2018 CONSTRUCT PhD Workshop

2018 CONSTRUCT PhD Workshop GENERAL PROGRAMME

FRIDAY, November 2nd

09:00-09:15 Opening Session

09:15-09:45 Keynote Lecture Prof. Jorge Brito, IST

09:45-10:45 PhD Presentations - Session A

10:45-11:15 Discussion

11:15-11:45 Coffee-Break

11:45-12:35 PhD Presentations - Session B

12:35-13:00 Discussion

13:00-14:30 Lunch & Family Photo

14:30-15:00 Keynote Lecture Prof. Paulo Lourenço, UM

15:00-16:00 PhD Presentations - Session C

16:00-16:30 Discussion

16:30-17:00 Coffee-Break

17:00-17:50 PhD Presentations - Session D

17:50-18:15 Discussion

18:15-18:30 Presentation Award and Closure

18:30-19:15 Visit to the Sacred Art Museum and S. Lourenço Church

VENUE PLAN

CONSTRUCT WORKSHOP Coffee-break area

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Entrance

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Sé do Porto

  2018 CONSTRUCT PhD Workshop

PROGRAMME FRIDAY, November 2nd

09:00-09:15 OPENING SESSION

Prof. Álvaro Cunha, Prof. Humberto Varum, Prof. Rui Faria

09:15-09:45 KEYNOTE LECTURE

Construction-Related Research Themes: An Overview Prof. Jorge Brito, IST

09:45-10:45 PhD PRESENTATIONS - Session A

Chairs: Hipólito Sousa, Eva Barreira

Hygrothermal behaviour of green roofs – comfort and energy efficiency Ana Sara Stingl Leal Araújo de Freitas (Supervisors: Nuno Ramos, Hartwig Kuenzel)

Interface Influence on Moisture Transport in Building Walls of Ceramic Blocks António Augusto Costa de Azevedo (Supervisors: Ana Sofia Guimarães, Vasco Freitas)

Durability of thermal wall coatings Joana Fernandes Maia (Supervisors: Nuno Ramos, Maria do Rosário da Silva Veiga)

School building rehabilitation in southern european climate combining confort and low energy consumption Maria Francisca Lima Carneiro Cavaleiro Barbosa (Supervisors: Vasco Freitas, Maria Manuela Almeida)

Passive discomfort index evaluation in existent dwellings in southern europe Sílvia Alexandra de Magalhães Barbosa (Supervisors: Vasco Freitas, José Luís Alexandre)

10:45-11:15 DISCUSSION

11.15-11:45 COFFEE-BREAK

11:45-12:35 PhD PRESENTATIONS - Session B

Chairs: António Viana da Fonseca, Sandra Nunes

Enhancement of Construction Quality Control based on new IT Rui Micael Silva Bessa (Supervisors: Rui Calejo, Vitor Abrantes)

Geomechanics assessment of inert steel slag aggregate as alternative material for ballast railtrack Bruno Guimarães Delgado (Supervisors: António Viana da Fonseca, Eduardo Fortunato)

Characterization and assessment of old traditional constructions using geophysical techniques to support rehabilitation interventions Rachel Jardim Martini (Supervisor: Humberto Varum, António Arêde, Jorge Carvalho)

Durability design of ultra-high performance fibre reinforced cement-based composites (UHPFRC) Ana Mafalda Matos Teixeira Barbosa (Supervisors: Sandra Nunes, José Luís Barroso Aguiar)

12:35-13:00 DISCUSSION

13.00-14:30 LUNCH & FAMILY PHOTO

  2018 CONSTRUCT PhD Workshop

14:30-15:00 KEYNOTE LECTURE

Masonry structures: traditional or modern? High level research, professional practice and innovation Prof. Paulo Lourenço, UM

15:00-16:00 PhD PRESENTATIONS - Session C

Chairs: Elsa Caetano, Xavier Romão

Geometric, mechanical and structural characterization of traditional “tabique” walls José Avelino Loureiro Moreira Padrão (Supervisors: António Arêde, João Miranda Guedes, Jorge Tiago Gonçalves)

Seismic performance assessment and strengthening technique for existing buildings in Nepal Rakesh Dumaru (Supervisor: Humberto Varum, Hugo Rodrigues)

Smart structural health monitoring applied to management and conservation of bridges Emanuel Rodrigues de Sousa Tomé (Supervisors: Mário Pimentel, Joaquim Figueiras)

Influence of the contraction joints arrangement in concrete arch dams José João Guedes Morais da Conceição (Supervisors: Rui Faria, Manuel Miranda + Miguel Azenha)

Structural condition assessement of dams based on continuous dynamic monitoring Sérgio Bouça Pereira (Supervisor: Filipe Magalhães, Álvaro Cunha))

16:00-16:30 DISCUSSION

16:30-17:00 COFFEE-BREAK

17:00-17:50 PhD PRESENTATIONS - Session D

Chairs: Pedro Alves Costa, Filipe Magalhães

Prediction and mitigation of vibrations and re-radiated noise due to railway traffic Aires Manuel Silva Colaço (Supervisors: Pedro Alves Costa, Rui Calçada, Paulo Amado Mendes) Damage identification in railway bridges based on dynamic performance indicators of the train-bridge system Andreia Gomes Meixedo (Supervisors: Rui Calçada, Diogo Ribeiro, João Pedro Santos) Strengthening for improved fatigue capacity of railway bridges Cláudio Carlos da Silva Horas (Supervisors: Rui Calçada, Abílio Jesus)

Advanced methodologies for fatigue assessement of welded railway bridges Guilherme Santana Alencar (Supervisors: Rui Calçada, Abílio Jesus, José Guilherme Santos da Silva)

17:50-18:15 DISCUSSION

18:15-18:30 PRESENTATION AWARD AND CLOSURE

18:30-19:15 VISIT TO THE SACRED ART MUSEUM and S. LOURENÇO CHURCH