Repositorio DSpace at LNEC: Recent submissions

  • Salinity in the upper Tagus estuary 
    Rodrigues, M.; Fortunato, A. B.; Freire, P. (Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, 2019-06)
    The influence of freshwater discharge and sea level rise in the salinity in the upper Tagusestuary is assessed using a numerical model. Results suggest that the river flow is the main driver ...
  • Multi-source flood risk analysis for safe coastal communities and sustainable development 
    Freire, P.; Fortunato, A. B.; Tavares, A.; Oliveira, A.; Silva-Santos, P. M. (Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, 2019-06)
    To increase the response capability to coastal flooding events in an accelerating sea level rise context, the ability to predict floods has to improve and be integrated with other components of ...
  • Morphodynamic modeling of the tagus estuary inlet 
    Fortunato, A. B. (Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, 2019-06)
    Existing knowledge on the evolution of the Tagus estuary inlet morphology derives mostlyfrom analyses of bathymetric surveys and aerial images. The limitations of this approachprevent a detailed ...
  • Physical modelling of wave-induced plant drag coefficient 
    Reis, R.; Suzuki , T.; LUBBERS, B.; Fortes, C. J. E. M.; Pires Silva, A. (FCUL, 2019-06)
    Most of the previous studies on wave propagation over vegetation fields estimated drag coefficients (CD) for rigid and flexible plants by the so called calibration method which gave similar CD for both types of plants. ...
  • Three-dimensional surface models of breakwaters, obtained from drone surveys. From the prothotype to the laboratory 
    Lemos, R.; Henriques, M.; Capitão, R.; Fortes, C. J. E. M. (ISEP, 2019-02)
    The recent acquisition of an UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle), or drone, has enriched ongoing LNEC’s Systematic Observation of Maritime Works program (OSOM+) making it possible to use aerial photographic surveys along traditional ...
  • Modelling wave propagation over vegetation fields with SWASH 
    Reis, R.; Pires Silva, A.; Fortes, C. J. E. M.; Suzuki , T. (APRH, 2019-05)
    The ultimate goal of applying SWASH in the present work is to compare SWASH wave height results with laboratory results presented in Løvås (2000) and with field observations of Vo-Luong and Massel (2008) as well. Additionally, ...
  • Intercetor Jamor-Laje de saneamento da Costa do Estoril - Averiguação das causas de danos em edificações localizadas em Paço de Arcos (Av. Elvira Velez) plano de prospeção e de ensaios e plano de observação 
    Bilé Serra, J.; Caldeira, L. (2019-06)
    O presente documento integra-se no âmbito do Plano de Trabalhos apresentado pelo LNEC à empresa Águas do Tejo Atlântico S. A. (ATA) relativo à averiguação das causas de danos em edificações localizadas na proximidade da ...
  • An unknown jigsaw in the Cathedral of Setúbal 
    Pais, A.; Rosmaninho, R.; Mimoso, J.; Esteves, L.; Cardoso, A. (Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil, 2018-10-29)
    A series of disperse renaissance azulejos with images in white with blue contours over a yellow background was recently uncovered, secluded by the basal wall of the altar of the Cathedral of Setúbal, near Lisbon. The ...
  • The azulejos in the Capela de São Roque in Lisbon 
    Pais, A.; Morna, T.; Simões, J.; Mimoso, J.; Esteves, L.; Cardoso, A.; Morais Pereira, S.; Candeias, A. (Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil, 2018-10-29)
    The azulejos in the Capela de São Roque (Saint Roch Chapel) in the church of the same saint, in Lisbon, are justly considered one of the major majolica works made anywhere during the last quarter of the 16th century[1]. ...
  • The lost azulejo panel of the Church of Santo André, near Graça, in Lisbon 
    Pais, A.; Filipe, V.; Mimoso, J.; Esteves, L.; Sequeira, M.; Cardoso, A. (Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil, 2018-10-29)
    The azulejo panel called Painel de Nossa Senhora da Vida (Panel of Our Lady of Life), once applied to a chapel in the now demolished Igreja de Santo André (Saint Andrew) near the Igreja da Graça in Lisbon, numbers among ...
