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Background:

Over the last 150 years, the advancement of scientific knowledge has led the field of engineering to progressively evolve from its civil and military origins, giving rise to the various areas of specialisation that exist today. In an increasingly globalised world, and especially in Europe, where a broad process of integration and convergence in higher education is under way, it makes sense for engineering to redefine its disciplines to achieve better social practice and facilitate specialised problem solving.

The current programme is heir to the doctoral courses first offered in the 1975-1976 academic year. With the passing of the Organic Law on University Reform in 1984, doctoral programmes came under the responsibility of university departments. Despite the trend towards specialisation, under a delegation agreement, the School’s teaching departments decided to maintain one cross-disciplinary doctoral programme: Civil Engineering. In recent years, the programme has coexisted with the specific programmes of the various departments. This cross-disciplinary character and the involvement of various departments is also reflected in the composition of the Doctoral Studies Committee, whose functions at the School are performed by the Research and Postgraduate Committee. The doctoral programme in Civil Engineering currently offered is an interdepartmental programme organised around six broad areas of knowledge: structural engineering and construction, geotechnical engineering, water engineering, transport engineering and regional planning, environmental engineering and sustainability, and computational engineering.

In this context, the doctoral degree in Civil Engineering offers a framework for pursuing research in the field of civil engineering, rounding out the course offering of the Barcelona School of Civil Engineering in the three cycles of higher education (bachelor’s, master's and doctoral level). The doctoral programme in Civil Engineering offered by the Barcelona School of Civil Engineering has received the Pathway to Excellence award (MEE2011-0447 – 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013).

The School’s commitment to research is also reflected in the existence of the Research and Postgraduate Studies Committee. The Committee is chaired by the assistant director of Research and Postgraduate Studies of the Barcelona School of Civil Engineering, who also acts as the coordinator of the doctoral programme. The other members of the Committee are the director of postgraduate studies; nine full-time doctoral degree-holding professors, including representatives of the School’s teaching departments and the relevant areas of knowledge (structural engineering and construction, geotechnical engineering, water engineering, transport engineering and regional planning, environmental engineering and sustainability, and computational engineering); a representative of students enrolled in the doctoral programme, appointed from among those elected to the Doctoral School Board; and the head of management services of the Barcelona School of Civil Engineering.

Over the years that it has been offered, the doctoral programme in Civil Engineering has attracted both domestic and international students. The recognition of the prestige of the Barcelona School of Civil Engineering by its students, the quality of doctoral theses produced, and the excellence of teaching and research staff have led the Spanish Ministry of Education to officially recognise the quality of the doctoral programme in successive years since 2004.

Objectives:

To complete students’ training in the topics their research will focus on. To train students in research on subjects related to civil engineering by developing their knowledge of information sources and experimental and bibliographic research tools. To introduce students to methods for making advances in engineering research by identifying unresolved problems and providing students with the knowledge and skills needed to propose solutions to them.

Rationale for the programme:

The doctoral programme in Civil Engineering is needed for two key reasons. First, the programme serves as an umbrella for cross-disciplinary research in the field of civil engineering that cannot be classified within a single specialisation (though specialised research can also be carried out within the framework of the programme). Second, the programme accommodates research topics that do not fit into any classical area, including topics related to instrumentation and experimentation, certain numerical approaches, and areas that are tangentially related to civil engineering.

The doctoral programme in Civil Engineering aims to support students in the acquisition and generation of advanced, highly specialised knowledge in the field of civil engineering in which they choose to pursue their research. To provide students with advanced training in research techniques based on scientific principles generally accepted by the scientific community. To produce doctoral theses that make a high-quality scientific contribution in the student’s area of specialisation and are of relevance in the field of civil engineering or the sciences that underpin the discipline. To disseminate the research work done through scientific publications in all areas. To develop techniques that facilitate continuous improvement with respect to projects, decision-making and the execution of works of civil engineering. To produce doctoral graduates in Engineering who are qualified to take up higher-level management positions in the productive fabric. To produce doctoral graduates who are able to make scientific contributions in their area of expertise in the immediate future and constantly acquire and renew their knowledge in order to remain at the forefront of their discipline in terms of international recognition.

Traditionally, the doctoral programme has been organised into two periods: one focusing on training and the other on research. Currently, in line with legislation in force, the period we have called “training” corresponds to the period of study to earn a master’s degree. During what we have called the “research” period, following completion of the training period, students continue their studies at the Barcelona School of Civil Engineering. In this stage, they work on a doctoral thesis based on specific lines of research, within the framework of a research group made up mainly of professors and researchers at the Barcelona School of Civil Engineering.

The doctoral programme in Civil Engineering offered by the Barcelona School of Civil Engineering provides further training in research areas related to the civil engineering profession and develops the competencies defined in the professional profile for civil engineering that require synergistic integration of knowledge and skills acquired through training in physics and mathematics and in scientific and technical fields. The programme forms part of the postgraduate course offering of the Barcelona School of Civil Engineering.


The doctoral programme in Civil Engineering enables students to pursue research aimed at improving planning, design, construction, conservation and monitoring of civil infrastructures, as well as research related to architectural constructions, urbanism and regional planning.


COORDINATOR

Cervera Ruiz, Miguel

CONTACT

Office 202 – Building C2 (North Campus)
Tel.: 934 017 094
E-mail: doctorat.ec.camins@upc.edu

https://deca.upc.edu/ca/doctorat-recerca/doctorat/enginyeria-civil

General information

Access profile

Given the multidisciplinary nature of the scientific field of the programme, there are a wide range of degrees that qualify applicants for admission. For the near future, the applicants considered most suitable for admission to the doctoral programme in Civil Engineering will be bachelor’s degree holders with a scientific and technological background who have completed a master's degree in Civil Engineering or one related to the scientific field of the programme (i.e. in structural engineering and construction, geotechnical and earthquake engineering, water and environmental engineering, maritime engineering, transport engineering and regional planning, environmental engineering and sustainability, or computational engineering).


In addition to having suitable academic qualifications, it is considered important that applicants have certain personal characteristics—namely, an interest in the research projects carried out within the framework of the programme; critical and analytical skills; initiative, perseverance and persistence in their academic work; the ability to work in a team; and the ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.

Therefore, to gain admission to the doctoral programme in Civil Engineering for the research period of their studies, applicants must submit:
• An official master’s degree in the field of Civil Engineering. Exceptionally, applicants with a master’s degree in a related field may be considered for admission.
• A degree equivalent to a master’s degree, issued by an EHEA member country.*
• A degree issued by a country outside the EHEA (after its equivalence has been verified).*

* The degree held by an applicant must qualify them for admission to postgraduate studies in their country of origin.

Output profile

Doctoral candidates who complete a doctoral degree will have acquired the following competencies, which are needed to carry out quality research (Royal Decree 99/2011, of 28 January, which regulates official doctoral studies):

a) A systematic understanding of the field of study and a mastery of the research skills and methods related to the field.
b) An ability to conceive, design or create, put into practice and adopt a substantial process of research or creation.
c) An ability to contribute to pushing back the frontiers of knowledge through original research.
d) A capacity for critical analysis and an ability to assess and summarise new and complex ideas.
e) An ability to communicate with the academic and scientific community and with society in general as regards their fields of knowledge in the manner and languages that are typical of the international scientific community to which they belong.
f) An ability to foster scientific, technological, social, artistic and cultural progress in academic and professional contexts within a knowledge-based society.

The award of a doctoral degree must equip the graduate for work in a variety of settings, especially those requiring creativity and innovation. Doctoral graduates must have at least acquired the personal skills needed to:

a) Develop in contexts in which there is little specific information.
b) Find the key questions that must be answered to solve a complex problem.
c) Design, create, develop and undertake original, innovative projects in their field.
d) Work as part of a team and independently in an international or multidisciplinary context.
e) Integrate knowledge, deal with complexity and make judgements with limited information.
f) Offer criticism on and intellectually defend solutions.

Finally, with respect to competencies, doctoral students must:

a) have acquired advanced knowledge at the frontier of their discipline and demonstrated, in the context of internationally recognised scientific research, a deep, detailed and well-grounded understanding of theoretical and practical issues and scientific methodology in one or more research fields;
b) have made an original and significant contribution to scientific research in their field of expertise that has been recognised as such by the international scientific community;
c) have demonstrated that they are capable of designing a research project that serves as a framework for carrying out a critical analysis and assessment of imprecise situations, in which they are able to apply their contributions, expertise and working method to synthesise new and complex ideas that yield a deeper knowledge of the research context in which they work;
d) have developed sufficient autonomy to set up, manage and lead innovative research teams and projects and scientific collaborations (both national and international) within their subject area, in multidisciplinary contexts and, where appropriate, with a substantial element of knowledge transfer;
e) have demonstrated that they are able to carry out their research activity in a socially responsible manner and with scientific integrity;
f) have demonstrated that they are able to participate in scientific discussions at the international level in their field of expertise and disseminate the results of their research activity to audiences of all kinds;
g) have demonstrated, within their specific scientific context, that they are able to make cultural, social or technological advances and promote innovation in all areas within a knowledge-based society.

Number of places

15

Duration of studies and dedication regime

Duration
The maximum period of study for full-time doctoral studies is three years, counted from the date of admission to the programme to the date of submission of the doctoral thesis. The academic committee of the doctoral programme may authorise a doctoral candidate to pursue doctoral studies on a part-time basis. In this case, the maximum period of study is five years, counting from the date of admission to the programme to the date of submission of the doctoral thesis. For calculating these periods, the date of admission is considered to be the date of the first enrolment for tutorials, and the date of submission the moment in which the Doctoral School officially deposits the doctoral thesis.

For full-time doctoral candidates, the minimum period of study is two years, counted from the date of an applicant's admission to the programme until the date on which the doctoral thesis is deposited; for part-time doctoral candidates it is four years. When there are justified grounds for doing so, and the thesis supervisor and academic tutor have given their authorisation, doctoral candidates may request that the academic committee of their doctoral programme exempt them from the minimum period of study requirement.

The calculation of periods of study will not include periods of absence due to illness, pregnancy or any other reason provided for in the regulations in force. Students who find themselves in any of these circumstances must notify the academic committee of the doctoral programme, which, where appropriate, must inform the Doctoral School. Doctoral candidates may also temporarily withdraw from the programme for up to one year, and this period may be extended for an additional year. Doctoral candidates who wish to interrupt their studies must submit a justified request to the academic committee of the doctoral programme, which will decide whether or not to approve the request. Each programme will establish conditions for readmission to doctoral studies.

Extension
If full-time doctoral candidates have not applied to deposit their thesis by the end of the three-year period of study, the academic committee of the programme may authorise an extension of up to one year. In exceptional circumstances, a further one-year extension may be granted, subject to the conditions established by the corresponding doctoral programme. In the case of part-time doctoral candidates, an extension of two years may be authorised. In both cases, in exceptional circumstances a further one-year extension may be granted by the Doctoral School's Standing Committee, upon the submission of a reasoned application by the academic committee of the doctoral programme.

