Ferrer Ferré, Àlex (Date of defense: 2017-05-26)
The present dissertation aims at addressing multiscale topology optimization problems. For this purpose, the concept of topology derivative in conjunction with the computational homogenization method ...
Vila Pérez, Jordi (Date of defense: 2021-02-10)
The aerospace community is challenged as of today for being able to manage accurate overnight computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations of compressible flow problems. Well-established CFD solvers ...
Caicedo Silva, Manuel Alejandro (Date of defense: 2017-02-24)
This thesis focuses on the numerical modeling of fracture and its propagation in heterogeneous materials by means of hierarchical multiscale models based on the FE2 method, addressing at the same time, ...
Solé Marí, Guillem (Date of defense: 2020-03-13)
Fluid flow, solute transport, and chemical reactions in porous media are highly relevant for multiple applications and in several fields of knowledge. Aquifers are a typical example of porous media, but ...
Ibáñez Pinillo, Rubén (Date of defense: 2019-09-02)
Simulation Based Engineering Science (SBES) has brought major improvements in optimization, control and inverse analysis, all leading to a deeper understanding in many processes occuring in the real ...
Magrans Fontrodona, Francesc Xavier (Date of defense: 2018-12-21)
This dissertation deals with four topics. The first three are in the same environment, the transmission paths. The fourth refers to the synthesis of subsystems and more specifically to two subsystems ...
Quaranta, Giacomo (Date of defense: 2019-09-02)
Numerical simulation, the use of computers to run a program which implements a mathematical model for a physical system, is an important part of today technological world. It is required in many ...
Tsiolakis, Vasileios (Date of defense: 2020-01-31)
The present thesis explores the viability of the proper generalised decomposition (PGD) as a tool for parametric studies in a daily industrial environment. Starting from the equations modelling ...
Liaudat, Joaquín (Date of defense: 2018-06-15)
This thesis aims at deepening in the understanding of the mechanisms by which the stress state affects the development of concrete expansions and cracking due to the Alkali-Silica Reaction (ASR). With ...
Titscher, Thomas (Date of defense: 2019-09-27)
Concrete is a complex material and can be modeled on various spatial and temporal scales. While simulations on coarse scales are practical for engineering applications, a deeper understanding of the ...