Preserving Our Past, Preserving Our Past, Building Our Building Our Future: Future: A Success Story from High A Success Story from High Level Research, Level Research, Professional Practice Professional Practice and Innovation and Innovation Paulo B. Lourenço PhD, Paulo B. Lourenço University of Minho, Portugal pbl@civil.uminho.pt www.civil.uminho.pt/masonry JUBILEE SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE “PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS RESULTING FROM SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH”
Innovation Culture at U.Minho
| 3 Preserving Our Past, Building Our Future: A Success Story Research, Development and Innovation (I) Research – The search for new knowledge Development – The application of the knowledge in viable solutions Innovation – Exploitation of the novelty in services, products, processes and/or organization, with value for the company Creativity exists in the universe of ideas, in Creativity which processes are cognitive IDEAS Invention exists in the universe of technologies, Invention in which processes are technological TECHNOLOGIES Innovation exists in the universe of the markets, in which processes are entrepreneurial Innovation MARKET “PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS RESULTING FROM SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH”
| 4 Preserving Our Past, Building Our Future: A Success Story Research, Development and Innovation (II) R&D has no interest for companies if innovation does not occur With R&D companies must invest money to obtain knowledge With innovation, companies transform knowledge in money Innovation as a strategy Innovation plan Innovation to survive Innovation to compete “PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS RESULTING FROM SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH”
| 5 Preserving Our Past, Building Our Future: A Success Story Innovation is risk! Bringing an idea to its exploitation “PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS RESULTING FROM SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH”
| 6 Preserving Our Past, Building Our Future: A Success Story The U.Minho innovation & entrepreneurship ecosystem “PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS RESULTING FROM SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH”
| 7 Preserving Our Past, Building Our Future: A Success Story The U.Minho innovation & entrepreneurship ecosystem The region around the Braga- Guimarães axis is recognized as an international benchmark for knowledge creation, innovation and entrepreneurship, with a strong investment in technology based goods and services and inspired in advanced materials “PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS RESULTING FROM SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH”
| 8 Preserving Our Past, Building Our Future: A Success Story The U.Minho innovation & entrepreneurship pipeline “PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS RESULTING FROM SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH”
| 9 Preserving Our Past, Building Our Future: A Success Story The U.Minho innovation & entrepreneurship ecosystem COTEC Portugal - Business Association for Innovation (non-profit organization with over 350 leading companies) • Award in 2012 for the Portuguese university with best practices in entrepreneurship and knowledge valorization National Innovation Competition (Venture Capital Sponsored) • Best Award in 2010 and 2011 “PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS RESULTING FROM SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH”
| 10 Preserving Our Past, Building Our Future: A Success Story The U.Minho innovation & entrepreneurship ecosystem 2012: The entity filling more patents in Portugal • 7.5% in civil engineering 2013: Portuguese Science Foundation diagnosis • Portuguese University better linked to industry (innovation explorers and producers) 2012: • 100+ companies • 2300+ employees • 350 M € + turnover “PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS RESULTING FROM SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH”
| 11 Preserving Our Past, Building Our Future: A Success Story “PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS RESULTING FROM SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH”
What we are?
| 13 Preserving Our Past, Building Our Future: A Success Story What is ISISE? ISISE is a Research, Development & Guimarães Innovation Unit formed in 2007 and involving the Structural Groups from the Civil Engineering Departments of the Universities of Coimbra and Minho Coimbra 1996: No structural laboratory or research in U. Minho 2015: 40 PhD members; 120 PhD students; 10 M € of competitive funding granted; 2 European Master Courses; International leadership “PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS RESULTING FROM SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH”
| 14 Preserving Our Past, Building Our Future: A Success Story RDI: The perfect cycle Leadership & critical mass Top students Companies Competitive research funding High level research Innovation Professional practice “PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS RESULTING FROM SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH”
| 15 Preserving Our Past, Building Our Future: A Success Story Microstructure of clay brick by nanoindentation Better masonry Hierarchical model for brick Material science paradigm Identified phases and mechanical data “PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS RESULTING FROM SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH”
| 16 Preserving Our Past, Building Our Future: A Success Story Stochastic safety assessment of timber structures Detailed geometrical survey Meso-specimens and of ancient timber structures correlations Biological deterioration Applications “PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS RESULTING FROM SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH”
| 17 Preserving Our Past, Building Our Future: A Success Story Homogenization analysis for masonry structures Analytical models and design rules Out of plane seismic testing Homogenization tools Applications “PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS RESULTING FROM SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH”
| 18 Preserving Our Past, Building Our Future: A Success Story Boxed buildings in Recife, Brazil 13 collapses on masonry buildings (1 in Opening up 500, 40 years): 250.000 people at risk Inspection Simulation “PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS RESULTING FROM SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH”
| 19 Preserving Our Past, Building Our Future: A Success Story Professional practice Canterbury cathedral, UK Pontifical defense, Italy Deterioração das pedras do arco Qutb Minar, New 1.24 * 1.41 0.55 . 8 7 2 2.43 3 . 1 3 2.14 8.97 4 3 . 3 5.98 2.77 Deli, India 4 3 . 3 . 2 3 1 8 5 . 2 2.23 0.81 . 3 7 3 2 0 1 . 4 0 . 5 F1 3 3 . 5 4 3 4 . 2 3.08 1.45 0 . 1 1.45 4.41 3 . 5 3 3 1 6 . 0.35 2.68 5 2 . 7 1.74 2.58 1.28 3.41 4 . 3 T 3.55 3 1.44 2.86 9 1.33 1 1 . 3.55 1 9 9 6 3.50 . 1 1 . 4.68 2.84 1.32 6 4 . 1 0.44 3.45 3.85 4 3 5 . . 6 8 3.89 3 14.30 1.44 1.25 2.83 T Fendas na separação dos panos de alvenaria 6.25 14.29 8.14 . 5 4 3 Fendas na chave das abóbadas . 2 6 7 4 2 1 . 1 . 3 7 Famagusta 8.39 Cyprus 6.62 Safi and Mazagan, Mashad, Iran Morocco “PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS RESULTING FROM SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH”
| 20 Preserving Our Past, Building Our Future: A Success Story Innovation ttt – transportable tourism tower National innovation award 2009 Innovative solution using mix wood-glass structural components (e.g. slabs, wall and panels); Integration of solar panel systems. A prototype was exhibited in the Expo Shanghai 2010 in the Urban Best Practices Area . Additional information was presented in the Portuguese pavilion. Two international patents. “PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS RESULTING FROM SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH”
| 21 Preserving Our Past, Building Our Future: A Success Story Innovation 3D printing of cementitious materials RC Building with no rebars Composite bridge “PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS RESULTING FROM SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH”
Part 1 Preserving our past
| 23 Preserving Our Past, Building Our Future: A Success Story Context Conservation of cultural heritage buildings is a demand from society In Europe, tourism accounts for 10% of the GDP and 12% of the employment, if linked sectors are considered Europe is the world's number one tourist destination. 45% of the UNESCO World Heritage sites within Europe Renovation and maintenance takes more than 40% of the construction market in Europe No memory, no identity; no identity, no nation, A.D. Smith, LSE, 1995 We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us, W. Churchill, 1943 “PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS RESULTING FROM SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH”
| 24 Preserving Our Past, Building Our Future: A Success Story Buildings that must live forever Lack of maintenance Extreme events “PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS RESULTING FROM SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH”
| 25 Preserving Our Past, Building Our Future: A Success Story Exposure and Resilience Complex and interconnected systems Urbanization and larger cities “PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS RESULTING FROM SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH”
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