Dismissal from the doctoral programme
A doctoral candidate may be dismissed from a doctoral programme for the following reasons:

  • The doctoral candidate submitting a justified application to withdraw from the programme.
  • The maximum period of study and of extensions thereof ending.
  • The doctoral candidate not having enrolled every academic year (unless he or she has been authorised to temporarily withdraw).
  • The doctoral candidate failing two consecutive assessments.
  • The doctoral candidate having disciplinary proceedings filed against him or her that rule that he or she must be dismissed from the UPC.

Dismissal from the programme implies that doctoral candidates cannot continue studying at the UPC and the closing of their academic record. This notwithstanding, they may apply to the academic committee of the programme for readmission and the committee must reevaluate them in accordance with the criteria established in the regulations.

Organization

COORDINATOR:
ACADEMIC COMMISSION OF THE PROGRAM:
STRUCTURAL UNITS:
  • Barcelona School of Civil Engineering (PROMOTORA)
  • Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
SPECIFIC URL OF THE DOCTORAL PROGRAM:
https://deca.upc.edu/ca/doctorat-recerca/doctorat/enginyeria-civil

CONTACT:

Office 202 – Building C2 (North Campus)
Tel.: 934 017 094
E-mail: doctorat.ec.camins@upc.edu


Agreements with other institutions

Research centres

Several high-level applied research centres and laboratories renowned for their excellence also carry out research and technology transfer in the field of civil engineering and the environment:

- International Centre for Numerical Methods in Engineering (CIMNE)
- Centre for Innovation in Transport (CENIT)
- International Centre for Coastal Resources Research (CIIRC)

Access, admission and registration

Access profile

Given the multidisciplinary nature of the scientific field of the programme, there are a wide range of degrees that qualify applicants for admission. For the near future, the applicants considered most suitable for admission to the doctoral programme in Civil Engineering will be bachelor’s degree holders with a scientific and technological background who have completed a master's degree in Civil Engineering or one related to the scientific field of the programme (i.e. in structural engineering and construction, geotechnical and earthquake engineering, water and environmental engineering, maritime engineering, transport engineering and regional planning, environmental engineering and sustainability, or computational engineering).


In addition to having suitable academic qualifications, it is considered important that applicants have certain personal characteristics—namely, an interest in the research projects carried out within the framework of the programme; critical and analytical skills; initiative, perseverance and persistence in their academic work; the ability to work in a team; and the ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.

Therefore, to gain admission to the doctoral programme in Civil Engineering for the research period of their studies, applicants must submit:
• An official master’s degree in the field of Civil Engineering. Exceptionally, applicants with a master’s degree in a related field may be considered for admission.
• A degree equivalent to a master’s degree, issued by an EHEA member country.*
• A degree issued by a country outside the EHEA (after its equivalence has been verified).*

* The degree held by an applicant must qualify them for admission to postgraduate studies in their country of origin.

Access requirements

Applicants must hold a Spanish bachelor’s degree or equivalent and a Spanish master’s degree or equivalent, provided they have completed a minimum of 300 ECTS credits on the two degrees (Royal Decree 43/2015, of 2 February)

In addition, the following may apply:

  • Holders of an official degree awarded by a university in Spain or any other country in the European Higher Education Area, pursuant to the provisions of Article 16 of Royal Decree 1393/2007, of 29 October, which establishes official university course regulations, who have completed a minimum of 300 ECTS credits on official university degrees, of which at least 60 must be at the master's degree level.
  • Holders of an official Spanish bachelor’s degree comprising at least 300 credits, as provided for by EU regulations. Holder of degrees of this kind must complete bridging courses unless the curriculum of the bachelor’s degree in question included research training credits equivalent in value to those which would be earned on a master's degree.
  • Holders of an official university qualification who, having passed the entrance examination for specialised medical training, have completed at least two years of a training course leading to an official degree in a health-sciences specialisation.
  • Holders of a degree issued under a foreign education system. In these cases, homologation is not required, but the UPC must verify that the degree certifies a level of training equivalent to an official Spanish master's degree and qualifies the holder for admission to doctoral studies in the country where it was issued. Admission on this basis does not imply homologation of the foreign degree or its recognition for any purpose other than admission to doctoral studies.
  • Holders of a Spanish doctoral qualification issued under previous university regulations.
  • Note 1: Doctoral studies entrance regulations for holders of an undergraduate degree awarded before the introduction of the EHEA (CG 47/02 2014)

    Note 2: Governing Council Decision 64/2014, which approves the procedure and criteria for assessing the fulfilment of academic admission requirements for doctoral studies by holders of non-homologated foreign degrees (CG 25/03 2014)

Admission criteria and merits assessment

The Doctoral Programme Committee is responsible for deciding which students are admitted to the doctoral programme in Civil Engineering based on each applicant’s curriculum vitae and how well their thesis proposal aligns with the research areas of the programme. Students may be admitted on the condition that they complete bridging courses (determined on a case-by-case basis) offered within the framework of the official postgraduate programme or other official programmes.

Before presenting their doctoral thesis, students must successfully complete any bridging courses specified as a condition for admission.

Students admitted to the doctoral programme in Civil Engineering will be attached to one of the research areas for the programme and assigned a thesis supervisor.

Admission decisions will be made based on each applicant’s curriculum vitae (with particular consideration to their academic record during the training period, ability to work in a team, and participation in research projects, conferences and publications), the degree of alignment between their doctoral thesis proposal and the research areas of the programme, and the extent to which a research group has made a commitment to fund the applicant’s work on their thesis.

All procedures related to academic administration will be governed by the UPC’s General Academic Regulations for Doctoral Studies, approved by the Office of the Vice-Rector for Research.

Admission criteria and weighting
Degrees that qualify applicants for direct admission (no bridging courses required):
• Master's degree in Civil Engineering
 • A master's degree related to the scientific field of the programme

Degrees that qualify applicants for admission subject to successful completion of bridging courses:
There is no group of degrees for which it is possible to define specific bridging courses. If the Doctoral Programme Committee decides to admit an applicant with a master's degree that is not one of those which qualify applicants for direct admission, it will specify the bridging courses that the student must complete.

In general, the Committee will base its decisions on the following criteria:
• Academic record (weighting of 60%)
• Motivation (20%)
• Knowledge of languages (10%)
• Research experience (10%)

Training complements

The academic committee for the programme may require that doctoral students pass specific bridging courses. In such cases, the committee will keep track of the bridging courses completed and establish appropriate criteria to limit their duration.

Bridging courses may provide research or cross-disciplinary training, but in no case may doctoral students be required to enrol for 60 or more ECTS credits.

Taking into account the doctoral student activity report, the academic committee for the programme may propose measures that complement those specified in these regulations and which result in doctoral students who do not meet the specified requirements being excluded from the programme.

Master’s subjects are considered bridging courses. The completion of master’s subjects—each with its own specific objectives, methods and assessment processes—will enable students to acquire the competencies defined in the second section of this document.

The degrees listed below qualify applicants for direct admission to the doctoral programme in Civil Engineering. Holders of these degrees do not need to take any bridging courses.
• Master's degree in Civil Engineering
• A master’s degree related to the scientific field of the programme

With respect to admission to the doctoral programme in Civil Engineering, there is no group of degrees for which it is possible to define specific bridging courses.

If the Doctoral Programme Committee decides to admit an applicant with a master's degree that is not one of those which qualify applicants for direct admission, it will specify the bridging courses that the student must complete.

The bridging courses required will be selected from among those included on the curriculum of the master’s degree in Civil Engineering offered by the Barcelona School of Civil Engineering.

Enrolment period for new doctoral students

Ordinary enrolment: September and October

Extraordinary enrolment: February

More information at the registration section for new doctoral students

Enrolment period

September and October

More information at the general registration section

Monitoring and evaluation of the doctoral student

Procedure for the preparation and defense of the research plan

Doctoral candidates must submit a research plan, which will be included in their doctoral student activity report, before the end of the first year. The plan may be improved over the course of the doctoral degree. It must be endorsed by the tutor and the supervisor, and it must include the method that is to be followed and the aims of the research.

At least one of these annual assessments will include a public presentation and defence of the research plan and work done before a committee composed of three doctoral degree holders, which will be conducted in the manner determined by each academic committee. The examination committee awards a Pass or Fail mark. A Pass mark is a prerequisite for continuing on the doctoral programme. Doctoral candidates awarded a Fail mark must submit a new research plan for assessment by the academic committee of the doctoral programme within six months.

The committee assesses the research plan every year, in addition to all of the other activities in the doctoral student activity report. Doctoral candidates who are awarded two consecutive Fail marks for the research plan will be obliged to definitely withdraw from the programme.

If they change the subject of their thesis, they must submit a new research plan.

Formation activities

Activity: Tutorial.
Hours: 288.
Type: compulsory.

Activity: Courses and seminars (organised within each research group, weekly).
Hours: 30.
Type: optional.

Activity: Workshops (linked to the research projects that are the framework for the doctoral student’s activity; average of one per year).
Hours: 60.
Type: optional.

Activity: Publications (by the time a doctoral student finishes their degree, it is recommended that they have three papers published in journals with impact factors).
Hours: 120.
Type: optional.

Activity: Mobility.
Hours: 480.
Type: optional.

Activity: Research plan, document preparation, preparation of public defence.
Hours: 40.
Type: compulsory.

Activity: Research methodology.
Hours: 12.
Type: optional.

Activity: Language and communication skills.
Hours: 18.
Type: optional.

Activity: Assessment based on doctoral student activity report (DAD) and research plan.
Hours: 4.
Type: compulsory.

Procedure for assignment of tutor and thesis director

The academic committee of the doctoral programme assigns a thesis supervisor to each doctoral candidate when they are admitted or enrol for the first time, taking account of the thesis supervision commitment referred to in the admission decision.

The thesis supervisor will ensure that training activities carried out by the doctoral candidate are coherent and suitable, and that the topic of the candidate’s doctoral thesis will have an impact and make a novel contribution to knowledge in the relevant field. The thesis supervisor will also guide the doctoral candidate in planning the thesis and, if necessary, tailoring it to any other projects or activities undertaken. The thesis supervisor will generally be a UPC professor or researcher who holds a doctoral degree and has documented research experience. This includes PhD-holding staff at associated schools (as determined by the Governing Council) and UPC-affiliated research institutes (in accordance with corresponding collaboration and affiliation agreements). When thesis supervisors are UPC staff members, they also act as the doctoral candidate’s tutor.

PhD holders who do not meet these criteria (as a result of their contractual relationship or the nature of the institution to which they are attached) must be approved by the UPC Doctoral School's Standing Committee in order to participate in a doctoral programme as researchers with documented research experience.

The academic committee of the doctoral programme may approve the appointment of a PhD-holding expert who is not a UPC staff member as a candidate’s thesis supervisor. In such cases, the prior authorisation of the UPC Doctoral School's Standing Committee is required. A UPC staff member who holds a doctoral degree and has documented research experience must also be proposed to act as a co-supervisor, or as the doctoral candidate’s tutor if one has not been assigned.

