Otegi Aldai, Karmele (Date of defense: 2019-06-10)
Electric Arc Furnace Slag (EAFS) is the by-product generated in the steel making process in electric arc furnaces. According to the European slag association, EUROSLAG, 18,4Mt of steel slag have been ...
Garcia Gil, Livia (Date of defense: 2019-06-20)
Traditional design procedures of asphalt mixtures are based on volumetric parameters and the compliance with certain mechanical and functional properties, and do not provide minimum requirements in terms ...
Fraccica, Alessandro (Date of defense: 2019-12-09)
The thesis is aimed at characterising the multi-scale and hydro-mechanical behaviour of lightly compacted silty sand penetrated by a turf-grass (Cynodon Dactilon). The study will allow better assessing ...
Titscher, Thomas (Date of defense: 2019-09-27)
Concrete is a complex material and can be modeled on various spatial and temporal scales. While simulations on coarse scales are practical for engineering applications, a deeper understanding of the ...
Shen, Yanfei (Date of defense: 2019-12-02)
In AISC 360-16, the Direct Analysis Method (DM) has been set as the primary method for the stability design of frames. DM, considering initial global sway imperfection, is essentially Geometrically ...
Celada Blesa, Ulric (Date of defense: 2019-12-16)
Partially Prestressed Concrete (PPC) is an intermediate design approach between reinforced and totally prestressed concrete, that enables controlled cracks in service phase. Conversely, totally prestressed ...
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 ...
Elkherbawy, Ahmed Abdelbasset (Date of defense: 2019-10-22)
Lean Construction is regarded as an innovative approach of management for various types of projects in the field of construction. As much as it is currently applied in some countries, its expansion is ...
Tejedor Herrán, Blanca (Date of defense: 2019-01-24)
Within the European framework, most of residential buildings do not satisfy the minimum thermal specifications. In fact, the renovation rate across the EU is estimated at 1% per year. To fulfil with the ...
Borralleras Mas, Pere (Date of defense: 2019-11-15)
The presence of clays in the sands used for concrete production interferes with the development of the fluidity of concrete, producing an instantaneous slump loss just after batching and the premature ...