The research activity of the division takes place in the framework of LNEC’s Strategy for Research and Innovation and is developed through research, development and innovation projects, in partnership with universities and other institutions, funded by national and international programmes.
In the last decade, we have been involved in over 20 research projects funded by the Portuguese Science and Technology Foundation, the European Commission, through research and innovation and regional cooperation programmes, and the Luso-American Foundation.
In the period 2014-2020, our strategic research will be focused on four major areas:
 | Risks in coastal areas and at sea; |  | Coastal rehabilitation and protection; |  | Coastal management in the context of climate change; |  | Water quality and ecosystem services. | |
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CONNECT – Local coastal monitoring service for Portugal
The objective of CONNECT
is to deliver pilots of a local, high-resolution, coastal monitoring service
that seamlessly integrates model-based forecasts and observations to provide
physical and biogeochemical data on Portuguese estuaries to the Copernicus
Marine Service (CMEMS).
Year: 2023
Accountable: Marta Rodrigues
Coordinator(s):
LNEC - Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil (National Laboratory for Civil Engineering)
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SINATRA – Intelligent system to support the inundation and bathing water quality management in coastal cities
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WORSICA – Water monitoring sentinel cloud platform
The WORSICA is a one-stop-shop service to provide access to customized remote sensing services based on Copernicus data.
Currently, three services are available:
- Coast water-land interface;
- Inland water detection;
- Leak detection.
Year: 2022
Accountable: Alberto Azevedo
Coordinator(s):
LNEC - Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil (National Laboratory for Civil Engineering)
Funding:
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT)
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EOSC-SYNERGY – Expanding capacities by building capabilities
Expanding the capacity
and capabilities of European Open Science Cloud by leveraging the experience,
effort and resources of national publicly-funded digital infrastructures.
Year: 2019-2022
Accountable: Alberto Azevedo
Coordinator(s):
CSIC
Funding:
Horizonte 2020 - União Europeia
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AQUAMON - Dependable Monitoring with Wireless Sensor Networks in Water Environments
The project
will develop a dependable monitoring platform for application in aquatic
environments using wireless sensor networks. To test and demonstrate the solutions developed, an
application will be made in the bay of Seixal.
Year: 2018-2022
Accountable: Marta Rodrigues
Coordinator(s):
Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa
Funding:
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT)
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Joint Action: A Stepping-stone for underwater noise monitoring in Portuguese waters - jUMP
The project aims to promote the debate on underwater noise by developing
a number of activities, such as punctual collection of acoustic data,
calibration of acoustic models and debate activities with different
stakeholders.
Year: 2020
Accountable: Alberto Azevedo
Coordinator(s):
WavEC Offshore Renewables
Funding:
Fundo Azul
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MOSAIC.pt - Multi-source flood risk analysis for safe coastal communities and sustainable development
The MOSAIC.pt project aims to develop an innovative flood risk management framework for coastal zones, including estuaries, based on the integration of predictive models and real-time monitoring data, and taking into account the different dimensions of the vulnerability.
Year: 2019
Accountable: Paula Freire
Funding:
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT)
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UBEST - Understanding the biogeochemical buffering capacity of estuaries relative to climate change and anthropogenic inputs
The scientific goal of UBEST is to improve the global
understanding of the biogeochemical buffering capacity of estuaries and its
susceptibility to future scenarios of anthropogenic inputs and climate change.
UBEST will effectively support the short and long-term management of these
systems. This goal will be achieved by deploying "observatories”, which are
emerging tools that integrate process-based numerical models and their results,
and in-situ observations. To promote the generalization of the conclusions, two
Portuguese estuaries with very distinct characteristics will be assessed, the
Ria Formosa and the Tagus estuary.
