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Bruna Amarílis da Palma e Silva holds a MSc and a PhD in Civil Engineering (Construction) from Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), University of Lisbon, Portugal. She is a researcher at CERIS research unit, IST, since 2012, where she works in the areas of Sustainable Construction Materials and Conservation and Restoration of Built Heritage. She defended her PhD thesis in 2021, which focused on the study of lime mortars modified with admixtures for restoration works. She won an award for best PhD thesis in the areas of Rehabilitation and Heritage. Since completing her PhD, Bruna has worked as a postdoctoral contracted researcher in project RInoPolyCrete (Recycled Inorganic Polymer Concrete: Towards a cement-free and completely recycled concrete) and in project GreenMAP (Green multi-action products for the sustainable conservation of historic porous building stones). She was a team member of 2 other projects. She mentored several MSc and PhD students and supervised 3 MSc theses. Prior to her PhD, she was a research fellow in 4 projects, 2 of which in collaboration with a world-renowned cultural heritage management entity (Parques de Sintra, Monte da Lua, S.A.), for whom she also carried out consultancy work. She lectured Structure and Behaviour of Materials in a technical master course for civil engineers at IST, and received an honour diploma in Valorpneu Innovation Award. Apart from this, she was guest editor of the Special Issue "Lime-based materials for historic buildings" of Buildings journal, editor of the CERIS newsletter and member of the organizing committee of 3 international conferences and 1 seminar. She also regularly acts as referee of scientific publications. To date, Bruna has published 15 papers in international peer-reviewed journals and 22 papers in conference proceedings. At national and international scientific meetings, she presented 14 oral communications. Her publications have an h-index of 11 and 585 citations according to Scopus (727 citations according to Google Scholar). In her professional activities, she interacted with 20 collaborators in the co-authorship of scientific publications. In her curriculum, the most frequent terms in the context of scientific and technological outputs are: Lime; Mortar; Restoration; Admixtures; Carbonation; Recycling; Sustainability; Durability: Cement; Concrete; Stone.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Bruna Amarílis da Palma e Silva

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
9E17-8D4D-C58F

Email addresses

  • bruna.silva@tecnico.ulisboa.pt (Professional)
  • brunamarilisilva@gmail.com (Personal)

