Durant el periode 2014-2017, el grup ha participat en 7 projectes RDi competitius i 1 projecte d'innovació docent. Un membre del GIES pertany al comitè organitzador de l'Action COST TU 1208 -Civil Engineering Applications (Unió Europea) i ha estat membre de l'organització del congrés internacional d'aquesta Action COST a Barcelona. El grup ha publicat 27 articles en revistes indexades JCR, 25 articles i collaboracions en revistes no indexades, 2 capítols de llibre i 28 actas i presentacions a congressos. També consten 34 projectes no competitius o convenis amb administracions o empreses.

The group's aims are research, outreach, training and results transfer in fields related to geophysics and earthquake engineering.

The group's aims are research, outreach, training and results transfer in fields related to geophysics and earthquake engineering.

Recent Submissions

  • Statistical mechanics of bone damage: a constitutive model 

    García Vilana, Silvia; Sánchez Molina, David (2025-05-03)
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    After the elastic regime is surpassed, cortical bone exhibits significant microcracking in its post-elastic mechanical behavior. This work develops a thermodynamically consistent, nonlinear constitutive model based on ...
  • Effect of strain rate on the mechanical properties of human ribs: Insights from complete rib bending tests 

    García Vilana, Silvia; Sánchez Molina, David; Abdi, Hamed (Elsevier, 2025-06)
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    This study reassesses the mechanical properties of cortical bone by conducting complete rib bending tests to evaluate the effect of strain rate (¿) on key mechanical parameters. The research involved specimens, divided ...
  • Acoustic emission in bone biomechanics: A comprehensive review of mechanical properties and predictive damage modeling 

    García Vilana, Silvia; Sánchez Molina, David; Abdi, Hamed (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2025-01-21)
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    This review investigates the application of acoustic emission (AE) techniques in analyzing the mechanical properties and damage prediction of human bone. AE is a non-invasive and non-destructive evaluation method that ...
  • Biomechanical perspectives on traumatic brain injury in the elderly: A comprehensive review 

    Abdi, Hamed; Sánchez Molina, David; García Vilana, Silvia; Rahimi-Movaghar, Vafa (2025-02-04)
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    Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) pose a significant health concern among the elderly population, influenced by age-related physiological changes and the prevalence of neurodegenerative diseases. Understanding the biomechanical ...
  • Using acoustic emission to assess stiffness loss in thermoplastics processed through additive manufacturing 

    García Vilana, Silvia; Adrover Monserrat, Bàrbara; Sánchez Molina, David; Llumà Fuentes, Jordi; Jerez Mesa, Ramón; Travieso Rodríguez, José Antonio; Martínez González, Eva (Springer, 2025-04-11)
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    This study quantifies the relationship between acoustic emission (AE) and stiffness loss in the fused-filament microstructure of additively manufactured objects, considering the effect of tensile force direction as strain ...
  • Design optimisation of high-rise buildings equipped with slb devices: a case study 

    Gnazzo, Massimino; Serino, Giorgio; Alva Bañuelos, Rodrigo Esteban; Landolfo, Raffaele; Bozzo Rotondo, Luis Miguel (Curran Associates, Inc., 2024)
    Conference report
    Open Access
    In the last decades, the use of passive energy dissipation systems in civil structures has been widely increased to enhance a higher level of protection against earthquakes. A particular device, that belongs to the family ...
  • Seismic damage assessment of concrete buildings including the contribution of infill masonry walls 

    Alva Bañuelos, Rodrigo Esteban; Cabrera, Esteban; González Drigo, José Ramón; Vargas Alzate, Yeudy Felipe; Pujades Beneit, Lluís; Ávila Haro, Jorge Arturo; Luzi, Guido (Curran Associates, Inc., 2024)
    Conference report
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    In this research work, the seismic assessment of a 5-story building damaged during the Mw 5.1, May 11th 2011, Lorca earthquake (Murcia, Spain) is presented aiming to introduce an original and practical damage index, which ...
  • A laboratory test aimed at demonstrating the potential of an Interferometric Radar to estimate the Seismic Risk of damaged buildings 

    Luzi, Guido; Palamá, Riccardo; González Drigo, José Ramón; Pujades Beneit, Lluís; Caselles Magallón, Josep Oriol; Vargas Alzate, Yeudy Felipe (Curran Associates, Inc., 2024)
    Conference report
    Open Access
    In the last decade, the use of interferometric Real Aperture Radar (RAR) to carry out the survey of static and dynamical behaviour of civil structures, such as bridges, consolidated. In the case of urban buildings, due to ...
  • Probabilistic parametric analysis of capacity, fragility and expected seismic damage of framed reinforced concrete buildings 

    Pujades Beneit, Lluís; Vargas Alzate, Yeudy Felipe; Lantada, Nieves; González Drigo, José Ramón (2025-03)
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    1160 framed reinforced concrete buildings, holding 3–13 stories, have been modelled in a probabilistic way. Capacity spectra have been calculated and characterized by means of 5 parameters: initial stiffness, ultimate ...
  • Seismic performance evaluation of an irregular and slender skyscraper utilising stiff dampers 

    Pantoja Medina, Marcos Enrique; Bozzo Fernández, Guillermo; Alva Bañuelos, Rodrigo Esteban; Perez, Leonardo; Dávalos, Elizabeth; Bozzo Rotondo, Luis Miguel (International Association for Earthquake Engineering, 2024)
    Conference report
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    In the last decade, there has been a growing trend in the popularity of skyscrapers characterised by their slender and irregular designs. This trend has introduced fresh challenges with regards to their seismic performance ...
  • Advanced nonlinear soil-structure interaction model for the seismic analysis of safety-related nuclear structures 

    González Lopez, Jose Manuel; Barbat Barbat, Horia Alejandro; Vargas Alzate, Yeudy Felipe; Rastellini, Fernando G.; Ramírez Machado, Brain Junior; Escudero Torres, Cuauhtemoc; Pujades Beneit, Lluís (2024-12)
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    This article proposes an advanced nonlinear soil-structure interaction methodology, for the seismic analysis of a nuclear structure. To do so, a study is performed on a nuclear reinforced concrete structure considering the ...
  • AI4WATER: a digital twin for irrigated agriculture 

    Camps Carmona, Adriano José; López Martínez, Carlos; Gonga i Siles, Amadeu; Gràcia i Solà, Guillem; Pérez Portero, Adrián; Alonso González, Alberto; Vall-Llossera Ferran, Mercedes Magdalena; Hyuk, Park; Pérez Gracia, María de la Vega; Caselles Magallón, Josep Oriol; Domènech Mestres, Carles; Català Calderon, Pau; Ruiz De Azúa Ortega, Juan Adrián; Solsona Rullo, Montserrat (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2024)
    Conference report
    Open Access
    This study presents a Digital Twin (DT) that is being created to optimize the use of the available hydric resources, and mitigate the effects of the increasing water shortage in irrigated agriculture in fields in the Urgell ...

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