• Buckling curves for cold-formed stainless-steel columns and beams 

      Arrayago Luquin, Itsaso; Rasmussen, Kim J.R. (2021-10)
      Article
      Accés obert
      This paper summarises the background information and methodology used to derive a set of buckling curves proposed for cold-formed stainless steel columns and beams, incorporated in the recently revised SEI/ASCE 8-21 ...
    • Lateral stability analysis of long precast prestressed concrete beams 

      Herrando Germán, Víctor (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2015-02)
      Projecte Final de Màster Oficial
      Accés obert
    • Power and bandwidth allocation in multibeam satellite systems 

      París i Bordas, Aleix (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2018-06)
      Treball Final de Grau
      Accés obert
      Realitzat a/amb:   Massachusetts Institute of Technology
      This thesis proposes a genetic algorithm to allocate the main resources of a multibeam communications satellite: power and bandwidth. The algorithm exposed can reduce the unmet system capacity (USC) by 10% - 15% in comparison ...
    • Reinforced concrete predimensioning to enhance optimization 

      Sanabra Loewe, Marc; Scanlon, Andrew (International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineers (IABSE), 2014)
      Comunicació de congrés
      Accés obert
      Due to the nature of the material, reinforced concrete elements normally need a complex computation process to find efficient sections. Recommendations of some main codes face the problem by offering very simple ...
    • Shear design of reinforced high-strength concrete beams 

      Cladera Bohigas, Antoni (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2003-03-07)
      Tesi
      Accés obert
      Aunque el hormigón de alta resistencia se está utilizando de manera creciente en los últimos años para la construcción de estructuras, la norma Española vigente, la Instrucción EHE, sólo abarca hormigones de resistencias ...
    • Structural system identification of shear stiffnesses in beams by observability techniques 

      Lozano Galant, José Antonio; Emadi, Seyyedbehrad; Ramos Schneider, Gonzalo; Turmo Coderque, José (International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineers (IABSE), 2018)
      Text en actes de congrés
      Accés restringit per política de l'editorial
      Despite its importance in some structures, shear deformation is systematically neglected by most static structural system identification methods. To fill this gap, this paper analyzes, for the first time in the literature, ...
    • Variability of the bond and mechanical properties of self-compacting concrete 

      Menezes de Almeida Filho, Fernando; Barragán, Bryan E.; Casas Rius, Joan Ramon; El Debs, Ana Lúcia H. C. (2008-03)
      Article
      Accés obert
      This main objective of this research is to evaluate the variability of the mechanical properties (compressive strength, modulus of elasticity and tensile strength) and bond strength of the self-compacting concrete (SCC), ...