Browsing by Subject "Concrete"

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    • Benchmarks for the validation of a non local model 

      Jason, L; Ghavamian, S; Pijaudier-Cabot, Gilles; Huerta, Antonio (2004-10)
      Article
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      The aim of this contribution is to present a series of organised benchmarks that helps at validating the robustness of the FE implementation of a constitutive relation, its pertinence with respect to experiments, and ...

    • Bending performance of concrete beams strengthened with textile reinforced mortar TRM 

      Gil Espert, Lluís; Escrig Pérez, Christian; Bernat Masó, Ernest (2013)
      Conference report
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      This work presents a method of strengthening concrete structures based on textiles of high strength and mortars. The combination of textiles and mortars produces a new composite material with cementitious matrix. This ...

    • Bioconcrete- a sustainable substitute for concrete? 

      Gonsalves, Gayle Maria (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2011-06)
      Master thesis
      Open Access
      Today the application of concrete is rapidly increasing worldwide; it is already the most used manmade material in the world as it is relatively cheap and its basic ingredients (sand/ gravel/ water) are readily available. ...

    • Caracterització del comportament a tracció del formigó d'alta treballabilitat reforçat amb fibres d'acer mitjançant l'assaig Barcelona 

      Guàrdia Tomàs, Jaume (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2007-10-08)
      Minor thesis
      Open Access
      En aquesta tesina s'ha desenvolupat una extensa campanya experimental sobre diferents formigons reforçats amb fibres. S'han caracteritzat les propietats en estat fresc i posteriorment en estat endurit. S'han trobat ...

    • Caracterización de adiciones de CaO para desarrollar hormigones de retracción compensada 

      Madrid Zuluaga, Catalina (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2014-02)
      Master thesis
      Open Access

    • Características y uso del hormigón autocompactable "HAC" 

      Rodríguez Risueño, Natanael (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2008-01)
      Master thesis (pre-Bologna period)
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      El hormigón Autocompactable, al que denominaremos (HAC) es un tipo innovador de hormigón que no requiere vibración alguna para su colocación y compactación. El HAC fluye por su propio peso, ocupando completamente la forma ...

    • Characterization of concrete by calibrating thermo-hydraulic multiphase flow models 

      Chaparro Sánchez, Maria Carme; Saaltink, Maarten Willem; Villar Galicia, María Victoria (2015-08-01)
      Article
      Open Access
      Evaporation tests in concrete columns have been analysed by numerical models to characterize the thermo-hydraulic properties and the processes in concrete. Two evaporation tests were performed: a column heated by a lamp ...

    • Classificació i anàlisi de l'aplicabilitat d'àrids reciclats 

      Gonzàlez Corominas, Andreu (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2011-02-17)
      Minor thesis
      Open Access
      El treball de recerca dut a terme consisteix en l'anàlisi del disseny i la producció de les plantes de reciclatge més importants existents a Catalunya. Es va realitzar la caracterització de tots els àrids produïts per ...

    • Comportament a flexió de les lloses mixtes convencionals acer-formigó en fase constructiva 

      Roig Rabadà, Martí (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2019-06)
      Bachelor thesis
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      En aquest document s’estudia el comportament en fase constructiva d’una xapa nervada d’acer per a lloses mixtes d’acer-formigó. S’explica de manera detallada com s’ha caracteritzat la resistència a la combinació de ...

    • Comportamiento mecánico de compuestos de matriz cementicia y tejidos de fibras vegetales 

      Mercedes Cedeño, Luis Enrique; Gil Espert, Lluís; Bernat Masó, Ernest (Universitat Politècnica de València, 2018)
      Conference report
      Open Access
      Los compuestos de matriz cementicia reforzados con fibras (fibre reinforced cementitious matrix: FRCM) han demostrado ser un material de refuerzo con un prometedor futuro, debido a su facilidad de aplicación, resistencia ...

    • Comprovació de les teories de dosificació de Fuller i Bolomey 

      Codina Altafaja, Laura (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2017-10-05)
      Bachelor thesis
      Open Access
      El formigó és un dels materials més importants en la construcció, ja que és de gran utilitat al ser molt polivalent. La recerca de nous materials avança i la millora d’altres encara està en procés. És per això que es fa ...

    • Computational modeling of external sulfate attack in concrete at the meso-level 

      Idiart Castellano, Andrés Enrique; Carol, Ignacio; López Garello, Carlos María; Murcia Vela, Juan (2009)
      Conference report
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      This paper presents recent work by the authors along the domain of coupled chemo-mechanical problems in concrete. External sulfate attack is analyzed from a mesoscale point of view, in which the main heterogeneities of ...

    • Concrete in the education of the architect Antoni Gaudí 

      Saura Carulla, Magdalena (Ceská Betonárská Spolecnost CSSI, 2015)
      Conference lecture
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      A collaborative dimension on concrete business accounts for the education of a Gaudí's modernismo modernized. Eusebi Güell (1853–1926) met the young architect in the International Paris Exhibition of 1879. At the same ...

    • Concrete Metallic Fibers in the Architectural Design: study of physicochemical characteristics and optimization of its formulation 

      Meddour, Nesrine; Djebri, Boualem (GIRAS. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2015-06)
      Conference report
      Open Access
      For twenty years, the study of building materials including concrete adopted more scientific approaches. It seeks to identify the phenomena, physicochemical underlying the behavior of concrete. Indeed; the field of ...

    • Concrete with crumb rubber from used tyre (CR) 

      Barra Bizinotto, Marilda; Jordana Riba, Francisco de Paula; Royano García, Verónica; Vázquez Ramonich, Enric (2009)
      Conference lecture
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      This study aims to determine the influence of the substitution of a variable volume of aggregates on a concrete by an equivalent quantity of crumb rubber obtained from used tyres (CR). The physical and mechanical properties ...

    • Concrete with crumb rubber from used tyres 

      Royano García, Verónica; Barra Bizinotto, Marilda; Vázquez Ramonich, Enric (2014)
      Conference report
      Open Access
      This study aims to determine the influence of the substitution of a variable volume of aggregates on a concrete by an equivalent quantity of crumb rubber (CR) obtained from used tyres. The physical and mechanical properties ...

    • Construction and software design of an ABB IRB 140 concrete 3D printer 

      Serra, Borja (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya / Lund University, 2014)
      Master thesis (pre-Bologna period)
      Open Access
      The project consists in the design of a concrete 3D printer that would originally be used for manufacturing street furniture. It is divided into two main parts which are the frame and software design. The structure where ...

    • Contributions to the simulation of salt concrete - Short- and long-term mechanical behavior description involving an advanced plasticity model approach 

      Middelhoff, Marvin (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2017-01-23)
      Master thesis
      Open Access
      In the former German concept, rock salt was the favorite host rock to dispose heat-generating radioactive waste. To assure the integrity of the complete repository system after closure, shafts and drifts have to be sealed. ...

    • Creep and shrinkage effects in service stresses of concrete cable-stayed bridges 

      Lozano Galant, José Antonio; Turmo Coderque, José (2014-04)
      Article
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      Most of the methods presented in the literature to define the target service stresses (Objective Service Stage, OSS) of cable-stayed bridges rarely include the time-dependent phenomena effects. Nevertheless, especially in ...

    • Criterios y alternativas para la evaluación de la tenacidad en hormigones con fibras de acero 

      Zerbino, Raúl; Gettu, Ravindra; Agulló Fité, Luís; Aguado de Cea, Antonio (Colegio de Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos, 2003)
      Article
      Open Access
      Los Hormigones Reforzados con Fibras (HRF) constituyen una de las innovaciones mas relevantes en el campo de los hormigones especiales. La presencia del refuerzo provoca una sustancial modificación de la respuesta mecánica ...