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Vera Cordeiro Pires de Almeida Ribeiro. Completed PhD material Engineering on 2013/04/08 by Universidade de Lisboa, Instituto Superior Técnico. She holds a Master's Degree in Science and Materials Engineering (2007/07/19) from Universidade de Lisboa - Instituto Superior Técnico and a Degree in Material Engineering pre- Bologna (2006/07) from Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico. She is an Assistant Researcher (career) at Universidade de Évora, Technical Expert from the pool of the Portuguese Institute of Accreditation (IPAC) at Portuguese Institute of Accreditation (IPAC) and Expert at Executive Agency for Small and Medium Enterprises - European Commission (EASME). Published 5 articles in specialized magazines. It has 1 chapter (s) of books. Participates and / or participated as Technical Development in 1 project (s), Researcher in 2 project (s) and Responsible Researcher in 2 project (s). Works in the area (s) of Engineering Sciences and Technologies with an emphasis on Civil and Construction Engineering. In its Ciência Vitae curriculum, the most frequent terms in the context of scientific, technological and artistic-cultural production are: Natural stone; Ornamental rocks; Limestones; Alteration of rocks; Portugal; Facades; Natural stone; Mechanical Characterization; Ornamental Stones; Product suitability; Cladding; natural stone; Facade; Decay; Salt-Fog; Limestone; Granite; Temperature; Dimensioning; Frost; Building; Dowel; Rupture; Anchorage; degradation; Mechanical strength; Flexural test; Caldding; Pre-effort; Construction and Sustainable Rehabilitation; Eco-efficient; Functionality; Advanced characterization; Ornamental Rock; Project; design; Inspection; .
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Vera Cordeiro Pires de Almeida Ribeiro

Citation names

  • Pires, Vera

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
FB15-B1D0-606A
ORCID iD
0000-0002-1457-1627
Scopus Author Id
35183944500

Email addresses

  • vlcp@uevora.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Telephone
  • 266745376 (Professional)

Addresses

  • Escola de Ciências e Tecnologia |Laboratório de Ensaios Mecânicos (LEM) | Rua Romão Ramalho, 59 | 7000-671 Évora, PORTUGAL, 7000-671, Évora, Évora, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Materials Engineering - Materials Engineering
  • Engineering and Technology - Civil Engineering - Construction Engineering

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2017/01 - 2018/07
Concluded
 Pos Graduation - Facade Engineering (Pós-Graduação)
Major in Civil Engineering
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
 18
2013/04/08
Concluded
 PhD, Materials Engineering (Doutoramento)
Major in "Stone Materials and Cladding Fixing Systems | A Physical-Mechanical Behaviour Study" (Thesis)
Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
""Stone Materials and Cladding Fixing Systems | A Physical-Mechanical Behaviour Study" (Thesis)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Approved with praise and distinction by unanimity
2006/09/01 - 2007/07/19
Concluded
 Science and Materials Engineering MSc (Mestrado)
Major in Mechanical design and structural materials advanced characterization
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
"Natural Stone Products for Construction - Physical - Mechanical Characterization" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 15
2000/09 - 2006/07
Concluded
 Material Engineering pre-Bolonha B.Sc. (Licenciatura)
Major in nao aplicável
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
"CE marking on natural stone construction products - Charactization and Implementation" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 15
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2020/01/02 - Current Auxiliary Researcher (Research) Laboratório Hercules Herança Cultural Estudos e Salvaguarda, Portugal
Universidade de Évora Instituto de Investigação e Formação Avançada, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2018/01/01 - Current External Expert Executive Agency for Small and Medium Enterprises - European Commission ( EASME), Belgium
Executive Agency for Small and Medium Enterprises - European Commission ( EASME), Belgium
2013/09/01 - Current Technical Expert from the pool of Instituto Português de Acreditação (IPAC) Instituto Português de Acreditação (IPAC), Portugal
2018/03/01 - 2019/12/31 Project manager / Consultant Motivo Lateral Lda., Portugal
Motivo Lateral Lda., Portugal
2006/07/01 - 2018/03/01 Chief Technical Officer / Project Manager FrontWave, Egenharia e Consultadoria SA, Portugal
FrontWave, Egenharia e Consultadoria SA, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2021/01/01 - Current LITHOS
ALT2059 -2019-24
Researcher
Laboratório Hercules Herança Cultural Estudos e Salvaguarda, Portugal
 Agência Nacional de Inovação SA
Ongoing
2021/01/01 - Current E-RIHS InPlaSinS
ALT20-03-0145-FEDER-022115
Researcher
European Commission Third Framework Programme
Ongoing
2022/07/20 - 2025/05/31 Agenda Mobilizadora – Sustainable Stone by Portugal
C644943391-00000051
Researcher
Laboratório Hercules Herança Cultural Estudos e Salvaguarda, Portugal
Ongoing
2020/12 - 2023/06 I4Stone | Desenvolvimento de sistemas digitais de registo 4D e previsibilidade dos recursos geológicos
ALT20-03-0247-FEDER-072231
ALT20-03-0247-FEDER-072231
Researcher
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
 Agência para a Competitividade e Inovação IP
Ongoing
2021/09/09 - 2023/03/01 Eco-STONEPROTEC | Revestimentos superhidrofóbicos híbridos e amigos do ambiente para proteção de Pedra
EXPL/CTA-GEO/0609/2021
Researcher
Laboratório Hercules Herança Cultural Estudos e Salvaguarda, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing

