Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
La Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Barcelona Tech (UPC) és una institució pública de recerca i d'educació superior en els àmbits de l'enginyeria, l'arquitectura i les ciències.
L’activitat dels seus campus i centres fan de la UPC un punt de referència i, en complicitat amb el teixit productiu, són agent i motor de canvi econòmic i social, en posar en valor la recerca bàsica i aplicada i transferir tecnologia i coneixement a la societat.
Els investigadors i investigadores de la UPC treballen des dels laboratoris i centres de recerca per augmentar la producció científica, valoritzar-la socialment a través de la transferència de resultats i continuar liderant projectes internacionals d’excel·lència, ja sigui a partir d’iniciatives pròpies o en col·laboració amb altres centres de recerca i universitats d’arreu del món.
Portal de la producció científica dels investigadors de la UPC.
Portal d'accés obert al coneixement de la UPC
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(English) This thesis investigates the adhesion behavior between sprayed mortar and masonry substrates, focusing on the influence of compressive strength, mortar age, and surface roughness on adhesion strength. Through ...
(English) In recent years, citizen participation has emerged as a fundamental pillar in building sustainable cities. This research addresses this phenomenon, focusing on the evaluation of Citizen Initiatives (CIs). The ...
(English) To return to the roots that gave rise to Tuxtla Gutiérrez and in the absence of a protection model that recognizes its traditional architectural heritage, the characterization and enhancement of the constructive ...
(English) The field of architecture and engineering is currently experiencing significant changes due to advances in technology and the growing role of Artificial Intelligence. This shift is largely driven by the growing ...
(English) This research focuses on the study and comparative analysis of buildings constructed with industrialized prefabrication systems, based on the premise that industrialization implies resource optimization, technological ...
(English) The rapid growth of Mexico’s urban population and the highly exposed vulnerability of the country to natural hazards and climate risk are aspects that need to be considered for the actual adaptation of the ...
(English) The growth and development of the construction sector has significant potential for sustainable development strategies, since it consumes considerable amounts of resources, materials and energy worldwide and is ...
(English) In the area of architecture and construction, natural cement is the least known of traditional conglomerates. Most professionals in the sector who are interested in conglomerates have broad knowledge of the two ...
(English) This thesis addresses the connections between housing and vulnerability by studying habitability in two of Barcelona’s most underprivileged neighbourhoods, as part of the debate on policies for housing rehabilitation ...
(English) This doctoral thesis aims to develop an Additive Manufacturing technique for the production of Ceramic Building Elements with controlled variable density. The research seeks to provide an alternative to the ...
(English) The main objective of the research is to provide a development in the technological knowledge of architecture and construction with earth in seismic territory, exploring into the subject of traditional and ...
(English) The construction of architecture for industry between 1939 and 1969 in the Barcelona area was a challenge for all those who intervened, since, in a post-war environment with serious economic, technical and cultural ...
(English) Environmental protection is a principle of both Millennium Development Goals and sustainable development, underscoring critical issues like greenhouse gases, global warming, and air pollution. Air pollution is a ...
(English) Popular housing in hot and humid areas of Mexico often faces challenges in terms of energy efficiency and comfort due to extreme weather conditions. Humidity is one of the main problems affecting the habitability ...
(English) Raw earth provides important environmental benefits, such as low embodied energy, lower greenhouse gas emissions, and infinite reversibility. Today, these already well-known benefits are boosting interest in ...
(English) Due to the fact that construction, maintenance, and operation of buildings consume almost 40% of global energy today, architects play a major role in the reduction of world energy consumption. Building’s façades ...
(English) The use of mixed structures of the most varied types and typologies, mainly in steel and concrete, have been increasingly used in the recent decades. The mechanical advantages of these structures in comparison ...
(English) Bamboo is a material of great importance in different civilizations of Asia and Latin America. Its use goes from the roots to the leaves, which are raw material to make edible products, furniture and construction ...
The construction of mass housings (MHs) solved high demands for housing in urban areas in the 1960s and 1970s worldwide. After decades of continuous use and inadequate maintenance, these MHs have been censured due to their ...
Technic, economic, environmental, and architectural constraints in existing building stocks set an energy renovation framework not always compatible with passive strategies. In deep energy renovations, the first line of ...
