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    • Mapping roof materials in cities for food, water, and energy production: a Mediterranean metropolitan area case study 

      Zambrano Pardo, Perla; Josa Garcia-Tornel, Alejandro; Rieradevall Pons, Joan; Alamús, Ramón; Pérez Aragüés, Fernando; Marchan Hernández, Juan Fernando; Gassó Domingo, Santiago; Gabarrell Durany, Xavier (2023-12)
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      In recent years, rooftops have been used as productive spaces for local resource (e.g. food, water, or energy) production. The main objective of this study is to demonstrate the potential of hyperspectral data to identify ...
    • Mecánica de suelos : problemas resueltos 

      Olivella Pastallé, Sebastià; Josa Garcia-Tornel, Alejandro; Suriol Castellví, Josep; Navarro Gámir, Vicente (Edicions UPC, 1997)
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      Esta publicación contiene una colección de problemas resueltos de mecánica de suelos que ha sido preparada para los estudios de ingeniería técnica de obras públicas que se imparten en la UPC. Se trata de una titulación de ...
    • Mecánica de suelos : problemas resueltos 

      Olivella Pastallé, Sebastià; Josa Garcia-Tornel, Alejandro; Suriol Castellví, Josep; Navarro Gámir, Vicente (Edicions UPC, 2001)
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      Esta publicación contiene una colección de problemas resueltos de mecánica de suelos que ha sido preparada para los estudios de ingeniería técnica de obras públicas que se imparten en la UPC. Se trata de una titulación de ...
    • MIVES: modelo integrado de valor para evaluaciones de sostenibilidad 

      Viñolas Prat, Bernat; Cortés, F.; Marques, A.; Josa Garcia-Tornel, Alejandro; Aguado de Cea, Antonio (Centro Internacional de Métodos Numéricos en Ingeniería (CIMNE), 2009)
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      La valoración y agregación cuantitativa de los distintos requisitos que constituyen los tres pilares básicos de la sostenibilidad es importante para poder comparar de forma objetiva la incidencia relativa de alternativas ...
    • Modeling soil-facing interface interaction with continuum element methodology 

      Puig Damians, Ivan; Olivella Pastallé, Sebastià; Bathurst, Richard; Lloret Morancho, Antonio; Josa Garcia-Tornel, Alejandro (2022-03)
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      Soil-facing mechanical interactions play an important role in the behaviour of earth retaining walls. Generally, numerical analysis of earth retaining structures requires the use of interface elements between dissimilar ...
    • Modelling 3D mechanical interfaces with continuum elements 

      Puig Damians, Ivan; Olivella Pastallé, Sebastià; Lloret Morancho, Antonio; Josa Garcia-Tornel, Alejandro; Bathurst, Richard (2013)
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      This document presents preliminary results of FEM-numerical analysis of soil-reinforcement pullout tests. The numerical model has been developed with CODE_BRIGHT and assuming the interfaces as continuum materials. The ...
    • Multi-Criteria Decision Making in the sustainability assessment of sewerage pipe systems 

      Fuente Antequera, Albert de la; Pons Valladares, Oriol; Josa Garcia-Tornel, Alejandro; Aguado de Cea, Antonio (2016-01)
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      This paper focuses on the sustainability analysis of different constituent materials for sewerage pipes by using a specific multi - criteria decision making (MCDM) method based on the value analysis and the multi-attribute ...
    • Muros pantallas bi-capa: principales resultados y recomendaciones hacia el diseño 

      Segura-Castillo, Luís; Josa Garcia-Tornel, Alejandro; Aguado de Cea, Antonio (2014)
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      The bi-layer diaphragm walls are a new type of slurry wall designed to have an improved waterproofness, aimed to be used in situations with risk of water leakages. In this walls, the waterproof system is made of a second ...
    • Negative skin friction on piles: a simplified analysis and prediction procedure 

      Alonso Pérez de Agreda, Eduardo; Josa Garcia-Tornel, Alejandro; Ledesma Villalba, Alberto (Institution of Civil Engineers (http://www.ice.org.uk/), 1984)
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      In order to describe the interaction between a single pile and a consolidating soil a stress transfer approach at the interface is proposed. The non-linear, plastic character of the shear stress acting on the pile shaft ...
    • Numerical analysis of an instrumented steel reinforced soil wall 

      Puig Damians, Ivan; Bathurst, Richard; Josa Garcia-Tornel, Alejandro; Lloret Morancho, Antonio (2014-02-20)
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      The paper describes the results and lessons learned using a PLAXIS finite element method (FEM) model to simulate quantitative performance features of the Minnow Creek steel strip reinforced soil wall structure located in ...
    • Numerical study of the influence of foundation compressibility and reinforcement stiffness on the behaviour of reinforced soil walls 

      Puig Damians, Ivan; Bathurst, Richard; Josa Garcia-Tornel, Alejandro; Lloret Morancho, Antonio (2014-07-01)
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      Most geosynthetic and metallic reinforced soil walls are designed assuming that the wall foundation is rigid and/or does not influence the magnitude and distribution of reinforcement loads under operational conditions. ...
    • Numerical study of the use of actively-tensioned polymeric strips for reinforced soil walls 

      Puig Damians, Ivan; Bathurst, Richard; Lima, Juan; Lloret Morancho, Antonio; Josa Garcia-Tornel, Alejandro (Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), 2015)
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      Polymeric strip reinforced soil walls require a practical method to fix the reinforcement tail-ends in the soil backfill during construction to ensure adequate anchorage and to avoid any slack along the linear reinforcement ...
    • Perceptions on barriers and opportunities for integrating urban agri-green roofs: a European Mediterranean compact city case 

      Zambrano, Perla; Pons Gumí, David; Toboso Chavero, Susana; Parada, Felipe; Josa Garcia-Tornel, Alejandro; Gabarrell Durany, Xavier; Rieradevall Pons, Joan (2021-07)
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      The main objective of this study is to analyze the perceived barriers and opportunities with regard to the implementation of urban agri-green roofs (UAGR) in cities. The case study was conducted in Barcelona, a Mediterranean ...
    • Potential key factors, policies, and barriers for rooftop agriculture in EU Cities: Barcelona, Berlin, Bologna, and Paris 

      Zambrano, Perla; Orsini, Francesco; Rieradevall Pons, Joan; Josa Garcia-Tornel, Alejandro; Gabarrell Durany, Xavier (2021-09-23)
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      The main objective of this study is to contribute a framework and to provide an overview of potential key factors, policies, and barriers associated with the integration of rooftop urban agriculture (RUA), building on ...
    • Quantifying energy symbiosis of building-integrated agriculture in a mediterranean rooftop greenhouse 

      Muñoz Liesa, Joan; Royapoor, Mohammad; López Capel, Elisa; Cuerva Contreras, Eva; Rufí-Salís, Martí; Gassó Domingo, Santiago; Josa Garcia-Tornel, Alejandro (2020-08)
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      A major concern for sustainable development is urban systems energy consumption. A possible way to gain additional whole system energy efficiencies is to integrate rooftop greenhouses (iRTG) on unoccupied roofs. This work ...
    • Reconocimiento geotécnico del terreno 

      Suriol Castellví, Josep; Lloret Morancho, Antonio; Josa Garcia-Tornel, Alejandro (Edicions UPC, 2007)
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      El presente texto trata de introducir al estudiante de Geotecnia a la problemática derivada del estudio del terreno como medio natural. Surge entonces la necesidad de transformar las propiedades del terreno en parámetros ...
    • Rooftop greenhouses in educational centers: a sustainability assessment of urban agriculture in compact cities 

      Nadal, Ana; Pons Valladares, Oriol; Cuerva Contreras, Eva; Rieradevall Pons, Joan; Josa Garcia-Tornel, Alejandro (Elsevier, 2018)
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      Today, urban agriculture is one of the most widely used sustainability strategies to improve the metabolism of a city. Schools can play an important role in the implementation of sustainability master plans, due their ...
    • Social perception of urban agriculture in Latin-America. A case study in Mexican social housing 

      Nadal, Ana; Cerón Palma, Ileana; García-Gómez, Carmen; Pérez-Sánchez, María; Rodríguez-Labajos, Beatriz; Cuerva Contreras, Eva; Josa Garcia-Tornel, Alejandro; Rieradevall Pons, Joan (2018-03-14)
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      Food security is at the heart of governmental agendas of developing countries. In Latin America, urban agriculture (UA) offers an interesting alternative to ensuring a sufficient, safe and nutritious food supply for urban ...
    • Sustainability assessment of earth retaining wall structures: preliminary model and simplified application 

      García Adroguer, Eduard; Puig Damians, Ivan; Josa Garcia-Tornel, Alejandro; Lloret Morancho, Antonio; Bathurst, Richard (2015)
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      Earth retaining wall (RW) structures have been used for centuries but new technologies and innovations in materials continue to emerge. While different wall types can perform the same function, a rigorous sustainability ...
    • Sustainability assessment of earth-retaining wall structures 

      Puig Damians, Ivan; Bathurst, Richard; Adroguer, Eduard G.; Josa Garcia-Tornel, Alejandro; Lloret Morancho, Antonio (2018-08)
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      This paper describes a sustainability assessment methodology and example to select the best sustainable option from candidate conventional gravity and cantilever wall types and steel and polymeric soil-reinforced, mechanically ...