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Robayo-Salazar R., Jesus C., de Gutierrez R., and Pacheco-Torgal, F., "Alkali-activated binary mortar based on natural volcanic pozzolan for repair applications", Journal of Building Engineering, 1, vol. 25, issue 1, pp. 1-17, doi:10.1016/j.jobe.2019.100785, 2019.

Fernandes J. E. P., Mateus, R., Gervásio H., Silva S. M., and Bragança, L., "Passive strategies used in Southern Portugal vernacular rammed earth buildings and their influence in thermal performance", Renewable Energy, vol. 142, issue November 2019, pp. 345-363, doi:10.1016/j.renene.2019.04.098, 2019.

Year: 2017 | JCR: Q1 | SJR: Q1

Fonseca F., and Ramos R. A. R., "Vacant Industrial Buildings in Portugal: A Case Study from Four Municipalities", Planning Practice & Research , vol. 34, pp. 1-17, doi:10.1080/02697459.2019.1590767, 2019.

Ding Y., Liu G., Hussain A., Pacheco-Torgal, F., and Zhang Y., "Effect of steel fiber and carbon black on the self-sensing ability of concrete cracks under bending", Construction and Building Materials, vol. 207, pp. 630-639, doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2019.02.160, 2019.

Year: 2017 | JCR: Q1 | SJR: Q1

Durão V., Costa A. A., Silvestre J. D., Mateus, R., and Brito J., "Integration of environmental life cycle information in BIM objects according with the level of development", IOP Conf. Series: Earth and Environmental Science, vol. 225, pp. 012075, doi:10.1088/1755-1315/225/1/012075, 2019.

Robayo-Salazar R., Jesus C., de Gutierrez R., and Pacheco-Torgal, F., "Natural volcanic pozzolan-and granulated blast furnace slag-based alkali-activated repair mortar", International Journal of Structural and Civil Engineering Research, 1, vol. 1, pp. 1-5, 2019.

Carvalho J. P., Bragança, L., and Mateus, R., "Optimising building sustainability assessment using BIM", Automation in Construction, June 2019, vol. 102, pp. 170-182, doi:10.1016/j.autcon.2019.02.021, 2019.

Fernandes S. R. M., Silva H. M. R. D., and Oliveira J. R. M., "Mechanical, surface and environmental evaluation of stone mastic asphalt mixtures with advanced asphalt binders using waste materials", Road Materials and Pavement Design, vol. 20, issue 2, pp. 316 - 333, doi:10.1080/14680629.2017.1387169, 2019.

Year: 2017 | JCR: Q2 | SJR: Q1

Rahla K. M., Mateus, R., and Bragança, L., "Comparative sustainability assessment of binary blended concretes using Supplementary Cementitious Materials (SCMs) and Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC)", Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 220, pp. 445-459, doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.02.010, 2019.

Year: 2017 | JCR: Q1 | SJR: Q1

Tawayha F., Bragança, L., and Mateus, R., "Contribution of the Vernacular Architecture to the Sustainability: A Comparative Study between the Contemporary Areas and the Old Quarter of a Mediterranean City", Sustainability, vol. 11, issue 3, pp. 896, doi:10.3390/su11030896, 2019.

Year: 2017 | JCR: Q2 | SJR: Q2

Andrade J. B., and Bragança, L., "Assessing buildings’ adaptability at early design stages", IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, vol. 225, pp. 14, doi: https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/225/1/012012, 2019.

Machado B., Castro M. F., and Bragança, L., "European Union legislation for demand-side management and public policies for demand response", IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, vol. 225, pp. 70, doi: https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/225/1/012064, 2019.

Askar R., Rodrigues A. L., Bragança, L., and Pinheiro D., "From Temporary to Permanent; A Circular Approach for Post-disaster Housing Reconstruction", IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, vol. 225, pp. 35, doi:https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/225/1/012032, 2019.

Kamino G., Gomes S., and Bragança, L., "Improving the sustainability assessment method SBTool Urban – A critical review of construction and demolition waste (CDW) indicator", IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, vol. 225, pp. 5, doi:https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/225/1/012004, 2019.

Andrade J. B., Araújo C., Castro M. F., and Bragança, L., "New Methods for Sustainable Circular Buildings", IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, vol. 225, pp. 41, doi:https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/225/1/012037, 2019.

