Detection of road accident accumulation zones with a visual analytics approach

2015-10-01

Ramos, Luís F.; Silva, Luís; Santos, Maribel Yasmina; Pires, João Moura

Road traffic accidents; black spots; visual analytics

Lightweight adjustable partition system: evaluation of resistance to horizontal loads and...

2015-09-23

Mendonça, Paulo; Macieira, Mónica Raquel Fernandes; Ramos, Luís F.

Lightweight construction; Adjustable; Non-loadbearing partition wall; Fibrous materials; Mechanical behaviour; Experimental tests; Laboratorial prototype; Impact tests; Construcción ligera; Ajustable; Tabique no estructural; Materiales fibrosos;...

Use of bending tests and visual inspection for multi-scale experimental evaluation of...

2015-09-02

Sousa, Hélder S.; Branco, Jorge M.; Lourenço, Paulo B.

Chestnut beams; Modulus of elasticity in bending; Visual grading; Properties correlation; Bending stiffness variation

Shaking table tests of a two-storey log house

2015-09-01

Branco, Jorge M.; Lourenço, Paulo B.; Aranha, C.

Timber; Log-house; Shaking table; Seismic performance; Numerical modelling

Onsite assessment of structural timber members by means of hierarchical models and...

2015-06-11

Sousa, Hélder S.; Machado, José S.; Branco, Jorge M.; Lourenço, Paulo B.

Bayesian methods; hierarchical modelling; timber reference properties; updating

Masonry infill walls under blast loading using confined underwater blast wave generators (WBWG)

2015-06-01

Pereira, João M.; Campos, José; Lourenço, Paulo B.

Infill walls; Out-of-plane loading; Blast loading; WBWG

Evaluation of the bond performance in FRP-brick components re-bonded after initial delamination

2015-05-01

Ghiassi, Bahman; Xavier, José; Oliveira, Daniel V.; Kwiecien, A.; Lourenço, Paulo B.; Zajac, B.

Repair; Bond; FRP; Masonry; Digital image correlation; Delimitation

In-plane stiffness of timber floors strengthened with CLT

2015-05-01

Branco, Jorge M.; Kekeliak, Milos; Lourenço, Paulo B.

Timber structures; CLT; Strengthening; In-plane stiffness

A holistic methodology for probabilistic safety assessment of timber elements combining...

2015-04-11

Sousa, Hélder S.; Branco, Jorge M.; Lourenço, Paulo B.

Timber elements; Assessment; Methodology; Reliability; Bayesian methods

Construção em altura com MLCC

2015-04-01

Silva, T.; Silva, C.; Branco, Jorge M.

Construção em madeira; MLCC

Mechanical performance of natural fiber-reinforced composites for the strengthening of masonry

2015-03-01

Codispoti, R.; Oliveira, Daniel V.; Olivito, R.; Lourenço, Paulo B.; Fangueiro, Raúl

Fibre/matrix bond; Mechanical properties; Mechanical testing; Natural fibers

Mechanical characterization of old chestnut beams

2015-03-01

Branco, Jorge M.; Peixoto, Tiago; Lourenço, Paulo B.; Medeiros, Pedro Martinho Botelho

Visual inspection; NDT evaluation; Chestnut beams; Pilodyn; Resistograph; Evaluation; Timber; Meso-specimens; MoE; MoR

A semi-random field finite element method to predict the maximum eccentric compressive load...

2015-01-03

Moradabadi, Ehsan; Laefer, Debra F.; Clarke, Julie A.; Lourenço, Paulo B.

Masonry Structure; Eccentric compressive strength; Semi-random field finite element; Uncertainty analysis; Latin Hypercube sampling

Experimental and numerical analysis of RC structure with two leaf cavity wall subjected to...

2015-01-02

Onat, Onur; Lourenço, Paulo B.; Kocak, Ali

Reinforced concrete; Shake table; Finite element method; Infill wall; Pushover

Characterization of dry-stack interlocking compressed earth blocks

2015-01-01

Moreira, Thomas Wilfried Sturm; Ramos, Luís F.; Lourenço, Paulo B.

Compressed earth blocks; Dry-stack; Masonry; Interlocking; Testing

Reducing seismic vulnerablity: Retrofitting historic buildings

2015-01-01

Lourenço, Paulo B.

Numerical and experimental analysis of full scale arches reinforced with GFRP materials

2015-01-01

Basílio, Ismael; Fedele, Roberto; Lourenço, Paulo B.; Milani, Gabriele

Masonry; FRP strengthening; Masonry arches; Delamination; Limit analysis; FEM

Dynamic interface model for masonry walls subjected to high strain rate out-of-plane loads

2015-01-01

Rafsanjani, Seyedebrahim Hashemi; Lourenço, Paulo B.; Peixinho, Nuno

Block work masonry wall; High strain rate loading; Interface model; Out-of-plane behavior; Dynamic Increase factor

Implementation and validation of a strain rate dependent anisotropic continuum model for...

2015-01-01

Rafsanjani, Seyedebrahim Hashemi; Lourenço, Paulo B.; Peixinho, Nuno

Block work masonry; Impact; Continuum model; Anisotropy; Out of plane response; Dynamic increase factor

Assessing the production of jet mix columns using alkali activated waste based on...

2015-01-01

Cristelo, Nuno; Miranda, Tiago F. S.; Oliveira, Daniel V.; Rosa, Ivo; Soares, Edgar; Coelho, Paulo; Fernandes, Lisete

CO2 production; Soil stabilisation; Alkaline activation; Financial analysis