Contract

Designation Funders
2020/12/17 - Current CALCINATA | Produção de argamassa à base de cal a partir da calcinação de lamas carbonatadas provenientes da indústria das rochas ornamentais (mármores e calcários sedimentares
ALT20-03-0247-FEDER-072239
Researcher
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
 Agência Nacional de Inovação SA
Ongoing
2023/03/12 - 2024/09/11 MA_4CLAD | Marble warping: Multi-analytical comparative study with a view to anticipating and predicting structural degradation in marble facades / Empeno em mármore: Estudo comparativo multi -analítico com vista à antecipação e previsão da degradação estrutural em fachadas de mármore
2022.01297.PTDC
10.54499/2022.01297.PTDC
Universidade de Évora, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2017/01/01 - 2020/06/01 INOVSTONE 4.0 - ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES AND SOFTWARE FOR NATURAL STONE
123
Researcher
Universidade de Évora, Portugal

Universidade de Évora Instituto de Investigação e Formação Avançada, Portugal
Ongoing
2016/07 - 2018/10 INOVWALL | Development of a New Production Technology for Multifunctional Modular Stone Wall System used in Sustainable and Eco-efficient Construction and Retrofitting
POCI-01-0247-FEDER-017889
POCI-01-0247-FEDER-017889
Principal investigator
FrontWave, Egenharia e Consultadoria SA, Portugal
 Agência Nacional de Inovação SA
Concluded
2016 - 2018 Stork - New low-weight laminated composite material integrating stone and cork for use in Sustainable and Eco-efficient Construction and Rehabilitation
ALT20-03-0247-FEDER-010472
Researcher
FrontWave, Egenharia e Consultadoria SA, Portugal
Concluded
2012/04/04 - 2015/11/01 FUNCTIONAL STONE | DEVELOPMENT OF MULTIFUNCTIONAL COMPOSITE PANELS FOR DIRECT APPLICATION IN NATURAL STONE COATINGS
23123
Principal investigator
FrontWave, Egenharia e Consultadoria SA, Portugal
 Agência Nacional de Inovação SA
Concluded
2009/07/01 - 2012/01/30 PRESSTONE | DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW AND INNOVATIVE SYSTEM OF PRE-STRESSED NATURAL STONE PANELS
3425
Technical development
Agência Nacional de Inovação SA
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Fernandes, J.C.; Pires, V.; Amaral, P.M.; Rosa, L.G.. Analysis of strength scaling effect in Portuguese limestone: Comparison between three- and four-point bending tests. 2010.
    10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.636-637.1336
Book chapter
  1. Pires, Vera; Fabio Sitzia; Lisci, Carla; Mirao, J.. Corresponding author: Pires, Vera. "Comparative multi-analytical study to forecast marble and limestone structural degradation in building facades – A preliminary characterization". In New Challenges in Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering. Oxon, United Kingdom: CRC Press Taylo & Francis Group, 2024.
    Accepted
  2. Amaral, Pedro Miguel; Fernandes, Jorge C.; Pires, Vera; Rosa, Luis Guerra; Amaral, P.M.; Fernandes, J.C.; Pires, V.; Rosa, L.G.. "Ornamental Stones". In Materials for Construction and Civil Engineering, edited by M. Clara Gonçalves, Fernanda Margarido, 397-445. Springer International Publishing, 2015.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-319-08236-3_9
Conference paper
  1. Pires, Vera; Fabio Sitzia; Carla, Lisci; José, Mirão; Joaquim Luís Galego Lopes. Corresponding author: Pires, Vera. "Comparative multi-analytical study to forecast marble and limestone structural degradation in building facades ¿ A preliminary characterization". Paper presented in EUROCK 2024, Alicante, 2024.
    Accepted
  2. Pires, Vera; Fabio Sitzia; Lisci, Carla; José, Mirão; Joaquim Luís Galego Lopes; Luis Dias; Samuel Neves. Corresponding author: Pires, Vera. "Marble facades structural decay due to bowing – A comprehensive review". Paper presented in Global Stone Congress, Batalha, 2023.
    Accepted
  3. Pires, Vera; Lisci, Carla; Sitzia, Fabio; Tiago Alves; Paula Faria. Corresponding author: Pires, Vera. "Wet and dry conditions influence on natural stone cladding performance with dowel-pin anchor system". Paper presented in Global Stone Congress, Batalha, 2023.