Year: 2016-2019
Coordinator(s):
LNEC - Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil (National Laboratory for Civil Engineering)
Funding:
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT)
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Co-ReSyF - Coastal Waters Research Synergy Framework
Co-ReSyF is a strategic initiative funded by the European Commission, aiming to support the development of coastal research through satellite data. This will be achieved by creating na online platform to support research applications that use Earth Observation (EO) data for coastal water monitoring (e.g. bathymetry and coastal altimetry).
Year: 2016-2018
Coordinator(s):
DEIMOS Engenharia
Funding:
Horizonte 2020 - União Europeia
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BINGO: Bringing INnovation to onGOing water management - a better future under climate change
BINGO aims to assess the impacts of climate change on the integrated water cycle, promoting risk management strategies and adaptation measures in an attempt to reduce vulnerabilities and increase resilience.
Year: 2015-2019
Coordinator(s):
LNEC - Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil (National Laboratory for Civil Engineering)
Funding:
Horizonte 2020 - União Europeia
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HYDRALAB+ - Adaptation for climate change
The co-ordinated and integrated approach of HYDRALAB aims at structuring the access to unique and costly hydraulic and ice engineering research infrastructures in the European Research Area. The network of HYDRALAB is unique in the hydraulic research community and has large experience in co-operating since its start in 1997. Over the years the network has grown from 8 participants in 1997 to a total of 33 partners and associated partners from 15 countries in HYDRALAB+.
Year: 2016-2019
Coordinator(s):
Deltares
Funding:
Horizonte 2020 - União Europeia
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MOLINES - Modelling floods in estuaries. From the hazard to the critical management
Some of the world most densely populated cities are located in estuarine low-lying areas facing a high risk of inundation with a potential for significant economic costs. The hazards associated with these processes arise from the particular characteristics of those environments, as linking zones between river and ocean systems, and increasing human activity in their marginal and surrounding areas. This point is emphasized by the World Disaster Report that focuses on urban risk, as well as by the European Union's strategy for prevention of natural and anthropic disasters.
Year: 2013-2015
Coordinator(s):
LNEC - Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil (National Laboratory for Civil Engineering)
Funding:
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT)
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LTER-RAVE - Long term monitoring in the Ria de Aveiro: towards a deeper understanding of ecological, environmental and economic processes
Estuarine ecosystems are extremely productive and provide crucial ecosystem services that influence climate, nutrient cycles and primary productivity on a global scale. Human-induced disturbance, however, has severely affected these ecosystems. The goal of the present proposal is a reappraisal of the ecological and economic value provided by an estuarine ecosystem, through integrated monitoring, analysis and understanding of the multiple habitats.
Year: 2012-2014
Coordinator(s):
Universidade de Aveiro
Funding:
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT)
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SPRES - Oil spill prevention and response at local scales
The number of accidental oil spills affecting the Atlantic coast of
Europe in the last decades, has led to a growing concern regarding oil
spill preparedness and response, and has motivated the development and
implementation of different tools to be used in these emergency
situations. Close to shore, most damage occurs in sheltered bays and
inlets, where oil becomes concentrated. In the last years different
nationals and internationals administrations have promoted environmental
directives aimed to the protection of these aquatic ecosystems (e.g.
Water Framework Directive (2000/60/CE); Marine Strategy Framework
Directive (MSFD)). To fulfill the aforementioned legislation and to
prevent, prepare for, and respond to oil spills, two different
approaches exist. On one hand, planning tools to promote an integrated
and sustainable oil spill response capability in the regions are needed.
On the other hand, operational oceanography systems that provide
real-time forecast of oceanographic variables and oil spill trajectories
are becoming a key element in oil spill response. Both approaches are
usually based on monitoring and numerical (hydrodynamic and transport)
models. In this sense, although noticeable advances have been done in
modelling at a regional scale (O(km)), there is a lack of systems to be
applied at local scales such as estuarine environments or ports (O(m)).
