Departament d'Enginyeria Mecànica i de la Construcció Industrial

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Recent Submissions

Development of constitutive models for the accurate simulation of advanced polymer-based composites under complex loading states 

Ruiz Cózar, Ivan (Date of defense: 2024-06-14)

In recent decades, several meso-scale computational models have been developed for predicting the failure evolution and strength of composite materials. Nevertheless, the complex failure mechanisms of composites pose a ...

High-volume manufacturing of advanced composite parts: reducing waste and curing time while maintaining high performance 

González Ruiz, Jose Antonio (Date of defense: 2024-05-27)

Historically, the manufacture of advanced composite parts has been characterised by low-volume production, but is increasingly moving towards mass production. This new scenario, where competitiveness is on the rise, requires ...

On the generation of design allowables of composite coupons accounting for defects using a multi-fidelity approach 

Vallmajó Martín, Oriol (Date of defense: 2024-04-12)

Composite structures play a crucial role in lightweight applications due to their exceptional mechanical performance and low density. However, their anisotropic behavior and susceptibility to uncertainties, such as ...

Analysis of creep crack growth in adhesively bonded joints under mode I loading 

Meulman, Edwin (Date of defense: 2023-10-06)

Adhesive bonds could replace more traditional mechanical joints, making structures lighter and smoother. Stresses are distributed over a larger area, and dissimilar materials can be bonded, accommodating differences in ...

New approaches for the study and treatment of aggressive cancers 

Polonio Alcalá, Emma (Date of defense: 2023-05-17)

Although there are therapies for triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) and epidermal growth factor-mutated non-small cell lung cancer (EGFRm NSCLC), these two subtypes of cancer are very aggressive, and most patients develop ...

Caracterización mediante métodos inversos numéricos y correlación digital de imágenes de las propiedades elásticas en el plano de materiales compuestos laminados producidos con fabricación aditiva 

Arbeláez Toro, Juan José (Date of defense: 2023-04-26)

In recent years, additive manufacturing technologies (3D printing) have been introduced in different fields, such as locomotion and bioengineering, among others. Extrusion by Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) or Fused ...

Methodology for the experimental characterisation of mode I delamination under different loading rates 

Medina Escobar, Sergio Alonso (Date of defense: 2022-11-25)

The rate-dependent behaviour of the interlaminar fracture toughness of fibre reinforced composites has been a matter of research during the last decades. However, the results obtained so far are not conclusive and further ...

Effect of temperature on the flexural behavior of NSM CFRP strengthened RC beams under time-dependent loading and fatigue 

Jahani, Younes (Date of defense: 2022-11-11)

There is a general trend towards rehabilitation and strengthening of existing reinforced concrete (RC) structures due to the costs associated with the replacement of the structural members and the environmental impact ...

Emissions reduction potential by coupling a thermoelectric generator to an exhaust heater in heavy duty vehicles 

Ximinis Tarrés, Joan (Date of defense: 2022-09-07)

First part of this research is focused in validating the Exhaust Gas Heater (EGH) viability in reducing NOx emissions without negative effects in a standard exhaust gas circuit. Experimentation was held using a HDV Euro ...

Design and fabrication of three-dimensional scaffolds for breast cancer stem cell expansion and molecular characterization 

Rabionet Diaz, Marc (Date of defense: 2021-11-08)

Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) accounts for 15-20% of the breast cancers and displays an aggressive profile, poor prognosis, high relapse risk and does not have a targeted therapy. In the last years, breast cancer ...

Predicción de la fatiga de disipadores de energía elastoplásticos para estructuras sismorresistentes 

Simon Madrenas, Enric (Date of defense: 2021-11-17)

Elastoplastic energy dissipators are used in earthquake-resistant design in order to dissipate a substantial part of the seismic energy acting on a building. They are elements that are not part of the load-bearing structure ...

Bond behaviour between CFRP and concrete for NSM systems under sustained loading 

Gómez Colom, Javier (Date of defense: 2022-01-14)

The rehabilitation of civil structures has been gaining importance during the last decades. Owing to their mechanical, corrosion resistance and lightweight properties, Carbon Fibre-Reinforced Polymers (CFRP) present an ...

L'Eixample Malagrida d'Olot: urbanisme i arquitectura a la Catalunya-ciutat-jardí 

Vergés Tejero, Arnau (Date of defense: 2021-03-12)

THE GARDEN CITY. This is the name under which Eixample Malagrida (the extension district) of the city of Olot is known; this is what it was called in the only plans available to us of the project that was born in the middle ...

Development of advanced methods to characterise the fracture behaviour of flexible bonded joints 

Manterola Najera, Julen (Date of defense: 2020-07-16)

Advanced joining technologies such as bonded joints play an important role to develop more efficient and durable structures. The present Thesis gives a step forward and proposes different solutions to characterise the ...

Optimització d'extracció de diluents no reactius en tintes / adhesius aplicats sobre substrats per a envasos flexibles 

Ricart Ferrer, Josep (Date of defense: 2019-02-07)

The reason for the writing of this doctoral thesis arises from the commitment adopted by COMEXI in order to put its products in the market making his products more sustainable and environmentally friendly. Is in this ...

Estudio de la influencia de los factores ambientales en el comportamiento de la unión adhesiva entre hormigón y barras FRP NSM 

Duran Sureda, Imma (Date of defense: 2021-05-11)

NSM strengthening technique under the influence of temperature and relative humidity, in which the interaction between materials involved is analyzed, is studied in this PhD. Therefore, this work is aimed at contributing ...

Flexural behavior of NSM FRP strenthened reinforced concrete beams under sustained loading 

Moawad, Mohamed Abdalla Mohamed Mohamed (Date of defense: 2020-07-30)

The main objective of this work is to study the long-term and residual flexura! strength of Near Surface Mounted (NSM) strengthened Reinforced Concrete (RC) beams with Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymers (CFRP) strips when ...

A constitutive model for fatigue and residual strength predictions of composite laminates 

Llobet Vallejo, Jordi (Date of defense: 2020-01-17)

This thesis investigates the fatigue behaviour of fibre-reinforced composite laminates. Fatigue of composite materials is a complex subject both from an experimental and numerical modelling point of view. In this context, ...

A comprehensive methodology to analyse bonded joints subjected to different environmental conditions 

Abdel Monsef, Said Ahmed Ibrahim (Date of defense: 2020-07-02)

Cohesive zone models are widely used for modelling delamination and bonded joints under different loading conditions. In the current thesis, an objective inverse method has been developed to extract the cohesive law from ...

Towards a high-performance computing finite element simulation framework for virtual testing of composite structures 

Quintanas Corominas, Adrià (Date of defense: 2019-10-11)

his doctoral thesis aims at developing and implementing a computational framework for performing virtual testing of composite structures using a High-Performance Computing (HPC) environment. In this sense, this thesis ...

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