Rahla K. M., Bragança, L., and Mateus, R., "Obstacles and barriers for measuring building’s circularity", IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, vol. 225, pp. 64, doi:https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/225/1/012058, 2019.

Carvalho J. P., Ridder K., Bragança, L., and Mateus, R., "Using BIM to optimise and assess the energy efficiency category of SBToolPT-H", IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, vol. 225, pp. 79, doi:https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/225/1/012072, 2019.

Sá Machado L., Lima M. M. C. L., Aleixo R., and Carvalho E., "Effect of the ski jump bucket angle on the scour hole downstream of a converging stepped spillway", International Journal of River Basin Management, doi:10.1080/15715124.2019.1586717, 2019.

Araújo J. P., Palha C., Martins F. F., Silva H. M. R. D., and Oliveira J. R. M., "Estimation of energy consumption on the tire-pavement interaction for asphalt mixtures with different surface properties using data mining techniques", Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, vol. 67, pp. 421 - 432, doi:10.1016/j.trd.2018.12.022, 2019.

Year: 2017 | JCR: Q1 | SJR: Q1

Saraiva T., Almeida, Manuela G., Bragança, L., and Barbosa M. T., "The inclusion of sustainability awareness indicator in assessment tools for high school buildings", Sustainability, Special Issue Built Environment Education, vol. 11, issue 2, doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/su11020387 , 2019.

Year: 2017 | JCR: Q2 | SJR: Q2

Belmonte J. F., Barbosa R., and Almeida, Manuela G., "CO2 concentrations in a multifamily building in Porto, Portugal: occupants' exposure and differential performance of mechanical ventilation control strategies", Journal of Building Engineering , vol. 23, pp. 114-126, doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2019.01.008, 2019.

Soares M. E. S., Fonseca F., Fonseca A. M. D., and Ramos R. A. R., "A quantitative spatial methodology to delimit urban areas – a case study from Portugal", Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers – Municipal Engineer, pp. 1-11, doi:https://doi.org/10.1680/jmuen.18.00007, 2019.

Haie, N., Pereira R. M. S., Machado G. J. B. Q. A., and Shahidian S., "An Introduction to the Hyperspace of Penman-Monteith Reference Evapotranspiration", International Journal of Hydrology Science and Technology, IJHST, vol. 9, issue 1, pp. 48–64, doi:10.1504/IJHST.2019.096797, 2019.

Year: 2017 | SJR: Q3

Ramdania S., Guettala A., Benmalek M. L., and Aguiar, J. B., "Physical and mechanical performance of concrete made with waste rubber aggregate, glass powder and silica sand powder", Journal of Building Engineering, vol. 21, pp. 302-311, doi:10.1016/j.jobe.2018.11.003, 2019.

Jabbari M., Fonseca F., and Ramos R. A. R., "Combining multi-criteria and space syntax analysis to assess a pedestrian network: the case of Oporto", Journal of Urban Design, 1, vol. 23, pp. 23-41, doi:https://doi.org/10.1080/13574809.2017.1343087, 2018.

Year: 2017 | SJR: Q1

Ahmad M. T., and Haie, N., "Assessing the impacts of population growth and climate change on performance of water use systems and water allocation in Kano River basin, Nigeria", Water, 1766, vol. 10, issue 12, pp. 1-21, doi:10.3390/w10121766, 2018.

Year: 2017 | JCR: Q2 | SJR: Q1

Senani M., Ferhoune N., Guettala A., and Aguiar, J. B., "Eco-concrete with incorporation of blast furnace slag as natural aggregates replacement", Science and Technology of Materials, vol. 30, issue 3, pp. 144-150, doi:10.1016/j.stmat.2017.12.001, 2018.

Costa L. M. B., Silva H. M. R. D., Peralta J., and Oliveira J. R. M., "Using waste polymers as a reliable alternative for asphalt binder modification – Performance and morphological assessment", Construction and Building Materials, vol. 198, pp. 237 - 244, doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2018.11.279, 2018.

