Starnini, Michele (Date of defense: 2014-10-24)
The data revolution experienced by social science has revealed complex patterns of interactions in human dynamics, such as the heterogeneity and burstiness of social contacts. The recently uncovered ...
Clot Razquin, Arnau (Date of defense: 2014-02-20)
This thesis presents a three-dimensional dynamic model of a double-deck circular tunnel embedded in a full-space. The model uses the receptance method to obtain the response of the complete structure ...
Fernández Gámiz, Unai (Date of defense: 2013-11-26)
The main objective of this PhD thesis is the fluid dynamic characterization of the flow behind vortex generators (VG) as well as to investigate their influence in the separation of the boundary layer. ...
Espinoza Román, Héctor Gabriel (Date of defense: 2015-05-08)
The present work is a compilation of the research produced in the field of wave propagation modeling. It contains in-depth analysis of stability, convergence, dispersion and dissipation of spatial, ...
Barbat Vlad, Gabriel (Date of defense: 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 ...
Zavala-Aké, J. Miguel (Date of defense: 2018-09-13)
The simulation and modelling of complex applications involving the interaction of processes governed by different physical principles is addressed in this thesis. The interaction of a fluid with a ...
Martínez Valdivieso, Daniel (Date of defense: 2017-03-31)
This thesis focuses on the study and improvement of the techniques involved on a virtual platform for the simulation of the Aerodynamics of Horizontal Axis Wind Turbines, with the ultimate objective ...
Gilabert Navarro, Joan Francesc (Date of defense: 2020-07-22)
The advances in computing power have motivated the hope that computational methods can accelerate the pace of drug discovery pipelines. For this, fast, reliable and user-friendly tools are required. One ...
Reyes Sotomayor, Ricardo (Date of defense: 2020-03-23)
This thesis presents the a stabilized projection-based Reduced Order Model (ROM) formulation in low speed fluid flows using a Variational Multi-Scale (VMS) approach. To develop this formulation we use ...
Rivero, Matias Ignacio (Date of defense: 2018-04-27)
In the field of nonlinear computational solid mechanics, contact problems deal with the deformation of separate bodies which interact when they come in touch. Usually, these problems are formulated as ...