Dadvand, Pooyan (Date of defense: 2007-07-13)
The world of computing simulation has experienced great progresses in recent years and requires more exigent multidisciplinary challenges to satisfy the new upcoming demands. Increasing the importance ...
Lakshmikantha, M.R. (Date of defense: 2009-06-12)
The thesis focuses on the experimental and theoretical aspects of the process of cracking in drying soils. The results and conclusions were drawn from an exhaustive experimental campaign characterised ...
Vidal Seguí, Yolanda (Date of defense: 2005-01-17)
This thesis makes two noteworthy contributions in the are of mesh-free methods: a Pseudo-Divergence-Free (PDF) Element Free Galerkin (EFG) method which alleviates the volumetric locking and a Stabilized ...
Gámez Torrent, Desiré (Date of defense: 2007-12-20)
Most coastal aquifers undergo seawater intrusion. Mitigating this risk depends on a sound knowledge of flow mechanisms, well located and constructed wells, an effective management, suitable policies and ...
Araiza Garaygordobil, Juan Carlos (Date of defense: 2003-02-28)
The development of methods that correlate the measure of dynamic parameters with the condition of the structure has received a considerable attention from the engineering community in the last few years. ...
Cruz Cháidez, Servio Tulio de la (Date of defense: 2003-07-17)
Esta Tesis trata de la simulación numérica y experimental de estructuras de edificios equipadas con disipadores de energía de fricción, sujetos a cargas de sismo. La Tesis pretende contribuir a la ...
Cladera Bohigas, Antoni (Date of defense: 2003-03-07)
Aunque el hormigón de alta resistencia se está utilizando de manera creciente en los últimos años para la construcción de estructuras, la norma Española vigente, la Instrucción EHE, sólo abarca hormigones ...
Sanz Escudé, Esteban (Date of defense: 2007-10-19)
Brackish springs are relatively frequent phenomena in coastal carbonate formations and their existence has been extensively reported in Mediterranean coasts. In fact, more than 300 brackish springs have ...
Forcada Matheu, Núria (Date of defense: 2005-04-29)
La industria de la construcción está fragmentada debido a la gran cantidad de Pequeñas y Medianas Empresas (PYMEs) y la multitud de fases que forman parte de un proyecto. Desde siempre, esta situación ...
Asta Andrés, María Pilar (Date of defense: 2009-06-12)
L’anomenat drenatge àcid de mina (AMD) ve generat per l’oxidació de sulfurs i és causa major de contaminació d’aigües a nivell mundial. L’arsènic és un del princiapls contaminants laconcentració del ...