Pujades Garnes, Estanislao (Date of defense: 2013-11-27)
Underground constructions below the water table may be problematic if the role of groundwater is not properly acknowledged. Difficulties worsen in urban environments. Two aspects should be taken into ...
Cordero Arias, Josbel Andreina (Date of defense: 2019-09-09)
This thesis presents an experimental approach on the subject of cracking in soils due to changes in environmental conditions, where research is mainly directed to the soil-air interface and the effect ...
Sánchez Castilla, Marcelo (Date of defense: 2004-07-07)
El análisis de problemas Termo-Hidro-Mecánicos (THM) en medios de baja permeabilidad es un problema complejo en el cual confluyen diversos factores. Esta Tesis está orientada principalmente al estudio ...
Pérez Carreras, Adrià (Date of defense: 2018-12-04)
The study of hydro-mechanical (HM) coupled problems in different areas of civil, environmental or petroleum engineering is common in literature, but the effect of a thermal field by means of the heat ...
Pinyol i Puigmartí, Núria Mercè (Date of defense: 2010-09-13)
La ocurrencia de deslizamientos es uno de los principales problemas presentes durante el diseño, construcción y explotación de presas y embalses. La inundación del pie de los taludes, así como el ...
Vasconcellos, Ramon Barboza de (Date of defense: 2021-05-18)
The thermo-hydro-mechanical (THM) behaviour of expansive clays has been extensively studied in the last decades due to the potential use of bentonites as components of engineered barrier systems (EBS) ...
Bellido Recoder, Lucía (Date of defense: 2021-10-25)
Railway bridges located at seismic zones are particularly complex structures that present exceptional difficulties due to the existence of the track and the phenomena associated to it called track-bridge ...
Mirsalehi, Sajjad (Date of defense: 2018-04-30)
This research focusses on an experimental investigation on the hydro-mechanical behaviour of binary ‘all-one’ mixtures. These mixtures –originated from the excavation of selected materials during earthwork ...
Sau Valenzuela, Núria (Date of defense: 2021-11-19)
(English) Deep geological disposal of heat-emitting and long-lived radioactive waste is the solution internationally accepted that offers the most viable and safest way to manage this kind of wastes. ...
Bedynek, Agnieszka (Date of defense: 2014-03-31)
Tapered plate girders often form part of large-scale structures such as long continuous bridges or industrial buildings where due to considerable loads the higher resistance is required. There are several ...