Year: 2017 | JCR: Q1 | SJR: Q1

Dabbebi R., s. Baklouti, Aguiar, J. B., Pacheco-Torgal, F., and Samet B., "Investigations of geopolymeric mixtures based on phosphate washing waste", Science and Technology of Materials, vol. 30, pp. 1-5, doi:10.1016/j.stmat.2018.08.001, 2018.

Teixeira E. R., Mateus, R., Camões A., and Branco F. G., "Quality and durability properties and life-cycle assessment of high volume biomass fly ash mortar", Construction and Building Materials, 197, issue 2019, pp. 195-207, doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2018.11.173, 2018.

Year: 2017 | JCR: Q1 | SJR: Q1

Haie, N., Pereira R. M. S., and Yen H., "An Introduction to the Hyperspace of Hargreaves-Samani Reference Evapotranspiration ", Sustainability, 4277, vol. 10, issue 11, pp. 1-18, doi:10.3390/su10114277, 2018.

Year: 2017 | JCR: Q2 | SJR: Q2

Ferreira A., Pinheiro M. D., Brito J., and Mateus, R., "Carbon (CI) and energy intensity (EI) dataset for retail stores", Data in Brief, 2018, vol. 21, pp. 1329-1333, doi:10.1016/j.dib.2018.10.080, 2018.

Year: 2017 | SJR: Q1

Cardoso C. J. L., Camões A., Eires R., Mota A., Araújo J., Castro F., and Carvalho J., "Using foundry slag of ferrous metals as fine aggregate for concrete", Resources, Conservation & Recycling, vol. 138, pp. 130-141, doi:10.1016/j.resconrec.2018.05.020, 2018.

Year: 2017 | JCR: Q1 | SJR: Q1

Alves J. A., Silva L. T., and Remoaldo P. C., "The Impacts of Exposure to Low Frequencies in the Human Auditory System—A Methodological Proposal", Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering book series (LNEE), Engineering, vol. 478, issue Engineering Vibration, Communication and Information Processing, pp. 75-85, doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-1642-5_7, 2018.

Fernandes S. R. M., Silva H. M. R. D., and Oliveira J. R. M., "Recycled stone mastic asphalt mixtures incorporating high rates of waste materials", Construction and Building Materials, vol. 187, pp. 1-13, doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2018.07.157, 2018.

Year: 2017 | JCR: Q1 | SJR: Q1

Cunha S., Aguiar, J. B., Ferreira V. M., and Tadeu A., "Classificação de argamassas com incorporação de materiais de mudança de fase com base nas suas propriedades físicas, mecânicas e térmicas", Revista Matéria - Rio de Janeiro, vol. 23, issue 3, pp. 1-20, doi:10.1590/S1517-707620180003.0541, 2018.

Year: 2017 | JCR: Q4 | SJR: Q3

Cunha S., Aguiar, J. B., Ferreira V. M., and Tadeu A., "Reabilitação térmica: Contributo das argamassas com incorporação de material de mudança de fase", Revista Matéria - Rio de Janeiro, vol. 23, issue 3, pp. 1-12, doi:10.1590/S1517-707620180003.0542, 2018.

Year: 2017 | JCR: Q4 | SJR: Q3

Kifokeris D., Matos J. A. C., Xenidis Y., and Bragança, L., "Bridge Quality Appraisal Methodology: Application in a Reinforced Concrete Overpass Roadway Bridge", Journal of Infrastructure Systems, vol. 24, issue 4, doi:DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)IS.1943-555X.0000455, 2018.

Year: 2017 | JCR: Q3 | SJR: Q2

Iglesias I., Venâncio S., Pinho J. L. S., Avilez-Valente P., and Vieira J. M. P., "Two models solutions for the Douro Estuary: flood risk assessment and breakwater effects", Estuaries and Coasts, doi:10.1007/s12237-018-0477-5, 2018.

Year: 2017 | JCR: Q2 | SJR: Q1

Ferreira A., Pinheiro M. D., Brito J., and Mateus, R., "Combined carbon and energy intensity benchmarks for sustainable retail stores", Energy, 2018, vol. 165, Part B, pp. 877-889, doi:10.1016/j.energy.2018.10.020, 2018.

