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Castorina Silva Vieira is Associate Professor at the Civil Engineering Department of the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP), Portugal. Director of the Construction Materials Laboratory at FEUP. Head of Construction Materials Division of the Civil Engineering Department. Executive Vice-President of the Board of the "Institute for Sustainable Construction - ICS"; Deputy Secretary of the Portuguese Geotechnical Society ( 2020-2024). Vice-President of the Portuguese Chapter of the International Geosynthetics Society (IGS) (since 2021-2024). Integrated Member of the research unit CONSTRUCT - Institute of R&D in Structures and Construction. Member of several Technical Committees: CEN/TC 189 - Geotextiles and geotextile-related products; ISO/TC 221 - Geosynthetics; Portuguese Aggregates Technical Commission (CT154-IPQ), Portuguese Waste Technical Commission (CT 209-IPQ). Member of Technical Committees of the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (TC 207, TC218, TC307) and International Geosynthetic Society (TC-R). Currently her major research interests are "Circular Economy in Built Environment", "Sustainability in Geotechnical Engineering", "Use of recycled aggregates from Construction and Demolition (C&D) waste", "Soil/geosynthetic interaction" and "Geosynthetic reinforced structures". Associate Editor of the Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering (ASCE) and Environmental Geotechnics (ICE Publishing), and Editorial board member of Transportation Infrastructure Geotechnology (Springer), Sustainability (MDPI), Advances in Civil Engineering (Hindawi) and Frontiers in Built Environment (Frontiers). She is author/co-author of several scientific papers published in International Journals and Conference Proceedings.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Castorina Fernanda Silva Vieira

Citation names

  • Vieira, Castorina S.
  • Vieira, Castorina
  • Vieira, C.S.
  • Vieira, C.F.S.
  • Vieira, C.
  • Silva Vieira, Castorina

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
4C13-8554-D5FF
ORCID iD
0000-0001-6328-4504
Google Scholar ID
https://scholar.google.pt/citations?user=JP_AX80AAAAJ&hl=pt-PT
Researcher Id
G-5342-2011
Scopus Author Id
37262303200

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Civil Engineering - Civil Engineering
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2018/07/01 - 2022/06/30 Valorisation of Construction and Demolition Wastes in geosynthetic reinforced structures - Prediction of long-term behaviour
PTDC/ECI-EGC/30452/2017
Principal investigator
Universidade do Porto, Portugal

Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2020/05 - 2021/09 Circular Buildings - 04_SGS#2
04_SGS#2
Researcher
EEA Grants
Concluded
2013/06/01 - 2015/11/30 Sustainable application of Recycled Construction and Demolition Waste C&DW in geosynthetic reinforced structures RCD-VALOR
PTDC/ECM-GEO/0622/2012
Principal investigator
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Departamento de Engenharia Civil, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2010/05 - 2013/10 Use of low quality soils on geosynthetics reinforced structures. Experimental study of the behaviour (ValorSoil)
Provided by PTCRIS: 100975
100975
Researcher
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
2010 - 2011/01/31 Durability of geosynthetics exposed to physical and chemical agents (GeoChem)
PTDC/ECM/67547/2006
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
Concluded
2002/10/15 - 2005/10/14 Seismic Behaviour of Soil Retaining Walls and Slopes Reinforced with Geosynthetics
POCTI/ECM/42806/2001
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2018 - 2019 Assessment of the potential of waste incineration bottom ashes as precursor material in alkaline reactions
FEUP/LIPOR/2017-71474
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
Concluded
2017 - 2018/05 PRCD — Prevention of Construction and Demolition Waste
FEUP/ SMART WASTE/2017-71939
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Castorina S. Vieira; Paulo M. Pereira; Nuno Cristelo. "Changes Over Time in Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Properties of a Recycled Construction and Demolition (C&D) Waste". 2023.
    10.1007/978-981-99-4041-7_38
  2. Ferreira, F.B.; Fernandes, J.; Vieira, C.S.; Lopes, M.L.. "Soil-geosynthetic interface shear behaviour: Insights from inclined plane and direct shear tests". In Geosynthetics: Leading the Way to a Resilient Planet, 418-424. CRC Press, 2023.
    Published • 10.1201/9781003386889-37
  3. Vieira, Castorina S.; Ferreira, Fernanda B.; Pereira, Paulo M.; Lopes, Maria de Lurdes; Topa Gomes, A.; Madeira, Sérgio; Cristelo, Nuno. "Valorisation of C&D waste as backfill material of geosynthetic reinforced structures – study of the long-term behaviour". In Geosynthetics: Leading the Way to a Resilient Planet, 238-244. CRC Press, 2023.
    Published • 10.1201/9781003386889-12
  4. Almeida, F.; Carneiro, J.R.; Vieira, C.S.; Cristelo, N.; Fernández-Jiménez, A.; Lopes, M.L.. "Mortars containing a hybrid alkaline cement and high contents of recycled aggregates". In WASTES: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities IV, 336-341. CRC Press, 2023.
    Published • 10.1201/9781003345084-54
  5. Pereira, P.M.; Vieira, Castorina S.. "Study of the damage induced by recycled aggregates coming from Construction and Demolition Waste (C&DW) on the short-term tensile behaviour of a PET geogrid". In Geosynthetics: Leading the Way to a Resilient Planet, 245-251. CRC Press, 2023.
    Published • 10.1201/9781003386889-13
  6. Castorina S. Vieira; Paulo M. Pereira; Maria de Lurdes Lopes. "Feasibility of Using Selected and Mixed Recycled Aggregates from Construction and Demolition Waste in Unbound Pavement Layers". 2022.
    10.1007/978-3-030-77230-7_21
  7. Castorina S. Vieira; Paulo M. Pereira. "Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Characterization of Fine-Grained Construction and Demolition Recycled Materials Reinforced with Geogrids". 2022.
    10.1007/978-3-030-77230-7_46
  8. Lopes, Maria De Lurdes; Silva Vieira, Castorina. Corresponding author: Silva Vieira, Castorina. "Soil-Geosynthetic interaction". In ICE Handbook of Geosynthetic Engineering: Geosynthetics and their applications, Third edition, edited by Sanjay Kumar Shukla, 45-66. United Kingdom: ICE Publishing, 2021.
    Published
  9. Silva Vieira, Castorina. "Obras de Reforço/Reinforcement Works". In Geossintéticos em Engenharia Civil. Dimensionamento, instalação e casos de obra, 37-67. Lisbon, Portugal: Sociedade Portuguesa de Geotecnia/Portuguese Geotechnical Society, 2020.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Fernanda Bessa Ferreira; Vieira, C.S.; Lopes, Maria De Lurdes; Ferreira, Pedro. "Effects of cyclic loading on soil-geogrid interaction characteristics". Paper presented in 8th International Symposium on Deformation Characteristics of Geomaterials (IS-PORTO 2023), Porto, 2023.
    Published
  2. Pereira, P.M.; Vieira, C.S.; Lopes, Maria De Lurdes. Corresponding author: Pereira, P.M.. "Viabilidade do Uso de um Agregado Reciclado de Resíduos de Construção e Demolição (RCD) no Preenchimento de Valas (Feasibility of Using an Aggregate Recycled from Construction and Demolition Waste (C&DW) to Fill Trenches)". Paper presented in XVII Congresso Nacional de Geotecnia (XVII National Congress on Geotechnics), Lisbon, 2021.
    Published