    Accepted
  4. Martins, Ruben; Afonso, Paula; Faria, Paula; Lopes, Luís; Mourão, Paulo; Pires, Vera; Velez, Jorge. "Calcinata - Produção de argamassa à base de cal a partir da calcinação de lamas carbonatadas provenientes da indústria das rochas ornamentais". 2023.
  5. Pires, Vera; Fabio Sitzia; Mirao, Jose. "Advanced technologies for natural stone | inovstone 4.0 - Important results from a research project on natural stone construction materials selection and performance analysis". Paper presented in 9th Euro-American Congress Construction Pathology, Rehabilitation Technology and Heritage Management, Granda, 2022.
    Accepted
  6. Pires, Vera; Paula Alexandra Gonçalves Faria. "O sistema de gestão da qualidade em laboratório de instituição universitária - caso de estudo do laboratório de ensaios mecânicos da Universidade de Évora". Paper presented in 9º Congresso Luso-Moçambicano de Engenharia CLME2021, Maputo, 2022.
    Published
  7. Luis Dias; Pires, Vera; Sitzia, Fabio; Carla Lisci; Candeias, António; Caldeira, A Teresa; Mirao, Jose. "Evaluating the biosusceptibility of natural stone as an auxiliary tool to prevent Cultural Heritage biodeterioration". Paper presented in inArt 2022: 5th International Conference on Innovation in Art Research and Technology, 28 Jun-1 Jul 2022, Paris, France, Paris, 2022.
    Accepted
  8. Pires, Vera; Ruben Silvio Varela Martins; Joaquim Luís Galego Lopes; Paula Alexandra Gonçalves Faria; Antonio Azzalini; Mourão, Paulo Alexandre Mira . Corresponding author: Antonio Azzalini. "Produção de argamassa à base de cal a partir da calcinação de lamas carbonatadas provenientes da indústria das rochas ornamentais". Paper presented in IV Simpósio de Argamassas e Soluções Térmicas de Revestimento (10 e 11 de Março 2022)., Coimbra, 2022.
    Accepted
  9. Ribeiro, Vera; Galhano, António Carlos; Simão, J.A.R.. "Salt fog experiments on natural stone". Paper presented in International Conference on Engineering (ICEUBI2015)At: Covilhã, Portugal, 2015.
    Published
  10. Ribeiro, Vera; Dionísio, A.; Luís Manuel Guerra da Silva Rosa. "Assessment of the physical-mechanical behaviour of three Portuguese granites after exposure to 500°C and subsequent rapid cooling – Implications on stone cladding dimensioning". Paper presented in V Global Stone Congress At: Antalya, Turkey, Antalya, 2014.
    Published
  11. Pires, Vera; Simão, Joaquim; Luís Manuel Guerra da Silva Rosa; Amaral, Pedro Miguel. "Salt fog implications on stone cladding requirements: the case study of two Portuguese limestones.". Paper presented in V Global Stone Congress At: Antalya, Turkey, Antalya, 2014.
    Published
  12. Simão, Joaquim; Pires, Vera; Galhano, António Carlos; Carvalho, Cristina. "Stains in pavement applications of a portuguese limestone". 2014.
  13. Pires, Vera; Simão, J.A.R.; Borges, Maria Isabel; Carvalho, Cristina. "Influência da Resistência ao Gelo de rochas Silicatadas Portuguesas na Utilização como Elemento Construtivo Exterior". Paper presented in PATORREB 2012, Santiago de Compostela, 2012.
    Published
  14. Pires, Vera; Infante, Virginia; Luís Manuel Guerra da Silva Rosa; Pacheco, A. "Effect of Dowel Fixing Conditions on Anchorage Rupture Loads and Rupture Angles of Two Portuguese Granites". Paper presented in 13th Portuguese Conference of Fracture PCF2012, Coimbra, 2012.
    Published • 10.13140/RG.2.1.4768.7528
  15. Pires, Vera; Amaral, P.M.; Simão, J.A.R.; Galhano, António Carlos. "Azul Valverde” slabs applied on exterior cladding – Degradation and alteration study". Paper presented in Global Stone Congress - Alicante, Alicante, 2010.
    Published
  16. Pires, Vera; Camposinhos, R.S.; Simão, J.A.R.. "Patologia em Pedra Natural. Manchas em revestimento de Granito Amarelo Luzelos". Paper presented in PATORREB, 3º Encontro sobre Patologia e Reabilitação de Edifícios, Porto, 2009.
