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Dr Imed Beghoura completed his PhD in Civil Engineering (Alkali-activated materials) from the University of Beira Interior in 2022, During his PhD primary research focuses on developing new tungsten-based alkali-activated lightweight foamed materials incorporating expanded granulated cork. He obtained his master’s degree in 2015 with a thesis entitled ’’Contribution to the formulation of High Performance Concrete (HPC) based on local materials’’ at the Department of Civil Engineering from the University of Bordj Bou Arréridj, Algeria. Dr Beghoura’s research interest is construction materials as well as sustainable building materials and technologies including Construction Materials, Building Materials, Advanced Materials, Green Building, Concrete Technologies, alkali-activated materials, Civil Engineering, Cement, Mechanical Properties, and Thermal Properties.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Imed BEGHOURA

Citation names

  • I. Beghoura
  • Imed Beghoura

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
D91B-B8DA-69FB
ORCID iD
0000-0003-2599-2264
Google Scholar ID
https://scholar.google.pt/citations?user=o8UTAnAAAAAJ&hl=en
Researcher Id
AAJ-1522-2021

Email addresses

  • beghoura.imed@ubi.pt (Professional)

Addresses

  • CMADE Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, R. Marquês de Ávila e Bolama, , 6201-001 , Covilhã, Covilha, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Civil Engineering - Construction Engineering
  • Engineering and Technology - Civil Engineering
  • Engineering and Technology - Materials Engineering - Composites
  • Engineering and Technology - Environmental Engineering - Mining and Mineral Processing

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
French Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Portuguese Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Arab (Mother tongue)
Education
Degree Classification
2022/10/27
Concluded
 Engenharia Civil (Doutoramento)
Major in Aprovado
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
"Development of alkali-activated foamed materials combining both mining waste mud and expanded granulated cork" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 16
2016/04 - 2022/10
Concluded
 Engenharia Civil (Doutoramento)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
"Development of alkali-activated lightweight foamed materials incorporating expanded granulated cork " (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2010/11/01 - 2015/06/17
Concluded
 Civil Engineering (Magister (2nd cycle))
Université de Bordj Bou Arréridj, Algeria
"Contribution to the development of high-performance concrete from locally sourced materials" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/01 - Current Postdoc (Research) Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Engenharia Civil e Arquitetura, Portugal
2023/01 - Current Invited Auxiliary Researcher (Research) Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Engenharia Civil e Arquitetura, Portugal
Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Engenharia Civil e Arquitetura, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2016/04 - 2022/10 PhD Researcher Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Engenharia Civil e Arquitetura, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2017/01/03 - 2018/12/31 '"REMINE" Reuse of Mining Waste into Innovative Geopolymeric-based Structural Panels, Precast, Ready Mixes and In Situ Applications.
645696
Researcher
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2015/01/01 - 2018/12/31 Reuse of mining waste into innovative geopolymeric-based structural panels, precast, ready mixes and insitu applications
645696
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
 European Commission
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2023/01 - Current "CSTO2NE" Biomimicry and carbon adsorbent eco-materials for a climate-neutral economy
101086302
Post-doc
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Conference paper
  1. Gomes, João Castro; Magrinho, Manuel; Sedira, Naim; Beghoura, Imed; Humbert, Pedro; Manso, Maria; Fernandes, Ana; Silva, Rafael. "Alkali-activation of tungsten mining waste mud blended with waste glass: reactivity, performance and innovative applications". 2017.
Journal article
  1. Imed Beghoura; João Castro-Gomes. "Enhancing Density-Based Mining Waste Alkali-Activated Foamed Materials Incorporating Expanded Cork". CivilEng (2021): https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4109/2/2/29.
    10.3390/civileng2020029
  2. "Development of Alkali-activated Foamed Lightweight Mortar Tungsten Mining Waste Mud-based Incorporating Expanded Cork". KnE Engineering (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.18502/keg.v5i4.6804.
    10.18502/keg.v5i4.6804
  3. I. Beghoura. "Design of alkali-activated aluminium powder foamed materials for precursors with different particle sizes". Construction and Building Materials (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2019.07.018.
    10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2019.07.018
  4. I. Beghoura. "Expansion volume of alkali activated foamed cork composites from tungsten mining mud waste with aluminium". MATEC Web of Conferences (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201927403002.
    10.1051/matecconf/201927403002
  5. Beghoura, I.; Castro-Gomes, J.; Ihsan, H.; Estrada, N.. "Feasibility of alkali-activated mining waste foamed materials incorporating expanded granulated cork". Mining Science 24 (2017): 7-28. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85040638575&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.5277/msc172401
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Beghoura, Imed. "Development of alkali-activated foamed materials combining both mining waste mud and expanded granulated cork". PhD, 2022. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/12596.
Activities

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2019/12/11 - 2019/12/13 RICON19 CONFERENCE, BROKERAGE EVENT AND LAB WORKSHOP; UBI 11-13TH DEC 2019
Member
 Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Engenharia Civil e Arquitetura, Portugal
2017/10/25 - 2017/10/27 RICON17 : REMINE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE + BROKERAGE EVENT+ LAB WORSHOP 25-27 OCT 2017
Member
 Universidade da Beira Interior Departamento de Engenharia Civil e Arquitetura, Portugal