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Civil Engineering - Construction Engineering
  • Engineering and Technology - Civil Engineering - Construction Engineering
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021/08 - 2023/07 Contracted Researcher (Research) Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Engenharia Civil para a Sustentabilidade, Portugal
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2012/01 - 2021/07 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Engenharia Civil para a Sustentabilidade, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2023/06/01 - 2023/12/31 WATERCRETE - Performance of concrete produced with recycled water from wastewater treatment plants
AE2023
Team member
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Engenharia Civil para a Sustentabilidade, Portugal
 Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Engenharia Civil para a Sustentabilidade
Concluded
2021/10/01 - 2023/12/31 EXPL/ECI-EGC/0288/2021 - Carbon capture: Performance enhancing CO2-based curing for fully recycled alkali activated concrete (ECO2Alkrete)
EXPL/ECI-EGC/0288/2021
Team member
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Engenharia Civil para a Sustentabilidade, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2022/07/01 - 2023/07/01 PDTC/ECI-EGC/2519/2020 - Green multi-action products for the sustainable conservation of historic porous building stones (GreenMAP)
PDTC/ECI-EGC/2519/2020
Post-doc
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Química Estrutural, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Engenharia Civil para a Sustentabilidade, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2021/08 - 2022/06 PTDC/ECI-CON/29196/2017 - Recycled Inorganic Polymer Concrete: Towards a cement-free and fully recycled concrete (RInoPolyCrete)
PTDC/ECI-CON/29196/2017
Post-doc
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Engenharia Civil para a Sustentabilidade, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2014/05/01 - 2015/08/31 PTDC/ECM/117774/2010 - Recycling & Seismic Protection: Sustainable High Performance CFST Columns for Seismic Areas
PTDC/ECM/117774/2010
Research Fellow
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Universidade do Porto, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2013/05/10 - 2013/08/09 PTDC/ECM/105075/2008 - Study of compatibility between surface hardeners and concrete slabs on the basis of concrete
PTDC/ECM/105075/2008
Research Fellow
Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Universidade de Évora, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2014/02/01 - 2014/08/31 RESQUELUZ - Restoration of the façades of the National Palace of Queluz in Sintra, Portugal
RESQUELUZ
Research Fellow
Associação para o Desenvolvimento do Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Parques de Sintra Monte da Lua SA, Portugal
Parques de Sintra Monte da Lua SA
Concluded
2012/07/01 - 2013/02/28 RESMOUROS - Restoration of the walls of the Moorish Castle in Sintra, Portugal
RESMOUROS
Research Fellow
Associação para o Desenvolvimento do Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Parques de Sintra Monte da Lua SA, Portugal
Parques de Sintra Monte da Lua SA
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Bravo, Miguel; B.A. Silva. "Reactive magnesia". In The Path to Green Concrete, edited by J. de Brito; Francisco agrela; Rui V. Silva. 2024.
    In press
  2. Silva, Rui Vasco; Brito, Jorge de; B.A. Silva; Lamaa, Ghandy; Kassim, Dany; Duarte, A. P. C.. "Alkali-activated aluminosilicate industrial wastes as alternative binders in precast paving blocks". In The Path to Green Concrete. 2024.
Conference paper
  1. B.A. Silva; Sena da Fonseca, B.; A. P. Ferreira Pinto; Piçarra, S.; MONTEMOR, M.F. "Possible strategies to improve the characteristics of porous stones". Paper presented in Global Stone Congress 2023 - The seventh Edition, Batalha, 2023.
  2. B.A. Silva; Sena da Fonseca, B.; Ana Paula Ferreira Pinto; Susana Piçarra; MONTEMOR, M.F. "Improving the sustainability of stone conservation interventions through the use of multi-action products". Paper presented in International Conference on Construction, Energy, Environment and Sustainability (CEES 2023), 2023.
    Accepted
  3. Lamaa, Ghandy; Kassim, Dany; B.A. Silva; A.P.C. Duarte; Brito, Jorge de; Rui V. Silva. "Aluminosilicate industrial wastes as precursors in the production of CO2-cured alkali-activated precast concrete". Paper presented in 6th International Conference on Wastes: Solutions, Treatments and Opportunities, Coimbra, 2023.