  17. Pires, Vera; Luís Manuel Guerra da Silva Rosa; Pedro Miguel Amaral; Rui Camposinhos. "Dimension stone cladding design – Dowel Anchorage Design". Paper presented in 2nd International Congress on Dimension Stones (ICDS) - Carrara ( Italy), Carrara, 2007.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Dias, Luís; Martins, Sérgio; Hashim, Hurraira ; Carrapiço, António; Fabio Sitzia; Pires, Vera; Martins, M. Rosário; Mirao, Jose; Barrulas, Pedro. Corresponding author: Dias, Luís. "Innovative solutions to improve Building Stone durability". Paper presented in 7th Global Stone Congress 2023, 2023.
Journal article
  1. Vera Pires; Fabio Sitzia; Carla Lisci; Licinio Cordeiro. "Evaluating building stones: Physical-mechanical changes from high-temperature fire and water cooling". Heliyon (2024): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e36108.
    10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e36108
  2. Hurraira Hashim; Luís Dias; Sérgio Martins; Vera Pires; Mafalda Costa; Pedro Barrulas. "Optimization of the Application of Commercial Hydrophobic Coatings for Natural Stone Protection and Preservation". Heritage (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage7070165.
    10.3390/heritage7070165
  3. Carla Lisci; Carlos Galhano; Joaquim Simão; Vera Pires; Fabio Sitzia; José Mirão. "Hydrophobic Coatings’ Efficiency and Limestones’ Resistance to Salt Crystallisation". Sustainability (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/su16020816.
    10.3390/su16020816
  4. Paula Afonso; Vera Pires; Paula Faria; Antônio Azzalini; Luis Lopes; Paulo Mourão; Ruben Martins. "A Novel Approach for the Reuse of Waste from the Extractive and Processing Industry of Natural Stone Binders: Development of Stone Composites". Sustainability (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/su16010064.
    10.3390/su16010064
  5. Fabio Sitzia; Carla Lisci; Vera Pires; Luís Dias; José Mirão; Ana Teresa Caldeira. "Predicted Dynamic of Biodeterioration in Cultural Heritage Stones Due to Climate Changes in Humid Tropical Regions—A Case Study on the Rhodotorula sp. Yeast". Heritage (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage6120406.
    10.3390/heritage6120406
  6. Armal, Forough; Dias, Luís; Mirão, José; Pires, Vera; Sitzia, Fabio; Martins, Sérgio; Costa, Mafalda; Barrulas, Pedro. "Chemical Composition of Hydrophobic Coating Solutions and Its Impact on Carbonate Stones Protection and Preservation". Sustainability 15 22 (2023): 16135. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su152216135.
    10.3390/su152216135
  7. Fabio Sitzia; Pires, Vera; Carla Lisci. "Exploring the Mechanical Properties of Stone Heritage: Investigating the Effects of Low Temperatures on Ductile — Brittle Transition". Geoheritage 15 123 (2023):
    Published
  8. Dias, L.; Pires, V.; Sitzia, F.; Lisci, C.; Candeias, A.; Caldeira, A. T.; Mirão, J.. "Evaluating the biosusceptibility of natural stone as an supporting tool to prevent Cultural Heritage biodeterioration". The European Physical Journal Plus 138 6 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1140/epjp/s13360-023-04185-w.
    10.1140/epjp/s13360-023-04185-w
  9. Lisci, Carla; Fabio Sitzia; Pires, Vera; Mirao, Jose; Marco Aniceto. Corresponding author: Lisci, Carla. "Stone Endurance: A Comparative Analysis of Natural and Artificial Weathering on Stone Longevity". Heritage 6 6 (2023): 4593-4617. https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage6060244.
    Open access • Published • https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage6060244
  10. Pires, Vera; Fabio Sitzia; Lisci, Carla; Mirao, Jose; Alves, Tiago. "Laboratorial Simulation for Assessing the Performance of Slates as Construction Materials in Cold Climates". Applied Sciences 13 5 (2023): https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/5/2761.
    Published • https://doi.org/10.3390/app13052761
