An experimental study on local around a spill-through spur dike has recently started in laboratory flume at the National Laboratory of Civil Engineering (LNEC) in Lisbon. The main objectives of this paper are the presentation ...

This paper presents a combined approach, including CFD numerical and scale physical modelling, to address the hydraulic behavior of the spillway of a dam. The spillway studied is an open channel flow which crosses the ...

The potential for dam failures and public pressure for a safer environment make the development of risk evaluation instruments mandatory in contemporary society. In Brazil, Law 12.334 of September 20, 2010 is the new ...

In order to meet the updated requirements of the Portuguese Dam Safety Legislation, Salamonde dam (double curvature arch dam, dated 1955) hydraulicoperational safety assessment has been developed by EDP, including the ...

This paper refers to the interpretation of an injection test in a traditional large diameter well in Querença-Silves aquifer, south Portugal, under the scope of the project FP7-ENV-2013-WATER-INNO-DEMO MARSOL. Hydraulic ...

The infiltration basin constructed in the GABARDINE project in Rio Seco stream (Algarve, Portugal) was rehabilitated during MARSOL project and a new infiltration test has been performed. The hydrogeological framework is ...

A região do Baixo Mondego tem sido sujeita a inundações cuja extensão importa caracterizar, em particular no contexto da aplicação da diretiva de avaliação e gestão dos riscos de inundações (2007/60/CE), com o objetivo ...

In Europe, numerous urban sites exist where top layers of soil are enriched in potentially toxic elements. The land uses in urban environment are a matter of concern for human health and food security in cities, also in ...

A previsão rigorosa da profundidade de cavidades de erosão associadas a pilares complexos, utilizados como apoio de tabuleiros de pontes, pode não ser garantida pela utilização dos métodos actualmente existentes. De entre ...