Departament d'Enginyeria Civil i Ambiental
Recent Submissions
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Modelo de priorización de inversiones de soluciones tecnológicas en smart buildings con criterios de desarrollo sostenible
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2024-07-22)
Doctoral thesis
Open Access(English) This Doctoral Thesis addresses aspects of interest for designers, promoters, owners, and managers of office buildings, with the intention of providing clarity on the Smart Building paradigm, as well as identifying ... -
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 ... -
Constitutive models for unsaturated soils. A thermodynamic approach
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2024-07-25)
Doctoral thesis
Open Access(English) Unsaturated soils are particular instances of porous materials, which are characterized by a solid skeleton and a number of fluids that can move through the skeleton. At the microscale, a porous material is made ... -
Modeling of the mixed form of wave problems with correcting terms based on training artificial neural networks: application to acoustic black holes
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2023-10-16)
Doctoral thesis
Open Access(English) This thesis presents novel approaches and computational methods for solving wave propagation problems in acoustics and linear elasticity. Stabilized finite element methods in the context of the variational ... -
Eliminación de blanqueadores ópticos de aguas textiles residuales y reutilización de efluentes
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2021-09-14)
Doctoral thesis
Open Access(English) he textile industry consumes a large volume of water in various activities and is an importan! wastewater generator. Colorless dyes that emit fluorescence when exposed to UV light are used in the optical whitening ... -
Análisis estructural de escaleras para edificios frente a viento y sismo
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2021-06-30)
Doctoral thesis
Open Access(English) In this PhD Dissertation the structural performance of buildings with stairs submitted to lateral loads, is investigated. Because of the historical neglect of the interaction effects between the main structure ... -
Optimization of the bioplastics production from cyanobacteria
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2022-07-18)
Doctoral thesis
Open Access(English) Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) is one of the most interesting alternatives to conventional plastics, because it has similar properties to polypropylene, it is more biodegradable than other bioplastics, it has really ... -
Modeling of emerging organic contaminants during artificial aquifer recharge, transport, degradation and risk associated
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2022-07-13)
Doctoral thesis
Open Access(English) Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) is a key strategy to increase freshwater resources in many regions facing water scarcity. The success of a MAR facility implies both technical (water quality and quantity as main ... -
Patterns of connectivity in marine microbial communities
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2023-09-06)
Doctoral thesis
Open Access(English) Marine microorganisms are fundamental for life on Earth. For example, they have produced most of the oxygen existing in our planet and are essential in biogeochemical cycles and energy flow to different trophic ... -
The sand transport processes of bar cross-shore migration and beach recovery
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2023-09-05)
Doctoral thesis
Open Access(English) The sustainable management of coastal regions requires profound understanding of the physical processes that govern them. Here, a central aspect is the onshore and offshore migration of sandbars, transporting ... -
Methodologies for improving groundwater access in rural areas: towards the improvement of human development in low and middle-income countries
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2024-06-27)
Doctoral thesis
Restricted access - confidentiality agreement(English) Sustainable groundwater management in rural areas presents multifaceted challenges stemming from hydrogeological complexities, socio-economic disparities, and governance issues. This thesis aims to provide ... -
An updated framework for inferring interior ocean circulation from high resolution marine satellite observations
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2024-02-16)
Doctoral thesis
Open Access(English) It was not until 1982 that Gösta Walin proposed a formal framework to connect heat input from the sun to the large-scale thermal circulation of the ocean through quantifying a sur- face ”drift” of water from high ...