National Civil Engineering Laboratory (Portugal)
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National Civil Engineering Laboratory (Laboratório Nacional de Engenharia Civil, or LNEC) is an institution of the Government of Portugal, based in Lisbon. It:
- Develops research on civil engineering.
- Applies know how in order to solve real problems on construction fields.
- Provides information on these matters.
It was founded in 1946 and has approximately 1,000 workers, of which over 40% hold an university degree.