Year: 2017 | JCR: Q1 | SJR: Q1

Haie, N., Freitas M. R., and Pereira J. C., "Integrating Water Footprint and Sefficiency: Overcoming Water Footprint Criticisms and Improving Decision Making", Water Alternatives, vol. 11, issue 3, pp. 933-956, 2018.

Year: 2017 | JCR: Q1 | SJR: Q1

Pérez J. A. M., Lima M. M. C. L., Domínguez I. C., and Ocaña E. R. O., "Reutilización de aguas grises domésticas para el uso eficiente del recurso hídrico: aceptación social y análisis financiero. Un caso en Portugal", Revista UIS Ingenierías, vol. 18, issue 1, pp. 223-236, doi:10.18273/revuin.v18n1-2019020, 2018.

Malheiro R., Camões A., Meira G., Amorim M. T., Gomes C. J. P., and Ferreira R. M., "Behaviour of Cementitious Matrices Subjected to the Combined Action of Chloride Ions and Carbonation", Matéria, vol. 23, issue 3, doi:10.1590/s1517-707620180003.0496, 2018.

Year: 2015 | JCR: Q4 | SJR: Q3

Dabbebi R., Aguiar, J. B., Camões A., Samet B., and s. Baklouti, "Effect of the calcinations temperatures of phosphate washing waste on the structural and mechanical properties of geopolymeric mortar", Construction and Building Materials, vol. 185, pp. 489 - 498, doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2018.07.045, 2018.

Year: 2017 | JCR: Q1 | SJR: Q1

Ardda N., Mateus, R., and Bragança, L., "Methodology to Identify and Prioritise the Social Aspects to Be Considered in the Design of More Sustainable Residential Buildings—Application to a Developing Country", Buildings, 2018, vol. 8, issue 10, pp. 1-17, doi:10.3390/buildings8100130, 2018.

Year: 2017 | SJR: Q2

Boroghi F., Ribeiro P. J. G., and Lourenço J. M., "Olympics´ Impacts in Rio de Janeiro´s Urban Sustainability", Transylvanian Review, vol. XXVIII, issue 30, pp. 7759 - 7765, 2018.

Year: 2017 | SJR: Q4

Couto J. P., Mendonça P., and Reis A. P., "Prefabricated building systems: evaluation of the construction practitioners’ perception on the environmental and economic benefits", Environmental Engineering and Management Journal, vol. 17, issue 9, pp. 2103-2115, 2018.

Year: 2017 | JCR: Q3 | SJR: Q3

Freitas, E.F., Martins F. F., Oliveira A., Rocha Segundo I., and Torres H., "Traffic noise and pavement distresses: Modelling and assessment of input parameters influence through data mining techniques", Applied Acoustics, vol. 138, pp. 147–155, doi:10.1016/j.apacoust.2018.03.019, 2018.

Year: 2017 | JCR: Q2 | SJR: Q1

Alves J. A., Silva L. T., and Remoaldo P. C., "Impacts of Low Frequency Noise Exposure on Well-Being: A Case-Study From Portugal", Noise & Health, vol. 20, issue 95, pp. 131-145, doi:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6122264/, 2018.

Year: 2017 | JCR: Q3 | SJR: Q2

Montarroyos D., Alvarez C. E., and Bragança, L., "Methodology for environmental assessment in Antarctic buildings", Environmental Impact Assessment Review, vol. 73, pp. 104-113, doi:10.1016/j.eiar.2018.08.003, 2018.

Year: 2017 | JCR: Q1 | SJR: Q1

Ahmad M. T., Haie, N., Yen H., and Tuqan N., "Sefficiency of a water use system: The case of Kano River Irrigation Project, Nigeria", International Journal of Civil Engineering, vol. 16, issue 8, pp. 929-939, doi:10.1007/s40999-017-0235-2, 2018.

Year: 2017 | SJR: Q2

Moreira A. V., Tinoco J., Oliveira J. R. M., and Santos A., "An application of Markov chains to predict the evolution of performance indicators based on pavement historical data", International Journal of Pavement Engineering, vol. 19, issue 10, pp. 937 - 948, doi:10.1080/10298436.2016.1224412, 2018.