  11. Vera Pires; Luís Manuel Guerra da Silva Rosa; Amaral, Pedro Miguel; Simão, Joaquim. "The Susceptibility to Salt Fog Degradation of Stone Cladding Materials: A Laboratory Case Study on Two Limestones from Portugal". HERITAGE 6 1 (2023): 492-504. https://www.mdpi.com/2571-9408/6/1/26.
    Open access • Published • https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage6010026
  12. Lisci, Carla; Pires, Vera; Sitzia, Fabio; Mirão, José. "Limestones durability study on salt crystallisation: An integrated approach". Case Studies in Construction Materials 17 (2022): e01572. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cscm.2022.e01572.
    10.1016/j.cscm.2022.e01572
  13. Lisci, Carla; Sitzia, Fabio; Pires, Vera; Mirão, José. "Building stones durability by UVA radiation, moisture and spray accelerated weathering". Journal of Building Pathology and Rehabilitation 7 1 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s41024-022-00196-9.
    10.1007/s41024-022-00196-9
  14. Pires, Vera; G. Rosa, L.; Amaral, P. M.; Dionísio, A.; A. R. Simão, J.. "Experimental Studies of the Effect of SO2 on the Mechanical Properties of Selected Cladding Natural Stones". Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering 34 6 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(asce)mt.1943-5533.0004223.
    10.1061/(asce)mt.1943-5533.0004223
  15. Pires, V.; Amaral, P. M.; Simão, J. A. R.; Galhano, C.. "Experimental procedure for studying the degradation and alteration of limestone slabs applied on exterior cladding". Environmental Earth Sciences 81 3 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12665-022-10204-3.
    10.1007/s12665-022-10204-3
  16. Pires, Vera; Rosa, L.G.; Dionísio, A.. "Implications of exposure to high temperatures for stone cladding requirements of three Portuguese granites regarding the use of dowel–hole anchoring systems". Construction and Building Materials 64 (2014): 440-450. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2014.03.035.
    10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2014.03.035
  17. Pires, Vera; Pacheco, André; Infante, Virginia; Amaral, Pedro M.; Rosa, Luis Guerra. "Finite Element Model Development Applied to Portuguese Granites for Contact Analysis of Two Dowel Fixing Conditions Used in Cladding". Key Engineering Materials 548 (2013): 255-266. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/kem.548.255.
    Published • 10.4028/www.scientific.net/kem.548.255
  18. Pires, Vera; Amaral, P.M.; Rosa, L.G.; Camposinhos, R.S.. "Slate flexural and anchorage strength considerations in cladding design". Construction and Building Materials 25 10 (2011): 3966-3971. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2011.04.029.
    10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2011.04.029
  19. Pires, Vera; Silva, Z.S.G.; Simão, J.A.R.; Galhano, C.; Amaral, P.M.. "“Bianco di Asiago” limestone pavement – Degradation and alteration study". Construction and Building Materials 24 5 (2010): 686-694. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2009.10.040.
    10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2009.10.040
  20. Fernandes, Jorge Cruz; Pires, Vera; Amaral, Pedro M.; Rosa, Luís Guerra. "Analysis of Strength Scaling Effect in Portuguese Limestone: Comparison between Three- and Four-Point Bending Tests". Materials Science Forum 636-637 (2010): 1336-1341. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/msf.636-637.1336.
    10.4028/www.scientific.net/msf.636-637.1336
Preprint
  1. Vera Pires; P. M. Amaral; J. A. R. Simão. "Experimental procedure for studying the degradation and alteration of limestone slabs applied on exterior cladding". 2021. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-436634/v1.
    10.21203/rs.3.rs-436634/v1
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Pires, Vera. "STONE MATERIALS AND CLADDING FIXING SYSTEMS A PHYSICAL-MECHANICAL BEHAVIOUR STUDY". PhD, Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, 2013. https://sotis.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/record/d7e49786-8e75-4de0-b041-5b5b1d69c9a8.

