LNEC LABORATRIO NACIONAL DE ENGENHARIA CIVIL Scientific Council

LNEC LABORATÓRIO NACIONAL DE ENGENHARIA CIVIL

Scientific Council President BOARD OF DIRECTORS Advisory and Control Bodies Finance and Property Department Concrete Dams Department Geotechnique Department Transportation Department Facilities and Maintenance Department Buildings Departmant Hydraulics and Environment Department Scientific Instrumentation Centre Human Resources Department Structures Department Materials Department Construction Quality Centre Divisions

CONCRETE DAMS DEPARTMENT FOUNDATIONS AND UNDERGROUN WORKS DIVISION 4 APPLIED GEODESY DIVISION 4 NUMERICAL AND PHYSICAL MODELLING DIVISION 4 MONITORING DIVISION 4

BUILDINGS DEPARTMENT 4 ACOUSTICS AND LIGHTING DIVISION 4 ARCHITECTURE AND TOWN-PLANNING DIVISION 4 BUILDING COMPONENTS AND INSTALLATION DIVISION 4 SOCIAL ECOLOGY DIVISION 4 ECONOMY AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT DIVISION 4 BUILDINGS FINISHES AND THERMAL INSULATION DIVISION 4 CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY DIVISION

STRUCTURES DEPARTMENT 4 STRUCTURAL BEHAVIOUR DIVISION 4 EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING AND STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS DIVISION 4 TIMBER STRUCTURES DIVISION 4 MONITORING OF STRUCTURES DIVISION

GEOTECHNIQUE DEPARTMENT 4 ENBANKMENT DAMS AND EARTHWORKS DIVISION 4 FOUNDATIONS, SLOPES AND RETAINING STRUCTURES DIVISION 4 ENGINEERING GEOLOGY DIVISION 4 ENVIRONMENTAL GEOTECHNIQUE DIVISION 4 TUNNELS DIVISION

HYDRAULICS AND ENVIRONMENT DEPARTMENT 4 GROUNDWATER DIVISION 4 SANITARY ENGINEERING DIVISION 4 ESTUARY AND COSTAL ZONES DIVISION 4 HARBOURS AND MARITIME STRUCTURES DIVISION 4 WATER RESOURCES AND HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES DIVISION 4 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DIVISION

MATERIALS DEPARTMENT 4 CONCRETE DIVISION 4 CEMENTS AND CERAMIC MATERIALS DIVISION 4 METALIC MATERIALS DIVISION 4 PLASTIC MATERIALS AND COMPOSITES DIVISION 4 MATERIALS AND ORGANIC COATINGS DIVISION

TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT 4 INFASTRUCTURES DIVISION 4 PLANNING, TRAFFIC AND ROAD SAFETY DIVISION

SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTATION CENTRE 4 ELECTROTECHNICAL SYSTEMS DIVISION 4 MECHANICAL SYSTEMS DIVISION 4 METROLOGICAL QUALITY DIVISION

CONSTRUCTION QUALITY CENTRE 4 STANDARDISATION AND REGULATIONS DIVISION 4 TECHNICAL APPROVAL AND CERTIFICATION DIVISION

ACTIVITY LINES PROGRAMMED RESEARCH UNDER CONTRACT SUPPORT ACTIVITIES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

TABLE RESEARCH PLAN 2001 -2004 1 - The natural heritage: 2 - The constructed heritage: 3 – Materials, its development, its construction, methodologies, protection and maintenance and technologies and rehabilitation quality in civil engineering

1 - Natural heritage: its development, protection and rehabilitation SPECIFIC PROGRAMMES 1. 1 - Terrestrial environment Geology and environmental geotechnique. Earthquakes. 1. 2 - Water resources Surface-water and groundwater. Natural and technological risks. 1. 3 - Marine environment Estuaries and coastal zones. Coastal geology. Natural and technological risks.

2 - Constructed heritage: its construction, maintenance and rehabilitation SPECIFIC PROGRAMMS 2. 1 – Land-use planning, construction of the habitat and historic heritage Urban planning. Architecture. Comfort. Pollution. Social and human sciences. Sanitary engineering. Maintenance and rehabilitation. 2. 2 – Large fixed equipment Bridges and other large structures, dams, hydraulic equipment, tunnels and other geotechnical structures. Support to the design, monitoring of performance, safety and durability 2. 3 – Transport infrastructures Roads, airports, railways and harbours. Construction technologies, operation of road transport infrastructures and quality of life.

3 – Materials, Methodologies, Technologies and Quality SPECIFIC PROGRAMMES 3. 1 – Materials and construction technologies Materials, building components and building methods. Development, characterisation and performance. 3. 2 – Quality Standardisation, regulations, technical

Breakdown of LNEC’S work in 2003

The external financing of LNEC’s programmed research activities in 2003

EXPENDITURE 2003 Vencimentos de todo o pessoal 18 208 163 - 70% Acção social Outras despesas correntes de funcionamento 3 642 860 - 14 % comparticipada 976 984 - 4% Remunerações não permanentes 521 313 - 2% Despesas de capital de funcionamento 2 743 - 1% Despesas com Despesas de pessoal investimento correntes 19 706 460 - 76% 886 569 - 3% Despesas de investimento de capital 1 552 405 - 6%

INCOME 2003 Prestação de serviços C&T 10 306 348; 37% Outras receitas próprias 601 075; 2% Co-financiamento de projectos e acções pelo MCES, IAPMEI, UE e GAERE 846 211; 3% Transferências IMOPI, INAC e INTF 1 137 800; 4% 2, 4% Cap. 50 do OE 1 999 612; 7% Saldo de Funcionamento integrado de 2002 523 234; 2% Saldo de Investimentos integrado de 2002 e 2001 1 804 047; 6% Orçamento do Estado 10 578 561; 39%