Escola Tècnica Superior d'Enginyers de Camins, Canals i Ports de Barcelona
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Quantifying uncertainty in complex automotive crashworthiness computational models : development of methodologies and implementation in VPS/Pamcrash
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2021-07-23)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessThe automotive industry is constantly involved in the development of new methodologies and projects with the aim of reducing costs. During the vehicle design process, one of the most significant cost arises from building ... -
Finite element methods for advection-diffusion-absorption and fluid flow problems
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2021-07-20)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessThe objective of the thesis is to develop a numerical tool to describe how the concentration of one or more substances distributed in a fluid environment changes under the effect of three transport processes: advection, ... -
Essays on second-best pricing schemes for transport infrastructure
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2021-07-26)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessPricing has been advocated for a long time as a suitable policy instrument to deal with transport externalities. Recent technological developments enable the implementation of more sophisticated pricing schemes at affordable ... -
Evaluación del impacto del Cambio Climático (escenarios B1 y A2) en las aportaciones futuras generadas para el horizonte de proyección 2000-2050 en las cuencas del Fluvià y la Tordera en Catalunya
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2021-07-29)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessThe results presented in this doctoral thesis aims to evaluate the possible Climate Change effects on the water resources yield by the Fluvià river basin and the Tordera river basin, both located in the autonomous region ... -
Computational modeling and rational design of flexoelectric metamaterials and devices
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2021-07-22)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessPiezoelectricity, the two-way coupling between electric polarization and strain is the basic mechanism behind most electromechanical transduction technologies. It is possible only in a limited number of materials, namely ... -
On the mechanics of strain localization in plasticity : isotropic and orthotropic, cohesive and frictional, associated and non-associated models
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2021-07-21)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessIn this thesis, two main topics have been covered: the mechanics of strain localization in plasticity and the performance of several mixed finite elements subjected to plastic strain localization. Throughout the thesis, ... -
Towards the virtual wind tunnel for civil engineering applications
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2020-09-21)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessThis thesis develops a numerical tool (the Virtual Wind Tunnel, VWT) for the resolution of problems involving fluid flow around structures. Due to the limitations that traditional methods may have in this context, the VWT ... -
Mixed finite elements with independent strain interpolation for isotropic and orthotropic damage
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2021-02-11)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessThe numerical modelling of fracture has been an active topic of research for over five decades. Most of the approaches employed rely on the use of the Finite Element Method, which has shown to be an effective and cost-efficient ... -
Advanced numerical techniques for inverse problems in geophysics
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2020-12-18)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessThis thesis presents an efficient methodology to couple Model Order Reduction techniques within the framework of geophysical probabilistic inversion problems. Accurate models of the interaction between Earth inner processes ... -
Nuevo modelo de peaje urbano vinculado a una segregación del tráfico por niveles de calidad
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2020-11-25)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessUrban tolls are nowadays one of the most promising instruments to regulate the entry of vehicles into cities, given the flexibility and versatility granted by the available technology. Although, initially, they represent ... -
Adaptive low and high-order hybridized methods for unsteady incompressible flow simulations
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2020-06-17)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessSimulations of incompressible flows are performed on a daily basis to solve problems of practical and industrial interest in several fields of engineering, including automotive, aeronautical, mechanical and biomedical ... -
Large-scale tree-based unfitted finite elements for metal additive manufacturing
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2020-10-07)
Doctoral thesis
Open AccessThis thesis addresses large-scale numerical simulations of partial differential equations posed on evolving geometries. Our target application is the simulation of metal additive manufacturing (or 3D printing) with powder-bed ...
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