More research is needed on solving small scale processes that affect the
oil spill tr ansport and fate and on methodologies and techniques for
developing downscaling methods to obtain local-scale atmospheric and
oceanographic conditions from variables that are provided by
regional-scale models. The main aims of this project are, therefore,
to: (i) develop a set of high resolution operational oceanographic
systems in s everal estuaries or ports located in the Atlantic Area, and
(ii) establish local oil spill response plans for these local areas
based on risk as assessment.
Year: 2012-2014
Coordinator(s):
Instituto de Hidráulica Ambiental de Cantabria
Funding:
European Regional Development Fund, Atlantic Area programme – European Union
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COALA - Nutrients and particulate matter dynamics. Exchanges between a coastal lagoon and the adjacent ocean through a multiple inlet system: the case of Ria Formosa, south of Portugal
The Ria Formosa is a lagoon system in the south coast of Portugal, having several permanent connections to the ocean. It is a highly productive ecosystem, of great ecological diversity and due to that it has been recognised very important at both a European and an International level by its acceptance as part of the Natura 2000 European network for nature conservation and a Ramsar wetland, included in the Special Bird Protection Area.
Year: 2011-2014
Coordinator(s):
Universidade do Algarve
Funding:
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT)
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ADAPTARia - Climate change modelling on Ria de Aveiro litoral. Adaptation strategy for coastal and fluvial flooding
The Ria de Aveiro littoral is considered a flood-prone urban region. Despite some ambiguity about the future climate conditions in the coming decades it is expected that climate changes will strongly change hydrodynamics and morphodynamics in coastal and river environments. These scenarios clearly show that comprehensive and efficient approaches for the analysis, evaluation and management of flooding risk are necessary in order to back the emergencies plans and the urban planning and management systems.
Year: 2010-2013
Coordinator(s):
Universidade de Aveiro
Funding:
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT)
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MorFeed - Morphodynamic feedback of estuarine margins to climate change
MorphFeed
Project aims at contributing to answer the question: how will estuarine margins
respond to possible climate change impacts? Considering that each morpho
sedimentary unit has a different dynamical response to controlling
environmental factors, the final goal is the development of a conceptual model
for morphological response to different climate change and anthropogenic
intervention scenarios. To pursue this objective a multidisciplinary and
integrative approach, based on the following hypotheses, will be applied: 1)
present day estuarine morphology and sediment distribution resulted of recent
geologic evolution including climatic variations; 2) estuarine margins are
dynamic systems where physical, chemical and biologic processes interact; 3)
nowadays, human intervention are one of prime factors that affects these
margins.
Year: 2010-2013
Coordinator(s):
LNEC - Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil (National Laboratory for Civil Engineering)
Funding:
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT)
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MOWADI - 3D MOrphodynamic modelling of WAve Dominated Inlets
MOWADI
aims at: 1) developing a 3D morphodynamic modelling system, incorporating
recent developments on wave-current interactions; 2) determining the strengths
and weaknesses of these systems compared to their 2D counterparts; 3) improving
our understanding on the behaviour of wave-dominated tidal inlets at various
time scales, combining model applications with field and remote sensing data;
4) contribute to support management decisions on two specific Portuguese
inlets.
Year: 2010-2013
Coordinator(s):
LNEC - Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil (National Laboratory for Civil Engineering)
Funding:
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT)
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PREPARED - Enabling change
Pilot
testing of the methodology for early warning of health risks from faecal
contamination in recreational waters will be done by integration of a coupled
hydrodynamic-faecal contamination model for the Algés-Alcântara section of the
Tagus estuary with the real time CSO monitoring in the same area. The pilot
system will be prepared to provide early warnings, derived from real time now-
and forecasts contamination model simulations. Such warnings could be used as a
basis for the immediate management for reducing the health risk – and equally
important – to provide information concerning when the event is expected to be
over.
Year: 2010-2014
Coordinator(s):
KWR Water B.V.
