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    • A fully interactive visualization method for building condition assessment 

      Banaszek, Anna; Banaszek, Sebastian; Cellmer, Anna; Gibert Armengol, Vicente; Serrat Piè, Carles (2019)
      Conference report
      Open Access
      The aim of the paper is to introduce a tool for the accurate assessment of the technical condition of buildings. The proposed methodology is becoming an efficient strategy for the massive inspection of building stocks, in ...
    • A fully interactive visualization method for building condition assessment 

      Banaszek, Anna; Banaszek, Sebastian; Cellmer, Anna; Gibert Armengol, Vicente; Serrat Piè, Carles (Institute of Physics (IOP), 2019-09)
      Article
      Open Access
      The aim of the paper is to introduce a tool for the accurate assessment of the technical condition of buildings. The proposed methodology is becoming an efficient strategy for the massive inspection of building stocks, in ...
    • Analytical method for the assessment of unreinforced brick masonry walls subjected to eccentric compressive loads 

      Bernat Masó, Ernest; Gil Espert, Lluís; Roca Fabregat, Pedro (2014-12-30)
      Article
      Open Access
      Slender unreinforced masonry walls are likely to fail due to mechanism formation when they are subjected to eccentric compression loads causing second order bending effects. A practical analytical formulation is herein ...
    • Application of TLS intensity data for detection of brick walls defects 

      Suchocki, Czeslaw; Katzer, Jacek; Serrat Piè, Carles; Jagoda, Marcin (2019)
      Conference report
      Open Access
      Terrestrial Laser Scanning (TLS) is a well-established technique for remote acquisition of geometrical data of a tested object. For the past two decades it has been commonly used in geodesy, surveying and related areas for ...
    • Application of TLS intensity data for detection of brick walls defects 

      Suchocki, Czeslaw; Katzer, Jacek; Serrat Piè, Carles; Jagoda, Marcin (Institute of Physics (IOP), 2019-09)
      Article
      Open Access
      Terrestrial Laser Scanning (TLS) is a well-established technique for remote acquisition of geometrical data of a tested object. For the past two decades it has been commonly used in geodesy, surveying and related areas for ...
    • Damage in face-brick facades placed between concrete slabs 

      Díaz Gómez, César; Cornadó Bardón, Còssima; Albareda Valls, Albert (Elsevier, 2020-02-27)
      Article
      Open Access
      In recent decades, non-structural exposed brick facades have been widely used in Spain and other European and American countries. However, when they are partially supported by floor slabs, to give the image of a continuous ...
    • El bloc no és un substitut del maó 

      Llorens Duran, Josep Ignasi de (2019)
      Research report
      Open Access
    • El muro de ladrillo cerámico visto en hilada arpada a serreta por tabla en Cataluña: materia, espacio, forma y luz 

      Ariño Cabau, Beatriz (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2021-07-15)
      Bachelor thesis
      Open Access
      Hace muchos años que el ser humano ha utilizado el ladrillo para la construcción. Ya desde la época de los romanos se empezó a construir de esta forma. A través de las distintas épocas se ha ido usando de formas diferentes, ...
    • Estimació de la resistència de la fàbrica 

      Llorens Duran, Josep Ignasi de (2019)
      Research report
      Open Access
    • Experimental comparison of two testing setups for characterizing the shear mechanical properties of masonry 

      Segura Domingo, Jorge; Bernat Masó, Ernest; Mendizábal Dinucci, Virginia Dolores; Pelà, Luca; Roca Fabregat, Pedro; Gil Espert, Lluís (Elsevier, 2021-09-08)
      Article
      Restricted access - publisher's policy
      The prediction of the structural capacity of masonry buildings against lateral loads requires an accurate characterization of the masonry strength and the general response under shear stresses. The experimental determination ...
    • Influencia del recrecido sobre la vulnerabilidad sísmica en edificios modernistas de fábrica de ladrillo no reforzado de Barcelona 

      Quintilla Blanco, Francisco (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2013-07-15)
      Master thesis
      Restricted access - author's decision
      El objetivo de este trabajo es evaluar la influencia del incremento de altura de un edificio de fábrica de ladrillo sobre su vulnerabilidad sísmica. La modelización numérica y la evaluación de la vulnerabilidad sísmica ...
    • La Volta de maó de pla 

      Espuga Martín, Ana; Villagrasa Raigón, Javier (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 1991-07)
      Master thesis (pre-Bologna period)
      Open Access
      La volta de maó, com el seu nom indica, és una volta on les petites peces que la conformen (en aquest cas, maons) s'han col·locat en posició plana, o dit d'una altra manera, estan agafades les unes amb les altres amb testes. ...
    • Methodological considerations for life cycle assessment of clay masonry 

      Ballén Zamora, Sergio; Cubides Pérez, Adriana; Hinestrosa Ayala, Luz Amparo; Medina Campos, Liliana; Ortega Morales, James A. (2017)
      Conference report
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      This paper presents the progress of an investigation developed in 2016, whose general objective was to set a methodology for the life cycle assessment of clay masonry in Cundinamarca State, based on the evaluation of ...
    • Seismic vulnerability of masonry buildings of the Eixample district in Barcelona 

      Kanli, Despoina (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2021-07-12)
      Master thesis
      Open Access
      El districte de l'Eixample és probablement el més representatiu de Barcelona, ​​ja que representa el 17% de la població total de la ciutat. Els edificis de la zona es classifiquen en dos sistemes estructurals: un amb murs ...
    • Thermal and mechanical properties laboratory evaluation of hollow brick made of Rred clay and rice husk additive 

      Díaz Fuentes, Carmen Xiomara; Sánchez Molina, Jorge; Zamora i Mestre, Joan-Lluís (Institute of Physics (IOP), 2020-12-12)
      Article
      Open Access
      Hollow bricks in Rred clay for masonry are important in design and construction of buildings. Their thermal and mechanical properties must be considered because of the impact they have on energy consumption. The objective ...
    • L'ús de les tècniques de maó pla a les cases per a obrers: el cas de la Colònia Vidal (1892-1936) 

      Marcos Pons, Aleix (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2018-05-14)
      Bachelor thesis
      Open Access
      Creixent a l’entorn del Llobregat sempre havia donat per suposada la presència d’aquests fragments del que havia sigut el motor econòmic de la regió, però que ara semblen ser poc mes que ruïnes i atraccions per ...