Curriculum Vitae

Alexandra Carvalho

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PROFESSIONAL SITUATION

Research Officer at Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics Division (NESDE), Structures Department (DE) 

ACADEMIC AND SCIENTIFIC DEGREES

2007 PhD in Sciences for Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico (IST)

1997 MSc. in Geophysics, Faculdade de Ciências (FCT)

1993 Graduation in Geophysics, Faculdade de Ciências (FCT)

 

FUNCTIONS AND RELEVANT PUBLIC OFFICES

Since 2008 – Research Officer, NESDE/DE/LNEC

2003 - 2007 – Doctoral fellowship LNEC/FCT, NESDE

2000 - 2003 – Research fellowship at NESDE/DE

1998 - 2000 – Invited assistant, Algarve University (UALG) – Unidade de Ciências Exactas e Humanas

1998 – Research at Instituto de Ciências da Terra e do Espaço (ICTE)

1997 – Supervisor and coordinator of Science and Technology La Villette exposition, Lisbon

1995 - 1997 – Master fellowship, PRAXIS, at Centro de Geofísica da Universidade de Lisboa (CGUL)

AREAS OF RESEARCH/INTEREST

Earthquake Engineering

Stochastic ground motion modeling

Seismic hazard assessment

Definition of earthquake actions for seismic design

Seismic scenarios

Earthquake ground-motion characterisation and prediction

Cost-benefit analysis

Seismic risk assessment

ACTIVITY

The main activity concerns stochastic ground motion modelling, earthquake source and attenuation processes, seismic hazard analysis and seismic risk assessment.

Presently she is integrated in several projects, concerning: (i) definition of design earthquakes for several hydroelectric schemes. (ii) characterization and prediction of strong ground-motion parameters for seismic design and for earthquake loss assessment (iii) probabilistic seismic hazard of numerous regions and sites; (IV) the definition of seismic action in EN 1998; (v) seismic risk assessment of several municipalities