Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Vítor Cunha
Citation names
- Cunha V.M.C.F.
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- 141D-6BAD-69E0
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0003-3580-4271
- Scopus Author Id
- 8247583900
Addresses
- Universidade do Minho, Campus Azurém, 4800 058, Guimarães, Guimarães, Portugal (Professional)
Knowledge fields
- Engineering and Technology - Civil Engineering
- Engineering and Technology - Civil Engineering
Languages
Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
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English | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | |
French | Beginner (A1) | Intermediate (B1) | Beginner (A1) | Intermediate (B1) | |
Spanish; Castilian | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Intermediate (B1) | Advanced (C1) |
Affiliation
Science
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2021/06/01 - Current | Auxiliary Researcher (Research) | Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal |
2014/07/01 - 2017/01/31 | Invited Auxiliary Researcher (Research) | Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal |
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal |
Teaching in Higher Education
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2017/06/01 - 2021/05/31 | Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) | Universidade do Minho, Portugal |
2010/09/01 - 2014/06/30 | Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) | Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Escola de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal |
2009/09/01 - 2010/08/31 | Lecturer (University Teacher) | Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal |
Projects
Grant
Designation | Funders | |
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2020/09/15 - 2022/09/14 | CirMat - CIRcular aggregates for sustainable road and building MATerials
Principal investigator
Instituto para a Sustentabilidade e Inovação em Engenharia Estrutural, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Engenharia Civil para a Sustentabilidade, Portugal Domingos da Silva Teixeira, SA., Portugal Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway |
EEA Grants
Ongoing
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2018/07 - 2021/01 | Innovative construction system for a new generation of high performance buildings
POCI-01-0145-FEDER-027990
Researcher
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Ongoing
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2016/07 - 2020/06 | InOlicTower - Innovative structural system based on advanced materials for lightweight and durable Offshore Wind Towers
PTDC/ECM-EST/2635/2014
Researcher
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Ongoing
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2012/04 - 2015/03 | SlabSys-HFRC - Flat slabs for multi-storey buildings using hybrid reinforced self-compacting concrete: an innovative structural
system
Principal investigator
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
Concluded
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2011/03 - 2014/08 | Rehabilitation of Building Floors with Lightweight High Performance GFRP Sandwich Panels
Researcher
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
Concluded
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2011/03 - 2014/08 | PrePAM - Pre-fabricated thin panels using advanced materials for structural rehabilitation
Researcher
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
Concluded
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Contract
Designation | Funders | |
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2023/03/01 - 2026/02/28 | Modelação multi-escala para reabilitação de túneis com betão reforçado com fibras projetado e otimizado com aprendizagem de
máquina
2022.06602.PTDC
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
|
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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2021/03/29 - 2024/03/28 | Towards Durability Design of FRP Composites for Civil Engineering Structures
PTDC/ECI-EGC/4609/2020
Researcher
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Engenharia Civil para a Sustentabilidade, Portugal Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil, Portugal Universidade do Minho, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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2021/03/29 - 2024/03/28 | Integrated approach for reliable and advanced analysis and design of sustainable construction systems in fibre reinforced
concrete
PTDC/ECI-EST/6300/2020
Researcher
Instituto para a Sustentabilidade e Inovação em Engenharia Estrutural, Portugal
Universidade do Minho, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
|
2020/01/27 - 2023/01/26 | New Eco-innovative Materials for Mining Infra
ERA-MIN/0002/2018
Researcher
Instituto para a Sustentabilidade e Inovação em Engenharia Estrutural, Portugal
Universidade do Minho, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
|
2019/11 - 2022/11 | RENEW - Waste in construction for a circular economy
POCI-01-0247-FEDER-033834
Researcher
|
Ongoing
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2018/07/26 - 2022/01/21 | Prefabricated Urban Furniture Made by Advanced Materials for Protecting Public Built Environment
PTDC/ECI-EGC/28256/2017
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
|
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2018/07/26 - 2022/01/21 | Innovative construction system for a new generation of high performance buildings
PTDC/ECI-CON/27990/2017
Researcher
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
|
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
|
2016/07/01 - 2019/08/31 | IntegraCrete - A comprehensive multi-physics and multi-scale approach to the combined effects of applied loads and thermal/shrinkage
deformations in reinforced concrete structures
PTDC/ECM-EST/1056/2014
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
|
2015/07 - 2019/06 | Superconcrete - SUstainability-driven international/intersectoral Partnership for Education and Research on modelling next
generation CONCRETE
MSCA-RISE-2014