A thesis supervisor may step down from this role if there are justified reasons (recognised as valid by the committee) for doing so. If this occurs, the academic committee of the doctoral programme will assign the doctoral candidate a new thesis supervisor.

Provided there are justified reasons for doing so, and after hearing any relevant input from the doctoral candidate, the academic committee of the doctoral programme may assign a new thesis supervisor at any time during the period of doctoral study.

If there are academic reasons for doing so (an interdisciplinary topic, joint or international programmes, etc.) and the academic committee of the programme gives its approval, an additional thesis supervisor may be assigned. Supervisors and co-supervisors have the same responsibilities and academic recognition.

The maximum number of supervisors of a doctoral thesis is two: a supervisor and a co-supervisor.

For theses carried out under a cotutelle agreement or as part of an Industrial Doctorate, if necessary and if the agreement foresees it this maximum number of supervisors may not apply. This notwithstanding, the maximum number of supervisors belonging to the UPC is two.

More information at the PhD theses section

Permanence

The academic committee of the programme may authorise an extension of up to one year for full-time doctoral candidates who have not applied to deposit their thesis by the end of the three-year period of study, in the terms outlined in the Academic Regulations for Doctoral Studies of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. In the case of part-time candidates, an extension of two years may be authorised. In both cases, in exceptional circumstances a further one-year extension may be granted by the Doctoral School's Standing Committee, upon the submission of a reasoned application by the academic committee of the doctoral programme.

A doctoral candidate may be dismissed from a doctoral programme for the following reasons:

  • The doctoral candidate submitting a justified application to withdraw from the programme.
  • The maximum period of study and of extensions thereof ending.
  • The doctoral candidate not having enrolled every academic year (unless he or she has been authorised to temporarily withdraw).
  • The doctoral candidate failing two consecutive assessments.
  • The doctoral candidate having disciplinary proceedings filed against him or her that rule that he or she must be dismissed from the UPC.

Dismissal from the programme implies that doctoral candidates cannot continue studying at the UPC and the closing of their academic record. This notwithstanding, they may apply to the academic committee of the programme for readmission and the committee must reevaluate them in accordance with the criteria established in the regulations.

International Mention

The doctoral degree certificate may include International Doctorate mention. In this case, the doctoral candidate must meet the following requirements:

a) During the period of study leading to the award of the doctoral degree, the doctoral candidate must have spent at least three months at a respected higher education institution or research centre outside Spain to complete courses or do research work. The stays and activities carried out must be endorsed by the thesis supervisor and authorised by the academic committee of the programme. The candidate must provide a certifying document issued by the person responsible for the research group of the body or bodies where the stay or activity was completed. This information will be added to the doctoral student’s activity report.
b) Part of the thesis (at least the summary and conclusions) must be written and presented in one of the languages commonly used for science communication in the relevant field of knowledge, which must not be an official language of Spain. This rule does not apply to stays and reports in Spanish or to experts from Spanish-speaking countries.
c) At least two PhD-holding experts belonging to a higher education institution or research centre outside Spain must have issued officially certified reports on the thesis.
d) The thesis examination committee must have included at least one PhD-holding expert from a higher education or research institution outside Spain who was not responsible for the candidate’s stay abroad (point a) above).
e) The thesis defence must have taken place on UPC premises or, in the case of joint programmes, at the location specified in the collaboration agreement.

Learning resources

The Barcelona School of Civil Engineering is located on the North Campus of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC). The campus is also home to two other schools (the Barcelona School of Telecommunications Engineering and the Barcelona School of Informatics), the twenty teaching departments of these schools, and many research centres and other university services.


The North Campus is a modern, dynamic campus with excellent transport links. Located within the urban fabric of the city, the 147,500-m² space has a modular structure consisting of 36 buildings that house common spaces shared by all of the units based on the campus. The following is a list of shared spaces and some of the services offered at the campus:

• Wi-Fi service
• Six classroom modules
• Computer rooms
• Laboratories
• Rector Gabriel Ferraté Library
• Sports centre
• Health surveillance and promotion centre
• International Mobility Office
• Disability care programme
• Student residences
• Car parks
• Parking (Comsa)
• Student Union
• Coordination and security centre
• Shopping area
• Eateries
• Centre for Sustainability

The classrooms currently assigned to the Barcelona School of Civil Engineering are located in six of the North Campus teaching modules. These modules are used exclusively for teaching and are shared with the other schools based on the campus.

The six North Campus modules used for teaching currently have a total of 86 classrooms and two drawing rooms. They occupy 7,871 m² and have a capacity of 13,400 students (6,700 students at one time; morning and afternoon sessions). The assignment of classrooms to schools is reviewed and updated each academic year so that adjustments can be made based on the types of classroom, equipment and capacity required to deliver degree programmes. The Barcelona School of Civil Engineering currently has three assigned classroom buildings (A1, A2 and A3), which house 27 classrooms of various types with a total capacity of 1,974 students (divided between morning and afternoon sessions). All of these classrooms have video projectors, projection screens, Wi-Fi and video.


Classroom buildings on the North Campus have multipurpose spaces designed to accommodate the teaching-learning methods required for new university programmes, such as those now taught at the School. Furnishing therefore include fixed chairs with writing tablets as well as movable tables and chairs.

In addition to the teaching spaces in the classroom buildings, the Barcelona School of Civil Engineering has two classrooms located in its own buildings, with a total capacity of 150. If necessary, each of these classrooms can be split into two to create a total of four classrooms, each with a capacity of 30 to 40. These classrooms, like those in the classroom buildings, are equipped with projection screens, Wi-Fi, and video and overhead projectors.

The Barcelona School of Civil Engineering also has a study room in buildings B0 and C1.

The School has six computer classrooms with a total of 160 workstations that include audiovisual equipment (video projector and projection screen). This translates into roughly one workstation for every 16 students. All classrooms are equipped with computers with the programmes needed for the educational activities that students and professors in each degree programme must carry out. Classrooms are used for teaching and must be booked in advance by academic staff. When no teaching activity is scheduled, classrooms are freely accessible (during regular opening hours). One of the classrooms is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for the exclusive use of students who wish to carry out activities related to their teaching duties. This classroom is equipped with two laser printers for printing teaching materials. All workstations in computer classrooms have an internet connection. Wireless connections are available in all buildings and spaces of the Barcelona School of Civil Engineering, including classroom buildings, the library and open spaces on campus, for use by students and other members of the UPC community.

The School has specific laboratories for research and teaching in the field of civil engineering. Laboratories are located between the School’s teaching departments. Laboratories and workshops have specialised equipment for teaching purposes and for carrying out research projects linked to the Barcelona School of Civil Engineering and the doctoral degree in Civil Engineering.

Doctoral Theses

List of authorized thesis for defense

  • LARRIVA VILLARREAL, HERNÁN: SEDIMENTACIÓN FINA Y CORRIENTES DE TURBIEDAD EN EMBALSES. CASO DE ESTUDIO: EMBALSE AMALUZA (ECUADOR)
    Author: LARRIVA VILLARREAL, HERNÁN
    Thesis file: (contact the Doctoral School to confirm you have a valid doctoral degree and to get the link to the thesis)
    Programme: DOCTORAL DEGREE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING
    Department: (DECA)
    Mode: Normal
    Deposit date: 13/09/2023
    Reading date: pending
    Reading time: pending
    Reading place: pending
    Thesis director: SANCHEZ JUNY, MARTI
    Committee:
         PRESIDENT: PUERTAS AGUDO, JERÓNIMO
         SECRETARI: BLADE CASTELLET, ERNEST
         VOCAL NO PRESENCIAL: BERMÚDEZ PITA, MARÍA
    Thesis abstract: Turbidity currents in reservoirs are of strong scientific interest because they can be responsible for the contribution of large amounts of fine sediments that can cause early sediment filling. The case study corresponds to the Amaluza reservoir in Ecuador of 120 Hm3 and which generates 1100 MW, this reservoir is considered one of the most important about the country.This study is presented in three main blocks. Initially, the fundamental conceptual aspects of turbidity currents and their numerical modeling are characterized. The following aspects about this are described: the hydrodynamics of turbidity currents, the main types of numerical models used to simulate delta displacements and turbidity currents, as well as specific aspects of the modeling and theoretical considerations about shear stress on the bed ¿b.The case study of the Amaluza reservoir in Ecuador is described in the following section of this doctoral thesis. Its fluvial forms are characterized and the available field information that allows the analysis of its morphodynamic behavior is described (fluvial forms, delta formation and delta displacement, etc.).The study continues by fine-tuning the hydrodynamic model of the Amaluza reservoir, proceeding to its calibration, initially without considering sediment transport, so the computational model is built with its respective structured mesh considering its aspect ratio, mesh orthogonality, mesh smoothness and the appropriate ¿t time step is determined. It is modeled under three scenarios: a uniform steady state, a non-uniform steady state, and a non-uniform and non-steady state. In these three scenarios, the velocities and shear stresses on the bed ¿b are calculated in the most relevant areas of the Amaluza reservoir. Once the model has been calibrated, it is ready for the next stage of sedimentological modeling. Thus, the main sedimentological parameters are established; this information will serve as the starting point for the computational model. Thus, are determined the grain size scale, the fall velocity in still water (ws,0), the suspended sediment size, the final fall velocity of particles (ws) and flocculation, its bulk density, and the calculation of the critical shear stress (¿cr) for weakly consolidated thinbeds in agreement with soil mechanical perspective.Finally, the turbidity current is simulated and calibrated for a measured event in 1984 for different scenarios and bathymetries, obtaining the concentration profiles and the main hydraulic parameters of the turbidity current. Once this simulation has been adjusted, the turbidity current removal efficiencies were analyzed under different scenarios (opening of bottom drains, load intakes, etc.).
  • MORELL VILLALONGA, MARIANO NICOLÁS: NOVEL TOOLS FOR PORT ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
    Author: MORELL VILLALONGA, MARIANO NICOLÁS
    Thesis file: (contact the Doctoral School to confirm you have a valid doctoral degree and to get the link to the thesis)
    Programme: DOCTORAL DEGREE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING
    Department: (DECA)
    Mode: Normal
    Deposit date: 12/09/2023
    Reading date: pending
    Reading time: pending
    Reading place: pending
    Thesis director: GRIFOLL COLLS, MANUEL | ESPINO INFANTES, MANUEL
    Committee:
         PRESIDENT: PIERA FERNANDEZ, JAIME
         SECRETARI: MÖSSO ARANDA, OCTAVIO CESAR
         VOCAL: FERRER RODRÍGUEZ, LUIS
    Thesis abstract: This thesis addresses the development and evaluation of novel tools and strategies for Environmental Management Systems (EMS) implementation in ports for water quality. Integrating computer vision-based systems with meteorological and hydrodynamic operational models, the research aims to provide efficient and tailored tools for pollution monitoring and management. Three case studies are presented, exploring the feasibility of using meteo-oceanographic operational services as SAMOA, in conjunction with Monte Carlo experiments, for environmental risk analysis; developing robust computer vision systems for spill and waste monitoring; and assessing computer vision systems reliability under different operating conditions. The findings demonstrate the potential of meteo-oceanographic operational services and computer vision for marine pollution monitoring tasks and highlight the significance of progressive implementation in port EMS, leveraging early data collection and adopting an adaptive approach. The research supports sustainable and environmentally conscious practices in port management to protect coastal waters and marine ecosystems.

