Numerical model for hydrodynamics simulations of Trabalhador channel

Stênio de Sousa Venâncio is a PhD in Environmental Engineering Sciences at the University of São Paulo – EESC/USP (2009). He has a Master’s in Hydraulics and Sanitation, University of São Paulo – EESC/USP (2003) and a Degree in Civil Engineering, Passos Engineering School – FEP/UEMG (1996). He is currently a Professor (Adjunct III) in the Department of Civil Engineering at the Federal University of Triangulo Mineiro (UFTM). He is currently seeking a Post-Doctorate in Hydraulics at the University of Minho – UMinho/Braga (during 2015). He has experience in hydraulic and sanitation, working in public systems projects of water supply and sewage; urban drainage; hydraulic transient in channels; sediment transport and silting of reservoirs; and hydraulic applied building systems (cold water, sewage, rainwater harvesting and prevention and firefighting).

Swami Marcondes Villela is a Graduate in Civil Engineering from the University of São Paulo (1959) and a Post-Doctorate from the University of Iowa (1971). He is currently Technical Director of SHS Consulting and Engineering Projects Ltd and a Professor at the University of São Paulo. He has experience in civil engineering with emphasis in hydraulic engineering. He has even work experience on the following subjects: air lift, pumping compressed air, fluid mechanics. He works on projects of irrigation and drainage, flood control and fighting, ecology of rivers and water resources management.

José Luís da Silva Pinho has a Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Porto (1990); Master’s Degree from the University of Porto (1993), and PhD from the University of Minho (2001). He is an Assistant Professor in the Civil Engineering Department of the University of Minho, working in research in the field of hydraulic and environmental engineering. He is currently the Director of the Urban Engineering MSc Course and Deputy Director of the Research Centre, both at the University of Minho.

José Manuel Pereira Vieira is a Graduate from the University of Porto (1977); he obtained his Master’s Degree from the International Institute of Hydraulics and Environment (IHE) – Delft-NL (1982), and PhD from the University of Minho (1986). He is currently a Professor at the University of Minho having worked in research in the area of sanitary and environmental engineering, and he is responsible for Hydraulic Discipline Group of the Department of Civil Engineering of the University of Minho.