Here you can find the most relevant information about my professional experience as well as my academic education
2010 - present
2010 - present
Universidade do Minho
2011 - 2016
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Civil Engineering.
Thesis: Continuous characterization of stiffness of cement‐based materials: experimental analysis and micro-mechanics modeling
Universidade do Minho
2006 - 2011
Master's Degree (MSC), Civil Engineering.
Thesis: Experimental evaluation of the elastic modulus of cementitious materials at early ages (in Portuguese)
Final classification: 16 in 20
Portuguese Engineers Association
ISISE - Institute for Sustainability and Innovation in Structural Engineering
Development of research activity in the scientific area of Structural Engineering (Civil Engineering), with particular emphasis on the following topics:
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Study of thermal fields associated to heat of hydration of concrete.
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Study of moisture field development in concrete, in view of its relationship to actual shrinkage (particularly the drying component). The differential development of shrinkage in structures leads to non-uniform stress fields that are relevant for efficient shrinkage reinforcement detailing.
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Monitoring of structures both during early ages and along service life, with special regard to temperatures, internal humidity and the corresponding strains. These data, collected throughout the years, as well as those that are still being collected contribute to better numerical strategies in view of the obtained validations.
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Laboratorial characterization of mechanical properties of concrete at early ages, with special relevance to the development of a recently patented method that allows the continuous monitoring of E-modulus of cement-based materials since casting. Implementation of complementary experimental techniques for assessment of the performance of the new method. The new method is also being tested for other materials such as: epoxy resins, cement-stabilized soil and lime, among others.
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Fire analysis of reforced concrete structures.
2015
JCI 2015 award
Best scientific paper with the work: “Hygrometric assessment of moisture fields in concrete: Practical application issues” in the Internation Jounal of Advanced Concrete Technology
Japan Concrete Institute
2014
One of the three excellent papers of the year 2014
Paper “Hygrometric assessment of moisture fields in concrete: Practical application issues” awarded as one of the three excellent papers of the year 2014 in the Internation Jounal of Advanced Concrete Technology
Internation Jounal of Advanced Concrete Technology
2014
1st Prize – Best Poster Award
The title of the poster was “Long-term structural and durability performance of concrete elements strengthened with the NSM technique”
COST Action TU1207 Meeting - Kaiserslauter, Germany - 22-23 October 2014
2011
Prémio Empreiteiros Casais, S.A.
Best student in Civil Engineering at the University of Minho in 2006/2011
Casais, S.A. and University of Minho, Portugal
2010
3rd place in the competition to build a console most resistant to an Earthquake (CSI)
Held at the Encontro Nacional Betão Estrutural 2010 on 10, 11 and 12 November 2010
Grupo Português de Betão Estrutural, Portugal
2010
School merit for best student in Civil Engineering in the year 2010
University of Minho, Portugal
2008
School merit for best student in Civil Engineering in the year 2008
University of Minho, Portugal
2007
School merit for best student in Civil Engineering in the year 2007
University of Minho, Portugal
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Portuguese
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English
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Spanish
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Frensh
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Civil Engineering
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Structural Analysis
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Materials Science
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Concrete
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Concrete Testing
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Modal Analysis
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Ultrasonic Testing
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Building Information Modeling
Software Skills
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AUTOCAD
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MICROSOFT OFFICE
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MATLAB
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LabVIEW
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TNO DIANA
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ROBOT structural analysis
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Tekla structures
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REVIT
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ArchiCAD
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Vico Office
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Postdoctoral Researcher
January 2016 - present
University of Minho