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Paulo B. Lourenço

University of Minho

Braga, 4700

Portugal

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

12

DOWNLOADS

725

TOTAL CITATIONS

3

Scholarly Papers (12)

1.

A Framework for Multi-Hazard Assessment in a Historical Area of Lisbon

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 16 Jan 2024
affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Florence, University of Naples Federico II and University of Minho
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Multi-hazard, multi-vulnerability assessment, seismic vulnerability, flood vulnerability, multi-risk assessment, loss estimation

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Earthquake Vulnerability Assessment of Non-Engineered Urm Residential Buildings

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 11 Jan 2025
affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Huddersfield, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of the Valley, Universidad del Valle and University of Minho
Downloads 129 (561,789)

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Seismic vulnerability assessment at urban-scale, Macroseismic vulnerability model, Unreinforced masonry residential buildings, Multi-Criteria Decision-Making techniques

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Seismic Performance Assessment of Masonry Monuments Based on Simulated Ground Motions: A Case Study

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 22 Jan 2025
Ahmad Fathi, Shaghayegh Karimzadeh and Paulo B. Lourenço
affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN and University of Minho
Downloads 90 (742,061)

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Arge-Tabriz, Ancient Masonry, Cultural Heritage Buildings, Fragility Curves, Stochastic Finite-Fault Simulations, Simulated Records, Rupture Uncertainties

4.

Advanced Calibration of a 3d Masonry Arch Bridge Model Using Non-Destructive Testing Information and Numerical Optimisation

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 20 Feb 2024
University of Durham, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Imperial College London, University of Minho, University of Minho, Imperial College London and Imperial College London
Downloads 79 (809,932)

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Historic bridges, Cultural heritage, In-situ tests, Non-destructive testing techniques, FEM models, Macroscale models, Model updating, Metamodels, Bayesian methods, Genetic algorithms

5.

Effect of Acidic Environment Exposure on Mechanical Properties of Trm Composites

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 07 Feb 2024
University of Minho, Eindhoven University of Technology (TUE), University of Minho and University of Minho
Downloads 59 (970,490)
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Textile Reinforced Mortar, TRM, FRCM, Acidic Environment, Durability, Aging, Microstructural Tests.

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Effect of High Temperature Exposure on Masonry Bedding Mortars

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 31 May 2023
affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Minho, affiliation not provided to SSRN and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Bedding mortar, Structural masonry, High temperature, fire

7.

Design procedure for viscoelastic energy dissipation devices in seismic strengthening of unreinforced masonry buildings

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 22 Dec 2025
affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Minho and affiliation not provided to SSRN
Downloads 44 (1,133,231)

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Unreinforced masonry, Design procedure, Viscoelastic device, Passive Vibration Control, Strengthening technique, Out-of-plane response

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Geometric-nonlinear viscoelastic device (GNL-VED): an energy dissipation device to reduce the out-of-plane motion of unreinforced masonry walls

Number of pages: 54 Posted: 27 Dec 2025
affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Minho and affiliation not provided to SSRN
Downloads 40 (1,196,171)

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Seismic vibrations, geometric-nonlinear viscoelastic device, out-of-plane motion, energy dissipation device, unreinforced masonry buildings

9.

The Green Tape Project. ‘In Falso’ Walls Strengthening Through Natural Frcm Innovative Techniques

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 09 Apr 2025
University of Perugia, University of Perugia, University of Perugia and University of Minho
Downloads 40 (1,183,237)

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masonry, 'In falso' wall, FRCM, Experimental tests, FEM

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Numerical study of the thermomechanical behaviour of a scaled pilot steel ladle using the theta projection creep model

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 13 Oct 2025
affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Minho, University of Minho and University of Minho
Downloads 24 (1,399,036)

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Steel ladle, refractory masonry, θ-projection creep, Norton-Bailey law, thermo-mechanical analysis, dry joints

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Experimental dynamic out-of-plane response of masonry buildings: Mechanism activation, progression, and collapse

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 25 Feb 2026
Dario Vecchio, Babar Ilyas, Nuno Mendes and Paulo B. Lourenço
affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN and University of Minho
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Shake table tests, Out-Of-Plane (OOP) failure, Collapse mechanisms, Dry-stack, Digital Image Correlation (DIC) results

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Multi-Scale Experimental Investigation on the Structural Behaviour of Novel Nanocomposite/Natural Textile-Reinforced Mortars

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 08 May 2024
Ali Abbass, Daniel V. Oliveira, Paulo B. Lourenço and Maria C. Paiva
affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Minho, University of Minho and affiliation not provided to SSRN
Downloads 17 (1,481,165)
Citation 1

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Masonry, Tensile Test, Pull out, Textile-Reinforced Mortar, Composite material, Nanocomposite, Graphene, Diagonal Compression Test, Strengthening System