João Batista De Paiva
Associate Professor
Department of Structural Engineering
University of Sao Paulo
Brazil
Biography
Dr. João Batista de Paiva holds a bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from the University of São Paulo (1976), a Master's Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of São Paulo (1980) and a Doctorate in Civil Engineering from São Paulo University (1987) and a PhD from the University of Southampton , England (1991 and 1992). He is currently prof. Professor of the University of São Paulo. He has experience in Civil Engineering, with emphasis on Structural Mechanics, working mainly on the following topics: contour element method, finite element method, soil-structure interaction, plate-beam interaction and building floors.
Research Interest
Mechanics of structures, Numerical methods
Publications
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Wutzow WW, Paiva JB. Análise de Chapas com Enrijecedores Via MEC com Condensação de Variáveis. InXXIV CILAMCE (Iberian Latin American Congress on Computacional Methods in Engineering). Ouro Preto-BR 2003.
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Ribeiro DB, Almeida VS, Paiva JB. Uma técnica alternativa para analisar o problema da interação solo estratificado-fundação-superestrutura via acoplamento MEC-MEF. Revista Sul-Americana de Engenharia Estrutural. 2005;2(2):27-46.
