AQUIRIVER (Experimental Research Facilities for Fluvial Hydraulics and Hydrogeology )

AquiRiver is a set of key experimental infrastructure that supports both fundamental and applied research, either as R&D&I projects or as a platform for PhD and Master's theses. AquiRiver focuses on a wide range of topics, including river dynamics and rehabilitation, hydraulic structures and nature-based solutions, flow modelling and contaminant transport in aquifers, embankment failure as well as water quality in rivers and reservoirs. In a broader sense, it addresses flood and drought risk management, hydro-climatic adaptation, and the sustainable management of water resources.

AquiRiver comprises:

• Four RIVER FLUMES:

   Fluvial Hydraulics Tilting Flume (CIV)

   Compound channel flume

   Fishway Tilting Flume

   Turbidity Currents Facility

• Two GROUNDWATER testing facilities:

   Porous Media Flow Model

   Porous Media Contaminant Transport Model

• Three facilities focused on SPILLWAY HYDRAULICS AND EMBANKMENT failure studies:

   Stepped spillway Facility

   High-velocity water jets Facility

   Dams and Dikes Failure Experimental Facility.

The facilities are open to the scientific community, under joint projects or under consultation for external research. An experienced and multidisciplinary team supports the research activities in a continuous and close dialogue with partners and users.

Keywords: Water infrastructures; ecohydrology; ecological engineering; fluvial hydraulics; aquifer hydraulics; hydraulic structures; sediment transport; scouring; floods; dam failure, turbulence, spillways

Contact person: Teresa Viseu (tviseu@lnec.pt; AquiRiver@lnec.pt)