PRIZE FOR THE BEST ARTICLE PUBLISHED ANNUALLY IN THE JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MECHANICS<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
In order to encourage Portuguese-speaking scientists to take part in research and experimental development activities, APAET has created the Eng.” Cruz Azevedo cash prize. Cruz Azevedo prize to honor each year the article considered to have the greatest scientific and technical merit.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
Candidates are those articles published in APAET’s Revista Mec\u00e2nica Experimental during the year to which the prize refers, unless they are written by members of the Jury or the APAET Board in office that year.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
TESTS ON A PHYSICAL MODEL OF SEA WAVES AROUND A FREE SHIP<\/a><\/p>\n A. Ramos, C. J. Fortes, L. V. Pinheiro. <\/em>(*)<\/p>\n (*) DHA-LNEC- Departamento de Hidr\u00e1ulica e Ambiente, Laborat\u00f3rio Nacional de Engenharia Civil<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div> Award – 2016<\/p><\/h4><\/div> CHARACTERISATION OF AERODYNAMIC FORCES THROUGH PROTOTYPE MEASUREMENTS<\/a><\/p>\n Fernando Bastos, Elsa de S\u00e1 Caetano. (*)<\/em><\/p>\n (*) VIBEST – FEUP- Laboratory of Vibrations and Structural Monitoring, Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div> Award – 2015<\/p><\/h4><\/div> DETERMINING THE STIFFNESS OF A SAND USING BENDER ELEMENTS AND ACCELEROMETERS: MEASUREMENT PRINCIPLE AND APPLICATIONS<\/a><\/p>\n C. Pereira <\/em>(*), A. Gomes Correia <\/em>(*), C. Ferreira <\/em>(**), N. Ara\u00fajo <\/em>(*)<\/p>\n (*) ISISE<\/strong>– Institute for Sustainability and Innovation in Structural Engineering, Universidade do Minho<\/p>\n (**) CEC<\/strong>– Centro de Estudos da Constru\u00e7\u00e3o, Universidade do Porto<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div> Award – 2014<\/p><\/h4><\/div> ASSESSMENT OF MECHANICAL SHEAR RESPONSE USING DIGITAL IMAGE CORRELATION<\/a><\/p>\n C. Leit\u00e3o, M. I. Costa, D. M. Rodrigues . <\/em>(*)<\/p>\n (*) CEMUC<\/strong> – Centro de Engenharia Mec\u00c2nica da Universidade de Coimbra<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div> BIOMECHANICAL STUDY OF THE REHABILITATION OF THE FEMUR CONTAINING DIAPHYSEAL FRACTURES (TYPE A)<\/a><\/p>\n M. G. A. Fernandes<\/em>(*), E. M. M. Fonseca<\/em>(*), M. P. Barbosa<\/em>(**), R. M. J. Natal<\/em>(***).<\/em><\/p>\n (*) ESTiG\/IPB<\/strong> – Escola Superior de Tecnologia e de Gest\u00e3o do Instituto Polit\u00e9cnico de Bragan\u00e7a<\/p>\n (**) U<\/strong>niversidade F<\/strong>ederal de M<\/strong>inas G<\/strong>erais<\/p>\n (***) FEUP<\/strong> – Faculdade de Engenharia\u00a0 da\u00a0 Universidade do Porto<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div> Award – 2012<\/p><\/h4><\/div> FLEXURAL STRUCTURAL BEHAVIOUR OF MULTICELLULAR PULTRUDED GFRP PANELS FOR USE IN PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE DECKS<\/a><\/p>\n E. Tom\u00e1s, M. F. S\u00e1, J. R. Correia, A. M. Gomes, N. Silvestre. (*)<\/p>\n (*) DECivil\/IST <\/strong>– Departamento de Engenharia Civil do Institituto Superior T\u00e9cnico\u00a0 – ICIST<\/strong> – Instituto de Engenharia de