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    • A method for the structural analysis and design of arched reinforced masonry and/or concrete structures 

      López López, David; Roca Fabregat, Pedro; Liew, Andrew; Van Mele, Tom; Block, Philippe (International Centre for Numerical Methods in Engineering (CIMNE), 2021)
      Conference report
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      Extraordinary architectural examples of shell structures have been built using reinforced masonry and concrete. The current sparse use of this construction type can be attributed, among other reasons, to a lack of simple ...
    • A three-dimensional approach to the Extended Limit Analysis of Reinforced Masonry 

      López López, David; Roca Fabregat, Pedro; Liew, Andrew; Méndez Echenagucia, Tomás; Van Mele, Tom; Block, Philippe (Elsevier, 2022-01)
      Article
      Open Access
      The Extended Limit Analysis of Reinforced Masonry (ELARM) is a simple and user-friendly method for the design and structural analysis of singly-curved, reinforced tile vaults (López López et al., 2019). It is based on limit ...
    • Análisis estructural de bóvedas tabicadas: estudio histórico, analítico y experimental para la determinación de la influencia en la resistencia y estabilidad de bóvedas tabicadas de diferentes variables constructivas 

      López López, David (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2012-09)
      Master thesis
      Open Access
      Aunque el interés en la bóveda tabicada está creciendo en todo el mundo, tanto en el ámbito académico como en el profesional, quedan muchas incógnitas por resolver en cuanto a su comportamiento estructural. A pesar de ...
    • Arquitectura, autonomía y participación 

      Domènech Rodríguez, Marta; López López, David (2012-07-02)
      Article
      Open Access
    • Autonomía y libertad proyectual en los proyectos de Álvaro Siza para la SAAL 

      Domènech Rodríguez, Marta; López López, David (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament de Projectes Arquitectònics, 2012)
      Conference lecture
      Open Access
      Este estudio parte de la actuación del arquitecto Alvaro Siza en los proyectos de vivienda social durante la Revolución de los Claveles de 1974 que formaron parte del proceso de regeneración urbana á la Siedlungen alemana ...
    • Berlin: Rebuilding Memories in the Contemporary City 

      Domènech Rodríguez, Marta; López López, David (2012)
      Conference report
      Open Access
      The current discourse of the city as image or spectacle is what the municipal authorities, developers and politicians in Berlin are trying to encourage in order to increase the incomes from tourism, office or commercial ...
    • "Brick-topia", the thin-tile vaulted pavilion 

      López López, David; Domènech Rodríguez, Marta; Palumbo Fernández, Mariana (Elsevier, 2014-12)
      Article
      Open Access
      The project ‘‘Brick-topia’’ was based on a combination of the latest structural analysis and form-finding computational tools with traditional, cheap and effective construction techniques. It is the result of innovation ...
    • Business analytics in sport talent acquisition 

      Torre Martínez, María del Rocío de la; Calvet, Laura; Juan, Angel A.; Hatami, Sara; López López, David (IGI Global, 2021-10-26)
      Article
      Open Access
      Recruitment of young talented players is a critical activity for most professional teams in different sports such as football, soccer, basketball, baseball, cycling, etc. In the past, the selection of the most promising ...
    • Capacidad portante de una técnica histórica: la bóveda tabicada: estudio por medio de experimentación y análisis estructural 

      López López, David (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2013-01)
      Doctoral thesis proposal
      Open Access
      Aunque el interés en la bóveda tabicada está creciendo en todo el mundo, tanto en el ámbito académico como en el profesional, quedan muchas incógnitas por resolver en cuanto a su comportamiento estructural. A pesar de la ...
    • Ciutat Vacant. Experiències de re-us d'edificis reutilitzats 

      Domènech Rodríguez, Marta; López López, David; Cornadó Bardón, Còssima (2023-04-04)
      Audiovisual
      Open Access
      Presentació de la Jornada a càrrec de Còssima Cornadó, Marta Domènech i David López. Ponents: Blanca García Gardelegui; IN Situ; Mònica Tàrrega; Escalaunouno; Ignacio López Alonso; Lagula; Joan Vitòria i Codina; El Globus ...
    • Design, fabrication and testing of a prototype, thin-vaulted, unreinforced concrete floor 

