Departament d'Enginyeria Mecànica i de la Construcció Industrial

La Universitat de Girona té més de 15.000 estudiants i 1.400 professors. Ofereix uns 50 estudis de grau i més de 20 màsters. S’organitza en 9 centres docents, 1 Escola de Doctorat, 6 centres adscrits. L’activitat de recerca es du a terme en 24 departaments, 12 instituts de recerca i més de 40 càtedres, a més d’un centenar de grups de recerca especialitzat. Té la seu a la ciutat de Girona i s’integra en el sistema d’universitats públiques catalanes.

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

Meulman, Edwin (Fecha de defensa: 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 (Fecha de defensa: 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 (Fecha de defensa: 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 (Fecha de defensa: 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 (Fecha de defensa: 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 (Fecha de defensa: 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 (Fecha de defensa: 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 (Fecha de defensa: 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 (Fecha de defensa: 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 (Fecha de defensa: 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 (Fecha de defensa: 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 (Fecha de defensa: 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 (Fecha de defensa: 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 (Fecha de defensa: 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 (Fecha de defensa: 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 (Fecha de defensa: 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 (Fecha de defensa: 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 ...

Micromechanical modelling of hybrid unidirectional composite materials under fibre tensile loading 

Guerrero Garcia, José Manuel (Fecha de defensa: 2020-02-07)

In this thesis, a micromechanical model for predicting the tensile failure process in hybrid and non-hybrid unidirectional composite materials under fibre tensile loading is developed. Derived from this, the influence that ...

Improving compression after impact response of composite laminates through ply level hybridization with thin plies and unsymmetrical designs 

Sasikumar, Aravind (Fecha de defensa: 2019-07-18)

Despite the weight savings, composite materials are vulnerable to impact loads mainly due to the alarming reduction in the compression after impact strength (CAI). This thesis exploits the potential of laminate designs ...

A mechano-perfusion bioreactor for tissue engineering 

Fernandes Freitas, Dino Miguel (Fecha de defensa: 2019-11-29)

Tissue Engineering plays a vital role in tissue construct to repair, maintain or replace tissues. Those tissues can be cultivated in vivo or in vitro using devices such as bioreactors. There are several approaches to ...

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