Other

Other output
  1. Durability of a ventilated stone facade: A case study of a limestone facade affected by the corrosion of the anchorage system. EGU General Assembly 2020 | EGU2020-3755. 2020. Vera Pires de Almeida Ribeiro. https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu2020-3755.
    10.5194/egusphere-egu2020-3755
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2021/11/19 Invited speaker at the curricular unit: Quality Control. Seminar on "Quality control systems - the auditor role and work". Quality control curricular unit
Universidade de Évora (Portugal)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2021/07/12 - 2021/07/15 Worshop co-organisation included in the Évora Summer School: "Caracterização Laboratorial de Pedra Natural: Introdução"; 2 days; 16 hours. (2021/07/12 - 2021/07/15)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2013/11/18 - 2013/11/18 Co-organizer and speaker at the workshop : "Pedra Natural em Fachadas - Seleção, Aplicação, Patologias e Reabilitação", in partnership with Universidade Lusófona (Porto). (2013/11/18 - 2013/11/18)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 Universidade Lusófona, Portugal
2009/11/02 - 2009/11/04 Speaker and co-organizer of the seminar - Natural Stone - selection, uses and applications ( 16 hours), for a selected group of technitians and enginerrs from the company MotaEngil SA. (2009/11/02 - 2009/11/04)
Seminar (Co-organisor)
 MOtaEngil Engenharia, Portugal
2009/10/06 - 2009/10/13 Co-organisation and speaker at the seminar - Selection and application of natural stone products, at the company MSF Engenharia (40 hours). (2009/10/06 - 2009/10/13)
Seminar (Co-organisor)
 Borne- og Ungdomsforvaltningen, Denmark

