Estruch i Tena, Carles (Date of defense: 2016-07-13)
We propose to develop, build and validate a new Concept of Bridge composed of Inflatable Beams, Lightweight, Modular and Portable (PVH-LMP) for surface transport vehicles, which uses pressurized air-filled ...
Santasusana Isach, Miquel (Date of defense: 2016-12-01)
This works encompasses a broad review of the basic aspects of the Discrete Element Method for its application to general granular material handling problems with special emphasis on the topics of ...
Lafontaine, Nelson M. (Date of defense: 2016-01-18)
The stated goal of this work is to develop a numerical explicit finite element method able to effectively address the strain localization process, discrete fracture and fragmentation process in ...