The Institute for Sustainability and Innovation in Structural Engineering
The Institute for Sustainability and Innovation in Structural Engineering (ISISE) is a research unit funded by the Portuguese Science Foundation (FCT), incorporating Universities of Coimbra and Minho as hosting institutions.
In 2025, ISISE was evaluated by FCT – the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology and graded EXCELLENT.
ISISE/ IB-S was present at the Future Battery Forum (buff.ly/6a9BUnj), a key international event where leading European and global battery industry representatives met to discuss current and future challenges in raw material sourcing, recycling, and sustainability, among others.
This forum also served as an excellent opportunity to strengthen connections with several Portuguese partners present at the event, Battery Cluster Portugal, b.again, and CENTI, to explore new avenues for collaboration within the national and European battery ecosystem.
Norma Gaibor attended the event representing ISISE/ IB-S and the New Generation Storage (NGS) PPR Project (buff.ly/Cl7znrl). Together with Prof. Eduardo Pereira (Project Coordinator โ UM), they are part of the NGS team contributing to:
ยท BP1. Sustainable Refinery
ยท BP2. Monitoring and Modelling for Sustainable Lithium Refining / Recycling of End-of-Life Batteries
ยท BP3. Valorization and Prospecting
Their work reinforces ISISE/IB-Sโs commitment to advancing innovative and sustainable solutions for the next generation of energy storage technologies.
#ISISE #SC #CAMES #Innovation #Sustainability #BatteryTechnology #EnergyStorage #ISISE #NGS#NewGenerationStorage #FutureBatteryForum
๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ Fernando Mascarenhas ๐จ๐ง ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ his ๐๐ก๐!
๐งพ Thesis: The Influence of Microwave Drying Parameters on Physical and Mechanical Properties of Wood and the Subsequent Impregnation with Resin
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Defence date: 19th November 2025
๐ Result: Approved by Unanimity with Praise and Distinction
๐จ๐ป๐ Supervisors:
โข Prof. Alfredo Dias (Universidade de Coimbra / Departamento de Engenharia Civil / ISISE โ Institute for Sustainability and Innovation in Structural Engineering / SerQ โ Centro de Inovaรงรฃo e Competรชncias da Floresta)
โข Prof. Andrรฉ Christoforo (Universidade Federal de Sรฃo Carlos / Departamento de Engenharia Civil / Programa de Pรณs-Graduaรงรฃo em Engenharia Civil)
โข Prof. Rogรฉrio Simรตes (Universidade da Beira Interior / Departamento de Quรญmica / FibEnTech - Fiber Materials and Environmental Technologies)
โ Jury:
โข Prof. Aldina Santiago, Director (Universidade de Coimbra / Departamento de Engenharia Civil / ISISE)
โข Prof. Jรบlio Molina (Universidade de Sรฃo Paulo / Escola de Engenharia de Sรฃo Carlos / Departamento de Engenharia de Estruturas)
โข Dr. Josรฉ Saporiti Machado (Laboratรณrio Nacional de Engenharia Civil - LNEC)
โข Prof. Alfredo Dias (Universidade de Coimbra / Departamento de Engenharia Civil / ISISE / SerQ)
โข Prof. Joรฃo Negrรฃo (Universidade de Coimbra / Departamento de Engenharia Civil)
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๐ Curso de Formaรงรฃo Avanรงada em Acรบstica de Edifรญcios
๐ Decorre entre 21 de marรงo e 23 de maio de 2026
๐ Departamento de Engenharia Civil da FCTUC
Destinado a profissionais do sector, o curso aborda temas como:
๐น Isolamento a sons aรฉreos, de percussรฃo e de equipamentos
๐น Modelos de previsรฃo e estratรฉgias de dimensionamento
๐น Isolamento de vibraรงรตes
๐น Condicionamento acรบstico de salas
๐น Projeto de espaรงos acรบsticos complexos
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Aulas ao sรกbado | ๐ 9h00โ13h00 e 14h30โ18h30
๐ Regime hรญbrido (online ou presencial)
๐ถ Inscriรงรฃo: 325 โฌ
๐ Candidaturas (fase extraordinรกria): de 26/01 a 09/02/2026
๐ Inscreve-te em: buff.ly/VLCMPCd
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๐ง Contacto: meaecs@dec.uc.pt
Investe na tua formaรงรฃo e aprofunda os teus conhecimentos em acรบstica aplicada aos edifรญcios! ๐๏ธ๐
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๐ Advanced Training Course in Building Acoustics
๐ Runs from 21 March to 23 May 2026
๐ Department of Civil Engineering, University of Coimbra (FCTUC)
Aimed at professionals in the field, this course covers topics such as:
๐น Airborne, impact and equipment noise insulation
๐น Prediction models and design strategies
๐น Vibration insulation
๐น Room acoustic treatment
๐น Design of complex acoustic spaces
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Classes on Saturdays | ๐ 9:00โ13:00 and 14:30โ18:30
๐ Hybrid format (online or in person)
๐ถ Fee: โฌ325
๐ Applications (extraordinary application period): from 26/01 to 09/02/2026
๐ Apply at: buff.ly/VLCMPCd
โน๏ธ More info: buff.ly/Ti9iMO5
๐ง Contact: meaecs@dec.uc.pt
Invest in your education and deepen your knowledge in building acoustics! ๐๏ธ๐
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๐ New publication!
๐ฌ Thermal properties of multi-purpose mortar mixtures: experimental characterization and influencing parameters
๐ Read it here: buff.ly/xkH77pG
โ What are the thermal properties of multi-purpose mortars and the most critical parameters?
๐ Main contents:
- Thermal properties of mortars for different purposes, ranging from thermal rendering to structural composite applications
- Effects of lightweight aggregates, including bio-based materials, to identify key thermodynamic parameters
- Influence of thermal inertia on the transient and stationary responses of the materials
Authors: Luca Penazzato, Livia Tavares Cosentino, Chiara Turco, Ricardo Mateus, Daniel Oliveira
Journal of Building Engineering
From a collaboration between Functional Performance and Historical and Masonry Structures group members of ISISE!
#ISISE #HMS #matich #limemortars #thermalproperties #Thermalinertia #TRM #energyrefurbishment #StructuralStrengthening #integratedretrofit
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๐๐๐ฐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฉ
How do ๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฌ perform in bolted steel connections, and can EN 1993-1-8 design provisions be applied to them?
This study investigates the ๐ฆ๐๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐ of long bolts through 60 shear tests, assessing their behaviour, stiffness, and shear resistance. A ๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ confirms that partial factors for standard bolts are applicable to long bolts, providing direct guidance for future ๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ and extending EN 1993-1-8 design provisions.
๐ ๐๐๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ข๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฌ๐ก๐๐๐ซ
๐จ๐ป๐ Neda Jankoviฤ, Filip Ljubinkoviฤ, Jorge Conde, Jelena Dobriฤ, Luรญs Simรตes da Silva
๐๏ธ Journal of Constructional Steel Research
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#ISISE #SMCT #EE #Dec #ucoimbra #fctuc #steelstructures #BoltedConnections #longbolts #connect4c #structuralengineering #CircularEconomy
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