  4. Lamaa, Ghandy; Kassim, Dany; B.A. Silva; António Duarte; Rui V. Silva; Brito, Jorge de. "Non-structural precast alkali-activated concrete elements produced with aluminosilicate industrial wastes and cured under forced carbonation". Paper presented in Jornadas Portuguesas de Engenharia de Estruturas 2022 (JPEE2022), 2022.
  5. B.A. Silva; A.P. Ferreira Pinto; A. Gomes; A. Candeias. "Influence of the type of superplasticizer on the properties of air lime mortars". Paper presented in ENCORE2020 - 4th Meeting on the Conservation and Rehabilitation of Buildings, Lisbon, 2020.
  6. B.A. Silva; A.P. Ferreira Pinto; A. Gomes; A. Candeias. "Potential of superplaticizers in the formulation of air lime mortars". Paper presented in ENCORE2020 - 4th Meeting on the Conservation and Restoration of Buildings, Lisbon, 2020.
  7. B.A. Silva; A.P. Ferreira Pinto; A. Gomes; F. Vale. "Role of different admixtures on the properties of an aerial lime mortar". Paper presented in PROHITECH'17 - 3rd International Conference on Protection of Historical Constructions, Lisbon, 2017.
  8. B.A. Silva; A.P. Ferreira Pinto; A. Gomes; F. Vale. "Influence of water reducers on the early age properties of aerial lime mortars". Paper presented in PROHITECH'17 - 3rd International Conference on Protection of Historical Constructions, Lisbon, 2017.
    10.1109/i2mtc.2014.6860954
  9. A.P. Ferreira Pinto; D. Bernardo; A. Gomes; B.A. Silva. "Influence of different paint finishes on the water transport characteristics of rendering mortars for old masonry walls". Paper presented in 4th Historic Mortars Conference (HMC 2016), Santorini, 2016.
  10. A.P.C. Duarte; B.A. Silva; N. Silvestre; J. de Brito; E. Júlio. "Finite element modeling of short RuCFST". Paper presented in The Sixth International Conference on Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation, Cape Town, 2016.
  11. A.P. Ferreira Pinto; H. Passinhas; A. Gomes; B.A. Silva. "Suitability of different paint coatings for renders based on natural hydraulic lime". Paper presented in MSSCE 2016 - International RILEM Conference on Materials, Systems and Structures in Civil Engineering, Lyngby, 2016.
  12. B.A. Silva; A.P. Ferreira Pinto; A. Gomes. "Implications of using hydraulic lime and cement in air lime mortars". Paper presented in V FICAL Journeys - Iberian Lime Forum, Lisbon, 2016.
  13. A.P.C. Duarte; B.A. Silva; N. Silvestre; J. de Brito; E. Júlio. "Experimental characterization of the cyclic behaviour of short tubular steel-rubberized concrete composite columns (in Portuguese)". Paper presented in X Congresso de Construção Metálica e Mista, Lisboa, 2015.
  14. B.A. Silva; A.P. Ferreira Pinto; A. Gomes. "Mortars for old buildings: importance of water transport characteristics (in Portuguese)". Paper presented in CONPAT 2015 (XIII Congresso Latino-Americano de Patologia da Construção / XV Congresso de Controlo de Qualidade na Construção / Construção 2015: Congresso Luso-Africano da Construção), Lisbon, 2015.
  15. A.P.C. Duarte; B.A. Silva; N. Silvestre; J. de Brito; E. Júlio. "Short column behaviour of rubberized concrete filled steel tubes". Paper presented in ICASS 2015 - Eighth International Conference on Advances in Steel Structures, Lisbon, 2015.
  16. A.P.C. Duarte; B.A. Silva; N. Silvestre; J. de Brito; E. Júlio. "Computational modeling of the mechanical behaviour of concrete with rubber aggregates (in Portuguese)". Paper presented in Congresso de Métodos Numéricos em Engenharia, Lisboa, 2015.
  17. A.P.C. Duarte; B.A. Silva; N. Silvestre; J. de Brito; E. Júlio. "Cross sectional behaviour of rubberized concrete filled steel tubes, made from recycled tyres". Paper presented in RehabStructures 2015 - International Conference on Recent Advances in Rehabilitation and Sustainability of Structures, Azores, 2015.
  18. A.P.C. Duarte; B.A. Silva; N. Silvestre; J. de Brito; E. Júlio. "Mesoscale numerical modelling of the mechanical behaviour of concrete with rubber aggregates from recycled tyres (in Portuguese)". Paper presented in 3.º Encontro Português de Materiais e Estruturas Compósitas, Lisboa, 2014.
  19. A.P. Ferreira Pinto; B.A. Silva; V. Ferreira; D. Vaz Silva; A.R. Garcia Lamas. "Walls of the Moorish Castle (Sinta, Portugal), Methodology and criteria for conservation". Paper presented in 9th International Masonry Conference (9IMC), Guimarães, 2014.
