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Rúben Silva holds a Master in Civil Engineering (2010) from University of Aveiro and a PhD in Civil Engineering (2022) from the University of Porto. He is member of the Portuguese Association of Engineers (OE). He is currently a postdoctoral researcher at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP), and a Member of the Institute of R&D in Structures and Construction (CONSTRUCT). His main research interests are related to artificial intelligence, damage identification, railway bridges, masonry structures, structural testing and experimentation, structural health monitoring, model updating and validation. Rúben Silva was researcher in 4 R&D projects funded by FCT and EU programs in the field of railway infrastructures. Author of more than 35 scientific publications, including 11 international journal papers, 21 articles in international and national conferences, 3 international book chapters; and regular reviewer of 3 indexed journals.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Ruben Silva

Citation names

  • Silva, Ruben

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
8612-CD4E-449A
ORCID iD
0000-0002-5809-7971
Scopus Author Id
56939768800

Email addresses

  • rubenfsilva@fe.up.pt (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Civil Engineering

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
French Elementary (A2) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Elementary (A2)
Education
Degree Classification
2022/11/01 - 2023/06/01
Ongoing
 Big Data and Decision Making (Pós-Graduação)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
2016 - 2022/10/18
Concluded
 Engenharia Civil (Doutoramento)
Major in Estruturas
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
"Advanced non-linear numerical simulation tools for in-service and retrofitting assessment of stone masonry railway arch bridges - Experimental calibration and validation" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2008 - 2010
Concluded
 Engenharia Civil (Mestrado)
Major in Estruturas
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
 15
2005 - 2008
Concluded
 Ciências da Engenharia Civil (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
 15
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022 - Current Postdoc (Research) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2021 - 2022 Researcher (Research) Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
2014 - 2016 Researcher (Research) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2011 - 2013 Researcher (Research) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2010 - 2011 Research Trainee (Research) Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2016 - 2020 PhD Grant holder Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2022/03/05 - 2023/06/30 WAY4SAFERAIL - WAYside monitoring system FOR SAFE RAIL transportation
NORTE-01-0247-FEDER-069595
Researcher
European Regional Development Fund

Agência Nacional de Inovação SA
2022 - 2022 Bilateral Cooperation R&D project FCT-NAWA
2021.09571.CBM
Research Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2014 - 2016 STONARCRAIL - Experimental and Numerical Characterization of Structural Behaviour of Stone Masonry Arch Bridges under the Railway Traffic Loading - Application to Existing Portuguese Bridges
PTDC/ECM-EST_1691/2012
Research Fellow
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2011 - 2013 SMARTRACK - SysteM dynamics Assessment of Railway TRACKs: a vehicle-infrastructure integrated approach
PTDC/EME-PME/101419/2008
Research Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2023/07/26 - Current PRODUCING RAILWAY ROLLING STOCK IN PORTUGAL
PRR - C645644454-00000065
Post-doc
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
Outputs