Year: 2017 | JCR: Q1 | SJR: Q1

Almeida, Manuela G., Ferreira M., and Barbosa R., "Relevance of embodied energy and carbon emissions on assessing cost effectiveness in building renovation – contribution from the analysis of case studies in six European countries", Buildings, Special Issue “Building Sustainability Assessment”, vol. 8, issue 103, doi:https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings8080103, 2018.

Year: 2017 | SJR: Q2

Rocha Segundo I., Landi Jr. S., Oliveira S. M. B., Freitas, E.F., and Carneiro J. A. O., "Photocatalytic Asphalt Mixtures: Mechanical Performance and Impacts of Traffic and Weathering Abrasion on Photocatalytic Efficiency", Catalysis Today, doi:10.1016/j.cattod.2018.07.012, 2018.

Year: 2017 | JCR: Q1 | SJR: Q2

Susaj E., Susaj L., Lourenço J. M., Kucaj E., and Susaj M., "Relationship between Salt Concentration in the Irrigation Water and Leaf Area and Leaf Chlorophyll Content in Four Antiphylloxeric Rootstocks of Grapevine", Transylvanian Review , 2018, vol. XXVI, issue 30, pp. 7993-7999, 2018.

Year: 2017 | SJR: Q4

Couto J. P., Camões A., and Tender M., "Risk Evaluation in Tunneling Excavation Methods", REM, International Engineering Journal, n. 3, vol. 71, issue jul/sep. 2018, pp. 361-369, doi:10.1590/0370-44672017710115, 2018.

Almeida, Manuela G., and Ferreira M., "Ten questions concerning cost-effective energy and carbon emissions optimization in building renovation", Building and Environment, doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2018.06.036 , 2018.

Year: 2017 | JCR: Q1 | SJR: Q1

Kheradmand M., Pacheco-Torgal, F., and Azenha M., "Thermal Performance of Resource-Efficient Geopolymeric Mortars Containing Phase Change Materials", The Open Construction and Building Technology Journal, vol. 12, pp. 217-233, doi:10.2174/1874836801812010217, 2018.

Year: 2017 | SJR: Q3

Saraiva T., Almeida, Manuela G., Bragança, L., and Barbosa M. T., "Environmental comfort indicators for school buildings in sustainability assessment tools", Sustainability , June 2018, vol. 10, doi:10.3390/su10061849, 2018.

Year: 2017 | JCR: Q2 | SJR: Q2

Kheradmand M., Azenha M., Gomes C. J. P., and Aguiar, J. B., "Energy benefits of cement-based plaster containing hybrid phase-change material", Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Construction Materials, vol. 171, issue 3, pp. 117-125, doi:10.1680/jcoma.17.00027, 2018.

Year: 2017 | SJR: Q3

Kheradmand M., Abdollahnejad Z., and Pacheco-Torgal, F., "Performance of a Fly Ash Geopolymeric Based Binder with Calcium Hydroxide, Portland Cement and Metakaolin as Additives", The Open Civil Engineering Journal, vol. 12, pp. 1-20, doi:10.2174/187414950181201, 2018.

Year: 2017 | SJR: Q4

Gomes M., Santos L., Pinho J. L. S., and Antunes do Carmo J., "Hazard Assessment of Storm Events for the Portuguese Northern Coast", Geosciences (Switzerland), vol. 8, issue 178, pp. 1-14, doi:10.3390/geosciences8050178, 2018.

Year: 2017 | SJR: Q2

Vieira J. M. P., Duarte, A.A.L.S., and Ramísio P. J., "Sete Fontes: a Challenge to Promote the Heritage Legacy and Facing Water Sources Scarcity in the city of Braga-Portugal", Trends in Civil Engineering and its Architecture, vol. 2, issue 1, 2018.

Mateus, R., Silva S. M., and Almeida, Manuela G., "Environmental and cost life cycle analysis of the impact of using solar systems in energy renovation of Southern European single-family buildings", Renewable Energy, 2018, pp. 1-11, doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2018.04.036, 2018.

Year: 2017 | JCR: Q1 | SJR: Q1

Rocha Segundo I., Dias E. A. L., Fernandes F., Freitas, E.F., Costa M. F. M., and Carneiro J. A. O., "Photocatalytic asphalt pavement: the physicochemical and rheological impact of TiO2 nano/microparticles and ZnO microparticles onto the bitumen", Road Materials and Pavement Design, doi:10.1080/14680629.2018.1453371, 2018.

