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Atividade de Normalização do LNEC - Ano de 2025

Costa Ferreira, A.; Cabaço, A. (2026-06)

O presente relatório descreve a atividade de normalização do Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil no ano de 2025, com destaque para as ações de coordenação de comissões técnicas de normalização e para as funções de ...
Atividade de Normalização do LNEC - Ano de 2024

Costa Ferreira, A.; Cabaço, A. (2026-06)

O presente relatório descreve a atividade de normalização do Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil no ano de 2024, com destaque para as ações de coordenação de comissões técnicas de normalização e para as funções de ...
Atividade de Normalização do LNEC - Ano de 2023

Costa Ferreira, A.; Cabaço, A. (2026-06)

O presente relatório descreve a atividade de normalização do Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil no ano de 2023, com destaque para as ações de coordenação de comissões técnicas de normalização e para as funções de ...
Advanced 6D BIM framework for energy performance optimization: HVAC system enhancement in commercial buildings

Betim, R. C.; Falcão Silva, M. J.; Pinho, F. (Springer, 2025)

Integrating Building Information Modeling (BIM) with energy analysis supports the validation of sustainable rehabilitation strategies, offering benefits to building owners, stakeholders, and managers. This study presents ...
Mapping the Resilience Potential of the Portuguese Construction Ecosystem Through a Digital Platform

Rezvani, S.; Falcão Silva, M. J.; Almeida, N. (SPRINGER, 2025)

In an era of increasing natural disasters and hazards, strengthening resilience, particularly in urban contexts, is paramount. This study presents a digital platform developed to map the resilience potential of the Portuguese ...
The legacy of asbestos in public buildings in Portugal

Raposo, S. (THE ATHENS INSTITUTE FOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH, 2025-07)

Due to its numerous properties, asbestos was used in many industrial sectors during the 20th century. Asbestos fibers have been incorporated into many building materials in the construction enhance sector to fire resistance, ...
Evaluating Porcelain Polishing Waste as a Pyro-Expansive Agent in Clay Formulations for Sustainable Lightweight Aggregates

Oliveira, V.; Neto, J.; Nascimento, G.; Anjos, M.; Dutra, R.; Pederneiras, C. (MDPI, 2025-08-15)

This study addresses the use of porcelain polishing waste as a pyro-expansive agent in clay-based formulations for the production of lightweight aggregates, aiming to reduce the consumption of natural resources and mitigate ...
Evaluating the use of diatomaceous earth waste and by-products as a supplementary cementitious material

Ferreira, R.; Pereira, J.; Diniz, H.; Pederneiras, C.; Farias, E.; Carneiro, A.; Azevedo, A. R. G. (Springer Nature, 2025-08-30)

In recent years, the use of supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) in building materials has increased due to concerns about CO 2 emissions from the cement industry. On the other hand, the scarcity of traditional ...
Optimization via Taguchi of Artificial Lightweight Aggregates Obtained from Kaolinite Clay and Ceramic Waste: Develop-ment and Industrial Applications.

Neto, J.; Anjos, M.; Dutra, R.; Souza, M.; Pederneiras, C. (MDPI, 2025-06-20)

Lightweight artificial aggregates (LWAs) are widely used in civil construction, but their conventional production depends on pure clays, a finite natural resource that negatively impacts the environment. This study aims ...
Resilient and sustainable infill masonry walls to face the environmental impact due to extreme wind actions and associated out-of-plane and in-plane loads acting on the envelope of reinforced concrete buildings

Miranda Dias, J. (Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE - Springer Nature), 2025-11-19)

The external envelope of reinforced concrete buildings (RC buildings) is subjected to external environmental actions, particularly those related to wind action, which could expose their unreinforced masonry (URM) infill ...
Enhancing the Resilience of Urban Buildings Against Extreme Wind Events: Evaluation, Mitigation, and Diagnostic Approaches

Miranda Dias, J. (Sustainable Cities and Society: Advances (SCSADV - Elsevier B.V.), 2025-11-15)

Urban buildings could be significantly affected by exceptionally severe environmental actions, particularly those related to extreme wind. Therefore, it is convenient the urban buildings adaptation to face the incoming ...
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 on Environment and Development, 2024-12-31)

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 ...
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, 2024-12-16)

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 ...
Circularidade de materiais e energia incorporada - Kristian Augusts gate 13 (Oslo)

Couto, P.; Falcão Silva, M. J.; Salvado, A. (CERIS. PT, 2024-11-06)

As consequências visíveis das alterações climáticas exigem mudanças no modo de vida da humanidade, particularmente na forma como são consumidos os recursos naturais. Estudos recentes mostram que desde o aumento da atividade ...
Construção pré-fabricada em Portugal: Desafios e estratégias para o futuro

Falcão Silva, M. J.; Cabaço, A.; Vale e Azevedo, A. (CERIS. PT, 2024-11-06)

Nas últimas décadas, a utilização da pré-fabricação na indústria da construção, a nível global, tem testemunhado avanços muito significativos. Portugal tem vindo a acompanhar esta tendência global ao longo das últimas ...
Standardization of technical information on railway projects to obtain performance indicators

Salvado, A.; Couto, P.; Fontul, S.; Falcão Silva, M. J. (RAE - Revista de Activos de Engenharia, 2024-02-06)

During the last decades, there has been a significant evolution of rail transport. The need to standardize technical and economic information is emphasized to guarantee the optimization of construction and operation ...
The Risk-Informed Asset-Centric (RIACT) Urban Resilience Enhancement Process: An Outline and Pilot-Case Demonstrator for Earthquake Risk Mitigation in Portuguese Municipalities.

Rezvan, S.; Falcão Silva, M. J.; Almeida, N. (MDPI, 2024-01-11)

This study introduces the Risk-Informed Asset-Centric (RIACT) process, a novel approach aimed at enhancing the safety and resilience of urban infrastructures against natural and man-made disasters. The RIACT method stands ...
Urban Resilience Index for Critical Infrastructure: A Scenario-Based Approach to Disaster Risk Reduction in Road Networks

Rezvan, S.; Falcão Silva, M. J.; Almeida, N. (MDPI, 2024-05-15)

Floods pose a significant threat to road networks globally, disrupting transportation, isolating communities, and causing economic losses. This study proposes a four-stage methodology (avoidance, endurance, recovery, and ...
Fichas de rendimento e preços de soluções de reforço estrutural de elementos de betão armado

Folgado Santos, C.; Cabaço, A.; Brandão de Vasconcelos, A (Brazilian Journal of Development, 2024-06-12)

As fichas de rendimento de operações de construção, contendo informação sobre os recursos, os rendimentos e os preços unitários das atividades, assumem um papel importante no planeamento económico da construção. No caso ...
Evaluation of Energy efficient Refurbishment of Residential Buildings in Southern Europe Based on the Cost-optimal Methodology

Brandão de Vasconcelos, A; Santos, A.; Cabaço, A. (IJDR, 2024-06-30)

In line with the European Energy Performance of Building Directive (EPBD), this paper aims to calculate the cost-optimal energy performance of a residential building in southern Europe, more precisely in Portugal, taking ...

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