Varela Alberte, Elaine (Date of defense: 2012-06-27)
The concrete is one of the most important construction materials. Its sustainability is determined by its durability, its low maintenance and its ability to be reused, recycled or recovered. Hence, the ...
Sandoval Mandujano, Cristián Eliseo (Date of defense: 2011-05-27)
A large part of the building stock of the Spanish and European cities consists of load-bearing wall buildings made of brick masonry. The structural safety of such constructions, in the occasion of a ...
Soares Klein, Nayara (Date of defense: 2012-10-26)
Water is one of the fundamental components of concrete, not only for its role on the hydration of Portland cement, but also because of the physical functions it develops, which are associated with the ...
Valenzuela Saavedra, Matías Andrés (Date of defense: 2012-03-23)
Según estudios estadísticos a nivel mundial, una de las principales causas de fallos en puentes corresponde a problemas relacionados con la interacción entre estructura e hidráulica produciendo altos ...
Cabrera Covarrubias, Francisca Guadalupe (Date of defense: 2017-07-07)
In recent years the increase in waste generated by various sectors has caused problems of waste management that mostly have as final destination the landfills; however, this option it is unacceptable ...
Pedret Rodés, Josep (Date of defense: 2017-02-16)
The Ground Penetrating Radar test applied to road engineering is overall used to determine the geometric characteristics of the pavement structure by analyzing the wave in the time domain. On many cases, ...
López Montero, Teresa (Date of defense: 2018-06-19)
Asphalt mixtures cracking is one of the most common deterioration mechanisms in flexible pavements. This phenomenon is due to both the application of loads and the degradation of the material as a result ...
Castro Medina, Juan Carlos (Date of defense: 2011-06-27)
The energy dissipators are passive components that are incorporated into buildings and other structures undergoing dynamic excitations, especially earthquakes. Its purpose is to absorb the greatest part ...
Barrera Poblete, Carlos Ignacio de la (Date of defense: 2011-01-27)
Este trabajo de investigación consiste en el desarrollo de una serie de Algoritmos Genéticos (AGs) aplicados a diferentes escalas arquitectónicas. El objetivo consiste en desarrollar una serie de AGs ...
Osorio Bustamante, Edison (Date of defense: 2012-12-14)
Durante un terremoto, las columnas de hormigón armado pueden verse sometidas a movimientos bidireccionales que pueden afectar su capacidad resistente y ductilidad. Sin embargo, las normas de diseño y ...