  • The 16th century Nativity azulejo panel called "de Nossa Senhora da Vida" 
    Pais, A.; Matos, M.; Mimoso, J.; Esteves, L.; Cardoso, A.; Candeias, A. (Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil, 2018-10-29)
    Among the first known references to azulejos from the 16th century integrated in Portuguese architecture is the so-called panel of Nossa Senhora da Vida (“Our Lady of Life”), belonging to a chapel of the now demolished ...
  • Analytical study of the azulejos from Igreja da Graça in Lisbon, signed by João de Góis 
    Mimoso, J.; Pais, A.; Esteves, L.; Silva, M.; Cardoso, A.; Antunes, M.; Morais Pereira, S.; Candeias, A. (Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil, 2018-10-29)
    After the panels of Capela de São Roque in Lisbon, signed and dated, the incomplete and dispersed panels in Igreja da Graça are the second set of signed Renaissance azulejos produced in Lisbon that were found. A selection ...
  • On the use of glaze and ceramic body analytical spectra in heritage azulejos as beacons of provenance 
    Mimoso, J.; Antunes, M.; Morais Pereira, S.; Candeias, A.; Pais, A. (Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil, 2018-10-29)
    During the past three years a research group including the Museu Nacional do Azulejo (Portuguese National Azulejo Museum), the Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil and the HERCULES Laboratory of the University of Evora, ...
  • SEM-EDS research on mineral inclusions found in the biscuit of azulejos as a tool for provenance studies 
    Mimoso, J.; Costa, D.; Antunes, M.; Cardoso, A.; Esteves, L.; Mirão, J.; Pais, A. (Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil, 2018-10-29)
    During the year starting on July 2017, the Museu Nacional do Azulejo (Portuguese National Azulejo Museum), the Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil and the HERCULES Laboratory of the University of Evora made a joint ...
  • Studies on azulejo glaze welding by means of laser irradiation 
    Morais Pereira, S.; Hatzigiannakis, K.; Polychronak, E.; Melessanaki, K.; Pouli, P.; Mimoso, J. (Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil, 2018-10-29)
    Azulejos (Portuguese glazed tiles) suffer from pathologies such as glaze fissures and glaze loss particularly as a result of exposure to wall moisture and weathering. Many tile panels need conservation measures, including ...
  • Influence of the production technology on the morphological characteristics of azulejos 
    Morais Pereira, S.; Antunes, M.; Cardoso, A.; Costa, M.; Delgado Rodrigues, J.; Esteves, L.; Mirão, J.; Candeias, A.; Mimoso, J. (Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil, 2018-10-29)
    In this article some aspects of the production technology connected with the preparation of the glaze and of the biscuit and with the firing cycle have been researched in order to better understand their effects on the ...
  • Technical identification of the earliest productions of faience tiles in Lisbon 
    Mimoso, J.; Antunes, M.; Morais Pereira, S.; Esteves, L.; Cardoso, A.; Candeias, A.; Pais, A. (Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil, 2018-10-29)
    During the last year, the Museu Nacional do Azulejo (MNAz- Portuguese National Azulejo Museum), the Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil (LNEC) and the HERCULES Laboratory of the University of Evora made a joint effort ...
  • The integration of azulejos in the modern architecture of Portugal as a unique case in Europe 
    Geraldes, C.; Pais, A.; Mimoso, J. (Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil, 2017-05-29)
    With the increasing international appreciation of Portuguese azulejos, spurred not only by the acknowledgement of their integration in Baroque architecture as a unique heritage, but also by the continued use of painted ...
  • The importance of technological knowledge for the valorization of azulejo heritage 
    Morais Pereira, S.; Menezes, M.; Lookeren-Campagne, K. (Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil, 2017-05-29)
    In this article considerations regarding the importance of recovering and protecting the knowledge of azulejo production techniques are elaborated. A tentative overview of the Portuguese azulejo production system is made. ...
  • Production technology and techno-historical value in faience azulejos 
    Mimoso, J.; Esteves, L. (Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil, 2017-05-29)
    Aloïs Riegl in The Modern Cult of Monuments, originally published in 1903, was one of the first to ascribe a historical value to the results of a technology when he stated that even a torn-off slip of paper with a short ...