THE LNEC GUIDED VISITS WERE CANCELLED You will be able to interact with researchers and see the main projects in course at LNEC. You can join one of the two groups in the Congress Center hall, just next to the Secretariat Desk. Please, send an e-mail, before 9th February, to sfonseca@lnec.pt with your date of choice. Guided Visit 1 - 14th February 2011 - 14h30 Guided Visit 2 - 17th February 2011 - 9h30 About LNEC The Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil – LNEC (National Laboratory for Civil Engineering) is a state owned research and development (R&D) institution founded in 1946. It works in the various domains of civil engineering, giving it a unique multidisciplinary perspective in this field. The main goals of the LNEC are to carry out innovative research and development and to contribute to the best practices in civil engineering. LNEC also plays a key role in advising the government in technical and scientific matters of civil engineering, as an unbiased and independent body. The Laboratory has, at present, 630 staff, of which 44% hold a university degree and 25% are researchers with a PhD or equivalent qualification. It also has about 100 science research fellows with grants awarded by LNEC. Around 50% of the LNEC's annual budget is funded from its own revenue through scientific and technology contracts, with the balance coming from the National Budget and other sources of income. Geotechnique Department |