  20. A.P. Ferreira Pinto; B.A. Silva; D. Vaz Silva; A.R. Garcia Lamas. "Characterization of historical mortars from the Moorish Castle in Sintra, Portugal". Paper presented in 9th International Masonry Conference (9IMC), Guimarães, 2014.
  21. B.A. Silva; A.P. Ferreira Pinto; A. Gomes. "Blended aerial lime-hydraulic lime mortars for the restoration of the Built Heritage (in Portuguese)". Paper presented in Congresso Construção 2012, Coimbra, 2012.
  22. B.A. Silva; A.P. Ferreira Pinto; A. Gomes. "Influence of cement content on the mechanical properties of blended lime-cement mortars for rendering old buildings (in Portuguese)". Paper presented in 4th Portuguese Conference on Mortars and ETICS (APFAC), Coimbra, 2012.
Journal article
  1. Lamaa, Ghandy; Kassim, Dany; Silva, Bruna A.; Duarte, António P. C.; Brito, Jorge de; Silva, Rui Vasco. "Utilization of Aluminosilicate Industrial Wastes as Precursors in CO2-Cured Alkali-Activated Precast Concrete Pavement Blocks". Construction Materials 4 2 (2024): 353-381. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/constrmater4020020.
    10.3390/constrmater4020020
  2. Silva, Bruna A.; Ferreira Pinto, Ana Paula; Gomes, Augusto; Candeias, António. "Influence of Water Content and Mixing Conditions on the Properties of Lime-Based Materials". Buildings 13 6 (2023): 1530.
    10.3390/buildings13061530
  3. B.A. Silva; A.P. Ferreira Pinto; A. Gomes; A. Candeias. "Short- and long-term properties of lime mortars with water-reducers and a viscosity-modifier". Journal of Building Engineering 43 (2021): 103086.
    10.1016/j.jobe.2021.103086
  4. B.A. Silva; A.P. Ferreira Pinto; A. Gomes; A. Candeias. "Effects of natural and accelerated carbonation on the properties of lime-based materials". Journal of CO2 Utilization 49 (2021): 101552.
    10.1016/j.jcou.2021.101552
  5. B.A. Silva; A.P. Ferreira Pinto; A. Gomes; A. Candeias. "Admixtures potential role on the improvement of the freeze-thaw resistance of lime mortars". Journal of Building Engineering 35 (2021): 101977.
    10.1016/j.jobe.2020.101977
  6. B.A. Silva; A.P. Ferreira Pinto; A. Gomes; A. Candeias. "Effect of Air-entraining and Water-repellent Admixtures and of Their Dosage on the Performance of Lime Mortars". International Journal of Architectural Heritage (2020):
    10.1080/15583058.2020.1833106
  7. B.A. Silva; A.P. Ferreira Pinto; A. Gomes; A. Candeias. "Comparative analysis of the behaviour of integral water-repellents on lime mortars". Construction and Building Materials 261 (2020): 120344.
    10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.120344
  8. B.A. Silva; A.P. Ferreira Pinto; A. Gomes; A. Candeias. "Impact of a viscosity-modifying admixture on the properties of lime mortars". Journal of Building Engineering 31 (2020): 101132.
    10.1016/j.jobe.2019.101132
  9. B.A. Silva; A.P. Ferreira Pinto; A. Gomes; A. Candeias. "Suitability of different surfactants as air-entraining admixtures for lime mortars". Construction and Building Materials 256 (2020): 118986.
    10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.118986
  10. B.A. Silva; A.P. Ferreira Pinto; A. Gomes; A. Candeias. "Fresh and hardened state behaviour of aerial lime mortars with superplasticizer". Construction and Building Materials 225 (2019): 1127-1139.
    10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2019.07.275
  11. A.P.C. Duarte; B.A. Silva; N. Silvestre; J. de Brito; E. Júlio; J.M. Castro. "Tests and design of short steel tubes filled with rubberised concrete". Engineering Structures 112 (2016): 274-286.
    10.1016/j.engstruct.2016.01.018
  12. A.P.C. Duarte; B.A. Silva; N. Silvestre; J. de Brito; E. Júlio; J.M. Castro. "Experimental study on short rubberized concrete-filled steel tubes under cyclic loading". Composite Structures 136 (2016): 394-404.
    10.1016/j.compstruct.2015.10.015
  13. A.P.C. Duarte; B.A. Silva; N. Silvestre; J. de Brito; E. Júlio; J.M. Castro. "Finite element modelling of short steel tubes filled with rubberized concrete". Composite Structures 150 (2016): 28-40.
    10.1016/j.compstruct.2016.04.048
  14. A.P.C. Duarte; B.A. Silva; N. Silvestre; J. de Brito; E. Júlio. "Mechanical characterization of rubberized concrete using an image-processing/XFEM coupled procedure". Composites Part B: Engineering 78 (2015): 214-226.
    10.1016/j.compositesb.2015.03.082
  15. B.A. Silva; A.P. Ferreira Pinto; A. Gomes. "Natural hydraulic lime versus cement for blended lime mortars for restoration works". Construction and Building Materials 94 (2015): 346-360.
