UC.PT

Address

Departamento de Engenharia Civil - FCTUC

Rua Luís Reis Santos - Pólo II da Universidade

3030 - 788 Coimbra

- Structural Analysis II (MSc Civil Enginerring);

- Concrete Structures (MSc Civil Enginerring);

- Basis for the Analysis of Existing Structures (MSc Building Rehabilitation).

Areas of interest

- Modelling and structural analysis;

- Sensitivity analysis;

- Structural optimization;

- Analysis and optimization of cable-stayed bridges;

- Concrete structures;

- Sustainable optimum design of structures.

Member of the editorial board of international scientific journals

Computers and Structures, Online ISSN: 1879-2243, Print ISSN: 0045-7949

Periodica Polytechnica Civil Engineering, Online ISSN: 1587-3773, Print ISSN: 0553-6626

Frontiers in Built Environment, Online ISSN: 2297-3362

Construction Materials, Online ISSN: 2673-7108

Publications

Thesis and Dissertations

Martins, Alberto M. B., "Análise e Optimização de Pontes Atirantadas de Betão", Tese de Doutoramento em Engenharia Civil – Ramo de Estruturas, FCTUC, Coimbra, 2015.

Martins, Alberto M. B., "Resistência ao Fogo de Pilares de Betão Armado com Dilatação Térmica Restringida", Dissertação de Mestrado em Engenharia Civil na Especialidade de Estruturas, FCTUC, Coimbra, 2008.

Lecture notes

Martins, Alberto M. B. (2019). "Bases para a Análise de Estruturas Existentes - Apontamentos de apoio às aulas". Coimbra: Departamento Engenharia Civil da Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade de Coimbra.

Martins, Alberto M. B., Simões, Luís M. C. (2018). "Estruturas de Betão - Apontamentos de apoio às aulas". Coimbra: Departamento Engenharia Civil da Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade de Coimbra.

Papers in international scientific journals

1. Martins, A. M., Simões, L. M., & Negrão, J. H. (2024). Optimization of under-deck cable-stayed concrete bridges. Computers & Structures, 296, 107323. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruc.2024.107323
2. Martins, A. M. B., Simões, L. M. C., & Negrão, J. H. J. O. (2021). Optimization of extradosed concrete bridges subjected to seismic action. Computers & Structures, 245, 106460. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruc.2020.106460
3. Martins, A. M. B., Simões, L. M. C., & Negrão, J. H. J. O. (2020). Optimization of cable-stayed bridges: A literature survey. Advances in Engineering Software, 149, 102829. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advengsoft.2020.102829
4. Martins, A. M. B., Simões, L. M. C., Negrão, J. H. J. O., & Lopes, A. V. (2019). Sensitivity analysis and optimum design of reinforced concrete frames according to Eurocode 2. Engineering Optimization, 1–22. https://doi.org/10.1080/0305215X.2019.1693554
5. Martins, A. M. B., Simões, L. M. C., & Negrão, J. H. J. O. (2019). Optimization of concrete cable-stayed bridges under seismic action. Computers & Structures, 222, 36–47. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruc.2019.06.008
6. Negrão, J., Vicente, R., Ferreira, T. M., Martins, A., & Raimundo, A. (2019). In-Situ Experimental Assessment and Numerical Analysis of the Loading Capacity of Traditional Wooden Floors. International Journal of Architectural Heritage, 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1080/15583058.2019.1605551
7. Martins, A. M. B., Simões, L. M. C., & Negrão, J. H. J. O. (2016). Optimum design of concrete cable-stayed bridges with prestressed decks. International Journal for Computational Methods in Engineering Science and Mechanics, 17(5–6), 339–349. https://doi.org/10.1080/15502287.2016.1231237.
8. Martins, A. M. B., Simões, L. M. C., & Negrão, J. H. J. O. (2016). Optimum design of concrete cable-stayed bridges. Engineering Optimization, 48(5), 772–791. https://doi.org/10.1080/0305215X.2015.1057057.
9. Martins, A.M.B.; Simões, L.M.C.; Negrão, J.H.J.O.. (2015). "Optimization of cable forces on concrete cable-stayed bridges including geometrical nonlinearities", Computers & Structures 155: 18 – 27. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruc.2015.02.032.
10. Martins, Alberto M. B.; Simões, Luís M. C; Negrão, João H. J. O. (2014). "Cable stretching force optimization of concrete cable-stayed bridges including construction stages and time-dependent effects", Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization 51 (3): 757 - 772. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00158-014-1153-4.
11. Martins, A. M. B., & Rodrigues, J. P. C. (2010). Fire resistance of reinforced concrete columns with elastically restrained thermal elongation. Engineering Structures, 32(10), 3330–3337. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2010.07.005.
12. Martins, A., & Rodrigues, J. (2011). Fire Behaviour of Concrete Columns with Restrained Thermal Elongation. Journal of Structural Fire Engineering, 2(4), 319–332. https://doi.org/10.1260/2040-2317.2.4.319.

