👨🏫 Alfredo Dias stands as a distinguished academic and researcher in the domain of Sustainable construction . Holding a Ph.d in Delft University of Technology his professional journey exemplifies dedication and expertise. 📚
🌐 Professional Profiles:
Academic Qualifications 📚
Alfredo Manuel Pereira Geraldes Dias pursued his academic journey through a BSc in Civil Engineering from the University of Coimbra, Portugal, in 1997, achieving a noteworthy final grade of 17 out of 20. 🏗️ His educational path continued with an MSc in Civil Engineering (Structures) from the same university in 1999. 📘 However, the pinnacle of his academic pursuit was marked by a PhD in Mechanical Behavior of Timber-Concrete Connections attained from Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands, in 2005. 🌍 This specialized focus on exploring the mechanical intricacies of timber-concrete connections played a pivotal role in shaping his subsequent research and professional engagements within the sphere of timber and composite structures. 🔍
Professional Engagements and Leadership Roles 🏗️🌐
Professional Membership
Senior member of the Portuguese Civil Engineering Association since 2004.Member of the Technical Committee CT14 “Wood” since 2006.Participation as a member of the Technical Committee CT115 “Structural Codes” since 2012.
Leadership and Coordination Responsibilities
Chairman of the National mirror committee from TC 124 since 2009.Chairman of the National mirror committee from TC 250\SC5 since 2014.Coordinator of the Working group “Innovative timber & composite elements for buildings” in COST E29 from 2004 to 2006.Coordinator of the Working group “Hybrid structures” in COST FP1402 “Basis of structural timber design – from research to standards” from 2014 to 2018.Head of the sub-group involved in preparing the new Eurocode 5 part on composite structures from 2011 to 2014.Convener of the WG2 from TC250\SC5 “Composite structures” from 2014 to 2020.Chairman of the Project Team SC5.T2 responsible for preparing the new Eurocode part on timber composites from 2015 to 2018.
Mechanical behaviour of timber-concrete joints. Paper Published in 2005 Cited by 187
Timber-concrete-composites increasing the use of timber in construction Paper Published in 2016 Cited by 147
A non-linear 3D FEM model to simulate timber–concrete joints Paper Published in 2007 Cited by 129
Load-carrying capacity of timber–concrete joints with dowel-type fasteners Paper Published in 2007 Cited by 111
The effect of ductile connectors on the behaviour of timber–concrete composite beams Paper Published in 2011 Cited by 102
Timber-concrete composite bridges: State-of-the-art review Paper Published in 2013 Cited by 84
Stiffness of dowel-type fasteners in timber–concrete joints Paper Published in Cited by
Design of timber-concrete composite structures: A state-of-the-art report by COST Action FP1402/WG 4 Paper Published in 2010 Cited by 76
Acoustic performance of timber and timber-concrete floors Paper Published in 2015 Cited by 71
Analysis of the nonlinear behavior of timber-concrete connections Paper Published in 2012 Cited by 57
Environmentally friendly high performance timber–concrete panel Paper Published in 2016 Cited by 49