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Seismic analysis of masonry infilled r.c. frames
2010-06-01
The effect of infill panels is not negligible, both for positive effects (higher stiffness, higher resistance to horizontal loads and a better inelastic behavior of the structure) and for their negative effects (increasing of the seismic demand,...
Experimental evaluation of the timber embedment strength (in Portuguese)
2010-01-01
To study the behavior in the direction parallel and perpendicular to the fibers were carried out embedment strength tests, using three different wood species: the Maritime Pine (Pinus pinaster, Ait.), the Scots...
Performance and rehabilitation of roadway bridges. Application to case studies (in Portuguese)
2009-12-01
The purpose of this thesis is to describe suitable strategies for the inspections and detection of defects, as well as the conservation, protection, repair and rehabilitation of bridges.
Blast analysis of railway masonry bridges
2009-09-01
In addition to threats from natural hazards, infrastructures have been suffered a lot from extreme loadings resulting from man-made hazards.
Enhanced Flat-Jack Tests for Irregular Walls
In this thesis an enhanced type of jack is proposed and studied to test irregular masonry walls. The new testing system consists of some tube-jacks instead of the usual flat-jacks.
1755 Lisbon erthquake and protection of cultural heritage from future earthquakes - with a...
2009-07-01
Today Lisbon is again threatened by the imminent risk of a large magnitude earthquake and the vulnerability of the cultural heritage -the Gaiola buildings, in the scope of the thesis- is one of the questionable issues.
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