Noori, Behshad (Date of defense: 2019-07-19)
This dissertation is concerned with investigating the efficiency of dynamic vibration absorbers (DVAs) as measures to mitigate ground-borne vibrations induced by railway traffic in double-deck tunnels. ...
Arnau Cubillo, Albert (Date of defense: 2020-04-03)
Since the first models developed in the late 19th century, the applications of piezoelectric materials have been progressively growing in number. The capacity of these materials to couple electric and ...
Torre Sangrà, David de la (Date of defense: 2020-07-28)
Interplanetary travel is a difficult task due to the high fuel mass required to reach other planets. Minimizing the cost of the manoeuvres (and, in turn, the fuel mass) is the objective preliminary ...