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  • Simulation and analysis of damage progression in a mid-rise RC building during and earthquake 

    Cabrera Velez, Esteban; González Drigo, José Ramón; Luzi, Guido; Vargas Alzate, Yeudy Felipe; Pujades Beneit, Lluís; Alva Bañuelos, Rodrigo Esteban; Ávila Haro, Jorge Arturo (2022)
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    A five-story reinforced concrete building severely damaged during the Mw 5.1, May 11th 2011, Lorca earthquake (Murcia, Spain), has been monitored with an interferometric radar and has been numerically modelled with the aim ...
  • Earthquake risk assessment and territorial management in the 'Pla de Barcelona' 

    Salgado-Gálvez, Mario Andrés; Carreño Tibaduiza, Martha Liliana; Grajales Noreña, Sthefania; Zinggerling, Claudio; Valls Feliu, Carles (2022)
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    A probabilistic earthquake risk assessment was developed for urban planning and emergency response activities in the landscape unit of 'Pla de Barcelona', Catalonia, Spain. This assessment was developed under an integral ...
  • Extension of 2D shallow water models to hydrological modelling 

    Cea, Luis; Bladé i Castellet, Ernest; García Feal, Orlando; Sanz Ramos, Marcos; Gómez Gesteira, Moncho; Farfán Durán, Juan Fernando (International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR), 2022)
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    In this paper we discuss some critical aspects that should be considered in order to extend and apply a numerical model based on the 2D shallow water equations(2D-SWE) to distributed hydrological modelling. We also detail ...
  • A machine learning-based surrogate model for the identification of risk zones due to off-stream reservoir failure 

    Silva Cancino, Nathalia; Salazar González, Fernando; Sanz Ramos, Marcos; Bladé i Castellet, Ernest (International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR), 2022)
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    With the modification of the Regulations of the Hydraulic Public Domain of Spain in 2008, approximately 70.000 owners of off-stream reservoirs are obligated to present a classification assessment on the potential risk due ...
  • Modeling pressurized flow through hydraulic structures and bridges using a 2D-SWE-based model 

    Sanz Ramos, Marcos; López Núñez, Alejandro; Cea, Luis; Bladé i Castellet, Ernest (International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR), 2022)
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    Two-dimensional (2D) hydraulic models solve the Shallow Water Equations (SWE) for the simulation of free surface flows. The necessity of considering in the calculations specific hydraulic structures, such as bridges, gates, ...
  • Discrepancies on the spilled volume in the Aznalcóllar mine disaster 

    Sanz Ramos, Marcos; Bladé i Castellet, Ernest; Dolz Ripollès, Josep (International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR), 2022)
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    The failure of the pond that stored the tailing of the mining activity of Aznalcóllar (1998) supposed one of the most catastrophic mine disasters ever worldwide. More than 400 scientific publications, including two special ...
  • Real aperture radar: an interferometric technique to assess earthquake damaged structures 

    Cabrera Velez, Esteban; González Drigo, José Ramón; Luzi, Guido; Vargas Alzate, Yeudy Felipe; Pujades Beneit, Lluís (2018)
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    Ambient vibration testing has become a useful tool to assess the operational conditions of any existing structure, and allows the engineers to maintain a continuous monitoring in order to check its structural health ...
  • Geothermal anomaly identified under a dense urban area in the metropolitan region of Barcelona, Spain 

    Vázquez Suñé, Enric; Marazuela Calvo, Miguel Ángel; Criollo Manjarrez, Rotman Alejandro; Diviu, Marc; Mayer-Anhalt, Leia; Scheiber, Laura; Botey Bassols, Joan (2021)
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    During the drilling of the Barcelona Metro L9 line, at the Fondo station of Santa Coloma de Gramanet (Barcelona) a geothermal anomaly was detected, in which groundwater temperature was found to be up to 55°C. This anomaly ...
  • Medidas de velocidades con PTV en cauces de alta pendiente 

    Marin-Esteve, Blanca; Bateman Pinzón, Allen; Sosa Pérez, Raul (2021)
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    Esta investigación se centra en validar y definir la metodología Particle Tracking Velocimetry (PTV) para la medición de perfiles de velocidades en flujos de alta pendiente, con sumergencias relativas (Rn/D50) muy bajas. ...
  • Determinando umbral de interacción entre el río Magdalena y la Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta 

    Gómez Dueñas, Santiago; Bateman Pinzón, Allen; Santos Granados, Germán Ricardo (2021)
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    The Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta (CGSM) is a coastal complex in northern Colombia comprising interconnected lagoons, bounded by the Magdalena River (RM) and the Caribbean Sea. It is a system of great ecological, economic ...
  • Virtual reality stories for construction training scenarios: the case of social distancing at the construction site 

    Muñoz La Rivera, Felipe; Mora Serrano, Javier; Oñate Ibáñez de Navarra, Eugenio (WIT Press, 2021)
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    The architecture, engineering, construction and operation industry has high accident rates, and its workers are susceptible to certain risks due to the variability of their worksites, the tasks they perform and the equipment ...
  • Prevention of occupational risks in geotechnical drilling works through virtual reality training 

    Fernández, Aitor; Muñoz La Rivera, Felipe; Mora Serrano, Javier (WIT Press, 2021)
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    The architecture, engineering, construction and operations industry has high accident rates as a result of characteristics of the construction site and work activities, the heavy machinery used and a lack of safety culture. ...

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