This advance course aims to provide a solid formation on the use of advanced cement and polymer based materials, appropriate techniques and design guidelines for the strengthening of the built environment.

Participants will acquire the capability of defining inspection and diagnosis strategies, selecting the proper materials and strengthening techniques, and designing the strengthening solutions by using recent guidelines and advanced computer simulations based on the finite element method.

The course is organized by the Structural Composites Research group of the Dep. of Civil Eng. of Minho University, a group with a solid background on structural strengthening by using fibre reinforced cement composites (FRCC) and fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) systems, as well as on the development of software for advanced numerical modeling.

Contact Information and Course Secretariat
Ms. Sónia Esteves University of Minho
Department of Civil Engineering
Institute for Sustainability and Innovation in Structural Engineering, ISISE
Campus Azurém
4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
Phone: +351 253 510 747
e-mail: sonia.esteves@civil.uminho.pt
Website: http://sc.civil.uminho.pt/strengtheningtechniques