The Institute for Sustainability and Innovation in Structural Engineering
The Institute for Sustainability and Innovation in Structural Engineering (ISISE) is a research unit funded by the Portuguese Science Foundation (FCT), incorporating Universities of Coimbra and Minho as hosting institutions.
In 2025, ISISE was evaluated by FCT – the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology and graded EXCELLENT.
๐ The countdown is on for ESREL 2026 โ happening in the vibrant city of Braga, Portugal, from 14โ19 June 2026!
๐ Covering diverse fields โ from engineering, infrastructure, and technology to environmental systems and health sciences โ ESREL 2026 provides a unique platform for sharing knowledge, building collaborations, and shaping a safer, more resilient world.
๐ก Thereโs still time to contribute!
Submit your abstract and join a world-class community driving innovation in risk and reliability.
๐ข Abstract submission deadline: 19 October 2025
๐ Learn more and submit here: buff.ly/BZpbGQT
Letโs come together in Braga to inspire progress and strengthen global safety and reliability.
#UMINHO #ESREL2026 #ISISE #ESRA #HMS #ESREL2026 #Safety #Reliability #RiskAnalysis #Research
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How can we ensure mesh-independent strain values in advanced FE-based resistance assessments of steel joints?
This study introduces a โ๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ ' methodology that provides consistent peak strain estimates, invariant with mesh discretization โ a key step toward reliable numerical design in line with ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐จ๐๐จ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐-๐๐.
๐ FE-based assessment of the resistance of steel joints using strain averaging
๐จ๐ป๐ Luรญs Simรตes da Silva, Jorge Conde, Fernando Freire Ribeiro, Filip Ljubinkoviฤ
๐๏ธ Thin-Walled Structures
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#ISISE #SMCT #DAD #DEC #UCoimbra #FCTUC #UPM
#SteelStructures #FiniteElementMethod #Eurocode3
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๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ญ ๐๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐รงรฃ๐จ@๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ โ๏ธ-- ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ฒ
ISISE proudly joined ๐๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐รงรฃ๐จ@๐๐ ๐๐๐๐, where researchers from the ๐ฅ&๐ข๐ ๐๐น๐๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ showcased recent projects advancing ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฒ and supporting a more sustainable ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ฒ.
๐ก Represented by Professor Carlos Rebelo, Hamoun M. Tekantappeh, and Mariela Mendez-Morales, ISISE highlighted how engineering research is shaping the future of renewable energy innovation.
๐ Additionally, Professor Luรญs Simรตes da Silva participated in the Round Table โBlue Economyโ, contributing his vision on innovation and sustainability in engineering
#ISISE #SMCT #ROE #InovacaoUC #BlueEconomy #WindEnergy #SustainableFuture
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Congratulations to our ISISE and DEC team! ๐
Elisabete Teixeira, Amirmahdi, and Vรญtor Costa, had the honor of participating in the Hackathon Finals in Budapest (17โ21 September).
They proudly took part in two categories:
๐น Disastropedia Challenge โ where they contributed a dedicated page to expand disaster-preparedness knowledge.
๐น IM-Prepared Challenge โ where, under the NBSINFRA Project, they developed a script for the Aveiro case study, testing the real-world impact of their framework.
๐ We are thrilled to share that their team achieved 1st place in the IM-Prepared category!
This recognition highlights the robustness of NBSINFRAโs framework and its contribution to enhancing urban resilience through nature-based solutions.
๐ฟ This award reinforces our commitment to innovation, collaboration, and the advancement of sustainable and resilient cities through NBS.
#ISISE #SC #NBSINFRA #BPrepared #Hackathon #Collaboration #Innovation #HackForGood #Budapest #ISISE #DEC #Resilience #NatureBasedSolutions
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โ ๏ธ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ฆ๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ฝ ๐ฎ%
๐ Congratulations to Professors Luรญs Simรตes da Silva, Joaquim Barros, Josรฉ Sena-Cruz e Paulo Lourenรงo and the researcher Rohola Rahvnard for this achievement!
The Worldโs Top 2% Scientists list is a prestigious and internationally recognized ranking compiled annually by Stanford University in collaboration with Elsevier, based on the Scopus citation database. It highlights the most highly cited researchers across diverse academic disciplines, acknowledging those whose work has made a substantial contribution to advancing knowledge and shaping their respective fields.
#ISISE #UCoimbra #UMinho
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๐๐จ๐จ๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ โจ ๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ฌโ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐จ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐
๐ขOn ๐๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ญ๐ก, ๐๐๐๐, ISISE joined the ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ฌโ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐๐๐๐!
At our stand ๐๐จ๐จ๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ โ ๐๐ข๐ฌรฃ๐จ ๐ ๐๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐รงรฃ๐จ ๐๐ฆ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ก๐๐ซ๐ข๐, in the heart of the ๐๐๐ข๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐, we shared our research through hands-on activities, live demonstrations and conversations with the public, showing how science and engineering can contribute to tackling global issues from sustainable construction to innovative materials and beyond.
๐ก A big thank you to all the visitors, collaborators and our researchers Francisca Santos, Laura Sousa, Eliana Cabrera, Nicolas Herrera, Carlos Zhu, Beatriz Bandarra, Leonardo Lima, Marco Ribera, Pedro Caeiro and Thalita Dias for making the event so inspiring!
#UC #DEC #ISISE #UCoimbra #MunicipiodeCoimbra #BaixadeCoimbra #EuropeanResearchersNight #ScienceForGlobalChallenges
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