  3. Vieira, Castorina S.; Pereira, P.M.. "Geotechnical and geoenvironmental characterization of fine grain Construction and Demolition recycled materials reinforced with geogrids". Paper presented in 4th International Conference on Transportation Geotechnics (ICTG), Chicago, Illinois, 2021.
    In press
Edited book
  1. Silva Vieira, Castorina. Sustainability in Geotechnics: The Use of Environmentally Friendly Materials. MDPI. 2022.
    Published • 10.3390/books978-3-0365-3420-6 • Editor
Journal article
  1. José Ricardo Carneiro; Marisa Gomes; Castorina Silva Vieira. "Inclined Plane Shear Behaviour of a Recycled Construction and Demolition Material–Geocomposite Interface". International Journal of Geosynthetics and Ground Engineering (2023): https://doi.org/10.1007/s40891-023-00507-1.
    10.1007/s40891-023-00507-1
  2. Markou, Ioannis N.; Vieira, Castorina Silva. "Guest Editorial for the Special Issue on “Soil–Geosynthetic Interaction”". International Journal of Geosynthetics and Ground Engineering 9 6 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40891-023-00511-5.
    Published • 10.1007/s40891-023-00511-5
  3. Fernanda Bessa Ferreira; Castorina Silva Vieira; Guilherme Mendonça; Maria de Lurdes Lopes. "Effect of Sustained Loading on the Direct Shear Behaviour of Recycled C&D Material–Geosynthetic Interfaces". Materials (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16041722.
    10.3390/ma16041722
  4. Paulo Miguel Pereira; Castorina Silva Vieira. "A Literature Review on the Use of Recycled Construction and Demolition Materials in Unbound Pavement Applications". Sustainability (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/su142113918.
    10.3390/su142113918
  5. Marina Paula Secco; Giovani Jordi Bruschi; Castorina S. Vieira; Nuno Cristelo. "Geomechanical Behaviour of Recycled Construction and Demolition Waste Submitted to Accelerated Wear". Sustainability 14 11 (2022): 6719-6719. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14116719.
    10.3390/su14116719
  6. Bessa Ferreira, Fernanda; Pereira, Paulo; Silva Vieira, Castorina; Lurdes Lopes, Maria. Corresponding author: Silva Vieira, Castorina. "Long-Term Tensile Behavior of a High-Strength Geotextile after Exposure to Recycled Construction and Demolition Materials". Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering 34 5 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(asce)mt.1943-5533.0004166.
    Open access • 10.1061/(asce)mt.1943-5533.0004166
  7. Filipe Almeida; Castorina S. Vieira; José Ricardo Carneiro; Maria de Lurdes Lopes. "Drawing a Path towards Circular Construction: An Approach to Engage Stakeholders". Sustainability (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/su14095314.
    10.3390/su14095314
  8. António José Roque; Evan K Paleologos; Brendan C O’Kelly; Anh Minh Tang; Krishna R Reddy; Claudia Vitone; Abdel-Mohsen O Mohamed; et al. "Sustainable environmental geotechnics practices for a green economy". Environmental Geotechnics (2022): https://doi.org/10.1680/jenge.21.00091.
    10.1680/jenge.21.00091
  9. Vieira, Castorina S.; Pereira, Paulo M.. Corresponding author: Vieira, Castorina S.. "Influence of the Geosynthetic Type and Compaction Conditions on the Pullout Behaviour of Geosynthetics Embedded in Recycled Construction and Demolition Materials". Sustainability 14 3 (2022): 1207. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su14031207.
    10.3390/su14031207
  10. Castorina S. Vieira. "Sustainability in Geotechnics through the Use of Environmentally Friendly Materials". Sustainability (2022): https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/14/3/1155.
    10.3390/su14031155
  11. Ferreira, Fernanda Bessa; Pereira, Paulo M.; Vieira, Castorina Silva; Lopes, Maria de Lurdes. Corresponding author: Vieira, Castorina Silva. "Time-Dependent Response of a Recycled C&D Material-Geotextile Interface under Direct Shear Mode". Materials 14 11 (2021): 3070. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma14113070.
    Published • 10.3390/ma14113070
  12. Vieira, Castorina S.. "Editorial: Geosynthetics for Development of Transportation Infrastructures". Frontiers in Built Environment 7 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fbuil.2021.656498.
    10.3389/fbuil.2021.656498
  13. Castorina Silva Vieira; Paulo M. Pereira. Corresponding author: Castorina Silva Vieira. "Short-term tensile behaviour of three geosynthetics after exposure to Recycled Construction and Demolition materials". Construction and Building Materials 273 (2021): 122031-122031. https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.conbuildmat.2020.122031.
    Published • 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.122031