Estruturas, Territ\u00f3rio e Constru\u00e7\u00e3o<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div> Award – 2011<\/p><\/h4><\/div> FRICTION STIR WELDING ON T-JOINTS: RESIDUAL STRESS EVALUATION<\/a><\/p>\n R.A.S. Castro (*), V. Richter-Trummer(**), S.M.O. Tavares(**), P.M.G. Moreira (*), P. Vila\u00e7a (***), P.M.S.T. de Castro(**)<\/p>\n (*) L<\/strong>aborat\u00f3rio de \u00f3<\/strong>ptica e M<\/strong>ec\u00e2nica E<\/strong>xperimental do INEGI <\/strong>– Instituto de Engenharia Mec\u00e2nica e Gest\u00e3o Industrial<\/p>\n (**) DEM\/FEUP<\/strong> – Departamento de Engenharia Mec\u00e2nica da Faculdade de Engenharia\u00a0 da\u00a0 Universidade do Porto<\/p>\n (***) DEM\/IST<\/strong> – Departamento de Engenharia Mec\u00e2nica do Instituto Superior T\u00e9cnico<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div> Award – 2010<\/p><\/h4><\/div> EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON IMPACT ENERGY ABSORBING ELEMENTS USING CONFIGURABLE THERMAL TRIGGERS<\/a><\/p>\n P. Pereira, N. Peixinho, D. M. Dimas, D. Soares, C.Vilarinho. (*)<\/p>\n (*) DEM\/UM<\/strong> – Departamento de Engenharia Mec\u00e2nica da Universidade do Minho<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div> Award – 2009<\/p><\/h4><\/div> TAPER ROLLER BEARINGS LUBRICATED WITH BIO-GREASES<\/a><\/p>\n Beatriz M. Gra\u00e7a (*), Armando J. V. Campos (**), Jorge H. O.Seabra (***)<\/p>\n (*) INEGI<\/strong> – Unidade de Tribologia, Vibra\u00e7\u00f5es e Manuten\u00e7\u00e3o Industrial<\/p>\n (**) DEM\/ISEP<\/strong> – Departamento de Engenharia Mec\u00e2nica do Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto<\/p>\n (***) DEMEGI\/FEUP<\/strong> – Departamento de Engenharia Mec\u00e2nica e Gest\u00e3o\u00a0 Industrial\u00a0 da Faculdade de Engenharia\u00a0 da\u00a0 Universidade do Porto<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div> Award – 2008<\/p><\/h4><\/div> ARTIFICIAL VISION SYSTEM FOR MONITORING VIBRATION IN BRIDGE TIRANTS<\/a><\/p>\n Sergio Silva (*), Jo\u00e3o Bateira (*), Elsa Caetano (**)<\/p>\n (*) DEEC\/FEUP<\/strong> – Departamento de Engenharia Electrot\u00e9cnica e de Computadores da Faculdade de Engenharia\u00a0 da\u00a0 Universidade do Porto<\/p>\n (**) DEC\/FEUP<\/strong> – Departamento de Engenharia Civil\u00a0 da Faculdade de Engenharia\u00a0 da\u00a0 Universidade do Porto<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div> Award – 2007<\/p><\/h4><\/div> NUMERICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF THE VARIABLE SPAN METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING THE ELASTIC PROPERTIES OF WOOD<\/a><\/p>\n J. Xavier (*), N. Garrido (**) , J. Morais (*), J. Pinto (*), P. Camanho (***)<\/p>\n (*) CETAV\/UTAD <\/strong>–\u00a0 Departamento de Engenharias da Universidade de Tr\u00e1s-os-Montes e Alto Douro<\/p>\n (**) ESTV<\/strong> -Departamento de Engenharia de Madeiras da Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Viseu<\/p>\n (***) DEMEGI\/FEUP<\/strong> – Departamento de Engenharia Mec\u00e2nica e Gest\u00e3o\u00a0 Industrial\u00a0 da Faculdade de Engenharia\u00a0 da\u00a0 Universidade do Porto<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div> Award – 2006<\/p><\/h4><\/div>Award – 2013<\/h4><\/div>