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Mr. Ioan Sorin Herban

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Professor - UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA TIMIŞOARA

Researcher | Teaching staff | Scientific reviewer | PhD supervisor

Prof. Herban professor PhD advisor at Politehnica University of Timisoara, Romania. He serves as the Vice Dean of Civil Engineering Faculty. The main areas of research and interest include Geographic Information Systems and 3D modelling of the data retrieved through modern technologies such as the terrestrial laser scanner and photogrammetry etc. Throughout his career, he developed and implemented different measuring techniques and methodologies for creating digital models of land and surfaces, reconstruction and representation of artefacts from cultural heritage, Dacian fortresses and engineering structures. Since 2000 he has coordinated various projects carried out by the Geomatics team at Politehnica University Timişoara for the creation of GIS applications adapted to the municipality of Timisoara. Thus, he gained several research projects, namely: Protecting biodiversity and the importance of ecosystem services-an inter-generational approach (ECO-INTERAGE)"-Ministry of Environment

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Mobilitate cercetător cu experiență din diaspora Bogdan Strimbu Call name: PNCDI IV, P 5.2 - SP 5.2.2 - Proiecte de mobilitate pentru cercetători cu experiență din diaspora, MCD-2023
PN-IV-P2-2.2-MCD-2023-0154 2023 - 2023

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Coordinating institution: UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA TIMIŞOARA

Project partners: UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA TIMIŞOARA (RO)

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Safety of buildings walls and claddings against accidental explosions Call name: P 2 - SP 2.1 - Proiect experimental - demonstrativ
PN-III-P2-2.1-PED-2019-1765 2020 - 2022

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Coordinating institution: UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA TIMIŞOARA

Project partners: UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA TIMIŞOARA (RO); UNIVERSITATEA TEHNICA DIN CLUJ - NAPOCA (RO); INSTITUTUL NAŢIONAL DE CERCETARE - DEZVOLTARE PENTRU SECURITATE MINIERĂ ŞI PROTECŢIE ANTIEXPLOZIVĂ - INSEMEX PETROŞANI (RO)

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Project website: https://www.ct.upt.ro/centre/cemsig/safe-wall.htm

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Exploziile produse în zone urbane sau industriale sunt evenimente cu probabilitate redusă, dar cu potential distructiv ridicat. Daca exploziile se produc la mică distanță, apar avarii structurale (cedari locale, colaps) și implicit victime (ranire grava, deces). Prevenirea prăbușirii clădirii este deci esențială pentru a reduce pierderile de vieti omenesti. Cu toate acestea, chiar daca exploziile nu conduc la prăbușirea clădirii, resturilor desprinse din elementele de închidere pot produc numeroase victime. Acest risc poate fi redus prin proiectarea adecvata a clădirii și renunțarea la anumite materiale, detalii de alcătuire și tehnici de construcție. Cu toate acestea, în cadrul normativ european, nu exista prevederi privind protectia impotriva exploziilor externe accidentale sau intenționate. Așadar, există un real interes in elaborarea de reguli de proiectare și norme de bune practici pentru proiectanți, constructori și autoritati.

Proiectul urmareste cresterea nivelului de siguranta al sistemelor de inchidere pentru cladiri, oferind ocupanților protecție împotriva efectelor directe (unda de presiune) și a celor secundare (fragmente si resturi proiectate cu viteza) în urma unei explozii. Deși sistemele de inchidere cu mase/rigiditati mari au fost mult timp considerate adecvate protejării clădirilor împotriva amenințărilor de tip explozie, sistemele ușoare și flexibile sunt din ce în ce mai utilizate în clădirile moderne. Permițând producerea unor avarii (dar nu fragmentare), un astfel de sistem oferă protectie adecvata în cazul unei explozii. Modelul demonstrativ include mai multe tipologii de elemente de inchidere, adoptate pe scara larga la clădirile in cadre, care sunt fixate pe o structură in cadre din oțel 3D și testate împotriva exploziilor produse la diferite distante. Sunt vizate si sistemele de fixare/ancorare a panourilor de pereți, deseori proiectate si detaliate pe bază empirică, a caror performanta va fi validata în condiții de solicitare extremă.

Smart buildings adaptable to the climate change effects Call name: P 1 - SP 1.2 - Proiecte complexe realizate in consorții CDI
PN-III-P1-1.2-PCCDI-2017-0391 2018 - 2021

Role in this project: Key expert

Coordinating institution: UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA TIMIŞOARA

Project partners: UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA TIMIŞOARA (RO); UNIVERSITATEA TEHNICA DE CONSTRUCTII BUCURESTI (RO); UNIVERSITATEA TEHNICA DIN CLUJ - NAPOCA (RO); INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE PENTRU INGINERIE ELECTRICA ICPE - CA BUCURESTI (RO); INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE PENTRU ELECTROCHIMIE SI MATERIE CONDENSATA - INCEMC TIMISOARA (RO)

Affiliation: UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA TIMIŞOARA (RO)

Project website: https://www.icer.ro/cercetare/proiecte-de-cercetare/cia-clim

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In the construction domain, the energy represents the key-point in achieving efficient buildings.

