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Structures Department Structures Department

Pedro Barros Oliveira

Pedro Barros Oliveira
Phone: 218 443 559

Professional Situation

Scholarship Researcher

Academic and Scientific Degrees

  • Master Degree in Civil Engineer, at Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Dissertation called "Analysis and comparison of Portuguese and European standards for reinforced concrete structures design under seismic loads”, 2012
  • Civil Engineer Degree at Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, 2010

Functions and Relevant Public Offices

  • Scholarship Researcher concerning "Monitoring of 25 de Abril and Salgueiro Maia Bridges” project, held LNEC, started in 2013
  • Steel structural detailing and design in Elecrofer Group

Areas of Research / Interest

  • Inspection and Assessment of bridges’ structural health
  • Structural Health Monitoring on short and long term
  • Automation of monitoring systems and data processing

Research and Professional Activity

Participation and development of 15 studies under contract concerning:
  • inspection of structures;
  • numerical modeling of structures;
  • structure Assessment;
  • structural Health Monitoring;
  • development of inspection methodologies.

Relevant Publications

  • 1 Master Degree Dissertation
  • 43 LNEC reports
  • 5 paper published on conference proceedings

Other scientific and technical Activities

  • Speaker at a session called (duration: 3h): "Strucutral Health Monitoring” at Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, inserted on Built Patrimony Reabilitahion Subject;
  • Attended the DURATINET workshop entitled "Testing Techniques for Structures Inspection”;
  • Attended two courses about FRP and BRF;
  • Design of two steel structures: support for photovoltaic panels and hotel roof.

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