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  • Study of leaching behavior of copper slag and its alkaline activation potential 

    Farías Castillo, Ingrid Carolina; Aponte Hernández, Diego Fernando; Barra Bizinotto, Marilda (International Federation for Structural Concrete (fib) ; International Union of Laboratories and Experts in Construction Materials, Systems and Structures (RILEM), 2025)
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    This study investigates the mineralogical, environmental, and mechanical proper-ties of copper slag (CS) as a precursor material (PM) for alkaline-activated binders (AABs) using sodium hydroxide (NaOH) and sodium silicate ...
  • Coupling multiple resonances for enhancing sound transmission loss of acoustic metamaterials 

    Sal Anglada, Gastón; Yago Llamas, Daniel; Cante Terán, Juan Carlos; Oliver Olivella, Xavier; Roca Cazorla, David (Scipedia, 2024)
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    Recent developments in acoustic metamaterials have been focused on broadening the attenuating bandwidth features towards lower frequency ranges, well below 1000 Hz, as well as tackling manufacturing issues. In this context, ...
  • Use of lignocellulosic liquid waste from wood hardboard manufacture as bitumen emulsion extender for cold asphalt mixtures for low traffic roads 

    Rodríguez Pasandín, Ana María; Orosa Iglesias, Pablo; Pérez Pérez, Ignacio; del Valle Corte, Jorge; Miró Recasens, José Rodrigo; Martínez Reguero, Adriana Haydée (International Society for Asphalt Pavements (ISAP), 2022)
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    During the wet process of manufacturing wood hardboards, a large amount of water contaminated with lignocellulosic waste is generated. With the aim of promoting the circular economy, it is interesting to find new uses for ...
  • Free distribution coupled drainage model linking the models IBER and Storm Water Management Model (SWMM). Methodology, workflows and use cases by using Giswater as data preprocess tool 

    Torret Requena, Xavier; Sañudo Costoya, Esteban; Cea Gómez, Luis; Puertas Agudo, Jerónimo; Bladé i Castellet, Ernest; Sanz Ramos, Marcos (2024)
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  • DRAIN Project: An Integrated Urban Drainage Model in QGIS with Iber-SWMM 

    Sañudo Costoya, Esteban; García-Feal, Orlando; Cea Gómez, Luis; Puertas Agudo, Jerónimo; Sanz Ramos, Marcos; Bladé i Castellet, Ernest; Torret Requena, Xavier; Guzmán, María; Marques, Pablo; Pi, Narcís; Romero, Pablo Antonio (2024)
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    This works presents an overview of the free distribution dual drainage model linking the models IBER and Storm Water Management Model SWMM wich are a 2D overland flow and a 1D sewer network model, respectively. From the ...
  • 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)
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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)
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    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 ...
  • Strategic use of austenitic stainless steel in dissipative zones of eccentrically braced frames 

    Lázaro Luna, Lucy Laura; Chacón Flores, Rolando Antonio (Structural Stability Research Council (SSRC), 2025)
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    Stainless steel is a highly durable material known for its high levels of ductility and strain hardening properties. These characteristics make it particularly attractive in applications where material deformation and ...
  • Deriving analytical fragility curves for masonry churches based on stochastic nonlinear analyses 

    Del Carlo, Federica; Caprili, Silvia; Ferreira, Thiago Miguel; Roca Fabregat, Pedro; Uzielli, Marco (Springer, 2024)
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    This paper proposes an approach for deriving analytical fragility curves for religious masonry buildings based on stochastic static nonlinear analyses to support seismic vulnerability assessment and risk mitigation. A ...
  • Simulación de rotura de balsas de relaves mineros con Iber 

    Sanz Ramos, Marcos; Bladé i Castellet, Ernest; Russo, Beniamino (International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR), 2024)
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    Los relaves mineros se encuentran comúnmente almacenados en balsas y suelen estar constituidos por agua con concentraciones elevadas de partículas de tamaño reducido (micras). La rotura de una balsa de relaves mineros ...
  • Stability analysis of loess slopes using anisotropic heterogeneous unsaturated constitutive model 

    Song, Fei; Wei, Yimiao; Wang, Huaning; Gens Solé, Antonio (RMIT University, 2024)
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    This study provides a general numerical approach for analysing the stability of loess slopes in a coupled hydro-mechanical framework. In terms of the constitutive model, spatially correlated heterogeneous fields of porosity ...
  • Toward sustainable sediment reinforcement: first results on the characterisation of biological fibres of Posidonia oceanica 

    Karimiazar, Jafar; Vitone, Claudia; Romero Morales, Enrique Edgar; Petti, Rossella; Torres Serra, Joel; Fraccica, Alessandro (Edizioni AGI, 2024)
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    This study represents the initial phase of research aimed at investigating the potential use of Posidonia Oceanica (PO) as a natural additive to enhance the mechanical and ductility properties of dredged sediments or soils. ...

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