Curriculum Vitae
PERSONAL DATA
José João Roseira Delgado Muralha
PROFESSIONAL STATUS
Senior Researcher
ACADEMIC AND SCIENTIFIC DEGRESS
PhD in Civil Engineering Instituto Superior Técnico (Technical University of Lisbon) - 1996
Graduation in Civil Engineering (5 years scholarship) in Instituto Superior Técnico (Technical University of Lisbon) - 1982
RELEVANT PUBLIC FUNCTIONS AND POSITIONS
Senior Researcher in the Concrete Dams Department, Numerical Modelling and Rock Mechanics Division - 2003
Assistant Researcher in the Concrete Dams Department, Foundations and Underground Works Division - 1996–2003
Research Trainee in the Concrete Dams Department, Rock Foundations Division 1983–1996
Teacher of Rock Mechanics related courses of the Course in Geotecnics for Civil Engineering and the Georesources courses 2003‑2012
Invited Teacher of Rock Mechanics and of Underground Structures in the Civil Engineering graduation of Instituto Superior Técnico - 1982–1997
Trainee in the engineering project office Proponte - 1981–1982
MAIN ACTIVITIY AREAS
Rock mechanics
Foundations of dams, rocky slopes, tunnels and underground works
Observation and analysis of the behaviour of geotechnical works
DEVELOPED ACTIVITY
Characterization of the mechanical and hydraulic behaviour of rocky discontinuities
Laboratory and in situ tests of geomechanics characterization to support dam projects and underground works
Analysis of the behaviour and monitoring of geotechnical works involving rock masses (concrete dams, rock embankments, tunnels and underground caves)
Member of the Commission on Testing Methods of the International Society of Rock Mechanics (ISRM)
Member of the Editorial Board of scientific journals: Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering (RMRE) and Bulletin of Engineering Geology (BOEG)
Editor of the News Journal, annual publication of the International Society of Rock Mechanics (ISRM)
Participation in national and international committees and working groups
Member of organizing and scientific committees of national and international conferences and congresses, and presidency and moderation of sessions
More than 300 articles in scientific journals and conference proceedings, opinions and technical reports (a list of the most relevant publications can be found in Pubs Inglês.pdf).