O trecho compreendido entre a foz do Douro e o cabo Mondego apresenta o mais acentuado processo de evolução da costa portuguesa, com erosões a sul de Espinho e a sul da embocadura da Ria de Aveiro e acumulação a norte ...

A beta version of the European leading-edge support software project AWARE-P has been released, resulting from collaboration between Portugal’s National Civil Engineering Laboratory (LNEC), the Technical University of ...

This paper presents the integrated methodology for infrastructure asset management (IAM) developed in AWARE-P, an R&D project aimed at producing adequate and effective support tools for assisting urban water utilities in ...

This study discusses site-specific system optimization efforts related to the capability of a coastal video station to monitor intertidal topography. The system consists of two video cameras connected to a PC, and is operating ...

The deposition and erosion properties of natural sediment from the Ria de Aveiro have been investigated. Surface sediment was collected from an abandoned saltpan wall. Sediment properties were studied in an annular flume. ...

The European Union Water Framework Directive (WFD) aims to protect inland surface waters, transitional waters, coastal waters and groundwater. It also aims to achieve certain environmental objectives through the implementation ...

Neste trabalho é analisado um dispositivo de extração de energia das ondas do tipo coluna de água oscilante sob a ação de ondas regulares de diferentes períodos. São realizadas variações no comprimento submerso da parede ...

This paper describes an application of the Boussinesq-type COULWAVE model to study the wave hydrodynamics in the vicinity of a multi-functional artificial reef (MFAR). This reef is under investigation and consists of a ...