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This initiative aims to exchange state-of-the-art knowledge regarding advanced experimental geotechnical testing and physical modelling between Portuguese and Norwegian partners to improve engineering design, towards increasing the resilience of critical infrastructures against adverse conditions induced by climate change. Extreme climate events induce geohazards, such as storms, flooding, and landslides, which pose additional challenges to the design and risk control of these geotechnical infrastructures, since any structural failure would result in catastrophic economic and environmental
Summary of the results
EEAGrants – GEOCLIMAT project main objective was to exchange advanced knowledge regarding experimental geotechnical testing between Portuguese and Norwegian partners (FEUP, Oslo MET and NGI) to improve engineering design. This allows an increased resilience of critical infrastructures such as tailings storage facilities or renewable energy production facilities (such as offshore wind farms) against adverse conditions induced by climate change. For this purpose, two main workshops were organised.
The first was in Portugal, at FEUP, dedicated to Sampling, Quality Assessment and Advanced testing procedures, which gathered 51 participants and lively discussions. The second took place at NGI, Norway, focusing on Advanced laboratory testing for vulnerability assessment of liquefaction induced damage, and on Marine renewable energy and coastal engineering for 21 NGI members.
Both activities highlighted the experience of each group, complemented by bilateral meetings and laboratory visits. This led to several follow-up plans that will be undertaken in the following months to strengthen collaborative works and joint research projects. One of the envisaged initiatives is an ERASMUS agreement between FEUP and OsloMet to promote the mobility of students and staff and consequently knowledge exchange.