Papers

This reflection explores the advantages of using visual methodologies to understand the urban cultural landscape, focusing on the use and appropriation of public space by immigrants. We based this discussion on an exploratory study developed for the Praça República in Ericeira, within the Metropolitan Area of Lisbon, that identified specific characteristics of the use and appropriation of urban public space by Brazilian immigrants. It identifies five advantages arising from the use of visual methodologies: (1) the process of collection and registration of information; (2) multiple possibilities of articulation between the visual techniques of observation and analysis and the interpretation techniques for other information collected; (3) enhancing inter/multidisciplinary potential through the working methodologies; (4) improving the capacity to respond to urban social diversity and complexity; (5) the potential for mapping the social practices of immigrants.

Princípios gerais da proposta para a revisão do RCCTE

A repetibilidade e a reprodutibilidade são duas caracteristicas metrológicas que, frequentemente, constituem relevantes contribuições para a incerteza de medição associada aos resultados de ensaios laboratoriais realizados em contexto industrial e técnico-cientifico. A sua quantificação permite uma análise diferenciada e combinada do efeito que os principais fatores intervenientes no processo de medição (designadamente, a instrumentação, o método e o operador) têm na qualidade dos resultados, promovendo a melhoria da qualidade dos processos laboratoriais e industriais e, por essa via, constituir uma ferramenta de apoio para a garantia da qualidade de produtos e serviços. Numa fase inicial, a presente comunicação pretende clarificar a definição destes dois conceitos [1] abordando-se, em seguida, o dimensionamento de ensaios laboratoriais de repetibilidade e reprodutibilidade, comparando a aplicação de métodos estatísticos clássicos (por exemplo, o método ANOVA) [2,3] com a exploração do método de simUlação numérica Bootstrap [4]. procurando avaliar a capacidade destes métodos para garantir resultados com elevado nível de confiança e para reduzir os custos económicos para os laboratórios decorrentes da necessidade de se promover este tipo de ensaios. A aplicação dos métodos acima mencionados é exemplificada em ensaios laboratoriais de medição dimensional sendo efetuada uma comparação de resultados experimentais, suportando a discussão da aplicação da abordagem alternativa constituída pela utilização de método de simulação numérica neste e noutros contextos onde a informação resulta essencialmente das amostras experimentais, como é o caso dos ensaios de comparação interlaboratorial.

The current study proposes prediction formulas both for random wave runup and mean overtopping discharge at seawalls constructedon land or in very shallow water. Although several existing formulas for runup and overtopping use the incident wave characteristicsat the toes of seawalls, this study adopts the equivalent deepwater wave characteristics and an imaginary seawall slope for easy application of theformulas, especially in relation to seawalls constructed on land. The prediction formulas for overtopping use the predicted runup values. For thewave runup prediction formulas two sets of experimental data are used; i.e., a new set of data and the data obtained in a previous study. For thewave overtopping prediction formulas, the experimental data measured in a previous study are used. Comparisons with measurements showgood performances of both new prediction methods.

Wave-current interactions play a major role in the dynamics of shallow tidal inlets. Thisstudy investigates these interactions at a natural inlet, with a strong focus on current-inducedchanges on wave propagation. The analysis of hydrodynamic data collected at the Albufeiralagoon, Portugal, revealed spatiotemporal variations of water levels and wave heights alongthe inlet, attributed to wave-current interaction processes. We compared the simulations of acoupled wave-circulation modeling system, computed with and without waves, andpropagated with and without current feedback. The wave-induced setup inside the lagoonrepresented 7%

A convenient approach to performing stability analysis of concrete gravity dams is the so-called twodimensional

The main goal of this work is to establish a correlation between the oxidation induction time (OIT) and the oxidation induction temperature (OIT*), which are frequently used to assess the thermo-oxidative stability of polyolefins, either as raw-materials or as finished products. Several tests have been performed at different temperatures (200, 210 and 220 C) using a set of polyethylene (PE) samples from different sources. The correlations found - based on a quadratic regression – make it possible to estimate the OIT value based on experimental data of OIT* and vice-versa. This method can be quite useful in cases when the PE is highly stabilized so that the OIT test at 200 C is expected to last for hours. Additionally, an Arrhenius plot has been developed to obtain the activation energy (Ea) associated with the beginning of the thermo-oxidation for each PE, which also allows us to determine OIT from calculated Ea. All estimated values, obtained by the developed regression models, using unknown specimens, have been confirmed by experimental testing. The regression models have also been checked by a residual analysis as a way to evaluate their reliability. The contribution of the uncertainties of measurement and calculation has also been evaluated, leading to increased reliability of the findings.

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Num agradável jogo urbano do pormenor é fundamental a participação, extremamente diversificada, das relações com a natureza e, especificamente, dos variadíssimos elementos de verde urbano. Realmente o verde urbano é fundamental e incontornável numa perspectiva de amenização do meio urbano, de melhoria das condições de conforto ambiental na cidade (temperatura, humidade) e é responsável por uma significativa parcela da fixação do CO2.

This study reports the development of a new spatial multi-criteria decision analysis (SMCDA) software tool for selecting suitable sites for Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) systems. The new SMCDA software tool functions based on the combination of existing multi-criteria evaluation methods with modern decision analysis techniques. More specifically, non-compensatory screening, criteria standardizationand weighting, and Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) have been combined with Weighted Linear Combination (WLC) and Ordered Weighted Averaging (OWA). This SMCDA tool may be implemented with a wide range of decision maker