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    Anàlisis tècniques i físiques del comportament de les cobertes "fresques" (cool roofs) : el cas de Catalunya 

    Muntané Raich, Oriol (Date of defense: 2016-12-22)

    This document is about cool roofs. This is a relatively new term and refers to those roofs that are able to keep its surface temperature similar to the air's temperature in spite of solar radiation. Cool roofs could be ...

    Análisis del ciclo de vida en la construcción: evaluación de las etapas incorporadas de elementos de la vivienda y de su entorno urbano 

    Gámez García, Diana Carolina (Date of defense: 2020-05-29)

    The construction sector has the potential to contribute to the achievement of essential objectives of sustainable development, such as the fight against climate change, the defense of the environment or the design of cities. ...

    Análisis del comportamiento de las fachadas de madera en zonas con clima mediterráneo : evaluación de la degradación de probetas de madera de diferentes especies, tratamientos y acabados en cinco zonas con climas mediterráneos 

    Burgos Leiva, Camila (Date of defense: 2016-05-30)

    This research aims to study the behavior of wooden facades in Mediterranean climate, to check its performance and durability through two years of weathering. We performed a theoretical studyof sorne examples of traditiona ...

    Análisis no lineal de placas de hormigón postesado 

    Solé Marzo, Josep Ramón (Date of defense: 2017-03-03)

    An unprecedented calculation model for slabs of post-tensioned concrete is proposed, based on the general theory of thin plate analysis, using the finite element method, taking into account the degradation of the most ...

    Applying safe flooring in housing environments related to the independent elderly : evaluating suitability flooring technology to absorb impact in the event of a fall 

    Mashhouri, Leila (Date of defense: 2021-11-18)

    This research has been developed with the intention of investigating a different generation of pavements. Most of the current pavements have the same basic standard characteristics and this ensures that living conditions ...

    Arquitectura y desastres naturales : medidas para mitigar el riesgo sísmico y de inundación 

    De Angelis, Gabriella (Date of defense: 2015-11-20)

    The great increase in natural phenomena with high destructive potential, that have materialized in events with social and economic catastrophic consequences for people and governments during the last decades, show the ...

    Augmented valuation of cultural heritage through digital representatiton based upon geographic information technologies : the case study of Lisbon Aqueduct System within an augmented reality environment 

    Marques, Luis Fílipe do Espíritu Santo Correia (Date of defense: 2017-07-21)

    The thesis focus in the central idea of Digital Representations and the Valuation of Cultural Heritage, in the relation between Technology, Agents and several knowledge Domains, seeking to analyse the Augmented Valuation ...

    BIM implementation in architectural practices : towards advanced collaborative approaches based on digital technologies 

    Zaker Hosein, Mohammed Reza (Date of defense: 2019-11-06)

    We are at a stage where Building Information Modelling (BIM) has reached a maturity level to be widely adopted by the professionals and organizations within the Architectural, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry. ...

    Comportamiento térmico de cerramientos opacos verticales en edificios universitarios de Bahia (Brasil) 

    Santana, Bruno Oliveira (Date of defense: 2021-11-23)

    This thesis analyzes the wall’s thermal performance of learning spaces and its impact on cooling demand. Three classrooms are selected as case studies, each located on a different university campus in separate cities in ...

    Comportamiento térmico de la cubierta en un clima cálido húmedo : repercusión energética en el edificio 

    Torres Quezada, Jefferson Eloy (Date of defense: 2018-11-07)

    The central scope of this thesis is the architectonic element THE ROOF within the context of regions with warm and humid climates near the equator. The constant population growth in the world has been reflected, in these ...

    Cuantificación de la mejora de las condiciones ambientales producida por el arbolado urbano : caso de estudio Barcelona, España y Santo Domingo, República Dominicana 

    Rojas Cortorreal, Gilkauris María (Date of defense: 2016-12-05)

    Urban space is an element not only traffic, habitat and work, but also recreation relationship and especially in the Mediterranean and warmer climates. A man tool to interact with their environment. But due to the increase ...

    Dealing with geopolitical brownfield sites : towards an adaptive guideline to foster their regeneration 

    Shojaee Far, Mohsen (Date of defense: 2019-10-01)

    This study set out initially to compare characteristics and possible regeneration approach between typical brownfield sites and semi-like brownfield sites in geopolitical conflict zones to identify similarities and ...

    Development of models to evaluate the potential of building roofs to reduce air pollution: application to the case of Tehran 

    Banirazi Motlagh, Seyed Hamed (Date of defense: 2024-02-13)

    (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 ...

    Digital traces and urban research : Barcelona through social media data 

    Valls Dalmau, Francesc (Date of defense: 2019-06-14)

    Most of the world’s population now resides in urban areas, and it is expected that almost all of the planet’s growth will be concentrated in them for the next 30 years, making the improvement of the quality of life in the ...

    Diseño de anillos de compresión no circulares y distribución óptima de fuerzas en el plano 

    Martin Sáiz, Rodrigo (Date of defense: 2015-12-18)

    At the beginning of times, technique was used to reduce the physical stress of any work undertaken by the mankind; this was done without taking into consideration any saving of the resources used. Indeed, it was the other ...

    Diseño en flexión activa con neumáticos recuperados : análisis de la morfología bio-inspirada en la estructura del cactus 

    Rossi, Ludovica (Date of defense: 2019-11-25)

    This thesis deals with the methodology and development of a case study of biomimicry applied to the architectural design process. The case study integrates aspects of plant biology with architectural design in a theoretical ...

    Diseño paramétrico de las estructuras desplegables : control límite de Movimiento 

    Avellaneda López, Omar Fabrisio (Date of defense: 2020-07-16)

    Deployable structures with articulated straight bars have the virtue of being lightweight, modular and transformable. This is how the architect Felix Escrig defined them, who left us a fantastic legacy on these structures. ...

    Domos desplegables : método geométrico a partir de polígonos regulares 

    Torres Londoño, Natalia Paola (Date of defense: 2022-06-16)

    This research proposes a design method for deployable domes from the scissor-type system, starting from the geometry of regular polygons for its configuration. The geometry of the regular polygons inscribed in a circumference, ...

    Efectos de la construcción de la autovía orbital B-40 en la estructura urbana policéntrica de la Región Metropolitana de Barcelona (RMB) 

    Suárez Pradilla, Mónica Marcela (Date of defense: 2016-09-13)

    The aim of this research is to analyze the impact of the orbital motorway B-40 or fourth belt Barcelona in the polycentric urban structure of the Barcelona Metropolitan Region or (BMR). The changes discussed in this research ...

    El acceso solar a la escala del tejido urbano : el enfoque morfológico y el método de análisis comparativo aplicados al caso de Barcelona 

    Curreli, Alessandra (Date of defense: 2016-01-25)

    The relationship between the environmental dysfunctions of the planet and the uncontrolled sprawl of the contemporary cities is world-wide recognized and has been studied by different points of view. Research identifies ...