Steel and Mixed Construction Technologies
The Steel and Mixed Construction Technologies (SMCT) group is coordinated by Luís Simões da Silva from the University of Coimbra and consists of 25 PhD members. SMCT addresses the societal challenges of security, industry 4.0, blue economy, energy, cities of the future and climate change effects, focusing on buildings, bridges and infrastructures, wind towers and offshore structures.
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Group SMCT - Steel and Mixed Construction Technologies
Security covers the resilience of infrastructures to accidental actions (e.g. fire and seismic) and new risks (climate change or terrorist attacks). Industry 4.0 aims to develop disruptive products/solutions using a multidisciplinary holistic approach covering the characterization and improvement of material properties, integration of technologies and production processes and assembling.
Energy and the blue economy use the sea resources with new and improved solutions for the exploitation of renewable energy/safe extraction of fossil fuels and the quantification of the risk of exceptional hazards on offshore structures. Cities of the Future and Climate Change effects aim to develop adaptive housing and building solutions in line with the demography/well-being of populations.
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📌 𝐈𝐒𝐈𝐒𝐄 𝐚𝐭 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝟏𝟎
📍 From 15-17 June 2026, ISISE researchers Eliana Inca Cabrera, Rohola Rahanvad and Amin Hosseini participated in the 10th edition of 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 (#cgc10), held at TU Delft, Netherlands.
🌍 The conference brought together leading researchers, engineers, and industry professionals from across the 𝗴𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 providing valuable insights into emerging trends and future research directions in 𝗴𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴. It also offered an excellent platform to present 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝘁 𝗜𝗦𝗜𝗦𝗘, exchange ideas with international experts, engage with the wider glass community, and strengthen collaborations within the field.
📄 The conference proceedings are available here: lnkd.in/eEftHZiT
#ISISE #SMCT #dad #Dec #ucoimbra #fctuc #cgc10 #structuralglass #GlassEngineering #research
🌲 𝐈𝐒𝐈𝐒𝐄 𝐚𝐭 #𝐈𝐑𝐆𝟓𝟕 🌲
ISISE researcher Fernando Júnior Resende Mascarenhas participated in the 57th Annual Meeting of the International Research Group on Wood Protection — 𝐈𝐑𝐆-𝐖𝐏 𝟓𝟕, held in Beijing, China.
The conference provided an excellent platform for scientific exchange on 𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, and 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬, bringing together researchers and professionals from around the world.
📄 During the event, Fernando presented the paper “𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐩𝐭𝐮𝐬 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐮𝐥𝐮𝐬 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐭 𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐢” and received the 𝐑𝐂𝐀 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝, recognising the quality and relevance of his research.
#ISISE #SMCT #TImber #UCoimbra #DEC #FCTUC #SerQ #ARISE
#WoodProtection #WoodScience #SustainableConstruction #ConstructionMaterials #MicrowaveTreatment #Durability
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🚨 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐩𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝!
✔️ This study presents an innovative approach for the development of 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡-𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐬 for construction applications, using 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 (𝐏𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐬 𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫) modified through a two-step process combining 𝐥𝐨𝐰-𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 and 𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐲𝐥 𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐲𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.
💠 The research investigates the influence of the combined MW + MMA treatment on 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢-𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲, 𝐦𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐝𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲, and 𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬.
🌲 The results show that microwave pre-treatment enhances wood permeability, facilitating MMA penetration and leading to improved polymer incorporation. This combined treatment significantly improves the dimensional stability, water repellency, and overall technological performance of maritime pine, highlighting its potential as a 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡-𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬.
📖 Two-Step Modification of Maritime Pine via Microwave and Methyl Methacrylate Treatments to Develop High-Performance Wood Polymer Composites for Construction Applications
👨🔬 Fernando Júnior Resende Mascarenhas, André Luis Christoforo, Rogério Manuel Santos Simões, Alfredo Manuel Pereira Geraldes Dias, André Eduardo Palos Cunha and Francisco Antonio Rocco Lahr
📘 Polymers
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#ISISE #SMCT #FP #ucoimbra #Dec #SerQ #Arise #WOODPOLYMERCOMPOSITES #microwavetreatment #methylmethacrylate #pinuspinaster #woodmodification #woodscience #constructionmaterials #sustainableconstruction #MaterialInnovation #Durability #polymers
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🔥 𝐈𝐒𝐈𝐒𝐄 𝐚𝐭 #𝐒𝐈𝐅𝟐𝟔 🔥
From 18–21 May 2026, ISISE researchers 𝐀𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐨, 𝐇𝐞́𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐢𝐫𝐨, 𝐋𝐮is 𝐋𝐚𝐢𝐦, and 𝐀𝐧𝐚 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐚 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐬 participated in the 14th International Conference on Structures in Fire (#sif2026), held in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
The conference brought together researchers and practitioners from around the world to discuss the latest advances in 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠, providing an excellent opportunity to present research developed at ISISE, exchange ideas with leading experts, and strengthen international collaborations within the field.
📄 The conference proceedings are available here: buff.ly/tlZGSvI
#ISISE #SMCT #EE #Dec #ucoimbra #fctuc #sif2026 #StructuralFireEngineering #firesafety #steelstructures
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🚨 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐩𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝!
✔️ This study presents a comprehensive 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐮𝐥𝐤 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 on the hyperelastic characterisation of a two-component structural silicone adhesive (Sikasil® SG-500). The work combines 𝐛𝐮𝐥𝐤 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐲𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐬, and 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥-𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐚ç𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬.
💠 The results demonstrate that 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧-𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬 enable reliable prediction of adhesive behaviour, supporting the 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐛𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭-𝐟𝐢𝐱𝐞𝐝 𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐟𝐚ç𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬.
📖 Experimental and Numerical Study on the Material Characterisation of a Structural Silicone Adhesive for Point-Fixed Glass Panels
👩🔬👨🔬 Authors: Eliana Inca-Cabrera, Seyed-Amin Hosseini, Sandra Jordão, Carlos Leitão, Afonso Mesquita
📘 Structures
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#ISISE #SMCT #dad #ucoimbra #Dec #structuralglass #bondedglass #twocomponentstructuralsilicone #hyperelasticmaterialmodels #finite elementAnalysis #point-fixedglassfaçade #Abaqus #experimentaltests
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We are pleased to share the 𝗜𝗦𝗜𝗦𝗘 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 2025, reflecting a year of strong research, collaboration, and innovation in structural engineering.
From the 𝗘𝗫𝗖𝗘𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗧 ⭐ evaluation by FCT to impactful projects addressing sustainability, resilience, and advanced materials, this report showcases the commitment of our teams to advancing the built environment.
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#ISISE #STATS&Highlights #UC #UM #SMCT #HMS #FP #SC
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