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Rafael Ramos is a Civil Engineer with a master's degree in Civil Engineering, specialising in Structures, from the Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa (ISEL). His master's thesis was carried out at LNEC, where he investigated the influence of the water level on the linear seismic behaviour of concrete dams, under the title (in portuguese) "Modelação do comportamento sísmico de barragens abóbada: Estudo da influência da cota de água". He has worked in the field of engineering and technology as a civil engineer. He has worked mainly in the area of hydraulic systems design and structural design. He is currently a PhD student at Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), under the project ‘I&D SSHM4Dams - Seismic Monitoring and Structural Integrity of Large Concrete Dams’ (LNEC/IST-ID/CERIS), funded by FCT - PTDC/ECI-EGC/5332/2020. He is working on modelling and monitoring the dynamic and seismic behaviour of concrete dams. Throughout his academic and professional career, he has developed skills as: analysis, modelling and design of structures, as well as structural monitoring and studies of seismic behaviour of structures. He is passionate about exploring new technologies and approaches that can improve the safety and efficiency of civil engineering structures, particularly those related to dams,
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Rafael Manuel da Silva Ramos

Citation names

  • Ramos, Rafael

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
DD13-BCA3-9274
ORCID iD
0009-0007-4354-6694

Email addresses

  • rafael.silva.ramos@tecnico.ulisboa.pt (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Civil Engineering

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2023 - 2027
Ongoing
 Engenharia Civil (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2015 - 2017
Concluded
 Engenharia Civil (Mestrado)
Major in Estruturas
Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Portugal
"Modelação do comportamento sísmico de barragens abóbada: estudo da influência da cota de água" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2010/10 - 2015/02
Concluded
 Engenharia Civil (Licenciatura)
Major in Estruturas
Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Portugal
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/12/21 - 2023/12/21 Research Trainee (Research) Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal
Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil Departamento de Barragens de Betão, Portugal
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Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024/01 - Current PhD Student Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Engenharia Civil para a Sustentabilidade, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Engenharia Civil para a Sustentabilidade, Portugal
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2023 - Current PhD Student Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil Departamento de Barragens de Betão, Portugal
2022/01 - 2022/11 Civil Engineer - Structural Design Nuno Grave - Engenharia, Lda, Portugal
2021/01 - 2022/11 Civil Engineer Ramos & Pinhao Construção Civil, Lda., Portugal
2019/09 - 2022/01 Civil Engineer - Water and Sewage Suply Design Acribia | Projetos de Engenhjaria, Lda., Portugal
2019/03 - 2019/08 Civil Engineer - IEFP Trainee EQS-Global, Portugal
2018/03 - 2019/02 Civil Engineer - Trainee J.Curvelo, Lda., Portugal
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2022/12/21 - Current Monitorização Sísmica e da Integridade Estrutural de Grandes Barragens de Betão
PTDC/ECI-EGC/5332/2020
Research Fellow
Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil Departamento de Barragens de Betão, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Conference paper
  1. Oliveira, Sérgio; Ramos, Rafael; Alegre, André; Proenca, Jorge; MENDES, PAULO; Silva, João; Serra, Carlos. "A study on the influence of the reservoir water level on the seismic performance of a large doble curvature arch dam". Paper presented in 5th International Dam World Conference 2025, Lisbon, 2025.
    Published
  2. Oliveira, Sérgio; Alegre, André; Ramos, Rafael; MENDES, PAULO; Proenca, Jorge. "Estudo da resposta sísmica não-linear da barragem da Bouçã". Paper presented in Encontro Nacional de Betão Estrutural (BE 2024), Porto, 2024.
    Published
  3. Oliveira, Sérgio; Alegre, André; MENDES, PAULO; Carvalho, Ezequiel; Matsinhe, Bruno; Jorge Miguel Proença; Ramos, Rafael. "State-space FE approach for modal analysis of concrete dams. Deterioration assessment of Cahora Bassa dam". Paper presented in EWG International Symposium on Dams and Earthquakes (EWG 2024), Athens, 2024.
    Published
  4. Alegre, André; Oliveira, Sérgio; MENDES, PAULO; Proença, Jorge M.; Ramos, Rafael. "Non-linear seismic response of an ultra-high arch dam. ETA based assessment". Paper presented in World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Milan, 2024.
    Published
  5. Oliveira, Sérgio; Alegre, André; Ramos, Rafael; Serra, Carlos; Silva, João; Proenca, Jorge; MENDES, PAULO. "Seismic performance assessment of Bouçã arch dam. Non-linear analysis considering joint movements and concrete damage under tension and compression". Paper presented in European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering (ECCOMAS2024), Lisbon, 2024.
    Published
  6. Oliveira, Sérgio; Alegre, André; MENDES, PAULO; Jorge Proença; Ramos, Rafael. "Modal-Based SHM of Cabril Dam. Exploring Vibration Data Acquired Over the Last 15 Years". Paper presented in International Operational Modal Analysis Conference (IOMAC 2024), Naples, 2024.
    Published
  7. Oliveira, Sérgio; Alegre, André; Ramos, Rafael; Proença, Jorge M.; MENDES, PAULO. Corresponding author: Oliveira, Sérgio. "Resposta sísmica não-linear de uma barragem abóbada com 300m de altura. Avaliação da segurança estrutural (SBP e SMP) para diferentes cotas de água". Paper presented in Sismica 2024 - 13º Congresso Nacional de Sismologia e Engenharia Sísmica, Guimarães, 2024.
    Published
  8. Oliveira, Sérgio; Alegre, André; Ramos, Rafael; Proença, Jorge M.; MENDES, PAULO. "Dynamic behavior of Cabril dam. Finite element model calibration, structural health monitoring (2008-2023) and seismic safety assessment". Paper presented in The 14th International Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring (IWSHM), California, 2023.
    Published
  9. Alegre, André; Ramos, Rafael; Oliveira, Sérgio; Espada, Margarida. "Seismic response of arch dams. Numerical study on the influence of reservoir water level". Paper presented in 3rd International Dam World Conference (DW2018), Foz Iguaço, 2018.
    Published
  10. Alegre, André; Ramos, Rafael; Oliveira, Sérgio; Espada, Margarida. "Resposta sísmica de barragens abóbada. Estudo numérico sobre a influência da cota de água na albufeira". Paper presented in Encontro Nacional Betão Estrutural (BE2018), Lisbon, 2018.
    Published
Journal article
  1. Oliveira, Sérgio; Alegre, André; Ramos, Rafael; Proenca, Jorge; MENDES, PAULO. "Resposta sísmica não-linear de uma barragem abóbada com 300 m de altura. Avaliação da segurança estrutural (SBP e SMP) para diferentes cotas de água". Revista Portuguesa de Engenharia de Estruturas 3 26 (2024): 101-112.
    Open access • Published
  2. Alegre, André; Oliveira, Sérgio; Mendes, Paulo; Proença, Jorge; Ramos, Rafael; Carvalho, Ezequiel. "Seismic Safety Assessment of Arch Dams Using an ETA-Based Method with Control of Tensile and Compressive Damage". Water 14 23 (2022): 3835. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/w14233835.
    10.3390/w14233835
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "Modelação do comportamento sísmico de barragens abóbada : estudo da influência da cota de água". Master, Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, 2017.