Majolica tiles from the 17th-18th centuries make up one of the most important art heritages of Portugal. Their characterization and gains in knowledge through their reproduction are important to obtain information about ...

This paper addresses the study of renders and plasters’ physical and mechanical characteristics from selected buildings awarded during the 20th century with a renowned architectural prize in Lisbon, Portugal. The ...

Long-term durability of a structural adhesive joint is an important requirement, because it has to be able to support the required design loads, under service conditions, for the planed lifetime of the structure. One way ...

O presente relatório apresenta a actividade de normalização do LNEC no ano de 2010, com destaque para as acções de coordenação e as funções de Elemento de Ligação LNEC-IPQ do Núcleo de Normalização e Regulamentação, do ...

O presente relatório apresenta a actividade de normalização do LNEC no ano de 2008, com destaque para as acções de coordenação e as funções de Elemento de Ligação LNEC-IPQ do Núcleo de Normalização e Regulamentação, do ...

Azulejos are part of Portugal’s most important cultural heritage. However, a large part of this heritage is at risk due to lack of or improper conservation treatments. There are, however, not many studies dedicated to the ...

Several books have presented and discussed the use of azulejos in the Portuguese modern architecture. However, these tend to ignore the full use of glazed ceramics in the same context. This is probably because in many cases ...

One major problem encountered with polymeric materials is their sensitivity to outdoors weathering. Exposure to outdoors conditions leads to a degradation of the use properties of the material. This set of articles describes ...