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- Biophysical chances in aqua-sky exercise with different musical cadences : instructors evaluationPublication . Morouço, Pedro; Neves, L.; Tavares, J.; Amaro, Nuno
- Biophysical changes in aqua-sky exercise with different musical cadences : instructors evaluationPublication . Morouço, Pedro; Amaro, Nuno; Neves, L.; Tavares, J.
- Predictable impact of lighting control on the energy consumption of a building through computational simulationPublication . Bernardo, H.; Leitão, S.; Neves, L.; Amaral, P.; Bernardo, Hermano; Pires Neves, LuísBuilding energy simulation tools provide accurate predictions of the energetic performance of buildings and thermal comfort of its occupants, allowing an evaluation of the impact of proposed improvement measures, in order to support choice for the more economically viable. This paper aims at determining the energy saving potential that can be obtained by adequate measures and investments. It presents the simulated values of the impact on the energy consumptions of a building, caused by artificial lighting control systems set to maximize use of natural lighting. Results show that optimization measures have a significant impact on energy consumptions reduction, and lead to important economical savings.
- Probabilistic Analysis of High Strength Concrete Girders Strengthened with CFRPPublication . Gomes, S.; Neves, L.; Dias-da-Costa, D.; Júlio, E.; Fernandes, PauloThe strengthening or upgrading of reinforced concrete girders with carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites has become a common procedure in the last years. However, the lack of standards or codes proposed within the same design philosophy of the Eurocode, and which are capable of assuring an adequate confidence level for the CFRP as for steel or concrete, often implies that the safety of prestressed girders strengthened with CFRP has to be evaluated using probabilistic tools. This manuscript presents a reliability study of a Portuguese prestressed high strength concrete (HSC) girder strengthened with CFRP. The selected bridge is representative of what has been constructed in Portuguese highways during the last two decades. First, the reliability level and the importance of design and load variables are computed using the following two codes: Portuguese RSA (1983) and European EC1 (2002). Next, partial safety factors are determined for the CFRP. © 2014 American Society of Civil Engineers.