Isabel Fernandes
Profile
Research Group: RG2 – Ocean, coastal and land surface processes
Position at IDL: Researcher
Job: Assistant Professor with Habilitation, FCUL
Email: mifernandes@fc.ul.pt
Telephone Number: (351) 91-777-6532
Extension: 26259
Room: 6.2.59
Academic Degree and field of specialization:
MSc in Engineering Geology, UNL, 1989
PhD in Geology, UP, 2005
Habilitation in Geotechnics, UL, 2017
Scientific Informations
ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6386-619X
SCOPUS ID: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=56207785300
Researcher ID: http://www.researcherid.com/rid/J-3617-2012
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=zmCDLMIAAAAJ&hl=pt-PT
Scientific Interests
Main Interests:
Geotechnical characterization of rock masses for large structures;
Petrography applied to building materials (aggregates and concrete);
Durability of building materials (alkali-aggregate reaction, sulfate attack, acid attack).
Top 10 Publications:
BROEKMANS, M.A.T.M., FERNANDES, I., FREDIN, O., MARGRETH, A., 2023. Polarization-fluorescence microscopy of concrete, and application to other geomaterials. Elements. 10.2138/gselements.18.5.321.
MENÉNDEZ, E., SANTOS SILVA, A., FERNANDES, I., DUCHESNE, J., BERRA, M., DE WEERDTF, K., SALEMA, Y., GARCÍA-ROVESA, R., SOARES, D., FOURNIER, B., MANGIALARDI, T., LINDGÅRD, J., 2022. RILEM TC 258-AAA Round Robin Test: Alkali release from aggregates and petrographic analysis. Critical review of the test method AAR-8. Materiales de Construcción, Vol. 72, Issue 346. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3989/mc.2022.17021.
FERNANDES, I., LEEMANN, A., FOURNIER, F., MENENDEZ, E., LINDGÅRD, J., BORCHERS, I., CUSTODIO, J., 2022. PARTNER Project post documentation study – condition assessment of field exposure site cubes. Cement and Concrete Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconres.2022.107006
MEDEIROS, S., FERNANDES, I., FOURNIER, B., NUNES, J.C., RAMOS, V., 2020. Hawaiian and Azorean volcanic aggregates: a preliminary study of the potential alkali-silica reaction. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10064-019-01702-z
PEREIRA, M.L., F. DA SILVA, P., FERNANDES, I., CHARTRE, C., 2021. Characterization and correlation of engineering properties of basalts. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment. Vol. 80: 2889–2910. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10064-021-02107-7
RAMOS, V., FERNANDES, I., NORONHA, F., SANTOS SILVA, A., SOARES, D., LEAL, S., FOURNIER, B., 2016. Assessment of the potential reactivity of granitic rocks. Petrography and expansion tests. Cement and Concrete Research, Vol. 86: 63–77. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconres.2016.05.001.
LEEMANN, A., KATAYAMA, T., FERNANDES, I., BROEKMANS, M.A.T.M., 2016. Types of alkali–aggregate reactions and the products formed. Construction Materials, Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Vol. 169(3): 128–135. (artigo publicado por convite). https://doi.org/10.1680/jcoma.15.00059.
FERNANDES, I., ANDIÇ‐ÇAKIR, Ö., HOOTON, D., 2016. Assessing aggregates for AAR potential. Construction Materials, Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Vol. 169 (3): 172-178. (artigo publicado por convite). https://doi.org/10.1680/jcoma.15.00060.
FERNANDES, I., 2015. Role of granitic aggregates in the deterioration of a concrete dam. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment. Vol. 74, Nº 1: 195-206. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10064-014-0590-z.
FERNANDES, I., SANTOS SILVA, A., GOMES, J.P., TAVARES DE CASTRO, A., NORONHA, F., RIBEIRO, M.A., 2013. Characterization of deleterious expansive reactions in Fagilde dam. Metallography, Microstructure, and Analysis, 2: 299–312.
FERNANDES, I., BROEKMANS, M.A.T.M., NIXON, P., SIMS, I., RIBEIRO, M.A., NORONHA, F., WIGUM, B., 2013. Alkali-silica reactivity of some common rock types – a global Petrographic Atlas. Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, Vol. 46: 215-220.
LINDGÅRD, J., ANDIÇ-ÇAKIR, O., FERNANDES, I., THOMAS, M.D.A., RØNNING, T.F., 2012. Alkali-silica reactions (ASR): literature review on parameters influencing laboratory performance testing. Cement and Concrete Research, Vol. 42: 223–243.
Books & Chapters (up to 10):
FERNANDES, I., 2016. Characteristic examples of reactive silica. In: I. Fernandes, M.A. Ribeiro, M.A.T.M Broekmans, I. Sims (editores), Petrographic Atlas. Characterisation of aggregates regarding potential reactivity to alkalis. Springer: 161-172. DOI: 10.1007/978-94-017-7383-6_5.
FERNANDES, I., 2016. Examples of ASR in selected rock types. In: I. Fernandes, M.A. Ribeiro, M.A.T.M Broekmans, I. Sims (editores), Petrographic Atlas. Characterisation of aggregates regarding potential reactivity to alkalis. Springer: 173-189. DOI: 10.1007/978-94-017-7383-6_6.
FERNANDES, I., BROEKMANS, M.A.T.M., RIBEIRO, M.A., SIMS, I., 2016. Sedimentary rocks. In: I. Fernandes, M.A. Ribeiro, M.A.T.M Broekmans, I. Sims (editores), Petrographic Atlas. Characterisation of aggregates regarding potential reactivity to alkalis. Springer: 43-101. DOI: 10.1007/978-94-017-7383-6_3.
FERNANDES, I., BROEKMANS, M.A.T.M., RIBEIRO, M.A., SIMS, I., 2016. Introduction. In: I. Fernandes, M.A. Ribeiro, M.A.T.M Broekmans, I. Sims (editores), Petrographic Atlas. Characterisation of aggregates regarding potential reactivity to alkalis. Springer: 1-7. DOI: 10.1007/978-94-017-7383-6_1.
FERNANDES, I., MARTINS, H., RIBEIRO, M.A., NORONHA, F., BROEKMANS, M.A.T.M., SIMS, I., 2016. Igneous rocks. In: I. Fernandes, M.A. Ribeiro, M.A.T.M Broekmans, I. Sims (editores), Petrographic Atlas. Characterisation of aggregates regarding potential reactivity to alkalis.Springer: 9-41. DOI: 10.1007/978-94-017-7383-6_2.
FERNANDES, I., RIBEIRO, M.A., BROEKMANS, M.A.T.M., SIMS, I., 2016. Metamorphic rocks. In: I. Fernandes, M.A. Ribeiro, M.A.T.M Broekmans, I. Sims (editores), Petrographic Atlas. Characterisation of aggregates regarding potential reactivity to alkalis. Springer: 103-159. DOI: 10.1007/978-94-017-7383-6_4.
FERNANDES, I., ANDIÇ-ÇAKIR, Ö., GIEBSON, C., SEYFARTH, K., 2017. Chapter 8, Mainland Europe, Turkey and Cyprus. In: A. Poole, I. Sims, (editores), Alkali-Aggregate Reaction in Concrete: A World Review, 2nd Edition, CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group: 321-432. ISBN 9781138027565 – CAT# K25768.
FERNANDES, I., CHAMINÉ, H.I., 2023. In situ geotechnical investigations. In: Chastre C, Neves J, Ribeiro D, Neves MG, Faria P (eds) Advances on Testing and Experimentation in Civil Engineering. Springer Tracts in Civil Engineering. Springer, Cham, p. 29–54. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-05875-2_2
CHAMINÉ, H.I., FERNANDES, I., 2023.The role of engineering geology mapping and gis-based tools in geotechnical practice. In: Chastre C, Neves J, Ribeiro D, Neves MG, Faria P (eds) Advances on Testing and Experimentation in Civil Engineering. Springer Tracts in Civil Engineering. Springer, Cham, p. 3–27. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-05875-2_1
Conferences (last 15 presentations):
FERNANDES, I., BROEKMANS, M.A.T.M., RIBEIRO, M.A., SIMS, I., 2016. Assessment of the alkali-reactivity potential of sedimentary rocks. In: H.M. Bernardes, N.P. Hasparyk (editores), Proceedings of the 15th ICAAR - International Conference on Alkali-Aggregate Reactions in Concrete, S. Paulo, Brasil, 9 pp (digital). http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.876.5509&rep=rep1&type=pdf
FERNANDES, I., RIBEIRO, M.A., MARTINS, H.C.B., NORONHA, F., SOARES, D., SANTOS SILVA, A., BROEKMANS, M.A.T.M., SIMS, I., 2016. To be or not to be... alkali-reactive. A challenge for the petrographic method. In: H.M. Bernardes, N.P. Hasparyk (editores), Proceedings of the 15th ICAAR - International Conference on Alkali-Aggregate Reactions in Concrete, S. Paulo, Brasil, 10 pp (digital).
FERRAZ, A.R, FERNANDES, I., SANTOS SILVA, A., SOARES, D., 2016. Chemical stability of granitic aggregates in Portland cement concrete. Portugal International Mining Business & Investment Summit & Exhibition, Raw Materials Conference University Day (poster).
MEDEIROS, S., FERNANDES, I., NUNES, J.C., SANTOS SILVA, A, SOARES D., 2016. Alkali-silica reaction a case study in the Azores Archipelago throught the ReAVA Project. 1st International Workshop on Natural Hazards "Soil Characterization and Site Effects", Furnas, Açores, Portugal. 9 pp.
MEDEIROS, S. FERNANDES, I., NUNES, J.C., FOURNIER, F., SANTOS SILVA, A., SOARES, D., RAMOS, V., 2016. The study of the Azorean volcanic aggregates from the point of view of alkali-silica reaction. In: H.M. Bernardes, N.P. Hasparyk (editores), Proceedings of the 15th ICAAR - International Conference on Alkali-Aggregate Reactions in Concrete, S. Paulo, Brasil, 10 pp (digital).
SANTOS SILVA, A., FERNANDES, I., SOARES, D., CUSTÓDIO, J., BETTENCOURT RIBEIRO, A., RAMOS, V., MEDEIROS, S., 2016. Portuguese experience in ASR aggregate assessment. In: H.M. Bernardes, N.P. Hasparyk (editores), Proceedings of the 15th ICAAR - International Conference on Alkali-Aggregate Reactions in Concrete, S. Paulo, Brasil, 10 pp (digital).
SOARES, D., SANTOS SILVA, A., MIRÃO, J., FERNANDES, I., MENÉNDEZ, E., 2016. Study on the factors affecting alkalis release from aggregates into ASR. In: H.M. Bernardes, N.P. Hasparyk (editores), Proceedings of the 15th ICAAR - International Conference on Alkali-Aggregate Reactions in Concrete, S. Paulo, Brasil, 9 pp (digital).
SANTOS SILVA, A., FERNANDES, I., FERRAZ, A.R., SOARES, D., 2017. Can certain alkali minerals explain the slow reactivity of granitic aggregates in dams? In: A. Sellier, É. Grimal, S. Multon, É. Bourdarot (editores), Swelling Concrete in Dams and Hydraulic Structures DSC 2017, Wiley-ISTE, 2017-07: 93-105.
MEDEIROS, S., FERNANDES, I., FOURNIER, B., NUNES, J.C., 2019. Evaluation of the potential reactivity of concrete volcanic aggregates from Hawaii. Proceedings of the 17th EMABM - Euroseminar on Microscopy Applied to Building Materials, Toronto, Canada.
MEDEIROS, S., FERNANDES, I., FOURNIER, B., NUNES, J.C., 2019. Evaluation of basaltic aggregates from Hawaii archipelago and Iceland regarding alkali-silica reaction: a comparative study. EGU General Assembly 2019.
FERNANDES, I., LEEMANN, A., FOURNIER, F., MENENDEZ, E., LINDGÅRD, J., BORCHERS, I., CUSTODIO, J., 2021. PARTNER Project post documentation study – condition assessment of field exposure site cubes (Part II – results of microstructural analyses). Extended Abstract, First Book of Proceedings of the 16th ICAAR 2020-2022, Published in 2021, Lisbon, Portugal.
FERNANDES, I., SANTOS SILVA, A., RAMOS, V., SOARES, D., 2021. Sequel of the IMPROVE Project: petrographic analysis of the concrete from concrete prims tests. First Book of Proceedings of the 16th ICAAR 2020-2022, Published in 2021, Lisbon, Portugal: 775-787.
MEDEIROS, S., FERNANDES, I., FOURNIER, B., NUNES, J.C., SANTOS SILVA, A., RAMOS, V., SOARES, D., 2021. Alkali-silica reaction in volcanic rocks: a worldwide comparative approach. First Book of Proceedings of the 16th ICAAR 2020-2022, Published in 2021, Lisbon, Portugal: 1047-1059.
MENÉNDEZ, E., FERNANDES, I., DUCHESNE, J., SANTOS SILVA, A., 2021. Chemical and petrographic characterization of aggregates used in the 1st AAR-8 Round Robin Test. First Book of Proceedings of the 16th ICAAR 2020-2022, Published in 2021, Lisbon, Portugal: 249-260.
MENÉNDEZ, E., SANTOS SILVA, A., DUCHESNE, J., BERRA, M., DE WEERDT, K., FERNANDES, I., GARCÍA-ROVES, R., SALEM, Y., SOARES, D., FOURNIER, B., MANGIALARDI, T., LINDGÅRD, J., 2021. RILEM TC 258-AAA Round Robin Test: Alkali release from aggregates. Critical review of the test method AAR-8. First Book of Proceedings of the 16th ICAAR 2020-2022, Published in 2021, Lisbon, Portugal: 281-293.
HAGELIA, P., FERNANDES, I., 2022. Microstructural study of the chemical and physical nature of alkali silica reaction with emphasis on reaction sites. Second Book of Proceedings of the 16th ICAAR 2020-2022, Published in 2022, Lisbon, Portugal: 181-194.