Browsing by Subject "Excavation"
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A plastic-damage approach to the excavation response of a circular opening in weak rock
(2022-08)
Article
Restricted access - publisher's policyDuring opening construction, the accumulated wall displacement and the developing excavation damaged zone are the results of stress redistribution and inelastic behavior induced by both the microcracking damage and the ... -
Advances in the development of the discrete element method for excavation processes
(Centre Internacional de Mètodes Numèrics en Enginyeria (CIMNE), 2012)
Book
Open AccessThis work presents new developments of the discrete element method improving e ciency and accuracy of modelling of rock-like materials, especially in excavation processes. -
Analisis comparativo de excavaciones con muros pantalla diseñados mediante el metodo de elemetos finitos utilizando diferentes modelos constitutivos.
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2014-07-10)
Master thesis
Open AccessAl pasar de los tiempos cada vez se hace más hincapié en el mundo de la ingeniería en poder reproducir con más exactitud el comportamiento de las estructuras de carácter geotécnico y en poder conocer que tan seguro son los ... -
Anàlisi de les deformacions del terreny i resposta dels edificis associats a l'excavació de la tuneladora EPB de la L9 del Metro de Barcelona
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2007-05)
Minor thesis
Open AccessA L’agost de 2003, comença l’execució de la nova línia 9 del metro de Barcelona, de 43 km, de longitud. Una tuneladora EPB (Earth Pressure Balance) de 12 metres de diàmetre és l’encarregada de perforar el subsòl de ... -
Anisotropy effects in a deep excavation in stiff clay
(2013)
Conference report
Open AccessThis paper tackles the issues related to the excavation of a horizontal gallery carried out in Boom clay, a tertiary clay that hosts the Underground Laboratory of the Belgium Nuclear Agency (SCK-CEN). The gallery is 85 m ... -
Caracterización de muestras inalteradas del Delta del Llobregat
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2016-07-06)
Master thesis
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Comparison between pre-investigations and geotechnical site characterization of City Link, Stockholm
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya / Universitat de Barcelona, 2012-06-28)
Minor thesis
Open Access[ANGLÈS] The Swedish Government commissioned to Banverket the extension of the rail capacity through central Stockholm in December 2000. A commuter rail tunnel below Stockholm, the City Link, represented the solution for ... -
Deep enclosures versus pumping to reduce settlements during shaft excavations
(2014-02-04)
Article
Restricted access - publisher's policyDeep excavations in aquifers may be constructed by combining pumping with the cut and cover method. The enclosures are often deepened more than structurally needed, in order to diminish the risk of heave or fluidisation ... -
Deep excavation in an anisotropic argillaceous rock: observations and analysis
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2012-06-29)
Master thesis (pre-Bologna period)
Open AccessAl realizar una excavación en rocas arcillosas se espera que se forme una zona con importantes deformaciones irreversibles y cambios significativos en las propiedades de flujo y el transporte (EDZ – Excavation Damage Zona). ... -
Desenvolupament d'un sistema de sosteniment d'una excavació per a la construcció d'un bloc de vivendes de 7 plantes i 4 soterranis situada a la vila d'Escaldes-Engordany (Principat d'Andorra).
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2013-05-10)
Master thesis (pre-Bologna period)
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Discrete/finite element modelling of rock cutting with TBM disc cutter
(2017-03)
Article
Open AccessThis paper presents advanced computer simulation of rock cutting process typical for excavation works in civil engineering. Theoretical formulation of the hybrid discrete/finite element model has been presented. The discrete ... -
Estrategias alternativas de caracterización geomecánica para el análisis numérico de excavaciones apantalladas
(Sociedad Española de Mecánica del Suelo e Ingeniería Geotécnica, 2012)
Conference report
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Estudi de l'aplicabilitat del sistema GNSS a la monitorització d'edificis
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2012-06-19)
Bachelor thesis
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Excavació dels pous de les estacions FocCisell, Foneria, Ildefons Cerdà i Bifurcació de la L9 del metro de Barcelona: observacions i anàlisis
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2014-02-25)
Minor thesis
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Excavation-induced instabilities
(CRC Press, 2019)
Part of book or chapter of book
Restricted access - publisher's policyThe aim of this chapter is to show the capabilities of MPM to simulate geotechnical problems dealing with soil excavation. The stability of supported vertical excavation in elasto-plastic material is analyzed. Results are ... -
Gb-SAR interferometry displacement measurements during dewatering in construction works : case of La Sagrera railway station in Barcelona, Spain
(2016-04-29)
Article
Open AccessConstruction processes require monitoring to ensure safety and to control the new and existing structures. Traditional monitoring is based on land surveys and geotechnical instruments and only allows for point-like ... -
Identificación de parámetros del terreno a partir de edidmas de auscultación en excavaciones mediante el Programa de Elementos Finitos "PLAXIS"
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2020-06-30)
Master thesis
Open Access
Covenantee: SAALG GeomechanicsWiththe increasing complexity of geotechnical projects, the use of advanced and sophisticated tools has increasedas well. Thanks to finite elements such as calculation methodsand to the constitutive models ... -
Management of third-party risk in an urban deep excavation project
(IOS Press, 2007)
Conference report
Restricted access - publisher's policyThis communication presents results from a case history in Barcelona involving a large cut-and-cover railway tunnel requiring a deep excavation (H > 20 m). The presence of a number of medium to high-rise buildings alongside ... -
Modelling of a deep excavation in a stiff clay
(2009)
Conference report
Open AccessThis extended abstract presents an interpretation of the response of a mudstone during the excavation of a shaft at high depths (500m). Instrument layout and numerical model are described. A very good agreement is observed ... -
Modelling time-dependent plastic behaviour of geomaterials
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2021-06-28)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessRepresenting the time-dependent plastic behaviour of geomaterials is a critical issue in the correct application of tunnelling design techniques such as the convergence-confinement method or numerical modelling. Furthermore, ...
