Zhan, Zhifeng (Date of defense: 2012-06-19)
Based on the laboratory, field and numerical results, the post-rupture strength defined firstly by Burland (1990) is verified and introduced in this thesis to describe the two-stage post-peak ...
Caro Camargo, Carlos Andrés (Date of defense: 2016-01-25)
Distributed hydrological modeling occurs as a historical consequence of the different developments and advances in conceptual hydrology, first, through deepening and adaptation of hydrology through ...
Zambrano Nájera, Jeannette (Date of defense: 2015-04-09)
Huge modifications have been made to landscape or urban watersheds, especially in twentieth century, caused by increases in urbanization have led to progressive increases in runoff flows and therefore ...
Oliver Serra, Albert (Date of defense: 2015-11-13)
Air pollution is an important topic with a great social impact; it is related with public health, environment and ecology, and climate change. Scientists have developed several models in the last thirty ...
Ortega Gelabert, Olga (Date of defense: 2020-12-18)
This thesis presents an efficient methodology to couple Model Order Reduction techniques within the framework of geophysical probabilistic inversion problems. Accurate models of the interaction between ...
Olivares Cerpa, Gonzalo (Date of defense: 2021-07-29)
The results presented in this doctoral thesis aims to evaluate the possible Climate Change effects on the water resources yield by the Fluvià river basin and the Tordera river basin, both located in the ...
Capapé Miralles, Sergi (Date of defense: 2017-05-18)
Research on fine sediment transport (silt and clay) is less advanced than research on sand and gravel movement. Nevertheless, fine sediment can be the predominant fraction of the suspended load in some ...
Lin Ye, Jue (Date of defense: 2018-05-22)
Wave-storms are the responsible of the main changes in the Coast. Their detailed characterization results in a better design of any marine structure. The most common approach to describe wave-storms is ...
Cabrera Vélez, Esteban Marcelo (Date of defense: 2023-02-16)
(English) In post-seismic scenarios, the rapid and safe evaluation of structural damage is essential to develop an effective response during the recovery, rehabilitation and reconstruction stages. The ...
Wu, Haiqing (Date of defense: 2023-07-28)
(English) Understanding the triggering mechanisms of induced seismicity remains one of the most critical challenges in geo-energy applications. This Thesis aims at assessing (1) fault stability and ...