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The organic-inorganic hybrid sol-gel films which structure comprises interconnected inorganic and organic networks have been reported as an environmentally friendly anti-corrosion pre-treatment for several metals, including aluminium alloys. In this paper, an epoxy-silica-zirconia hybrid sol-gel coating was synthesized from glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane (GPTMS) and zirconium n-propoxide (TPOZ) precursors and applied to EN AW-6063 alloy by dip-coating. To promote the organic network formation through the epoxy group polymerization at room temperature, two types of amine crosslinkers were added during synthesis: diethylenetriamine (DETA), in different concentrations, and a tri-functional amino-silane. The evolution of the curing process and the corrosion behaviour of the coated aluminium alloy specimens were evaluated by Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) in 0.5 M NaCl. The morphology and surface chemistry of the hybrid coatings were characterized by Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS) coupled to Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). The results obtained revealed that the sol-gel coatings with lower amine ratios required longer curing times, but showed the best anticorrosive performance with time. The increase in amine concentration has led to a more cross linked organic network, resulting in higher initial coatings resistance, however it has turned coatings more hydrophilic, prone to rapid degradation in water.

In order to simulate surface runoff and flooding, one-dimensional (1D) overland flow networks can beautomatically delineated using digital elevation models (DEM). The resulting network comprises flowpaths and terrain depressions/ponds and is essential to reliably model pluvial (surface) floodingevents in urban areas by so-called 1D/1D models. Conventional automatic DEM-based flow pathdelineation methods have problems in producing realistic overland flow paths when detailed highresolutionDEMs of urban areas are used. The aim of this paper is to present the results of researchand development of three enhanced DEM-based overland flow path delineation methods; thesemethods are triggered when the conventional flow path delineation process stops due to a flowobstacle. Two of the methods, the

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Sea level rise (SLR) is increasing the risk of flooding in marginal low-lying estuarine areas. High water levels inestuaries are associated with the simultaneous occurrence of various phenomena ranging from high tidal levels to largefresh-water discharges. The intense and diverse human occupation of some of these marginal areas increases the floodvulnerability, endangering human lives and causing heavy economic and environmental losses. This issue becomeseven more relevant since the European Floods Directive establishes mandatory guidelines to all member statesregarding flood risk assessment, integrating flood maps with territorial characteristics. The present study aims to assessthe vulnerability to floods of a specific area in Tagus estuary, by integrating hydrodynamic modelling results with landuse cartography. Results suggest that about 16.1% of the estuarine marginal fringe could be flooded for the 2050scenario, rising up to 23.7% for the 2100 scenario. Moreover, industrial and urban areas will be the most affected sites.Considering future development scenarios planned for that site, the results point to an increasing vulnerability of urbanareas and therefore to the relevance of this knowledge in future planning and management guidelines as well asmeasures to adapt to SLR. The uncertainties and implications of the study are also discussed, and future research topicsare indicated.

Pozzolanicity is a very interesting issue regarding building materials, as a way to enhance mortars and concrete durability. This property results from the reaction between calcium hydroxide and silica and alumina based materials. Different types of natural and artificial pozzolans show pozzolanic activities that differ depending on the materials characteristics. Therefore, the study of this property, namely its reactivity with calcium hydroxide, reveals itself to be important in the selection of the type and content of these materials. This paper presents the results of several pozzolanic reactivity methods, applied to different pozzolanic materials. The selected pozzolanic methods include Chapelle method, Fratinni method and Strength Activity Index. Those tests have been applied to evaluate the reactivity of various kinds of artificial pozzolans. The correlation between the test methods are presented and discussed.

Road runoff is a linear diffuse source ofpollution, with very specific characteristics. This studyintends to improve the understanding of road runoffimpacts in water bodies in Portugal. The chosen casestudy is S. Domingos reservoir catchment. The studyanalyzed land uses, the presence of pollution sources,and gathered temporal water quality data and performedsite measurements and sample collection. The waterquality data for the reservoir was provided by the nationalwater quality monitoring system from thePortuguese Water Institute. The parameters selectedwere TSS, COD, NO3