical model, using commercial software based on the finite element method (FEM), to study the behaviour of the facade subjected to the effect of thermal shock, by comparing the results obtained in the simulation to the values obtained from superficial temperature changes and horizontal deflections in a concrete wall instrumented and tested in the laboratory. The results show the importance of using computer simulation as an auxiliary tool for studying the durability of facade, mostly to new building systems, used in social housing (Martins, 2021;Ornellas, 2021).…”