PERSONAL DATA:

Name:

José Paulo Baptista Moitinho de Almeida.

Birthdate:

1 September 1958.

FIELDS OF INTEREST:

• Non conventional Finite Element Formulations, with special emphasis on equilibrium elements;
• Computational aspects relating to the graphical processing of numerical models - mesh generation and visualization techniques.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Civil Engineering Degree:
  Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, 1981.

• Stuctural Engineering MsC:
  Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, 1984.

• Diploma of Imperial College:
  Imperial College of Science and Technology, 1985.

• PhD in Civil Engineering:
  Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, 1989.

PRESENT POSITION:

Professor Associado (Reader) in the Departement of Civil Engineering of Instituto Superior Técnico.

PUBLICATIONS:

Thesis and dissertations:

1. JBPM Almeida, "Métodos Numéricos em Análise Plástica de Estruturas", MsC Dissertation, IST/UTL, 1984;
2. JPBM Almeida, "Interelement static and kinematic conditions for finite elements in solid mechanics", Submitted for the Diploma of Imperial College, 1985;
3. JPBM Almeida, "Modelos de Elementos Finitos para a Análise Elastoplástica", PhD Thesis, IST/UTL, 1989.

Papers:

1. JPBM Almeida, "Método de optimização por simulação", Investigação Operacional, 2, nº 1, 1982;
2. JAT Freitas, JPBM Almeida, FBE Virtuoso, "Análise não-linear de treliças elásticas espaciais", Revista Portuguesa de Engenharia de Estruturas, VI, nº 17, 1983;
3. JAT Freitas, JPBM Almeida, " A nonlinear projection method for constrained optimization", Civil Engineering Systems, 1, 1984;
4. JAT Freitas, JPBM Almeida, FBE Virtuoso, "Nonlinear analysis of elastic space trusses", Meccanica, 20, 1985;
5. JPBM Almeida, JAT Freitas, "Alternative approach to the formulation of hybrid equilibrium finite elements", Computers & Structures, 40, 1043-1047, 1991;
6. JPBM Almeida, JAT Freitas, "Continuity conditions for finite element analysis of solids", International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 33, 845-853, 1992;
7. OJBA Pereira, JPBM Almeida, "Automatic drawing of stress trajectories in plane systems", Computers & Structures, 53, 473-476, 1994;
8. JPBM Almeida, OJBA Pereira, "A Set of Hybrid Equilibrium Finite Element Models for the Analysis of Three-Dimensional Solids", International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 39, 2789-2802, 1996;
9. EAW Maunder, JPBM Almeida, ACA Ramsay, "A General Formulation of Equilibrium Macro-Elements with Control of Spurious Kinematic Modes: The Exorcism of an Old Curse", International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 39, 3175-3194, 1996;
10. JAT Freitas, JPBM Almeida, EMBR Pereira, "Non-conventional formulations for the finite element method", Structural Engineering and Mechanics, 4, 655-678, 1996;
11. ACA Ramsay, JPBM Almeida, EAW Maunder, "Curious convergence with hypostatic hybrid equilibrium models", Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering, 13, 541-552, 1997;
12. EAW Maunder, JPBM Almeida, "Hybrid-equilibrium elements with control of spurious kinematic modes", Computer Assisted Mechanics and Engineering Sciences, 4, 587-605, 1997;

Comunications:

1. JAT Freitas, JPBM Almeida, "Elastic synthesis for large displacements", International simposium on optimal structural design, Tucson, Arizona, 1981;
2. JAT Freitas, JPBM Almeida, FBE Virtuoso, "Análise elástica de treliças elásticas espaciais sujeitas a grandes deformações e deslocamentos", Jornadas Portuguesas de Engenharia de Estruturas, Lisboa, 1982;
3. JAT Freitas, JPBM Almeida, "Análise de viadutos porticados em mini-computador", Jornadas Portuguesas de Engenharia de Estruturas, Lisboa, 1982;
4. JPBM Almeida, J.A.T. Freitas, "An adaptive method for plastic limit analysis of plates", International ARFEC Conference, Lisboa, 1984;
5. Freitas, JPBM Almeida, "A direct flexibility approach to the force method of structural analysis", EPMESC, Macau 1985;
6. JPBM Almeida, J.A.T. Freitas, "Statically and kinematically admissible finite element formulations for elastic-plastic plate analysis", Second NUMETA Conference, Swansea, 1987;
7. JPBM Almeida, J.A.T. Freitas; "Use of simple routines for polynomial operations in finite element calculcations", EPMESC III, Macau, 1990;
8. JAT Freitas, JPBM Almeida, EMB Ribeiro Pereira, "Alternative Hybrid Formulations for the Finite Element Method", 7- World Conference on Finite Element Methods, Mónaco, 1993;
9. JPBM Almeida, JAT Freitas, "Some Aspects on the Parallel Implementation of Non Conventional Finite Element Formulations", Complas 4, Barcelona, 1995;
10. JPBM Almeida, JAT Freitas, "Equilibrated or Compatible Finite Element Solutions in the Elastoplastic Analysis of Stretching Plates", Complas 4, Barcelona, 1995;
11. Grupo de Análise de Estruturas, IST, "Actividade no âmbito da Mecânica Computacional",4º Encontro Nacional de Mecânica Computacional, Lisboa, 1995;
12. OJBA Pereira, JPBM Almeida, "Utilização de Elementos de Equilíbrio em Elasticidade Tridimensional", 4º Encontro Nacional de Mecânica Computacional, Lisboa, 1995;
13. JAT Freitas, JPBM Almeida, EMB Ribeiro Pereira, "Non-Conventional Hybrid/Mixed Formulations for the Finite Element Method", EPMESC V, Macau, 1995;
14. MA Piteri, JPBM Almeida, "Hierarchical 2D Mesh Generation using a Topological Data Structure", EPMESC V, Macau 1995;
15. OJBA Pereira, JPBM Almeida, "Equilibrium Finite Elements and Dual Analysis in Three-Dimensional Elastostatics", EPMESC V, Macau 1995.
16. EAW Maunder, JPBM Almeida, "On Spurious Kinematic Modes and the Hyperstatic Nature of Equilibrium Macro-Elements", 4th ACME UK, 1996;
17. EAW Maunder, JPBM Almeida, "Hybrid-Equilibrium Elements with Control of Spurious Kinematic Modes", 1st International Workshop on the Trefftz Method, Cracow, 1996;
18. OJBA Pereira, JPBM Almeida, EAW Maunder, "Adaptive Methods and Related Issues from the Viewpoint of Hybrid Equilibrium Finite Element Models ", Workshop on New Advances in Adaptive Computational Methods in Mechanics , Cachan, 1997;

Reports:

1. JPBM Almeida "Janela: Uma Interface Gráfica Destinada à Aplicação em Problemas de Mecânica Computacional", IST, 1992.