      Liew, Andrew; López López, David; Van Mele, Tom; Block, Philippe (2017-04)
      Article
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      This paper describes the concept, form finding, fabrication and experimental testing of a prototype floor system, derived from principles of shallow arching action, to initiate internal compressive stresses rather than ...
    • Dieste, González Zuleta and Sánchez del Río: three approaches to reinforced-brick shell structures 

      López López, David; Van Mele, Tom; Block, Philippe (CRC Press, 2016)
      Conference report
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      Reinforced-brick shell structures are mainly known through the extraordinary work of the Uruguayan engineer Eladio Dieste. However, other remarkable examples of shells in reinforced masonry were being built during Dieste’s ...
    • Empowering citizens' cognition and decision making in smart sustainable cities 

      Beneicke, Julia; Juan, Angel Alejandro; Xhafa Xhafa, Fatos; López López, David; Freixes, Alfons (2020-01)
      Article
      Open Access
      Advances in Internet technologies have made it possible to gather, store, and process large quantities of data, often in real time. When considering smart and sustainable cities, this big data generates useful information ...
    • Experimental testing of a composite structural system using tile vaults as integrated formwork for reinforced concrete 

      López López, David; Bernat Masó, Ernest; Gil Espert, Lluís; Roca Fabregat, Pedro (Elsevier, 2021-09-20)
      Article
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      Tile vaults are unreinforced masonry structures made of thin bricks (tiles) and fast-setting mortar that can be constructed without the need of a formwork, except at the boundaries, making them inherently economic. Their ...
    • Experimental testing of tile vaults 

      López López, David; Bernat Masó, Ernest; Gil Espert, Lluís; Roca Fabregat, Pedro (CRC Press. Taylor & Francis Group, 2020)
      Conference report
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      Tile vaults (sometimes also referred to as thin-tile, timbrel, Catalan or Guastavino vaults) are masonry structures made with thin bricks (tiles), mortar and fast-setting cement or gypsum. This traditional construction ...
    • Infrastructural archeaology 

      Velarde Sans, Andrés; Rodríguez Cámara, Antonio; Álvarez Roa, Ramón; López López, David; Domènech Rodríguez, Marta; Estaún Martínez, Carlota; Pardo Roquero, Gonzalo; Campillo González, Jimena; Palumbo Fernández, Mariana; Enríquez Lage, Juan; Palencia Serrano, María; Sigüenza Gómez, Pablo; Magro Baroni, Cristina (2011-12-06)
      Part of book or chapter of book
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    • Infrastructural Archeology 

      Domènech Rodríguez, Marta; López López, David; Palumbo Fernández, Mariana (2012-01-16)
      Internal report
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    • Intuition and experimentation as teaching tools: physical and interactive computational models 

      López López, David; Domènech Rodríguez, Marta; Guirao Costas, Sergio (International Association of Technology, Education and Development (IATED), 2022)
      Conference report
      Open Access
      Structural design and analysis is generally not the favourite subject among architecture students, who find it hard to assimilate abstract structural concepts expressed in complex formulae, whose translation to specific ...
    • La intuïció i l'experimentació com a eines docents motivadores per a un millor rendiment acadèmic 

      López López, David; Domènech Rodríguez, Marta (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Institut de Ciències de l'Educació, 2022-05)
      Article
      Open Access
      Aquest treball presenta un projecte d'innovació docent que pretén incloure la intuïció i l'experimentació en l'aprenentatge de conceptes relacionats amb el comportament estructural dels edificis. L'experimentació directa ...
    • Los talleres de expermientación en la formación del arquitecto humanista 

      Domènech Rodríguez, Marta; López López, David (Grup per a la Innovació i la Logística Docent en l'Arquitectura (GILDA) / Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Iniciativa Digital Politècnica / Publicaciones y Divulgación Científica, Universidad de Málaga, 2020-11)
      Conference report
      Open Access
      Esta comunicación se propone mostrar y poner a debate la experiencia de los talleres de experimentación basados en metodologías de aprendizaje conocidas como “learning by building”. Se analiza la experiencia de los propios ...