Zhan, Zhifeng (Date of defense: 2012-06-19)
Based on the laboratory, field and numerical results, the post-rupture strength defined firstly by Burland (1990) is verified and introduced in this thesis to describe the two-stage post-peak ...
Rasol, Mezgeen Abdulrahman Rasol (Date of defense: 2021-01-20)
The study of surface geology by means of Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) can provide information about abrupt lateral changes in the terrain. The location ofthese changes is very useful in seismic ...
Ruiz Carulla, Roger (Date of defense: 2018-07-02)
The present thesis aims at the analysis of the fragmentation of rockfalls. The fragmentation is a complex phenomenon poorly understood with a lack of tools to reproduce it on rockfall simulators. The ...
Salgado-Gálvez, M. A. (Date of defense: 2016-07-04)
Matas Casado, Gerard (Date of defense: 2020-11-04)
The fragmentation process in rockfalls is a complex phenomenon that is not well understood and only a few rockfall simulation models consider it explicitly. Fragmentation significantly affects the ...
Dandar, Enkhbayar (Date of defense: 2017-06-23)
Groundwater withdrawals are growing in most developing countries, including Mongolia, where freshwater resources are limited and unevenly distributed, and most surface waters are frozen during winter. ...
Toprak, Erdem (Date of defense: 2018-05-02)
The main objective of this thesis is to achieve an improved understanding of the thermo-hydro-mechanical processes and material properties that affect how the gaps and canister) behave during and after ...
Ruiz Restrepo, Daniel Felipe (Date of defense: 2020-06-12)
Bentonite-based materials are being currently considered in several countries as a backfill component in the multi-barrier concept for deep geological disposal of radioactive waste. The bentonite barrier ...
Palau Berastegui, Rosa Maria (Date of defense: 2021-09-23)
Rainfall triggered shallow slides and debris flows constitute a significant hazard that causes substantial economic losses and fatalities worldwide. Regional-scale risk mitigation for these processes ...
Wu, Haiqing (Date of defense: 2023-07-28)
(English) Understanding the triggering mechanisms of induced seismicity remains one of the most critical challenges in geo-energy applications. This Thesis aims at assessing (1) fault stability and ...