Butlanska, Joanna (Date of defense: 2014-07-21)
Cone penetration test (CPT) is a fast and reliable site investigation tool for exploring soils and soft ground. While the interpretation of the test results in clay has advanced considerably from a ...
Levatti, Hector Ulises (Date of defense: 2015-04-28)
This thesis focuses on the experimental and numerical study of the desiccation processes of low-plasticity clayey soils that usually result in shrinkage and often in cracking. A comprehensive state of ...
Jaramillo Santana, Nayive (Date of defense: 2014-06-12)
The risk coming from natural hazards is usually assessed in physical terms by estimating the losses they may cause. Nevertheless, the risk assessment can involve such aspects as the lack of economic and ...
Ugel Garrido, Ronald David (Date of defense: 2015-09-18)
In this study it was assessed the seismic behavior of framed buildings with composite structure of steel and reinforced concrete (RC) in a specific configuration formed with lower levels with RC (primary ...
Amorim, Samuel (Date of defense: 2012-05-14)
Human and economic losses caused by landslides have attracted the interest of the scientific community for the identification of the threatened areas and preventing their consequences. The goal of the ...
Font Capó, Jordi (Date of defense: 2012-09-26)
A number of problems, e.g. sudden inflows are encountered during tunneling under the piezometric level, especially when the excavation crosses high transmissivity areas. These inflows may drag materials ...