Centro de Território, Ambiente e Construção
Escola de Engenharia da Universidade do Minho
Campus de Azurém
4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
Phone: + 351 253 510 200 (517 206)
Fax: + 351 253 510 217
Email: geral@ctac.uminho.pt
International cooperation was defined as a priority since the very beginning of CTAC activities. Nowadays, CTAC has already a large and important international research network with universities, research centres, funding agencies, standardisation bodies, non-governmental organizations and private companies. This network results from a continuous collaboration and cooperation work performed both at institutional and individual level by CTAC members, as highlighted below. The existing international research network will be broadened, with the participation of international institutions and their experts in several of the research projects.
Synergies will be created in a varied geometry, internally but also with other national and international research groups. Among these external research centres, it should be highlighted the cooperation with research centres of physics, electronics and information systems, supporting the research on new smart materials and technologies.
With regard to societal concerns, sustainability will be present in any analysis, mainly when dealing with the existing and new materials and infrastructures and their impact on society in general, but especially on citizens. Thus, CTAC will establish interaction with other scientific fields, namely Social Sciences and Health.
Development of the project Contribution of Thermal Active Mortars for Building Energy Efficiency - PTDC/ECM/102154/2008; development of the project EXREACT-Mitigation of deleterious internal EXpansive REACTions in concrete structures - PTDC/CTM/65243/2006; development of the project Study of functional mortars for a sustainable construction - PTDC/ECM/72104/2006; Supervision of PhD theses.
Development of the project Health and Safety Trainings in Construction Using Short Films (SAFEFILM)
Development of the project MBA in Construction (MBAIC)
Department of Civil Engineering - cooperation in European projects applications; Supervision of students. Department of Mechanical Engineering - collaboration in supervision of masters students and introduction to research. Development of the Energy Rehabilitation of Buildings project - PTDC/ECM/67373/2006; Co-supervision of doctoral thesis; Participation in the Doctoral Program Innovation in railway systems and technologies
Development of the project NOITe - Night: Opportunities and Innovation in the Territory
Development of the project "Guidelines for Integrated Road Runoff Pollution Management in Portugal (G-Terra)" - PTDC/AMB/64953/2006
Development of the project of Re-equipment; development of the Project ADI Tropic Pav
Joint participation in GESST-IC (Network Cyted)
Joint supervision of doctoral thesis
Co-supervision of doctoral thesis
Development of the project "Contribution of Thermal Active Mortars for Building Energy Efficiency" - PTDC/ECM/102154/2008
Joint participation in GESST-IC (Network Cyted)
Joint participation in GESST-IC (Network Cyted)
Co-supervision of doctoral theses
Development of the project "SAFESPEED - Speed management strategies: an instrument for the implementation of safe and efficient road management solutions"; development of the project "NOISELESS: Noise perception, modelling and abatement using innovative and durable pavement surface layers"; development of the project "SB_STEEL - Sustainable Building Project in Steel"; development of the project "Caracterização mecânica, acústica e térmica de betões com incorporação de cortiça - POCI/ECM/55889/2004"; development of the project ADI Tropic Pav;
Co-supervision of doctoral thesis.
Development of the project "EXREACT-Mitigação de reacções deletérias expansivas internas em estruturas de betão Development of an daptive, autonomous and automatic irrigation controller" - PTDC/CTM/65243/2006; development of the project Development of an daptive, autonomous and automatic irrigation controller - PTDC/AGR-AAM/81271/2006
Co-supervision of doctoral thesis; participation in the Doctoral Program Innovation in railway systems and technologies
Development of the project "Assessing urban and utilities systems towards integrated development within multi-agent modeling" - PTDC/ECM/73069/2006; development of the project "Hydraulic Networks Vulnerability and Robustness Assessment" (TVRH)
Co-supervision of doctoral thesis
Co-supervision of doctoral thesis
Co-supervision of doctoral thesis
Development of the project "Traffic prevision models for brasilian urban roads"; application for international collaboration projects; support the orientation of masters and doctoral students
Participation in the Doctoral Program "International Doctaorate in Sustainability Built Environment"
Co-supervision of doctoral thesis
Exchange of professors and students under the Socrates Erasmus program, participation in master degree; participation on boards of academic examinations; joint participation in GESST-IC (Network Cyted)
The Centre for Territory, Environment and Construction (CTAC) is a research unit of the School of Engineering of University of Minho (UMinho), recognised by the “FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia” (Foundation for Science and Technology), associated to the Department of Civil Engineering (DEC), with whom it shares resources and namely human resources.
Currently CTAC aggregates 24 researchers holding a PhD of which 20 are faculty professors of the Civil Engineering Department. Read more
Centro de Território, Ambiente e Construção
Escola de Engenharia da Universidade do Minho
Campus de Azurém
4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
Phone: + 351 253 510 200 (517 206)
Fax: + 351 253 510 217
Email: geral@ctac.uminho.pt