Scientific outputs

Journal publications

Year 2021 • Sousa, H., Courage, W. (2021) Value of Information of a pro- active SHM-based tool supported by advanced FE models and Bayesian statistics towards efficiency in bridge management. Structure & Infrastructure Engineering. Quartile Q2, JCR2016 (under review). (citations: - ) Year 2020 • Sousa, H. (2020) Advanced FE modelling supported by monitoring towards management of large civil infrastructures – The case study of Lezíria Bridge. Structural Concrete journal from International Federation for Structural Concrete. Quartile Q2, JCR2016. (citations: - ) • Ivanković, A., H., Strauss, A., Sousa, H. (2018) European review of performance indicators towards sustainable road bridge management. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Engineering Sustainability 173(3): 109-124. Quartile Q2, JCR2016. (citations: 1) • H., Mitoulis, S., Psarras, K., Tegos, I. A. (2020). Control of long- term deflections of RC beams using reinforcements and low- shrinkage concrete. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Bridge Engineering 173(2): 63-77. (citations: - ) • Sousa, H., Rozsas, A., Slobbe, A., Courage, W. (2020) A novel pro-active SHM approach for bridge maintenance based on FE analysis and probabilistic methods. Structure & Infrastructure Engineering. Quartile Q2, JCR2016. (citations: - ) Year 2019 • Sellin, J. P., H. Sousa, J. F. Barthélémy and J. M. Torrenti (2019). Novel semi-analytical model to calculate shear forces due to viscoelastic interactions. Engineering Structures 183: 999- 1013. (citations: - ) • Sousa, H., Santos, L., Chryssanthopoulos, M. (2019) Creep and shrinkage prediction at the specimen level using Bayesian updating. Structural safety. Structural Safety 76:40-50. Quartile Q1, JCR2016. (citations: 2) Year 2018 • Sousa, H., Wang, Y. (2018) Sparse representation approach to data compression for strain-based traffic load monitoring: A comparative study. Measurement, 122:630-637. Quartile Q1, JCR2016. (citations: 6) Year 2016 • Sousa, H., Costa, B., Henriques, A., Bento, J., Figueiras, J. (2016) Assessment of traffic load events and structural effects on road bridges based on strain measurements, Journal of Civil Engineering and Management, 22(4): 457-469. Quartile Q2, JCR2016. (citations: 10) Year 2014 • Sousa, H., A., Bento, J., Figueiras, J. (2014) Assessment and management of concrete bridges supported on monitoring data-based finite element modelling, Journal of Bridge Engineering., 19(6), 05014002. Quartile Q2, JCR2016. (citations: 21) Year 2013 • Sousa, H., A., Bento, J., Figueiras, J. (2013) Construction assessment and long-term prediction of prestressed concrete bridges based on monitoring data; Engineering Structures 52: 26-37. Quartile Q1, JCR2016. (citations: 30) • Sousa, H., Cavadas, F., Henriques, A., Bento, J., Figueiras, J. (2013) Bridge deflection evaluation using strain and rotation measurements; Smart Structures & Systems 11(4): 365-386. Quartile Q2, JCR2016. (citations: 25) • Sousa, H., Sousa, C., Neves, A., Bento, J., Figueiras, J. (2013) Long-term monitoring and assessment of a precast continuous viaduct; Structure & Infrastructure Engineering 9(8): 777-793. Quartile Q2, JCR2016. (citations: 7) Year 2012 • Sousa, C., Sousa, H., Neves, A., Figueiras, J. (2012) Numerical evaluation of the long-term behaviour of precast continuous bridge decks; Journal of Bridge Engineering. 17(1): 89-96. Quartile Q2, JCR2016. (citations: 21) Year 2011 • Sousa, H., Félix, C., Bento, J., Figueiras, J. (2011) Design and implementation of a monitoring system applied to a long- span prestressed concrete bridge; Structural Concrete. 12(2):82-93. Quartile Q2, JCR2016. (citations: 15) Year 2009 • Sousa, H., Dimande, A., Rodrigues, C., Henriques, A., Figueiras, J. (2009) MENSUSMONITOR - Software for the treatment and interpretation of experimental results; RPEE – Revista Portuguesa de Engenharia de Estruturas, Série 2 (6). (in Portuguese)

