• Anomaly detection on a concrete arch dam: Exploring the influence of training periods 

  Pereira, S.; Magalhães, F.; Mata, J.; Gomes, J. P.; Cunha, A. (Eccomas Proceedia, 2025-06)

  The condition monitoring of civil engineering structures involves systematic assessment of their performance and integrity, which may decrease over time due to external actions and material degradation. Therefore, the early ...
• Análise de deslocamentos em barragens de concreto por meio da associação de instrumentos: estudo de caso da barragem de contrafortes da Itaipu Binacional 

  REGINATO, L.; LIMBERGER, A.; Gomes, J. P.; FIORE, P.; HEINZ, J. (COMITÊ BRASILEIRO DE BARRAGENS, 2025-08)

  A instrumentação de barragens de concreto é essencial para monitorar o comportamento estrutural e garantir a segurança a longo prazo. Este estudo apresenta uma análise dos deslocamentos dos blocos de ...
• Análises termomecânicas na estrutura de concreto do poço do gerador da usina hidrelétrica de Itaipu 

  REGINATO, L.; ZUBELDIA, L.; LIMBERGER, A.; Gomes, J. P.; UNTEN, M. (COMITÊ BRASILEIRO DE BARRAGENS, 2025-08)

  Foi realizada uma análise térmica e estrutural da parede do poço do gerador da unidade U-04 da Usina Hidrelétrica de Itaipu, com o objetivo de investigar os efeitos das variações térmicas decorrentes das ...
• MEDIÇÃO IN SITU DE TENSÕES NO BETÃO E NAS ARMADURAS DAS ESTRUTURAS SALIENTES DO DESCARREGADOR DE MEIO FUNDO DA BARRAGEM DE CAHORA BASSA 

  Gomes, J. P.; Lamas, L.; Carvalho, E. (COMITÊ BRASILEIRO DE BARRAGENS, 2025-08)

  A barragem de Cahora Bassa, localizada no rio Zambeze, em Moçambique, é uma abóbada de dupla curvatura com uma altura máxima de 166 m. O fenómeno expansivo, devido a reações álcali-agregado, tem vindo a ser ...
• Design of Spread Foundations on Rock Mass in the Second Generation of Eurocode 7 

  Pereira, R.; Bogusz, W.; Lamas, L. (MDPI, 2025-07-02)

  This paper outlines the key developments in the second generation of the Eurocodes, with a focus on the integration of rock engineering into the updated Eurocode 7—Geotechnical Design (EN 1997). It introduces the various ...
• On the limit state design of bolted rock slopes: Challenges and a way forward 

  Spross, J.; Ashcroft, B.; Pereira, R.; Stille, H. (Research Publishing, Singapore, 2025-08)

  Design of support for rock slopes has traditionally used deterministic safety factors for verification of the structural safety. Following the introduction of limit state design concepts to modern design codes like the ...
• Optimal rock slope support and geological survey from value of information analysis 

  Pereira, R.; Ashcroft, B.; Spross, J. (NBG-ISRM, 2025-06)

  Slope stability is a crucial concern in rock engineering which often requires balancing the costs of slope support with uncertainties in geological conditions, particularly the orientation of discontinuities. Traditional ...
• Rock mechanics: a retrospective on its development and a perspective on the evolution of research and applications 

  Lamas, L.; Lemos, J. V. (ABMS - Associação Brasileira de Mecânica dos Solos e Engenharia Geotécnica, 2025-07)

  This article presents a speculative exercise aimed at anticipating future developments in rock mechanics, both in its application areas and in research. To frame this discussion within the historical evolution of the field, ...
• Modelling the collapse of a masonry tower during the 2015 Nepal earthquake with support from a video-camera recording 

  Lemos, J. V.; Oliveira, C.S.; Rupakhety, R. (Compdyn, 2025)

  During the April 25, 2015 Nepal earthquake, the Dharahara Tower, a 60 m high historical brick masonry structure, located in Kathmandu collapsed completely. The tower was initially built in 1832, having suffered a previous ...
• Shear Strength of Rock Discontinuities with Emphasis on the Basic Friction Angle Based on a Compiled Database 

