Reina, Salvatore (Date of defense: 2021-07-09)
This thesis is focused on the enhancement and development of advanced methodologies for the dynamic characterisation of resilient elements used in railway applications. On the one hand, this thesis ...
Otegi Aldai, Karmele (Date of defense: 2019-06-10)
Electric Arc Furnace Slag (EAFS) is the by-product generated in the steel making process in electric arc furnaces. According to the European slag association, EUROSLAG, 18,4Mt of steel slag have been ...
Pérez Diez, Fernando (Date of defense: 2019-04-05)
MOBILITY provides accessibility to people, goods, services and information, favoring the implementation of socio-economic activities. The more efficient mobility becomes, the greater human development ...
Casal Rodríguez, Paulo (Date of defense: 2018-11-12)
Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) constitute an heterogeneous group of chemical substances of great environmental relevance. Its persistence, bioaccumulation, long-range transport potential and ...
Buil Martínez, Alejandro (Date of defense: 2017-07-05)
The nowcasting of rainfall based on the extrapolation of the radar precipitation field is a common technique used in different operational and research centers. However, this deterministic forecasting ...
Quaranta, Giacomo (Date of defense: 2019-09-02)
Numerical simulation, the use of computers to run a program which implements a mathematical model for a physical system, is an important part of today technological world. It is required in many ...
Xiqués Triquell, Jordi (Date of defense: 2016-04-04)
This research aims to enumerate, classify and validate the variables defining a roundabout in terms of geometric, dynamic, road-safety and accident prevention. In the first instance an initial list of ...
Garola, Àlvar (Date of defense: 2019-01-22)
This doctoral thesis analyzes the impact of the creation and implementation of transport infrastructures, specifically high-capacity road axes, on the territory and the welfare of the population with a ...
Palacios Pierluissi, Andrea Viviana (Date of defense: 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 ...
Alvarado de Menéndez, Clara Elena (Date of defense: 2017-05-18)
Rockfill is a coarse material widely used in geotechnical works such as earth-fill dams (shoulders and toe drains), as well as in embankments and well-graded quarry materials for railway infrastructures. ...
624 - Civil and structural engineering in general (183)
55 - Earth Sciences. Geological sciences (99)
69 - Building (construction) trade. Building materials. Building practice and procedure (56)
004 - Computer science and technology. Computing. Data processing (52)
620 - Materials testing. Commercial materials. Power stations. Economics of energy (30)