• Contributions à la conception des témoins sonores utilisés dans les structures de béton précontraint 

  Silveira, A. P. C. da; Baptista, A. M.; Azevedo, F.S. (Imprimerie Louis Jean BP 87 05003 Gap, 1991)

  Le propos de cette communication est la présentation des critères de conception des témoins sonores, de façon qu'ils puissent mesurer correctement les déformations et permettent d'évaluer indirectement les contraintes du ...
• Hygroscopicity and Morphology of Bio-Based Boards—The Infuence of the Formulation 

  Cintura, E.; Lina Nunes; Molari, L.; Bettuzzi, M.; Morigi, M.; Brancaccio, R.; Faria, P. (MDPI, 2024-01-19)

  The internal structures and the hygroscopicity of bio-based boards consisting of giant reed (Arundo donax L.) and hazelnut shells as bio-aggregates, and a sodium silicate solution as the adhesive, were investigated. The ...
• Development of an Innovative Lightweight Composite Material with Thermal Insulation Properties Based on Cardoon and Polyurethane 

  Fernandes, R.; Ferreira, N.; Lopes, S.; Santos, J.; Pereira, N.; Ferreira, N.; Lina Nunes; Martins, J.; Carvalho, L. (MDPI, 2023-12-31)

  The search for innovative and sustainable solutions to improve the energy efficiency of the construction industry has been a hot topic for researchers due to the tremendous impact of insulator materials in the thermal ...
• Stored products insects in Portugal – New data and overview 

  Duarte, S.; Magro, A.; Barros, G.; Carvalho, M. (Elsevier Ltd., 2024-01-10)

  The introduction of stored product insect pests to new areas is facilitated by food trade among countries, and effective detection and monitoring programs are crucial for food security. The khapra beetle, Trogoderma granarium ...
• Characterization of an Arundo donax-based composite: A solution to improve indoor comfort 

  Cintura, E.; Faria, P.; Molari, L.; Barbaresi, L.; D’Orazio, D.; Lina Nunes (Elsevier B.V., 2023-10-30)

  Arundo donax (giant reed or giant cane) is a widely available, perennial, invasive, non-food crop, present worldwide and employed for several uses, including building practices. Considering the increasing demand for ...
• Effects of hygrothermal and natural aging on the durability of multilayer insulation systems incorporating thermal mortars with EPS and aerogel 

  Parracha, J.; Veiga, M. R.; Lina Nunes; Flores-Colen, I. (Elsevier, Ltd., 2024-02-19)

  This study evaluated the durability of three innovative multilayer insulation systems incorporating thermal mortars with EPS aggregates and silica aerogel granules after hygrothermal accelerated aging and one year of natural ...
• Hygrothermal behaviour of external thermal insulation composite systems (ETICS) to withstand biological colonisation 

  Parracha, J.; Veiga, M. R.; Flores-Colen, I.; Lina Nunes (Elsevier Ltd., 2024-02-27)

  ETICS are multilayer building solutions applied to the building external walls to provide an improved thermal performance to the building envelope. However, several questions have been raised concerning the durability ...
• Biological Colonization on External Thermal Insulation Composite Systems (ETICS): Water Performance, Aesthetic Appearance and Onsite Monitoring 

  Parracha, J.; Veiga, M. R.; Flores-Colen, I.; Lina Nunes (Itecons, 2023-06)

  The European Union has been progressively introducing sustainable environmental policies which aim to improve the energy performance of new and existing buildings towards a climate-neutral building stock by 2050. As a ...
• Impact of red flour beetle infestations in wheat flour and their effects on dough and bread physical, chemical, and color properties 

  Carvalho, M.; Geirinhas, H.; Duarte, S.; Graça, C.; Sousa, I. (Elsevier Ltd., 2023-03)

  The impact of Tribolium castaneum on the quality and technological suitability of bread-making wheat flour was evaluated. The aim of this study is to investigate whether insect-infested flours can be used, after pest ...
• Insulation materials susceptibility to biological degradation agents: moulds and subterranean termites 

  Lina Nunes; Duarte, S.; Parracha, J.; Jones, D.; Paulmier, I.; Kutnik, M. (MDPI, 2023-10)

  Insulation materials are fundamental for decreasing energy losses and guaranteeing thermal and acoustic comfort in buildings, which may significantly contribute to decreasing the energy consumption related with poor thermal ...
• Comparison between experimental results and design equations of artificially degraded single step joints 

