Rui Camposinhos

PhD com Agregação · EUR-ING · Membro Conselheiro da Ordem dos Engenheiros · Especialista em Estruturas · Especialista em Avaliações de Engenharia · Especialista em Engenharia de Fachadas
PhD with Habilitation · EUR-ING · Counsellor Member of the Portuguese Order of Engineers · Specialist in Structural Engineering · Specialist in Façade Engineering

Consultoria de engenharia com mais de quatro décadas de experiência em estruturas e fachadas. Verificação de segurança, perícias judiciais e pareceres técnicos fundamentados em rigor académico e prática profissional.

Independent consultancy in structural and façade engineering, with over four decades of international practice. Design, assessment, forensic reports and expert opinions grounded in academic rigour and field experience.

Clientes

IberdrolaAvaliações de engenharia
BySteelSistemas modulares de construção
AugwindIsrael — armazenamento de energia
CCADServiços de engenharia
ISEPInstituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto
TelhabelPré-fabricação em betão pré-esforçado
CondurilProjecto edifício E da ONU
MSF EmpreiteirosFachadas — Natura Towers e outros
Banco MundialAssistência técnica — Cabo Verde

Clients

AugwindIsrael — compressed-air energy storage
World BankTechnical assistance — Cape Verde
IberdrolaEngineering appraisals
CondurilUN Palais des Nations — building E
BySteelModular construction systems
MSF ContractorsFaçade engineering — Natura Towers and others
CCADEngineering services
ISEPSchool of Engineering, Technical University of Porto
TelhabelPrestressed precast concrete

Serviços

Fachadas

  • Estudos de pressurização em fachadas dinâmicas
  • Projecto de fachadas ventiladas
  • Dimensionamento de vidro estrutural
  • Revestimentos em pedra natural com fixação mecânica
  • Comportamento estrutural de alvenarias

Pareceres e Perícias

  • Estudo de patologias em edifícios antigos e com valor histórico
  • Consultoria sobre metodologias de reabilitação estrutural e não estrutural
  • Perícias judiciais e pareceres técnicos para tribunais

Pontes Pedonais

  • Projecto e dimensionamento de pontes pedonais atirantadas
  • Estudo do comportamento dinâmico e controlo de vibrações

Reservatórios Hiperbáricos em Betão

  • Dimensionamento e projecto de reservatórios de elevada e muito elevada pressão para armazenamento de energia

Services

Façade Engineering

  • Pressure-equalised rainscreen design
  • Ventilated façade design and detailing
  • Structural glass design
  • Natural stone cladding with mechanical fixings
  • Structural behaviour of masonry infill walls

Expert Reports and Forensic Engineering

  • Pathology studies of historic and heritage buildings
  • Consultancy on structural and non-structural rehabilitation methods
  • Forensic engineering and expert witness reports for courts

Pedestrian Bridges

  • Design of cable-stayed pedestrian bridges
  • Dynamic behaviour analysis and vibration control

Hyperbaric Concrete Reservoirs

  • Design of high and very-high pressure reservoirs for energy storage

Publicações

Livros

Alvenarias em Fachadas — Dimensionamento Estrutural
Co-autoria com Mário Miranda · 2026 (versão de divulgação detalhada)
Engenharia de Investimentos Imobiliários
Edição dos Autores · Porto · 2025
ISBN 978-989-33-6908-1
Avaliação Imobiliária
Livraria de José Alves © · Porto · 2021
ISBN 978-989-33-1449-4
Manual de Dimensionamento de Fachadas Envidraçadas — Comportamento Estrutural
CMM — Associação Portuguesa de Construção Metálica e Mista · Coimbra · 2017
Stone Cladding Engineering
Springer © · International Edition · 2014
ISBN 978-94-007-6847-5
Revestimentos em Pedra Natural com Fixação Mecânica
Edições Sílabo © · Lisboa · 2009
ISBN 978-972-618-561-1
Lajes Aligeiradas com Vigotas Pré-tensionadas
FEUPedições © · Porto · 2005 (2.ª ed. 2010) · prefácio do Prof. Joaquim Sarmento
ISBN 972-752-081-2

Capítulos de Livro

Structural Engineering Handbook, 5.ª ed.
McGraw-Hill © · 2020
ISBN 9781260115987
Cap. 30 — Structural Glass and Glazing
in Structural Engineering Handbook, 5.ª ed. · McGraw-Hill · 2020
Cap. 33 — Stone Cladding
in Structural Engineering Handbook, 5.ª ed. · McGraw-Hill · 2020

Publicação de Referência

Royal Society
Fractional-order modelling of epoxy resin
Machado J.A.T., Lopes A.M. & de Camposinhos R.
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A · 378(2172):20190292 · 2020

Artigos em Revistas Internacionais — Fachadas

Dimension-Stone Cladding Design with Dowel Anchorage
com R.P.A. Camposinhos · ICE Construction Materials, 162(3):95–104 · 2009
Dimension Stone Design — Kerf Anchorage in Limestone and Marble
com R.P.A. Camposinhos · ICE Construction Materials, 165(3):161–175 · 2012
Dimension Stone Design — Partial Safety Factors: A Reliability Based Approach
ICE Construction Materials, 165(3):145–159 · 2012
Undercut Anchorage in Dimension Stone Cladding
ICE Construction Materials · 2013
Slate Flexural and Anchorage Strength Considerations in Cladding Design
com V. Pires, P.M. Amaral, L.G. Rosa · Construction and Building Materials, Elsevier, 25(10):3966–3971 · 2011
Structural Performance of Prestressed Façade Limestone Panels
com J. Lello, M. Trigo Neves, R.P. Santos · Int. J. Sustainable Materials and Structural Systems · 2013
Natural Stone Testing Specification for a New Facade System
com J. Lello · Key Engineering Materials · 2013
Seismic Behavior of Point Supported Glass Panels
Comportamento sísmico de painéis de vidro com fixação pontual

