Bortolini, Rafaela (Date of defense: 2019-02-28)
The performance of existing buildings is receiving increased concern due to the need to renovate the aging building stock and provide better quality of life for end users. The conservation state of ...
Romero Morales, Enrique (Date of defense: 1999-09-08)
El objetivo principal de esta investigación se centra en el análisis de los efectos de la temperatura y la hidratación o secado de las arcillas en el comportamiento de cambio de volumen, permeabilidad ...
Pujades Garnes, Estanislao (Date of defense: 2013-11-27)
Underground constructions below the water table may be problematic if the role of groundwater is not properly acknowledged. Difficulties worsen in urban environments. Two aspects should be taken into ...
Cordero Arias, Josbel Andreina (Date of defense: 2019-09-09)
This thesis presents an experimental approach on the subject of cracking in soils due to changes in environmental conditions, where research is mainly directed to the soil-air interface and the effect ...
Sánchez Castilla, Marcelo (Date of defense: 2004-07-07)
El análisis de problemas Termo-Hidro-Mecánicos (THM) en medios de baja permeabilidad es un problema complejo en el cual confluyen diversos factores. Esta Tesis está orientada principalmente al estudio ...
Mesa Alcantara, Arisleidy (Date of defense: 2021-07-02)
The hydro-mechanical behaviour of MX80 bentonite pellet-based mixture (80% high-density pellets in dry mass and crushed granular powder) has been explored in this thesis within the context of the French ...
Pérez Carreras, Adrià (Date of defense: 2018-12-04)
The study of hydro-mechanical (HM) coupled problems in different areas of civil, environmental or petroleum engineering is common in literature, but the effect of a thermal field by means of the heat ...
Sánchez Cordero, Esteban (Date of defense: 2019-05-31)
This research project focuses on the analysis and prediction of flow structures and sediment transport process in open channels by using three-dimensional numerical models. The numerical study was ...
Pinyol i Puigmartí, Núria Mercè (Date of defense: 2010-09-13)
La ocurrencia de deslizamientos es uno de los principales problemas presentes durante el diseño, construcción y explotación de presas y embalses. La inundación del pie de los taludes, así como el ...
Vasconcellos, Ramon Barboza de (Date of defense: 2021-05-18)
The thermo-hydro-mechanical (THM) behaviour of expansive clays has been extensively studied in the last decades due to the potential use of bentonites as components of engineered barrier systems (EBS) ...
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