  14. Fernando A. N. Silva; João M. P. Q. Delgado; António C. Azevedo; António G. B. Lima; Castorina S. Vieira. "Preliminary Analysis of the Use of Construction Waste to Replace Conventional Aggregates in Concrete". Buildings (2021): https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings11030081.
    10.3390/buildings11030081
  15. Vaverková, Magdalena Daria; Paleologos, Evan K; Dominijanni, Andrea; Koda, Eugeniusz; Tang, Chao-Sheng; Malgorzata, Wdowska; Li, Qi; et al. "Municipal Solid Waste Management under COVID-19: Challenges and Recommendations". Environmental Geotechnics (2020): 1-15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/jenge.20.00082.
    Published • 10.1680/jenge.20.00082
  16. Vieira, Castorina Silva; Pereira, Paulo; Ferreira, Fernanda; Lopes, Maria de Lurdes. "Pullout Behaviour of Geogrids Embedded in a Recycled Construction and Demolition Material. Effects of Specimen Size and Displacement Rate". Sustainability 12 9 (2020): 3825. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12093825.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/su12093825
  17. Ferreira, Fernanda Bessa; Vieira, Castorina Silva; Lopes, Maria de Lurdes. "Pullout Behavior of Different Geosynthetics—Influence of Soil Density and Moisture Content". Frontiers in Built Environment 6 (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fbuil.2020.00012.
    Open access • Published • 10.3389/fbuil.2020.00012
  18. F. B. Ferreira; C. S. Vieira; M. L. Lopes; P. G. Ferreira. "HDPE geogrid-residual soil interaction under monotonic and cyclic pullout loading". Geosynthetics International (2020): 1-60. https://doi.org/10.1680%2Fjgein.19.00057.
    10.1680/jgein.19.00057
  19. Vieira, C.S.; Ferreira, F.B.; Pereira, P.M.; Lopes, M.D.L.. Corresponding author: Vieira, C.S.. "Pullout behaviour of geosynthetics in a recycled construction and demolition material – Effects of cyclic loading". Transportation Geotechnics 23 (2020): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85080870473&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.trgeo.2020.100346
  20. Vieira, Castorina Silva. "Valorization of Fine-Grain Construction and Demolition (C&D) Waste in Geosynthetic Reinforced Structures". Waste and Biomass Valorization 11 4 (2018): 1615-1626. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12649-018-0480-x.
    Published • 10.1007/s12649-018-0480-x
  21. Vieira, Castorina Silva. "Editorial, Environmental Geotechnics". Environmental Geotechnics 5 4 (2018): 185-186. http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/jenge.2018.5.4.185.
    Published • 10.1680/jenge.2018.5.4.185
  22. Almeida, Filipe; Cristelo, Nuno; Miranda, Tiago; Vieira, Castorina S.; Lopes, Maria De Lurdes; Castro, Fernando. "Alkali-Activated Fly Ashes: Influence of Curing Conditions on Mechanical Strength". U.Porto Journal of Engineering 3 2 (2018): 57-67. http://dx.doi.org/10.24840/2183-6493_003.002_0006.
    Published • 10.24840/2183-6493_003.002_0006
  23. Vieira, Castorina Silva; Pereira, Paulo M.. "Use of Mixed Construction and Demolition Recycled Materials in Geosynthetic Reinforced Embankments". Indian Geotechnical Journal 48 2 (2017): 279-292. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40098-017-0254-6.
    Published • 10.1007/s40098-017-0254-6
  24. Vieira, Castorina Silva; Pereira, Paulo M.; Lopes, Maria de Lurdes. "Recycled Construction and Demolition Wastes as filling material for geosynthetic reinforced structures. Interface properties". Journal of Cleaner Production 124 (2016): 299-311. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.02.115.
    Published • 10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.02.115
  25. Moreira, Andreia; Vieira, Castorina Silva; das Neves, Luciana; Lopes, Maria Lurdes. "Assessment of friction properties at geotextile encapsulated-sand systems' interfaces used for coastal protection". Geotextiles and Geomembranes 44 3 (2016): 278-286. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geotexmem.2015.12.002.
    Published • 10.1016/j.geotexmem.2015.12.002
  26. Vieira, Castorina Silva; Lopes, Maria de Lurdes. "Damage Induced by Recycled Aggregates on the Short-Term Tensile Behaviour of a High-Strength Geotextile". Procedia Engineering 143 (2016): 212-219. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2016.06.027.
    Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.proeng.2016.06.027
  27. Cristelo, Nuno; Vieira, Castorina Silva; de Lurdes Lopes, Maria. "Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Assessment of Recycled Construction and Demolition Waste for Road Embankments". Procedia Engineering 143 (2016): 51-58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2016.06.007.
    Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.proeng.2016.06.007
  28. Ferreira, Fernanda; Vieira, Castorina; de Lurdes Lopes, Maria. "Cyclic and Post-cyclic Shear Behaviour of a Granite Residual Soil – Geogrid Interface". Procedia Engineering 143 (2016): 379-386. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2016.06.048.
    Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.proeng.2016.06.048
  29. Vieira, CS. "An approach to estimate required geosynthetics strength in reinforced slopes with inclined backslope for static and seismic loading". Journal of GeoEngineering 11 1 (2016): 13-25. https://www.authenticus.pt/P-00K-V6F.
    Open access • Published • 10.6310/jog.2016.11(1).2
  30. Ferreira, F.B.; Vieira, C.S.; Lopes, M.L.; Carlos, D.M.. "Experimental investigation on the pullout behaviour of geosynthetics embedded in a granite residual soil". European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering 20 9 (2015): 1147-1180. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19648189.2015.1090927.
    Published • 10.1080/19648189.2015.1090927
  31. Vieira, Castorina Silva; Pereira, Paulo M.. "Use of recycled construction and demolition materials in geotechnical applications: A review". Resources, Conservation and Recycling 103 (2015): 192-204. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2015.07.023.
    Published • 10.1016/j.resconrec.2015.07.023
  32. Lopes, Maria-Lurdes; Ferreira, Fernanda; Carneiro, José Ricardo; Vieira, Castorina Silva. "Soil–geosynthetic inclined plane shear behavior: influence of soil moisture content and geosynthetic type". International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering 8 3 (2014): 335-342. http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/1939787914y.0000000047.
    Published • 10.1179/1939787914y.0000000047
  33. Vieira, C.S.. "A simplified approach to estimate the resultant force for the equilibrium of unstable slopes". International Journal of Civil Engineering 12 1 B (2014): 65-71. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84893949898&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published
  34. Vieira, Castorina S.; Lopes, Maria de Lurdes; Caldeira, Laura. "Seismic Response of Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil Retaining Walls: Influence of Facing Panel Properties". Journal of Civil Engineering and Science 1 4 (2012): 30-34.
    Published
  35. Vieira, Castorina S.; Lopes, Maria de Lurdes; Caldeira, Laura. "Numerical Prediction of Field and Seismic Behaviour of a Geogrid Reinforced Steep Slope". International Review of Civil Engineering 3 1 (2012): 90-100.
    Published
  36. Vieira, Castorina Silva; Lopes, Maria de Lurdes; Caldeira, Laura M.. "Earth pressure coefficients for design of geosynthetic reinforced soil structures". Geotextiles and Geomembranes 29 5 (2011): 491-501. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geotexmem.2011.04.003.
    10.1016/j.geotexmem.2011.04.003
  37. Vieira, C.S.. "Discussion of ‘Liquefaction resistance of sand reinforced with geosynthetics’". Geosynthetics International 16 3 (2009): https://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/doi/pdf/10.1680/gein.2009.16.3.235.
    Open access • Published • 10.1680/gein.2009.16.3.235
  38. Vieira, C. S.. "Discussion of ‘Seismic stability of reinforced-soil wall by pseudo-dynamic method’". Geosynthetics International 13 6 (2006): 277-277. https://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/doi/pdf/10.1680/gein.2006.13.6.277.
    Open access • Published
  39. Martins, F.F.; Martins, J.B.; Vieira, Castorina S.; Valente, B.D.S. "Probability of slope failure. Application to slopes of granite residual soil". Geotecnia (in Portuguese) 95 (2002): 49-56.
    Published
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Vieira, Castorina Fernanda da Silva. "Geosynthetic reinforced soil retaining walls and slopes. Seismic behaviour and design methodologies (in portuguese)". PhD, Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10216/11615.
  2. Vieira, Castorina Fernanda da Silva. "Design of flexible retaining walls according to Eurocode 7 (in portuguese)". Master, Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/10216/10991.

Other

Other output
  1. Editorial. 2022. Vieira, CS; Bo, MW; Arulrajah, A.
    10.1680/jenge.2022.9.6.329
Activities

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2002 - Current International Geosynthetics Society
1995 - Current International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering - ISSMGE
1995 - Current Ordem dos Engenheiros/Portuguese Engineers Order Membro Efetivo
1995 - Current Sociedade Portuguesa de Geotecnia/Portuguese Geotechnical Society

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2020/01 - Current Sustainability MDPI
2019/01 - Current Frontiers in Built Environment - Sustainable Design and Construction Frontiers
2018/07 - Current Advances in Civil Engineering (1687-8094) Hindawi Limited
2015/10 - Current Environmental Geotechnics ICE Publishing