Research

  • AREAS OF CONCENTRATION AND LINES OF RESEARCH

    AREA OF CONCENTRATION: COASTAL ENGINEERING

    Line of Research 1) Coastal and Port Structures and Equipment

    - Main activities: analysis and design of coastal and port structures, development of coastal and port equipment, geotechnical studies of soils in coastal areas, analysis and design of foundations for coastal and port structures, durability study of materials in the maritime environment.

    Line of Research 2) Coastal and Estuarine Processes

    - Main activities: studies related to measurements of quantities involved in coastal processes, studies related to coastal hydraulics, sedimentology and sedimentary transport, chemistry and quality of water and coastal sediments, stability and recovery of coastline, dredging and navigation in fluid mud, port logistics and water transportation.

     

     AREA OF CONCENTRATION: MARITIME ENGINEERING

    Line of Research 1) Renewable Energies from the Sea

    - Main activities: determination and evaluation of energy potentials, determination and evaluation of ways of converting renewable energy sources, rationalization of the exploitation and use of energy resources, simulation, experimentation and construction of prototypes.

    Line of Research 2) Ocean Structures and Equipment

    - Main activities: studies and developments of equipment and vehicles for operation in oceanic regions, studies of oceanic systems focusing on the analysis of rigid and flexible structures such as risers, cables, platforms and subsea pipelines, simulation, experimentation and construction of oceanic structures and equipment.