    10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2015.06.058
  16. B.A. Silva; A.P. Ferreira Pinto; A. Gomes. "Influence of natural hydraulic lime content on the properties of aerial lime-based mortars". Construction and Building Materials 72 (2014): 208-218.
    10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2014.09.010
Magazine article
  1. B.A. Silva; A.P. Ferreira Pinto; A. Gomes. "Blended lime-cement mortars for the restoration of the Built Heritage (in Portuguese)", TechITT, 2013
Manual
  1. B.A. Silva; Gomes, Augusto. Guide for the Application of Surface Hardeners in Concrete Floors (in Portuguese - Guia para a Aplicação de Endurecedores de Superfície em Pavimentos de Betão). Portugal: LNEC. 2013.
Report
  1. Y. Avila; B.A. Silva; R.V. Silva; J. de Brito. 2022. Results and discussion: Binary mixes with MIBA and FA.
  2. B.A. Silva; R.V. Silva; J. de Brito. 2021. Production and test methods of paving blocks for the first stage of Task 5 of project RInoPolyCrete.
  3. B.A. Silva; A.P. Ferreira Pinto. 2017. Relatório final de colaboração e assessoria do IST na avaliação das anomalias presentes nos rebocos e cantarias para o projecto de Conservação das Fachadas do Palácio de Queluz.
  4. A.P.C. Duarte; B.A. Silva; N. Silvestre; J. de Brito; E. Júlio. 2015. Caracterização experimental do comportamento de colunas CFST e RuCFST. Resultados dos ensaios cíclicos.
  5. A.P.C. Duarte; B.A. Silva; N. Silvestre; J. de Brito; E. Júlio. 2015. Caracterização experimental do comportamento dos materiais. Resultados dos ensaios aos agregados e ao betão com agregados de borracha (rubberized concrete – RuC).
  6. A.P.C. Duarte; B.A. Silva; N. Silvestre; J. de Brito; E. Júlio. 2015. Caracterização experimental do comportamento dos materiais. Resultados dos ensaios de caracterização das propriedades dos aços.
  7. A.P.C. Duarte; B.A. Silva; N. Silvestre; J. de Brito; E. Júlio. 2015. Caracterização experimental do comportamento de colunas CFST e RuCFST. Resultados dos ensaios de compressão monotónicos e concêntricos.
  8. A.P.C. Duarte; B.A. Silva; N. Silvestre; J. de Brito; E. Júlio. 2015. Caracterização experimental do comportamento de colunas CFST e RuCFST. Planeamento dos ensaios cíclicos.
  9. A.P.C. Duarte; B.A. Silva; N. Silvestre; J. de Brito; E. Júlio. 2014. Caracterização experimental do comportamento de colunas CFST e RuCFST. Planeamento dos ensaios de compressão monotónicos e concêntricos.
  10. B.A. Silva; A.P. Ferreira Pinto. 2014. Relatório final de colaboração e assessoria do IST no estudo de argamassas para o projecto de restauro do Castelo dos Mouros.
  11. A.P.C. Duarte; B.A. Silva; N. Silvestre; J. de Brito; E. Júlio. 2014. Caracterização experimental do comportamento de colunas CFST e RuCFST. Planeamento dos ensaios de compressão monotónicos e concêntricos.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "Modified lime mortars for restoration works". PhD, Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, 2021.
  2. "Influence of the binder mixture on the performance of blended lime mortars for rendering old buildings (in Portuguese - Influência da mistura ligante no desempenho de argamassas bastardas para rebocos de edifícios antigos)". Master, Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, 2010.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/07/27 Improving the sustainability of stone conservation interventions through the use of multi-action products International Conference on Construction, Energy, Environment and Sustainability (CEES 2023)
(Funchal, Portugal)
2023/07/19 Possible strategies to improve the characteristics of porous stones Global Stone Congress 2023 - The seventh Edition
(Batalha, Portugal)
2020/11/03 Influence of the type of superplasticizer in the properties of air lime mortars (in Portuguese) ENCORE2020 - 4th Meeting on the Conservation and Rehabilitation of Buildings
National Laboratory for Civil Engineering (Lisbon, Portugal)
2020/11/03 Potential of the use of superplasticizers in the formulation of air lime mortars (in Portuguese) ENCORE2020 - 4th Meeting on the Conservation and Rehabilitation of Buildings
National Laboratory for Civil Engineering (Lisbon, Portugal)
2017/07/15 Infuence of water reducers on the early age properties of aerial lime mortars PROHITECH'17 - 3rd International Conference on Protection of Historical Constructions
Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon (Lisbon, Portugal)
