International peer-reviewed journal articles

1.       Manuel A. G. Silva, B. Sena da Fonseca, Hugo Biscaia (2014) On Estimates of Durability of FRP based on Accelerated Tests. Composite Structures, Vol. 116, pp. 377-387. DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2014.05.022

2.       B.  Sena da Fonseca, A.Vilão, C. Galhano, J.A.R. Simão (2014) Reusing coffee waste in the manufacture of ceramics for construction. Advances in Applied Ceramics: Structural, Functional and Bioceramics, Vol. 113, Issue 3, pp. 159-166. DOI: 10.1179/1743676113Y.0000000131

3.       A.S. Castela, B. Sena da Fonseca, R.G. Duarte, R. Neves, M.F. Montemor (2014) Influence of Unsupported Concrete Media in Corrosion Assessment for Steel Reinforcing Concrete by EIS, Electrochimica Acta, Vol. 124, pp.52-60. DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2013.11.157

4.       B.  Sena da Fonseca, A.S. Castela, Manuel A.G. Silva, R.G. Duarte, M.G.S. Ferreira, M.F. Montemor (2015) Influence of GFRP confinement of reinforced concrete columns on the corrosion of reinforcing steel in a salt water environment. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, Vol. 27, Issue 1. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0001039

5.       B. Sena da Fonseca, A.S. Castela, R.G. Duarte, R. Neves, M.F. Montemor (2015) Non-destructive and on site method to assess the air-permeability in dimension stones and its relationship with other transport-related properties. Materials and Structures. Vol. 48 (11), pp. 3795-3809. DOI: 10.1617/s11527-014-0440-2

6.       R. Neves, B. Sena da Fonseca, F. Branco, J. de Brito, A.S. Castela, M.F. Montemor (2015) Assessing concrete carbonation resistance through air permeability measurements. Construction and Building Materials, Vol. 82, pp. 304-309. DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2015.02.075

7.       B.  Sena da Fonseca, C. Galhano, D. Seixas (2015) Technical feasibility of reusing coal combustion by-products from a thermoelectric power plant in the manufacture of fired clay bricks. Applied Clay Science. Vol. 104. pp. 189?195. DOI: 10.1016/j.clay.2014.11.030

8.       B. Sena da Fonseca, S. Piçarra, A.P. Ferreira Pinto, M.F. Montemor (2016) Polyethylene glycol oligomers as siloxane modificators in consolidation of carbonate stones. Pure and Applied Chemistry. Vol. 88(12), pp. 1117?1128. DOI:10.1515/pac-2016-0803

9.       B. Sena da Fonseca, S. Piçarra, A.P. Ferreira Pinto, M.F. Montemor (2016) Development of formulations based on TEOS-dicarboxylic acids for consolidation of carbonate stones. New Journal of Chemisty, Vol. 40, pp. 7493-7503. DOI: 10.1039/C6NJ00455E

10.     B. Sena da Fonseca, A.P. Ferreira Pinto, S. Piçarra, M.F. Montemor (2017) Artificial aging route for assessing the potential efficacy of consolidation treatments applied to porous carbonate stones. Materials & Design, Vol. 120, Issue 15, pp.10-21. DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2017.02.001

11.     B. Sena da Fonseca, S. Piçarra, A.P. Ferreira Pinto, M.J. Ferreira, M.F. Montemor (2017) TEOS-based consolidants for carbonate stones: the role of N1-(3-trimethoxysilylpropyl)diethylenetriamine. New Journal of Chemisty, Vol. 41, pp.2458-2467. DOI: 10.1039/C6NJ03808E

12.      B. Sena da Fonseca, A.S. Castela, A.P. Ferreira Pinto, S. Piçarra, M.F. Montemor (2017) Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy study on the absorption and evaporation processes in natural stones. Electrochimica Acta, Vol. 233, pp. 62-70. DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2017.03.022

13.     Manuel A. G. Silva, P. Cunha, A. P. Ramos, B. Sena da Fonseca, F. F. S. Pinho (2017) Accelerated action of external sulfate and chloride to study corrosion of tensile steel in reinforced concrete. Materiales de Construccion. Vol. 67, Issue 328, October?December, e141. DOI: 10.3989/mc.2017.10116

14.      B. Sena da Fonseca, A.S. Castela, R. Neves, R. G. Duarte, C. Galhano, M.F. Montemor (2018) Saving Raw Materials for Cement Manufacture and Reusing an Untreated Waste from the Petrochemical Industry. Resources, Vol. 7, Issue 3, p. 56. DOI: 10.3390/resources7030056

15.       B. Sena da Fonseca, A.P. Ferreira Pinto, S. Piçarra, M.F. Montemor (2018) The potential action of single functionalization treatments and combined treatments for the consolidation of carbonate stones. Construction and Building Materials, Vol. 163, pp.586-599. DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2017.12.126