Year: 2017 | JCR: Q2 | SJR: Q1

Sdiri A., Pinho J. L. S., and Ratanatamskul C., "Water resource management for sustainable development", Arabian Journal of Geosciences, vol. 11, issue 124, pp. 1-2, doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-018-3411-z, 2018.

Year: 2017 | JCR: Q4 | SJR: Q3

Rocha Segundo I., Ferreira C., Freitas, E.F., Carneiro J. A. O., Fernandes F., Júnior S. L., and Costa M. F. M., "Assessment of photocatalytic, superhydrophobic and self-cleaning properties on hot mix asphalts coated with TiO 2 and/or ZnO aqueous solutions", Construction and Building Materials, vol. 166, pp. 500-509, doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2018.01.106, 2018.

Year: 2017 | JCR: Q1 | SJR: Q1

Cunha S., Aguiar, J. B., and Ferreira V. M., "Eco-efficient mortars with incorporation of phase change materials", Journal of Building Physics, vol. 41, issue 5, pp. 469-492, doi:10.1177/1744259117697397, 2018.

Year: 2017 | JCR: Q3 | SJR: Q1

Arkal V. H., Mohan S., Pinho J. L. S., and Sharhabeel P. S., "Physical model studies on the stability of emerged seaside perforated semicircular breakwaters", Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences, vol. 47, issue 3, pp. 681-685, 2018.

Year: 2017 | JCR: Q4 | SJR: Q4

Dalla Mora T., Peron F., Romagnoni P., Almeida, Manuela G., and Ferreira M., "Tools and procedures to support decision making for cost-effective energy and carbon emissions optimization in building renovation", Energy and Buildings, on line, vol. 167, pp. 200-215, doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2018.02.030, 2018.

Year: 2017 | JCR: Q1 | SJR: Q1

Kheradmand M., Abdollahnejad Z., and Pacheco-Torgal, F., "Alkali-activated cement based mortars containing phase change materials (PCMs): Mechanical properties and cost analysis", European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering, 2018.

Year: 2017 | JCR: Q3 | SJR: Q2

Medine M., Trouzine H., Aguiar, J. B., and Asroun A., "Durability properties of five years aged lightweight concretes containing rubber aggregates", Periodica Polytechnica Civil Engineering, vol. 62, issue 2, pp. 386-397, doi:10.3311/PPci.11363, 2018.

Year: 2017 | JCR: Q4 | SJR: Q3

Lucas S. S., and Aguiar, J. B., "Multifunctional wall coating combining photocatalysis, self-cleaning and latent heat storage", Materials Research Express, vol. 5, issue 2, pp. 1-13, doi:10.1088/2053-1591/aaa82f, 2018.

Year: 2017 | JCR: Q4 | SJR: Q1

Malheiro R., Camões A., and Meira G., "Behaviour of Concrete Under Severe Environment - Effect of Carbonation on the Chloride Diffusion Coefficient from Non-Steady-State Migration Test", Romanian Journal of Materials, vol. 48, issue 1, pp. 64-69, 2018.

Year: 2017 | JCR: Q4 | SJR: Q3

Rios S., Cristelo N., Miranda T., Araújo N., Oliveira J. R. M., and Lucas E., "Increasing the reaction kinetics of alkali-activated fly ash binders for stabilisation of a silty sand pavement sub-base", Road Materials and Pavement Design, vol. 19, issue 1, pp. 201 - 222, doi:10.1080/14680629.2016.1251959 , 2018.

Year: 2017 | JCR: Q2 | SJR: Q1

Nakata-Osaki C. M., Souza C. L. Léa, and Rodrigues D. S., "THIS – Tool for Heat Island Simulation: A GIS extension model to calculate urban heat island intensity based on urban geometry", Computers, Environment and Urban Systems, issue 67, pp. 157–168, doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compenvurbsys.2017.09.007, 2018.

Year: 2017 | JCR: Q1 | SJR: Q1

Hamdi H., Hadiwardoyo S., Correia G. A., and Pereira P., "Pavement Maintenance Optimization Strategies for National Road Network in Indonesia Applying Genetic Algorithm", Procedia Engineering, vol. 210, pp. 253-260, doi:10.1016/j.proeng.2017.11.074, 2017.

