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Teresa Oliveira Santos

Teresa Oliveira Santos
Phone: 218 443 263

Professional Situation

Research Officer

Academic and Scientific Degrees

  • Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (Structures) by the Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologias, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal, in 2006.
  • MSc in Structural Engineering, by the Instituto Superior Técnico, Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal, 1996.
  • Degree in Civil Engineering – Profile: Structures, by the Instituto Superior Técnico, Technical University of Lisbon, in 1990.

Functions and Relevant Public Offices

  • Research Officer, since November 2006
  • Fellow Research Assistant since February 1996 until November 2006
  • Research Trainee, since Abril 1992 until February 1996
  • Research Scholarship, since October 1990 until April 1992

Areas of Research / Interest

  • Pathology and rehabilitation of structures. Intervention strategies
  • Time-dependent behaviour of concrete structures
  • Safety codes

Research and Professional Activity

  • Until May 2013, the main activity was in the field of structural health monitoring of structures, with particular emphasis on the study of the rheological phenomena of concrete and its consequences on bridge´s behaviour.
  • Since May 2013, the main activity has been performed in the evaluation of structural behaviour, diagnosis, conservation and rehabilitation structures.

Relevant Publications

  • Dias, M.; Matias, L.; Henriques, M.J; Ribeiro S.; Santos, Teresa O. (2017) – Combined use of non-destructive methods for the assessment of facade anomalies of heritage buildings with structural concrete elements, INGEO2017, 7th International Conference on Engineering Survey, Lisbon, Portugal, 18 – 20 October.
  • Dias, N.; Baião, C.; Santos, J.; Resende, M. Eugénia; Pinho, P.; Figueiredo, J.N.; Santos, Teresa O.; Muralha, J. (2017) – Foundation Reinforcement of Tua bridge in Douro Railway – The role of monitoring in the continuous integrity evaluation of the existing centennial structure, PROHITECH2017 3rd International Conference on protection of historical constructions, Lisbon, Portugal, 12 – 15 July,
  • Figueiredo, J.N.; Pinho, P.; Dias, N.; Santos, J.; Baião, C.; Santos, Teresa O.; Muralha, J.; Resende, M. Eugénia (2016) – Foundation reinforcement of Tua bridge in Douro railway – the role of monitoring in the continuous integrity evaluation of the existing centennial structure, (in Portuguese) 15CNG, Oporto, Portugal, 19 – 23 June.
  • Santos, L.O; Santos, Teresa O.; Ferreira, Martinho (2013) - Comportamento diferido do betão observado nas pontes 4 de Abril e 17 de Setembro em Angola", in 3o Congresso Segurança e Conservação de Pontes. Oporto.
  • Santos, L.O; Santos, Teresa O.; Min, Xu; Santos, J.P; Silveira, P. (2012) - Observação do comportamento de pontes estaiadas, in V Congresso Brasileiro de Pontes e Estruturas. Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
  • Santos, Teresa O.; Batista, A.L; Fernandes, J.Almeida; Min, Xu (2008) - Retracção do betão em pontes. Estudos experimentais, observação e modelação estrutural. Encontro Nacional Betão Estrutural 2008, BE2008. Guimarães, Portugal.
  • Santos, Teresa O. (2006) - Concrete shrinkage in bridges. Observation and analysis, PhD Thesis (in Portuguese), Universidade Nova de Lisboa.
  • Santos, Teresa O.; Fernandes, J.Almeida; Batista, A.Lopes (2005) - Influence of ambient conditions on concrete shrinkage. CONCREEP7 – International Conference on Creep, Shrinkage and Durability of Concrete and Concrete Structures, Nante, France.
  • Santos, Teresa O.; Fernandes, J.Almeida; Branco, F. (1997) - Shrinkage and creep of concrete measured in the field conditions. International Conference on New Technologies in Structural Engineering. Lisboa, Portugal.
  • Santos, Teresa O. (1996) – Creep and shrinkage of concrete measured in field conditions. (in Portuguese), MSc in Structural Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal, 1996.

Other scientific and technical Activities

  • Member of the Scientific Committee of the 4o Congresso nacional sobre segurança e conservação de pontes, ASCP, Lisbon, June 2015.
  • Member of the Organising Committee of national and international conferences:
    • INGEO2017, 7th International Conference on Engineering Surveying, 2017
    • 5as Jornadas Portuguesas de Engenharia de Estruturas, JPEE2014, 26 a 28 de novembro de 2014, Lisboa
    • Encontro Nacional Conservação e Reabilitação de Estruturas REABILITAR 2010, 23 a 25 de junho de 2010, Lisboa
    • 4as Jornadas Portuguesas de Engenharia de Estruturas JPEE 2006, 13 a 16 de dezembro de 2006, Lisboa
  • Board of rpee - revista Portuguesa de engenharia de estruturas, 2006 - 2016.

Other Information

Membership of:
  • AO - Ordem dos Engenheiros (Portuguese Association of Engineers)
  • APEE - Associação Portuguesa de Engenharia de Estruturas (Portuguese Group of IABSE)
  • ASCP - Associação Portuguesa para a Segurança e Conservação de Pontes (Portuguese Group of IABMAS)
  • IABMAS - International Association for Bridge Maintenance and Safety

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