Funding:
FP7 - União Europeia
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ANCORIM – Atlantic network for coastal risks management
The ANCORIM project intends to strengthen the operational capacities of coastal decision-makers and managers in the Atlantic regions, with the aim of confronting coastal risks. To do this, it intends to create a network of the scientific and technical resources existing in the European Atlantic area, as well as to provide tools to aid decision-making, and to promote examples of good practices in the various areas concerned.
Year: 2009-2012
Coordinator(s):
Région Aquitaine
Funding:
Atlantic Area programme – European Union
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BGEM - Towards operational forecasting of ecosystem dynamics: Benchmarking and Grid-enabling of an ecological model
A research proposal between the National Civil Engineering Laboratory (LNEC, Portugal) and the Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU, U.S.A.) is briefly presented, to support the development of the existing partnership between these two institutions. This proposal aims to integrate complementary research strengths at the two institutions to improve and validate a sophisticated ecological modeling system for operational forecasting of ecosystem dynamics based on grid computing resources. The Portuguese partner will provide the ecological model and the expertise on grid-enabling of numerical models. The American partner will provide the expertise on parallel computing and the benchmark for validation and inter-model comparison. The specific goals of the project are: - to parallelize and grid-enable the ecological modeling system;
- to validate and assess the performance of the modeling system in a coastal benchmark, based on the wealth of data collected in the coastal observatory of the Columbia river estuary and plume, and
- to reinforce existing working collaborations and to establish a long-term relationship between the two institutions, through the identification of long-term funding mechanisms for common research goals.
Year: 2008
Coordinator(s):
LNEC - Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil (National Laboratory for Civil Engineering)
Funding:
Luso-American Foundation
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G-CAST - Application of GRID-computing in a coastal morphodynamics nowcast - forecast sistem
G-cast aims at combining the novel computational resources provided by Grid computing and the team expertise in the use of existing state-of-the-art numerical models to develop an exploratory analysis of the impact of climate changes on the long-term morphodynamic evolution of coastal zones. This goal will be achieved through - the adaptation of a suite of models within an existing morphodynamic modeling system to Grid-computing environment;
- the integration of this modeling system in a nowcast-forecast computational system adapted for the Portuguese coast, and
- its exploratory application to the analysis of climate change in the long-term morphodynamic dynamics of two contrasting coastal systems: the Óbidos lagoon and the Aveiro lagoon.
Year: 2008-2011
Coordinator(s):
LNEC - Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil (National Laboratory for Civil Engineering)
Funding:
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT)
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MADYCOS - Multidisciplinary Integrated Analysis of the Sediment Dynamics and Fecal Contamination in Intermittent Coastal Systems
MADyCOS aims at improving the current understanding of the
hydrodynamics, morphodynamics and potential for fecal contamination of
intermitent coastal streams, through an interdisciplinary study that
integrates distinct but complementing methodologies: field data
acquisition, laboratory research and high-resolution numerical modeling.
Year: 2008-2011
Coordinator(s):
LNEC - Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil (National Laboratory for Civil Engineering)
Funding:
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT)
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MURANO – Saltpan Walls of Aveiro Lagoon
- Evaluate the current situation of the Aveiro
saltpans and define a study area;
- Establish relations between the lagoon
hydrodynamics, sediment transport and the erosion of saltpan walls;
- Evaluate the impact of saltpan degradation on the
lagoon dynamics;
- Contribute to the understanding of cohesive
sediment transport and its effects on the morphological evolution of the
study area;
- Evaluate the behaviour of traditional walls and
propose new solutions.
Year: 2008-2011
Coordinator(s):
Universidade de Aveiro
Funding:
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT)
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SANDEX – Sand extraction in the Portuguese continental shelf: impacts and morphodynamic evolution
The exploitation of superficial minerals deposits from the continental
shelf as a supply of sediments for different activities (e.g., for beach
nourishment, industrial and construction purposes) represents an
interesting alternative to the usual extractions performed in rivers and
estuaries, namely due to its quality, availability and transport.