Book chapters

1. Martins, A. M. B., Simões, L. M. C., & Negrão, J. H. J. O. (2019). Sustainable Design Optimization of Reinforced Concrete Frames Considering CO2 Emission Minimization. Em H. C. Rodrigues, J. Herskovits, C. M. Mota Soares, A. L. Araújo, J. M. Guedes, J. O. Folgado, … J. F. A. Madeira (Eds.), EngOpt 2018 Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Engineering Optimization (pp. 632–643). Cham: Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97773-7_56
2. Martins, A. M. B., Simões, L. M. C., & Negrão, J. H. J. O. (2018). Optimization of Extradosed Concrete Bridges. Em A. Schumacher, T. Vietor, S. Fiebig, K.-U. Bletzinger, & K. Maute (Eds.), Advances in Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization (pp. 1937–1954). Cham: Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-67988-4_144
3. Simões, L. M. C., Martins, A. M. B., & Negrão, J. H. J. O. (2018). Optimization of Concrete Cable-Stayed Bridges with Discrete Design Variables. Em A. Schumacher, T. Vietor, S. Fiebig, K.-U. Bletzinger, & K. Maute (Eds.), Advances in Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization (pp. 1955–1973). Cham: Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-67988-4_145

Papers in international scientific conferences

1. Martins, A. M. B., Simoes, L. M. C., & Negrao, J. H. J. O. (2023). Seismic Design Optimization of Concrete Cable-Stayed Bridges with ‘H’-Shaped Towers. 1–14. https://doi.org/10.4203/ccc.9.5.3
2. Martins, A. M. B., Simoes, L. M. C., & Negrao, J. H. J. O. (2023). Optimization of bowstring tied-arch concrete bridges. 1–10. https://doi.org/10.4203/ccc.5.1.9
3. Martins, A. M. B., Simões, L. M. C., & Negrão, J. H. J. O. (2022). Optimization of under-deck cable-stayed concrete bridges. 1–9. https://doi.org/10.4203/ccc.2.12.2
4. Martins, A. M. B., Simões, L. M. C., Negrão, J. H. J. O., & Ferreira, F. L. S. (2022). 30 YEARS’ EXPERIENCE ON THE OPTIMIZATION OF CABLE-STAYED BRIDGES. 57–70. https://doi.org/10.2495/HPSU220061
5. Martins, Alberto M. B; Simões, Luís M; Negrão, João H. 2017. "Reliability-based service life design optimization of concrete road bridges", In 2nd International Conference on Recent Advances in Nonlinear Models - Design and Rehabilitation of Structures - CoRASS 2017, Coimbra.
6. Martins, Alberto M. B; Simões, Luís M; Negrão, João H. 2017. "Optimização de pontes extradorsais em betão", In CMN 2017 - Congress on Numerical Methods in Engineering, Valencia.
7. Martins, Alberto M. B; Simões, Luís M; Negrão, João H. 2017. "Optimização de pontes de tirantes em betão com variáveis discretas", In CMN 2017 - Congress on Numerical Methods in Engineering, Valencia.
8. Martins, Alberto M. B.; Simões, Luís M; Negrão, João H. 2015. "Sizing optimization of concrete cable-stayed bridges", In SYMCOMP 2015 - 2nd International Conference on Numerical and Symbolic Computation Developments and Applications, Faro, Algarve, Portugal.
9. Martins, A.M.B.; Simões, L.M.C.; Negrão, J.H.J.O.. 2013. "Optimization of Cable Forces for Concrete Cable-Stayed Bridges", In Proceedings of the Fourteenth International Conference on Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering Computing, Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy.
10. Martins, Alberto M. B.; Simões, Luís M; Negrão, João H. 2011. "Time-dependent analysis and cable stretching force optimization of concrete cable-stayed bridges", In Proceedings of the International Conference on Recent Advances on Nonlinear Models – Structural Concrete Applications (CoRAN 2011), Coimbra.
11. Martins, Alberto M. B.; Rodrigues, João P. C. 2010. "Behaviour of Concrete Columns in Fire", In Proceedings of the SIF 10, Sixth International Conference on Structures in Fire, East Lansing, Michigan, USA.
12. Martins, Alberto M. B.; Rodrigues, João P. C. 2009. "Fire Resistance Tests on Concrete Columns with Restrained Thermal Elongation", In Proceedings of the International Conference Applications of Structural Fire Engineering, Prague.
13. Martins, Alberto M; Simões, Luís M; Monteiro, Sandra R. 2009. "Discrete Optimum Design of Cable-Stayed Bridges", In Proceedings of the 8th World Congress on Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, Lisbon.
14. Martins, Alberto M. B.; Rodrigues, João P. C. 2009. "Numerical Simulation of the Behaviour of Concrete Columns in Fire", In Actas do CILAMCE 09, 30º Congresso Ibero-Latino-Americano de Métodos Computacionais em Engenharia, Búzios, Brasil.
15. Martins, Alberto M. B.; Lopes, Sérgio M; Bernardo, Luís F; Oliveira, Luiz A. 2006. "Comportamento Último à Flexão de Vigas de Betão Auto-Compactável Armado e Reforçado com Fibras de Aço", In Actas do SIABE 06/INCOS 06 – II Simpósio Ibero-Americano sobre Betão Estrutural, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.

Papers in national scientific conferences

1. Martins, Alberto M. B; Simões, Luís M; Negrão, João H. 2016. "Optimização de forças e secções dos tirantes de pontes atirantadas de betão", In Encontro Nacional Betão Estrutural 2016, Coimbra.