Experimental dam-break waves profile analysis: horizontal mobile bed

River Flow, Vol. 2

Maximum level and time to peak of dam-break waves on mobile horizontal bed

Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, Vol. 135, No. 11, November 1, 2009

Emove Innovative Technologies, Lda: Emove Waves

A Work Project, presented as part of the requirements for the Award of a Masters Degree in Management from the NOVA – School of Business and Economics

A palavra em The waves (Virginia Woolf) e Água viva (Clarice Lispector)

Dissertação de Mestrado em Estudos Literários Comparados

Métodos computacionais em engenharia mecânica

Este estudo pretende mostrar algumas aplicações dos métodos computacionais na actividade de projecto em Engenharia Mecânica. Apresentam-se problemas concretos de engenharia que foram abordados durante um estágio realizado no CERN – Centre Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire, e onde foram utilizados: a) o método dos elementos finitos para cálculo de temperaturas e fluxos de calor e a sua influência sobre os deslocamentos, tensões e deformações que ocorrem numa peça; b) o método híbrido dos elementos finitos/volumes finitos para a discretização das equações de Navier-Stokes e a análise do escoamento de fluidos; c) um algoritmo genético para a obtenção da solução óptima de um problema estrutural. O projecto em engenharia é uma actividade cada vez mais complexa, que requer o uso de ferramentas computacionais sofisticadas tais como os programas ANSYS e MATLAB que foram utilizados no estudo. A criação de modelos numéricos e a análise do seu comportamento com estas ferramentas requer simultaneamente um bom conhecimento dos princípios que estão na base do seu desenvolvimento e uma boa perícia na sua manipulação. Com elas é possível obter soluções quando os constrangimentos do projecto são exigentes e análises detalhadas do comportamento estrutural são necessárias. Neste estudo pretende-se também demonstrar que uma combinação inovadora destas ferramentas pode contribuir para obter aplicações úteis para a actividade de projecto em engenharia.

POST-PROCESSING TECHNIQUES SUITABILITY FOR MESOLEVEL FREE BOUNDARY FLOWS

Reliable flow simulation software is inevitable to determine an optimal injection strategy in Liquid Composite Molding processes. Several methodologies can be implemented into standard software in order to reduce CPU time. Post-processing techniques might be one of them. Post-processing a finite element solution is a well-known procedure, which consists in a recalculation of the originally obtained quantities such that the rate of convergence increases without the need for expensive remeshing techniques. Post-processing is especially effective in problems where better accuracy is required for derivatives of nodal variables in regions where Dirichlet essential boundary condition is imposed strongly. In previous works influence of smoothness of non-homogeneous Dirichlet condition, imposed on smooth front was examined. However, usually quite a non-smooth boundary is obtained at each time step of the infiltration process due to discretization. Then direct application of post-processing techniques does not improve final results as expected. The new contribution of this paper lies in improvement of the standard methodology. Improved results clearly show that the recalculated flow front is closer to the ”exact” one, is smoother that the previous one and it improves local disturbances of the “exact” solution.

Post-processing Techniques in Free Boundary Flows during Liquid Composite Moulding Processes

Post-processing a finite element solution is a well-known technique, which consists in a recalculation of the originally obtained quantities such that the rate of convergence increases without the need for expensive remeshing techniques. Postprocessing is especially effective in problems where better accuracy is required for derivatives of nodal variables in regions where Dirichlet essential boundary condition is imposed strongly. Consequently such an approach can be exceptionally good in modelling of resin infiltration under quasi steady-state assumption by remeshing techniques and with explicit time integration, because only the free-front normal velocities are necessary to advance the resin front to the next position. The new contribution is the post-processing analysis and implementation of the freeboundary velocities of mesolevel infiltration analysis. Such implementation ensures better accuracy on even coarser meshes, which in consequence reduces the computational time also by the possibility of employing larger time steps.

The Farol Deposit (Depósito do Farol) – a Pleistocene beach deposit from Cape Mondego (Figueira da Foz, West Central Portugal)*

Among the Pleistocene and Holocene units recorded near the marine cliffs of Cape Mondego (Figueira da Foz, West Central Portugal) stands out the Farol Deposit (Depósito do Farol), at an altitude of ±95 m above present sea level. It is a marine terrace with three exposures of interstratified conglomerates and sands, overlapped by calclititic-fanglomerates. This sedimentary setting indicates that deposition took place in a seashore environment influenced by the proximity of a marine palaeocliff. The deposit has an interesting subfossil fauna with abraded and fragmented shells of Nucella lapillus (LINNÉ, 1758), Patella vulgata (LINNÉ, 1758) and Littorina littorea (LINNÉ, 1758), suggesting the existence of an environment with colder surface seawater, when compared with the present day Portuguese seashore. These specimens belonged to marine communities adapted to live in intertidal rocky platforms, which have been exposed to the cyclic action of waves and tidal flows, on the swash and surf zones. The Farol Deposit can be related to an Early/Middle Pleistocene “cold-water” episode, earlier to the Isotopic Stages 7 and 11. This episode occurred before the deposition of the units Quiaios Sands (Areias de Quiaios) and Cantanhede Sands (Areias de Cantanhede) (Sicilian?), but later than the Arazede Sands (Areias de Arazede) and Marinha das Ondas Sands (Areias de Marinha das Ondas) (Early Pleistocene).