Researcher
|
Concluded
|
2011/03/01 - 2014/08/31 | PrePAM - Painés pré-fabricados em materiais avançados para a reabilitação de estruturas
PTDC/ECM/114511/2009
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Instituto para a Sustentabilidade e Inovação em Estruturas de Engenharia, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
|
2011/03/01 - 2014/08/31 | Reabilitação de Pisos de Edifícios com Painéis Sanduíche em GFRP de Alto Desempenho - RehabGFRP
PTDC/ECM/113041/2009
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal |
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
|
2006/07 - 2008/06 | PABERPRO – Conception and implementation of a production system of prefabricated sandwich steel fiber reinforced panels
nº 13-05-04-FDR-00007
Researcher
|
Concluded
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Outputs
Publications
Book |
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Book chapter |
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Conference paper |
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Journal article |
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Thesis / Dissertation |
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Other
Other output |
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Activities
Oral presentation
Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
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2019/05/02 | Smart materials and systems for the cities of the future | ALTERAÇÕES CLIMÁTICAS E CIDADES RESILIENTES
Portuguese Association of Engineers - North Delegation (Guimarães, Portugal)
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2017/10/11 | Digital construction towards a smarter, more sustainable and interactive built environment | Inauguration Event of the Institute for Bio-Sustainability
Institute of Science And Innovation for Sustainability (Braga, Portugal)
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Supervision
Thesis Title Role |
Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization |
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2020/01 - Current | Development and analysis of an innovative modular system for building construction
Supervisor
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Engenharia Civil (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
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2019/11 - Current | Topological optimisation of structures produced by 3D printing of fibre-reinforced cement materials
Supervisor
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Engenharia Civil (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
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2018/09 - Current | Advanced manufacturing processes for developing eco-efficient skin panels
Supervisor
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Engenharia Civil (PhD)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
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2018/01 - Current | Development of multifunctional materials for additive manufacturing process
Supervisor
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Engenharia Civil (PhD)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
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2018 - Current | Interoperability between BIM modelling and industry 4.0 resources
Co-supervisor
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Construção e Reabilitação Sustentáveis (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
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2021/09/01 - 2024/08/31 | Form-finding and Advanced Manufacturing of Cementitious Composite Structures
Supervisor
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Engenharia Civil (PhD)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
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2021/07/01 - 2024/06/30 | ProTecPanel - Permanent moulds for the fire protection and durability enhancement of concrete structural elements
Co-supervisor
|
Engenharia Civil (PhD)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
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2021/02/01 - 2022/02/28 | Form-finding and Advanced Manufacturing of Cementitious Composite Structures
Co-supervisor
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Engenharia de Estruturas (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
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2019/06/01 - 2019/08/29 | "Experimental assessment of the dynamic fibre pullout behaviour in self-compacting concrete for application in precast wind
turbines". (Supervision of postdoctoral research)
Supervisor
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Universidad Politécnica de Madrid Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Aeronáuticos, Spain
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2019/06/01 - 2019/08/29 | Analytical and numerical study of the dynamic fibre pullout behaviour in self-compacting concrete for application in precast
wind turbines (Supervision of postdoctoral research).
Supervisor
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Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
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2018 - 2018/12/20 | “Advanced manufacture and materials for the development of an adaptive façade shading system” (in Portuguese) (Restricted
access, since a patent submission process is ongoing)
Supervisor
|
Engenharia Civil (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
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2018/06/01 - 2018/08/31 | "Experimental assessment of the dynamic fibre pullout behaviour in self-compacting concrete for application in precast wind
turbines". (Supervision of postdoctoral research)
Supervisor
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Universidad Politécnica de Madrid Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Aeronáuticos, Spain
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2018/06/01 - 2018/08/31 | "Analytical and numerical study of the dynamic fibre pullout behaviour in self-compacting concrete for application in precast
wind turbines" (Supervision of postdoctoral research).
