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Performance of an oscillating water column wave energy converter integrated with three types of harbor protection structures
Oscillating water column (OWC) wave energy converters can be integrated in harbor protection structures, such as vertical, rubble mound and piled breakwaters. The interaction between the incident wave and the structure, in which the OWC device is integrated, is significantly different, since the structure of the vertical breakwater is impermeable, while that of the rubble mound breakwater is porous. The performance of the OWC device for the three configurations is analyzed for a range of wave periods from 6 to 12 s and a wave height of 1 m. The OWC device integrated into the vertical breakwater shows the best performance (maximum mean pneumatic power of 70 kW), and the mean pneumatic power is globally 3 % higher than that of the OWC device integrated into the rubble mound breakwater (maximum mean pneumatic power of 67.4 kW). The performance of the OWC device integrated into the piled breakwater shows a similar trend to the OWC device integrated into the vertical breakwater for wave periods lower than 9 s, but it has a significant loss of performance for higher wave periods.
Ano: 2023
Número Páginas:
63-73pp.
Autor(es): Didier, E.; Teixeira, P.
Revista: Defect and Diffusion Forum
Editor: Trans Tech Publications Ltd, Switzerland
Volume:
Vol 427.
Keywords: Vertical Breakwater; Rubble Mound Breakwater; RANS; Oscillating Water Column; Numerical Simulation
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Planning for more resilient urban transport systems: Lessons learned from the Covid-19 pandemic
Grounded on public sensorization initiatives to monitor the Lisbon's mobility system as a whole, the Integrative Learning from Urban Data and Situational Context for City Mobility Optimization (ILU) research project was initially designed as a means of providing decision support tools for the city of Lisbon to advance towards sustainable mobility. This paper reviews a significant number of research outcomes developed in the scope of the ILU project that are aligned with the envisaged goal. These are comprehensively analyzed through an integrated framework to identify how different theories and methods anchored in data science and transport planning were applied to the different datasets of the public transport services.
Ano: 2023
Número Páginas:
3435-3442pp..
Autor(es): Bubicz, M.; Arsénio, E.; Barateiro, J.; Henriques, R.
Revista: Transportation Research Procedia
Editor: Elsevier
Volume:
72.
Keywords: Multimodal transport; Resilience; Context-aware urban data analytics; Artificial intelligence; Sustainable mobility
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Post-Insulating traditional massive walls in Southern Europe: A moderate thermal resistance can be more effective than you think.
Post-insulating existing buildings is a promising solution for reducing operational CO2 emissions from the European built environment. Nonetheless, its efficacy is unclear when traditional and historic massive walls are considered, especially in Southern Europe.This study employs a validated and calibrated dynamic hygrothermal simulation model to assess indoor comfort and energy demands in a public library with thick stone masonry walls and intermittent occupation, considering three Southern European climates: Porto, Lisbon, and Bologna. Five insulation materials, including three thermal mortars and two conventional materials (Hydrophobic Mineral Wool and Expanded Polystyrene), are compared using internal and external insulation solutions. Thin insulation systems (4 cm) with moderate thermal resistance (Rt = 0.3
Ano: 2023
Autor(es): Posani, M.; Veiga, M. R.; Freitas, V.
Revista: Energy & Buildings
Editor: Elsevier
Volume:
nº 295, 113299.
Keywords: Validation; Thermal Plaster; Thermal Render; Thermal Mortar; Historic Buildings; Traditional Walls
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Qualidade térmica da envolvente de edifícios. Contributo da termografia de infravermelhos
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Ano: 2023
Número Páginas:
38-40pp..
Autor(es): Matias, L.
Revista: Construção Magazine
Editor: Engenho e Média, Lda
Volume:
nº 114.
Keywords: edificos; Envolvente; termografia de infravermelhos; Qualidade témica
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Quality of urban water services provided to users. Assessment system and the Portuguese path through four generations, lessons learned and new challenges
Public water supply, urban wastewater and stormwater management, and urban waste management are structural public services, essential to well-being, public health, and the safety of populations as well as to economic activities and environmental protection. These services must be guided by principles of universal access, continuity and quality of service, and efficiency and fairness of applied tariffs. The main concern of the regulation of these services is the protection of the interests of the users through the promotion of the quality of the service provided by the water utilities and the guarantee of balance in the practiced tariffs, materialized in the principles of universality, equity, reliability, and cost-efficiency. The quality of the urban water services has been assessed by ERSAR (the Portuguese regulator) since 2004, when the first generation of the assessment system was developed, and has undergone three periodical critical revisions. The fourth generation, developed in 2021, entered in force in 2022. This paper presents the fourth generation of ERSAR
Ano: 2023
Número Páginas:
20p..
Autor(es): Cardoso, M. A.; Brito, R.; Silva, C.; Rodrigues S.; Rodrigues, R.; Costa, A.; Cardoso, J.; Jorge, C.; Alegre, H.; Rosa, M. J.
Revista: Sustainability
Editor: MDPI
Volume:
Volume 15, Issue 21.
Keywords: Urban water services; Services regulation; Quality of service; Assessment system
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Railway track support condition assessment
AbstractA novel methodology to evaluate railway track support conditions is currently being developed. This methodology is based on modal analysis of the multi-element system composed by the railway infrastructure and an instrumented railway vehicle. It belongs to the group of vibration-based structural damage identification methods and is focused on observing the characteristic frequencies of this multi-element system, which can be related with changes in the physical properties of the railway infrastructure. As opposed to other vehicle-based track monitoring methods, the proposed methodology should enable condition assessment of the railway infrastructure subgrade, an element that is often neglected during railway monitoring operations. Since this methodology is vehicle-based, it can be used to assess the entire extension of a railway infrastructure to gather data regarding the support conditions of the track. It can also assess the evolution of track support conditions over time by comparing different rides over the same railway stretch. An important aspect of this methodology that still lacks validation is the topic of characterizing track support conditions of a railway infrastructure through its natural frequencies. The suitability of the theoretical model behind this methodology is another aspect that needs to be assessed. Numerical simulations tests using the multibody simulation software Simpack® are currently being performed to address both topics. This paper describes some of the simulations performed in this context, including a description of the numerical models used. The obtained results support the selected theoretical model and the overall validity of the proposed methodology.
