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A coupled Eulerian-PFEM model for the simulation of overtopping in rockfill dams
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2012-07-05)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessRockfill 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. Unfortunately their behavior ... -
A machine learning based material homogenization technique for masonry structures
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2021-11-03)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessCutting-edge methods in the computational analysis of structures have been developed over the last decades. Such modern tools are helpful to assess the safety of existing buildings. Two main finite element (FE) modeling ... -
Advanced modelling of adhesive bonds in automotive components by the finite element method
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2019-01)
Master thesis
Open Access
Covenantee: Applus+ IDIADAIn the design of new components for the automotive framework, simulation methodologies are applied in order to reduce experimental costs. The inclusion of new materials leads to the need of consider effects that were not ... -
Aerodynamic shape optimization under uncertainties using embedded methods and adjoint techniques
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2024-07-04)
Doctoral thesis
Open Access(English) This thesis develops a framework to perform shape optimization under uncertainties for a body under the action of aerodynamic forces. The solution of the flow is performed with finite elements using the full ... -
Aerodynamics of Cronuz with Kratos multiphysics
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2020-05-19)
Master thesis
Restricted access - author's decisionElectric vehicles are becoming an increasing need since the traditional and pollutant combustion engines are about to be extinguished. The future, in the present moment, is the design of better, more efficient and less ... -
An SPH Formulation for Incompressible Newtonian Free Surface Flows
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2013-06-28)
Master thesis
Open AccessThe meshless method Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) is one of the primarily developed numerical methods in the meshless methods family. It has been proven to work well with problems of free surface fluid flows. For ... -
Applications of turbulence modeling in civil engineering
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2016-01-15)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessThis thesis explores the use of stabilized finite element formulations for the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations to simulate turbulent flow problems. Turbulence is a challenging problem due to its complex and dynamic ... -
CFD analysis of the Hyperloop concept
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2021-07-14)
Master thesis
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Computational multiscale analysis of masonry structures
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2016-04-13)
Doctoral thesis
Open Access
Covenantee: Università degli Studi G.D'AnnunzioMasonry is an ancient building material that has been used throughout the history, and it is still used nowadays. Masonry constitutes the main building technique adopted in historical constructions, and a deep understanding ... -
Coupling Uncertainty Quantifications of the B-Pillar Stamping Process and the Side Crash using Machine Learning
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2022-07-15)
Master thesis
Open AccessLes proves de xoc a la indústria automotriu són essencials per verificar l'equip de seguretat d'un vehicle i, per tant, són extremadament exigents. Moltes variables, que sorgeixen per les toleràncies de fabricació, causen ... -
Creation of an interface for training and simulation of reduced order models in strucutral mechanics
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2021-06)
Bachelor thesis
Open AccessNormalment, l’alta precisió no és la màxima prioritat en enginyeria civil, la majoria de casos, només requereix un ordre de magnitud d’un problema. Aquesta tesi pretén d’establir una interfície per entrenar i crear fitxers ... -
Developement of a compressible solver for the simulation of explosions in electric transformers
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2021-07-14)
Master thesis
Open AccessEl sector dels transformadors elèctrics està afectat per possibles explosions en l’interior dels tancs plens d’oli que aïllen els components elèctrics a causa de malfuncionaments elèctrics que generen un gas inflamable ... -
Development of an empirically-based numerical model for the BTMS design of an EV's lithium-ion battery pack
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2016-06)
Master thesis
Open Access
Covenantee: Fraunhofer-Institut für Solare EnergiesystemeIn this thesis, the electrochemical and thermal behavior of an LFP lithium-ion pouch battery is modeled, within a finite elements method framework, in order to study the fast charge procedure that is sought in most of ... -
Development of Reduced Order Models in application to thermal problems within the Kratos framework
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2019-06-14)
Master thesis
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Direct numerical simulation of multi-phase flow in complex media
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2022-02-22)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessIn numerous applications, two-phase liquid-gas transport at sub-millimeter length scales plays a substantial role in the determination of the behavior of the system at hand. As its main application, the present work focuses ... -
Evaluación de una herramienta para el estudio de problemas de interacción fluido-estructura
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2017-06)
Bachelor thesis
Open AccessA lo largo de los últimos años ha existido un gran desarrollo de distintas técnicas computacionales con el propósito de resolver, de una forma rápida y eficaz, problemas reales de interacción entre distintos materiales. ... -
Exploration of machine learning data-driven models for aeronautical applications
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2025-02-06)
Bachelor thesis
Open AccessNavier-Stokes equations are one of the Millennium Problems as today. They define the motion or flow of a fluid and they are one of the pillars of fluid mechanics. The equations were stated in the 19th century, however, the ... -
Exploring Lagrangian MPM in application to CFD
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2021-01)
Master thesis
Open AccessThe Material Point Method (MPM) [Sulsky et al. 1995] [1] combines a La-grangian description of a domain using a set of particles with a computational mesh used to solve numerically the system of governing equations. At ... -
Fast Octree pseudo-compressible solver for wind engineering application
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2019-09-08)
Master thesis
Open AccessThe idea is to work on the developement of an explicit solver using B-Bar type elements on structured meshes. The idea is to begin with a completely structured mesh, to employ immersed-type techniques in the application ... -
FSI procedures for Civil Engineering Applications
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2016-07-21)
Master thesis
Open AccessImplementation of a FSI procedure involving the interaction of shell structures and fluids.