Fernández Pérez, Ignasi (Date of defense: 2015-07-20)
Many reinforced concrete structures suffer damage due to aging and due to the environmental agressivity, thus affecting their serviceability performance and safety. Structural evaluation of a deteriorated ...
Jiménez Fernández, Cristián (Date of defense: 2015-07-02)
Due to the related problems and the ongoing awareness on environmental issues is that efforts are put in different areas of knowledge, in order to determine, analyze and formulate solutions towards a ...
Bock Montero, Marina (Date of defense: 2015-02-06)
This thesis examines the response of stainless steel members when subjected to transverse and normal forces triggering the instability phenomena called web crippling and local buckling, respectively. ...
Oller Ibars, Eva (Date of defense: 2005-09-10)
La necesidad de refuerzo estructural en una infraestructura existente puede venir motivada por la aparición de nuevos condicionantes de uso o por la degradación de los materiales. Desde finales de los ...
Bairán García, Jesús Miguel (Date of defense: 2005-12-15)
La mayoría de las estructuras de hormigón armado se someten a solicitaciones combinadas de esfuerzos axiles, flexión, cortante y torsión. La fisuración del hormigón, plastificación de las armaduras y ...
Drougas, Anastasios (Date of defense: 2015-04-20)
The aim of this thesis is to present a framework for the application of micro-modeling techniques for the analysis of unreinforced masonry structures. Finite element analyses of case studies from the ...
Arnau Delgado, Oriol (Date of defense: 2012-03-16)
The increasing use of the tunnel boring machines (TBMs) has entailed their own evolution and the improvement of the construction processes applied, allowing the construction of tunnels on more complex ...
Macarulla Martí, Marcel (Date of defense: 2013-12-17)
Literature usually suggests that construction organization can reduce the costs derived from rework implementing quality management systems. Most common challenges and obstacles that construction ...
Bedynek, Agnieszka (Date of defense: 2014-03-31)
Tapered plate girders often form part of large-scale structures such as long continuous bridges or industrial buildings where due to considerable loads the higher resistance is required. There are several ...
Laranjeira de Oliveira, Filipe (Date of defense: 2010-03-26)
En los últimos años la industria viene exigiendo el empleo del hormigón reforzado con fibras de acero (HRFA) en aplicaciones estructurales. Debido al hecho de que la resistencia pos-fisuración del ...