Zhang, Kuang (Date of defense: 2015-06-10)
Graphene deposited on a substrate often exhibits out-of-plane deformations with different features and origins. Networks of localized wrinkles have been observed in graphene synthesized through CVD, as ...
Gargallo Peiró, Abel (Date of defense: 2014-07-25)
In this thesis, a new framework to validate and generate curved high-order meshes for complex models is proposed. The main application of the proposed framework is to generate curved meshes that are ...
Ortego Martínez, María Isabel (Date of defense: 2015-02-04)
The estimation of occurrence probabilities of extremal quantities is essential in the study of hazards associated with natural phenomena. The extremal quantities of interest usually correspond to phenomena ...
Tamayo Mas, Elena (Date of defense: 2013-12-05)
A new strategy to describe failure of quasi-brittle materials -concrete, for example- is presented. Traditionally, numerical simulation of quasi-brittle failure has been tackled from two different points ...
Fuad Mohammad Naser, Mohammad (Date of defense: 2014-01-30)
Hysteresis is a nonlinear behavior encountered in a wide variety of processes including biology, optics, electronics, ferroelectricity, magnetism, mechanics, structures, among other areas. One of the ...