The project proposes the improvement or institutional performances between three universities and two research institutes for the revival of the research activities and transfer of knowledge between partners.

The 4 proposed projects, centred on the efficient energy buildings, are focused on two principal research directions: (i) use of smart facades with low-thermal transfer, actively integrated for the enhancement of internal comfort and possessing a passive control of energy (by using the solar energy) and (ii) smart energy efficiency through building automatization and solar energy collectors. The resulted system, the smart house, is conceived thus to minimize the input energy for maintenance.

The Project 1 has as main objective the determination of mechanical properties of cellular materials used as thermal insulations in smart façade systems, through mechanical compression, bending and toughness fracture testing of such cellular materials.

Project 2 is focused on obtaining, characterizing and testing of high-property materials used for smart facades as thermal insulation materials and as support for special property layers: photo-catalytic layers and with reduced absorption/reflexion of UV-VIS-IR radiation.

The Project 3 has as main objective the theoretical and experimental investigation of the implementation of the electric power distribution in direct current for individual households or in small communities (smart-grid), with renewable energy sources integration.

The scope of the Project 4 is to implement the knowledge and data resulted from projects no. 1-3 through a modular laboratory demonstrative application. The project will perform an integrated study on the influence of the facades and the energetic contribution to the internal comfort of the building by considering different façade systems and respectively by integrating a smart-grid energy system.

COMPREHENSIVE MONITORING METHODOLOGY FOR AGRICULTURAL LAND USE DYNAMIC CHANGES USING MULTISOURCE REMOTE SENSING DATA Call name: P 3 - SP 3.1 - Proiecte de mobilități, România-China (bilaterale)
PN-III-P3-3.1-PM-RO-CN-2018-0105 2018 - 2019

Role in this project: Project coordinator

Coordinating institution: UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA TIMIŞOARA

Project partners: UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA TIMIŞOARA (RO); Academia de Stiinte China / Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)

Affiliation: UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA TIMIŞOARA (RO)

Project website: https://www.ct.upt.ro/centre/ict/agriteld_en.htm

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The scientific study of agricultural lands is found in the scientific literature since the 1930s. These studies gradually turn from traditional studies (field investigations, field studies and then laboratory) to 3s technology - spatial approach. The integrated approach to 3s technology represents actual trends in precision farming. In this respect, in Europe and beyond, the factors responsible for the rational and sustainable management of agricultural lands (governments) gradually achieve the importance of "remote" monitoring of agricultural lands and the importance of studying them globally.

Information taken over by remote sensing facilitates rapid and effective quantification of changes or advances a plant or several plants have, of their development phases and set the basis for a new perception of research regarding precision farming.

Research and monitoring of agricultural land using the benefits of remote sensing has developed a lot in recent years, but there are still unresolved issues related to: remote monitoring of a wide range of species (high variety), high accuracy, quasi-reality is still at the operating stage etc.

COMPREHENSIVE MONITORING METHODOLOGY FOR AGRICULTURAL LAND USE DYNAMIC CHANGES USING MULTISOURCE REMOTE SENSING DATA Call name:
PN-III-P3-3.1-PM-RO-CN-2018-0105 2018 - 2019

Role in this project: Project coordinator

Coordinating institution: UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA TIMIŞOARA

Project partners: UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA TIMIŞOARA (RO); UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA TIMIŞOARA (RO); Chinese Academy of Science Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth (RO)

Affiliation: UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA TIMIŞOARA (RO)

Project website: https://www.ct.upt.ro/centre/ict/agriteld_en.htm

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The scientific study of agricultural lands is found in the specialty literature since the 1930s. These studies gradually turn from traditional studies (field investigations, field studies and then laboratory) to 3s spatially-based technology. The Integrated Approach to 3s Technology represents trends in precision farming. In this respect, in Europe and beyond, the factors responsible for the rational and sustainable management of agricultural land (governments) gradually achieve the importance of "remote" monitoring of agricultural lands and the importance of studying them globally.Information acquisitioned by remote sensing facilitate rapid and effective quantification of changes or advances a plant or several plants have encountered, their development phases and the basis for a new perception of research into precision farming.Research and agricultural land monitoring using the benefits of remote sensing has developed a lot in recent years, but there are still unresolved issues related to: remote monitoring of a wide range of species (high variety), high accuracy, quasi-reality is still at the operating stage etc.

