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Active control implementation in cable-stayed bridges for quasi-static loading patterns

Crusells Girona, Miquel; Aparicio Bengoechea, Ángel Carlos (2016-07)
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The following paper deals with active control implementation in cable-stayed bridges. Recent developments in structural active control of cable-stayed bridges are focused on the adaptability to dynamic effects produced by ...

Evaluation of natural colonisation of cementitious materials: Effect of bioreceptivity and environmental conditions

Manso Blanco, Sandra; Calvo-Torrás, María Angeles; De Belie, Nele; Segura Pérez, Ignacio; Aguado de Cea, Antonio (2015-04-15)
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Incorporation of living organisms, such as photosynthetic organisms, on the structure envelope has become a priority in the area of architecture and construction due to aesthetical, economic and ecological advantages. ...

Sand-cement concrete in the century-old Camarasa dam

Blanco Álvarez, Ana; Segura Pérez, Ignacio; Pialarissi Cavalaro, Sergio Henrique; Chinchón Payá, Servando; Aguado de Cea, Antonio (2016-08)
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Sand-cement emerged in the early twentieth century as an alternative binder in infrastructures that required a significant amount of concrete volume in order to reduce the costs associated with portland cement. This binder ...

Structural health monitoring in incrementally launched steel bridges: patch loading phenomena modeling

Chacón Flores, Rolando Antonio; Zorrilla Martínez, Rubén (2015-10)
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In this paper, a realistic nonlinear 3D simulation of an incrementally launched steel bridge girder is presented. The numerical simulation accounts for three sources of nonlinearity: geometry, material and boundary conditions. ...

Percepción social de los técnicos del sector de la construcción en España : Influencia de la crisis económica

Planas Rodríguez, Carla; Cuerva Contreras, Eva; Alquézar Claramunt, Òscar; Alavedra Ribot, Pere (2015)
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En el presente artículo se analiza el papel social que desempeñan los técnicos de la construcción en España, cuestionando si la crisis económica ha modificado negativamente la percepción que la ciudadanía tiene de ellos. ...

Influencia del contenido de finos en la respuesta estructural a flexión y cortante de vigas de hormigón armado

Santos Ferreira, Denise Carina; Oller Ibars, Eva; Bairán García, Jesús Miguel; Marí Bernat, Antonio Ricardo; Carrascon, Sergio (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), 2015)
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Este artículo presenta un estudio experimental sobre el comportamiento a flexión y cortante de vigas de hormigón armado con un contenido de finos (275 kg/m3) superior al límite permitido por la Instrucción EHE-08 (175 ...

Thermal performance of ventilated double skin façades with Venetian blinds

Parra Porcar, Jordi; Guardo Zabaleta, Alfredo de Jesús; Egusquiza Estévez, Eduard; Alavedra Ribot, Pere (2015-05-27)
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Analytical micro-modeling of masonry periodic unit cells : elastic properties

Drougkas, Anastasios; Roca Fabregat, Pedro; Molins i Borrell, Climent (2015-09-01)
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A model for the analysis of masonry periodic unit cells based on detailed micro-modeling principles is presented: an analytical model capable of calculating the orthotropic elastic properties of masonry composites. Several ...

Effective width equations accounting for element interaction for cold-formed stainless steel square and rectangular hollow sections

Bock Montero, Marina; Real Saladrigas, Esther (Elsevier, 2015-06)
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Square and rectangular hollow sections (SHS and RHS, respectively) featuring high height-to-width (aspect) ratios have shown to offer improved ultimate capacity due to the effects of the interaction between the elements ...

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