Proteção sísmica do património cultural: Contributos do ISISE Daniel V. Oliveira Universidade do Minho

CONTENTS Introduction to ISISE ISISE Research Groups Project EU-India Project Niker Other projects Knowledge transfer to Higher Education

>10 M€ of competitive funding currently granted ISISE: Institute for Sustainability and Innovation in Structural Engineering ISISE is a Research, Development & Innovation Unit formed in 2007 and involving the Structural Groups from the Civil Engineering Departments of the Universities of Coimbra and Minho In the 2014 Research Assessment Exercise (2008-2014), ISISE was rated as Excellent 60 PhD members 107 PhD students >10 M€ of competitive funding currently granted 2 European Master Courses International leadership in several areas Guimarães Coimbra

ISISE: Institute for Sustainability and Innovation in Structural Engineering Vision of ISISE: Increase the structural and functional performance of Civil Engineering works, from a perspective of advanced technology, innovation and a knowledge based economy with a wide focus that ranges from materials to integral systems with a life cycle approach ISISE aims at promoting innovation and sustainability, with a link to the construction sector industry, focusing on: Rehabilitation: Reshaping the built environment Industrialization: Construction as an advanced industrial process

ISISE HMS ISISE Management and Research Groups DIRECTOR Luís Simões da Silva CO-DIRECTOR Paulo B. Lourenço GROUPS Historical and masonry structures (Paulo B. Lourenço) Steel and mixed construction technologies (Luís Simões da Silva) Structural concrete (Joaquim Barros) ISISE HMS

Improving the seismic resistance of cultural heritage buildings (EU-India Economic Cross Cultural Programme) Mallorca Cathedral Igreja Santa Maria de Belém Santa Maria Assunta Cathedral Qutb Minar

Vertical Elements (walls) NIKER: New integrated knowledge based approaches to the protection of cultural heritage from earthquake-induced risk (FP7) Vertical Elements (walls) Rammed earth wallets Timber framed walls Key idea: efficient protection can only be achieved on the basis of the “minimum intervention” approach Objective: Protection of Cultural Heritage from earthquake-induced risk, by developing and validating innovative materials and technologies for improvement of seismic behaviour of cultural heritage assets.

NIKER: New integrated knowledge based approaches to the protection of cultural heritage from earthquake-induced risk (FP7) Connections Wall-to-timber framed wall connections Wall-to-floor connections

NIKER: New integrated knowledge based approaches to the protection of cultural heritage from earthquake-induced risk (FP7) Guidelines for end-users available at www.niker.eu

NIKER: New integrated knowledge based approaches to the protection of cultural heritage from earthquake-induced risk (FP7) Poletti E. (2013) Characterization of the seismic behaviour of traditional timber frame walls, PhD Thesis, University of Minho, available at http://hdl.handle.net/1822/28845 Silva R. (2013) Repair of earth constructions by means of grout injection, PhD Thesis, University of Minho, available at http://hdl.handle.net/1822/28793 Ghiassi, B. (2013) Durability analysis of bond between composite materials and masonry substrates, PhD Thesis, University of Minho, available at http://hdl.handle.net/1822/28878 Moreira S. (2014) Seismic retrofit of masonry-to-timber connections in historical constructions, PhD Thesis, University of Minho, available at http://hdl.handle.net/1822/38756 Araújo A. (2014) Modelling of the seismic performance of connections and walls in ancient masonry buildings, PhD Thesis, University of Minho, available at http://hdl.handle.net/1822/35338

Other Projects Seismic behaviour of the Evora Roman Temple Seismic assessment of Ica Cathedral (Peru)

Knowledge Transfer to Higher Education SAHC: Erasmus Mundus Master Course on Structural Analysis of Monuments and Historical Constructions UMinho + UPC + UNIPD + CTU One year full-time course (coursework + thesis) 10 editions & 325 students from 65 countries EU Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Awards 2017

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