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 ...
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 ...
Pérez Casas, Marc (Date of defense: 2016-07-05)
The informal settlement’s associated predicament must be addressed by concurrent remediation and prevention urban policies. Nevertheless, the growing social pressure to respond to the situation through ...
Yubero de Mateo, Maria Teresa (Date of defense: 2021-07-22)
The urban tunneling may generate significant problems. One of the main concerns is the unavoidable ground movements generated; before, during and after the tunneling operations. In this context, the ...
Oorthuis Gómez, Raül (Date of defense: 2022-07-19)
Slope mass-wasting (SMW) due to shallow landslides or debris flows is one of the most important erosional processes in many mountainous regions together with surficial erosion by rainfall runoff. These ...
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 ...
Mánica Malcom, Miguel Ángel (Date of defense: 2018-10-11)
Materiales arcillosos rígidos, que se encuentran en la zona de transición entre suelos duros y rocas blandas, están siendo considerados actualmente en varios países como la roca huésped para el ...
Ruiz Restrepo, Daniel Felipe (Date of defense: 2020-06-12)
Bentonite-based materials are being currently considered in several countries as a backfill component in the multi-barrier concept for deep geological disposal of radioactive waste. The bentonite barrier ...
Jiménez Pacheco, Juan Carlos (Date of defense: 2016-12-16)
Currently, there are very few programs specialized in seismic analysis of unreinforced masonry buildings. Most studies have focused on the seismic behavior of the walls or (in a 3D level) have not ...
Garcia Ramonda, Larisa (Date of defense: 2020-12-18)
As one of the main historical construction materials, masonry is abundant among the architectural heritage of earthquake-prone areas of the Mediterranean countries. Earthquake mitigation approaches are ...
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