Last update: 04/10/2023 04:45:29.

List of lodged theses

  • AIASH, AHMAD: Urban Mobility Safety in Barcelona: An evaluation of risk factors and techniques to achieve Vision Zero
    Author: AIASH, AHMAD
    Thesis file: (contact the Doctoral School to confirm you have a valid doctoral degree and to get the link to the thesis)
    Programme: DOCTORAL DEGREE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING
    Department: (DECA)
    Mode: Article-based thesis
    Deposit date: 20/09/2023
    Reading date: pending
    Reading time: pending
    Reading place: pending
    Thesis director: ROBUSTÉ ANTÓN, FRANCESC
    Committee:
         PRESIDENT: STUDER, LUCA
         SECRETARI: MARTÍNEZ DÍAZ, MARGARITA
         VOCAL: PÉREZ ZURIAGA, ANA MARÍA
    Thesis abstract: In order to converge towards Vision Zero concept in road safety, traffic crashes need great study and analysis. This thesis is aimed at this goal, applied to the urban and metropolitan environment of Barcelona. The thesis is organized as a compendium of eight papers, each dealing with a specific safety risk factor. We use different techniques according to the objectives and data: traditional statistical models, time series analysis, and machine learning techniques. Random Utility Models such as Binary Probit Model, Chi-square Automatic Interaction Detector, Bayesian networks such as Tree Augmented Naïve tree, and Kohonen clustering. The methodology is generic and can be extrapolated to other cities, regions/countries, and datasets. When searching for risk factors of severe or fatal injuries, with the data of 47,153 traffic accidents that occurred in Barcelona between 2016 and 2019, we found the worst injured odds for males and 65 years (and older) persons, pedestrians and drivers (higher probabilities compared to passengers), weekends, afternoon, and night timings. Working hours timing and season (summer) have also influence in the number of severe crashes. During the COVID-19 pandemic, all levels of injuries that resulted from traffic crashes have shown approximately 39% (slight), 30% (severe), and 36% (fatal) injuries reduction. City areas surrounded by higher noise levels, may lead to more traffic crashes as a potential distraction factor, but further research is needed (noise and traffic levels are correlated). Barcelona had a total population of 1,636,762 inhabitants in 2019, distributed on 10 districts. Eixample (literally, ¿broadening¿ of the city, planned by civil engineer Ildefons Cerdà in 1856), which is the district that has the highest population, highest usage of private transport mode, and highest density of passenger cars/km2 compared to all other districts, has the highest risk of having all types of injuries resulting from traffic crashes.Elderly pedestrians are more likely to have severe or fatal injuries, especially during the morning period. When evaluating bicycle lanes and stations safety, the most vulnerable age category for cycling is 26 to 50 years old people during morning and evening timing. Of course, bicycle lanes and bicycle stations in zones that have a restricted speed limit of 30 km/h, showed a lower crash injury ratio. Finally, motorcycle crash injuries have worrying high values in Barcelona, a motorcycle-city. Alcoholism and pavement in poor condition can indeed increase the probability of having different levels of injuries. Young motorcyclists (25-40 years old) have higher odds for crash injuries, unlike elderly users who are less likely to be involved in motorcycle crashes. After analyzing all these factors in detail with the proper methodologies and available data, this document concludes with recommendations and future research lines.
  • JIMÉNEZ MEROÑO, ENRIQUE: Design, management, and simulation of vehicle-sharing systems
    Author: JIMÉNEZ MEROÑO, ENRIQUE
    Thesis file: (contact the Doctoral School to confirm you have a valid doctoral degree and to get the link to the thesis)
    Programme: DOCTORAL DEGREE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING
    Department: (DECA)
    Mode: Normal
    Deposit date: 02/10/2023
    Reading date: pending
    Reading time: pending
    Reading place: pending
    Thesis director: SORIGUERA MARTÍ, FRANCESC
    Committee:
         PRESIDENT: TIRACHINI HERNÁNDEZ, ALEJANDRO ANDRÉS
         SECRETARI: MARTÍNEZ DÍAZ, MARGARITA
         VOCAL: DURAN RODAS, DAVID TELMO
    Thesis abstract: This thesis provides tools, based on mathematical modelling, for the analysis, optimization and simulation, of vehicle-sharing systems. The thesis addresses various implementation levels of such systems, from their planning and design to their operational management.Specifically, the problems addressed can be grouped into two blocks. The first block focuses on the strategical design of vehicle-sharing systems. This is, the long-term planning and the sizing of the fundamental elements of the system, namely: the fleet size, the required infrastructure, and the personnel. The second block, analyzes the day-to-day operational problems of systems already in operation and whose main design characteristics are known. Specifically, the optimization problem in the repositioning task assignment, is addressed.The thesis develops solutions for the aforementioned problems trying to find an adequate balance between the mathematical complexity of the models and the level of detail and accuracy of the solutions. Parsimonious solutions are sought, aiming at facilitating its implementation in real systems with limited resources. Parsimonious models require modelling simplifications. This is the price to pay when modelling complex and advanced systems. This modelling philosophy has guided the most significant contribution of this thesis: the design and optimization models depicting mixed vehicle-sharing systems, with both free-floating and station-based layouts working simultaneously and complementing each other. The modelling of such systems represents an important milestone in the research on the strategical planning of vehicle-sharing systems.For the strategical design problem, simplification has been achieved by using the method of continuous approximations. This allows the estimation of the costs and the causal effects of the decision variables in the system, without the need to solve computationally costly models. This simplification has provided sufficiently accurate and robust results, and has also allowed the development of a hitherto unexplored model for mixed vehicle-sharing systems, in which free-floating and vehicles in stations are used indistinctly. The optimization of this model and its subsequent analysis of results tells us under which circumstances it is more convenient to opt for a free-floating configuration, for a station-based one, or for a mixed system.Regarding the day-to-day operational problems in the second block of the thesis, simplification is achieved by avoiding the common optimal routing solutions, based on mixed integer linear programming models. The proposed approach in the thesis is based on the optimal real-time pairwise matching of tasks to resources. The idea is to obtain a strategy less dependent on demand forecasts, since the assignment occurs in real time. This avoids the estimation of the future vehicle inventory level at stations. Results obtained by simulation show that the real-time optimal pairwise assignment strategy generally works better, unless the accuracy of the predictions is extremely high, which typically is unlikely. These results have been obtained thanks to the ad-hoc development of an agent-based simulator for vehicle-sharing systems, able to emulate the complex operation of mixed systems, with vehicles both free-floating and in stations, including the possibility of using electric vehicles. The simulator also allows to establish different priority levels for repositioning operations (e.g. recharging and relocation). The development of this simulator culminates the second block of the thesis.With all this, the thesis presents a complete framework of tools which will help in the optimal design and operation of mixed vehicle-sharing systems, being the first time that this kind of systems are addressed at this level in the academic literature.
  • MELENDEZ LANDAVERDE, ERIKA ROXANA: A Methodology for the Design, Implementation and Evaluation of Community and Impact-based Flood Warnings
    Author: MELENDEZ LANDAVERDE, ERIKA ROXANA
    Thesis file: (contact the Doctoral School to confirm you have a valid doctoral degree and to get the link to the thesis)
    Programme: DOCTORAL DEGREE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING
    Department: (DECA)
    Mode: Normal
    Deposit date: 02/10/2023
    Reading date: pending
    Reading time: pending
    Reading place: pending
    Thesis director: SEMPERE TORRES, DANIEL
    Committee:
         PRESIDENT: SPEIGHT, LINDA
         SECRETARI: BERENGUER FERRER, MARC
         VOCAL: RODRÍGUEZ GIRALT, ISRAEL
    Thesis abstract: The present thesis focuses on developing, implementing, and evaluating a comprehensive community and impact-based early warning system (EWS) framework to support the protection actions of authorities and citizens at specific vulnerable locations during flood emergencies. For this purpose, this research delves into various aspects of people-centred impact-based early warning systems, such as meteorological monitoring and forecasting, hazard assessment, impact analysis, warning dissemination tools, mobile crisis apps and the crucial role of community engagement. By integrating these components, the ¿Site-Specific EWS¿ (SS-EWS) framework aims to provide locally relevant emergency information to empower individuals and communities to take appropriate self-protection actions based on their response capabilities and local impacts. A significant portion of the thesis is devoted to evaluating the framework, its components and the mobile app developed for warning dissemination (A4alerts) by employing a wide range of strategies. From analyzing the impact-based warnings triggered vs the impacts observed, the usefulness of the A4alerts and its functionalities, the content of the warning messages and their influence on risk perception, these strategies aimed to provide an all-encompassing understanding of the local effectiveness and utility of the SS-EWS. Furthermore, to identify the difficulties, success areas and future improvements, this research presents the social and technical experiences from implementing the community and impact-based driven SS-EWS framework within the selected case-study areas in Catalonia, Spain.The findings of this thesis contribute to the existing knowledge on impact-based EWS by providing innovative methodologies and practical recommendations for their development and implementation within a community context. Ultimately, the work presented in this study and its outcomes can pave the way for expanding the SS-EWS and impact-based driven strategies to vulnerable communities needing guidance and support to enhance their response capacity to mitigate the impacts caused by flood emergencies.

Last update: 04/10/2023 04:30:30.

