Nogales Arroyo, Alejandro (Date of defense: 2022-04-11)
The construction industry is one of the industrial sectors with the largest output worldwide and, thus, of great economic interest. In this sector, reinforced concrete plays a significant role since it ...
Carluccio, Gaia di (Date of defense: 2021-11-30)
Modelling geotechnical problems involving large deformation is a research field that arouses growing interest since it is fundamental for evaluating the risk and quantifying the magnitude of consequences. ...
Plans Pujolràs, Albert (Date of defense: 2017-09-26)
The concrete-steel composite slabs show a complex structural characterization due to the different behaviours at the two materials. The materials are exposed to different deformations, large deflections ...
Marzeddu, Andrea (Date of defense: 2016-04-19)
The aim of this work is the study of laboratory effects on the measurement of wave impact induced loads on rigid maritime structures. A high number of experiments (more then 4000 using regular wave ...
Tourchi, Saeed (Date of defense: 2020-12-04)
Argillaceous rocks (Stiff sedimentary clays) provide the geological background to many civil engineering projects. In recent years, interest in these types of material has increased, because they are ...
Vieira, Mylene de Melo (Date of defense: 2018-10-19)
High performance steel fibre reinforced cementitious composites (HPSFRCCs) show enhanced structural performance and durability. The improved properties favour its use in agressive conditions (such as ...
Lian, Zengzeng (Date of defense: 2015-12-14)
A large number of underground works are under construction in several big cities around the world (London, Paris, Amsterdam, Beijing, Shanghai, Chicago, Caracas, Mexico D.F., and Riad, for instance): ...
Mahboob, Amir (Date of defense: 2021-11-30)
Creating sustainability and public infrastructure is a fairly recent subject the engineering community has been debating. Introducing new building materials or introducing new structural designs is a ...
Santos Rodríguez, Cristian de (Date of defense: 2015-12-10)
Nowadays, thanks to the increase of computers capability to solve huge and complex problems, and also thanks to the endless effort of the geotechnical community to define better and more sophisticated ...
Rorato, Riccardo (Date of defense: 2019-11-08)
The shape of particles is known to play an important role in soil behaviour, with significant effects of engineering responses. Investigating how the shape of particles can be measured and quantified ...
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