Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
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The internationalisation of investments and the globalisation of the markets have created a high level of competition among manufacturing and services companies which has transcended the competition among nations. In this ...
Esta tesis pretende analizar el Liderazgo de los Oficiales de la Marina Mercante para determinar sus debilidades y áreas de mejora, de cara a contribuir en el diseño de un plan de formación en Liderazgo adecuado para este ...
The main topic of the thesis is the search and obtention of certain tools and criteria which allow us to propose an analytical methodology in order to understand and demonstrate the reasons why Spain has been importing ...
El objetivo fundamental de este artículo es el de analizar, identificar y posteriormente cuantificar, las áreas de la costa Española Mediterránea, con mayor riesgo de sufrir un derrame de hidrocarburos procedente del ...
La tesis se estructuró básicamente en tres partes, además de los apartados de Introducción, Bibliografía y Anexos documentales. En la Introducción se presentó la problemática, tanto desde la descripción como sistematización ...
Recreational boating is certainly a sector with a significant importance and highlight potential of growth. This sector, however, is not subject to any standardization or harmonization by the European Union (EU). Thus, the ...
(English) This thesis deals with the analysis of maritime accidents that occurred in fishing. The concept of maritime accident is important, since in this work we focus on these accidents and at the same time we move away ...
La visión del marino durante el día no garantiza totalmente la seguridad del buque, pero sin luz diurna, la seguridad es limitada. El uso de sistemas de visión nocturna puede incrementar considerablemente la seguridad en ...
(English) The falls of electrical generation plants on board or Power Blackouts, put in check the safety of the crew, the ships and the environment. Induction motors with a significant power in kW in relation to the kVA ...
BELEVE son las iniciales de la siguiente expresión inglesa "Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion" que traducido librementes ignifica "Explosión de los Vapores que se expanden al hervir un líquido".<br/>La ELEVE es ...
(English) One of the most exploited tissue-engineering-based strategies nowadays is to use scaffolds that allow local stimulation of the targeted tissues, increasing therapy effectiveness while reducing toxicity. Therefore, ...
The high strength-weight ratio of composite materials have made them one of the best materials for the design of light-weight structures. However, its special complexity has made them not suitable for the design of structures ...
El objetivo principal de esta tesis ha sido el diseño de un método de evaluación de riesgos que permita el conocimiento real del estado de un buque que transporte mercancías peligrosas, con el fin de incrementar medidas ...
Comparación técnica de la operatividad entre los servicios de control de tráfico aéreo y marítimo, a fin de identificar las ventajas y disfunciones de cada uno y de ambos conjuntamente. <br/>Analizar las interacciones que ...
In this PhD thesis a methodology for the quality control of reinforced fiberglass plastic manufacturing process is proposed. The system is based on the ultrasonic pulse-echo nondestructive method and longitudinal waves on ...
This thesis covers the implementation of a new tool to solve fluid problems capable of solving free-surface and fluid-solid interfaces. This tool is based on a Semi-Lagrangian Particle Finite Element Method (SL-PFEM) ...
The main goal of this thesis is the simulation of the performance of composite naval structures subjected to cyclic loads. The predicted behavior expected is the fatigue life of the composite structure, as well as the ...
rmation, and the adoption of certain business models in the context of the maritime trade supply chain industry. Most specifically, it enquires the impact that the former might have on the latter. The question’s relevance ...
This thesis studies the factors that influence the optimization, and sizing, of dry bulk terminals, while looking for a model to reflect them. At the same time it provides an overview of dry bulk shipping, and its marine ...
(English) This thesis is focused on analysing the impact produced by washwater discharges from exhaust gas cleaning systems fitted on ships on the pH level of Barcelona port waters. These systems are being used on board ...