Publications

Conference paper
  1. Silva R., Guedes A., Ribeiro D., Vale C., Meixedo A., Mosleh A., Montenegro P.. "Early detection of unbalanced freight traffic loads based on wayside monitoring systems and artificial intelligence". Paper presented in EURODYN 2023 - XII International Conference on Structural Dynamics, Delft, 2023.
    Accepted
  2. Guedes A., Silva R., Ribeiro D., Montenegro P., Mosleh A., Meixedo A., Vale C.. "Detection of wheel polygonization in railway vehicle’s based on dynamic responses of the track induced by the vehicle". Paper presented in XII International Conference on Structural Dynamics, EURODYN 2023, Delft, 2023.
  3. Ribeiro, D.; Silva, R.; Guedes, A.; Vale, C.; Mosleh, A.; Montenegro, P. A.; Meixedo, A.. "Clustering-based classification of unbalanced freight traffic loads based on wayside monitoring". Paper presented in CORE 2023 - Conference on Railway Excellence, Melbourne, 2023.
  4. Silva, Ruben; Arêde, António. "Nonlinear Analysis of a Multispan Stone Masonry Bridge Under Railway Traffic Loading". Paper presented in 9th International Conference on Arch Bridges - Arch 19, Porto, 2019.
    10.1007/978-3-030-29227-0_8
  5. Silva, Ruben; Arêde, António. "Dynamic and Quasi-static Load Tests in a Railway Stone Multispan Masonry Arch Bridge". Paper presented in 9th International Conference on Arch Bridges - Arch 19, 2019.
    10.1007/978-3-030-29227-0_55
  6. Silva, Ruben; Paupério, Esmeralda; Arêde, António. "Survey Methodologies and Intervention in Stone Masonry Arch Bridges: The Case Study of Esmoriz Bridge". Paper presented in 9th International Conference on Arch Bridges - Arch 19, Porto, 2019.
    10.1007/978-3-030-29227-0_100
  7. Silva, Ruben; Arêde, António. "Structural analysis of a stone arch bridge under incremental railway static loading". Paper presented in IABSE Symposium, Guimaraes 2019: Towards a Resilient Built Environment Risk and Asset Management, Guimarães, 2019.
  8. Silva, Ruben; Arêde, António. "Experimental and numerical approaches for calibration of the material parameters used in models of stone masonry railway bridges". Paper presented in The Fourth International Conference on Railway Technology - Railways 2018, Sitges, 2018.
  9. Silva, Ruben; Arêde, António. "Numerical assessment of the load-carrying capacity of a masonry bridge". Paper presented in MAINTENANCE, SAFETY, RISK, MANAGEMENT AND LIFE-CYCLE PERFORMANCE OF BRIDGES (IABMAS 2018), Melbourne, 2018.
  10. Costa, C.; Arêde, A.; Silva, R.. "Seismic analysis of a stone masonry arch railway bridge". 2018.
  11. Silva, Ruben; Arêde, António. "Inspection Methodologies, Damage Typification and Interventions in Stone Masonry Bridges". Paper presented in 3rd International Conference on Protection of Historical Constructions - Prohitec 17, Lisboa, 2017.
  12. Silva, Ruben. "Nonlinear Analysis of a Multispan Stone Masonry Bridge Under Railway Traffic Loading". Paper presented in 8th International Conference on Arch Bridges (ARCH 2016), Wroclaw, 2016.
    10.1007/978-3-030-29227-0_8
  13. Arêde, A.; Costa, C.; Topa Gomes, A.; Menezes, J.; Silva, R.; Gonçalves, R.; Morais, M.. "Experimental assessment of the components and materials of stone arch railway bridges". 2016.
  14. Silva, Ruben. "Ground vibration induced by railway traffic in areas with corrugated rail". Paper presented in 12th International Conference and Exhibion, London Rail Conference, Londres, 2013.
  15. Varandas, J.N.; Silva, R.; Silva, M.A.G.; Lopes, N.; Hölscher, P.. "The Impact of Rail Corrugation on the Degradation of Ballast". Paper presented in First International Conference on Railway Technology, Railways 2012, Las Palmas, 2012.
    10.4203/ccp.98.42
Journal article
  1. António Guedes; Ruben Silva; Diogo Ribeiro; Cecília Vale; Araliya Mosleh; Pedro Aires Montenegro; Andreia Meixedo. "Detection of Wheel Polygonization Based on Wayside Monitoring and Artificial Intelligence". Sensors (2023): https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/23/4/2188.
    10.3390/s23042188
  2. R. Silva; A. Guedes; D. Ribeiro; C. Vale; A. Meixedo; A. Mosleh; P. Montenegro. "Early Identification of Unbalanced Freight Traffic Loads Based on Wayside Monitoring and Artificial Intelligence". Sensors (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/s23031544.
    10.3390/s23031544
  3. R. Silva; D. Ribeiro; C. Costa; A. Arêde; R. Calçada. "Experimental validation of a non-linear train-track-bridge dynamic model of a stone arch railway bridge under freight traffic". International Journal of Rail Transportation (2022): https://doi.org/10.1080/23248378.2022.2133783.
    10.1080/23248378.2022.2133783
  4. Rúben Silva; Cristina Costa; António Arêde; Diogo Ribeiro. "Numerical simulations of experimental material testing in stone masonry arch railway bridges". Structure and Infrastructure Engineering (2022): https://doi.org/10.1080/15732479.2022.2119585.
    10.1080/15732479.2022.2119585
  5. Ribeiro, D.; Bragança, C.; Costa, C.; Jorge, P.; Silva, R.; Arêde, A.; Calçada, R.. "Calibration of the numerical model of a freight railway vehicle based on experimental modal parameters". Structures 38 (2022): 108-122. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85124092026&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.istruc.2022.01.085
  6. Silva, R.; Costa, C.; Arêde, A.. "Numerical methodologies for the analysis of stone arch bridges with damage under railway loading". Structures 39 (2022): 573-592. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85127070167&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.istruc.2022.03.063
  7. Silva, R.; Ribeiro, D.; Bragança, C.; Costa, C.; Arêde, A.; Calçada, R.. "Model updating of a freight wagon based on dynamic tests under different loading scenarios". Applied Sciences (Switzerland) 11 22 (2021): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85119277985&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3390/app112210691
  8. Arêde, António; Costa, Cristina; Gomes, António Topa; Menezes, José Eduardo; Silva, Rúben; Morais, Maria; Gonçalves, Rui. "Experimental characterization of the mechanical behaviour of components and materials of stone masonry railway bridges". Construction and Building Materials 153 (2017): 663-681. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2017.07.069.
    Published • 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2017.07.069
  9. Mesquita, Esequiel; Arêde, António; Silva, Ruben; Rocha, Patrício; Gomes, Ana; Pinto, Nuno; Antunes, Paulo; Varum, Humberto. "Structural health monitoring of the retrofitting process, characterization and reliability analysis of a masonry heritage construction". Journal of Civil Structural Health Monitoring 7 3 (2017): 405-428. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13349-017-0232-9.
    10.1007/s13349-017-0232-9
  10. Costa, C.; Ribeiro, D.; Jorge, P.; Silva, R.; Arêde, A.; Calçada, R.. "Calibration of the numerical model of a stone masonry railway bridge based on experimentally identified modal parameters". Engineering Structures 123 (2016): 354-371. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2016.05.044.
    10.1016/j.engstruct.2016.05.044
  11. Costa, Cristina; Ribeiro, Diogo; Jorge, Pedro; Silva, Rúben; Calçada, Rui; Arêde, António. "Calibration of the Numerical Model of a Short-span Masonry Railway Bridge Based on Experimental Modal Parameters". Procedia Engineering 114 (2015): 846-853. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2015.08.038.
    10.1016/j.proeng.2015.08.038
Activities

