Curriculum Vitae
NAL DATA
Ana Sofia Silva Louro
PROFESSIONAL STATUS
Assistant Reseacher, since May 2020
ACADEMIC ANS SCIENTIFIC DEGREES
PhD in Civil Engineering, Specialty Structures, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia - Universidade Nova de Lisboa. 2014
Subject: “Bond characterization of ribbed bars subjected to repeated and reversed actions”
MSc in Structures of Civil Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico - Universidade Técnica de Lisboa. 2018
Subject: “Behaviour of reinforced concrete beams with stainless steel rebars”
Degree in Civil Engineering, Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias. 2000
FUNCTIONS AND RELEVANT PUBLIC OFFICES
Postdoctoral research fellow in the Structures Behaviour Division at the Structures Department between December 2014 and May 2020.
Research fellow within the implementation of the Structural Eurocodes, in the Structures Behaviour Division at the Structures Department between January and December 2014.
Doctoral trainee in the Structures Behaviour Division at the Structures Department between January 2013 and January 2014.
Doctoral fellow in the Structures Behaviour Division at Structures Department between July 2008 and December 2012.
Research fellow in the Structures Behaviour Division at Structures Department between September 2002 and July 2008.
Head of the Laboratory for Testing of Structures Components of the Structures Behaviour Division at Structures Department between 2006 10 18 and 2012-12-27.
Head of the Laboratory for Testing of Metallic Products of the Structures Behaviour Division at Structures Department between 2006 09 06 and 2010-01-31.
Technical Management of the mandatory and voluntary certification processes of different kinds of steel for reinforced and prestressed concrete, between 2000 and 2007.
AREAS OF RESEARCH / INTEREST
Behaviour of structural concrete;
Behaviour of steel for the reinforcement of concrete;
Concrete-to-rebar bond, including stainless steel reinforcement bars for concrete, new non-metallic reinforcement bars and eco-efficient concretes;
Standardization in the field of design and execution of structures;
Standardization and quality certification of reinforcing steels for concrete;
RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
Secretariat of the Portuguese Technical Committee for Standardization CT 115 - Structural Eurocodes;
Support the activities of the Structures Behaviour Division in the field of structural concrete and reinforcing bars for concrete;
Research in the field of concrete-to-rebar bond and stainless steel reinforcement bars for concrete;
Experimental activity in the field of structural concrete.