Year: 2008-2010
Coordinator(s):
Universidade de Aveiro
Funding:
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT)
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BRISA – Breaking waves and Induced SAnd transport
The main objective of the project is to contribute to the understanding and numerical modelling of the wave breaking and cross-shore sediment transport phenomena in coastal regions. More specifically, it is intended to: - Perform scale-model tests to determine the RTFN at the beginning, during and at the end of the wave breaking process
- Develop a new wave breaking model based on the RTFN concept and to implement it in phase-averaged and phase-resolving numerical models for wave propagation
- Analyse the effects of the sea waves non linearity on the sediment fluxes and on the beach morphodynamics
- Improve sediment transport models and empirical formulae
- Develop a device to survey bottom depth based on fiber optic cable
- Carry out field campaigns for bathymetric surveys and sea wave and current measurements
Year: 2008-2012
Coordinator(s):
LNEC - Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil (National Laboratory for Civil Engineering)
Funding:
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT)
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NOWCAST - Towards a nowcast-forecast system for estuarine and coastal water quality
A research proposal between the National Civil Engineering Laboratory
(LNEC, Portugal) and the Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU,
U.S.A.) is briefly presented. This proposal aims to integrate
complementary research strengths at the two institutions towards the
development of a nowcast-forecast system for water quality prediction in
estuarine and coastal waters. The Portuguese partners will provide the
water quality models and the American institution will provide the
innovative nowcast-forecast technology.
Year: 2007
Coordinator(s):
LNEC - Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil (National Laboratory for Civil Engineering)
Funding:
Luso-American Foundation, National Science Foundation
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IMMATIE - Improvement of a morphodynamic model applied to tidal inlet environments
- Improving the representation of short waves
though the implementation of alternative models.
- Apply global optimization methods to synthesize
wave data.
- Develop methodologies to analyze and integrate
spatially morphodynamic model results.
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Apply and validate the morphodynamic model at two
study sites with contrasting settings (Ria Formosa and Lagoa de Óbidos).
Year: 2006-2008
Coordinator(s):
LNEC - Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil (National Laboratory for Civil Engineering)
Funding:
Marie Curie actions – European Union
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BERNA - Beach evolution in areas of restricted fetch: experimental and numerical analysis
The beaches considered in this project result exclusively from local
wind generated waves in areas of restricted extension. Although the
physical processes of wave generation and propagation and shoreline
evolution are relatively well known from coastal areas, their occurrence
in estuaries, lagoons and other systems of restricted fetch can be
highly influenced by factors like shallow water conditions, tidal
conditions and wind action. The merit of this project is the
establishment of a methodology that can be generally applied to
understand the physics of estuaries and other systems of restricted
fetch in terms of wave generation and transformation and beach
morphodynamics.
Year: 2005-2008
Coordinator(s):
LNEC - Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil (National Laboratory for Civil Engineering)
Funding:
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT)
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EMERA - Morphodynamic Study of Ria de Aveiro Inlet
Process-based modelling is believed to give a detailed insight on the
long-term morphological changes of inlets and the respective roles of
tides and waves in driving these changes. The use of these tools is a
valuable resource to support adequate management decisions at systems
undergoing pronounced morphological changes such as the Ria de Aveiro
tidal inlet and entrance channel. The main goal of this project is thus
to study the morphodynamics of this area, using two distinct but
interconnected methodologies: field work and several numerical modelling
approaches.
Year: 2005-2008
Coordinator(s):
Universidade de Aveiro
Funding:
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT)
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SATUrN – Sand Transport in surface waters: an uncertainty analysis
There is a growing concern over sediment-related issues in coastal
areas, such as beach erosion and harbour accretion. Numerical
(process-based and empirical) models are increasingly used to evaluate
sediment fluxes, in order to analyse trends and to predict the effect of
human interventions. However, the quantification of these sand fluxes
often involves errors of over 100% for current-driven transport, and
much higher for wave-driven transport. Quantifying these errors and
understanding their sources is therefore vital for the quality and
credibility of many coastal engineering studies.
