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Towards the virtual wind tunnel
(2017)
Conference report
Restricted access - publisher's policyThe maturity of numerical techniques both in Computational Structural and Fluid Dynamics, accompanied by the availability of affordable high-performance hardware, allows the use of virtual rapid-prototyping facilities as ... -
Simulation of penetration problems in geomechanics
(2017)
Conference report
Open AccessThe simulation of penetration problems in geomaterials is a challenging problem as it involves large deformations and displacements as well as strong non-linearities affecting material behaviour, geometry and contact ... -
Educating XXIst century civil engineers in Barcelona
(2017)
Conference report
Restricted access - publisher's policyThe educational programs of Civil Engineering schools have evolved to adapt to changes in society demands and regulations. Specifically, Civil Engineering curricula in Spain was highly impacted by the Bolonia Declaration ... -
Analysis of pre-tensioned structures by means of a constitutive Serial-Parallel rule of mixtures
(2017)
Conference report
Open AccessThe main purpose of this paper is to develop a reliable method based on a three-dimensional (3D) finite-element (FE) model to simulate the constitutive behaviour of reinforced concrete structures strengthened with ... -
Modeling of surface wear by the particle finite element method: application to tunneling processes
(2009)
Conference report
Open AccessThis work introduces the advances in the Particle Finite Element Method (PFEM) for the modeling of contact and wear between solid materials. The PFEM is an original conjunction of solution strategies. The method has its ... -
Comparison of a fluid and a solid approach for the numerical simulation of friction stir welding with a non-cylindrical pin
(2013)
Conference report
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Importance of non-simulated failure modes in incremental dynamic analysis (IDA) of non-ductile RC frames
(International Association for Earthquake Engineering, 2017)
Conference report
Restricted access - publisher's policyNonlinear dynamic analysis of reinforced concrete structures requires a thorough understanding of behavior of structural elements for all levels of performance, especially collapse. Main reason is that reinforced concrete ... -
Seismic damage assessment of URM buildings: a comparison of non-linear static procedures
(2016)
Conference report
Restricted access - publisher's policyIn the scientific literature, a significant number of non-linear procedures are proposed in order to evaluate the seismic vulnerability of a building. In this work, and in the context of the Risk-UE methodology, a complete ... -
Capacity curve based damage index for steel buildings: a probabilistic approach
(2016)
Conference report
Restricted access - publisher's policyThe capacity and expected seismic damage of several types of steel buildings are assessed by using a probabilistic approach. Nonlinear static and dynamic analyses are performed by means of Monte Carlo Simulations. Concerning ... -
Evaluation of seismic damage in low-rise buildings of reinforced concrete masonry
(2016)
Conference report
Restricted access - publisher's policyThe assessment of damage caused by earthquakes in structures, requires the use of nonlinear analysis, either static or dynamic, in order to define the performance of the buildings for the considered hazard levels. In this ... -
New parametric model for capacity curves and a new capacity based damage index
(2016)
Conference report
Restricted access - publisher's policyA recently proposed parametric model re-conceptualizes capacity curves as composed by linear and non-linear parts. The normalized non-linear capacity curve can be modelled by a cumulative lognormal function. While the ... -
Seismic assessment of high-rise URM buildings: a probabilistic approach
(2016)
Conference report
Restricted access - publisher's policyThe definition of the seismic demand and the correct characterization of the mechanical properties of the materials are two of the major difficulties in the seismic damage assessment of unreinforced masonry buildings due ...
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