Avrami D., Ungureanu D., Angelescu N., and Aguiar, J. B., "A comparative study on the properties of potentially bioactive glasses obtained by sol-gel technique and by melting mixtures of oxides", The Scientific Bulletin of Valahia University – Materials and Mechanics, vol. 15, pp. 18-24, doi:10.1515/bsmm-2017-0013, 2017.

Fernandes S. R. M., Silva H. M. R. D., and Oliveira J. R. M., "Developing enhanced modified bitumens with waste engine oil products combined with polymers", Construction and Building Materials, vol. 160, pp. 714-724, doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2017.11.112, 2017.

Year: 2017 | JCR: Q1 | SJR: Q1

Fernandes F., Fernandes A., and Pais, J., "Assessment of the density and moisture content of asphalt mixtures of road pavements", Construction and Building Materials, vol. 154, pp. 1216–1225, doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2017.06.119, 2017.

Year: 2017 | JCR: Q1 | SJR: Q1

Fernandes F., and Pais, J., "Laboratory observation of cracks in road pavements with GPR", Construction and Building Materials, vol. 154, pp. 1130–1138, doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2017.08.022, 2017.

Year: 2017 | JCR: Q1 | SJR: Q1

Attia S., Eleftheriou P., Xeni F., Morlot R., Ménézo C., Kostopoulos V., Betsi M., Kalaitzoglou I., Pagliano L., Cellura M., Almeida, Manuela G., Ferreira M., Baracu T., Badescu V., Crutescu R., and Hidalgo-Betanzos J. M., "Overview and future challenges of nearly zero energy buildings (nZEB) design in Southern Europe", Energy and Buildings, vol. 155, pp. 439 - 458, doi:10.1016/j.enbuild.2017.09.043, 2017.

Year: 2017 | JCR: Q1 | SJR: Q1

Mastali M., Abdollahnejad Z., and Pacheco-Torgal, F., "Carbon dioxide sequestration of fly ash alkaline-based mortars containing recycled aggregates and reinforced by hemp fibres", Construction and Building Materials, vol. 160, pp. 48-56, doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2017.11.044, 2017.

Year: 2017 | JCR: Q1 | SJR: Q1

Ferdosian I., and Camões A., "Eco-efficient Ultra-high Performance Concrete Development by Means of Response Surface Methodology", Cement and Concrete Composites, vol. 84, pp. 146-156, doi:10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2017.08.019, 2017.

Year: 2017 | JCR: Q1 | SJR: Q1

Mastali M., Abdollahnejad Z., and Pacheco-Torgal, F., "Performance of waste based alkaline mortars submitted to accelerated carbon dioxide curing", Resources, Conservation and Recycling, vol. 129, pp. 12-19, doi:10.1016/j.resconrec.2017.10.017, 2017.

Year: 2017 | JCR: Q1 | SJR: Q1

Castro M. F., Mateus, R., and Bragança, L., "Healthcare Building Sustainability Assessment tool - Sustainable Effective Design criteria in the Portuguese context", Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 2017, vol. 67, pp. 49-60, doi: 10.1016/j.eiar.2017.08.005, 2017.

Year: 2017 | JCR: Q1 | SJR: Q1

Rodrigues D. S., Magalhães C. E. P., Fonseca F., Duarte, A.A.L.S., and Ribeiro P. J. G., "Avaliação da conformidade de Sinais de Trânsito para melhorar a segurança rodoviária em meio urbano: uma aplicação no Centro de Guimarães, Portugal", urbe. Revista Brasileira de Gestão Urbana (Brazilian Journal of Urban Management) - Supl. 1, vol. 9, issue Supl. 1, pp. 346-360, doi:DOI: 10.1590/2175-3369.009.SUPL 1.AO 07, 2017.

Year: 2017 | SJR: Q3

Pereira P., and Pais, J., "Main flexible pavement and mix design methods in Europe and challenges for the development of an European method", Journal of traffic and transportation engineering (English Edition), vol. 4, issue 4, pp. 316-346, doi:10.1016/j.jtte.2017.06.001, 2017.