Year: 2005-2007
Coordinator(s):
LNEC - Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil (National Laboratory for Civil Engineering)
Funding:
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT)
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Numerical modelling of the hydrodynamics and water quality in the waterside area of the city of Olhão
Development of a numerical model of hydrodynamics
and water quality in the surrounding area of Olhão to support the environmental
diagnosis of water contamination in a clam production area.
Year: 2022
Accountable: Marta Rodrigues
Coordinator(s):
LNEC - Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil (National Laboratory for Civil Engineering)
Customers:
Câmara Municipal de Olhão
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Hydrodynamic monitoring of the dredging of the upper zone of Óbidos lagoon
Monitoring programme of the hydrodynamic conditions
and morphology of the Óbidos Lagoon, with the main objectives of assessing the
evolution of the lagoon throughout the project and defining actions or measures
in order to minimize negative impacts.
Year: 2021
Accountable: Luís Portela
Coordinator(s):
LNEC - Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil (National Laboratory for Civil Engineering)
Customers:
Portuguese Environment Agency (APA)
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Impact of sea level rise on the project Cidade Lacustre of Vilamoura
Comparative analysis of the methodologies of two
studies of overtopping and flood mapping (central and local administrations)
and assessment of sea level rise and flooding in the project area.
Year: 2020
Accountable: Luís Portela
Coordinator(s):
LNEC - Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil (National Laboratory for Civil Engineering)
Customers:
Vilamoura Lusotur S.A.
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Numerical modelling of the hydrodynamics and water quality in the Ria Formosa
Assessment of the impact of urban wastewater and
treatment plants on environmental conditions, with the aim of helping to
protect biodiversity and the sustainability of clam farming in the Ria Formosa.
Year: 2018-2021
Accountable: Marta Rodrigues
Coordinator(s):
LNEC - Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil (National Laboratory for Civil Engineering)
Customers:
University of Algarve and MAR2020
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Possible inundation of a building in the Av. 24 de julho, Lisbon
The possibility of a flooding in a floor of a building in Av. 24 de Julho (Lisbon) due to the tides and storm surges in the Tagus estuary is analyzed.
Year: 2017
Accountable: André Fortunato
Coordinator(s):
LNEC - Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil (National Laboratory for Civil Engineering)
Customers:
DGEEC – Direção-Geral de Estatísticas da Educação e Ciência
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Multiannual port dredging plan 2018-2022
Updating of the multiannual dredging plan, covering the period between 2018 and 2022. It comprises 20 ports under the jurisdiction of Docapesca, where DGRM is responsible for dredging operations.
Year: 2017
Accountable: Luís Portela
Coordinator(s):
LNEC - Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil (National Laboratory for Civil Engineering)
Customers:
Direção-Geral de Recursos Naturais, Segurança e Serviços Marítimos
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Technical opinion on the Barreiro terminal concerning the maritime access
Examination of the Preliminary Design and the Environmental Impact Assessment of the Barreiro Terminal, in particular the aspects related to the fluvio-maritime access with regard to the dredging needs.
Year: 2016
Accountable: Luís Portela
Coordinator(s):
LNEC - Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil (National Laboratory for Civil Engineering)
Customers:
Administração do Porto de Lisboa
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Assessment of scour monitoring at Vasco da Gama Bridge
Assessment of the morphological evolution in the surroundings of the Vasco da Gama Bridge in the period from April 2009 to October 2013, based on information obtained in campaigns carried out by the concession-holder Lusoponte.
Year: 2015
Accountable: Luís Portela
Coordinator(s):
LNEC - Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil (National Laboratory for Civil Engineering)
Customers:
Instituto da Mobilidade e dos Transportes, I.P.
