Benveniste Pérez, Gabriela (Date of defense: 2021-03-05)
The continuous and expected increase of electrification in the transport sector, the so-called "electromobility" revolution, is one of the main drivers of progress in energy storage for vehicle ...
Sossa Arancibia, Viviana Alejandra (Date of defense: 2021-03-11)
This thesis aims to studythe capacities and limitations of Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) to support inspection, assessment, maintenance and rehabilitation tasks, helping to earlydetection and evaluation ...
Otegi Aldai, Karmele (Date of defense: 2019-06-10)
Electric Arc Furnace Slag (EAFS) is the by-product generated in the steel making process in electric arc furnaces. According to the European slag association, EUROSLAG, 18,4Mt of steel slag have been ...
Alvarado de Menéndez, Clara Elena (Date of defense: 2017-05-18)
Rockfill is a coarse material widely used in geotechnical works such as earth-fill dams (shoulders and toe drains), as well as in embankments and well-graded quarry materials for railway infrastructures. ...
Cots Corominas, Carles (Date of defense: 2022-05-06)
This thesis develops a new structural strengthening technique: converting existing reinforced concrete structures to composite sections by inserting connectors after controlled demolition with high-pressure ...
Mora Ortiz, René Sebastián (Date of defense: 2016-03-03)
The microstructure, understood as the distribution of pore sizes and their connectivity, is an important factor that affects the mechanical behaviour and the hydraulic properties of compacted soils with ...
Garcia Gil, Livia (Date of defense: 2019-06-20)
Traditional design procedures of asphalt mixtures are based on volumetric parameters and the compliance with certain mechanical and functional properties, and do not provide minimum requirements in terms ...
Rodríguez Frete, Mariana (Date of defense: 2020-12-16)
Concrete is one of the most used materials in construction, and its application spans to all kinds of structures. For this reason, concrete has been the subject of intense study. In spite of that, there ...
Fernández González, Mario, 1970- (Date of defense: 2019-07-25)
This PhD thesis aims to analyse and verify the tense and intense relation that is established between the architecture, civil engineering and art worlds. Such analysis is conducted not only in a formal ...
Arias Araluce, Fausto Arturo (Date of defense: 2017-05-19)
Stroke is a major cause of death and disability in Spain and in the Western world. It is often caused by an accumulation of atherosclerotic plaques on the walls of carotid arteries. Carotid revascularization ...
624 - Civil and structural engineering in general (32)
69 - Building (construction) trade. Building materials. Building practice and procedure (19)
55 - Earth Sciences. Geological sciences (10)
620 - Materials testing. Commercial materials. Power stations. Economics of energy (10)