Book chapters

• COST Action TU1402 Quantifying the Value of Structural Health Monitoring, Workshop on Quantifying the Value of Structural Health Monitoring, Proceedings of the 1st Workshop, 04.-05.05.2015, DTU, Denmark, ISBN: 978-8-77- 877426-2. • BRISA S.A (2008) R&D+I Open Roads to Innovation – BRISAS’s scientific publications 2003-2008; Brisa − Auto Estradas de Portugal, SA, Lisbon, ISBN: 978-989-96507-1-8.

International Conferences

• Sousa, H., Wenzel, H., Thöns, S. (2019) The official technical recommendation from COST Action TU1402 on the value of SHM applied on Civil Engineering structures. IABSE Guimarães 2019, Portugal. • Sousa, H., Rozsas, A., Slobbe, A., Courage, W. (2019) A pro- active concept in asset management supported by the quantified Value of Structural Health Monitoring – Proof of concept applied to the Lezíria Bridge. IABSE Guimarães 2019, Portugal. • Sousa, H. (2019) Achievements and challenges in the serviceability and safety of bridges and viaducts supported by Structural Health Monitoring techniques. HeaMES 2019: 2nd International Conference on Health Monitoring of Civil & Maritime Structures, Glasgow, United Kingdom. • Canestro, E., Strauss, E., Sousa, H. (2018) A comparative analysis on the Long-Term performance of a T-shaped girder by using 1D, 2D and 3D FE approaches. 12th International DIANA Users Meeting, Porto, Portugal. • Wazeer, A., Bochini, P., Sousa, H. (2018) FE modelling approaches for soil-bridge systems towards better emergency response planning. 12th International DIANA Users Meeting, Porto, Portugal. • Sousa, H. (2018) Permanent monitoring systems in prestressed concrete bridges – The case study of Lezíria Bridge. HeaMES 2018: 1st International Conference on Health Monitoring of Civil & Maritime Structures, London, United Kingdom. • Concas, F., Sousa, H., Henriques, A. (2018) Smart monitoring systems – evaluation of bending forces based on measurements of discrete physical quantities. HeaMES 2018: 1st International Conference on Health Monitoring of Civil & Maritime Structures, London, United Kingdom. • Sousa, H., Santos, L., Chryssanthopoulos (2017) A Bayesian approach to the use of in-situ specimen data for predicting creep compliance. ICOSSAR 2017, Vienna, Austria. * • Sousa, H., Santos, L., Chryssanthopoulos, M. (2016) The role of in-situ specimen measurements in appraising creep and shrinkage model predictions MCSSE2016, Copenhagen, Denmark. * • Sousa, H., Santos, L. (2016) Long-term performance of prestressed concrete bridges. EWSHM2016, Bilbao, Spain. * • Zavitsas, K., Sousa, H., Polak, J, Chryssanthopoulos, M. (2016) An Integrated Optimisation Framework for Road Asset Management Decision Making Considering Travel Delay, Transportation Research Board, 95th Annual Meeting, Washington, USA. • Sousa, H., Sousa, C., Neves, A.S., Figueiras, J., Bento, J. (2015) Surveillance of continuous precast concrete bridge decks supported by monitoring-based techniques, Multi-Span Large Bridges - Proceedings of the International Conference on Multi-Span Large Bridges, Porto, Portugal • Sousa, H. Perdigão, V., Lourenço, J., Pereira, J., Henriques, P., Barros, P., Chryssanthopoulos, M., Sousa, A. (2015) Long-term monitoring system of the Lezíria Bridge – past experience, current status and future challenges, 1st Workshop of the COST Action TU1402 – Quantifying the Value of Structural Health