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Research areas: Structural Health Monitoring | Damage Identification | Condition Assessment of Bridges | Structural Dynamics | Machine Learning | Pattern Recognition | Finite Element Modeling | Earthquake Engineering | Climate Change
A Comissão Temática de Infraestrutura dos Transportes foi criada em 8 de dezembro de 2022 e é uma estrutura operacional de trabalho criada no âmbito dos Observadores Consultivos da Comunidade dos Países de Língua Portuguesa (CPLP) e que desenvolve a sua actividade específica de debate e de troca de experiências sobre temas da área do transporte multimodal (rodoviário, ferroviário, aquaviário marítimo, fluvial e lacustre, dutoviário e aéreo), com o objetivo de desenvolvimento de boas práticas e da implementação de projetos comuns, consultorias e cursos nas áreas de engenharia e do direito, sempre enquadrada na ação geral da referida organização. Para mais informação.
Coordenador 2022-2024: Adalmir José de Souza | Coordenador 2024-2026: Elói Figueiredo
Seminário: Influência dos efeitos climáticos no transporte multimodal, 15 de outubro de 2024, Niterói, Brasil
Congresso: 1.º Congresso de Infraestrutura dos Transportes da CPLP, 26 de outubro de 2023, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
O Secretariado Executivo da Comunidade dos Países de Língua Portuguesa (CPLP) organizou a Reunião dos Coordenadores das Comissões Temáticas e novos Observadores Consultivos da CPLP, no dia 28 de novembro de 2024, na sede da CPLP.
Página oficial: https://rise.ulusofona.pt/news/cplp-ctit
In response to a changing world, we've evolved. Our group is now RISE – Resilient Infrastructure, Systems and Environment – a research and development (R&D) group dedicated to creating sustainable and resilient solutions for the built environment. Formerly known as the Civil Research Group, this new identity reflects our commitment to forward-thinking infrastructure and environmental challenges.
At our group, structural health monitoring (SHM) has been proposed for damage identification in infrastructure (e.g., bridges and dams) and road pavements, climate change adaptation, and more recently for risk-informed integrity management. Four main vectors have driven our research: system identification (e.g., dynamic field tests), machine learning, finite element modeling, and sensor node development. Fore more information.
The SHM Academy offers a dynamic suite of short courses and intensive programs in SHM and related fields. Designed for both specialists and newcomers, its curricula include blended and remote short courses delivered internationally (in Brazil, Belgium, the United States, etc.), a summer intensive program, and modules offering academic credits. The Academy’s programs emphasize practical, hands-on learning over concise time frames (e.g. 6–12 hours, blended intensives), facilitating both professional development and academic credit.
The goal of this project is to develop a systematic framework for the probabilistic assessment of the impact of climate change on the structural health of existing bridges, by coupling climate risk evaluation and health monitoring techniques. Basically, we intend to integrate existing procedures for the assessment of climate change threats into the Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) of bridges, leading to a climate-aware SHM framework.
This project is funded by EEA Grants Portugal as a partnership between Lusófona University, Oslo Metropolitan University (OsloMet), Infraestruturas de Portugal (IP) and Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil (LNEC).
Molon, N.; Figueiredo, E.; Moldovan, I.; Soares, P.M; Faber, M.H.; Lima, D.; Santos, L.O.; Cabral, P.; Porto, F. (2025). Modeling Climate Change Effects on Bridges: A Predictive Framework for Temperature and Strain Analysis. IABSE, Ghent, Belgium.
Molon, N.; Figueiredo, E.; Moldovan, I.; Soares, P.M; Faber, M.H.; Lima, D.; Santos, L.O.; Cabral, P.; Porto, F. (2025). Impact of climate change on concrete bridges: A case study on temperature effects. EVACES, Porto, Portugal.
Figueiredo, E.; Moldovan, I.; Santos, L.O.; Dias, L. (2024). Roteiro para adaptação climática de pontes de betão armado: Ponte sobre o Rio Angueira. Betão Estrutural 2024, 13-15 de novembro, FEUP, Porto.
