Daniel Dias da Costa

Materials, University of Coimbra, 2010; M.Sc. in Civil Engineering, specialization in Structures (2 years degree), at University of Coimbra. 2006; Postgraduation in Structures of Civil Engineering, University of Oporto, 2004; M.Sc. in Civil Engineering (5 years degree), University of Oporto, 2003.

Present position: Assistant Professor at the Civil Engineering Department of the University of Coimbra since 2010.

Research areas: Computational mechanics and nonlinear numerical analysis using the finite element method; Elasticity and plasticity; Multiscale mechanics; Simulation of fracture of quasi-brittle materials using discrete strong discontinuity approaches; Nodal and element enrichment techniques including EFEM, XFEM/GFEM; Photogrammetric and image processing techniques for structural assessment.

Contacts: dias-da-costa@dec.uc.pt