Dialamishabankareh, Narges (Date of defense: 2014-03-12)
This thesis deals with the numerical simulation of welding processes. The analysis is focused either at global level, considering the full component to be jointed, or locally, studying more in detail ...
Kouhi Esfahani, Mohammad (Date of defense: 2013-09-30)
This work covers a contribution to two most interesting research elds in aerodynamics, the fi nite element analysis of high-speed compressible flows (Part I) and aerodynamic shape optimization (Part ...
Moreno, E. (Elvira) (Date of defense: 2014-02-26)
The objective of this thesis is to develop and evaluate a methodology for the solution of the Navier-Stokes equations for Bingham Herschel-Bulkley viscoplastic fluids using stabilized mixed velocity/pressure ...
Pons Poblet, Josep Maria (Date of defense: 2014-09-16)
The present project is aimed to analyze the steel structure from an evolutionary point of view. The study¿s context has been the 20th century on the Catalan capital city in order to see how the historical, ...
Marulanda Fraume, Mabel Cristina (Date of defense: 2013-04-25)
El riesgo sísmico y en general los desastres futuros que puede sufrir una ciudad, una región o un país significan una obligación o pasivo contingente no explícito que puede afectar, desde el punto de ...
Bonada Bo, Jordi (Date of defense: 2014-01-23)
Cold-formed thin-walled steel sections are frequently used in pallet rack structures. This type of cross-sections are normally used as a columns and contains perforations uniformly distributed enabling ...
Chambi Chuquichambi, José Luis (Date of defense: 2012-11-30)
El continuo deterioro y/o daños causados en las estructuras de hormigón durante su vida útil, son fenómenos inevitables que conlleva el paso del tiempo y viene a ser un problema importante que ha conducido ...
Kamram, Kazem (Date of defense: 2013-06-21)
The development of efficient algorithms to understand implosion dynamics presents a number of challenges. The foremost challenge is to efficiently represent the coupled compressible fluid dynamics of ...
Larese de Tetto, Antonia (Date of defense: 2012-07-05)
Rockfill dams are nowadays often preferred over concrete dams because of their economic advantages, their flexible design and thank to the great advance achieved in geosciences and geomechanics. ...
Bernat Masó, Ernest (Date of defense: 2014-02-07)
A significant number of buildings are supported by load-bearing masonry walls. The preservation of these worldwide used structures is a sustainable alternative. However, there is little research about ...