Estudo numérico de uma técnica de redução de esforços numa estrutura cilíndrica circular

Dissertação apresentada na Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa para obtenção do Grau de Mestre em Engenharia Mecânica

Technology market transfer plan launch of DELIVES to E.U. Market©

Dissertação apresentada na Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa para obtenção do grau de Mestre em Biotecnologia

Catástrofes naturais em saúde pública : impactos e planos de emergência : caso de estudo : São Miguel-Açores

RESUMO - Nos últimos anos, as catástrofes naturais têm sido a causa frequente de problemas de Saúde Pública; além disso representam um sério obstáculo ao desenvolvimento das comunidades atingidas, na medida em que consomem ponderáveis recursos para a mitigação dos danos sofridos. Pode-se dizer que não existe nenhum país que não esteja exposto ao risco de catástrofes naturais, tais como Sismos, Tsunamis, Erupções Vulcânicas, Movimentos de Vertentes, Ciclones Tropicais, Ondas de Frio e de Calor, Secas e Inundações, e como tal, este é um problema global emergente. Como, actualmente, é impossível prever e controlar a ocorrência destes fenómenos, as acções humanas têm de ser direccionadas para a implementação de soluções que possam mitigar e/ou prevenir o seu impacto na sociedade. A integração do lugar, do espaço e do tempo na Saúde Pública, como componentes de investigação relativas aos problemas da população, são uma ferramenta metodológica importante no auxílio do planeamento, monitorização e avaliação das acções em saúde. O que está em causa neste estudo é o pensar, o preparar e o adaptar os nossos territórios e populações a cenários de crise que podem aparecer sem aviso prévio. Este trabalho é, sobretudo, uma forma de pensar e planear o futuro numa lógica de adaptação e valorização do território, construindo referenciais de suporte à acção. Assim, a finalidade deste estudo é contribuir para melhorar/aperfeiçoar a resposta perante novas situações de catástrofe natural, através da percepção e caracterização de situações anteriores de catástrofes naturais a que a Ilha de São Miguel, nos Açores, esteve sujeita nos últimos vinte e seis anos, através da construção e análise de cartas de localização de risco, caracterização da população em risco e da avaliação dos respectivos Planos de Emergência. ---------------------- ABSTRACT - In the last years, the natural disasters have been the frequent cause of Public Health problems and additionally they represent a serious obstacle to the development of the communities affected, in so far as they consume ponderable resources to the mitigation of the damages. It is possible to be said that there is not any country that is not exposed to the risk of natural disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, landslides, tropical cyclones, waves of heat and coldness, droughts and floods, and as such, this is an emerging global problem. As it is now impossible to predict and control the occurrence of these phenomena, human actions must be directed to implement solutions that can mitigate and / or prevent their impact on society. The integration of place, space and time on Public Health, as part of research on problems of the population, are an important methodological tool to aid planning, monitoring and evaluation of activities in health. The main issue in this study is to think, prepare and adapt our territories and populations to crisis scenarios that may occur without notice. This work is mainly a way of thinking and planning ahead in a logic of adapting and improving the area, building frameworks to support the action. Thus, the purpose of this study is to contribute to improve / optimize the answer for new natural disaster situations, through the perception and characterization of previous situations of natural catastrophes that the Island of São Miguel, in the Azores, has been subject in the last twenty six years, through the construction and analysis of risk maps, characterization of the population in risk and of the evaluation of the respective Plans of Emergence.

Development of a piezoelectric biosensor based on PVDF films

Dissertação para obtenção do Grau de Mestre em Engenharia Química e Bioquímica

Critical Velocity obtained using Simplified Models of the Railway Track: Viability and Applicability

Increased demands on the capacity of the railway network gave rise to new issues related to the dynamic response of railway tracks subjected to moving vehicles. Thus, it becomes important to evaluate the applicability of traditionally used simplified models which have a closed form solution. Regarding simplified models, transversal vibrations of a beam on a visco-elastic foundation subjected to a moving load are considered. Governing equations are obtained by Hamilton’s principle. Shear distortion, rotary inertia and effect of axial force are accounted for. The load is introduced as a time varying force moving at a constant velocity. Transversal vibrations induced by the load are solved by the normal-mode analysis. Reflected waves at the extremities of the full beam are avoided by introduction of semi-infinite elements. Firstly, the critical velocity obtained from this model is compared with results of an undamped Euler- Bernoulli formulation with zero axial force. Secondly, a finite element model in ABAQUS is examined. The new contribution lies in the introduction of semi- infinite elements and in the first step to a systematic comparison, which have not been published so fa

Algorithms for information extraction and signal annotation on long-term biosignals using clustering techniques

Dissertação para obtenção do Grau de Mestre em Engenharia Biomédica

Estudo numérico do escoamento numa chaminé como ventilador estático

Dissertação para obtenção do Grau de Mestre em Engenharia Mecânica