Crusat Codina, Laura (Date of defense: 2018-11-05)
The general objective of this thesis is the numerical representation of discrete cracks and their propagation using concepts of Configurational Mechanics, in such a way that their trajectory really ...
Shen, Yanfei (Date of defense: 2019-12-02)
In AISC 360-16, the Direct Analysis Method (DM) has been set as the primary method for the stability design of frames. DM, considering initial global sway imperfection, is essentially Geometrically ...
Kharazian, Alireza (Date of defense: 2017-11-23)
Collision between adjoining buildings is relevant, since the huge impact forces significantly modify the buildings dynamic behaviour. The separation required by the regulations avoids pounding; however, ...
Criollo Manjarrez, Rotman A. (Date of defense: 2019-03-08)
The conceptualisation of a groundwater system involves continuous monitoring and evaluation of a large number of parameters (e.g., hydraulic parameters). Regarding hydraulic properties of the aquifers, ...
Samat, Sergio (Date of defense: 2016-11-09)
Natural disasters, such as landslides triggered by heavy rains, rock deformations and soil cracking in presence of temperature changes and other phenomena related to climatic actions, show the relevance ...
Lei, Jun (Date of defense: 2018-08-14)
During the construction and operation stages of structures, various factors lead to irreversible degradation that could affect the normal use and the public safety of these structures. In recent years, ...
Valhondo, Cristina (Date of defense: 2017-02-03)
Artificial recharge of aquifers through infiltration basins (AR) improves water quality and in- creases groundwater resources, which make of it an appropriate technique for the renaturalization of waters ...
García Alcaraz, María del Mar (Date of defense: 2016-03-04)
This thesis promotes an efficient use of shallow geothermal energy by means of an integrated management system to organize its exploitation. Shallow geothermal energy is a renewable resource based on ...
Zaghi, Stefano (Date of defense: 2019-01-21)
The improvements in terms of computational power provides the capability to analyze with more detail the materials behavior. On one hand, going deeper in the materials to study an increasingly smaller ...
Gorgani, Nourjemal (Date of defense: 2022-09-15)
Vegetable Fiber Reinforced Cement Composite Materials (VFRCC) have emerged as a potential construction material, providing adequate load-bearing capacity and ductility for non-structural applications. ...
624 - Civil and structural engineering in general (104)
55 - Earth Sciences. Geological sciences (60)
69 - Building (construction) trade. Building materials. Building practice and procedure (35)
004 - Computer science and technology. Computing. Data processing (32)
628 - Public health engineering. Water. Sanitation. Illuminating engineering (17)