Active traffic management in metropolitan freeways : modeling and assessing dynamic speed limit strategies 

    Torné Santos, Josep María (Date of defense: 2013-12-20)

    Traffic congestion is a major source of inefficiencies in metropolitan freeways (e.g. productivity loss, energy waste, pollutant emissions, among other externalities). Active traffic management (ATM) strategies are used ...

    Contribución al diseño eficiente de la configuración en planta de líneas de alta velocidad 

    Martín Cañizares, María del Pilar (Date of defense: 2015-11-16)

    Building a high-speed line requires significant investment and its design strongly influences the operation, with the aggravating circumstance that subsequent modifications not initially planned are not always feasible at ...

    Contribución al estudio del efecto de la alta velocidad en el consumo de energia y en los costes de explotación del ferrocarril 

    García Álvarez, Alberto (Date of defense: 2012-04-13)

    The thesis analyses the effect of an increase in speed on energy consumption, pollutant emissions and railway operating costs. Besides focusing on the direct consequences of speed variation, the analysis also considers ...

    El barrido de deformaciones como método para evaluar el comportamiento a fatiga de los materiales bituminosos 

    Botella Nieto, Ramón (Date of defense: 2013-05-23)

    El comportamiento a fatiga de las mezclas bituminosas es de vital importancia para el diseño de pavimentos. Como componente que cohesiona la mezcla, el ligante hidrocarbonado influye fuertemente en esta propiedad de la ...

    Indisciplina de estacionamiento en entornos urbanos : impacto en la circulación y evaluación de medidas paliativas 

    Morillo Carbonell, Pablo (Date of defense: 2020-01-16)

    The illegal on-street parking is one of the traffic elements that has more effect in urban environments provoking the presence of bottlenecks in the different roads and, consequently, facilitating the appearance of congestion. ...

    Infraestructures i gestió de la mobilitat : aspectes econòmics, territorials i rendibilitat social 

    Garola, Àlvar (Date of defense: 2019-01-22)

    This doctoral thesis analyzes the impact of the creation and implementation of transport infrastructures, specifically high-capacity road axes, on the territory and the welfare of the population with a marginal approach: ...

    Intergenerational redistributive effects due to the financing formula of investments in transport infrastructure : a microeconomic analysis 

    Peñalver Rojo, Domingo (Date of defense: 2019-05-31)

    Investments in major transport infrastructure projects involve a significant mobilisation of economic resources both for construction and operation. In these projects, to assess the efficiency of the resources used, ...

    Metodología para la estimación de la combinación de velocidades máximas que permiten alcanzar el tiempo de viaje comercialmente requerido en una infraestructura ferroviaria 

    González Franco, Ignacio (Date of defense: 2015-12-21)

    Over the past 30 years, high speed railway in Europe has experienced a great development due to, among other things, the reduction of travel times, the increase of frequency and the continuous improvement of service quality. ...

    Modeling of taxi cab fleets in urban environment 

    Salanova Grau, Josep Maria (Date of defense: 2013-12-19)

    Taxis are a necessary mean of transport in cities for meeting the mobility needs of its citizens. The impact of the taxi market in the daily life is quite important, concerning both financial (e.g. taxi drivers' salaries) ...

    Shaping transport infrastructure in Sub-Saharan Africa (1884-2020). The impact of decision-making on network efficiency and sustainability: the case of Cameroon 

    Oliete Josa, Sergio (Date of defense: 2023-07-05)

    (English) The objective of this research is to delve into the decision-making processes that shape the provision of transport infrastructure. To this end, it analyses the historical evolution of transport networks in ...

    Sistema de categorización integral de mezclas asfálticas para capas finas y ultrafinas en pavimentos 

    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 of cracking ...

    Urban mobility network design : functional analysis and modeling for a concentric city 

    Medina Tapia, Marcos (Date of defense: 2021-06-15)

    Cities face problems influencing urban mobility, such as traffic growth, congestion, explosive population growth, urban sprawl. According to the literature, traffic, congestion, and urban development have an interrelationship ...

    Xarxa ferroviària i sistema de ciutats 

    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 infrastructure for the ...