Mobilitate cercetător Sorin Herban Call name: P 1 - SP 1.1 - Proiecte de mobilitate pentru cercetatori, 2019
PN-III-P1-1.1-MC-2019-0993 2019 - 2019

Role in this project: Project coordinator

Coordinating institution: UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA TIMIŞOARA

Project partners: UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA TIMIŞOARA (RO)

Affiliation: UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA TIMIŞOARA (RO)

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Experimental validation of the response of a full scale frame building subjected to blast load Call name: P 2 - SP 2.1 - Proiect experimental - demonstrativ
PN-III-P2-2.1-PED-2016-0962 2017 - 2018

Role in this project:

Coordinating institution: UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA TIMIŞOARA

Project partners: UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA TIMIŞOARA (RO); INSTITUTUL NAŢIONAL DE CERCETARE - DEZVOLTARE PENTRU SECURITATE MINIERĂ ŞI PROTECŢIE ANTIEXPLOZIVĂ - INSEMEX PETROŞANI (RO)

Affiliation: UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA TIMIŞOARA (RO)

Project website: https://www.ct.upt.ro/centre/cemsig/frameblast.htm

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Blast load are events with very low frequency of occurrence but with extraordinary consequences. In order to protect the assets and human lifes, we need to address the risk. Because the blast hazards cannot be completely eliminated, the risk can be reduced by reducing the vulnerability. Enhancing the local strength of building components and creating alternate load paths are two main ways to reduce the vulnerability and increase the robustness. The structural robustness is the ability of a structure to withstand extreme events without being damaged to an extent disproportionate to the cause. However, the design requirements for robustness (Eurocodes) are rather generic and do not deal with specific cases, e.g. blast. As a result, significant contributions to the development of comprehensive robustness design guidelines are urged. Due to the complexity (effect, response), research needs to be directed to experimental testing. In this context, the project aims to provide the validation of a full-scale building structural frame system under internal and external blast loading in laboratory environment (TRL4). The demonstration model integrates all components of a building. Explosive charges with different masses will be detonated at different locations (scaled distance Z). As Z reduces, the peak overpressure increases, causing heavier damages or complete removal of elements. Blast pressure will be measured using sensors while response will be measured using strain gauges, shock accelerometers, digital image correlation and laser scanning. Structural identification will be applied to assess the performance of the building (damage level, residual capacity). Supporting information comes from CODEC project (PCCA 55/2012), where individual components and scaled sub-assemblies were tested under different loading conditions associated with blast or column removal (TRL3). Within TRL3, the behavior of structural components was tested experimentally and validated numerically.

Structural conception and COllapse control performance based DEsign of multistory structures under aCcidental actions Call name: Joint Applied Research Projects - PCCA-2011 call, Type 2
PN-II-PT-PCCA-2011-3.2-1303 2012 - 2016

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Coordinating institution: UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA TIMIŞOARA

Project partners: UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA TIMIŞOARA (RO); UNIVERSITATEA TEHNICA CLUJ ACTIVITATE ECONOMICA (RO); INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE IN CONSTRUCTII, URBANISM SI DEZVOLTARE TERITORIALA DURABILA "URBAN-INCERC" (RO); INSTITUTUL NAŢIONAL DE CERCETARE - DEZVOLTARE PENTRU SECURITATE MINIERĂ ŞI PROTECŢIE ANTIEXPLOZIVĂ - INSEMEX PETROŞANI (RO); ACI CLUJ S.A. (RO)

Affiliation: UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA TIMIŞOARA (RO)

Project website: http://www.ct.upt.ro/centre/cemsig/codec.htm

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The development of design guides for collapse control of the multi-story buildings started in 1968 with the collapse of the Ronan Point high-rise building in the United Kingdom, due to a gas explosion. The failure of the building was identified as a "progressive collapse", because the extent of damage was disproportionate compared to the initial cause. Three decades later, in 2001, the attack against the twin towers of the World Trade Center caused the complete failure of the two buildings and massive loss in lives and property. The type of collapse was again identified as progressive collapse. More recently, during the winter 2005/2006, several construction halls, shopping centers or hotels have been damaged or destroyed throughout Europe due to very heavy snowfalls. The concept of collapse control design can be considered the most appropriate approach for preventing the progressive collapse in case of extreme load events. In principle, the collapse control design method assesses and improves the redundancy of buildings by assuming the loss of structural members such as columns and beams due to extreme accidental loads and assessing how many members might be lost until the entire collapse of the building. The main objective of the project is the development of a performance based robustness design methodology for mitigation the progressive collapse of multi-story frame buildings against extreme load events, coming from both natural and man-made hazards. On this purpose, the research project will aim at definition, evaluation and modeling of the hazards, development of models for characterization of the material properties under different conditions, methods for structural evaluation and intervention strategies for mitigating the probability of collapse in case of extreme load events. All these subjects have a significant innovative character for actual state of knowledge and codification in Europe. As output, design criteria, numerical models, acceptance criteria.

project title Call name: P 1 - SP 1.1 - Proiecte de mobilitate pentru cercetatori
PN-III-P1-1.1-MC-2018-0879 2018 -

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Coordinating institution: UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA TIMIŞOARA

Project partners: UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA TIMIŞOARA (RO)

Affiliation: UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA TIMIŞOARA (RO)

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project title Call name: P 1 - SP 1.1 - Proiecte de mobilitate pentru tineri cercetători din diaspora
PN-III-P1-1.1-MCT-2018-0021 2018 -

Role in this project: Project coordinator

Coordinating institution: UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA TIMIŞOARA

Project partners: UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA TIMIŞOARA (RO)

Affiliation: UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA TIMIŞOARA (RO)

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