List of defended theses by year

  • CABRERA VÉLEZ, ESTEBAN: Metodología para estimación del daño sísmico en edificios en base a modelos numéricos avanzados y a monitorizaciones RAR
    Author: CABRERA VÉLEZ, ESTEBAN
    Thesis file: (contact the Doctoral School to confirm you have a valid doctoral degree and to get the link to the thesis)
    Programme: DOCTORAL DEGREE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING
    Department: (DECA)
    Mode: Normal
    Reading date: 16/02/2023
    Thesis director: GONZALEZ DRIGO, JOSE RAMON | LUZI, GUIDO

    Committee:
         PRESIDENT: ROCA ADROVER, ANTONI
         SECRETARI: PUJADES BENEIT, LUIS GONZAGA
         VOCAL: NAVARRO BERNAL, MANUEL
    Thesis abstract: In post-seismic scenarios, the rapid and safe evaluation of structural damage is essential to develop an effective response during the recovery, rehabilitation and reconstruction stages. The development of new inspection tools based on the use of remote sensors that make access to the interior of damaged buildings unnecessary, thus safeguarding the lives of technicians, is promising. This thesis work investigates the feasibility of using natural vibrations to detect the structural health status of buildings, in order to distinguish structurally unsafe or unstable states from safe configurations. The theoretical basis underlying the research is that the modal properties of buildings change with damage accumulation. Three axes structure the proposal to develop new safe and rapidly applicable inspection tools: i) Advanced numerical modelling of buildings in three dimensions (3D); ii) The application of advanced methodologies for assessing the vulnerability, fragility and seismic damage of structures: iii) The use of original and novel technology based on microwave interferometry and using a real aperture radar (RAR), for the remote measurement of vibrations in structures excited by ambient noise. The object of study has been medium-rise housing constructions belonging to one of the most common construction typologies in Spain, such as reinforced concrete buildings with waffle or unidirectional slabs and with an inner wall system built with hollow ceramic brick masonry. As case studies, two buildings affected by the earthquake (Mw 5.1), which occurred in Lorca on May 11, 2011, and an operational building located in Barcelona have been selected. The methodology used to estimate the vulnerability and damage states observed in these buildings are those considered as standards in advanced seismic risk analysis programs. The necessary calculations to evaluate the modal behaviour, as well as the structural performance against specific seismic demands, are the capacity spectrum method and the incremental dynamic analyses applied using advanced numerical models of the buildings and taking into account the directionality of the seismic action. Based on the structure analysis software used, an original and practical methodology is proposed to obtain the damage index of the structure that can be evaluated at each step of the incremental lateral pushover analysis. This methodology obtains a damage index based on the results stored by the calculation software at each stage of the pushover analysis. The results of this proposal have been satisfactorily compared with the damage indices obtained using other advanced methodologies. Other remarkable results have been obtained studying the variation of the modal parameters with the accumulation of damage. The variations of the fundamental periods have proven to be a good indicator of the accumulation of damage. The variation of mass participation factors with increasing damage has also been explored. Numerical models of the same building having different accumulations of earthquake damage have been generated. This has made it possible to compare the damage configurations with the configuration of the healthy operational building and to identify and quantify the contribution of the non-structural inner walls in the dynamic behaviour and the resistance capacity of the building. A general conclusion is that RAR technology, non-invasive and remote, can contribute to substantially reduce inspection times and mitigate the risk for inspectors and technical teams during the evaluations of buildings in post-seismic scenarios or damaged by other natural or anthropogenic causes.

  • CASTAÑAR PÉREZ, INOCENCIO: Topology optimization of incompressible structures for fluid-structure interaction problems
    Author: CASTAÑAR PÉREZ, INOCENCIO
    Thesis file: (contact the Doctoral School to confirm you have a valid doctoral degree and to get the link to the thesis)
    Programme: DOCTORAL DEGREE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING
    Department: (DECA)
    Mode: Normal
    Reading date: 24/07/2023
    Thesis director: BAIGES AZNAR, JOAN | CODINA ROVIRA, RAMON

    Committee:
         PRESIDENT NO PRESENCIAL: HACHEM, ELIE
         SECRETARI: BONET CARBONELL, JAVIER
         VOCAL NO PRESENCIAL: ORTIGOSA MARTÍNEZ, ROGELIO
    Thesis abstract: Topology optimization of incompressible structures, in which the loads on the structure come from the stresses exerted by a surrounding fluid, is a highly complex problem. This work presents a compilation of the research conducted to reproduce such complex phenomena.Firstly, two stabilized mixed finite element methods for finite strain solid dynamics are developed. These stabilized methods are stable for any interpolation spaces of the unknowns. On the one hand, a two-field mixed displacement/pressure formulation capable of dealing with nearly and fully incompressible hyperelastic material behavior is presented. On the other hand, so as to be able to tackle the incompressible limit and at the same time, to obtain a higher accuracy in the computation of stresses, a three-field mixed displacement/pressure/deviatoric stress formulation is proposed. Stability, mesh convergence analysis and nonlinear iteration convergence analysis are performed together with several numerical examples for both formulations. It is shown that both formulations appropriately deal with the incompressibility constraint, but the three-field formulation exhibits higher accuracy in the stress field, even for very coarse meshes.Secondly, we develop algorithms for topology optimization problems based on the topological derivative concept. To deal with incompressible materials, mixed formulations must be considered, but also a new decomposition of the well-known Polarization tensor is required for linear elastic materials. In the finite strain hyperelasticity assumption, an approximation of the topological derivative in combination with the mixed formulations previously presented is considered to deal with incompressibility. Several numerical examples are presented and discussed to assess the robustness of the proposed algorithms and their applicability to topology optimization problems for incompressible elastic solids. Then, we analyze the numerical simulation of the interaction between viscoelastic fluid flows and hyperelastic solids. The fluid-structure interaction problem is solved sequentially. Flow equations are approximated using two stabilized three-field finite element formulations. To address flows with dominant elasticity, a log-conformation reformulation of the constitutive equation is employed. Several numerical examples are presented and discussed to assess the robustness of the proposed scheme and its applicability to problems with viscoelastic fluids, in which elasticity dominates the interaction with hyperelastic solids.Finally, all numerical tools are combined to reproduce the topology optimization problem of incompressible structures subjected to the interaction with a surrounding fluid.

  • MARÍN ESTEVE, BLANCA: Experimental velocity profile distribution characterization of mountain rivers
    Author: MARÍN ESTEVE, BLANCA
    Thesis file: (contact the Doctoral School to confirm you have a valid doctoral degree and to get the link to the thesis)
    Programme: DOCTORAL DEGREE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING
    Department: (DECA)
    Mode: Normal
    Reading date: 18/05/2023
    Thesis director: BATEMAN PINZON, ALLEN

    Committee:
         PRESIDENT: SOLÉ, AURELIA
         SECRETARI: DE MEDINA IGLESIAS, VICENTE CÉSAR
         VOCAL: LA ROCCA, MICHELE
    Thesis abstract: The aim of this thesis is to improve our understanding of the behaviour of mountain rivers and to predict their morphological functioning under conditions of low relative submergence. Mountain rivers have received less attention in the field of river hydraulics, which has generally relied on information that is more relevant to rivers with a lower gradient, leading to inconsistencies in the analysis of steep streams. This thesis aims to address this gap by investigating to what extent and in what ways the log-law equation can describe the velocity profile distribution across steep channels with porous beds. Specifically, we seek to determine which parameters of the velocity profile distribution are influenced by channel slope, relative submergence and interstitial discharge. To conduct this study, experiments were performed in a rectangular flume using a 14.5 mm median diameter gravel bed under a threshold of movement conditions. Several flow discharges were performed for each of the flume slopes considered, which ranged from 2%¿10%, with relative submergences between 0.7¿3.7. Velocity measurements were taken with an Acoustic Doppler Velocimeter and complemented with the Particle Tracking Velocimetry technique to measure velocities in the near-bed region. Using the general normalised least squares regression approach, we analysed several parameters in the construction of a velocity profile. The results of our study demonstrated that the experimental dimensionless velocity profiles collapsed to the log-law formulation once the optimization procedures were applied to the proposed objective functions. We found that the reference datum definition is an essential variable to consider and should be located below the crests of the roughness elements and then moved deeper as the channel slope increases. The Von Karman parameter remained constant at 0.4 regardless of the channel slope, discharge and relative submergence. We found that the minimum velocity of the profile, which is nonzero at the bed structure given interstitial discharge, depends on the channel slope but not on relative submergence.The Karman¿Prandtl logarithmic velocity profile is validated for velocity profiles in hydraulically rough flows under low relative submergence conditions, given a well-defined reference level. The significance of our study lies in its contribution to the theoretical understanding of the prediction of flow resistance by focusing on velocity distribution across steep channels, thereby reducing uncertainties in flood hazard mapping in mountainous regions and contributing to the development of a baseline for the analysis of mountain rivers. Our findings have important implications for the analysis and management of mountain rivers, which are essential for improving the conservation of these critical ecosystems.

  • MUÑOZ LA RIVERA, FELIPE: Framework for an eXtended Reality (XR) solution for holistic safety management in construction
    Author: MUÑOZ LA RIVERA, FELIPE
    Thesis file: (contact the Doctoral School to confirm you have a valid doctoral degree and to get the link to the thesis)
    Programme: DOCTORAL DEGREE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING
    Department: (DECA)
    Mode: Article-based thesis
    Reading date: 28/03/2023
    Thesis director: OÑATE IBAÑEZ DE NAVARRA, EUGENIO | MORA SERRANO, FRANCISCO JAVIER

    Committee:
         PRESIDENT: GONZÁLEZ GARCÍA, MARÍA DE LAS NIEVES
         SECRETARI: FORCADA MATHEU, NURIA
         VOCAL: FONSECA ESCUDERO, DAVID
    Thesis abstract: Cycles in the construction sector and economy disguise what appears to advance in occupational risk prevention when, unfortunately, the AECO sector maintains very high accident rates. The zero accident target is the most important indicator of robust implementation of accident safety. This objective implies that organisations and workers cover the whole spectrum of circumstances, from reactive measures to proactive design practices and developing a culture of prevention. The technological and methodological renewal of the industry through paradigms such as Building Information Modelling (BIM) and the deployment of Construction 4.0 represents a unique opportunity to work on occupational safety in depth, as a key dimension integrated into the construction process and not as a complementary annexe to the project and the execution of the work.Extended Reality (XR), understood as the technology that provides the user interface for the visualisation, immersion and interaction with the digital content of construction projects, is a central element in covering training, design and monitoring solutions for the new generation of workers who must use Construction 4.0 technologies. Some developments, both academic and commercial, show the potential of using XR experiences for construction safety. However, the adoption processes of the technologies require a reflection and technological framework to facilitate their use and massification, designing flexible and automatable workflows that allow the agile generation of XR content to deploy the culture above and design for prevention.The purpose of this doctoral thesis is to develop a framework for the generation of extended reality solutions for the holistic management of safety in construction, including both technological features interoperable with BIM information, data and dimensions, and methodological ones, incorporating essential narrative structures to provide solutions with the cultural and human dimension. This objective is broken down into four other specific objectives: (a) To identify the methodological-technological context of the sector; (b) To identify and characterise the factors that affect safety in construction; (c) To analyse the XR mechanisms to address them; (d) To propose a technological and functional framework for an extended reality (XR) solution for safety in construction and to demonstrate the proposed framework through implementation examples.As a result, it presents: (a) A methodological-technological reference framework for Construction 4.0 with some fifty associated technologies, components and challenges; (b) The identification, description and classification of a hundred factors that influence the safety of construction projects (fSCPs), as well as their link with precedents of XR experiences that consider them. It highlights the low integration with BIM and an arbitrary treatment to cover the needs given by the fSCPs; (c) a framework for the generation of extended reality solutions with the fundamentals for holistic construction safety management, considering the precedents in (a) and (b); (d) an analysis of the factors for the automation of VR experiences for construction safety; and (e) three examples of specific XR content developments on such a framework to evaluate and demonstrate their applicability.Keywords: Construction safety management, extended reality, virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality, Building information modelling, Construction 4.0, Storytelling.

