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Idilson António Nhamage is a structural engineer currently undertaking a PhD in Structural Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP). His research focuses on structural health monitoring of bridges, fatigue analysis, and the application of Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Digital Twin (DT) technologies in bridge engineering. He completed his Master’s degree in Civil Engineering, specialising in Structural Engineering, in 2014 at the Technological Centre of the Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil. His dissertation was entitled “Improvement of the Hybrid Pincus-Nelder and Mead Optimisation Algorithm for Damage Detection in Structures Using Vibration Data.” He also holds a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from Eduardo Mondlane University, Mozambique. Since 2010, he has served as an assistant professor at Eduardo Mondlane University, where he teaches structural engineering courses within the civil engineering programme and has supervised several undergraduate dissertations. He has published four journal articles and five conference papers. As part of his research activity, he participated in the In2Track3 project (2022–2023), which focused on research into enhanced track and switch and crossing systems. Between 2019 and 2021, he held the position of Head of the Engineering Studies Centre at the Faculty of Engineering, Eduardo Mondlane University, where he coordinated multiple engineering projects across various disciplines. From 2009 to 2013, and again from 2016 to 2021, he collaborated with SECON – Serviços de Engenharia e Consultoria, Mozambique. During this time, he was involved in the design of multiple structural projects and the supervision of various construction works.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Idilson Antonio Nhamage
Gender
Male

Citation names

  • Nhamage, Idilson

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
5715-9988-682F
ORCID iD
0000-0001-9854-7677

Email addresses

  • up202011161@edu.fe.up.pt (Professional)
  • idilsona@gmail.com (Personal)

Telephones

Mobile phone
  • (+258) 844987220 (Personal)
  • (+351) 938941035 (Personal)

Addresses

  • Paranhos, 4200-310, Porto, Porto, Portugal (Professional)
  • Maputo, 1112, Provincia de Maputo, Matola, Mozambique (Personal)

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Civil Engineering

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Intermediate (B1) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Spanish; Castilian Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2021/02/11 - 2025/09/30
Ongoing
 Engenharia Civil (Doutoramento)
Major in Structures
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2013/06/03 - 2014/12/15
Concluded
 Engenharia Civil (Master)
Major in Structures
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Brazil
"Aperfeiçoamento do Algoritmo de Otimização Híbrido Pincus-Nelder e Mead para Detecção de Dano em Estruturas a partir de Dados Vibracionais." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2004/02/23 - 2009/09/08
Concluded
 Engenharia Civil (Bachelor)
Major in Engenharia Civil - General
Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Mozambique
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Affiliation

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2010/03/01 - Current Assistant (University Teacher) Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Mozambique
Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Mozambique

Positions / Appointments

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/07/01 - 2021/07/30 Manager of Laboratory, Institute, Museum, Centre or Observatory Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Mozambique

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2016/01/05 - 2021/03/30 Structural Designer and Site Supervisor SECON - Serviços de Engenharia e Consultoia, Mozambique
2009/09/01 - 2013/05/31 Structural Designer and Site Supervisor SECON - Serviços de Engenharia e Consultoia, Mozambique
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2022/02/01 - 2022/12/31 Research into enhanced track and switch and crossing system 3 - IN2TRACK3
101012456
PhD Student Fellow
Outputs

