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Roxana Banabic presented the paper entitled “Probabilistic Models of Unbound Granular Layers under Long-Term Cyclic Loading” at the International Conference on Structural and Civil Engineering (ICSCE 2026), held in A Coruña, Spain, from 22 to 24 October 2026. Her presentation was distinguished with the Best Presentation Award, recognising the quality and relevance of the research developed within the INTENT Project.

Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements has published a new open-access paper by Sandra Silva Pinto and Ionuţ Dragoş Moldovan, entitled “An efficient time-stepping solution for transient elastodynamic problems using hybrid-Trefftz finite elements”.

Roxana Banabic delivered the presentation entitled  “Heavy Traffic Detection and Characterization Using the Smart Rock Technology” at the 19.º Congresso Nacional de Geotecnia, Portugal’s National Congress of Geotechnics, held in Vila Real from 11 to 14 May 2026. 

On May 13th, 2026, Carolina Briceño delivered a presentation entitled “Monitorização contínua da rigidez das camadas granulares de pavimentos por meio de bender elements” at the 19º Congresso Nacional de Geotecnia, held from May 11–14, 2026, in Vila Real, at the UTAD campus.

As 2025 draws to an end, it's a good time to take stock of what it meant for the INTENT project.

Transportation Engineering has published our research in how the 3D printing technology can be used to mitigate spurious reflections of compression waves in bender element experiments, thus endorsing a clearer output signal and a more consistent interpretation.