Sossa Arancibia, Viviana Alejandra (Date of defense: 2021-03-11)
This thesis aims to studythe capacities and limitations of Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) to support inspection, assessment, maintenance and rehabilitation tasks, helping to earlydetection and evaluation ...
Hernández Navarro, Olver Olfrey (Date of defense: 2018-02-22)
Rainfall nowcasting based on the extrapolation of most recent radar rainfall fields usually shows better skill than NWP models for short lead times, since it benefits from observations of the initial ...
Reina, Salvatore (Date of defense: 2021-07-09)
This thesis is focused on the enhancement and development of advanced methodologies for the dynamic characterisation of resilient elements used in railway applications. On the one hand, this thesis ...
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 ...
Pérez Diez, Fernando (Date of defense: 2019-04-05)
MOBILITY provides accessibility to people, goods, services and information, favoring the implementation of socio-economic activities. The more efficient mobility becomes, the greater human development ...
Buil Martínez, Alejandro (Date of defense: 2017-07-05)
The nowcasting of rainfall based on the extrapolation of the radar precipitation field is a common technique used in different operational and research centers. However, this deterministic forecasting ...
Xiqués Triquell, Jordi (Date of defense: 2016-04-04)
This research aims to enumerate, classify and validate the variables defining a roundabout in terms of geometric, dynamic, road-safety and accident prevention. In the first instance an initial list of ...
Alvarado de Menéndez, Clara Elena (Date of defense: 2017-05-18)
Rockfill is a coarse material widely used in geotechnical works such as earth-fill dams (shoulders and toe drains), as well as in embankments and well-graded quarry materials for railway infrastructures. ...
Cots Corominas, Carles (Date of defense: 2022-05-06)
This thesis develops a new structural strengthening technique: converting existing reinforced concrete structures to composite sections by inserting connectors after controlled demolition with high-pressure ...
Mora Ortiz, René Sebastián (Date of defense: 2016-03-03)
The microstructure, understood as the distribution of pore sizes and their connectivity, is an important factor that affects the mechanical behaviour and the hydraulic properties of compacted soils with ...
624 - Civil and structural engineering in general (42)
69 - Building (construction) trade. Building materials. Building practice and procedure (20)
55 - Earth Sciences. Geological sciences (15)
620 - Materials testing. Commercial materials. Power stations. Economics of energy (11)
004 - Computer science and technology. Computing. Data processing (6)