Varillas, Javier (Date of defense: 2019-06-17)
This study aims to investigate the underlying mechanisms which govern the development of dense defect networks in nanoscale crystal plasticity, either under contact and uniaxial loading conditions, with ...
Wang, Lei (Date of defense: 2016-12-16)
In the current thesis, two TWIP steels with different chemical composition were successfully subjected to Severe Plastic Deformation with Equal Channel Angular Pressing (ECAP) at warm temperature (300°C), ...
Gómez Monterde, Javier (Date of defense: 2017-02-17)
The present PhD thesis is framed within the Industrial Doctorate Plan promoted by the Generalitat de Catalunya and has been developed in cooperation between the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya-Ba ...
Tarragó Cifre, Jose María (Date of defense: 2016-09-13)
Hardmetal industry is continuously seeking for high-performance products at reduced costs. In addition, it is strongly struggled by the high and volatile prices of raw materials. At this juncture, ...
Juan Muñoz, Jaime (Date of defense: 2017-07-20)
A problem is not a problem anymore if no solution exists; therefore, in the present dissertation, a novel manufacturing technique, the In Situ Forming of a Liquid Infused Preform (ISFLIP), is proposed ...
Ruiz Wills, Carlos (Date of defense: 2015-07-17)
Up to 85% of the world population suffers from low back pain, a clinical condition often related to the intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration (DD). Altered disc cell nutrition affects cell viability ...
Maazouz, Yassine (Date of defense: 2018-10-15)
The present work addresses two different applications enabled by a specific and useful property of calcium phosphate cements (CPCs): injectability. On the one hand minimally invasive procedures involving ...
Pujante Agudo, Jaume (Date of defense: 2015-12-21)
Press hardening, also known as hot stamping, is a hot sheet metal forming technique which allows producing lightweight components with complex geometry and outstanding mechanical properties. For this ...
620 - Materials testing. Commercial materials. Power stations. Economics of energy (38)
66 - Chemical technology. Chemical and related industries (19)
616.7 - Pathology of the organs of locomotion. Skeletal and locomotor systems (6)
617 - Surgery. Orthopaedics. Ophthalmology (4)