Pedro Dias Simão

Position | Categoria: Assistant Professor | Professor auxiliar

E-mail: pedro@dec.uc.pt

Office SF 4.13

Scientific interests:

Buckling and post-buckling

Multibody dynamics and biomechanics

Structural dynamics

Fire safety

Numerical methods and applied mathematics

Architected materials and cellular or repetitive structures

Most relevant works:

Simão, P.D., Rodrigues, J.P.C., Fernandes, H.D. (2023), "A voxels-based Rayleigh-Ritz method for the post-buckling elasto-plastic analysis of restrained steel columns in fire", Journal of Constructional Steel Research, V. 201, paper n. 107736

Simão, P.D., Rodrigues, J.P.C. (2023), "Direct evaluation of fire resistance for restrained steel columns in frames using consistent rigid-plastic models and energy formulations", Engineering Structures, V. 276, paper n. 115344

Simão, P.D., Rodrigues, J.P.C., Oliveira, R.L.G (2021), "Simple analytical models for restrained steel columns in fire", Engineering Structures, V. 236, paper n. 112119

Simão, P.D, Silva, V.D. (2020), "Tensile buckling of repetitive rods systems with overlapping", International Journal of Solids and Structures, V. 199, p. 57-84

Simão, P.D., Silva, V.D. (2020), "On the propensity of shear deformable columns to buckle under a tensile axial load", Structures,  V. 27, p. 1832-1840

Simão, P. D. (2017), “Influence of shear deformations on the buckling of columns using the Generalized Beam Theory and energy principles”, European Journal of Mechanics A/Solids, V. 61, p. 216-234.

Simão, P. D. (2017), “Post-buckling analysis of nonlinear shear-deformable prismatic columns using a GBT consistent energy formulation”, Computers and Structures, V. 190, p. 186-204.

Girão Coelho, A. M., Simão, Pedro D., Wadee, M. A. (2013), “Imperfection sensitivity of column instability revisited”, Journal of Constructional Steel Research, V. 90, p. 265-282.

Simão, Pedro D., Girão Coelho, A. M., Bijlaard, Frans S. K. (2012), “Influence of splices on the buckling of columns”, International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics, V. 47, 806-822.

Girão Coelho, A. M., Simão, Pedro D., Bijlaard, Frans S. K. (2012), “Guidance for the design of spliced columns”, Journal of Structural Engineering – American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Vol. 138, N. 9, September 2012, 1079-1088.

Simão, Pedro D., Girão Coelho, A. M., Bijlaard, Frans S. K. (2012), “Stability design of crane columns in mill buildings”, Engineering Structures, V. 42, 51-82.

Girão Coelho, A. M., Simão, Pedro D., Bijlaard, Frans S. K. (2010), “Stability design criteria for steel column splices”, Journal of Constructional Steel Research, V. 66, 1261-1277.

Simão, P., Simões da Silva, L. (2004), "A unified energy formulation for the stability analysis of open and closed thin-walled members in the framework of the Generalized Beam Theory", Thin-Walled Structures, Volume 42, Issue 10, October 2004, p. 1495-1517

Teaching activities:

Professor of Civil Integrated Master Programmes: 

Strength of Materials II, Mechanics of Continua, Strength of materials I, Structural Dynamics

Professor of Civil Engineering and Fire Safety Engineering PhD programmes:

Structural Stability, Advanced Applied Mathematics, Advanced Computational Methods