Publications

Conference paper
  1. Nhamage, I.A.; Horas, C.S.; Dang, N.S.; Campos E Matos, J.A.; Poças Martins, J.; Calçada, R.. "Expanding BIM Use in Assessing Fatigue Evolution of Steel Railway Bridges". 2024.
    10.4203/ccc.7.15.6
  2. Nhamage, Idilson; Horas, Cláudio S.; Poças Martins, João; Dang, Ngoc-Son; Calçada, Rui; Campos E Matos, J.A.. "Expandindo usos BIM para caracterização do estado de fadiga em pontes metálicas ferroviárias". Paper presented in 5º CONGRESSO PORTUGUÊS DE BUILDING INFORMATION MODELLING, Lisboa, 2024.
  3. Nhamage, Idilson; Campos E Matos, J.A.; Calçada, Rui. "Integration of Digital Twin Models for Fatigue Damage Assessment of Metallic Railway Bridges". Paper presented in CLME2022 - 9º Congresso Luso-Moçambicano de Engenharia, Maputo, 2022.
    Published
  4. Nhamage, Idilson; Horas, Cláudio S.; Poças Martins, João; Calçada, Rui; Campos E Matos, J.A.. "Desenvolvimento do Modelo de Gêmeo Digital baseado no BIM para Avaliação de Fadiga em Pontes Metálicas Ferroviárias". Paper presented in 10º CRP-Congresso Rodoferroviário Português, Lisboa, 2022.
    Published
  5. Nhamage, Idilson; Lopez, Rafael Holdorf; Leandro Fleck Fadel Miguel. "An Hybrid Stochastic-Deterministic Optimization Algorithm for Structural Damage Identification". Paper presented in Proceedings of the XXXVII Iberian Latin-American Congress on Computational Methods in Engineering, Brasília, 2016.
    Published
Journal article
  1. Nhamage, Idilson A.; Horas, Cláudio S.; Dang, Ngoc-Son; Campos e Matos, José António; Poças Martins, João. "Strategies for Maximising the Value of Digital Twins for Bridge Management and Structural Monitoring: A Systematic Review". Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering (2025): https://doi.org/10.1007/s11831-025-10280-1.
    10.1007/s11831-025-10280-1
  2. Nhamage, Idilson Antonio. "Development of BIM-Based Digital Twin Model for Fatigue Assessment in Metallic Railway Bridges". U.Porto Journal of Engineering 9 5 (2023): 12-23. https://doi.org/10.24840/2183-6493_009-005_001565.
    10.24840/2183-6493_009-005_001565
  3. Nhamage, Idilson; Dang, Ngoc-Son; Horas, Claúdio; Poças Martins, João; Matos, José; Calçada, Rui. "Performing Fatigue State Characterization in Railway Steel Bridges Using Digital Twin Models". Applied Sciences 13 11 (2023): 6741. https://doi.org/10.3390/app13116741.
    10.3390/app13116741
  4. Nhamage, Idilson António; Lopez, Rafael Holdorf; Miguel, Leandro Fleck Fadel. "An improved hybrid optimization algorithm for vibration based-damage detection". Elsevier (2015): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.advengsoft.2015.12.003.
    Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.advengsoft.2015.12.003
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Nhamage, Idilson. "Aperfeiçoamento do Algoritmo de Otimização Híbrido Pincus-Nelder e Mead para Detecção de Dano em Estruturas a partir de Dados Vibracionais". Master, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, 2014.
Activities

Consulting

Activity description Institution / Organization
2019/07/01 - 2020/07/30 - Supervision of the structural reinforcement of a 6-storey building with a basement in Maputo; - Supervision of the construction of the Office of the Ombudsman building in Maputo. Centro de Estudos de Engenharias da Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Mozambique
2016/01/05 - 2018/09/30 Review of the structural design of a residential complex (6.7 ha) comprising 107 two-storey villas – Mozambique; Structural design and supervision of the construction of the building for the National Institute for Social Action (900 m²) – Mozambique; Structural assessment of the OLAM oil processing factory (2.5 ha) – Mozambique.
2015/03/01 - 2016/12/01 Supervision of the construction of the 16-storey building for the National Institute of Social Security in Maputo, with emphasis on deep foundations, flat slab systems, retaining walls, and high-capacity reinforced concrete reservoirs.
2011/02/01 - 2013/05/31 Headquarters Building of Banco Millennium BIM (17 storeys) in Maputo: Construction supervision with primary focus on the execution of deep foundations, flat slab systems, a helical ramp for vehicle access to up to 8 parking levels, and a Berlin-type retaining wall approximately 15 metres high. SECON - Serviços de Engenharia e Consultoia, Mozambique

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2011/02/01 - 2020/03/30 Construções Metálicas e de Madeira Engenharia Civil (Bachelor) Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Mozambique
2010/02/18 - 2019/12/15 Mecânica das Construções Engenharia Civil (Bachelor) Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Mozambique
2015/02/01 - 2016/12/01 Resistência de Materiais Engenharia Civil (Bachelor) Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Mozambique