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Geotechnical Engineering

The doctoral programme in Geotechnical Engineering brings together two areas of knowledge that are widely recognised in international research: geotechnical engineering and groundwater hydrology (or hydrogeology). The subjects proposed in both categories or specialisations are equivalent to those established in the doctoral programmes of university departments that are well-known in other countries. The adoption of a single doctoral programme enriches the two specialisations, as they have numerous topics in common, especially in the conceptual area (some shared subjects are: flow in a porous medium; transport; thermal, mechanical, hydraulic and chemical interactions) that corresponds to the appropriate level for a doctoral programme.

The research topics and lines explored by the programme lecturers are reflected in the doctoral theses that have been completed in the past. The group that teaches the programme is well-known for its contributions to the development of mathematical and numerical models in various areas (flow in heterogeneous media, transport of pollutants, resource optimisation, constitutive equations of materials, development of advanced calculation programmes) and for its association with European and international projects in many areas relating to geotechnical engineering over the last twenty years. The projects that it has been awarded are a constant source of new research topics that are offered to students for their thesis preparation.

COORDINATOR

Olivella Pastalle, Sebastià

CONTACT

Building C2 (North Campus)
Tel.: (+34) 934 011 784
E-mail: doctorat.ET.camins@upc.edu

https://deca.upc.edu/ca/doctorat-recerca/doctorat/terreny

General information

Access profile

In relation to scientific and technological areas associated with geotechnical engineering, the admission requirements for students can be summed up in three words:
1) knowledge,
2) ability and
3) motivation.

That is:
1) Students should have sufficient educational experience to access the frontier of knowledge in one of the programme’s subject areas.
2) They should be academically mature and have sufficient ability to go further so that they can make a new, original contribution to the state of knowledge or technology in the area of the doctoral thesis. Consequently, they should be able to research, develop and create. They must have the ability to analyse and synthesise, a critical spirit, the capacity to work, and the ability and skills required for team work and oral and written communication. A command of the English language is also essential. It is important to have a good source of funding.
3) Students should be really motivated and ready for a long-term project, they must be ambitious but realistic, with personal maturity and emotional intelligence and a plan for the future that enables them to benefit from the effort and cost that doctoral studies represent.
To date, most of the students on our doctoral programme have had these characteristics. Many of them are now lecturers or researchers in universities, service institutions and research centres in Spain, Latin America and the rest of the world.

The natural route into the doctoral programme is via the master’s degree in Geotechnical Engineering at the UPC. If students have completed this degree, they do not need to take additional master’s degree subjects (bridging courses).

Students who come from other master’s degrees must show that they have basic knowledge of fundamental subjects in the area of geotechnical engineering. If students do not have this knowledge, they must take bridging courses in subjects of the master’s degree in Geotechnical Engineering at the UPC. The academic committee of the doctoral programme will decide which additional subjects each student must take, depending on what they have studied in their master’s degree.

Main entrance qualifications:
Engineers or university graduates, preferably in the areas of civil engineering, geological engineering and architecture. In addition, candidates must have a master’s degree in the area of civil engineering, earth sciences or other related areas. Other curricula and educational backgrounds will be assessed by the programme’s academic committee.

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, 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;
g) 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.

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:
  • Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (PROMOTORA)
SPECIFIC URL OF THE DOCTORAL PROGRAM:
https://deca.upc.edu/ca/doctorat-recerca/doctorat/terreny

CONTACT:

Building C2 (North Campus)
Tel.: (+34) 934 011 784
E-mail: doctorat.ET.camins@upc.edu


Access, admission and registration

Access profile

In relation to scientific and technological areas associated with geotechnical engineering, the admission requirements for students can be summed up in three words:
1) knowledge,
2) ability and
3) motivation.

That is:
1) Students should have sufficient educational experience to access the frontier of knowledge in one of the programme’s subject areas.
2) They should be academically mature and have sufficient ability to go further so that they can make a new, original contribution to the state of knowledge or technology in the area of the doctoral thesis. Consequently, they should be able to research, develop and create. They must have the ability to analyse and synthesise, a critical spirit, the capacity to work, and the ability and skills required for team work and oral and written communication. A command of the English language is also essential. It is important to have a good source of funding.
3) Students should be really motivated and ready for a long-term project, they must be ambitious but realistic, with personal maturity and emotional intelligence and a plan for the future that enables them to benefit from the effort and cost that doctoral studies represent.
To date, most of the students on our doctoral programme have had these characteristics. Many of them are now lecturers or researchers in universities, service institutions and research centres in Spain, Latin America and the rest of the world.

