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<title>DED/NEG - Comunicações a congressos e artigos de revista</title>
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<updated>2026-04-04T21:00:37Z</updated>
<dc:date>2026-04-04T21:00:37Z</dc:date>
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<title>Performance Characteristics Evaluation of Current and Environmental-based Solutions of Infill Masonry Walls of Reinforced Concrete Buildings - Assessment of Mechanical and Hygrothermal Characteristics</title>
<link href="http://repositorio.lnec.pt:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/1018339" rel="alternate"/>
<author>
<name>Miranda Dias, J.</name>
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<id>http://repositorio.lnec.pt:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/1018339</id>
<updated>2025-04-16T13:39:38Z</updated>
<published>2024-12-31T00:00:00Z</published>
<summary type="text">Performance Characteristics Evaluation of Current and Environmental-based Solutions of Infill Masonry Walls of Reinforced Concrete Buildings - Assessment of Mechanical and Hygrothermal Characteristics
Miranda Dias, J.
WSEAS Transactions
The evaluation of the building´s performance, particularly concerning its hygro-thermo-mechanical behavior, entails that external environmental actions should be considered together with the mechanical loads acting in the building, aiming for a realistic behavior analysis. That adequate analysis could contribute to the improvement of the patterns of safety and comfort of the buildings, which meet the increased social demand for their upgrade, as well as to minimize the anomalies in their envelope, such as cracking and water penetration. Therefore, innovative solutions have been used progressively, in the last decades, for the construction of unreinforced masonry (URM) infill walls of the envelope of buildings with reinforced concrete structure (RCS buildings), particularly to enhance their capacity to face the normal subjected mechanical loads and hygrothermal actions, mainly those related with temperature and moisture variations. Moreover, ultimately, the crescent concern about environmental issues in building construction, especially related to climate changes, has led to an intense search for new construction solutions of unreinforced masonry (URM) infill walls in their envelope, which could, particularly, reduce the environmental impact of the building and increase their energy efficiency, while assuring adequate levels of indoor comfort and durability of the buildings. The aim here is to analyze the hygro-thermo-mechanical behavior of URM infill walls, particularly evaluating the basic performance characteristics of current and environmental-based solutions of masonry walls of buildings. Initially, basic elements about masonry wall characteristics are described, particularly referring to the main types of masonry units and mortar joints, with a description of the current and environmental-based solutions mainly based on masonry units made with bio-based and waste materials. Subsequently, a general description of the relevant performance requirements of these types of URM infill walls is presented. Finally, relevant mechanical and hygrothermal properties of particular types of masonry units are assessed.
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<dc:date>2024-12-31T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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<entry>
<title>Assessing and monitoring with ultrasonic pulse velocity testing the critical effects of hygrothermal actions on the infill masonry walls of the envelope of buildings with reinforced concrete structure</title>
<link href="http://repositorio.lnec.pt:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/1018114" rel="alternate"/>
<author>
<name>Miranda Dias, J.</name>
</author>
<id>http://repositorio.lnec.pt:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/1018114</id>
<updated>2025-04-16T13:34:55Z</updated>
<published>2024-12-16T00:00:00Z</published>
<summary type="text">Assessing and monitoring with ultrasonic pulse velocity testing the critical effects of hygrothermal actions on the infill masonry walls of the envelope of buildings with reinforced concrete structure
Miranda Dias, J.
PiscoMed Publishing
The external envelope of buildings with reinforced concrete structures (RCS buildings) is usually subjected to various external environmental actions. Among these external environmental actions, hygrothermal actions are particularly relevant, mainly related to external temperature and humidity variations. These variations could negatively influence the hygrothermal behavior of that envelope and lead to problems related to an increased risk of material degradation of the external face of unreinforced masonry (URM) infill walls of the building envelope URM infill. In the survey of the degradation of these URM infill walls and of concrete elements, nondestructive evaluation (NDE), such as ultrasonic pulse velocity testing (UPV testing), had been used before. The main objective of the study is to assess the potential use of UPV testing in the evaluation of the influence of moisture content in the behavior of URM infill walls, and the methodology of the study consists, firstly, concerning the hygrothermal actions, which RCS buildings are subjected, which are here described summarily. An assessment is made of the most usual types of degradation of URM infill walls of the envelope of RCS buildings, mainly due to moisture and thermal effects in URM infill walls. UPV testing in the survey of the degradation of the external face of URM infill walls of the building envelope, essentially due to hygrothermal actions, is analyzed, based on an example of the use of UPV testing in a building façade. Subsequently, the potential use of UPV testing in evaluating the influence of moisture content in the behavior of URM infill wall is made, particularly with the use of UPV testing in a compression test of a masonry specimen with variable moisture content during the test. Their results are presented, followed by a discussion of these results, and finally by the conclusions of the study.
