Rui Antnio da Costa Gonalves

Contact details
Address:
E-mail:

Travessa do Conde da Ribeira Nr. 18 1C, 1300-143,

Lisbon, Portugal
rui.cgoncalves89@gmail.com

Telephone:

+351 918654428

Nationality:

Portuguese

Date of Birth:
Webpage:
Skype:

17/03/1989

pt.linkedin.com/in/ruigoncalves89/
Rui171989

Education
2007 - 2014

Instituto Superior Tcnico, Lisboa, Portugal

Integrated Masters Degree in Civil Engineering (5 years)
Licentiate grade: 12/20
Masters grade: 14/20
Masters Specialization in Geotechnical Engineering, Dissertation Grade: 17/20
Dissertation: Thermal and Thermal-Mechanical Analysis of a Thermo-Active Shallow
Tunnel Section A study on the thermo-mechanical behaviour of the buried
structures and the surrounding soil under the influence of thermal cycles.

2004 - 2007

Escola Secundrio de Pombal, Pombal, Portugal

Final grade: 16/20

2000 - 2004

Escola Marqus de Pombal, Pombal, Portugal

1999 - 2000

Realschule Heinsberg, Heinsberg, Germany

1997 - 1999

Katholishe Grundschule Grebben, Heinsberg, Germany

Seminars
8th July 2013

1st Seminar of the Portuguese Platform for Superficial Geothermal Energy PPGS

Work Experience
July 2007
August 2007

HPi Computer Store, Avenida Heris do Ultramar 102, Pombal, Portugal

Computer Components Assembly, Software and Operating System Maintenance,
Customer Services

Referees
Dr. Professor Peter John Bourne-Webb, Assistant Professor, Instituto Superior Tcnico, Lisbon,
Portugal
peter.bourne-webb@tecnico.ulisboa.pt

Publications
Bourne-Webb, P.J., da Costa Gonalves, R.A., Bodas Freitas, T.M. (2015) Retaining walls as heat
exchangers: a numerical study, submitted to 15th European Conference on Soil Mechanics &
Geotechnical Engineering, Edinburgh

Professional affiliations
OE (Portugal)

Ordem dos Engenheiros (Portugal), Student Membership

Technical competencies

Deep foundation design;

Shallow foundation design;
Soil improvement techniques;
Tunnel and underground structural design;
Retaining wall and natural slope design;
Preparation of geotechnical site investigation;
Landfill design;
Structural and soil behaviour analysis under the effect of seismic action;
Design of prestressed structures;
Design of reinforced concrete structures;
Design of steel structures;
Design of water supply and reservoir systems;
Design of water supply infrastructure and wastewater disposal in urban
areas;
Construction processes for current buildings;
Construction site Planning.

Other competencies
Languages:

Portuguese (native), English (very good), German (very good)

IT:

MS Windows 7 (very good);

MS Office 2010 : Word (excellent), Excel (excellent), PowerPoint (very good);
Autodesk AutoCAD 2013 (very good);
Finite Element software Simulia Abaqus v6.12 (good);
Finite Element software Plaxis 2D (good);
Finite Element software Geo-Slope Geostudio 2012 (very good);
Finite Element software Oasys GSA Building (good);
Finite Element software GSA Pdisp (good).
Programming Language Matlab (basic)
Programming Language C++ (basic)

Driving licence:

Clean;
Vehicles up to 3,5 ton, cars, vans up to 8 passengers (not including driver).

Activities & interests

Mountain Biking;
Basketball;
Geology;
Movies.