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Hydrodynamic monitoring of the opening and channels dredging of the lower zone of Óbidos Lagoon
Assessment of the results of a monitoring program to understand the hydrodynamic and morphological behaviour of the lagoon during dredging works in its lower sector.
Year: 2015
Accountable: Paula Freire
Coordinator(s):
LNEC - Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil (National Laboratory for Civil Engineering)
Customers:
Portuguese Environment Agency (APA)
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Tri-dimensional physical model tests of the stability of an artificial beach at Ilha do Sal, Republic of Cabo Verde
Physical model study on the morphological stability of the beach and the overtopping and overwashing conditions of the coastal structures which are part of the project. The artificial beach at Sal Island will improve bathing safety.
Year: 2015
Accountable: Francisco Sancho
Coordinator(s):
LNEC - Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil (National Laboratory for Civil Engineering)
Customers:
Construtora São José Cabo Verde
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Morphodynamics at the location of the water intake pipelines of the Mira Acuinova fish farm
Study on coastal morphodynamics and sediment transport at the location of the water intake pipelines for the supply of the fish farm unit installed near the Mira beach.
Year: 2014
Accountable: Francisco Sancho
Coordinator(s):
LNEC - Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil (National Laboratory for Civil Engineering)
Customers:
Acuinova, SA
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Effect of connecting Luanda bay and Chicala lagoon, Angola
Numerical modelling study of the hydrodynamics of the coastal system of Luanda, considering a possible connection between the bay of Luanda, to the north, and the Chicala lagoon, to the south.
Year: 2013
Accountable: Luís Portela
Coordinator(s):
LNEC - Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil (National Laboratory for Civil Engineering)
Customers:
GestMarina SA
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Studies of coastal dynamics, mobility and bank protection in the Ria de Aveiro: technical consultancy
Preparation of technical clauses and supervision of the studies on coastal and estuarine dynamics, mobility, navigability and maintenance of dykes in the Ria de Aveiro.
Year: 2010-2012
Accountable: André Fortunato
Coordinator(s):
LNEC - Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil (National Laboratory for Civil Engineering)
Customers:
Polis Litoral Ria de Aveiro SA
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Morphodynamics of the Albufeira lagoon inlet
Characterization of the morphodynamics of the Albufeira Lagoon inlet, and its hydrodynamics and water renewal, based on the application of numerical models.
Year: 2012-2013
Accountable: André Fortunato
Coordinator(s):
Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa
Customers:
Portuguese Environment Agency (APA), ARH do Tejo
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Modelling of currents, tides, waves and sediment transport in Nacala bay, Mozambique
Prediction of changes in water and sediment dynamics at Nacala Bay resulting from a proposed new coal export terminal, based on the application of numerical models.
Year: 2012
Accountable: Luís Portela
Coordinator(s):
LNEC - Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil (National Laboratory for Civil Engineering)
Customers:
Vale Moçambique, SA
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Hydrodynamic valorization of the Ria Formosa and risk mitigation in the barrier islands
Preparation of a plan for the Ria Formosa with the main objectives of improving tidal circulation in the lagoon and using the dredged sediments in the strengthening of the barrier islands.
Year: 2010-2011
Accountable: Paula Freire
Coordinator(s):
LNEC - Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil (National Laboratory for Civil Engineering)
Customers:
Polis Litoral Ria Formosa, SA, Polis Litoral Ria de Aveiro SA
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Evaluation of the problems of coastal erosion at Varela beach, Guinea-Bissau
Reconnaissance visit to evaluate the problems of erosion at Varela beach and siltation in the port of Bissau.
Year: 2010
Accountable: Francisco Sancho
Coordinator(s):
LNEC - Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil (National Laboratory for Civil Engineering)
Customers:
Instituto Português de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento
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Multiannual port dredging plans 2011-2015
Preparation of multiannual dredging plans for the maintenance of the maritime access to 16 ports under the jurisdiction of IPTM, from Vila Praia de Âncora, to the north, to Vila Real de Santo António, to the south.