Figueiredo, E., Peres, N., Moldovan, I., Nasr, A. (2024). Impact of climate change on long-term damage detection for structural health monitoring of bridges. Structural Health Monitoring. https://doi.org/10.1177/14759217231224254
Figueiredo, E., Peres, N., Moldovan, I., Nasr, A. (2023). Does Climate Change Impact Long-Term Damage Detection in Bridges?. In: Limongelli, M.P., Giordano, P.F., Quqa, S., Gentile, C., Cigada, A. (eds) Experimental Vibration Analysis for Civil Engineering Structures. EVACES 2023. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 433. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-39117-0_44
Figueiredo, E.; Moldovan, I.; Santos, L.O.; Erduran, E.; Kraniotis, D.; Rebelo, H.; Antunes, V.; Rocha, C. (2022). A Road for Adaptation of Bridges to Climate Change: Conclusions. Seminar, ClimaBridge Project, September 27, 2022, Lusófona University, Lisbon. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.23011.63523.
Figueiredo, E.; Santos, L. O.; Moldovan, I.; Kraniotis, D.; Melo, J.; Dias, L.; Coelho, G. (2023). A roadmap for an integrated assessment approach for climate change adaptation of concrete bridges. Journal of Bridge Engineering, 28(6). DOI 10.1061/JBENF2/BEENG-5735.
Recently, climate change has been posed as one of the greatest concerns for the health of bridges. Although the uncertainty associated with the magnitude of the change is large, the fact that our climate is changing is unequivocal. As a result, making bridges resilient to climate change is a priority for the authorities. Therefore, the goal of this paper is to review the work already done from climate change to bridges and set a roadmap for an integrated assessment approach to the adaptation of bridges to climate change.
Have a look at ASCE's support to the Sustainable Development Goals, in which our "Roadmap for an Integrated Assessment Approach to the Adaptation of Concrete Bridges to Climate Change" has been selected to inspire action.
Figueiredo, E.; Moldovan, I.; Santos, L. O.; Dias, L. (2023). "Roteiro para adaptação climática de pontes de betão armado", Revista INGENIUM, Ordem dos Engenheiros, II Série, N.º 182, pág. 134-136, Outubro/Novembro/Dezembro, 2023.
Para dar resposta à emergência climática é preciso projetar a antecipação de cenários e tomar medidas, designadamente na adaptação de infraestruturas. Nesta área, quais podem ser os impactos das alterações climáticas?
Find out more about it here: https://www.rtp.pt/play/p6888/e845601/a-escalada-do-clima
Climate Action for Buildings and Infrastructure. Adaptation is the pathway for new and existing buildings and infrastructure on their climate journey. This action brings together some answers to some unknowns.
Find out more about it here.
Over half of the world’s population lives in cities, and the World Bank estimates that, by 2050, this proportion will have risen to 70%. Rapid urbanization can lead to risks such as increased social instability, threats to critical infrastructure, and potential shortages of water or other basic needs.
This Thursday, May 9th hear two thought leaders, Vincenzo Lapenna of the Italian National Research Council and Eloi Figueiredo of Lusófona University present different perspectives on the ways Geoinformatics tools such as GIS and Remote Sensing can help us create sustainable and resilient cities of the future.
Register here: http://spr.ly/6185bLEwR
Have a look at 10:14 (Saturday, 9 December 2023)
Have a look at 15h21
Excerto da palestra de 29 de março de 2023, no Auditório Agostinho da Silva, no âmbito das comemorações dos 30 anos de Engenharia Civil da Universidade Lusófona.
Uma versão editada dois axiomas foi publicada em "Dez axiomas e meio para o Engenheiro Civil", Revista INGENIUM, Ordem dos Engenheiros, II Série, N.º 172, pág. 116-117, Abril/Maio/Junho, 2021.
A versão original destes axiomas foi publicado no livro: Engenharia Civil: Uma perspetiva sobre a formação e a profissão, de Carlos Matias Ramos e Elói Figueiredo, Edições Lusófonas, 2020.
Carlos Matias Ramos e Elói Figueiredo (2020). "Civil Engineering: A perspective on the training and profession". Edições Universitárias Lusófonas. ISBN 978-989-757-133-6. (in Portuguese)
21 de março de 2024 às 18h no auditório da sede nacional da Ordem dos Engenheiros em Lisboa.
Esta sessão é apadrinhada pelo Conselho Diretivo da Ordem dos Engenheiros - Região Sul. Para mais informações.
The Universidade Sénior (US) of Rotary Parque das Nações, of the Rotary Club Lisbon Parque das Nações, is a portuguese university of the third age with the mission to allow each student to acquire, share, update or deepen skills, knowledge and experiences in the areas of health, social sciences, technological and exact, humanities and culture.
For more details https://www.usparquedasnacoes.pt
Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto | January 5 and 6, 2022
Title of the lesson "Three decades of statistical pattern recognition paradigm for SHM of bridges"
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