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SUMMARY:Durability of NSM FRP systems
DTSTART:20160930T121500
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DESCRIPTION:José Sena Cruz\, Associate Professor\, University of Minho (U
 Minho)\, Portugal\nIn early 2000s the Near Surface Mounted (NSM) strengthe
 ning technique was proposed and used as an alternative system to the exter
 nally bonded reinforcement (EBR). In the NSM technique the fibre reinforce
 d 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 w
 ith the EBR\, presents the many advantages well-reported in the literature
 . Up to now\, the developed research was mostly dedicated to the short-ter
 m structural performance of strengthened structural elements and rarely co
 nsidered the full structure’s life time. The assessment of the full stru
 cture’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 (UMin
 ho)\, Assistant Director of ISISE - Institute in Sustainability and Innova
 tion in Structural Engineering and of LEST – Structural Laboratory of UM
 inho. He has been specialized in the fields of finite element analysis\, c
 omputational mechanics\, FRP materials\, inspection\, diagnosis and repair
 ing and strengthening RC structures with FRP materials\, testing and const
 itutive laws\, monitoring\, and durability and time-depend behaviour of FR
 P 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 P
 rojects as a team member\, supervisor of 10 PhD theses and editor of Nacio
 nal 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 TU12
 07\, 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 consulta
 nt on the areas of the structural analysis and structural rehabilitation w
 ith several consulting works performed.
LOCATION:GCA331 http://plan.epfl.ch/?lang=fr&room=GCA331
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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