A5040140979- Masonry and Concrete Structural Analysis
- Seismic Performance and Analysis
- Building materials and conservation
- Flood Risk Assessment and Management
- 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage
- Disaster Management and Resilience
- Structural Health Monitoring Techniques
- Wind and Air Flow Studies
- Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis
- Infrastructure Resilience and Vulnerability Analysis
- Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation
- Geological and Geophysical Studies Worldwide
- BIM and Construction Integration
- Evacuation and Crowd Dynamics
- Medieval Architecture and Archaeology
- Hygrothermal properties of building materials
- Facilities and Workplace Management
- Landslides and related hazards
- Urban Design and Spatial Analysis
- Hydrology and Drought Analysis
- Conservation Techniques and Studies
- earthquake and tectonic studies
- Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete
- Structural Response to Dynamic Loads
- Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research
University of the West of England
2019-2024
University of Minho
2016-2023
Somerset College
2023
Alberto Hurtado University
2022-2023
Centro Hospitalar de Entre o Douro e Vouga E.P.E.
2023
Institute for Basic Science
2022
Institute for Sustainability
2017-2021
Health Affairs
2021
Council of Science Editors
2019
Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte
2019
The necessity of implementing seismic vulnerability assessment procedures to the Portuguese building stock has become urgent as recent predictions indicate possibility occurrence an earthquake similar well-known 1755 Lisbon within next 50 years. Obviously, at first instance, large-scale should be used rather than more extensive and accurate methodologies suited for individual buildings assessment. Moreover, it is fundamental operate in most vulnerable areas our built environment, typically,...
The growing concern about the protection of built heritage and sustainability urban areas has driven reoccupation existing masonry buildings, which, in great majority cases, were not designed or constructed to withstand significant seismic forces. This fact, associated with territorial occupation often concentrated high hazard, makes it essential look at these buildings from point view assessment their vulnerability retrofitting needs. However, be effective efficient, such an must founded on...
Identifying the regions with urban vulnerability to potential fire hazards is crucial for designing effective risk mitigation and prevention strategies. The present study aims identify areas at of using 19 evaluation factors across economic, social, built environment-infrastructure, prior rates dimensions. methods “multi-criteria decision making” (MCDM) include Analytic Hierarchy Process determining criteria’s importance weight criteria. To demonstrate applicability this approach, an index...
This paper approaches the issue of seismic vulnerability assessment strategies for facade walls traditional masonry buildings through development a methodology and its subsequent application to over 600 building facades from old stock historic city centre Coimbra. Using post-earthquake damage in L'Aquila, Italy, an analytical function was developed calibrated estimate mean grade walls. Having defined walls, scenarios were calculated subsequently used emergency planning tool elaboration...
In this framework, the current research work aims to analyse a sub-urban sector of historic centre Sant'Antimo, located in province Naples (Italy), order assess seismic vulnerability old masonry buildings and expected damage scenarios resulting from events with different characteristics. Moreover, mitigate identified risk, set retrofitting techniques are considered analysed taking into account their contribution for reduction buildings. The analysis is performed through application an...
The vulnerability assessment of the building stock in a given territorial area, such as city or an entire country, is key prerequisite for evaluating risk, not only because potential physical consequences resulting from occurrence event, but also it one few aspects which engineering research can intervene. In fact, rigorous existing buildings followed by implementation appropriate retrofitting solutions help to substantially reduce levels damage and economic impact future events....
Abstract Aggregates made of old masonry structures represent a very common structural typology in many cities the world. The units along aggregates are characterized frequently by and geometrical heterogeneities. But urban growth led to formation historic centres with similar typologies. present study aims assess seismic fragility building using city centre Seixal as case study. analysis involved assessment most prevalent area, considering variability set parameters. variation such...
Historic city centres near watercourses are a specific type of urban area that particularly vulnerable to flooding. In this study, we present new methodology flood risk assessment crosses hazard and physical vulnerability information. We have selected the City Centre Guimarães (Portugal), UNESCO Heritage Site, for developing testing defined methodology. The scenario was obtained through hydrologic–hydraulic modelling peak flows with 100-year return period, which provided extent, depths,...
In September 2017, two strong earthquakes hit the central region of Mexico, producing substantial damage to historical buildings. A retroactive analysis for assessing pre-event seismic vulnerability these constructions allowed testing suitability an existing parameter-based approach based on material and geometrical features. More than 160 adobe buildings in four municipalities State Morelos were surveyed included a vulnerability-oriented GIS database. Data collected on-site managed by...
Flood risk in an urban built environment depends on the combination of hazard, vulnerability itself and its infrastructure (referred to as physical vulnerability), exposure people residing, working or visiting it (i.e., their human condition). However, factors affecting those vary over space time depending uses environment. This research offers a methodology for combined spatiotemporal flood assessment, providing hourly variations risks due vulnerability, users' exposure, vulnerability. A...
This paper presents a procedure for the application of an index-based vulnerability assessment method to seismic risk 292,978 reinforced concrete and 152,916 unreinforced masonry buildings in Lisbon Metropolitan Area (LMA). A singular innovation this proposed methodology is that it tailored be fed with data from 2011 national population housing Census. The results are then combined hazard component into GIS tool used map across LMA. spatial representation these highlights areas different levels risk.
The characterization of vernacular buildings is crucial for understanding the historical, social, and cultural significance a community. These reflect collective memory result from long adaptation process to local environment. Documenting them facilitates better decision-making regarding preservation their intrinsic values long-term conservation. Unfortunately, depopulation processes in many areas threaten this invaluable heritage. Furthermore, heritage often overlooked due lack awareness...