  • PARADA BUSTELO, SAMUEL: Development of fractional step methods for compressible flow solvers using Variational Multi-Scale finite element formulations
    Author: PARADA BUSTELO, SAMUEL
    Thesis file: (contact the Doctoral School to confirm you have a valid doctoral degree and to get the link to the thesis)
    Programme: DOCTORAL DEGREE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING
    Department: (DECA)
    Mode: Normal
    Reading date: 27/01/2023
    Thesis director: CODINA ROVIRA, RAMON | BAIGES AZNAR, JOAN

    Committee:
         PRESIDENT: PEIRÓ, JOAQUÍN
         SECRETARI: PRINCIPE RUBIO, RICARDO JAVIER
         VOCAL: HAUKE BERNARDOS, GUILLERMO
    Thesis abstract: This thesis deals with finite element methods to solve compressible flow problems, an important branch of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) whose applications are widespread in many areas of engineering and science. In spite of the increasing amount of computational resources made available for the scientific and engineering research communities, the numerical simulation of complex compressible phenomena in many practical applications is still a challenge. These type of flow problems are extremely demanding in what concerns numerical computations and memory requirements.In particular, in this thesis we investigate the possibility to solve the underlying algebraic systems in a decoupled manner, a technique usually called fractional step or segregation method. Although segregation techniques have been broadly studied and analyzed for the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations, allowing for the separate resolution of velocity and pressure unkonwns, much less has been explored for compressible problems. The interest on this type of technique not only comes from the fact that it permits a segregated calculation of the problem unkonwns (usually leading to better conditioned systems) but from the associated reduction of the computational cost. We study three different problems inside the compressible CFD research branch in separated chapters: the isentropic Navier-Stokes equations, the Navier-Stokes problem written in primitive variables (velocity, pressure and temperature), and the navier-Stokes problem written in the classical formulation with conservative variables (momentum, density, total energy). For each of these problems, first we propose a finite element stabilized formulation framed within the Variational MultiScale concept, which allows to use equal interpolation spaces for all the variables in play. Second, and once space and time discretizations are selected, we derive fractional step methods up to second order in time. Finally, all the schemes are implemented in a parallel multiphysics code and representative simulations are carried out in order to analyze the performance of the proposed techniques.

  • SALEHI SIAVASHANI, NAFISEH: Assessment of groundwater hydrology of the Quaternary aquifer of Lake Chad Basin
    Author: SALEHI SIAVASHANI, NAFISEH
    Thesis file: (contact the Doctoral School to confirm you have a valid doctoral degree and to get the link to the thesis)
    Programme: DOCTORAL DEGREE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING
    Department: (DECA)
    Mode: Normal
    Reading date: 07/07/2023
    Thesis director: CANDELA LLEDO, LUCILA CARLOTA CONCEPCION | GOMEZ VALENTIN, MANUEL

    Committee:
         PRESIDENT: MOLINA GONZÁLEZ, JOSÉ LUIS
         SECRETARI: SANCHEZ JUNY, MARTI
         VOCAL NO PRESENCIAL: CABRERA SANTANA, MARIA DEL CARMEN
    Thesis abstract: This thesis aims to enhance the conceptual model of the Lake Chad Basin's quaternary aquifer by gathering updated hydrological, geological, meteorological, and groundwater data. Objectives include analyzing natural recharge-discharge and surface-groundwater interactions and constructing a hydro-stratigraphic-based conceptual model using a water budget approach.The Chad Aquifer Formation (CAF) is one of the world's largest transboundary aquifers, spanning the entire basin, covering 2,381,000 km² in West-Central Africa. The basin consists of the Quaternary, Lower Pliocene, and Continental Terminal aquifer systems, underlain by Precambrian crystalline basement and formations of Late Cretaceous, Tertiary, and Quaternary sandy or sandstone. The quaternary aquifer, is crucial for the basin's water balance and socio-economic development.The research comprises data gathering, storage of new geo-hydrological information, and analysis of collected data using scientific publications, ground data, remote sensing, and digital files from national and international institutions. Limited data availability in the arid and semi-arid Lake Chad Basin makes this study significant.The methodology involves storing new geo-hydrological information, utilizing 430 lithological well logs to update the basin geometry, and generating a 3D description using the RockWare code. Hydro-stratigraphic units are established based on the collected data at the basin scale. Daily natural groundwater recharge in the Quaternary aquifer for the period of 2005-2014 is quantified using a numerical model (Visual Balan). The study discusses the methods and tools employed for analyzing climatic data, estimating recharge, and modeling the unsaturated zone in the Chari-Baguirmi groundwater depression. Various hydrological and geological data sources, including remote sensing platforms, are utilized.The CAF aquifer in the basin consists of different hydrogeological layers, including the upper phreatic aquifer, Upper Pliocene aquitard, and the deep confined or unconfined aquifer of the Continental Terminal. The hydrogeological system encompasses both deep confined-unconfined aquifers and a Quaternary shallow aquifer with varying hydraulic parameters. Hydraulic connectivity exists between the aquifers in the southern part and with the main rivers. The basin boundaries primarily comprise crystalline rocks.During the 2008-2011 period, the potentiometric surface indicates regional groundwater flow towards the central and northern zones of the basin. Limited data is available for the deep confined aquifer (LPli-CT), restricting the display of groundwater contours in the southern part. The groundwater level generally declines towards Lake Chad and the upper northern basin. Groundwater recharge in the Lake Chad Basin is primarily influenced by precipitation, accounting for 0% to 13% of total precipitation in the southern part and dune systems in the north. Surface water-groundwater interactions occur during flood periods in the Komadougou-Yobe and Chari Logone River systems. Discharge primarily occurs through pumping wells, with the Quaternary aquifer supplying surface water. Lake Chad operates as an in-transit hydrologically open system, removing dissolved salts. However, exchanges between the lake and the Quaternary aquifer are limited due to hydraulic aquifer connection constraints.Unsaturated zone modeling in the Chari Baguirmi depression indicates low aquifer recharge primarily affecting the upper soil layers. The research contributes to an updated conceptual model of the Chad Aquifer Formation, enhancing understanding of hydrogeology in arid and semi-arid regions with limited data. The findings have implications for groundwater management, water balance, and flow systems, benefiting decision-makers, stakeholders, and water resource managers in the Lake Chad Basin to ensure sustainable use and management of groundwater resources.

  • WU, HAIQING: Quick assessment through analytical solutions of induced seismicity in geo-energy applications
    Author: WU, HAIQING
    Thesis file: (contact the Doctoral School to confirm you have a valid doctoral degree and to get the link to the thesis)
    Programme: DOCTORAL DEGREE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING
    Department: (DECA)
    Mode: Normal
    Reading date: 28/07/2023
    Thesis director: VILARRASA RIAÑO, VÍCTOR

    Committee:
         PRESIDENT: SANTILLÁN SÁNCHEZ, DAVID
         SECRETARI: LEDESMA VILLALBA, ALBERTO
         VOCAL: SPIERS, CHRISTOPHER JAMES
    Thesis abstract: Understanding the triggering mechanisms of induced seismicity remains one of the most critical challenges in geo-energy applications. This Thesis aims at assessing (1) fault stability and induced seismicity potential under various geological settings in the framework of poromechanics, and (2) poromechanical effects on the earthquake nucleation process. We propose two closed-form solutions for poromechanical stress and displacement due to pore pressure changes in the reservoir with the inclusion theory and Green¿s function. The solutions are valid for various fault offsets, dip angles, reservoir lengths, and permeable and impermeable faults. Induced seismicity potential of impermeable faults is always larger than that of permeable faults. Ground displacement increases with fault dip and decreases with increasing fault offset, in contrast, reservoir geometry shows a stronger effect than fault geometry. Applying the analytical solutions to the Pohang Mw5.5 earthquake achieves both deterministic and stochastic poromechanical analyses, providing a consistent triggering mechanism of the mainshock. Results also show that a small overpressure can trigger a damaging earthquake when preexisting faults are initially critically stressed. Incorporating the analytical stress solution into the interfacial slip model reveals that including poroelasticity drastically affects the nucleation process, finding new slip regimes and reducing the magnitude of induced seismicity in some regimes. Analyzing the slip regime map and earthquake magnitude map finds the favorable and unfavorable conditions as a function of rock properties, background stress, and injection parameters for deploying geo-energy projects. Neglecting poroelastic effects cannot recognize many of such conditions.

Last update: 04/10/2023 05:01:11.

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Nasika, C.; Diez, P.; Gerard, P.; Massart, T.; Zlotnik, S.
Finite elements in analysis and design, ISSN: 0168-874X (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 2.972; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 01/02/2022
Journal article

A simple model of the hydro-mechanical behaviour of earthfill dams to support decision making regarding tailings dams’ safety
9th International Conference on Adaptive Modeling and Simulation
Presentation date: 28/05/2019
Presentation of work at congresses

Reduced model order techniques for data assimilation in tailings dams monitoring
5th International Workshop on Reduced Basis, POD and PGD Model Reduction Techniques
Presentation date: 21/11/2019
Presentation of work at congresses

Enhancing sensor monitoring of earthfill dams using Model Order Reduction
10th International Conference in Adaptive Modeling and Simulation
Presentation of work at congresses

Enabling sensor monitoring optimization and data assimilation for earthfill dams
14th World Congress in Computational Mechanics and ECCOMAS Congress 2020
Presentation date: 11/01/2021
Presentation of work at congresses

AUTHOR:REGALADO LÓPEZ, FRANCISCO JAVIER
Title:Evaluación de proyectos de infraestructuras de transporte en dos etapas con impactos de no directa monetización
Reading date:22/06/2022
Director:CAMPOS CACHEDA, JOSÉ MAGÍN
Co-director:SAURI MARCHAN, SERGI
Mention:No mention
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
Criteria for optimizing a road network
Transportation research procedia, ISSN: 2352-1465
Publication date: 12/2021
Journal article

AUTHOR:VALDÉS ALONZO, GABRIEL ROLANDO
Title:Identification of material properties and phase distribution of heterogeneous materials through data-driven computational methods: Towards an enhanced constitutive space
Reading date:03/06/2022
Director:GARCIA GONZALEZ, ALBERTO
Co-director:BINETRUY, CHRISTOPHE
Co-director:LEYGUE, ADRIEN
Mention:No mention
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
Phase distribution and properties identification of heterogeneous materials: a data-driven approach
Valdés, G.; Binetruy, C.; Eck, B.; Garcia, A.; Leygue, A.
Computer methods in applied mechanics and engineering, ISSN: 0045-7825 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 6.756; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 15/02/2022
Journal article

AUTHOR:CAVALIERE, FABIOLA
Title:Static and dynamic global stiffness analysis for automotive pre-design
Reading date:06/04/2022
Director:DIEZ MEJIA, PEDRO
Co-director:SEVILLA CÁRDENAS, RUBÉN
Co-director:ZLOTNIK MARTINEZ, SERGIO
Mention:No mention
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
Nonintrusive reduced order model for parametric solutions of inertia relief problems
Cavaliere, F.; Zlotnik, S.; Sevilla, R.; Larráyoz , .; Diez, P.
International journal for numerical methods in engineering, ISSN: 0029-5981 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 3.021; Quartil: Q2)
Publication date: 30/08/2021
Journal article

