Civil Research Group
For sustainable and resilient buildings and infrastructure
The Civil Research Group has been focused on three research topics: Structural Health Monitoring, Circular Materials, and Resilience and Sustainability in Built and Natural Environments.
INTENT – Intelligent health monitoring of road infrastructures using bender elements embedded in pavements
INTENT is a R&D project to develop a new bender element for the continuous monitoring of the dynamic stiffness of unbound granular layers, and use it, along with conventional sensors and advanced numerical models, to fuel machine learning algorithms for continuous monitoring of pavements.
Summer Course on Structural Health Monitoring 2024 (2nd Edition)
5 ECTS | July 15-19, 2024, in person (30h) | 15h remotely | MSc and PhD Students
BuildingAdapt – Pioneer study to analyse the resilience of university teaching buildings to climate change
This study focuses on the growing concern about how university teaching buildings can adapt to climate change and how environmental comfort conditions for their occupants can be guaranteed in future scenarios.
Short Course 12h | Introduction to Structural Health Monitoring (3rd Edition)
Download our App4SHM!
You can already download our App4SHM from Apple Store and Google Play!
Climate Action for Buildings and Infrastructure
Adaptation is the pathway for new and existing buildings and infrastructure on their climate journey. This action brings together some answers to some unknowns.
be-READY – REsilient roAD pavement for sustainabilitY
The Project “be-READY – REsilient roAD pavements for sustainabilitY” of Prof. Vítor Antunes has started, as published on the EEA Grant website.
The deterioration of roads is one of the biggest challenges in infrastructure management. How can we achieve sustainable pavement solutions? Have a look at the workshop being organized at OsloMet.
Inundações em Lisboa: A Solução
Conferência | Universidade Lusófona, Campus de Lisboa | 11h00-13h00, 1 de março, 2023
App4SHM at Futuro Hoje | SIC
Futuro Hoje, Lourenço Medeiros, SIC | You can have a look here
A Road for Adaptation of Bridges to Climate Change
Seminar: Auditorium Agostinho da Silva, Lusófona University | September 27, 2022 | Lisbon, Portugal | Public and free access
This seminar intends to bring together experts from the bridge engineering field and academia, climatologists, bridge authorities, and decision makers to understand the impacts of climate change on the health of bridges and to propose cost-effective adaptation strategies.
App4SHM – Smartphone application for structural health monitoring
Development of a smartphone application to monitor the structural health of buildings and special structures (like bridges) after catastrophic events.
Reconhecer Project: Public presentation of the main conclusions
After three years in the making, the main conclusions of the Reconhecer Project were publicly disclosed with the presence of the Mayor of Barcelos, Mário Constantino, and two of its authors Eloi Figueiredo and Luís Oliveira Santos (Câmara Municipal de Barcelos).
ClimaBridge Project
For more information: ClimaBridge Project – Impact of climate change on the structural health of bridges. This project is coordinated by Eloi Figueiredo.
Structural Health Monitoring
At our group, Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) has been proposed for damage identification in infrastructure (e.g., bridges) and road pavements, and more recently for climate change adaptation. Four main vectors have driven our research: system identification (e.g., dynamic field tests), machine learning, finite element modeling, and sensor node development.
Sustainable Road Infrastructure Materials and Design
Considering the goals for sustainable development and future, and the opportunities to improve our transportation infrastructures, namely the road infrastructure. This new research area is an evolution from the “road pavement materials”.
Lisboa
Avenida do Campo Grande,
376 1749-024 Lisboa, Portugal
Tel.: 217 515 500 | email: info@ulusofona.ptPorto
Rua Augusto Rosa,
Nº 24, 4000-098 Porto - Portugal
Tel.: 222 073 230 | email: info@ulusofona.pt
Avenida do Campo Grande,
376 1749-024 Lisboa, Portugal
Tel.: 217 515 500 | email: info@ulusofona.ptPorto
Rua Augusto Rosa,
Nº 24, 4000-098 Porto - Portugal
Tel.: 222 073 230 | email: info@ulusofona.pt