The creator of StructPortal
Remo Magalhães de Souza
M.Sc., Ph.D.
Structural engineer, university professor, and creator of StructPortal.
Education
Professor Remo Magalhães de Souza holds a degree in Civil Engineering from the Federal University of Pará (1989), a master's degree (M.Sc.) in Civil Engineering with a specialization in Structures from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (1992), and a doctorate (Ph.D.) in Civil and Environmental Engineering with a specialization in Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Materials from the University of California at Berkeley (2000).
Current roles
He is currently an Associate Professor IV at the Federal University of Pará, where he teaches in the Department of Civil Engineering and the Department of Railway Engineering and Logistics, and a partner at Dynamis Techne.
Structural engineering experience
He has 35 years of experience in Structural Engineering, working primarily on computational methods for structural analysis (static and dynamic, linear and nonlinear analysis), structural design and/or experimental assessment (testing, instrumentation, monitoring, and load testing) of large structures.
His work encompasses road and railway bridges, footbridges, port structures, reinforced-concrete silos, port equipment (ship unloaders), multistory buildings, steel roof structures, overhead transmission-line structures (towers and cables), concrete dams, and waterfront retaining structures (retaining walls).