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Miguel Azenha Associate Professor with Habilitation, Universidade do Minho (UM), Portugal
Miguel Azenha is Associate Professor with Habilitation at the Structural Division in the Department of Civil Engineering, University of Minho, His research interests comprise: (i) numerical and experimental study of concrete at early ages regarding phenomena such as thermo-hygral-mechanical couplings, concrete properties evolution during hydration, creep and shrinkage; (ii) use of digital processes in construction, namely Building Information Modelling.Chair of RILEM TC 287-CCS “Early age and long-term crack width analysis in RC Structures” and past Chair of COST Action TU1404 “Towards the next generation of standards for service life of cement-based materials and structures”. Coordinator of the Portuguese National Course in ‘Building Information Modelling’ and member of the national BIM Drafting Committee. Director of the ERASMUS+ Master Course in Building Information Modelling.
Maria João Henriques
Senior Researcher, LNEC
Maria João Henriques is a Geospatial Engineer, Senior Research Officer at the National Laboratory for Civil Engineering (LNEC), and head of the Applied Geodesy Division within the Concrete Dams Department. In the first years at LNEC, her activity was in the application of engineering survey methods to the monitoring civil engineering structures. In the last 10 years, she has expanded her activities to other geospatial techniques: terrestrial and aerial photogrammetry, this last one using unmanned aerial vehicles (drones), to support visual inspections and geometry changes studies; and laser scanning to support the creation of 3D models, particularly those of built heritage.
Carlos Serra
Assistant Researcher, LNEC
Carlos Serra is an Assistant Researcher in the Concrete Dams Department (DBB) of LNEC with strong background on structural dam safety and concrete technology. He is responsible for the evaluation of structural safety of several concrete dams in Portugal and he has been one of LNEC’s responsible for assessing monitoring-related activities during the recent dam construction by Iberdrola in Portugal and their first filling between 2022 and 2024. He has been working at LNEC since 2008 in the Monitoring Division and his scientific focus is on the prediction of dam concrete properties and its implications on structural behaviour and deterioration over time. Recently, in coordination with the LNEC consultant appointments regarding dam safety, Carlos Serra have been making efforts to improve LNEC’s monitoring procedures, namely related to data analysis and interpretation and visual inspections, considering BIM concepts and methodology.
José Nuno Figueiredo
Civil Engineer, EDP Produção, Portugal
José Nuno Figueiredo - Head of BIM Engineering (Global CoE Hydro & Thermal, Renewable Generation Assets, EDP)
José Nuno Figueiredo is a Civil Engineer. Between 2008 and 2010, he worked at GEG – Gabinete de Estruturas e Geotecnia, as a Design Engineer in the Geotechnics area. Since 2010 he has worked at EDP Produção, until 2021 also as a Design Engineer in the Geotechnics area, mainly concerning Hydroelectric assets in Portugal. He has also participated in activities related to the safety of geotechnical structures, including monitoring of the first filling of hydraulic circuits and reservoirs, preparing monitoring plans, conducting structural behavior analysis, and accompanying inspection visits by the authorities. Since 2021 he has been working at the BIM Engineering Unit. He is currently head of the unit. Also since 2021, he has been a member of the Working Group 4 of the Portuguese Tunnelling and Underground Space Commission (CPT), which is dedicated to “BIM and Information Management in Underground Works.”
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