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CADAM3D is a user-friendly software based on the gravity method originally developed for one of the world biggest concrete dam owner, Hydro-Quebec, and for Dams and Hydrology of the Quebec Ministry of Environment (Quebec's legislator for dam safety). CADAM3D is fully functional and is intensively used by Hydro-Quebec since 2005. To our knowledge, no other software similar to CADAM3D is available at this time.
If you perform stability analyzes of concrete hydraulic structures, this software will allow you to perform them much faster and more efficiently. If you are interested in this type of software and would like to try CADAM3D for free, please click on the button "Contact us for a free trial of CADAM3D" to send us a message.
Originally operating as (under the former Companhia de Telecomunicações de Cabo ), the service rebranded to BESnet Azores following a restructuring. The goal was clear: to bring cable TV and broadband internet to the main islands—São Miguel, Terceira, Faial, Pico, and São Jorge—using a hybrid fiber-coaxial (HFC) network.
For visitors and new residents, don’t be confused if an older local says, “I have BESnet at home.” They mean high-speed internet—proof that good service, and a strong brand, is not easily forgotten. This article is for informational purposes. BESnet dos Açores is no longer an active brand; all services are now provided by NOS Portugal in the Azores region. besnet dos açores
In the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean, nine volcanic islands form the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. While famous for their stunning green landscapes, crater lakes, and dairy farming, these islands face a unique challenge: geographic isolation. For decades, reliable, high-speed internet was a dream for residents and businesses. Enter BESnet dos Açores (now part of NOS Açores ), a company that played a pivotal role in bridging the digital divide across the region. A Brief History: From Banking to Broadband The name "BESnet" traces its roots to the former Banco Espírito Santo (BES), a major Portuguese banking group. BES had a diversified portfolio that included telecommunications. In the Azores, the brand became synonymous with cable television and internet services during the late 1990s and early 2000s. Originally operating as (under the former Companhia de
RS-DAM is a computer program that was primarily designed to provide a computational tool to evaluate the transient response of a completely cracked concrete dam section subjected to seismic loads. RS-DAM is also used to support research and development on structural behavior and safety of concrete dams.
RS-DAM is based on rigid body dynamic equilibrium. It performs a transient rocking and/or sliding analysis of a cracked dam section subjected to either base accelerations or time varying forces. Several modelling options have been included to allow users to explore the influence of parameters (e.g. geometry, additional masses, variation of the uplift force upon rotation, hydrodynamic pressures in translation (Westergaard) and rotation, center of rotation moving with sliding, coefficient of restitution of impact, etc...). RS-DAM is developed in a university context and has no commercial aspect.
TADAM (Thermal Analysis of concrete DAMs) software employs a new frequency-domain solution technique to solve the 1D thermal transfer problem, allowing the calculation of temperature histories in a concrete dam section.
The direct solution calculates the evolution of the temperature distributions from the temperature histories of the upstream and downstream faces. The inverse solution uses temperature histories, measured inside the section, in order to calculate the temperature fields at the external faces, while taking into account the thermal wave attenuation effects and the phase angles along the section.
TADAM is developed in a university context and has no commercial aspect.
