Research in Life Cycle Analysis

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Research in Life Cycle Analysis
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Research in the UC - DEC

• Steel and Composite Construction Group
• Coordinator Prof. Luís Simões da Silva
• http//www.cmm.pt/gcom

• Behaviour of steel and composite joints
• Cold-form steel members
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• Sustainability and life-cycle assessment of
  structures

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Personal Working Research

• Previous Activity

• Design engineer in a private design company
• GIPAC Consultancy, Ltd. (July 1994 April 2005)
• Residential Buildings
• Industrial building and special structures
• Roads
• Environmental and energy designs
• Specialised Consultancy in the field of Composite
  Bridges
• Member of ABES International (http//www.abes-in
  ternational.com)

• Research in the University of Coimbra
• Master degree in Civil Engineering Structures
  (1996-1998)
• Shear buckling resistance of slender steel-beams
• Stability of steel structures
• Application of Eurocodes

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Personal Working Research
Current Activity
Research in the University of Coimbra (Group of
Steel and Composite Structures)

• Main interested subjects
• Sustainability of steel constructions
• Advantages of steel (clear const., durability,
  adaptability, LCA)
• Life cycle analysis (environmental, economical
  and performance)
• LCA LCC
• Probabilistic approaches to deal with uncertainty
  and variability in LCA
• Service life prediction, deterioration models,
  risk analysis
• Application Bridge life cycle design, management
  and rehabilitation

Doctoral degree