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Papers in International Journals (7)

Pereira M. F. P., Aguiar, J. B., Camões A., and Lourenço P. B., "Influence of type of binder and sand on the characteristics of masonry mortars", Romanian Journal of Materials, vol. 45, issue 2, pp. 117-122, 2015.

Year: 2015 | JCR: Q3 | SJR: Q3

Ghiassi B., Silva S. M., Oliveira D. V., Lourenço P. B., and Bragança, L., "FRP-to-Masonry Bond Durability Assessment with Infrared Thermography Method", Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation, vol. 33, issue 3, pp. 427–437, doi:10.1007/s10921-014-0238-8, 2014.

Year: 2014 | JCR: Q1 | SJR: Q2

Barros R. S., Oliveira D. V., Varum H., Alves C. S. A., and Camões A., "Experimental characterization of physical and mechanical properties of schist from Portugal", Construction and Building Materials, vol. 50, pp. 617–630, 2014.

Year: 2014 | JCR: Q1 | SJR: Q1

Milani G., Lourenço P. B., and Tralli A., "3D homogenized limit analysis of masonry buildings under horizontal loads", Engineering Structures, vol. 29, no. 11, 2007.

Lourenço P. B., Milani G., Tralli A., and Zucchini A., "Analysis of masonry structures: review of and recent trends in homogenization techniques", Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, vol. 34, no. 11, pp. 1443–1457, 2007.

Zucchini A., and Lourenço P. B., "Mechanics of masonry in compression : results from a homogenisation approach", Computers and Structures, vol. 85, no. 3-4, pp. 193–204, 2007.

Topczewski L., Fernandes F. M., Cruz P. J. S., and Lourenço P. B., "Practical implications of GPR investigation using 3D data reconstruction and transmission tomography", Journal of Building Appraisal, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 59–76, 2007.

Communications in International Conferences (5)

Pereira M. F. P., Aguiar, J. B., Camões A., and Lourenço P. B., "The Portuguese masonry's mechanical characterization", 8th International Masonry Conference, pp. 611–622, 2010.

Batista N., Pereira M. F. P., and Aguiar, J. B., "Mechanical characterization for mortar for masonry", CITC-V - Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century: Collaboration and Integration in Engineering, Management and Technology, pp. 1492–1500, 2009.

Pereira P., Aguiar, J. B., Lourenço P. B., and Camões A., "Rehabilitation of brick masonry", CCC2008 - Challenges for Civil Construction: Bridge science and applications with engineering towards innovative solutions for construction - safety, sustainability and rehabilitation with innovative solutions, pp. 1–12, 2008.

Milani G., and Lourenço P. B., "Heterogeneous and homogenized FE models for the limit analysis of out-of-plane loaded masonry walls", COMPLAS 2007 - IX International Conference on Computational Plasticity, pp. 1–4, 2007.

Lourenço P. B., and Milani G., "Modelling masonry with limit analysis finite elements: review, applications and new directions", CC2007 - The 11th International Conference on Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering Computing, pp. 217–242, 2007.

Books (1)

Pacheco-Torgal, F., "Eco-efficient Masonry Bricks and Blocks", Design, Properties and Durability, 1, vol. 1, pp. 1-548, doi:https://www.elsevier.com/books/eco-efficient-masonry-bricks-and-blocks/pacheco-torgal/978-1-78242-305-8, 2014.

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