Nonintrusive parametric solutions in structural dynamics
Cavaliere, F.; Zlotnik, S.; Larráyoz , .; Diez, P.
Computer methods in applied mechanics and engineering, ISSN: 0045-7825 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 9.9
Publication date: 01/02/2022
Journal article

A Proper Generalized Decomposition (PGD) approach with inertia relief for the solution of unconstrained parametric static problems
9th International Conference on Adaptive Modeling and Simulation
Presentation date: 27/05/2019
Presentation of work at congresses

A Proper Generalized Decomposition approach with Inertia Relief (PGD-IR) for the static analysis of geometrically parametrized unconstrained structures
5th International Workshop on Reduced Basis, POD and PGD Model Reduction Techniques
Presentation date: 21/11/2019
Presentation of work at congresses

A nonintrusive reduced order method for the NVH assessment and automotive structural dynamics
UK National Conference on Computational Mechanics in Engineering 2021
Presentation date: 13/05/2021
Presentation of work at congresses

Nonintrusive proper generalized decomposition method for the design optimization of a car
10th International Conference in Adaptive Modeling and Simulation
Presentation date: 06/2021
Presentation of work at congresses

PGD for inertia relief problems and parametric modal analysis
14th World Congress in Computational Mechanics and ECCOMAS Congress 2020
Presentation date: 11/01/2021
Presentation of work at congresses

AUTHOR:DELGADILLO AYALA, RICK MILTON
Title:Development of a machine learning based methodology for bridge health monitoring
Reading date:23/03/2022
Director:CASAS RIUS, JUAN RAMON
Mention:No mention
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
Bridge damage detection and quantification under environmental effects by principal component analysis
Tenelema, F.; Delgadillo, R.; Casas, J.
Springer
Publication date: 2021
Book chapter

Bridge damage detection via improved completed ensemble empirical mode decomposition with adaptive noise and machine learning algorithms
Delgadillo, R.; Casas, J.
Structural control and health monitoring, ISSN: 1545-2263 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 4.819; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 08/2022
Journal article

A combined kernel-PCA with clustering analysis for bridge damage detection under changing environmental conditions
The Seventh International Symposium on Life-Cycle Civil Engineering
Presentation date: 10/2020
Presentation of work at congresses

Damage detection in a real truss bridge using Hilbert-Huang Transform of transient vibrations
10th International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management
Presentation date: 04/2021
Presentation of work at congresses

Damage detection of bridges considering environmental variability using Hilbert-Huang Transform and Principal Component Analysis
10th International Conference on Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure: Advanced Research and Real-world Applications
Presentation date: 07/2021
Presentation of work at congresses

Damage identification in a benchmark bridge under a moving load using Hilbert-Huang Transform of transient vibrations
10th International Conference on Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure: Advanced Research and Real-world Applications
Presentation date: 07/2021
Presentation of work at congresses

AUTHOR:KHADIVIPANAH, PEIMAN
Title:Modelling thermo-mechanical response of metal canister disposed in engineered barrier systems
Reading date:03/02/2022
Director:OLIVELLA PASTALLE, SEBASTIAN
Co-director:VAUNAT, JEAN
Mention:No mention
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
Copper canister shearing in spent nuclear fuel repository using Bodner–Partom model
Khadivipanah, P.; Pintado, X.; Olivella, S.; Vaunat, J.
Geomechanics for energy and the environment, ISSN: 2352-3808 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 2.8; Quartil: Q2)
Publication date: 05/2020
Journal article

Shear deformation analysis of canister-clay as a engineered barrier principle for spent fuel isolation
11th Workshop of CODE_BRIGHT Users
Presentation date: 16/05/2019
Presentation of work at congresses

AUTHOR:ROCAS ALONSO, MARC
Title:Quantifying uncertainty in complex automotive crashworthiness computational models: development of methodologies and implementation in VPS/Pamcrash
Reading date:23/07/2021
Director:DIEZ MEJIA, PEDRO
Co-director:GARCIA GONZALEZ, ALBERTO
Co-director:LARRAYOZ IZCARA, XABIER
Mention:Industrial Doctorate Mention (Generalitat)
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
Nonintrusive stochastic finite elements for crashworthiness with VPS/Pamcrash
Rocas, M.; Garcia, A.; Larráyoz , .; Diez, P.
Archives of computational methods in engineering, ISSN: 1134-3060 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 7.302; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 13/01/2020
Journal article

Nonintrusive uncertainty quantification for automotive crash problems with VPS/Pamcrash
Rocas, M.; Garcia, A.; Zlotnik, S.; Larráyoz , .; Diez, P.
Finite elements in analysis and design, ISSN: 0168-874X (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 2.618; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 01/10/2021
Journal article

Adaptive surrogates of crashworthiness models for multi-purpose engineering analyses accounting for uncertainty
Rocas, M.; Garcia, A.; Larráyoz , .; Diez, P.
Finite elements in analysis and design, ISSN: 0168-874X (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 6.0
Publication date: 01/06/2022
Journal article

Nonintrusive Uncertainty Quantification for crashworthiness simulations
International Conference in Adaptive Modeling and Simulation
Presentation date: 29/05/2019
Presentation of work at congresses

AUTHOR:KIM, SUNGCHUL
Title:On the mechanics of strain localization in plasticity. Isotropic and orthotropic, cohesive and frictional, associated and non-associated models
Reading date:21/07/2021
Director:CERVERA RUIZ, LUIS MIGUEL
Co-director:CHIUMENTI, MICHELE
Mention:No mention
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
Strain localization analysis of Hill’s orthotropic elastoplasticity: analytical results and numerical verification
Cervera, M.; Wu, J.; Chiumenti, M.; Kim, Sungchul
Computational mechanics, ISSN: 0178-7675 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 4.014; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 02/2020
Journal article

Accurate and locking-free analysis of beams, plates and shells using solid elements
Saloustros, S.; Cervera, M.; Kim, Sungchul; Chiumenti, M.
Computational mechanics, ISSN: 0178-7675 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 4.391; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 03/2021
Journal article

Strain localization of orthotropic elasto–plastic cohesive–frictional materials: analytical results and numerical verification
Kim, Sungchul; Cervera, M.; Wu, J.; Chiumenti, M.
Materials (Basel), ISSN: 1996-1944 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 3.748; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 04/2021
Journal article

AUTHOR:PUIGFERRAT PÉREZ, ALBERT
Title:Finite element methods for advection-diffusion-absorption and fluid flow problems
Reading date:20/07/2021
Director:OÑATE IBAÑEZ DE NAVARRA, EUGENIO
Co-director:DE POUPLANA SARDÀ, IGNASI
Mention:No mention
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
FIC–FEM formulation for the multidimensional transient advection–diffusion–absorption equation
Puigferrat, A.; De-Pouplana, I.; Oñate, E.
Computer methods in applied mechanics and engineering, ISSN: 0045-7825 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 6.756; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 06/2020
Journal article

Numerical prediction of the distribution of black carbon in a street canyon using a semi-Lagrangian finite element formulation
Puigferrat, A.; De-Pouplana, I.; Amato, F.; Oñate, E.
Building and environment, ISSN: 0360-1323 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 7.093; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 07/2021
Journal article

AUTHOR:RITTER, JOSIAS MANUEL GISBERT
Title:Assessing the Socio-economic Impacts of Flash Floods for Early Warning at Regional, National, and Continental Scales
Reading date:16/07/2021
Director:BERENGUER FERRER, MARC
Co-director:SEMPERE TORRES, DANIEL
Mention:International Mention
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
ReAFFIRM: Real-time Assessment of Flash Flood Impacts: a Regional high-resolution Method
Ritter, J.; Berenguer, M.; Corral, C.; Park, S.; Sempere-Torres, D.
Environment international, ISSN: 0160-4120 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 9.621; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 03/2020
Journal article

Multiobjective direct policy search using physically based operating rules in multireservoir systems
Ritter, J.; Corzo, G.; Solomatine, D. P.; Angarita, H.
Journal of water resources planning and management (ASCE), ISSN: 0733-9496 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 3.054; Quartil: Q2)
Publication date: 01/04/2020
Journal article

Near-real time high-resolution Flash Flood Impact Forecasting
European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2018
Presentation date: 10/04/2018
Presentation of work at congresses

Recent Flash Flood Cases and the Performance of Hazard Products
ANYWHERE H2020 Project Meeting and Workshop 3¿
Presentation date: 12/11/2018
Presentation of work at congresses

Testing conventional and unconventional data sources for the validation of a real-time flash flood impact model
EGU General Assembly 2019
Presentation date: 10/04/2019
Presentation of work at congresses

ReAFFIRM: Real-time Assessment of Flash Flood Impacts – a Regional high-resolution Method
EFAS - 14th Annual Meeting
Presentation date: 21/05/2019
Presentation of work at congresses

ANYWHERE: EnhANcing emergencY management and response to extreme WeatHER and climate Events
Copernicus Emergency Management Service Meeting
Presentation date: 21/05/2019
Presentation of work at congresses

Risk layers for pan-European impact forecasting of severe weather-induced events
ANYWHERE H2020 Final Project Meeting and Workshop
Presentation date: 29/10/2019
Presentation of work at congresses

Rapid flash flood impact assessments at different spatial scales
Gather Online
Presentation date: 28/04/2021
Presentation of work at congresses

AUTHOR:BARBAT VLAD, GABRIEL
Title:Mixed finite elements with independent strain interpolation for isotropic and orthotropic damage
Reading date:11/02/2021
Director:CERVERA RUIZ, LUIS MIGUEL
Co-director:CHIUMENTI, MICHELE
Award:
Mention:No mention
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
Architecture of a multi-crack model with full closing, reopening and sliding capabilities
Cervera, M.; Barbat, G. B.; Chiumenti, M.
Computational mechanics, ISSN: 0178-7675 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 4.014; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 06/2020
Journal article

Structural size effect: experimental, theoretical and accurate computational assessment
Barbat, G. B.; Cervera, M.; Chiumenti, M.; Espinoza, E.
Engineering structures, ISSN: 1873-7323 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 4.471; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 06/2020
Journal article

Modelling of incompressible damage with an enhanced-accuracy mixed thermo-mechanical formulation
International Conference on Computational Methods for Coupled Problems in Science and Engineering 2019
Presentation date: 03/06/2019
Presentation of work at congresses

Mixed Finite Element Modeling of Quasi-Brittle Cracks Under Cyclic Loading
VI International Conference on Computational Modeling of Fracture and Failure of Materials and Structures
Presentation date: 12/06/2019
Presentation of work at congresses

On the mixed three-field formulation for strain localization problems encompassing the incompressible limit
International Conference on Plasticity, Damage and Fracture 2020
Presentation date: 01/2020
Presentation of work at congresses

