Browsing by Author "Puig Damians, Ivan"
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3D modelling of reinforced soil walls
Puig Damians, Ivan; Bathurst, Richard; Olivella Pastallé, Sebastià; Lloret Morancho, Antonio; Josa Garcia-Tornel, Alejandro (2017)
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Open AccessThis report summarizes the scope and conclusions of a 3D numerical modelling analysis of mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) walls constructed with concrete panels and strip reinforcement. These systems pose numerical ... -
3D modelling of strip reinforced MSE walls
Puig Damians, Ivan; Bathurst, Richard; Olivella Pastallé, Sebastià; Lloret Morancho, Antonio; Josa Garcia-Tornel, Alejandro (Springer, 2021-03)
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Open AccessThis paper reports the results of 3D numerical modelling of a 6-m-high mechanically stabilised earth (MSE) wall constructed with concrete panels and steel or polymeric strip reinforcement. These systems pose numerical ... -
3D simulations of gas injection on callovo-oxfordian claystone assuming spatial heterogeneity and anisotropy
Puig Damians, Ivan; Olivella Pastallé, Sebastià; Gens Solé, Antonio (Elsevier, 2022-11)
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Open AccessA series of gas injection tests on Callovo-Oxfordian (COx) claystone from the Bure underground research laboratory (URL) in France were carried out at the British Geological Survey (BGS). The tests were performed using a ... -
A bibliometric review of reinforced soil wall research topics
Malekmohammadi, Khashayar; Puig Damians, Ivan (Springer, 2024-06)
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Open AccessReinforced soil or mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) wall structures offer straightforward construction techniques as an alternative to conventional retaining earth walls. The benefits of MSE wall structures are their ... -
A bridge foundation analysis
Puig Damians, Ivan; Olivella Pastallé, Sebastià; Josa Garcia-Tornel, Alejandro (2011)
Conference report
Open AccessThis document presents the analysis with CODE_BRIGHT finite element program of a geotechnical case. The problem analyzed is related to a mechanical analysis of soilstructure interaction considering different alternatives ... -
A bridge foundation analysis
Puig Damians, Ivan; Olivella Pastallé, Sebastià; Josa Garcia-Tornel, Alejandro (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Escola Tècnica Superior d'Enginyers de Camins Canals i Ports de Barcelona, 2011-11-15)
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Open AccessThis document presents the analysis with CODE_BRIGHT finite element program of a geotechnical case. The problem analyzed is related to a mechanical analysis of soil structure interaction considering different alternatives ... -
A thermo-hygro-mechanical model for concrete shrinkage: preliminary study
Puig Damians, Ivan; Olivella Pastallé, Sebastià (2018-04-09)
Research report
Open AccessThe concrete shrinkage is a common effect of the concrete material behavior during concrete strengthening. The shrinkage is usually a function of the particular concrete material features, its quality, curing process, ... -
Advective gas flow in bentonite: development and comparison of enhanced multi-phase numerical approaches
Tamayo Mas, Elena; Harrington, J. F.; Puig Damians, Ivan; Olivella Pastallé, Sebastià; Radeisen, Eike; Rutqvist, Jonny; Wang, Y. (Elsevier, 2024-03)
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Open AccessUnderstanding the impact of repository gas, generated from degradation of waste and its interaction with the host rock, is essential when assessing the performance and safety function of long-term disposal systems for ... -
Analysis of vertical facing panel-joint gap in reinforced soil walls
Puig Damians, Ivan; Bathurst, Richard; Josa Garcia-Tornel, Alejandro; Lloret Morancho, Antonio; Lima, Juan (International Geosynthetics Society (IGS), 2017)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyThis paper extends the numerical parametric study previously reported by the writers for the vertical load distribution and vertical gap compression between facing panel units in steel reinforced soil walls ranging in ... -
Análisis numérico de los esfuerzos verticales en el paramento de un muro de tierra reforzada en suelo diabásico
Puig Damians, Ivan; Josa Garcia-Tornel, Alejandro; Albuquerque, P.J.R.; Lloret Morancho, Antonio; Ledesma Villalba, Alberto; de Santos, C. (2011)
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Open AccessThe paper presents a numerical analysis of the service behaviour of a reinforced soil wall constructed in a diabasic soil. A 2D model developed through the Finite Element Method (FEM) using the commercial computer software ... -
Assessment of earth retaining wall sustainability: value functions and stakeholder weighting sensitivity
Puig Damians, Ivan; Bathurst, Richard; Lloret Morancho, Antonio; Josa Garcia-Tornel, Alejandro; El Mansouri, D. (Springer Nature, 2019)
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Open AccessEarth retaining walls are common geotechnical structures with a wide range of solutions available to perform the same function. More and more, geotechnical engineers are asked to find the best solution among several options ... -
Comparison of finite element and finite difference modelling results with measured performance of a reinforced soil wall
Puig Damians, Ivan; Bathurst, Richard; Josa Garcia-Tornel, Alejandro; Lloret Morancho, Antonio (2014)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyThe performance of a metallic reinforced soil segmental retaining wall is examined in a systematic manner using two numerical modelling approaches. Finite element modelling was carried out using the commercial program ... -
Comparison of geosynthetic reinforced soil wall solutions using analytical design methods and numerical modelling
Moncada Ramírez, Aníbal Andrés; Puig Damians, Ivan; Olivella Pastallé, Sebastià; Bathurst, Richard John (2023)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyEuropean design standard (prEN-1997 202x) permits the use of suitably verified numerical models for the design of reinforced soil walls (RSW). The paper first compares three analytical design method outcomes (Coherent ... -
Concrete arches and reinforced soil: a sustainable alternative structure for road bridges
Malekmohammadi, Khashayar; Moncada Ramírez, Aníbal Andrés; Puig Damians, Ivan (CRC Press, 2024)
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Open AccessRoad bridges are necessary infrastructures for transportation. As such, they are subject to thorough scrutiny for their environmental, social, and economic impacts. An adequate substantiality assessment applied to bridge ... -
Coupled hydro-gas-mechanical 3D modeling of LASGIT experiment
Sayad Noghretab, Babak; Puig Damians, Ivan; Olivella Pastallé, Sebastià; Gens Solé, Antonio (Elsevier, 2024-12)
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Open AccessGas transport simulation in bentonite for radioactive waste disposal poses challenges for numerical models due to its complex microstructure. Understanding the processes involved is a prerequisite for assessing gas flow's ... -
Coupled modelling of environmental in-soil conditions and their effects over polyester straps reinforced soil structures
Moncada Ramírez, Aníbal Andrés; Puig Damians, Ivan; Olivella Pastallé, Sebastià; Bathurst, Richard John (2022)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyPolyester (PET) strap reinforcement materials are being routinely used as soil reinforcement for mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) walls. Strength and stiffness of the polyester fibres can be expected to decrease with ... -
Environmental and economic study of geosynthetic reinforced soil walls
Moncada Ramírez, Aníbal Andrés; Olivella Pastallé, Sebastià; Puig Damians, Ivan; Bathurst, Richard John (International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 2024)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyReinforced soil walls (RSWs) are considered a reliable and resilient solution to perform the retaining wall function. RSWs have proven to have a reduced environmental impact and overall lower construction complexity when ... -
Environmental assessment of earth retaining wall structures
Puig Damians, Ivan; Bathurst, Richard; García Adroguer, Eduard; Josa Garcia-Tornel, Alejandro; Lloret Morancho, Antonio (2017-12)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyLife cycle assessment (LCA) is recognised as a powerful technique to determine the environmental impact component of sustainability assessments of structures in civil engineering projects at the time of design. This paper ... -
Equivalent interface properties for FLAC and PLAXIS models to simulate soil-structure interactions in MSE walls
Yu, Yan; Puig Damians, Ivan; Bathurst, Richard; Lloret Morancho, Antonio; Josa Garcia-Tornel, Alejandro (2014)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyThe choice of structure element to simulate soil reinforcement and soil-structure interaction details for numerical modelling of mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) walls can have a significant influence on numerical ... -
Equivalent interface properties to model soil-facing interactions with zero-thickness and continuum element methodologies
Puig Damians, Ivan; Yu, Yan; Lloret Morancho, Antonio; Bathurst, Richard; Josa Garcia-Tornel, Alejandro (IOS Press, 2015)
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Restricted access - publisher's policySoil-facing mechanical interactions play an important role in the behavior of earth retaining walls. Generally, numerical analysis of earth retaining structures requires the use of interface elements between dissimilar ...