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The monitoring systems have two main objectives: (i) to evaluate the safety conditions and durability of the infrastructures and to develop a better understanding about their day-to-day behaviour; (ii) to detect the occurrence of special events that might jeopardize the safety of the structure. To reach the first objective it is mandatory to create a database as most extensive as possible to support an analysis of the structural behaviour. Regarding the second objective near real-time automatic systems must be created in order to analyse the recorded data and establish limits of alert with alarm warnings when those limits are exceeded. This R&D project aims to develop a measurement system, based on GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite Systems), suitable to monitor large scale civil engineering structures and infrastructures, particularly bridges and dams. This monitoring system final objective is to measure the displacements of some selected points of the structures. These points should be the most important ones to characterize the general behaviour of the monitored structure. The advantages of using a GNSS system are undeniable: this equipment is robust, operates under all weather conditions, does not require intervisibility between the monitored points and the reference points, uses an external tridimensional reference systems, and provides an extremely accurate time-reference frame. The GNSS positioning is affected by a numerous set of errors due to natural and artificial phenomena. These errors should be reduced as much as possible, in order to obtain good estimated distances between the observed satellites and the antenna of the receivers. There are well known observation and observation combination techniques (phase differences measurements, relative positioning and Precise Point Positioning - PPP) that allow to strongly reduce, or sometimes even eliminate, most of the errors. Using carefully selected observation and processing techniques it is possible to obtain high-precision GNSS positioning. The RTK (Real Time Kinematics) is the more recent high-precision positioning GNSS technique. It allows us to obtain high quality coordinates in almost real-time. When used in conjunction with top grade receivers (able to do observations at high frequencies) the RTK seems to be able to monitor high frequencies displacements of structures. Unfortunately the positioning precision is only at the centimetre level. To reduce this uncertainty it will be used short baselines and processing techniques based on the use of various filters and methodologies for multi-sensor observations fusion. It is precisely in the development of these techniques that the actual research project is focused. After the monitoring system specification, several techniques will be developed and tested in order to be included in a reliable measurement system that will meet the specified requirements. To define the monitoring system demands the following items have been addressed: - Requirements of the monitoring system in view of the behaviour of the selected structures; - Acquisition of know-how on data acquisition systems and in-site monitoring equipment; - Identification, characterization and analysis of software available for data processing.

This report presents a descriptive analysis of the responses to a survey about protection and preservation of groundwater conducted with a sample of Portuguese farmers of the Algarve region. This survey was developed in the context of the project MARSOL

This is a mandatory delivery in the scope of European Union LIFE programme, consisting on the second activity report from LIFE Hymemb project and covering the period between August 1st 2014 and August 31st 2015. LIFE Hymemb general objective was to demonstrate the feasibility and sustainability of advanced membrane processes for the treatment of drinking water, in order to provide a safer and more resilient barrier against emerging contaminants, with lower environmental impacts. The project relied on long-term demonstration of the powdered activated carbon/ceramic microfiltration (PAC/MF) technology in Alcantarilha Water Treatment Plant. This report contains 7 chapters, including the executive summary, administrative part, technical part (actions reporting), financial part and annexes.

Apresentam-se e discutem-se os resultados do Programa de Monitorização na fase pré-obra, referente ao estudo Monitorização da Hidrodinâmica da Abertura e Aprofundamento dos Canais da Zona Inferior da Lagoa de Óbidos, com vista à caracterização da situação inicial. Os dados adquiridos incluem um levantamento topo-hidrográfico e um ortofotomapa, dados de agitação marítima, níveis do mar na zona da Lagoa e níveis no seu interior. Os resultados evidenciam forte assoreamento da zona inferior da Lagoa, traduzido num claro predomínio das áreas situadas acima do Zero Hidrográfico. O canal de embocadura, situado no terço central da Lagoa, reflete a intervenção recente com vista à sua abertura, apresentando-se pouco desenvolvido. Este assoreamento traduz-se em amplitudes de maré muito reduzidas no interior da laguna (cerca de 10% da amplitude no mar), em que as principais variações de níveis ocorrem numa escala de tempo quinzenal. Simultaneamente, a Lagoa de Óbidos apresenta-se muito dominada pela enchente.

This report is a deliverable of USE-iT (Users, Safety, Security and Energy in Transport Infrastructure); a Horizon 2020 Coordination and Support Action (CSA) project managed by the Forum of European Highway Research Laboratories (FEHRL). The aim of USE-iT is to better understand the common challenges facing transport modes and in conjunction with stakeholders to produce a multi-modal research roadmap to develop technologies and approaches to addressing these challenges. In addition to a work package on management (WP1) and a work package on dissemination activities (WP5), USE-iT is divided into three technical Work Packages addressing important challenges facing all modes; providing better customer information (WP2); improving safety and safety (WP3) and reducing carbon emissions and energy consumption (WP4). This report relates to Work Package 4; reducing the carbon emissions and energy consumption associated with the transport sector.Transport is one of the largest contributors to global greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), and user of energy

O presente projeto, designado por Programa de Capacitação dos Laboratórios de Engenharia dos PALOPe de Timor-Leste 2015, dá sequência à cooperação que existe entre o Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil (LNEC) de Portugal, os Laboratórios de Engenharia Civil dos Países Africanos de Língua Oficial Portuguesa (LABPALOP) e a Administração Pública de Timor-Leste e foi definido durante a XXVII Reunião de Coordenação dos Convénios de Cooperação, na cidade de Luanda, nas instalações do Laboratório de Engenharia de Angola (LEA), entre 10 e 14 de março de 2014.

O presente projeto, designado por Programa de Capacitação de Laboratórios de Engenharia da CPLP, dásequência à cooperação que existe entre o Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil (LNEC) de Portugal, osLaboratórios de Engenharia Civil dos Países Africanos de Língua Oficial Portuguesa (LABPALOP) e aAdministração Pública de Timor-Leste e foi definido durante a XXVIII Reunião de Coordenação dos Convénios de Cooperação, na cidade da Praia, nas instalações do Laboratório de Engenharia de Civil de Cabo Verde (LEC), entre 13 e 17 de abril de 2015

This report presents the main activities and results of the project RealQual: Towards real-time highresolutionmonitoring and prediction of water quality in estuaries and coastal areas, a collaborative project of the FLAD / NSF 2013, Portugal - U.S. Research Networks Program. RealQual aimed at developing the foundations of a quality-controlled network for real-time, high-resolution monitoring and prediction of the water quality in estuaries and coastal areas. Regarding the real-time monitoring component, an online monitoring station for water quality was maintained operational in the Tagus estuary. Several procedures were tested for data quality control using the data from the SATURN OHSU-CMOP (Oregon Health & Science University

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Neste relatório apresentam-se as atividades realizadas no ano de 2014/2015 no âmbito do Programa deCapacitação dos Laboratórios de Engenharia dos PALOP e Administração Pública de Timor-Leste,implementadas com recursos do Fundo Especial da CPLP, com a coordenação do Laboratório Nacional deEngenharia Civil (LNEC), na qualidade de instituição Proponente. Tem-se assim em vista fornecer aoSecretariado Executivo da CPLP elementos que permitam a realização do acompanhamento e monitorizaçãodas Atividades e a avaliação do cumprimento da metodologia e procedimentos propostos bem como o alcance dos resultados e objetivos previstos