Institute for Sustainability and Innovation in Structural Engineering

The Institute for Sustainability and Innovation in Structural Engineering is a research unit funded by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology, incorporating University of Coimbra and University of Minho as hosting institutions in Portugal. The Unit is organised in three research groups, addressing the topics of construction technologies in historical materials and masonry, steel and mixed materials, and concrete.
In summary, ISISE aims at promoting innovation and sustainability, with a close link to the construction sector industry. The most relevant focus areas include:

Characterisation of building materials
Constitutive and structural modelling
Characterisation of structural behaviour
Inspection, assessment and monitoring of existing structures
Safety evaluation of structures
Development of an integrated life-time structural approach and tools for monitoring of existing structures
Design of sustainable structures

The Institute is involved in several Advanced Educational Programs, including two Erasmus Mundus International Masters, funded by the European Commission, four PhD programs, as well as 5 advanced MSc programs.

Evaluation by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology

In the latest Evaluation of R&D Units by FCT, ISISE was rated as Excellent.