Steel and Mixed Construction Technologies
The Steel and Mixed Construction Technologies (SMCT) group is coordinated by Luรญs Simรตes 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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๐๏ธ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ญ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐
Researchers from ๐๐๐๐๐ โ ๐๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ participated in the ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐, held in Zlatibor, Serbia, from 23 to 25 September.
The event provided an excellent platform for scientific exchange on recent advances in ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ , bringing together researchers, practitioners and industry representatives.
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๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ ๐๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐ข๐ง๐ค๐จ๐ฏ๐ขฤ, ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ค๐จ๐ฏ๐ขฤ, ๐๐ฅ๐๐ค๐ฌ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฆ๐จ๐ฏ๐ขฤ, ๐๐ฅ๐๐ค๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ขฤ๐๐ฏ๐ขฤ, ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฏ๐ขฤ and ๐๐ฎรญ๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ฆรต๐๐ฌ ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฏ๐, who delivered a keynote lecture on ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐.
The presented research addressed topics including ๐๐ข๐ซ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐ซ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฆ๐ฌ, ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ง๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ, and ๐ฆ๐๐๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง.
#ISISE #SMCT #UCoimbra #Dec #fctuc #ases2026 #structuralengineering #steelstructures #circularconstruction #SteelConnections #reusablestructures #Demountablestructures #machinelearning #SustainableConstruction #research
๐จ ๐๐๐ฐ ๐ฉ๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐๐!
โ๏ธ This study explores the use of ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ (๐๐๐๐) to produce ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐จ๐ง ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ from a single wire, showing how deposition parameters can be used to tailor material performance within the same steel component.
๐ Functionally graded carbon steel produced by WAAM from a single wire
๐จโ๐ฌ๐ฉโ๐ฌ Authors: Kaike Monteiro, Carlos Zhu, David Andrade, Ricardo Branco, Trayana Tankova and Luรญs Simรตes da Silva
๐ Journal of Constructional Steel Research
๐ DOI: 10.1016/j.jcsr.2026.110687
#ISISE #SMCT #UCoimbra #Dec #fctuc #steelstructures #AdditiveManufacturing #WAAM #FunctionallyGradedMaterials #carbonsteel #finiteelementanalysis #StructuralSteel #research #innovation
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๐ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ. ๐๐รญ๐ ๐ฆ๐ถ๐บรต๐ฒ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐ถ๐น๐๐ฎ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ผ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ
ISISE is proud to announce that ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ. ๐๐รญ๐ ๐ฆ๐ถ๐บรต๐ฒ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐ถ๐น๐๐ฎ, ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐น ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ ๐ถ๐
๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ต๐ป๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐ถ๐ฒ๐ (๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ง) ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฝ ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ฆ๐, has been awarded the ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ผ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ, one of the most prestigious international distinctions in the field of steel construction and structural engineering.
The award was presented on ๐ญ๐ณ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ธรณ๐, during ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฆ๐ง๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ.
โ๏ธ This prestigious recognition celebrates his ๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฏ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต, ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด, as well as his significant and long-standing contribution to the ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐น ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ต ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐.
๐ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ณ. ๐๐รญ๐ ๐ฆ๐ถ๐บรต๐ฒ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐ถ๐น๐๐ฎ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐!
#ISISE #SMCT #eurosteel2026 #charlesmassonnetaward #steelconstruction #structuralengineering #compositeconstruction #UniversityOfCoimbra
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๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ญ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐
ISISE researcher Eliana Inca Cabrera, together with Inautom Automaรงรฃo & Inautom Robรณtica, participated in #CONTROLO2026, bringing together academia and industry within the scope of the ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ project.
๐ค The team presented the Work-in-Progress paper:
๐ โAdaptive Robotic Gripping for Flexible Manufacturing: A Work-in-Progress Approachโ
โ๏ธ The work presents the ongoing development of an ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฑ๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ฎ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ฏ๐ข๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ, bringing together robotic manipulation, sensing and control towards more adaptable and reconfigurable production systems.
#ISISE #SMCT #DAD #DEC #UCoimbra #FCTUC #ADAPTIHAND #CONTROLO2026 #Robotics #Automation #IndustrialRobotics #AdvancedManufacturing
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๐ฟ ISISE Day-Out 2026 | Science, community and a great day together!
Last July, the ISISE community came together for our 2026 Day-Out, held in the beautiful setting of Solar das Bouรงas.
The day combined science, networking and plenty of fun, bringing together ISISE members and collaborators outside our usual research environment. The programme included scientific presentations by our PhD researchers, providing an opportunity to share ongoing work, exchange ideas and discover the wide range of research being developed across the Institute.
๐ Congratulations to Kasra Mostofi, who received the Best Presentation Award for his presentation โRecycled fibre-reinforced concrete floating docks for sustainable offshore renewablesโ.
And, of course, an ISISE Day-Out would not be complete without some time away from the slides and research discussions! The afternoon brought everyone together for traditional Portuguese games, a walk around the venue and plenty of good moments along the way.
The ISISE Directors would like to thank all our members and collaborators for taking part in the day and, above all, for their continued contribution to the growth and success of the Institute.
A great opportunity to strengthen connections, celebrate our community and enjoy being together. See you at the next ISISE Day-Out! ๐
#ISISE #SC #SMCT #HMS #FP #Research #StructuralEngineering #CivilEngineering #ResearchCommunity #PhDResearch #Science #TeamBuilding #UMinho #UCoimbra
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๐ง ๐ ๐๐๐ฐ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐๐ฉ๐๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐๐!
Can ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ support faster and more efficient structural design by reducing the need for time-consuming finite element analyses?
This study presents a ๐๐๐ญ๐-๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ง ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐ฆ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ for predicting the ๐๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐ of built-up cold-formed steelโlightweight concrete composite beams.
The model was trained using ๐๐๐ ๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ and achieved excellent predictive accuracy, while reducing the need for computationally expensive numerical analyses. The work also includes ๐ก๐ฒ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ, and the development of a ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐๐ซ-๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ก๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐๐๐๐ for practical engineering applications.
This work highlights the growing potential of ๐๐-๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ for the preliminary design of innovative composite structural systems.
๐ Data-driven modelling of bending resistance in built-up cold-formed steel lightweight concrete (CFS-LWC) composite beams using artificial neural networks
๐จโ๐ฌ Authors: Rohola Rahnavard, Adriano Silva de Carvalho, Hรฉlder D. Craveiro and Filip Ljubinkoviฤ
๐ Advances in Engineering Software
๐ 10.1016/j.advengsoft.2026.104273
#ISISE #SMCT #UCoimbra #Dec #fctuc #ArtificialIntelligence #structuralengineering #machinelearning #compositestructures #coldformedsteel #LightweightConcrete #finiteelementanalysis #ArtificialNeuralNetworks #EngineeringSoftware #research #innovation
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