Bori Dols, Jaume (Date of defense: 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 (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 ...
Martínez Gomariz, Eduardo (Date of defense: 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 (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) ...
Bascompta Massanés, Marc (Date of defense: 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 (Date of defense: 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 (Date of defense: 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 (Date of defense: 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 (Date of defense: 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 (Date of defense: 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 ...
624 - Civil and structural engineering in general (175)
55 - Earth Sciences. Geological sciences (93)
69 - Building (construction) trade. Building materials. Building practice and procedure (56)
004 - Computer science and technology. Computing. Data processing (50)
620 - Materials testing. Commercial materials. Power stations. Economics of energy (30)