Pedretti, Daniele (Date of defense: 2012-12-21)
This thesis deals with the development of tools and analysis to characterize and predict artificial recharge and radial convergent solute transport processes in heterogeneous media. The goal is to provide ...
Ramon Tarragona, Anna (Date of defense: 2014-10-27)
Geological formations containing sulphates are commonly associated with the development of severe expansions when they are involved in tunnel excavation. The intensity of the observed expansive behaviour ...
Abdel-Kareem Moustafa, Mohammed Ismail (Date of defense: 2009-11-09)
Basado en la idea de reducir la demanda sísmica en lugar de aumentar la capacidad resistente de las estructuras, el aislamiento sísmico es un método simple para mitigar o reducir los posibles daños ...
Valdebenito, Galo E. (Date of defense: 2009-05-29)
Terremotos recientes han demostrado la gran vulnerabilidad de algunos puentes ante movimiento fuerte. Los de tipo atirantado constituyen una tipología estructural muy atractiva, y que actualmente es ...
Yazgan, Ahmet Utku (Date of defense: 2012-09-07)
This work proposes design energy spectra in terms of an equivalent velocity, intended for regions with design peak acceleration 0.3 g or higher. These spectra have been derived through linear and nonlinear ...
Torres Sánchez, Ester (Date of defense: 2013-11-15)
The discharge of acid mine drainage into a water reservoir may seriously affect the water quality. In this setting, sediment is commonly thought to act as a sink for pollutants. However, redox oscillations ...
Abancó Martínez de Arenzana, Clàudia (Date of defense: 2013-06-27)
Debris flows are very fast mass movements and are considered as one of the most hazardous phenomenain mountainous regions. Research on this field has strongly improved during the last decades. However,many ...
Barahona-Palomo, Marco (Date of defense: 2014-02-28)
Characterization of aquifers hydraulic parameters is a difficult task that requires field information. Most of the time the hydrogeologist relies on a group of values coming from different test to ...
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 ...
Domènech i Surinyach, Guillem (Date of defense: 2015-10-14)
Due to the exponential grown of the population within the last decades, the landslide hazard assessment of earthflows and rockfalls and their hazard mapping have become an essential tool for the territory ...
624 - Civil and structural engineering in general (29)
55 - Earth Sciences. Geological sciences (20)
628 - Public health engineering. Water. Sanitation. Illuminating engineering (5)
504 - Threats to the environment (4)
69 - Building (construction) trade. Building materials. Building practice and procedure (3)