Artigos em Revistas Internacionais — Avaliação Imobiliária

Functional Obsolescence in Real Estate Appraisal
Journal of European Real Estate Research · 2025 · em imprensa
Relative Leasing Advantage: A Blended Methods Approach
Zeitschrift für Immobilienökonomie, 11(1):45–75 · 2025
A Dynamic Approach to the Cost Method in Real Estate Appraisal
com M.R. Oliveira · Journal of Finance and Investment Analysis, 8(4) · 2019

Artigos em Revistas Internacionais — Estruturas e Betão

Headed Wires in Concrete Connections
com A. Serra Neves · ICE Structures & Buildings · 2012
Limit States of Cracking in Beam-and-Block Floor Systems using Pre-tensioned Ribs
com A. Serra Neves · Structural Concrete Journal, FIB · 2006

Patentes Nacionais

Sistema Autónomo de Auto-Pressurização Reactivo à Chuva e de Controlo de Temperatura em Fachadas
Patente Nacional 104800 · 2010
Painéis Pré-esforçados realizados a partir de placas de pedra natural e tirantes em aço
Patente Nacional 104770 · 2010

Selected Publications

International Books

Stone Cladding Engineering
Springer © · Dordrecht · 2014
ISBN 978-94-007-6847-5

Book Chapters

Structural Engineering Handbook, 5th ed.
McGraw-Hill © · 2020
ISBN 9781260115987
Chapter 30 — Structural Glass and Glazing
in Structural Engineering Handbook, 5th ed. · McGraw-Hill · 2020
Chapter 33 — Stone Cladding
in Structural Engineering Handbook, 5th ed. · McGraw-Hill · 2020

Featured Publication

Royal Society
Fractional-order modelling of epoxy resin
Machado J.A.T., Lopes A.M. & de Camposinhos R.
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A · 378(2172):20190292 · 2020

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles — Façade Engineering

Dimension-Stone Cladding Design with Dowel Anchorage
with R.P.A. Camposinhos · ICE Construction Materials, 162(3):95–104 · 2009
Dimension Stone Design — Kerf Anchorage in Limestone and Marble
with R.P.A. Camposinhos · ICE Construction Materials, 165(3):161–175 · 2012
Dimension Stone Design — Partial Safety Factors: A Reliability Based Approach
ICE Construction Materials, 165(3):145–159 · 2012
Undercut Anchorage in Dimension Stone Cladding
ICE Construction Materials · 2013
Slate Flexural and Anchorage Strength Considerations in Cladding Design
with V. Pires, P.M. Amaral, L.G. Rosa · Construction and Building Materials, Elsevier, 25(10):3966–3971 · 2011
Structural Performance of Prestressed Façade Limestone Panels
with J. Lello, M. Trigo Neves, R.P. Santos · Int. J. Sustainable Materials and Structural Systems · 2013
Natural Stone Testing Specification for a New Facade System
with J. Lello · Key Engineering Materials · 2013
Seismic Behavior of Point Supported Glass Panels
Seismic performance of point-fixed glass façade panels

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles — Real Estate Appraisal

Functional Obsolescence in Real Estate Appraisal
Journal of European Real Estate Research · 2025 · in press
Relative Leasing Advantage: A Blended Methods Approach
Zeitschrift für Immobilienökonomie, 11(1):45–75 · 2025
A Dynamic Approach to the Cost Method in Real Estate Appraisal
with M.R. Oliveira · Journal of Finance and Investment Analysis, 8(4) · 2019

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles — Concrete Structures

Headed Wires in Concrete Connections
with A. Serra Neves · ICE Structures & Buildings · 2012
Limit States of Cracking in Beam-and-Block Floor Systems using Pre-tensioned Ribs
with A. Serra Neves · Structural Concrete Journal, FIB · 2006

National Patents

Autonomous Self-Pressurising Rain-Reactive and Temperature-Control Façade System
Portuguese National Patent 104800 · 2010
Prestressed Panels from Natural Stone Plates with Steel Ties
Portuguese National Patent 104770 · 2010

Afiliações Profissionais

Membro Conselheiro
Ordem dos Engenheiros (n.º 20900 O.E.)
EUR-ING
European Engineer pela FEANI (n.º 34842)
Especialista em Estruturas
Título de Especialista em Engenharia de Estruturas pela Ordem dos Engenheiros
Especialista em Avaliações de Engenharia
Título de Especialista em Avaliações pela Ordem dos Engenheiros
Especialista em Engenharia de Fachadas
Experiência comprovada em fachadas ventiladas, revestimentos em pedra natural e soluções inovadoras
Membro da EdF — Associação Portuguesa de Engenharia de Fachadas
EdF

Professional Affiliations

Counsellor Member
Portuguese Order of Engineers — highest grade (Membro Conselheiro, n.º 20900)
EUR-ING
European Engineer, FEANI (n.º 34842)
Specialist in Structural Engineering
Awarded by the Portuguese Order of Engineers
Specialist in Façade Engineering
Proven expertise in ventilated façades, natural stone cladding, and innovative envelope solutions
Member, EdF — Portuguese Association of Façade Engineering

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