Monitoring, Lyngby, Denmark. • Sousa, H., Zavitsas, K., Polak, J, Chryssanthopoulos, M. (2014) Inferring Asset Live Load Distributions from Traffic Flow Data: A new SHM opportunity?. EWSHM2014, Nantes, France. • Sousa, H., Zavitsas, K., Polak, J., Chryssanthopoulos, M. (2013) Structural Health Monitoring and Maintenance Optimization of Transport Infrastructure Assets considering Dynamic Traffic Flow Assignment, SmartEN ITN Final Conference, Limassol, Cyprus. • Sousa, H., Bento, J., Figueiras, J. (2012) Experimental and numerical long-term assessment of a concrete box girder bridge. 54° IBRACON, Alagoas, Brazil. (in Portuguese) * • Sousa, H., Bento, J., Figueiras, J. (2010) Structural monitoring of Lezíria Bridge since its construction. IABMAS 2010, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. * • Sousa, H., Costa, B., Henriques, A., Figueiras, J. (2010) MENSUSMONITOR – Algorithm implementation for detecting live load events and assessment of structural effects on  bridges. IABMAS 2010, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. * • Sousa, H., Dimande, A., Henriques, A., Figueiras, J. (2008) MENSUSMONITOR – Tool for the treatment and interpretation of experimental results in Civil Engineering. CCC 2008 – Challenges for Civil Construction, Faculty of Engineering, University Porto, Portugal. * • Sousa, H., Felix, C., Figueiras, J. (2008) Monitoring system of the new bridge over Tagus River in Portugal – Lezíria Bridge. 50° IBRACON, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. (in portuguese) * • Matos, J. C., Sousa, H., Figueiras, J. A., Casas, J. R. (2007) Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) system implemented in Sorraia River Bridge. ICASP 10, Tokyo, Japan 2007. * • Sousa, H., Matos, J., Figueiras, J. (2006) Development of an Embedded Sensor Holder for Concrete Structures Monitoring. The Second Congress fib, Naples, Italy. * • Assis, W. Bittencourt, T., Matos, J., Sousa, H., Figueiras, J. (2006) An Integrated System for Structural Behaviour Visualization. The Second Congress fib, Naples, Italy. * • Assis, W., Sa, J., Sousa, H., Matos, J., Pereira, D., Bittencourt, T., Dias, I., Figueiras, J. (2006) Avaliação do sistema de monitorização da ponte sobre o rio Sorraia. 14 Simpósio Internacional de Iniciação Científica da Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil. (in Portuguese) • Perdigao, V., Barros, P., Matos, J., Sousa, H., Figueiras, J., Dias, I., Pereira, D. (2006) Development and implementation of a long term structural health monitoring. IABMAS'06, Porto, Portugal. * • Matos, J., Sousa, H., Assis, W., Figueiras, J. (2005) Structure assessment by continuous monitoring – Application to Sorraia River Bridge; fib Symposium KEEP CONCRETE ATTRACTIVE, Budapest, Hungary. * • Assis, W., Matos, J., Sousa, H., Figueiras, J., Bittencourt, T. (2005) Sistema de Visualização do comportamento estrutural da Ponte sobre o Rio Sorraia. 47° IBRACON, Olinda, PE, Brazil. (in Portuguese) * • Sousa, H., Matos, J., Felix, C., Figueiras, J. (2004) A monitorização estrutural como parte integrante de obras de arte de engenharia civil –Aplicação à ponte sobre o rio Sorraia. 46° IBRACON, Florianopolis, Brazil. (in Portuguese) • Figueiras, J., Felix, C., Matos, J., Sousa, H. (2004) An integrated system for structural health monitoring – application to Sorraia River Bridge. IABMAS’04, Kyoto, Japan.