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<dc:date>2024-12-16T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>Circularidade de materiais e energia incorporada - Kristian Augusts gate 13 (Oslo)</title>
<link href="http://repositorio.lnec.pt:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/1017969" rel="alternate"/>
<author>
<name>Couto, P.</name>
</author>
<author>
<name>Falcão Silva, M. J.</name>
</author>
<author>
<name>Salvado, A.</name>
</author>
<id>http://repositorio.lnec.pt:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/1017969</id>
<updated>2025-04-15T13:33:31Z</updated>
<published>2024-11-06T00:00:00Z</published>
<summary type="text">Circularidade de materiais e energia incorporada - Kristian Augusts gate 13 (Oslo)
Couto, P.; Falcão Silva, M. J.; Salvado, A.
As consequências visíveis das alterações climáticas exigem mudanças no modo de vida da humanidade,&#13;
particularmente na forma como são consumidos os recursos naturais. Estudos recentes mostram que&#13;
desde o aumento da atividade económica após a revolução industrial, as sociedades passaram a&#13;
consumir estes recursos de forma mais intensa, e os processos de transformação, utilizados em larga&#13;
escala na indústria, geraram um desequilíbrio no clima, principalmente devido às emissões de CO2 para&#13;
a atmosfera da Terra. A contribuição do setor AECO (Arquitetura, Engenharia, Construção e Operação),&#13;
para a redução dos impactos negativos nas alterações climáticas, é necessária devido à sua&#13;
importância na economia global e no volume de matérias-primas consumidas. De acordo com o&#13;
Relatório Global sobre a Situação dos Edifícios e Construção 2022, os edifícios consomem cerca de 30%&#13;
da energia produzida, com um aumento de cerca de 4% desde 2020 até à publicação do relatório em&#13;
2022. Na busca por soluções que possam viabilizar as mudanças necessárias no setor AEC, as principais&#13;
alternativas para reduzir o consumo de recursos naturais são a recuperação, reutilização e reciclagem&#13;
de materiais. Com a necessidade de melhorar o desempenho das construções, o setor está a recorrer&#13;
a tecnologias inovadoras.&#13;
Este artigo apresenta os resultados de uma intervenção no edifício Kristian Augusts, na Gate 13, em&#13;
Oslo, na Noruega, destacando as dificuldades enfrentadas e necessidades de novos processos no setor&#13;
AEC em Portugal. O objetivo principal foi reduzir o consumo de materiais e energia através da&#13;
recuperação, reutilização e reciclagem. A intervenção preservou a estrutura original do edifício,&#13;
minimizando o uso de matérias-primas e conservando a memória histórica, além de reduzir o consumo&#13;
de energia incorporada. O artigo conclui com as considerações finais sobre o trabalho realizado.
</summary>
<dc:date>2024-11-06T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>Construção pré-fabricada em Portugal: Desafios e estratégias para o futuro</title>
<link href="http://repositorio.lnec.pt:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/1017968" rel="alternate"/>
<author>
<name>Falcão Silva, M. J.</name>
</author>
<author>
<name>Cabaço, A.</name>
</author>
<author>
<name>Vale e Azevedo, A.</name>
</author>
<id>http://repositorio.lnec.pt:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/1017968</id>
<updated>2025-04-15T13:33:26Z</updated>
<published>2024-11-06T00:00:00Z</published>
<summary type="text">Construção pré-fabricada em Portugal: Desafios e estratégias para o futuro
Falcão Silva, M. J.; Cabaço, A.; Vale e Azevedo, A.
Nas últimas décadas, a utilização da pré-fabricação na indústria da construção, a nível global, tem&#13;
testemunhado avanços muito significativos. Portugal tem vindo a acompanhar esta tendência global&#13;
ao longo das últimas décadas, adotando novos métodos e tecnologias inovadoras de construção&#13;
industrializada. Não obstante os avanços muito significativos, nos anos mais recentes, para&#13;
impulsionar a utilização da pré-fabricação na construção nacional, a adoção generalizada tem sido mais&#13;
lenta do que em outros países, tanto na Europa como fora dela.&#13;
O artigo explora o estado atual da construção industrializada, referindo a experiência do LNEC.&#13;
Também prevê a identificação de soluções inovadoras que priorizem a sustentabilidade e a economia&#13;
circular, sendo apresentados os desafios dessas mesmas soluções. Uma estratégia de futuro para a&#13;
área pode basear-se em investigação aplicada, colaborações interdisciplinares e desenvolvimento de&#13;
regulamentação que incentive a implementação de construção industrializada, minimizando impactos&#13;
ambientais e tornando o setor da Arquitetura, Engenharia, Construção e Operação (AECO) mais&#13;
sustentável e eficiente.
</summary>
<dc:date>2024-11-06T00:00:00Z</dc:date>
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