Hydraulics and Environment Department
Ports and Maritime Structures Unit
Operational Units
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UEHM - Maritime Hydraulics Experimental Laboratory
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Overview The Maritime Hydraulics Experimental Laboratory (UEHM) is integrated on the Ports and Maritime Structures Unit, of the Hydraulics and Environment Department of LNEC. The UEHM operates in the Maritime Hydraulics testing hall, with an area of 6500 m2, where two-dimensional and tridimensional scale model tests are conducted in wave flumes and wave tanks, respectively. Field of expertise The UEHM develops experimental activities in the fields of harbours and maritime structures engineering, giving support to the design, safety and exploitation of maritime works (e.g., breakwaters, coastal defence structures, submarine outfalls, artificial reefs, wave energy converters) in maritime, harbour and coastal areas. Testing The UEHM conducts the following physical scale model tests:
Other services In addition to the above mentioned tests, usually requested by commissioned studies, the UEHM conducts fundamental research tests for studies of:
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