The natural route into the doctoral programme is via the master’s degree in Geotechnical Engineering at the UPC. If students have completed this degree, they do not need to take additional master’s degree subjects (bridging courses).

Students who come from other master’s degrees must show that they have basic knowledge of fundamental subjects in the area of geotechnical engineering. If students do not have this knowledge, they must take bridging courses in subjects of the master’s degree in Geotechnical Engineering at the UPC. The academic committee of the doctoral programme will decide which additional subjects each student must take, depending on what they have studied in their master’s degree.

Main entrance qualifications:
Engineers or university graduates, preferably in the areas of civil engineering, geological engineering and architecture. In addition, candidates must have a master’s degree in the area of civil engineering, earth sciences or other related areas. Other curricula and educational backgrounds will be assessed by the programme’s academic committee.

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

There are two criteria for admission to the programme. The first is compliance with the established legal requirements. The second is whether students have a suitable background, in terms of their training, capacity and motivation in the areas of the programme’s scientific and technological disciplines. To access the programme, applicants must comply with legal requirements.

The suitability of an applicant’s background will be assessed according to the following criteria:

a) Whether a student’s academic background (subjects taken) is in line with the disciplines in the programme.

The suitability of a student’s background will be assessed in the following terms:
a1) Suitable academic background.
a2) Suitable academic background with bridging courses.
a3) Unsuitable background.
An evaluation of a1 indicates that the student can enter the programme with no need for bridging courses, and a2 means that the student can enter if they take bridging courses. An evaluation of a3 indicates that the student has not been accepted.

b) The suitability of a student’s personal background.
Whether a student’s personal background is suitable is assessed by considering the following aspects:
b1) Training: the personal academic record is evaluated.
b2) Capacity: other training activities are evaluated or previous contributions in areas associated with the programme, including knowledge of English. Merit will be given to students who have already been accepted by a programme lecturer who has agreed to be the thesis supervisor.
b3) Motivation: students’ statements in the corresponding section of the application are evaluated. If the academic committee considers it appropriate, this section can also be assessed in an interview.

Sections b1, b2 and b3 are evaluated on a scale of 1 to 10. To enter the programme, students must have a score that is no less than 6 for any section and an overall score above 7. The overall score will be calculated as a weighted average, in which sections b1 and b2 are worth 35% and section b3 is worth 30%. This overall score can also be used to prioritise applications if there are more applicants than available places.

Training complements

The natural route into the doctoral programme is via the master’s degree in Geotechnical and Earthquake Engineering at the UPC. Students who enter through this route do not need to take bridging courses.

Students who enter the programme through other master’s degrees must take bridging courses (a maximum of 60 ECTS) in subjects from the master’s degree in Geotechnical and Earthquake Engineering at the UPC. The academic committee of the doctoral programme will decide which additional subjects each student must take, depending on what they have studied in their master’s degree and the research line they will explore in their thesis. Below is a list of subjects from the master’s degree that is associated with the doctoral programme, by line of research.

For students who will focus on research lines in the area of soil and rock mechanics and nanotechnology of engineering materials, the bridging courses will be selected from the following list of subjects of the master's degree in Geotechnical and Earthquake Engineering at the UPC (or similar):
• Rock Mechanics
• Underground Excavations
• Water and Heat Flow in Deformable Porous Media
• Unsaturated Soil Mechanics
• Numerical Models in Geotechnical Engineering
• Modern Monitoring Techniques for Ground Movements
• Soil Behaviour and Advanced Modelling
• Constitutive Equations of Materials
• Modelling of Flow and Transport in Porous Media
• Geographic Information Systems
• Geomechanical and Geotechnical Engineering
• Geotechnical Design and Construction
• Geomechanics of Breakage
• Quaternary Geology
• Slope Stability

For students who will focus on research lines in the area of groundwater hydrology, bridging courses will be selected from the following list of subjects of the master’s degree in Geotechnical and Earthquake Engineering at the UPC (or similar):
• Water resources and Infrastructure
• Soil Mechanics
• Water and Heat Flow in Deformable Porous Media
• Environmental Isotope Techniques in Groundwater Hydrology
• Aquifers Balance and Recharge
• Reactive Transport
• Statistical Methods in Groundwater Hydrology
• Hydrogeochemical Modelling
• Groundwater and Environment
• Geographic Information Systems
• Modelling and Upscaling of Solute Transport in the Subsoil
• Aquifer Mechanics
• Hydrogeology and Public Works
• Variable Density, Multiphase Flow
• Quaternary Geology

Taking subjects from the master’s degree in Geotechnical and Earthquake Engineering associated with the programme, each of which has specific objectives, methodologies and assessment processes, will prepare students to gain competencies. The link to the programme is: https://camins.upc.edu/ca/estudis/master/met

Enrolment period for new doctoral students

Dates to be set every academic year, between September and October. Extraordinary period in February.