Supervisor
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Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
|
Event organisation
Event name Type of event (Role) |
Institution / Organization | |
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2020/03/10 - 2020/03/14 | The third RILEM Spring Convention and Conference, RSCC2020, will be organized by the University of Minho, in Guimarães. The
same event will combine the RILEM standing committee meetings (TAC, DAC, DEV, Bureau), several RILEM technical committee meetings
(TC), a PhD Workshop, a Plenary RILEM Workshop, a Conference and Advanced Short Courses. (2020/03/10 - 2020/03/14)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
|
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal RILEM - International Union of Laboratories and Experts in Construction Materials, Systems and Structures, France |
2018/01/23 - 2018/01/25 | 1st COST Action CA 15202 SARCOS Training School - Module IV: Controlled Cracking Processes in
Fibre Reinforced Cementitious Composites (2018/01/23 - 2018/01/25)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
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Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal European Cooperation in Science and Technology, Belgium |
2016/11/14 - 2016/11/14 | Seminar on Design of fibre reinforced concrete structures (2016)
Seminar (Co-organisor)
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GPBE - Structural Concrete Portuguese Association, Portugal |
2016/06/13 - 2016/06/24 | 1st Advanced Course in Materials, Techniques and Design Approaches for the Structural Strengthening (2016)
Other (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal |
Jury of academic degree
Topic Role |
Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization |
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2020/09/25 | Development and characterization of capsule-based self-healing cementitious materials
(Thesis) Arguer
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Giovanni Anglani (PhD)
Politecnico di Torino, Italy
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2020 | Steel–fiber reinforced concrete: performance–based design and mechanical characterization in static and dynamic regime
(Thesis) Arguer
|
Angel de la Rosa Velasco (PhD)
Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
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2020 | A computer-based justification for using the simple bend test as the basis for predicting the performance of steel hooked-end
fibres in reinforced concrete
(Thesis) Arguer
|
T Bam (Master)
University of Pretoria, South Africa
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2019/05/06 | Mechanical damage in concrete and other cohesive materials
(Thesis) Main arguer
|
Jose Joaquin Ortega Parreño (PhD)
Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
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2017/04/28 | Cement based materials reinforced with recycled steel fibres: mechanical, durability and structural performance.
(Thesis) Arguer
|
Ziaaddin Zamanzadeh (PhD)
Universidade do Minho Departamento de Engenharia Civil, Portugal
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2016/06/03 | High performance fiber reinforced concrete for the replacement of shear stirrups
(Thesis) Arguer
|
Fatemeh Soltanzadeh (PhD)
Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal
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Association member
Society Organization name | Role | |
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2017/07 - Current | RILEM - International Union of Laboratories and Experts in Construction Materials, Systems and Structures, Membro N. 33745 | Member |
Committee member
Activity description Role |
Institution / Organization | |
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2017/01 - Current | COST CA15202 “Self-healing As preventive Repair of COncrete Structures”
Member
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European Cooperation in Science and Technology, Belgium |
2017 - Current | RILEM DFC “Digital fabrication with cement-based materials”
Member
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RILEM - International Union of Laboratories and Experts in Construction Materials, Systems and Structures, France |
Conference scientific committee
Conference name | Conference host | |
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2024/09/11 - 2024/09/13 | fib International Conference on Concrete Sustainability 2024 | University of Minho |
2024/09/04 - 2024/09/06 | 4th RILEM International Conference on Concrete and Digital Fabrication (Digital Concrete 2024) | Technical University of Munich |
2022/06/27 - 2022/06/29 | 3nd RILEM International Conference on Concrete and Digital Fabrication | Loughborough University |
2020/07/06 - 2020/07/08 | 2nd RILEM International Conference on Concrete and Digital Fabrication | Eindhoven University of Technology |
2020/05/07 - 2020/05/08 | International Conference on “Cement-based materials tailored for a Sustainable Future" | Bogaziçi University, Istambul |
2018/09/10 - 2018/09/12 | 1st RILEM International Conference on Concrete and Digital Fabrication | ETH Zurich |
2018/03/05 - 2018/03/06 | V Ibero-American congress on Self-Compacting Concrete and Special Concrete HAC/BAC 2018 | University of Valência, Spain |
Course / Discipline taught
Academic session | Degree Subject (Type) | Institution / Organization | |
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2019 - 2022 | Structural Concrete I | Engenharia de Estruturas (Mestrado integrado) | Universidade do Minho, Portugal |
Evaluation committee
Activity description Role |
Institution / Organization | Funding entity | |
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2018 - 2018 | Reviewer of 1 International Research Project under the program “Junior Research Scholar – Rita Levi Montalcini” promoted by
CINECA and the Italian Ministry of Education (2018).
Evaluator
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Cineca Sede Roma Governo Italiano |
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2017 - 2018 | Reviewer of 3 National Research Projects under the call “Sistema de incentivos à investigação e desenvolvimento tecnológico
(SI I&DT) promoted by Portuguese National Innovation Agency (2017-2018).
Evaluator
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Agência Nacional de Inovação SA |
Mentoring / Tutoring
Topic | Student name | |
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2019 - Current | Alkali activation of ceramic solid residue to incorporate in wall panels | Norma Vaca Gaibor |
Other jury / evaluation
Activity description | Institution / Organization | |
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2018 - 2018 | Arguer of the PhD Workplan of Aurélio Guilherme Sine from the Doctoral Program in Civil Engineering of the University of Porto, public defence on October 7, 2018. The submitted plan was entlited “Reforço de estruturas de betão armado com compósitos cimentícios de ultra-elevado desempenho reforçados com fibras - UHPFRC” / “Structural reinforcement with ultra high performance fibre reinforced composites” (in Portuguese). | Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal |