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He completed his Bachelor of Science in structural engineering in 1984 at University of Coimbra. Then he completed his Master of Science in structural steel design (1986) and his Doctor of Philosophy (and Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation) in structural mechanics in 1989, both at.
He is head of the Civil Engineering Department and director of Institute for Sustainability and Innovation in Structural Engineering research centre financed by FCT (Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology) evaluated in 2014 with excellent. He is also president of cmm (Portuguese Steelwork Association). He is chairman of the Editorial Board of ECCS. Chairman of the Editorial Board of “Steel Construction – Design and Construction”.
Silva serves on several committees in European Committee for Standardization, which currently includes: Connecticut 115 – Structural Eurocodes (National Executive Committee TC 250).
Connecticut 171 – Sustainability of Constructions (National Executive Committee TC 350). President of Connecticut 182 – Execution of Steel and Aluminium Structures (National Executive Committee TC 135).
The Evolution Group EC3-1-1 – Eurocode 3, Participant 1-1 (National Executive Committee TC 250-SC3-EvG-1-1). The Ad-hoc Group gamma_M – Eurocode 3, Participant 1-1 (National Executive Committee TC 250-SC3-EvG-1-1).
The Evolution Group EC3-1-8 – Eurocode 3, Participant 1-8 (National Executive Committee TC 250-SC3-EvG-1-8).
TC8 – Stability (ECCS TC8). TWG8.3 – Plated Structures (ECCS TWG83). TC10 – Connections (ECCS TC10).
TC14 – Sustainability (ECCS TC14).
Member of the Editorial Board of: “Steel and Composite Structures”, “Journal of Constructional Steel ”, “Advanced Steel Construction”, “Revue Roumaine des Sciences Techniques - Série de Mécanique Appliquée”, edited by the Roumanian Academy and “Revista da Estrutura em Aço”, edited by CBCA, Brazil.
