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Bori Dols, Jaume (Fecha de defensa: 2016-06-29)
Environmental impacts associated to the unstoppable growth of human population are threatening ecosystems worldwide. Among them, soil ecosystems are becoming increasingly degraded due to their unsustainable ...
Sánchez Cordero, Esteban (Fecha de defensa: 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 ...
Martínez Gomariz, Eduardo (Fecha de defensa: 2016-11-04)
In this research work, an analysis is first undertaken on the hazard regarding people exposed to floods in urban areas. Several experiments with people were carried out in order to determine the stability ...
Vasconcellos, Ramon Barboza de (Fecha de defensa: 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) ...
Bascompta Massanés, Marc (Fecha de defensa: 2016-04-25)
Mine ventilation is a crucial factor for the sake of underground operations. Not only does it affect efficiency and effectiveness rates, but it also influence the health and safety of the employees. ...
Pérez Madrigal, Domingo (Fecha de defensa: 2018-06-20)
The use of bituminous material milled from the pavement (known as Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement, or RAP) in the manufacture of recycled bituminous mixtures is growing day by day due to the economic and ...
Lamorena German, Arnel (Fecha de defensa: 2020-09-17)
Ocean turbulence is a classic example of turbulent motion and observations of turbulence in the ocean lack in regions of complex topography since in-situ and experimental data are complicated to obtain. ...
Tapias Camacho, Mauricio Alberto (Fecha de defensa: 2016-12-21)
This thesis presents a study of the mechanical behaviour of coarse-crushable aggregates, using the discrete element method (DEM). A novel DEM model has been developed taking into account particle breakage, ...
García León, Manuel (Fecha de defensa: 2018-07-10)
The action of sea storms is one of the most complex littoral processes with deep management implications. Along the Catalan shoreline which is about 700 km long, 190 km are subject to erosion and/or ...
Aparicio Bernat, Francisco Luis (Fecha de defensa: 2016-09-22)
In the coming decades, global warming will affect the biogeochemical cycles evolution, particularly the carbon cycle. In this context, it is necessary to gain knowledge on the Earth natural mechanisms ...