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2023/02 - 2023/07 Deteção e identificação de multi-damage em veículos ferroviários baseada na resposta dinâmica veículo-via
Supervisor
 Engenharia Civil (Master)
Instituto Politécnico do Porto Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Portugal
2023/02 - 2023/06 Deteção de defeitos múltiplos em rodados de comboios a partir de metodologia de inteligência artificial
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Civil (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2018/02 - 2018/07 Modelação numérica da ponte ferroviária em alvenaria de pedra sobre o rio Leça
Co-supervisor
 Civil Engineering (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2019/10/02 - 2019/10/04 9th International Conference on Arch Bridges (ARCH 2019) (2019/10/02 - 2019/10/04)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Ad Hoc journal article review

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2023 - 2023 Journal of Applied Geophysics Elsevier
2023 - 2023 Structures Elsevier
2023 - 2023 Engineering Failure Analysis Elsevier

Consulting

Activity description Institution / Organization
2016 - 2022 Regular collaboration with Instituto da Construção (IC), a private, scientific and technical non-profit association, which serves as a knowledge interface between the Engineering Department at FEUP and industry Instituto da Construção, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2023/02/27 - 2023/03/01 Vehicle subsystem: Components, dynamic characteristics, typical Damages; Vehicle-track dynamic interaction: Applications Data driven damage detection in railway systems (Outros) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Instituto Politécnico do Porto, Portugal
Distinctions

Award

2013 Research award for the best paper by a University Researcher
Railway Engineering Conference, United Kingdom

Other distinction

2016 PhD grant (PD/BD/127812/2016)
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal