Modeling and Analysis of Nano-Structures: Carbon Nanotubes and Nano-Composite Materials

Principal Investigator (PI), Project fundedbyFundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT),2010-2013, referencePTDC/ECM/103490/2008.

Recycling & Seismic Protection: Sustainable High Performance CFST Columns for Seismic Areas

Principal Investigator (PI), Project funded byFundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT),2012-2015, referencePTDC/ECM/117774/2010.

Generalised Beam Theory (GBT) - Development, Application and Dissemination

Research Member, Project funded byFundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT),2012-2015, referencePTDC/ECM/108146/2008.

Buckling Analysis of Thin-Walled Members Using Various Numerical Methods: FSM, GBT and FEM

National Principal Investigator (PI),Project funded in the context of "Programa Inter-Governamental de Cooperação Científica e Técnica Luso-Húngara" between GRICES (Portugal) andNORT-National Office for Research and Technology(Hungary), 2006-2008.

Numerical and Experimental Analysis of Thin-Walled Members

Research Member, Project funded by "Programa Inter-Governamental de Cooperação Científica e Técnica Luso-Brasileira" between GRICES (Portugal) andCAPES-Programa de Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior(Brazil), 2008-2010.

Construction Systems in Steel and FRP Composite Materials

Research Member, Project funded in the context of Reasearch Agreement between ICCTI – Instituto de Cooperação Científica e Tecnológica Internacional (Portugal) and CAPES – Fundação Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento do Pessoal de Nível Superior (Brazil), 2001-2004.

Buckling of Welded Steel Columns and Beams

Research Member, Project funded by "ICCTI – Instituto de Cooperação Científica e Tecnológica Internacional (Portugal)and theFrench Embassy(France), 1999-2000.