Programa de Doctorat en Enginyeria i Infraestructures del Transport
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Shaping transport infrastructure in Sub-Saharan Africa (1884-2020). The impact of decision-making on network efficiency and sustainability: the case of Cameroon
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2023-07-05)
Doctoral thesis
Open Access(English) The objective of this research is to delve into the decision-making processes that shape the provision of transport infrastructure. To this end, it analyses the historical evolution of transport networks in ... -
Modeling of container throughput in the European port system-analysis of container liner shipping networks
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2023-07-07)
Doctoral thesis
Open Access(English) This thesis records the evolution of the container throughput dynamics of the European port system from 2001-2020, analyses the dynamics of the European container port hierarchy with methodologies that have not ... -
Urban mobility network design : functional analysis and modeling for a concentric city
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2021-06-15)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessCities face problems influencing urban mobility, such as traffic growth, congestion, explosive population growth, urban sprawl. According to the literature, traffic, congestion, and urban development have an interrelationship ... -
Indisciplina de estacionamiento en entornos urbanos : impacto en la circulación y evaluación de medidas paliativas
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2020-01-16)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessThe illegal on-street parking is one of the traffic elements that has more effect in urban environments provoking the presence of bottlenecks in the different roads and, consequently, facilitating the appearance of congestion. ... -
Intergenerational redistributive effects due to the financing formula of investments in transport infrastructure : a microeconomic analysis
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2019-05-31)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessInvestments in major transport infrastructure projects involve a significant mobilisation of economic resources both for construction and operation. In these projects, to assess the efficiency of the resources used, ... -
El arte de la ingeniería, la ingeniería de la arquitectura, la arquitectura del ingeniero : arte, concepto y lenguaje en el proyecto
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2019-07-25)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessThis PhD thesis aims to analyse and verify the tense and intense relation that is established between the architecture, civil engineering and art worlds. Such analysis is conducted not only in a formal manner, but also at ... -
Sistema de categorización integral de mezclas asfálticas para capas finas y ultrafinas en pavimentos
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2019-06-20)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessTraditional design procedures of asphalt mixtures are based on volumetric parameters and the compliance with certain mechanical and functional properties, and do not provide minimum requirements in terms of cracking ... -
Infraestructures i gestió de la mobilitat : aspectes econòmics, territorials i rendibilitat social
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2019-01-22)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessThis doctoral thesis analyzes the impact of the creation and implementation of transport infrastructures, specifically high-capacity road axes, on the territory and the welfare of the population with a marginal approach: ... -
Efecto de las condiciones de fabricación en las propiedades de las mezclas bituminosas recicladas
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2018-06-20)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessThe use of bituminous material milled from the pavement (known as Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement, or RAP) in the manufacture of recycled bituminous mixtures is growing day by day due to the economic and environmental benefits ... -
Efecto del envejecimiento y de la acción del agua en la fisuración de las mezclas asfálticas
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2018-06-19)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessAsphalt mixtures cracking is one of the most common deterioration mechanisms in flexible pavements. This phenomenon is due to both the application of loads and the degradation of the material as a result of its exposure ... -
Diseño de un indicador de apoyo a la gestíón de firmes basado en el Ground Penetrating Radar: análisis de la forma del espectro de onda de GPR como indicador de estado de firmes asfálticos
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2017-02-16)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessThe Ground Penetrating Radar test applied to road engineering is overall used to determine the geometric characteristics of the pavement structure by analyzing the wave in the time domain. On many cases, it is often used ... -
Del mejoramiento a la prevención de asentamientos informales : esquemas endógenos y sostenibles en ciudades intermedias de Nicaragua
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2016-07-05)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessThe informal settlement’s associated predicament must be addressed by concurrent remediation and prevention urban policies. Nevertheless, the growing social pressure to respond to the situation through decent and effective ...
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