MSF Engenharia, Portugal
2008/05/07 - 2008/05/07 Co-organizer and speaker at the workshop " Natural stone pathologies" (4 hours). (2008/05/07 - 2008/05/07)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 AERLIS - Associação empresarial da região de Lisboa, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2021/09/24 - 2021/09/24 Participation and speaker in the European researchers night 2021 in Évora - NEI 2021: "Efeitos do clima nos materiais de construção e soluções verdes promissoras", included in the HERCULES laboratory programed sessions.
Festival
 NEI 2021
Laboratório Hercules Herança Cultural Estudos e Salvaguarda, Portugal
2021/06/19 - 2021/07/03 Co-organisation and speaker at the seminar "Formação em Pedra Natural orientada para agentes comerciais de empresas de Rochas Ornamentais"; 10 hours.
Seminar
 Formação em Pedra Natural orientada para agentes comerciais de empresas de Rochas Ornamentais
Grupo Galrão, Portugal
2017/05/05 - 2017/05/05 Speaker at the symposium "Práticas da Arquitetura 2017 (4ª edição)" promovido pelo Departamento de Arquitetura e Urbanismo do ISCTE - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, em parceria com a TEKTÓNICA - Feira Internacional de Construção e Obras Pública.
Symposium
 Práticas da Arquitetura 2017 (4ª edição)
ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa Centro de Investigação em Ciências da Informação Tecnologias e Arquitetura, Portugal
2016/04/10 - 2016/04/15 Speaker at the "Simpósio de Rochas Ornamentais do Nordeste" (SROM 2016) presenting two session entiltled: -As Rochas como protagonistas nos sistemas arquitetónicos e de revestimentos; e Pedra Natural - Desenvolvimento de tecnologia para novos produtos funcionais.
Symposium
 "Simpósio de Rochas Ornamentais do Nordeste" (SROM 2016)
Centro de Tecnologia Mineral, Brazil
2015/02/11 - 2015/02/12 Speaker at seminar: REVESTIMENTOS DE FACHADAS E COBERTURAS DE EDIFÍCIOS - TECNOLOGIA, DESEMPENHO, PATOLOGIA E REABILITAÇÃO (2ª ED) presenting a comunication on natural stone facades selection, characterization, dimensionaning and maitenance.
Seminar
 REVESTIMENTOS DE FACHADAS E COBERTURAS DE EDIFÍCIOS - TECNOLOGIA, DESEMPENHO, PATOLOGIA E REABILITAÇÃO (2ª EDIÇÃO)
Associação para a Formação e o Desenvolvimento em Engenharia Civil e Arquitetura, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2021/11/16 Sample thickness influence on flexural strength under concentrated load of some Portuguese ornamental stones
(Thesis) Main arguer
 João Carlos De Mendonça Senra (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2017/03/20 Experimental characterization of reinforcement solutions for ornamental stone slabs
(Thesis) Arguer
 Abiliane de Andrade Pazeto (PhD)
Universidade de São Paulo - Escola de Engenharia de São Carlos, Brazil

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2021/04/13 - Current Academic Senate Member
Member
 Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2021/03 - Current Menber of the academic senate
Member
 Universidade de Évora, Portugal

Conference scientific committee

Conference name Conference host
2018/01/01 - 2018/03/01 GLOBAL STONE CONGRESS 2018 | Bahia | Brazil CETEM
2012/01/01 - 2012/07/31 GLOBAL STONE CONGESS 2012, Borba, Portugal Cluster Mineral Resources

Consulting

Activity description Institution / Organization
2013/09/01 - Current Technical expert at the Portuguese Institute of Accreditation (IPAC), qualified since 2013 according to the standards: ISO NP EN 17025 (Concrete, aggregates, soils, cements, adhesives, natural stone testing laboratories, among other products, 17065 (certification bodies for construction products) and 17020 (sports equipment and play and recreation spaces inspection body). Instituto Português de Acreditação (IPAC), Portugal
2020/10/01 - 2020/10/29 Marble Pardais - Technical analysis suitability study Grupo Galrão, Portugal

Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2019/07/01 - 2019/10/30 Estudo da Cadeira de Valor de matérias Primas Mineiras para o sector da Construção em Angola | LBC Consulting - Ministério daEconomia e Planeamento de Angola LBC - Innovative Transformation Delivered, Portugal
2018/06/12 - 2018/12/21 ANÁLISE E IDENTIFICAÇÃO DE ANOMALIAS | FACHADA ASSEMBLEIA DA REPÚBLICA , Lisboa | PENTA - Património e Cultura Motivo Lateral Lda., Portugal
2016/05/13 - 2017/09/09 Fracture Anlaysis and process optimization of wood pallets for steel transportation - Gonvarri Portugal SA FrontWave, Egenharia e Consultadoria SA, Portugal
2016/06/02 - 2017/02/03 Marble floor - Instalation Quality control assessment - Hotel Intercontinental HIL Lisboa FrontWave, Egenharia e Consultadoria SA, Portugal
2016/06/09 - 2016/06/09 Análise de adequabilidade e de causas de anomalia em pavimento interior - BBVA Cascais FrontWave, Egenharia e Consultadoria SA, Portugal
2016/03/07 - 2016/03/07 Stone cantilevered staircase displacment and strain monitoring during post-tensioning | Chesneys Architectural FrontWave, Egenharia e Consultadoria SA, Portugal
2015/07/23 - 2015/08/04 Peritagem e parecer técnico | Revestimento e pavimento em mármore Carrara - Garden Residences Lisboa - Alves Ribeiro SA FrontWave, Egenharia e Consultadoria SA, Portugal
2013/12/13 - 2014/09/12 Estudo de eflorescências em piso de calcário Creme Fátima FrontWave, Egenharia e Consultadoria SA, Portugal

Marsefal | Fátima stones, Portugal
2014/04/16 - 2014/04/30 Estudo de solução de fixação para reabilitação de fachada em Lioz - Assembleia da República | Soraya Genin Arquitetura FrontWave, Egenharia e Consultadoria SA, Portugal
2013/11/21 - 2013/11/21 Análise de anomalias em pavimento autonivelante na escola Júlia Dantas ( Lagos) FrontWave, Egenharia e Consultadoria SA, Portugal

Neocivil - construçõe do algarve SA, Portugal
2013/04/10 - 2013/04/18 Análise técnica sobre adequabilidade de estrutura de madeira em tanque industrial | CUF Químicos FrontWave, Egenharia e Consultadoria SA, Portugal

Instituto de Soldadura e Qualidade - ISQ, Portugal
2013/03/14 - 2013/03/22 Análise e peritagem de revestimento cerâmico - Quinta de Santo António ( Miraflores) FrontWave, Egenharia e Consultadoria SA, Portugal

MSF Engenharia, Portugal
2012/07/04 - 2012/07/04 PARECER TÉWCNICO SOBRE FISSURAÇÃO GENERALIZADA EM PAVIMENTO DE BETÃO (L’AND VINEYARDS) FrontWave, Egenharia e Consultadoria SA, Portugal

Neocivil - construçõe do algarve SA, Portugal
2011/10/10 - 2011/11/05 Levantamento, análise e diagnóstico de patologias em revestimento exterior em mármore - Edf. Cooperativa de São Francisco - Telheiras Lisboa FrontWave, Egenharia e Consultadoria SA, Portugal
2009/06/01 - 2009/10/30 Projecto de fachada e estudo de controlo de qualidade de materiais pétreos - Malha 6 Alta de Lisboa FrontWave, Egenharia e Consultadoria SA, Portugal

MSF Engenharia, Portugal
2009/10/01 - 2009/10/21 Análise de risco e dimensionamento de sistema de fixação em fachada ventilada com ardósia - Natura Towers | MSF Engenharia FrontWave, Egenharia e Consultadoria SA, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2021/03/01 - Current Introduction to Materials Science and Manufacturing Processes (EME13012L) Engenharia Mecatrónica; Engenharia e Gestão Indústrial; Engenharia das Energias renováveis (Licenciatura) Universidade de Évora, Portugal
2021/12/01 - 2021/12/31 Caracterização de Materiais Geológicos (GEO13472M) Geologia (Mestrado) Universidade de Évora, Portugal

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2017/01/30 - 2017/12/01 Professional internship supervion | Innovative composites production and quality control. José Ricardo Azevedo
2014/10/01 - 2015/10/01 Professional internship supervion | Advanced monitoring method for stone based composite materials. João Banha
2013/11/25 - 2014/11/25 Professional internship supervion | New ventilated façade system development ( PRESSTONE) Ana isabel Silva