Year: 2009-2010
Accountable: Luís Portela
Coordinator(s):
LNEC - Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil (National Laboratory for Civil Engineering)
Customers:
Instituto Portuário e dos Transportes Marítimos
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Outflow of thermal effluents from powerplants in Morocco
Evaluation of the impact of the outflow of thermal effluents from three powerplants in Morocco, located at Cap Rhir, Bir el Har and Tarfaya, using numerical modelling.
Year: 2006-2008
Accountable: André Fortunato
Coordinator(s):
LNEC - Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil (National Laboratory for Civil Engineering)
Customers:
Office National de l'Electricité du Maroc
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Sedimentation and erosion problems in the estuary of the river Minho
Characterization of the morphological evolution, modelling of hydrodynamics and sediment dynamics and analysis of intervention options in the Minho river estuary.
Year: 2007
Accountable: Luís Portela
Coordinator(s):
LNEC - Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil (National Laboratory for Civil Engineering)
Customers:
Instituto da Água
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Feasibility study on the construction of a white-sandy beach at Formosa beach, Funchal
Analysis of wave climate and sediment dynamics and assessment of the technical feasibility regarding the construction of an artificial sandy beach at Praia Formosa, in Madeira Island.
Year: 2003-2005
Accountable: Francisco Sancho
Coordinator(s):
LNEC - Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil (National Laboratory for Civil Engineering)
Customers:
Câmara Municipal do Funchal
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Review of the management plan for the Óbidos lagoon
This study proposes a set of interventions: to guarantee a permanent connection between the Óbidos lagoon and the sea, minimizing the frequency of dredging operations; and to counter the progressive sediment infilling of the lagoon.
Year: 2003-2005
Accountable: André Fortunato
Coordinator(s):
LNEC - Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil (National Laboratory for Civil Engineering)
Customers:
Instituto da Água
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Rehabilitation of Porto Santo beach
Analysis of the morphological variations of the Porto Santo beach, assessment of its vulnerability to hydrodynamic actions and human occupation and proposal of measures for beach improvement.
Year: 2003-2004
Accountable: Manuel Clímaco
Coordinator(s):
LNEC - Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil (National Laboratory for Civil Engineering)
Customers:
Governo Regional da Madeira
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Specific plan for aggregate extraction in the river Douro. Morphodynamic characteristics of the estuary of the river Douro
Characterization of the morphological evolution of the Douro estuary and evaluation of sediment transport capacities by numerical modelling, to support dredging activities.
Year: 2002-2004
Accountable: Luís Portela
Coordinator(s):
LNEC - Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil (National Laboratory for Civil Engineering)
Customers:
Instituto Portuário e dos Transportes Marítimos
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Rehabilitation of Hac-Sá Beach (Macau)
Identification of the causes of an erosion episode in Hac-Sá beach in 2000 and proposal and assessment of alternative solutions for beach rehabilitation, based on numerical modelling.
Year: 2002
Accountable: Filipa Oliveira
Coordinator(s):
LNEC - Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil (National Laboratory for Civil Engineering)
Customers:
Laboratório de Engenharia Civil de Macau
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Rehabilitation of the Rodrigo de Freitas lagoon and beaches of Leblon, Ipanema and Arpoador (Brasil)
Proposal and assessment of an integrated solution for the following problems: erosion of the Leblon, Ipanema and Arpoador beaches; infilling of the seaward entrance of the Jardim de Alah channel; poor water quality in the Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas.
Year: 1998-2003
Accountable: Eduardo Oliveira
Coordinator(s):
LNEC - Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil (National Laboratory for Civil Engineering), LNEC - Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil (National Laboratory for Civil Engineering)
Customers:
Prefeitura do Rio de Janeiro
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