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Mocci, Alice (Fecha de defensa: 2021-07-22)
Piezoelectricity, the two-way coupling between electric polarization and strain is the basic mechanism behind most electromechanical transduction technologies. It is possible only in a limited number ...
Palacios Pierluissi, Andrea Viviana (Fecha de defensa: 2021-09-16)
Seawater intrusion (SWI) consists in the movement of seawater (SW) into freshwater (FW) aquifers, contaminating drinking water resources. SWI, along with the parallel reduction of Submarine Groundwater ...
Germano, Nicola (Fecha de defensa: 2021-12-14)
This thesis aims to propose and validate an innovative, fully open-source framework capable of performing multiscale analysis for the assessment of local wind flows within the urban fabric. Each part ...
Ritter, Josias Manuel Gisbert (Fecha de defensa: 2021-07-16)
Flash floods are one of the most devastating natural hazards, claiming numerous lives and tremendous economic losses. One of the main reasons for their catastrophic potential is the limited time available ...
Barbat Vlad, Gabriel (Fecha de defensa: 2021-02-11)
The numerical modelling of fracture has been an active topic of research for over five decades. Most of the approaches employed rely on the use of the Finite Element Method, which has shown to be an ...
Puigferrat Pérez, Albert (Fecha de defensa: 2021-07-20)
The objective of the thesis is to develop a numerical tool to describe how the concentration of one or more substances distributed in a fluid environment changes under the effect of three transport ...
Kim, Sungchul (Fecha de defensa: 2021-07-21)
In this thesis, two main topics have been covered: the mechanics of strain localization in plasticity and the performance of several mixed finite elements subjected to plastic strain localization. Throughout ...
Tosi, Riccardo (Fecha de defensa: 2021-12-21)
Recent developments of high performance computing capabilities allow solving modern science problems employing sophisticated computational techniques. However, it is necessary to ensure the efficiency ...
Pons i Rigat, Aleix (Fecha de defensa: 2021-07-26)
Pricing has been advocated for a long time as a suitable policy instrument to deal with transport externalities. Recent technological developments enable the implementation of more sophisticated pricing ...
Olivares Cerpa, Gonzalo (Fecha de defensa: 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 ...