Papers by Elisa Rodrigues Almeida
Large dams are critical infrastructures for water supply and energy generation, in which the earl... more Large dams are critical infrastructures for water supply and energy generation, in which the early detection of structural problems is a priority to assure dam safety. Integrating hydropower plants, EDP-Energias de Portugal owns more than 50 large dams, almost all of them being concrete structures, and a few rockfill or masonry ones. In order to avoid and prevent structural problems and to fulfil the Portuguese legislation and international recommendations, each of them is monitored by various different and complementary methods, including geodetic ones. These latter methods, in the scope of Precision Topography / Applied Geodesy, are essential to provide the integration of point sets, not only representing the main structure but also the surrounding area, inside and outside the influence zone. Therefore, the Geodetic Monitoring Methods, being able to quantify both relative and absolute displacements, and being independent from the other observation instruments/methodologies, provid...
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Papers by Elisa Rodrigues Almeida