Lean construction na construção e engenharia portuguesas – oportunidades e desafios para os donos de obra

Dissertação para obtenção do Grau de Mestre em Engenharia Civil

Ambivalent Islam: the identity construction of Muslims under Portuguese colonial rule

This article wishes to contribute to the study of the historical processes that have been spotting Muslim populations as favourite targets for political analysis and governance. Focusing on the Portuguese archives, civil as well as military, the article tries to uncover the most conspicuous identity representations (mainly negative or ambivalent) that members of Portuguese colonial apparatus built around Muslim communities living in African colonies, particularly in Guinea-Bissau and Mozambique. The paper shows how these culturally and politically constructed images were related to the more general strategies by which Portuguese imagined their own national identity, both as ‘European’ and as ‘coloniser’ or ‘imperial people’. The basic assumption of this article is that policies enforced in a context of inter-ethnic and religious competition are better understood when linked to the identity strategies inherent to them. These are conceived as strategic constructions aimed at the preservation, the protection and the imaginary expansion of the subject, who looks for groups to be included in and out-groups to reject, exclude, aggress or eliminate. We think that most of the inter-ethnic relationships and conflicts, as well as the very experience of ethnicity, are born from this identity matrix.

Mechanical properties of chemically modified portuguese pinewood

To turn wood into a construction material with enhanced properties, many methods of chemical modification have been developed in the last few decades. In this work, mechanical properties of pine wood were chemically modified, compared and evaluated. Maritime pine wood (Pinus pinaster) was modified with four chemical processes: 1,3-dimethylol-4,5- dihydroxyethyleneurea, N-methylol melamine formaldehyde, tetra-alkoxysilane and wax. The following mechanical properties were assessed experimentally: Modulus of elasticity measured statically, stiffness stabilization efficiency in different climates (30 and 87% of relative humidity), modulus of rupture, work maximum load, impact bending strength, compression, tensile and shear strength at indoor conditions (65% of relative humidity). In both types of active principle of modification, cell wall or lumen fill, no significant changes on the bending stiffness (modulus of elasticity) were found. In the remaining properties analysed significant changes in the modified wood-material took place compared to unmodified wood control: - Cell wall modification was the most effective method to achieve high stiffness stabilization efficiency (up to 60%) and also increased compression strength (up to 230%). However, modulus of rupture, tensile, shear and the impact bending strength were reduced by both resins, but in a varying extent, where the N-methylol melamine formaldehyde endured less reduction than 1,3-dimethylol-4,5-dihydroxyethyleneurea resin. In the latter, reduction up to 60% can take place. - In the lumen fill modification: tetra-alkoxysilane has no effect in the mechanical properties. Although, a slight increase in shear strength parallel to the grain was found. Wax specimens have shown a slight increase in bending strength, compression, tensile and shear strength as well as in the absorption energy capacity.

Types and construction of power transformers

Transformers may be classified according to dielectric insulation material as follows: • Oil-filled transformers • Dry type transformers

Projecto de estruturas de uma passagem superior em madeira

Este projecto visa um estudo de uma solução para uma ponte pedonal de Madeira Lamelada Colada (MLC) entre o Hospital Pedro Hispano e o Norte-Shopping, localizada na Senhor da Hora. Inicialmente foram analisadas diversas variantes, com vários tipos de sistemas, sendo adoptada uma ponte formada por dois arcos, que se aproximam à medida que se afastam dos encontros unidos por contraventamentos em cruz. O tabuleiro encontra-se suspenso por tirantes e apoiados dos dois lados nos encontros. Foi realizado uma pequena introdução histórica da utilização da madeira enquanto material de construção, a sua fabricação e os vários tipos de pontes pedonais em MLC. O uso da madeira em estruturas fez com que a abordagem do Eurocódigo 5 (EC5) tivesse uma maior importância. A estrutura é modelada no programa de cálculo “DLUBAL ” através de um modelo de barras tridimensional de modo a efectuar uma análise estática e dinâmica global, recorrendo-se para tal a normas e princípios gerais de verificação de segurança dos regulamentos Europeus, nomeadamente os Eurocódigos das várias especialidades. Apresentam-se em anexo vários desenhos da ponte, desenhos das peças de ligação, o mapa de trabalhos e quantidades, ideias preliminares, dimensionamento e a escolha dos ligadores e por fim os diagramas de esforços dos elementos aos Estados-limite Último.

La construction de l'europe sociale entreprises, territoires, circulation de main d'oeuvre

The building of social Europe: companies, territories, movement of the workforce. For ten years, companies have been obliged to standardize the quality of their products interaationally, which goes along with a dismantling of the landmarks of the territories of political action in France. This article presents some current research about the movement of the labour force in Europe and raise the issue of coordination between the different legitimate categories and the attitude of the various administrations (work, health) concemed by this phenomenon.

Ambivalent Islam: the identity construction of Muslims under Portuguese colonial rule

This article wishes to contribute to the study of the historical processes that have been spotting Muslim populations as favourite targets for political analysis and governance. Focusing on the Portuguese archives, civil as well as military, the article tries to uncover the most conspicuous identity representations (mainly negative or ambivalent) that members of Portuguese colonial apparatus built around Muslim communities living in African colonies, particularly in Guinea- Bissau and Mozambique. The paper shows how these culturally and politically constructed images were related to the more general strategies by which Portuguese imagined their own national identity, both as ‘European’ and as ‘coloniser’ or ‘imperial people’. The basic assumption of this article is that policies enforced in a context of interethnic and religious competition are better understood when linked to the identity strategies inherent to them. These are conceived as strategic constructions aimed at the preservation, protection and imaginary expansion of the subject, who looks for groups to be included in and out-groups to reject, exclude, aggress or eliminate. The author argues that most of the inter-ethnic relationships and conflicts, as well as the very experience of ethnicity, are born from this identity matrix.

Development of a fuzzy qualitative risk assessment model applied to construction industry

Dissertação para obtenção do Grau de Doutor em Engenharia Industrial

Tornando lean mais lean – uma nova abordagem da elaboração do mapeamento do fluxo de valor com base em sinergias lean construction e PMBOK

Dissertação para obtenção do Grau Mestre em Engenharia Civil – Perfil de Construção

Evaluating the potential benefits and challenges of lean construction adoption in the portuguese construction industry: a survey study

Proceedings IGLC-18, July 2010, Technion, Haifa, Israel

Lean construction in rehabilitation works – suitability analysis and contribution for the definition of an implementation model

Proceedings IGLC-19, July 2011, Lima, Perú

Lean construction and sustainability - complementary paradigms - a case study

Proceedings IGLC-19, July 2011, Lima, Perú

Lean Construction – How reducing waste can contribute to sustainability

World in Progress, Soares da Costa Magazine, 2, Set., 2011