Galeote Moreno, Eduardo (Date of defense: 2018-12-14)
Fibre reinforced concrete (FRC) presents objectively proven advantages in terms of post-cracking strength and manufacturing procedures. As a result, FRC with structural responsibility is increasingly ...
Petracca, Massimo (Date of defense: 2016-04-13)
Masonry is an ancient building material that has been used throughout the history, and it is still used nowadays. Masonry constitutes the main building technique adopted in historical constructions, and ...
Herrera Mesén, Carlos Manuel (Date of defense: 2018-03-16)
Sprayed cementitious materials are widely used in the construction industry, from buildings to infrastructure. The process of construction consists of spraying a concrete mix that consolidates once it ...
Hosseini, Seyed Mohammad Amin (Date of defense: 2016-09-30)
Many people lose their homes every year due to natural disasters. One of the major challenges to mollify displaced persons is the provision of adequate post-disaster accommodations, temporary housing ...
Pinzón Ureña, Luis (Date of defense: 2020-09-18)
Earthquakes are defined as a "violent shaking of the Earth's crust and mantle, caused by forces acting inside the Earth". In most cases, these forces are caused by an energy release process generated ...
Poliotti, Mauro (Date of defense: 2020-11-04)
Modern guidelines for design and assessment of reinforced concrete structures under seismic and other extreme loads require nonlinear analysis. The complex structural response can be obtained by means ...
Gibert Armengol, Vicente (Date of defense: 2016-12-21)
Evidence from progressive deterioration of the urban building stock is well known. This brings about a large social and economic impact due to maintenance costs and associated personal hazards. This ...
Álvarez Palau, Eduard (Date of defense: 2015-12-18)
The relationship between the railway network and the city system has been the subject of numerous studies in recent decades. The railway has assumed great importance as a key element of transport ...
Cárdenas Díaz, Octavio Enrique (Date of defense: 2018-10-19)
This thesis studies the hydro-mechanical behaviour of a compacted clayey sand under generalised stress state. The study, which is mainly experimental, focuses on the analysis of the shear strength at ...
Gobbi, Andressa (Date of defense: 2019-01-25)
A significant part of the pathologies found in concrete dams is related with the presence of unsound aggregates that react with the cement paste. Such reactions may lead to expansions, causing damage ...
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