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The Maritime Engineering Laboratory (LIM) of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya · BarcelonaTech (UPC) has a Maritime Research and Experimentation Wave Flume with dimensions of 100x3x7 metres. This will be used for tests to ensure that the reconstruction of the Pont del Petroli bridge of Badalona can withstand future storms.
The study also includes bathymetric analyses of the movement of the sea depending on the relief of the seabed, as well as assessment of the pressure that the force of the sea could exert on the final platform and the Pont del Petroli.
The conclusions will be presented before the end of March and will serve as the base for the engineering projects to reconstruct the Pont del Petroli. These reconstruction works will take a year.
Related Projects
- A research team from the UPC, in collaboration with the company B. Braun Surgical, has created a ceramic and biocompatible catalyst that captures greenhouse gases and transforms them into useful chemical products in a more sustainable way and at a lower cost than current technologies. The technology has successfully passed the pilot phase through joint projects with companies from different sectors.
- The company Trace ID and the group Twin Investors, in collaboration with the Textile Technology research group (TECTEX), which is part of the Institute of Textile Research and Industrial Cooperation of Terrassa (INTEXTER) at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech (UPC), are developing electronic devices to identify, monitor, and study the traceability of the products in which they are embedded.
- The Hydrogeology Group (GHS) at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech (UPC) is participating in the LIFE REMAR project to develop an innovative and sustainable solution for the reuse of treated wastewater through infiltration, with the aim of increasing the availability of freshwater resources and improving the state of ecosystems.
- A team from the Environment Centre Laboratory (LCMA) of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech (UPC) is taking part in a study commissioned by the city councils of la Llagosta, Mollet and Santa Perpètua (in Vallès Occidental), with the main objective of identifying the impact of industrial plants on the generation of unpleasant odours and continuously monitoring air quality in these municipalities.