Year: 2017 | SJR: Q2

Kheradmand M., Abdollahnejad Z., and Pacheco-Torgal, F., "Drying shrinkage performance of fly ash geopolymer mortars reinforced with hybrid fibres", ICE: Construction Materials, pp. 1-13, 2017.

Year: 2017 | SJR: Q3

Fernandes S. R. M., Peralta J., Oliveira J. R. M., Williams R. C., and Silva H. M. R. D., "Improving Asphalt Mixture Performance by Partially Replacing Bitumen with Waste Motor Oil and Elastomer Modifiers", Applied Sciences, Advanced Asphalt Materials and Paving Technologies, vol. 7, issue 794, doi:doi:10.3390/app7080794, 2017.

Year: 2017 | JCR: Q3 | SJR: Q3

Tender M., and Couto J. P., "Accidents and diseases assessed", Tunnels and Tunnelling International, vol. August, issue August, pp. 40-42, 2017.

Year: 2017 | SJR: Q4

Ferreira M., Almeida, Manuela G., and Rodrigues A., "Impact of co-benefits on the assessment of energy related building renovation with a nearly-zero energy target", Energy and Buildings, doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2017.07.066, 2017.

Year: 2017 | JCR: Q1 | SJR: Q1

Almeida, Manuela G., and Ferreira M., "Cost Effective Energy and Carbon Emissions Optimization in Building Renovation (Annex 56)", Energy and Buildings, doi:doi:10.1016/j.enbuild.2017.07.050, 2017.

Year: 2017 | JCR: Q1 | SJR: Q1

Kheradmand M., Abdollahnejad Z., and Pacheco-Torgal, F., "Shrinkage Performance of Fly Ash Alkali-activated Cement Based Binder Mortars", KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering, vol. 1, pp. 1-11, 2017.

Year: 2017 | JCR: Q3 | SJR: Q3

Fernandes S., Costa L. M. B., Silva H. M. R. D., and Oliveira J. R. M., "Effect of incorporating different waste materials in bitumen", Ciência & Tecnologia dos Materiais, vol. 29, issue 1, pp. e204-e209, doi:10.1016/j.ctmat.2016.07.003, 2017.

Year: 2017 | SJR: Q4

Abreu L., Oliveira J. R. M., Silva H. M. R. D., Silva C., Palha D., and Fonseca P. V., "Foamed bitumen: an alternative way of producing asphalt mixtures", Ciência & Tecnologia dos Materiais, vol. 29, issue 1, pp. e198–e203, doi:10.1016/j.ctmat.2016.07.004, 2017.

Year: 2017 | SJR: Q4

Costa L. M. B., Fernandes S., Silva H. M. R. D., and Oliveira J. R. M., "Study of the interaction between asphalt and recycled plastics in new polymer modified binders (PMB)", Ciência & Tecnologia dos Materiais, vol. 29, issue 1, pp. e192-e197, doi:10.1016/j.ctmat.2016.04.005, 2017.

Year: 2017 | SJR: Q4

Moreira A. V., Fwa T. F., Oliveira J. R. M., and Costa L., "COORDINATION OF USER AND AGENCY COSTS USING A TWO-LEVEL APPROACH FOR PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT OPTIMIZATION", Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, vol. 2639, pp. 110 - 118, doi:10.3141/2639-14, 2017.

Year: 2017 | JCR: Q4 | SJR: Q2

Abreu L. P. F., Oliveira J. R. M., Silva H. M. R. D., Palha D., and Fonseca P. V., "Suitability of different foamed bitumens for warm mix asphalts with increasing recycling rates", Construction and Building Materials, vol. 142, pp. 342 - 353, doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2017.03.085, 2017.

Year: 2017 | JCR: Q1 | SJR: Q1

Ranieri M., Costa L. M. B., Oliveira J. R. M., Silva H. M. R. D., and Celauro C., "Asphalt Surface Mixtures with Improved Performance Using Waste Polymers via Dry and Wet Processes", Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, vol. 29, issue 10, doi:10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0002022, 2017.

Year: 2017 | JCR: Q2 | SJR: Q1

About CTAC

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 37 researchers holding a PhD of which 27 are faculty professors of the Civil Engineering Department. Read more

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