Dr. PINHO RUI

Date of Birth: 23 May 1972

POSITION

  • Secretary General, Global Earthquake Model (GEM)
  • Assistant Professor of Structural Design
  • Università degli Studi di Pavia
  • Lecturer and responsible for teaching quality
  • ROSE School – Centre for Post-Graduate Training and Research in Earthquake
  • Engineering and Engineering Seismology
  • Via Ferrata, 1 – 27100 Pavia – Italy
  • Phone: (+39) 0382 595859
  • Fax: (+39) 0382 595468
  • e-mail: rui.pinho@globalquakemodel.org


EDUCATION

  • Imperial College, University of London (UK), PhD in Earthquake Engineering, 2000
  • Imperial College, University of London (UK), MSc in Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, 1996
  • Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto (Portugal), Civil Engineering, 1995


ACADEMIC HISTORY

  • 2003–date Associate researcher, European Centre for Training and Research in Earthquake Engineering, Pavia (Italy)
  • 2001-2003 Associate researcher, Dept. Struct. Mechanics, University of Pavia (Italy)
  • 1999-2001 Lecturer in Earthquake Engineering, Imperial College, University of London, UK


RESEARCH ACTIVITY

  • Supervision and co-supervision of 20 MSc and PhD students undertaking research on a wide range of earthquake engineering related topics, including design and assessment of structures in seismic areas, advanced numerical simulations, experimental work, finite element programming, etc.
  • Joint co-ordination of SAFERR, a large European research network (EU funding of €1,500,000) on Seismic Assessment For Earthquake Risk Reduction, featuring the participation of 12 other European research institutions (JRC - Ispra, LNEC – Lisbon, DMS - University of Pavia, DIS - Polytechnic of Milan, DCE – University of Patras, INSA - Lyon, ETSII – University of Madrid, IGC - University of Liege, ISW - University of Darmstadt, GS – France, CED - Ljubljana, DISG - University of Rome).
  • Joint co-ordination of Imperial College’s participation on two European research networks; ICONS (Innovative Seismic Design Concepts for New and Existing Structures) and NODISASTR (Novel Use of Displacement-Based Design for Seismic Assessment and Strengthening of RC Buildings).
  • Joint co-ordination of Imperial College’s contribution to the proposal submission on two European research networks: PERDIT (Performance-Based Earthquake Resistant Design Through Information Technology) and SPEAR (Seismic Performance Assessment & Rehabilitation).


OTHER RELEVANT ACTIVITIES

  • Consulting: CeAS: Implementation of a nonlinear 3D beam model within a Finite Element analysis program; Glaxo Wellcome: Seismic assessment of administration buildings and design of strengthening schemes; DEE Associates: Development of fuse systems for seismic design of RC structures.
  • Membership of technical committees and professional bodies; Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Portugal (1996 – to date);
  • Member of the Society of Earthquake and Civil Engineering Dynamics, UK (1996 – to date); Member of the technical panel of Japan-UK Seismic Risk Forum (2000 – 2001).
  • Peer reviewer and Editorial Board Member for a number of scientific journals Keynote Lecture: “Seismic Assessment and Upgrading of Reinforced Concrete Buildings,” 20th European Regional Earthquake
  • Engineering Seminar, Institut Universitaire Kurt Bösch, Sion, Switzerland, September 2001 Invited Lecture: “Seismic Loading of Structures,” International Seminar on Evaluation of Seismic Risk and Reduction of Vulnerability of Historical Structures, European School for Advanced Studies, Pavia, Italy, June 2000
  • Invited Lecture: “Force-Based and Displacement-Based Assessment of RC Structures in Seismic Areas,” MSc in Structures, Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, Portugal, May 2000
  • Invited Lecture: “Repair and Strengthening of RC Structures in Seismic Areas,” MSc in Structures, Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, Portugal, May 2000
  • Recipient of the 2007 EERI Shah’s Prize for Innovation


SELECTED RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Author of more than 140 publications.

  • Pinho R. (2007) “Seismic assessment of buildings and bridges using nonlinear static procedures,” Proceedings of the Sixteenth National Congress of Civil Engineering of Peru, Keynote Lecture, Arequipa, Peru.
  • Pinho R. (2007) “Displacement-based adaptive pushover,” Proceedings of the Twelfth Italian Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Pisa, Italy, Paper no. 184.
  • Pinho R., Casarotti C. and Antoniou S. (2007) “A comparison of single-run pushover analysis techniques for seismic assessment of bridges,” Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, Vol. 36, No. 10, pp. 1347–1362.
  • Ceresa P., Petrini L. and Pinho R. (2007) “Flexure-shear fibre beam-column elements for modelling frame structures under seismic loading - state of the art,” Journal of Earthquake Engineering, Vol. 11, Special Issue 1, pp. 46-88.
  • Casarotti C. and Pinho R. (2007) “An Adaptive capacity spectrum method for assessment of bridges subjected to earthquake action,” Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, Vol. 5, No. 4.
  • Grant D.N., Bommer J.J., Pinho R., Calvi G.M., Goretti A. and Meroni F. (2007) “A prioritization scheme for seismic intervention in school buildings in Italy,” Earthquake Spectra, Vol. 23, No. 2, pp. 291-314