The Research Center in Structures and Construction of UNL
Director: Armando Nunes Antão
Objectives
The main objective of the Research Center in Structures and Construction of UNL - UNIC is to promote and to support research and development activities in Structural Engineering and Construction. The cooperation between investigators is encouraged, in order to establish a joint strategy that allows to mobilize the resources of the Center in the direction of a greater and better scientific production and technique.
UNIC initiated its activity in December of 2001, with a team of researchers in the areas of structures and construction from the Departments of Civil Engineering and Mechanical and Industrial Engineering of the Faculty of Sciences and Technology of the Nova University of Lisbon.
UNIC's activities consist of analytical and experimental investigations on different aspects of Civil Engineering such as:
The Center will also promote consulting and services to the community in the areas of Civil Engineering, particularly in situations when scientific interest justifies it.
Cooperation with other centers and institutions, both national and from abroad, will allow an efficient exploitation of existing competences in Civil Engineering, as well as a widened dissemination of the results.
Members
UNIC is constituted by investigators that develop activity in the areas of Civil Engineering, distinguishing itself as:
Scientific objectives