2017/07/15 Role of different admixtures on the properties of an aerial lime mortar PROHITECH'17 - 3rd International Conference on Protection of Historical Constructions
Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon (Lisbon, Portugal)
2016/10/11 Influence of different paint finishes on the water transport characteristics of rendering mortars for old masonry walls HMC2016 - 4th Historic Mortars Conference
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Santorini, Greece)
2016/08/24 Influence of different paint finishes on the water transport characteristics of rendering mortars for old masonry walls MSSCE 2016 - International RILEM Conference on Materials, Systems and Structures in Civil Engineering
Technical University of Denmark (Lyngby, Denmark)
2016/05/25 Implications of using hydraulic lime and cement in air lime mortars (in Portuguese) V FICAL Journeys - Iberian Lime Forum
National Laboratory for Civil Engineering (Lisbon, Portugal)
2015/09/09 Mortars for old buildings: importance of water transport characteristics (in Portuguese) CONPAT 2015 (XIII Latin American Congress on Construction Pathology / XV Congress on Quality Control in Construction / Construction 2015: Luso-African Construction Congress)
Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon (Lisbon, Portugal)
2014/07/08 Characterization of historical mortars from the Moorish Castle in Sintra, Portugal 9IMC - 9th International Masonry Conference
Institute for Sustainability and Innovation in Structural Engineering, Universidade do Minho (Guimarães, Portugal)
2014/07/08 Walls of the Moorish Castle (Sinta, Portugal) – Methodology and criteria for conservation 9IMC - 9th International Masonry Conference
Institute for Sustainability and Innovation in Structural Engineering, Universidade do Minho (Guimarães, Portugal)
2012/12/20 Blended aerial lime-hydraulic lime mortars for the restoration of the Built Heritage (in Portuguese) Congresso Construção 2012
Universidade de Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2012/03/29 Influence of cement dosage on the mechanical characteristics of rendering mortars for old buildings (in Portuguese) 4th Portuguese Congress on Mortars and ETICS
Portuguese Association of Construction Mortar Manufacturers (Coimbra, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2022/10 - Current Comparative analysis of rendering mortars for application in old buildings (in Portuguese - Análise comparativa de argamassas de reboco para aplicação em edifícios antigos)
Co-supervisor
 Conservação e Reabilitação do Edificado (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Setúbal, Portugal
2021/12/01 - 2022/12/19 Characterization and contribution to the conservation of military rammed earth fortifications in Alentejo (in Portuguese - Caracterização e contributo para a conservação da taipa militar no Alentejo)
Co-supervisor
 Conservação e Reabilitação do Edificado (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia do Barreiro, Portugal
2021/12/01 - 2022/12/19 Characterization and development of rendering mortars for military rammed earth fortifications in Alentejo (in Portuguese - Caracterização e desenvolvimento de argamassas de revestimento para fortalezas em taipa militar no Alentejo)
Co-supervisor
 Conservação e Reabilitação do Edificado (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia do Barreiro, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2015/07/01 - 2015/09/10 CONPAT 2015 (XIII Latin American Congress on Construction Pathology / XV Congress on Quality Control in Construction / Construction 2015: Luso-African Construction Congress) (2015/09/08 - 2015/09/10)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2015/07/01 - 2015/07/24 ICASS2015 - The Eighth International Conference on Advances in Steel Structures (2015/07/21 - 2015/07/24)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2015/06/29 - 2015/07/02 CMN2015 - Congress of Numerical Methods in Engineering (2015/06/29 - 2015/07/02)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2021/12/06 Study of the mortars of the Convent of the Capuchos (in Portuguese - Estudo de argamassas do Convento dos Capuchos)
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Bernardo Rodrigues Mendonça Aguiar de Matos (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2017/01 - Current International Union of Laboratories and Experts in Construction Materials, Systems and Structures (RILEM) Member
2016/11/17 - Current International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction (CIB) CIB Student Chapter member

