Mesa Alcantara, Arisleidy (Date of defense: 2021-07-02)
The hydro-mechanical behaviour of MX80 bentonite pellet-based mixture (80% high-density pellets in dry mass and crushed granular powder) has been explored in this thesis within the context of the French ...
Peng, Tian (Date of defense: 2021-05-21)
Structure system identification (SSI) can be classified as static and dynamic depending on the type of excitation. SSI by Observability Method (OM) using static tests was proposed and analyzed to address ...
Kalkbrenner, Philip (Date of defense: 2021-11-03)
Cutting-edge methods in the computational analysis of structures have been developed over the last decades. Such modern tools are helpful to assess the safety of existing buildings. Two main finite ...
Fernández Sánchez, Pablo Gonzalo (Date of defense: 2021-12-20)
Reinforced concrete members, especially when subjected to concentrated loads, can fail in shear. This is an undesirable and brittle failure mode preventing the structure from deforming and reaching ...
Martirosyan, Razmik (Date of defense: 2017-09-29)
Nowadays, concrete pavements are one of the main traditional options of building roads and highways. Moreover, concrete pavements are used for various ground transport infrastructures such as sidewalks, ...
Ikumi Montserrat, Tai (Date of defense: 2017-10-30)
The external sulfate attack (ESA) is a complex degradation process typically compromising the durability of underground foundations, nuclear or industrial waste containments and tunnel linings exposed ...
Fraccica, Alessandro (Date of defense: 2019-12-09)
The thesis is aimed at characterising the multi-scale and hydro-mechanical behaviour of lightly compacted silty sand penetrated by a turf-grass (Cynodon Dactilon). The study will allow better assessing ...
Titscher, Thomas (Date of defense: 2019-09-27)
Concrete is a complex material and can be modeled on various spatial and temporal scales. While simulations on coarse scales are practical for engineering applications, a deeper understanding of the ...
Shen, Yanfei (Date of defense: 2019-12-02)
In AISC 360-16, the Direct Analysis Method (DM) has been set as the primary method for the stability design of frames. DM, considering initial global sway imperfection, is essentially Geometrically ...
Kharazian, Alireza (Date of defense: 2017-11-23)
Collision between adjoining buildings is relevant, since the huge impact forces significantly modify the buildings dynamic behaviour. The separation required by the regulations avoids pounding; however, ...