16.       B. Sena da Fonseca, Maria João Ferreira, Maryna G. Taryba, S. Piçarra, A.P. Ferreira Pinto, M.F. Montemor (2019) Alkoxysilane-based sols for consolidation of carbonate stones: Impact of the carbonate medium in sol-gel processes. Journal of Cultural Heritage. Vol. 37, pp. 63-72. DOI: 10.1016/j.culher.2018.11.007

17.      B. Sena da Fonseca, A.P. Ferreira Pinto, D. Vaz Silva (2019) Provenance and characterization of stones used in the rubble stone masonry of the National Palace of Sintra (Portugal). Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports. Volume 27, pp. 101984. DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2019.101984

18.      B. Sena da Fonseca, A.P. Ferreira Pinto, S. Piçarra, M.F. Montemor (2020) Alkoxysilane-based sols for consolidation of carbonate stones: Proposal of methodology to support the design and development of new consolidants. Journal of Cultural Heritage. Vol. 43, pp. 51-63. DOI: 10.1016/j.culher.2019.11.003

19.      B. Sena da Fonseca, A.P. Ferreira Pinto, D. Vaz Silva (2020) Compositional and textural characterization of historical bedding mortars from rubble stone masonries: Contribution for the design of compatible repair mortars. Construction and Building Materials. Vol. 247. p.11827. DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.118627

20.       A.P. Ferreira Pinto, B. Sena da Fonseca, D. Vaz Silva (2021) The role of aggregate and binder content in the physical and mechanical properties of mortars from historical rubble stone masonry walls of the National Palace of Sintra. Construction and Building Materials. Vol. 268. p.121080. DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.121080

21.      A.P. Ferreira Pinto, B. Sena da Fonseca, D. Vaz Silva (2021) Mechanical characterization of historical rubble stone masonry and its correlation with the masonry quality assessment. Construction and Building Materials. Vol. 281. p.122168. DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.122168

22.      A. Rodrigues, B. Sena da Fonseca, A.P. Ferreira Pinto, S. Piçarra, M.F. Montemor (2021) Exploring alkaline routes for production of TEOS-based consolidants for carbonate stones using amine catalysts. New Journal of Chemistry. Vol. 45. pp. 3833-3847. DOI: 10.1039/d0nj04677a

23.      A. Rodrigues, B. Sena da Fonseca, A.P. Ferreira Pinto, S. Piçarra, M.F. Montemor (2021) Tailoring alkoxysilanes with poly(ethylene glycol) as potential consolidants for carbonate stones. Construction and Building Materials. Vol. 289. p. 123048. DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.123048

24.      B. Sena da Fonseca, A.P. Ferreira Pinto, A. Rodrigues, S. Piçarra, D. Fonseca, M.F. Montemor (2021) On the estimation of marbles weathering by thermal action using drilling resistance. Journal of Building Engineering. Vol. 42. p. 102494. DOI: 10.1016/j.jobe.2021.102494

25.      B. Sena da Fonseca, A.P. Ferreira Pinto, S. Piçarra, B. Caldeira, M.F. Montemor (2021) Consolidating efficacy of diammonium hydrogen phosphate on artificially aged and naturally weathered coarse-grained marble. Journal of Cultural Heritage. Vol. 51, pp. 145-156. DOI: 10.1016/j.culher.2021.08.003

26.      B. Sena da Fonseca, A.P. Ferreira Pinto, A. Rodrigues, S. Piçarra, M.F. Montemor (2021) The role of properties on the decay susceptibility and conservation issues of soft limestones: Contribution of Ançã stone (Portugal). Journal of Building Engineering. Vol. 44. p. 102997. DOI: 10.1016/j.jobe.2021.102997

National peer-reviewed journal articles

1.      B. Sena da Fonseca, A.S. Castela, M.G.S. Ferreira, R.G. Duarte, M.F. Montemor (2013) Corrosão de Armadura de Cilindros de Betão Confinado por Duas Camadas de GFRP Avaliada por Impedância Electroquímica. Corrosão e Protecção de Materiais (LNEG), vol. 32 nº3, pp. 72-76

2.      B. Sena da Fonseca, A.P. Ferreira Pinto, S. Piçarra, M.F. Montemor (2017) Silicato de Etilo modificado para consolidação de pedra natural. Construcção Magazine Jan-Fev. 2017. pp.12-17 (Invited publication. Paper selected by the organizing committee of QIC 2016)

3.      B. Sena da Fonseca, A.P. Ferreira Pinto (2021) Rochas Carbonatadas: Recurso Mineral Histórico. Revista de Ciência Elementar. Accepted for publication in May, 2021.

Book chapter

1.      B. Sena da Fonseca, A. P. Ferreira Pinto, S. Piçarra, M. F. Montemor (2018) ?Challenges of alkoxysilane-based consolidants for carbonate stones: from neat TEOS to multi-purpose hybrid nanomaterials?, In Majid Hosseini and Ioannis Karapanagiotis (Eds): ?Advanced Materials for the Conservation of Stone?, Volume 1, Springer International Publishing. pp 185-207. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-72260-3_9