A spectrum-driven damage Identification technique : application and validation through the...

2015-01-01

Masciotta, M. G.; Ramos, Luís F.; Lourenço, Paulo B.; Vasta, M.; De Roeck, G.

Damage identification; Spectrum-driven method; Damage localization index; Power spectral densities; Concrete bridges

Traditional timber frame walls: mechanical behavior analysis and retrofitting

2015-01-01

Vasconcelos, Graça; Poletti, Elisa

Timber frame walls; Experimental analysis; In-plane behavior; Seismic performance; Timber frame structures; Retrofitting; Seismic behavior; Mechanical behavior

Application of near surface mounted (NSM) strengthening technique to traditional timber...

2015-01-01

Poletti, Elisa; Vasconcelos, Graça; Jorge, Marco António Peixoto

Timber frame wall; Cyclic test; NSM; Stiffness; Energy dissipation; Damping

Experimental assessment of an innovative strengthening material for brick masonry infills

2015-01-01

Martins, Andreia Piedade Gomes; Vasconcelos, Graça; Fangueiro, Raúl; Cunha, Fernando Eduardo Macedo

Carbon and glass fibres; Mechanical properties; Braiding; Masonry infills; Retrofitting

Seismic behaviour assessment of vernacular isolated buildings

2015-01-01

Ortega Heras, Javier; Vasconcelos, Graça; Lourenço, Paulo B.; Rodrigues, Hugo; Varum, Humberto

Vernacular architecture; Seismic vulnerability; Numerical Analysis

Evaluation of the performance of recycled textile fibres in the mechanical behaviour of a...

2015-01-01

Vasconcelos, Graça; Lourenço, Paulo B.; Camões, Aires; Martins, A.; Cunha, Sandra Raquel Leite

Composite Material; Industrial by-products; Mechanical characterization; ModeI fracture energy; Textile fibres; Uniaxial compression

Analysis of the seismic performance of a two storey log house

2015-01-01

Branco, Jorge M.; Lourenço, Paulo B.; Aranha, Chrysl Assumpta

Timber structures; Log-houses; Dynamic analysis; Shaking table tests; Seismic engineering

Moisture-induced degradation of interfacial bond in FRP-strengthened masonry

2015-01-01

Maljaee, Hamid; Ghiassi, Bahman; Lourenço, Paulo B.; Oliveira, Daniel V.

FRP; Masonry; Bond; Durability; Moisture; Long-term performance; Environmental degradation; Composites

Structural assessment of a masonry vault in Portugal

2015-01-01

Lança, Pedro Daniel Neto; Lourenço, Paulo B.; Ghiassi, Bahman

Seismic assessment; Numerical modeling; Historical structures; Masonry; Pushover

Effect of environmental ageing on the numerical response of FRP-strengthened masonry walls

2015-01-01

Ghiassi, Bahman; Lourenço, Paulo B.; Oliveira, Daniel V.

FRP; Masonry; Durability; Numerical modeling; Long-term performance; Seismic behavior

Application of acoustic emission technique for bond characterization in FRP-masonry systems

2015-01-01

Ghiassi, Bahman; Verstrynge, E.; Lourenço, Paulo B.; Oliveira, Daniel V.

Acoustic Emission; FRP; Masonry; Debonding; Health monitoring

Estudo e caracterização de espécies portuguesas de madeira termicamente modificada.

2015-01-01

Costa, João Carlos Cunha; Branco, Jorge M.; Camões, Aires

Madeira; Tratada termicamente

Analysis and strengthening of carpentry joints

2015-01-01

Branco, Jorge M.; Descamps, Thierry

Timber structures; Carpentry connections; Analysis; Reinforcement

A bayesian approach for NDT data fusion: The Saint Torcato Church case study

2015-01-01

Ramos, Luís F.; Miranda, Tiago F. S.; Mishra, M.; Fernandes, Francisco Manuel Carvalho Pinto; Manning, Elizabeth Campbell

Simulation of humidity fields in concrete: experimental validation and parameter estimation

2015-01-01

Oliveira, Mateus António Nogueira; Azenha, Miguel; Lourenço, Paulo B.

concrete; humidity

Comparison between rocking analysis and kinematic analysis for the dynamic out-of-plane...

2015-01-01

Giresini, Linda; Fragiacomo, Massimo; Lourenço, Paulo B.

Rocking; Kinematic analysis; Façade; Masonry; Macro-element; Historical buildings

Análise comparativa do desempenho de ultrassons na avaliação não destrutiva da madeira de...

2015-01-01

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

Estruturas de madeira; Ensaios não destrutivos; Ensaios de ultrassons UPV; Inspeção visual

Accelerated hygrothermal aging of bond in FRP-masonry systems

2015-01-01

Ghiassi, Bahman; Lourenço, Paulo B.; Oliveira, Daniel V.

FRP; Masonry; Bond; Durability; Hygrothermal; Accelerated ageing

Mechanical characterization of dry-stack masonry made of CEBs stabilised with alkaline...

2015-01-01

Silva, Rui André Martins; Soares, Edgar; Oliveira, Daniel V.; Miranda, Tiago F. S.; Cristelo, Nuno; Leitão, Dinis

CEB; Granitic residual soil; Mechanical characterization; Sustainability; Alkaline activation; Fly ash

Static behaviour of rammed earth : experimental testing and finite element modelling

2015-01-01

Miccoli, L.; Oliveira, Daniel V.; Silva, Rui André Martins; Müller, U.; Schueremans, Luc

Rammed earth; Compression behaviour; Shear behaviour; Finite element analysis