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1997
Varandas, J. N., and J. P. Bilé Serra Relatório 151/97 - NF, Equipamento para realização dos ensaios segundo as normas ASTM D 4253-93 e D 4254-91. Lisbon: LNEC - Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil, 1997.
2004
Varandas, J. N., and J. P. Bilé Serra. "Modelação da excitação superficial do terreno e sua utilização na estimativa de perfis de módulos de corte através da análise espectral de ondas de superfície." 6º Congresso Nacional de Sismologia e Engenharia Sísmica. Guimarães, Portugal 2004.
2005
Bilé Serra, J. P., and J. N. Varandas. "Estimativa da Curva de Dispersão de Rayleigh por Sobreposição Modal." Congreso de Métodos Numéricos en Ingenieria . Granada, Spain 2005.
Modelling dynamic superficial excitation of subsoil (in Portuguese). Eds. Bilé J. P. Serra. Instituto Superior Técnico da Universidade Técnica de Lisboa. Lisbon, 2005.t_mestrado_jnv_versao_definitiva.pdf
2007
Dimitrovová, Z., J. N. Varandas, and M. A. G. Silva. "Ground Vibrations Induced by High-Speed Trains in Regions with Sudden Foundation Stiffness Change." Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering Computing. St. Julians, Malta 2007.
Dimitrovová, Z., J. N. Varandas, J. R. Almeida, and M. A. G. Silva. "Sensitivity Analysis of Track Vibrations due to Vertical Stiffness Variation in High-Speed Railways." Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, COMPDYN. Rethymno, Crete 2007.
2009
Dimitrovová, Z., and J. N. Varandas. "Critical velocity of a load moving on a beam with a sudden change of foundation stiffness: Applications to high-speed trains." Computers & Structures. 87 (2009): 1224-1232. Abstract

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2010
Varandas, J. N., P. Hölscher, and M. A. G. Silva. "A Settlement Model for Ballast at Transition Zones." Proceedings of the Tenth International Conference on Engineering Computational Technology. Eds. B. H. V. Topping, J. M. Adam, F. J. Pallarés, R. Bru, and M. L. Romero. Valencia, Spain: Civil-Comp Press, 2010. Abstract

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2011
Varandas, J. N., P. Hölscher, and M. A. G. Silva. "Dynamic behaviour of railway tracks on transitions zones." Computers & Structures. 89 (2011): 1468-1479. Abstract

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2012
Varandas, J. N., R. Silva, M. A. G. Silva, N. Lopes, and P. Hölscher. "The Impact of Rail Corrugation on the Degradation of Ballast." Proceedings of the First International Conference on Railway Technology: Research, Development and Maintenance. Ed. J. Pombo. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain: Civil-Comp Press, 2012. 543-546. Abstract

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2013
Long-term Behaviour of Railway Transitions under Dynamic Loading. Eds. Manuel A. G. Silva, and Paul Hölscher. Universidade Nova de Lisboa. Lisbon, 2013.
2014
Varandas, J. N., A. Paixão, E. Fortunato, P. Holscher, and R. Calçada. "Non-linear Elastic Behaviour of Unbound Aggregates in FEM representing Railway Transition Zones." Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Railway Technology: Research, Development and Maintenance. Ajaccio, France: Civil-Comp Press, 2014.
Varandas, J. N., A. Paixão, E. Fortunato, P. Hölscher, and R. Calçada. "Numerical Modelling of Railway Bridge Approaches: Influence of Soil Non-Linearity." International Journal of Railway Technology. 3.4 (2014): 73-95.
Varandas, J. N., P. Hölscher, and M. A. G. Silva. "Settlement of Ballasted Track Under Traffic Loading. Application to Transition Zones." Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit. 228.3 (2014): 242-259 . Abstract

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2016
Varandas, J. N., P. Holscher, and M. A. G. Silva. "Three-dimensional track-ballast interaction model for the study of a culvert transition." Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering. 89 (2016): 116-127.
2017
Varandas, J. N., A. Paixão, and E. Fortunato. "A study on the dynamic train-track interaction over cut-fill transitions on buried culverts." Computers & Structures. 189 (2017): 49-61.