Curriculum Vitae
PERSONAL DATA
João Ricardo Marques Conde da Silva
PROFESSIONAL STATUS
Assistant Researcher
ACADEMIC AND SCIENTIFIC DEGREES
PhD in Materials Science, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand (2014)
Master's degree (pre-Bologna) in Construction Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa (2006)
Degree (pre-Bologna) in Civil Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa (2003)
RELEVANT FUNCTIONS AND PUBLIC OFFICES
Assistant Researcher at the Observation Center of LNEC's Concrete Dams Department (2021)
Research Fellow at the Observation Center of LNEC's Concrete Dams Department (2016)
Host scholarship holder at Callaghan Innovation (formerly Industrial Research Limited), New Zealand, (2011)
Senior Civil Engineering Officer, Odivelas Municipal Council (2006)
AREAS OF RESEARCH/INTEREST
Monitoring, analysis and interpretation of the behavior and safety control of concrete and masonry dams and their foundations
Deterioration processes of cementitious materials in concrete and masonry dams and their foundations
Rehabilitation of concrete and masonry dams
ACTIVITY DEVELOPED
Analysis and interpretation of concrete dam monitoring data
Consultancy within the scope of dam safety control, carried out under the terms of the Dam Safety Regulations, including expert inspection visits, preparation, assessment and updating of dam monitoring plans and assessment of plans for the first filling of reservoirs
Research work related to the deterioration and rehabilitation of concrete and masonry dams
Promoting the dissemination of knowledge and results obtained, namely through the publication of book chapters and articles in national and international journals, the presentation of lectures and communications at scientific meetings
Cooperation with related scientific and technological institutions and participation in national and foreign science and technology activities, namely in international technical and scientific committees
Participation in national and foreign science and technology activities, namely by reviewing articles submitted to scientific journals and reviewing papers submitted to conferences
Lecturer in higher education institutions