AUTHOR:ORTEGA GELABERT, OLGA
Title:Advanced numerical techniques for inverse problems in geophysics
Reading date:18/12/2020
Director:ZLOTNIK MARTINEZ, SERGIO
Co-director:DIEZ MEJIA, PEDRO
Mention:International Mention
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
Fast stokes flow simulations for geophysical-geodynamic inverse problems and sensitivity analyses based on reduced order modeling
Ortega, O.; Zlotnik, S.; Afonso, J.; Diez, P.
Journal of geophysical research B: solid earth, ISSN: 2169-9356 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 3.848; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 14/03/2020
Journal article

Combining Reduced Order Methods with Bayesian inference for the solution of inverse problems with application in Geophysics
9th International Conference on Adaptive Modeling and Simulation
Presentation date: 28/05/2019
Presentation of work at congresses

Combining Reduced Order Methods with Bayesian inference for the understanding of lithospheric structure
Mechanistic Machine Learning and Digital Twins for Computational Science, Engineering & Technology 2021
Presentation date: 2021
Presentation of work at congresses

A combined Reduced Order-Bayesian scheme to drastically accelerate stochastic inversions
23rd European Geosciences Union General Assembly
Presentation date: 30/04/2021
Presentation of work at congresses

Combining reduced order modeling with Bayesian updating: application to geophysical inversion
Congreso de Métodos Numéricos en Ingeniería 2022
Presentation date: 09/2022
Presentation of work at congresses

AUTHOR:MIRANDA NEIVA, ERIC
Title:Large-scale tree-based unfitted finite elements for metal additive manufacturing
Reading date:07/10/2020
Director:CHIUMENTI, MICHELE
Co-director:BADIA RODRIGUEZ, SANTIAGO IGNACIO
Mention:International Mention
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
Numerical modelling and experimental validation in Selective Laser Melting
Chiumenti, M.; Neiva, E.; Salsi, E.; Cervera, M.; Badia, S.; Moya, J.; Chen, Z.; Lee, C.; Davies, C.
Additive manufacturing, ISSN: 2214-8604 (JCR Impact Factor-2017: 2.611; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 12/2017
Journal article

A scalable parallel finite element framework for growing geometries: application to metal additive manufacturing
Neiva, E.; Badia, S.; Martín, A. F.; Chiumenti, M.
International journal for numerical methods in engineering, ISSN: 0029-5981 (JCR Impact Factor-2019: 2.866; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 09/2019
Journal article

Numerical modelling of heat transfer and experimental validation in powder-bed fusion with the virtual domain approximation
Neiva, E.; Chiumenti, M.; Cervera, M.; Salsi, E.; Piscopo, G.; Badia, S.; Martín, A. F.; Chen, Z.; Lee, C.; Davies, C.
Finite elements in analysis and design, ISSN: 0168-874X (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 2.972; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 01/2020
Journal article

A parallel finite-element framework for the heat transfer analysis of metal additive manufacturing
XIV International Conference on Computational Plasticity
Presentation date: 07/09/2017
Presentation of work at congresses

Parallel finite-element analysis of heat transfer in AM processes by metal deposition
1st ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Simulation for Additive Manufacturing
Presentation date: 12/10/2017
Presentation of work at congresses

Numerical modeling and experimental validation of AM processes by metal deposition
Additive Manufacturing Benchmarks 2018
Presentation date: 21/06/2018
Presentation of work at congresses

FEMPAR-AM: a parallel finite-element framework for the simulation of metal additive manufacturing
Additive Manufacturing Benchmarks 2018
Presentation date: 18/06/2018
Presentation of work at congresses

Multiphysic and multiscale modeling of additive manufacturing processes by metal deposition
13th World Congress in Computational Mechanics and 2nd Pan American Congress on Computational Mechanics
Presentation date: 26/07/2018
Presentation of work at congresses

FEMPAR-AM: leveraging unfitted finite elements, hierarchical octree meshes and balancing domain decomposition by constraints for digital design and certification in 3D printing with metals
9th International Congress on Industrial and Applied Mathematics
Presentation date: 16/07/2019
Presentation of work at congresses

FEMPAR-AM: a parallel FE framework for the simulation of powder-bed metal additive manufacturing processes
II International Conference on Simulation for Additive Manufacturing
Presentation date: 11/09/2019
Presentation of work at congresses

AUTHOR:ZORRILLA MARTÍNEZ, RUBÉN
Title:Towards the Virtual Wind Tunnel for civil engineering applications
Reading date:21/09/2020
Director:OÑATE IBAÑEZ DE NAVARRA, EUGENIO
Co-director:ROSSI BERNECOLI, RICCARDO
Mention:International Mention
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
A modified Finite Element formulation for the imposition of the slip boundary condition over embedded volumeless geometries
Zorrilla, R.; Larese, A.; Rossi, R.
Computer methods in applied mechanics and engineering, ISSN: 0045-7825 (JCR Impact Factor-2019: 5.763; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 08/2019
Journal article

An embedded Finite Element framework for the resolution of strongly coupled Fluid–Structure Interaction problems: application to volumetric and membrane-like structures
Zorrilla, R.; Rossi, R.; Wüchner, R.; Oñate, E.
Computer methods in applied mechanics and engineering, ISSN: 0045-7825 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 6.756; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 08/2020
Journal article

Computational modeling of the fluid flow in type B aortic dissection using a modified finite element embedded formulation
Zorrilla, R.; Soudah, E.; Rossi, R.
Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology, ISSN: 1617-7959 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 2.963; Quartil: Q3)
Publication date: 10/2020
Journal article

A time averaged steady state method for the Navier-Stokes equations
Zhao, M.; Zorrilla, R.; Rossi, R.; Wüchner, R.
International journal for numerical methods in fluids, ISSN: 0271-2091 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 1.847; Quartil: Q3)
Publication date: 07/2021
Journal article

A discontinuous Nitsche-based finite element formulation for the imposition of the Navier-slip condition over embedded volumeless geometries
Zorrilla, R.; Larese A.; Rossi, R.
International journal for numerical methods in fluids, ISSN: 0271-2091 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 1.847; Quartil: Q3)
Publication date: 09/2021
Journal article

On the coupled simulation of mud motors
19th International Conference on Finite Elements in Flow Problems
Presentation date: 05/04/2017
Presentation of work at congresses

Embedded techniques for FSI problems
COUPLED PROBLEMS 2017 - VII International Conference on Computacional Methods for Coupled Problems in Science and Engineering
Presentation date: 13/06/2017
Presentation of work at congresses

On the coupled simulation of ‘Mud Motors’
COUPLED PROBLEMS 2017 - VII International Conference on Computacional Methods for Coupled Problems in Science and Engineering
Presentation date: 14/06/2017
Presentation of work at congresses

FSI simulation problems with embedded fluid formulation: application to mud motors simulation and Virtual Wind Tunnel facility
Congreso de Métodos Numéricos en Ingeniería 2017
Presentation date: 04/07/2017
Presentation of work at congresses

Towards the virtual wind tunnel
International CAE Conference - 2017
Presentation date: 06/11/2017
Presentation of work at congresses

Embedded computational fluid dynamics to study cardiovascular pathologies: aortic dissection
V Virtual Physiological Human Conference: VPH for in Silico Medicine
Presentation date: 06/09/2018
Presentation of work at congresses

Embedded computational fluid dynamics techniques for fluid-structure interaction problems
VIII International Conference on Coupled Problems in Science and Engineering
Presentation date: 03/06/2019
Presentation of work at congresses

A 3D two-fluid novel technique for the simulation of free-surface environmental flows
VIII International Conference on Coupled Problems in Science and Engineering
Presentation date: 03/06/2019
Presentation of work at congresses

Numerical Simulation in Wind Engineering – Opportunities and Challenges
International Conference Form and Force 2019 / 60th Anniversary Symposium of the International Association for Shell and Spatial structures / 9th International Conference on Textile Composites and Inflatable Structures
Presentation date: 07/10/2019
Presentation of work at congresses

Two-Fluid solution of hydraulic flows in realistic mountain scenarios
IX International Conference on Coupled Problems in Science and Engineering
Presentation date: 14/06/2021
Presentation of work at congresses

Fixed mesh approaches for coupled multiphysics simulation in civil engineering
SIAM Conference on Mathematical and Computational Issues in the Geosciences
Presentation date: 21/06/2021
Presentation of work at congresses

AUTHOR:SANUY VÁZQUEZ, MARC
Title:Identifying and managing hotspots to extreme events. Application to NW Mediterranean conditions.
Reading date:05/11/2019
Director:JIMENEZ QUINTANA, JOSE ANTONIO
Mention:International Mention
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
A Bayesian Network methodology for coastal hazard assessments on a regional scale: the BN-CRAF
Sanuy, M.; Jimenez, J.A.; Plant, N.
Coastal engineering, ISSN: 0378-3839 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 4.83; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 04/2020
Journal article

How good are symmetric triangular synthetic storms to represent real events for coastal hazard modelling
Duo, E.; Sanuy, M.; Jimenez, J.A.; Ciavola, P.
Coastal engineering, ISSN: 0378-3839 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 4.83; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 08/2020
Journal article

Probabilistic characterisation of coastal storm-induced risks using Bayesian networks
Sanuy, M.; Jimenez, J.A.
Natural hazards and earth system sciences, ISSN: 1561-8633 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 4.58; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 01/2021
Journal article

AUTHOR:CORDERO ARIAS, JOSBEL ANDREINA
Title:Experimental analysis of soil cracking due to environmental conditions
Reading date:09/09/2019
Director:PRAT CATALAN, PERE
Co-director:LEDESMA VILLALBA, ALBERTO
Mention:International Mention
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
Experimental analysis of desiccation cracks on a clayey silt from a large-scale test in natural conditions
Cordero, J.A.; Prat, P.; Ledesma, A.
Engineering geology, ISSN: 0013-7952 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 6.902; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 07/2021
Journal article

AUTHOR:TELLEZ ALVAREZ, JACKSON DAVID
Title:Image processing and experimental techniques to characterize the hydraulic performance of grate inlets
Reading date:10/05/2019
Director:GOMEZ VALENTIN, MANUEL
Director:RUSSO, BENIAMINO
Mention:International Mention
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
Simulating the hydrodynamics of sewer-inlets using a 2D-SWE based model
Sanz-Ramos, M.; Tellez, J.; Blade, E.; Gomez, M.
Springer
Publication date: 2020
Book chapter

Using surface flow image velocimetry to analyse flow approaching grated inlets
Tellez, J.; Gomez, M.; Russo, B.; Redondo, J. M.
Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Water management, ISSN: 1741-7589 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 1.054; Quartil: Q4)
Publication date: 06/2020
Journal article

Quantification of energy loss in two grated inlets under pressure
Tellez, J.; Gomez, M.; Russo, B.
Water (Basel), ISSN: 2073-4441 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 3.103; Quartil: Q2)
Publication date: 06/2020
Journal article

Discharge coefficients for specific grated inlets: influence of the Froude number
Cosco, C.; Gomez, M.; Russo, B.; Tellez, J.; Macchione, F.; Costanzo, C.
Urban water journal, ISSN: 1744-9006 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 2.081; Quartil: Q3)
Publication date: 09/2020
Journal article

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