  Lima, D.; Branco , J.; Lina Nunes (Curran Associates, Inc., 2023-06)

  In the case of interventions in existing buildings, the assessment of timber elements and joints, such as the Single Step Joint, is a challenge for engineers, especially when timber presents signs of biological degradation. ...
• Foraging food resources by the subterranean termite Reticulitermes grassei (Clemént, 1978) Blattodea: Rhinotermitidae 

  Duarte, S.; Duarte, M.; Lina Nunes (Instituto Universitario de Investigación CIBIO, 2023-06)

  Subterranean termites, despite their essential role as decomposers on natural ecosystems, are voracious pests of wood in service, and may cause damage to wood in buildings and economic losses associated with treatments ...
• Characterization of an Arundo donax-based composite: A solution to improve indoor comfort 

  Cintura, E.; Faria, P.; Molari, L.; Barbaresi, L.; D’Orazio, D.; Lina Nunes (Elsevier B.V., 2023-11)

  Arundo donax (giant reed or giant cane) is a widely available, perennial, invasive, non-food crop, present worldwide and employed for several uses, including building practices. Considering the increasing demand for ...
• Diversity and distribution of microbial communities on the surface of External Thermal Insulation Composite Systems (ETICS) facades in residential buildings 

  Viegas, C.; Borsoi, G.; Moreira, L.; Parracha, J.; Lina Nunes; Malanho, S.; Veiga, M. R.; Flores-Colen, I. (Elsevier, Ltd., 2023-07)

  External Thermal Insulation Composite Systems (ETICS) are frequently used to enhance the energy efficiency of the built environment. However, stains of presumable biological nature are often detected shortly after application, ...
• Toward the Sustainable and Efficient Use of External Thermal Insulation Composite Systems (ETICS): A Comprehensive Review of Anomalies, Performance Parameters, Requirements and Durability 

  Parracha, J.; Veiga, M. R.; Flores-Colen, I.; Lina Nunes (MDPI, 2023-06)

  The identification of the main degradation agents and knowledge of the degradation mechanisms and long-term performance of ETICSs are of fundamental importance for the sustainable and efficient use of these systems. This ...
• Effects of anobiid damage on shear strength parallel to the grain in single step joints 

  Lima, D.; Branco , J.; Parracha, J.; Saporiti Machado, J.; Lina Nunes (Springer, 2023-09)

  Traditional carpentry joints can be found worldwide in many timber truss structures connecting rafter and tie beam. One failure mode of this connection result from shear in the tie beam beyond the notch either due to bad ...
• Eco-efficient boards with agro-industrial wastes – Assessment of different adhesives 

  Cintura, E.; Faria, P.; Duarte, M.; Lina Nunes (Elsevier, Ltd., 2023-09)

  Laboratory tests were carried out to evaluate the feasibility of producing boards or coating panels with good hygrothermal performance by using different agro-industrial wastes (grape and olive press wastes, hazelnut shells, ...
• Ensaio de ligações aparafusadas em estruturas de madeira. Influência do teor de água e força de aperto dos ligadores 

  Cruz, H.; Folgado Santos, C. (rpee, 2023-07)

  Os ensaios de ligações aparafusadas realizados no LNEC no âmbito do projeto de investigação TimQuake abrangeram várias combinações de espécie (Pinus sylvestris e Picea abies) e teor de água da madeira, geometria da ligação ...
• Foraging food resources by the subterranean termite, Reticulitermes grassei (Clemént,1978) Blattodea: Rhinotermitidae 

  Duarte, S.; Duarte, M.; Lina Nunes (Instituto Universitario de Investigación CIBIO, 2023-06-23)

  Subterranean termites, despite their essential role as decomposers on natural ecosystems, are voracious pests of wood in service, and may cause damage to wood in buildings and economic losses associated with treatments ...
• Tensão de cedência dos aços de varões para betão armado. Análise da sua distribuição estatística nas duas últimas décadas. 

  Baptista, A. M.; Filipe, J. (GPBE, 2016-11)

  A tensão de cedência à tração dos aços dos varões para betão armado (fy), ou a tensão limite convencional de proporcionalidade a 0,2% (f0,2) no caso de esses aços não apresentarem cedência, constitui uma das principais ...

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