Consulting

Activity description Institution / Organization
2011/10/01 - 2016/09/30 Study of pre-existent materials, definition of mortar and micro-concrete formulations and supervision of restoration works of the walls of the Moorish Castle and of the Church of Sao Pedro de Canaferrim, Sintra, Portugal (UNESCO World Heritage site). Parques de Sintra Monte da Lua SA, Portugal
2014/09/01 - 2016/08/31 Survey of anomalies and pre-existent materials and study of restoration mortars and paint coatings for the façades of the National Palace of Queluz in Sintra, Portugal (UNESCO World Heritage Site). Parques de Sintra Monte da Lua SA, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2014/03/01 - 2014/07/30 Structure and behaviour of materials (Curso de Especialização Tecnológica) Associação para a Formação e o Desenvolvimento em Engenharia Civil e Arquitetura , Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2024 - Current Reviewer of Journal of Cultural Heritage (1778-3674) Elsevier
2022/12 - Current Guest Editor of Buildings - Special Issue "Lime-based materials for historic buildings" (2075-5309) MDPI
2021/10 - Current Reviewer of Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering (1943-5533) ASCE
2021/05 - Current Reviewer of Journal of Building Engineering (2352-7102) Elsevier
2020/01/01 - Current Reviewer of Construction and Building Materials (0950-0618) Elsevier
2018/09/11 - Current Reviewer of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Structures and Buildings (1751-7702) Thomas Telford Ltd.

Scientific expedition

Activity description Institution / Organization
2017 - 2017 Study and research stay at the Technical University of Denmark and at Lund University (Sweden) within the activities of the doctoral course "Moisture in Materials and Structures". Danmarks Tekniske Universitet, Denmark

Lunds Universitet, Sweden

Réunion Internationale des Laboratoires et Experts des Matériaux Systèmes de Construction et Ouvrages, France
2015 - 2015 Research stay at University of Porto, Faculty of Engineering, to help produce and characterize concrete within project "PTDC/ECM/117774/2010 - Recycling & Seismic Protection: Sustainable High Performance CFST Columns for Seismic Areas". Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
Distinctions

Award

2023 APRUPP Award 2022 - Best Doctoral Thesis in the area of Urban Rehabilitation and Protection of Built Heritage
Associação Portuguesa para a Reabilitação Urbana e Proteção do Património, Portugal
2014 Honour Diploma - Valorpneu Innovation Award
Valorpneu – Sociedade de Gestão de Pneus, Lda, Portugal

Other distinction

2015 Individual PhD Studentship (SFRH/BD/107879/2015)
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal