Exploració per tema "Retaining walls"

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    • Impacts of revetments and seawalls in a fetch limited coast 

      Pintado Patiño, José Carlos (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2010-06-04)
      Projecte Final de Màster Oficial
      Accés obert
      Found on the NW Mediterranean, the Catalan coast is not only subjected to morphological changes driven by physical natural processes but also by significant changes in local dynamics that result from the numerous coastal ...

    • Influence of numerical model mesh properties on predicted in soil temperature, relative humidity and degree of saturation of reinforced soil structures 

      Moncada Ramírez, Aníbal Andrés; Puig Damians, Ivan; Olivella Pastallé, Sebastià; Bathurst, Richard (2022)
      Comunicació de congrés
      Accés restringit per política de l'editorial
      Geosynthetic materials are routinely used in soil reinforcement and stabilization applications. They have proven to be an important part of the sustainable solution for reinforced soil walls (RSWs). For RSW constructed ...

    • Manteniment de murs de contenció 

      Llorens Duran, Josep Ignasi de (2018)
      Report de recerca
      Accés obert
      La "Ley 38/1999, de 5 de noviembre, de Ordenación de la Edificación (BOE núm. 266, de 6-11-1999)", vigent actualment a Espanya, demana que es documenti l'obra executada amb (entre d'altres) les instruccions de ús i ...

    • Modelling the effect of in-soil temperature and relative humidity on performance of PET strap soil reinforcement products 

      Moncada Ramírez, Aníbal Andrés; Puig Damians, Ivan; Olivella Pastallé, Sebastià; Bathurst, Richard John (2021)
      Comunicació de congrés
      Accés restringit per política de l'editorial
      Polyester (PET) strap reinforcement materials are now used routinely as soil reinforcement for mechanically stabilized earth (MSE) walls. Strength and stiffness of the polyester fibres can be expected to decrease with ...

    • Murs de contenció : de gabions, a flexió i de soterrani 

      Llorens Duran, Josep Ignasi de; Ruiz Olazábal, Beatriz (Iniciativa Digital Politècnica, 2012)
      Llibre
      Accés obert
      Murs de contenció: de gabions, a flexió i de soterrani és un manual pràctic de projecte de murs de contenció de terres per a l'edificació. Introdueix al coneixement de les accions del sòl, n'identifica les variables i la ...

    • Numerical analysis of embedded walls for design with Eurocode 7 

      López del Blanco, Ignacio (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2011-10-20)
      Tesina
      Accés obert
      Anglès: The possibility of applying numerical methods, particularly Finite Element Models (FEM), for geotechnical design permits to cope with more complexity and therefore model reality with better accuracy and precision. ...

    • Numerical investigation into the failure of a micropile retaining wall 

      Prat Catalán, Pere (2017-01)
      Article
      Accés obert
      The paper presents a numerical investigation on the failure of a micropile wall that collapsed while excavating the adjacent ground. The main objectives are: to estimate the strength parameters of the ground; to perform a ...

    • Numerical study of the influence of the interaction distance, the polymeric strips pre-tensioning, and the soil–polymeric interaction on the performance of back-to-back reinforced soil walls 

      Brouthen, Abdelaziz; Houhou, Mohamed Nab; Puig Damians, Ivan (2022-02)
      Article
      Accés obert
      This study describes the results of a series of 2D finite element method (FEM) numerical models of 6 m high back-to-back reinforced soil walls using the geotechnical software PLAXIS. These structures are used to support ...

    • 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)
      Text en actes de congrés
      Accés restringit per política de l'editorial
      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 ...

    • Protecting surface and buried structures from tunnelling using pile walls: a prediction model 

      Franza, Andrea; Losacco, Nunzio; Ledesma Villalba, Alberto; Viggiani, Giulia M.B.; Jimenez Rodríguez, Rafael (2021-10)
      Article
      Accés obert
      When tunnelling poses excessive risks for buildings and buried foundations, a pile row barrier may shield the existing structure from ground movements. This paper presents a three-dimensional linear elastic prediction ...

    • Residual service life of a deteriorated retaining wall near the Terrassa railway station based on evidence 

      Casas Rius, Joan Ramon; Alegre Heitzmann, Vicente; Comellas Oliva, Josep (Féderation Internationale du Béton (fib), 2023)
      Text en actes de congrés
      Accés restringit per política de l'editorial
      A part of the retaining earth wall of the main line of the Catalonian railways (FGC), close to the station of Terrassa collapsed abruptly and without any previous warning. The collapse of this part of the wall provoked the ...

    • Resistència al vent dels murs de gabions 

      Llorens Duran, Josep Ignasi de (2018)
      Report de recerca
      Accés obert

    • Simplified approach to analyse global stability of reinforced soil walls 

      Cañas Pineda, Abercio; Moncada Ramírez, Aníbal Andrés; Olivella Pastallé, Sebastià; Puig Damians, Ivan; Bathurst, Richard John (CRC Press, 2023)
      Comunicació de congrés
      Accés obert
      Reinforced soil walls (RSW) are a proven alternative to conventional earth retaining structures due to their rapid construction, smaller environmental impact, lower cost, as well as more sustainable social/functional ...

    • Solució constructiva a la inestabilitat de terres del IES Sant Esteve de Sesrovires 

      Rebollo Rodríguez, Ana (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2013-06-20)
      Projecte/Treball Final de Carrera
      Accés obert
      L'estudi tracta de buscar un alternativa constructiva a la inestabilitat de terres que conformen els talussos (TalusA) del Centre Escolar de la població de Sant Esteve de Sesrovires; la solució escollida és la construcció ...

    • Sota rasant : aspectes teòrics i pràctica constructiva 

      Portales i Pons, Agustí (Edicions UPC, 2009-09)
      Llibre
      Accés restringit a la comunitat UPC
      Sota rasant és el resultat de compaginar l'exercici professional i la docència al llarg de més de trenta anys. Ha estat concebut perquè sigui un company de viatge fidel des de la fase de formació fins a la d'exercici ...

    • Static analysis of masonry arched and buttressed retaining walls 

      Dogu, Defne (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2019-07-26)
      Projecte Final de Màster Oficial
      Accés obert
      Realitzat a/amb:   Universidade do Minho
      There is a common typology of retaining walls, in places with hard soils without water table, which consist in arches in the upper part and buttressed pillars transmitting the forces from the arches and the earth pressure ...

    • Strength reduction analysis in polymeric reinforced soil walls 

      Moncada Ramírez, Aníbal Andrés; Puig Damians, Ivan; Olivella Pastallé, Sebastià; Bathurst, Richard John (2023)
      Comunicació de congrés
      Accés restringit per política de l'editorial
      The latest revision of EN-1997 allows for the use of numerical tools to design geotechnical structures, provided limit state conditions are thoroughly evaluated were analysis of the construction and post-construction stages ...

    • 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)
      Text en actes de congrés
      Accés restringit per política de l'editorial
      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)
      Article
      Accés restringit per política de l'editorial
      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 ...

    • Thermo-hydraulic numerical modelling of in-soil conditions in reinforced soil walls 

      Moncada Ramírez, Aníbal Andrés; Puig Damians, Ivan; Olivella Pastallé, Sebastià; Bathurst, Richard (2023-08)
      Article
      Accés restringit per política de l'editorial
      The role of temperature and relative humidity on long-term mechanical and chemical degradation of polyester fibres due to hydrolysis and creep is well documented. This study presents the results of a thermo-hydraulic 2D ...