  Zoorabadi, M.; Muralha, J. (MDPI, 2025-07-11)

  The shear strength of rock discontinuities is a critical parameter in rock engineering projects for assessing the safety conditions of rock slopes or concrete dam foundations. It is primarily controlled by the frictional ...
• First infilling of the underground structures of the Gouvães hydroeletric scheme - Monitoring and observed behaviour 

  Pereira, R.; Muralha, J.; Lamas, L. (Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil, 2025-04)

  The Gouvães pump-storage hydroelectric scheme includes a 7800m-long underground power conduit connecting the Gouvães and the Daivões reservoirs, with a hydraulic head of 657 m and a 49 m-high underground powerhouse located ...
• Stability analysis of concrete dam foundations following a hybrid discrete element/finite element approach 

  Azevedo, N. (LABORATÓRIO NACIONAL DE ENGENHARIA CIVIL, I. P., 2025-04)

  In concrete dam foundations, failure mechanisms are primarily influenced by natural rock discontinuities, the dam-foundation interface, or weaker strata. Instability can manifest beneath the dam, within the abutments, or ...
• Numerical modeling of reinforcement solutions in traditional stone masonry using a particle model 

  Azevedo, N.; Cismasiu, I.; Pinho, F.; Neves, F. (MDP, 2025-03)

  Traditional stone masonry walls are structural elements in most historic build- ings. To preserve them and improve their ability to withstand extreme events, such as earthquakes, it is necessary to implement effective ...
• A contact-based constitutive model for the numerical analysis of masonry structures using the distinct element method 

  Oktiovan, Y.; Messali, F.; Pulatsu, B.; Lemos, J. V.; Rots, J. (Elsevier, 2024)

  This study presents a robust contact constitutive model in the distinct element method (DEM) framework for simulating the mechanical behavior of masonry structures. The model is developed within the block-based modeling ...
• Quantification of the crack propagation and global failure mechanism of single- and multi-ring masonry arch bridges 

  Liu, B.; Sarhosis, V.; Lemos, J. V. (Elsevier, 2024)

  This paper presents the development of a novel crack-based damage quantification method to assess the damage accumulation in masonry arch bridges subjected to externally applied loading. Initially, a damage index was ...
• Exploring the Cyclic Behaviour of URM Walls with and without Damp-Proof Course (DPC) Membranes through Discrete Element Method 

  Pulatsu, B.; Wilson, R.; Lemos, J. V.; Mojsilovic. N. (MDPI, 2024)

  The unreinforced masonry (URM) walls are the common load-bearing structural elements in most existing buildings, consisting of masonry units (bricks) and mortar joints. They indicate a highly nonlinear and complex behaviour ...
• Collapse of the Dharahara Tower During the April 25, 2015 Nepal Earthquake: A New Interpretation Based on Video-Camera Footage 

  Lemos, J. V.; Oliveira, C.S.; Rupakhety, R. (Taylor&Francis, 2024)

  Among the various important monuments impacted by the April 25, 2015 Mw7.8 Nepal earthquake, the Dharahara Tower located in Kathmandu suffered complete collapse. The collapse of the tower, a slender 60-meter-high old brick ...
• Damping models for dynamic analysis of masonry vaults with discrete elements 

  Lemos, J. V. (Inderscience, 2024)

  Discrete element block models provide a suitable tool for the numerical analysis of masonry structures, particularly apt to represent the nonlinear response governed by shearing and separation along the structure’s joints ...
• Seismic performance assessment of Bouçã arch dam. Non-linear analysis considering joint movements and concrete damage under tension and compression 

  Oliveira, S.; Alegre, A.; Serra, C.; Conde Silva, J.; Mendes, P. (ECCOMAS2024, 2024)
• State-space FE approach for modal analysis of concrete dams. Deterioration assessment of Cahora Bassa dam 

  Oliveira, S.; Alegre, A.; Mendes, P.; Proença, J.; Carvalho, E.; Matsinhe, B. (EWG2024, 2024)

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