Makoond, Nirvan Chandra (Date of defense: 2020-12-16)
Many cultural heritage sites across the globe consist of masonry structures. To ensure the preservation of such structures, an accurate evaluation of their current structural condition is often of utmost ...
Andreotti, Valeria (Date of defense: 2019-07-12)
In the field of aquaculture, the main microalgae application is animal nutrition, in which they can be used as an unprocessed component, or as dried material for feed preparations. Moreover, microalgae ...
Pouplana, I. de (Ignasi de) (Date of defense: 2018-01-25)
The objective of this thesis is the derivation and implementation of a robust Finite Element formulation for the solution of solid-pore fluid coupled problems in multi-fractured porous media. A coupled ...
Martí Donati, Alejandro (Date of defense: 2017-07-14)
Explosive volcanic eruptions can eject large quantities of particulate matter that, along with other aerosol droplets and trace gases, are carried upwards into the atmosphere by the buoyant eruption ...
Yang, Xuefei (Date of defense: 2021-07-06)
Textile wastewater often shows high color concentration, containing a large range of organic chemicals, with high chemical oxygen demand as well as hard-degradation materials. Therefore, understanding ...
Casas González, Guillermo (Date of defense: 2018-10-30)
In this work we study the numerical simulation of particle-laden fluids, with a focus on Newtonian fluids and spherical, rigid particles. We are thus dealing with a multi-phase (more precisely, a ...
Ruiz Sánchez, Josep (Date of defense: 2018-11-09)
The anaerobic digestion (AD) consists of a cascade of syntrophic interactions between several microbial groups that result in the breakdown of biodegradable organic matter in the absence of oxygen, ...
Corbella Vidal, Clara (Date of defense: 2017-11-10)
Horizontal Subsurface Flow Constructed Wetlands (HSSF CWs) are natural wastewater treatment systems showing a marked redox gradient between the surface of the system and the bottom zone of the treatment ...
Barrias, António (Date of defense: 2018-11-05)
In this doctoral thesis it is proposed to research and assess the performance of the use of distributed optical fiber sensors (DOFS), more specifically the case of the optical backscattered reflectometry ...
Ferrer Ramos, Núria (Date of defense: 2019-07-18)
One of the main drivers of the current global change is the climate change characterized by increased number and increased length of drought periods. Another relevant driver that will imply greater ...
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55 - Earth Sciences. Geological sciences (58)
69 - Building (construction) trade. Building materials. Building practice and procedure (35)
004 - Computer science and technology. Computing. Data processing (31)
628 - Public health engineering. Water. Sanitation. Illuminating engineering (17)