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Mr Luis Pinho Santos

pinhosl3@lsbu.ac.uk

Civil and Building Services Engineering

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0009-8752

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I am extensively familiar with both past and emerging research in the field of sandwich construction and computational structural mechanics as a result of my PhD research. The future of my research goes by implementing optimisation algorithms to solve different engineering problems. I am also comfortable with the practical aspects of the design of structures.

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Luis_Santos48

Structural Optimisation

Structural Design

Artificial Inteligence

Sandwich Construction

Earthquake Engineering

Postgraduate Research Supervision
Current
Mr Shahzada Danyal SultanDoctoral Research ProjectPhD
Mr Mohammed Salah Ibrahim Mohammed EldesoqiDoctoral Research ProjectPhD

Awarded in the last 5 years
LSBU Panel Review TrainingPhD
Epigeum Supervisory TrainingPhD
PhD Researcher in Structural Engineering

Imperial College London

2015
2019
MEng in Structural Engineering

FEUP - Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto

2009
2014
Structural Design Engineer
FASE SA, Porto, Portugal – http://www.fase-sa.pt

• Conceptual design

• Development of finite element models for design

• Development of design tools for more complex components, such as pre-stressed waffled slabs

• Preparation of construction drawings

2014
2015
Commercial/industry
Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE)
2019
Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE)
2019

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Machine learning for optimal design of circular hollow section stainless steel stub columns: A comparative analysis with Eurocode 3 predictions
Abarkan, I, Rabi, M., Ferreira, F., Shamass, R., Limbachiya, V., Jweihan, Y. and Pinho Santos, L. (2024). Machine learning for optimal design of circular hollow section stainless steel stub columns: A comparative analysis with Eurocode 3 predictions. Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence. 132 (107952). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engappai.2024.107952

Machine learning-driven web-post buckling resistance prediction for high-strength steel beams with elliptically-based web openings
Rabi, M, Jweihan, Y, Abarkan, I, Ferreira, F, Shamass, R, Limbachiya, V., Tsavaridis, K and Pinho Santos, L. (2024). Machine learning-driven web-post buckling resistance prediction for high-strength steel beams with elliptically-based web openings. Results in Engineering. 21, p. 101749. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rineng.2024.101749

Gradient-based optimisation of rectangular honeycomb core sandwich panels
Luis Santos, Bassam A. Izzuddin, Lorenzo Macorini and Pinho Santos, L. (2022). Gradient-based optimisation of rectangular honeycomb core sandwich panels. Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization. 65 (242). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00158-022-03341-7

Web-Post Buckling Prediction Resistance of Steel Beams with Elliptically-Based Web Openings using Artificial Neural Networks (ANN)
Shamass, R., Ferreira, F., Limbachiya, V., Pinho Santos, L. and Tsavdaridis, K.D. (2022). Web-Post Buckling Prediction Resistance of Steel Beams with Elliptically-Based Web Openings using Artificial Neural Networks (ANN). Thin-Walled Structures. 180 (109959). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tws.2022.109959

EC3 design of web-post buckling resistance for perforated steel beams with elliptically-based web openings
Ferreira, F., Shamass, R., Pinho Santos, L., Limbachiya, V. and Tsavdaridis, K. (2022). EC3 design of web-post buckling resistance for perforated steel beams with elliptically-based web openings. Thin-Walled Structures. 175, p. 109196. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tws.2022.109196

Mechanical models for local buckling of metal sandwich panels
Pinho Santos, L., Nordas, A.N., Izzuddin, B. and Macorini, L. (2018). Mechanical models for local buckling of metal sandwich panels. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Engineering and Computational Mechanics. 171 (2), pp. 65-78. https://doi.org/10.1680/jencm.18.00021

Improved Seismic Design of Concentrically X-Braced Steel Frames to Eurocode 8
Silva, A., Pinho Santos, L., Pinto Ribeiro, T. and Castro, J.M. (2018). Improved Seismic Design of Concentrically X-Braced Steel Frames to Eurocode 8. Journal of Earthquake Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1080/13632469.2018.1528912

High-fidelity non-linear analysis of metal sandwich panels
Nordas, A.N., Pinho Santos, L., Izzuddin, B. and Macorini, L. (2018). High-fidelity non-linear analysis of metal sandwich panels. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Engineering and Computational Mechanics. 171 (2), pp. 79-96. https://doi.org/10.1680/jencm.18.00022