Publications

Within the BlueSafePort project an Early Warning System (EWS) is being developed for forecasting and alerting emergency situations related to ship navigation in ports, as well as operational constraints. Port terminals downtime leads to large economic losses and largely affects the port

Early Warning Systems are crucial disaster-risk-reduction strategies as they allow local authorities to prepare and implement in advance the necessary measures to avoid major destruction and risk for individuals and properties caused by storm events. HIDRALERTA is a forecast, early warning and risk assessment system for port and coastal areas that usesforecasts of sea-waves and water levels to evaluate overtopping/flooding events and risks associated with mooring of ships.

This paper aims to evaluate the impact of ships on fenders during the berthing process. Physical tests and numerical simulations with MOORNAV tool were performed with versions of the GulfStream ship in still water and under a set of different conditions. A comparative analysis was made between outputs of the two models considering specific conditions. The MOORNAV application resulted in a standard deviation from the physical model of 3% to 6% in relation to the maximum force exerted on each fender.

This paper describes a numerical evaluation of optimal sizes of a Wells turbine and chamber cross section to be used in a cluster of an oscillating water column (OWC) wave energy converter device. The FLUENT numerical model, based on the Reynolds

This paper describes a numerical evaluation of optimal sizes of a Wells turbine and chamber cross section to be used in a cluster of an oscillating water column (OWC) wave energy converter device. The FLUENT numerical model, based on the Reynolds

A numerical model of a dual-chamber Oscillating Water Columns (OWC)Wave Energy Converter (WEC) is built through the DualSPHysics software. Thiscode is based on the Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) model, a Lagrangianmeshless method where particles represent the flow, interact with structures, andexhibit large deformation with moving boundaries. A one phase approach

Neste trabalho, descreve-se a aplicação do programa OSOM+ às obras marítimas do Porto de Sines, em especial ao quebra-mar oeste. Assim, serão apresentados resultados de comparação entre as situações observadas em 2018 e 2020 no âmbito de inspeções visuais e com drone, mediante apreciação e análise de fotografias georreferenciadas, ortomosaicos, nuvens de pontos, modelos numéricos de superfície e perfis selecionados. É também ilustrada a forma como a aplicação e base de dados ANOSOM-WEB pode ser empregue quer durante as campanhas de observação, quer em gabinete. Conclui-se este trabalho com a apresentação das vantagens da recente atualização da metodologia e do que se julga ser a sua importância na tomada de decisões sobre a necessidade ou não de realizar obras de manutenção e/ou reparação nestas estruturas, ou similares

The National Laboratory of Civil Engineering (Portugal) is undertaking a characterization and feasibility study of a multifunctional submerged detached breakwater (SDB) in front of Praia da Vagueira, in the central West coast of Portugal, for the Portuguese Environment Agency, I.P. (APA). It is intended that the SDB is multifunctional, contributing to create conditions to promote surfing waves, boosting the economy associated with this activity in the area. A physical and numerical modeling study was developed to investigate the influence of a SDB (considering the SDB parallel to the coastline, SDB 0º, and the SDB with a 45º angle to the coastline, SDB 45º) in the surfing conditions on the study area. The results show that: without structure, a spilling wave breaker occurs near the coastline, with peel angles adequate for beginners; for the SDB 0º a plunging wave breaks along the structure, with small peel angles, not adequate for surfing; and for the SDB 45º a plunging wave breaks over and past the structure, with peel angles between 40º-50º, promoting surfing conditions for intermediate and professional surfers.

A previsão de galgamentos e inundações em zonas costeiras baseadas em metodologias numéricas, é fundamental para a garantia da segurança de pessoas e bens e para a gestão integrada da zona costeira.

Neste trabalho apresenta-se o projeto BSafe4Sea - Controlo da Segurança de Quebra-mares através da Análise de um Sistema de Previsão e Apoio à Decisão, que tem como objetivos o desenvolvimento, a aplicação e o teste de metodologias de previsão do comportamento estrutural de quebra-mares de talude. Estas metodologias formarão a base de um sistema inovador de apoio à decisão para o planeamento e priorização de trabalhos de manutenção e reparação, aumentando, assim, a segurança, funcionalidade e resiliência destes quebra-mares. Apresentam-se as atividades do projeto

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