Ikumi Montserrat, Tai (Date of defense: 2017-10-30)
The external sulfate attack (ESA) is a complex degradation process typically compromising the durability of underground foundations, nuclear or industrial waste containments and tunnel linings exposed ...
Salvador, Renan Pícolo (Date of defense: 2016-12-12)
Sprayed concrete is widely used as structural support for the stabilization of tunnel walls and underground constructions. The performance of sprayed cementitious matrices containing accelerators is ...
Galobardes Reyes, Isaac (Date of defense: 2013-11-22)
The development of the wet-mix system and the use of the sprayed concrete as a part of the new Austrian tunnelling method (NATM) marked an increase in the use and in the structural responsibility of the ...