Ano: 2023
Autor(es): Mendes, J.; Calçada, R.; Ribeiro, D.; Fortunato, E.; Morais, J.
Revista: Engineering Failure Analysis
Editor: ELSEVIER
Volume:
Volume 152, October 2023, 107483.
Keywords: Early detection; Natural degradation; Degradation; Physical properties analysis; Natural materials; Railway track; Mechanical engineering
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Reabilitação térmica em habitação social. Redução do desconforto térmico
No âmbito da reabilitação de um bairro de habitação social construído nos anos 80, constituído por 27 blocos de frações, foi desenvolvido um estudo de investigação com vista à avaliação das condições de conforto térmico no interior de várias frações constituintes do referido bairro, assim como da perceçãotérmica dos seus ocupantes, antes e após a intervenção de reabilitação.
Ano: 2023
Autor(es): Matias, L.
Revista: Construção Magazine
Editor: Engenho e Média, Lda
Volume:
Nº 118.
Keywords: reabilitação; no interior; conforto térmico; avaliação; Anos 80; habitação social
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Recommendation of RILEM TC 271-ASC: New accelerated test procedure for the assessment of resistance of natural stone and fired-clay brick units against salt crystallization
This recommendation is devoted to testing the resistance of natural stone and fired-clay brickunits against salt crystallization. The procedure was developed by the RILEM TC 271-ASC to evaluate thedurability of porous building materials against salt crystallization through a laboratory method thatallows for accelerated testing without compromising the reliability of the results. The new procedure isdesigned to replicate salt damage caused by crystallization near the surface of materials as a result ofcapillary transport and evaporation. A new approach is proposed that considers the presence of two stages inthe salt crystallization test. In the first, the accumulation stage, salts gradually accumulate on or near thesurface of the material due to evaporation. In the second, the propagation stage, damage initiates anddevelops due to changes in moisture content and relative humidity that trigger salt dissolution andcrystallization cycles. To achieve this, two types of salt were tested, namely sodium chloride and sodiumsulphate, with each salt tested separately. A methodology for assessing the salt-induced damage isproposed, which includes visual and photographical observations and measurement of material loss. The procedure has been preliminarily validated in round robin tests.
Ano: 2023
Número Páginas:
12p..
Autor(es): Veiga, M. R.; Gonçalves, T. D.; Lubelli, B.
Revista: Materials and Structures
Editor: Spinger
Volume:
56.
Keywords: Sodium chloride; Sodium sulfate; RILEM TC 271-ASC; Salt crystallization test; Recommendation
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Renovadas soluções residenciais para as pessoas idosas
Depois de um conjunto de notas introdutórias e de apresentação ao estudo global intitulado Programa de Habitação Adaptável Intergeracional desenvolvido num quadro Cooperativo e a Custos Controlados (PHAI3C), desenvolvem-se, primeiro, alguns aspetos associados às alternativas tipológicas residenciais à disposição dos idosos europeus, abordando-se, em seguida, a relação entre as escalas do habitar e os novos tipos habitacionais ligados aos idosos e rematando-se o texto com uma reflexão sobre a relação entre novas escolhas residenciais e novas formas de habitar.Nesta última temática desenvolvem-se, sequencialmente, quatro temas: a habitação dos idosos
Ano: 2023
Número Páginas:
26p..
Autor(es): Baptista Coelho, A.
Revista: Infohabitar
Editor: Associação Portuguesa para a Promoção da Qualidade Habitacional - GHabitar APPQH
Volume:
Ano XIX, n.º 868.
Keywords: Intergeracionalidade; Habitação para idosos; Habitação intergeracional; Habitação
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Road Pavement, Road Pollution, and Sustainability under Climate Change Increased Temperature
This paper presents a multidisciplinary approach to understand the impacts of temperatureincrease on the retention of particulate pollutants, such as heavy metals and microplastics, by the roadpavement material. A soil with a particle size distribution similar to road dust was selected. A WheelTracking device was used to assess the permanent deformation behavior of prismatic specimens andthe retention of the dust, at controlled temperatures of 40 C and 60 C, likely to occur on pavementin the future. The soil representing road pollutants was placed at the top of the slabs prior to theWheel Tracking Test (WTT), based on the European Standard EN 12697-22:2020. After the WTT, twocommon methods were used, in order to evaluate the soil retention (pollution accumulation) onroad pavement. The results confirm that the viscoelastic behavior of bituminous mixtures underincreased temperatures can contribute to particle retention at the pavement. Future studies areneeded to understand the phenomena, the retention characteristics by different bituminous mixtures,and the efficiency of pollutants capture. The work opens the opportunity to develop innovative roadpavement bituminous mixtures that can reduce the discharge of road particulate pollutants, and haveincreased resilience and sustainability in extreme weather conditions.
Ano: 2023
Número Páginas:
14p.
Autor(es): Barbosa, A. E.; Fontul, S.; Freire, A. C.; Simões, A.
Revista: Applied Sciences
Editor: MDPI
Volume:
Volume 13.
Keywords: sustainable development; road runoff pollution; road pavement materials; new methodologies; heat effects; bituminous mixtures; climate change
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