Conference Programme

Wednesday, March 07: Room 4.17 – Building IX

13:30 – 14:00 -    Reception of the participants
14:00 – 15:00 -    Conference Guest Speaker: Prof. Isamu Yoshitake (Yamaguchi University, Japan) - Post-tensioned prestressing for strengthening

Doctoral Presentations: Session 1
15:00 – 15:20 -    Brisid Isufi, Experimental investigation of the behaviour of flat slabs with studs as shear reinforcement (FCT-UNL)
15:20 – 15:40 -    Tânia Raquel Alves dos Santos, Earth-based plasters: evaluation of their durability and eco-efficiency (FCT-UNL)
15:40 – 16:00 -    David Henriques, Buckling behaviour of steel–concrete composite beams using GBT (FCT-UNL)
16:00 – 16:20 -    Massimo Lapi, Seismic Behaviour of Flat slabs with opening (Univ. of Florence & FCT-UNL)
16:20 – 16:50 -    Coffee break/Poster viewing

Doctoral Presentations: Session 2
16:50 – 17:10     Liangjun HU, Freeze-thaw durability of tunnel lining concrete (Yamaguchi University)
17:10 – 17:30 -    Guilherme Coelho, Combined effect of water capillarity and water vapour adsorption in masonries of cultural heritage buildings (FCT-UNL)
17:30 – 17:50 -    Helisa Muhaj, Seismic strengthening of RC beams by internal partially bonded prestressing steel strands (FCT-UNL)
17:50 – 18:10 -    André Almeida, Punching of flat slabs under cyclic horizontal loads (FCT-UNL)
18:10 – 18:40 -    Posters viewing (The poster authors will be asked to stand by their poster to answer questions)
18:40 – 19:00     Winners of the Best Presentation Award and Best Poster Award
19:00 – 20:00 -    Social get together with food and refreshments

List of Posters:
1.    Recovery of mining wastes for eco-efficient mortar production - Joana Almeida (FCT-UNL)
2.    Reinforcement to resist blast and fragmentation of an ISO Container with replaceable dissipative panels – Pedro Basto (FCT-UNL & CCPI/Portuguese Army)
3.    Thermal rehabilitation of residential buildings through solar passive techniques -  Sara Coimbra (FCT-UNL)
4.    Strength of bridge beams by post-tensioning with anchorages by bonding - Amaro Catumbaiala (FCT-UNL)
5.    Blast protection; polymer spall liner for concrete elements - João Marques (FCT-UNL)
6.    Influence of Fly-ash (FA) Quality on Fresh Concrete - Tamami NISHIHARA (Yamaguchi University)
7.    Experimental Investigation of High-Strength Grouting Materials for Internal Anchorage of Post-Tensioning PC Tendon - Ryosuke ANAMI (Yamaguchi University)
8.    A Study on Modeling Method of Truss Joints in Redundancy Analysis of Truss Bridges - Hirokazu ISHIGURO (Yamaguchi University)
9.    Eco-efficient bioconsolidation of building materials -  Alexandre Oliveira (FCT-UNL)
10.  Protection of structures from shock waves through the use of dissipative systems based on ductile connectors – Gabriel Gomes (FCT-UNL)
11.  Use of petri nets to model deterioration on civil engineering infrastructures -  Cláudia Ferreira (FCT-UNL)