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

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

3. >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 ( ), 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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.

8. 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

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

10. 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
Silva R. (2013) Repair of earth constructions by means of grout injection, PhD Thesis, University of Minho, available at
Ghiassi, B. (2013) Durability analysis of bond between composite materials and masonry substrates, PhD Thesis, University of Minho, available at
Moreira S. (2014) Seismic retrofit of masonry-to-timber connections in historical constructions, PhD Thesis, University of Minho, available at
Araújo A. (2014) Modelling of the seismic performance of connections and walls in ancient masonry buildings, PhD Thesis, University of Minho, available at

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

12. 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

13. Thank you for your kind attention danvco @ civil . uminho . pt