Durability of NSM FRP systems
Event details
| Date | 30.09.2016 |
| Hour | 12:15 › 13:15 |
| Speaker | José Sena Cruz, Associate Professor, University of Minho (UMinho), Portugal |
| Location | |
| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
In early 2000s the Near Surface Mounted (NSM) strengthening technique was proposed and used as an alternative system to the externally bonded reinforcement (EBR). In the NSM technique the fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) reinforcements are inserted into pre-cut grooves opened in the concrete cover. Typically epoxy adhesives are used to fix the FRP to concrete. This strengthening technique has prevailed and, when compared with the EBR, presents the many advantages well-reported in the literature. Up to now, the developed research was mostly dedicated to the short-term structural performance of strengthened structural elements and rarely considered the full structure’s life time. The assessment of the full structure’s life time requires the evaluation of the durability of both the strengthening system and the involved materials. The present seminar will introduce the latest developments by the University of Minho on durability of NSM FRP systems. Bio: José Sena Cruz is currently Associate Professor at the Department of Civil Engineering, at the University of Minho (UMinho), Assistant Director of ISISE - Institute in Sustainability and Innovation in Structural Engineering and of LEST – Structural Laboratory of UMinho. He has been specialized in the fields of finite element analysis, computational mechanics, FRP materials, inspection, diagnosis and repairing and strengthening RC structures with FRP materials, testing and constitutive laws, monitoring, and durability and time-depend behaviour of FRP materials used in existing and new structures. He is the author of more than 240 publications, co-founded of FEMIX FEM-based computer program for advanced structural analysis, coordinator of 9 R&D Projects and 17 R&D Projects as a team member, supervisor of 10 PhD theses and editor of Nacional Journal and member of editorial board of 2 International Journals. He is secretary of the RILEM TC 234-DUC, co-chair of WG4 of COST Action TU1207, member of fib – TG 5.1 and TG 8.1, CT115 – Working group of GT4/FRP and Eurocode 2 and national expert of CEN/TC 250/WG 04. He is consultant on the areas of the structural analysis and structural rehabilitation with several consulting works performed.
Practical information
- General public
- Free
Organizer
- Prof. Dr Brice Lecampion & Prof. Dr Katrin Beyer
Contact
- Dr Anastasios Vasilopoulos