More information at the registration section for new doctoral students

Enrolment period

Dates to be set every academic year, between 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 (compulsory).
- 288 hours.

Activity: Courses and seminars.
- 60 hours.

Activity: Workshops.
- 30 hours.

Activity: Publications.
- 30 hours.

Activity: Mobility.
- 480 hours.

Activity: Training in information skills.
- 1.5 hours.

Activity: Research methodology.
- 12 hours.

Activity: Innovation and creativity.
- 8 hours.

Activity: Language and communication skills.
- 18 hours.

Activity: Assessment based on doctoral student activity report (DAD) and research plan.
- 4 hours.

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

• Access to the UPC virtual environment for teaching: Atenea or https://atenea.upc.edu/moodle/login/index.php

• Classrooms equipped with projectors, class computer and internet access.
• Computer equipment and rooms in the department and the Barcelona School of Civil Engineering (ETSECCPB). General and calculation programmes that are specific to the doctoral programme.
• Four-wheel drive vehicle that belongs to the department for field visits.
• Depending on the availability of space, students will be provided with a workplace in the department with access to high-speed internet (100 Mbps).
• Wi-Fi service in the entire UPC campus.
• Departmental laboratories for teaching practicals and research
• Soil and Rock Mechanics Laboratory
• Thermohydrodynamics of Unsaturated Soils Laboratory
• Hydrogeochemistry Laboratory
• Topography and Geomatics Laboratory
• Geophysics Laboratory.

Doctoral Theses

List of authorized thesis for defense

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Last update: 29/03/2024 05:45:32.

List of lodged theses

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Last update: 29/03/2024 05:30:27.

List of defended theses by year

  • PÉREZ ILLANES, RODRIGO ALFONSO: Particle Methods for Reactive Transport Modeling in Heterogeneous Aquifers
    Author: PÉREZ ILLANES, RODRIGO ALFONSO
    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 GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
    Department: (DECA)
    Mode: Normal
    Reading date: 16/01/2024
    Thesis director: FERNANDEZ GARCIA, DANIEL

    Committee:
         PRESIDENT: GÓMEZ HERNÁNDEZ, JAIME
         SECRETARI: SANCHEZ VILA, FRANCISCO JAVIER
         VOCAL: PROVOST, ALDEN
    Thesis abstract: Aquifers are naturally heterogeneous systems across multiple scales, which poses a known difficulty for grid-based solvers of solute transport. When advection is the dominant transport mechanism, concentrations obtained from these solvers are prone to be influenced by oscillations and numerical diffusion, causing a negative impact upon the calculations related to chemical reactions. Particle methods are free of these issues thanks in part to advection being incorporated into the particle displacement. Therefore, simulations based on particles lead to an improved description of complex transport processes and related metrics, motivating their consideration for simulating reactive transport through aquifers. Nevertheless, limitations related to computational efficiency, or the availability of particle-based programs, still influence the ability of these methods to reach the end-users and real-world studies. The objective of this thesis is to contribute to the development of particle methods for reactive transport modeling in aquifers. The work provides novel methodologies, complemented by computer programs that can be integrated into the workflow of modelers. The first part of the thesis focuses on the progressive development of a solute transport code based on the Random Walk Particle Tracking (RWPT) method. Several components needed to be developed to achieve a functional program seamlessly integrated with groundwater flow models employed by hydrogeologists. The work began by implementing parallel capabilities into a well-known particle tracking code, which is the base for the main program. A complementary module provides the smoothed reconstruction of concentrations, compatible with non-uniform-weight particle sets and three-dimensional domains. These merge into a single major program implementing RWPT, which also required the formulation of a new method to displace solute particles exactly to the interface of a flow-model cell. The product of these developments is a new multispecies solute transport code, integrating several other functionalities necessary for reactive transport studies. The thesis continues with a chapter presenting a review of the Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) method, focusing on its ability to simulate anisotropic dispersion in heterogeneous porous media. The potential of SPH for this kind of problem is recognized in the literature. However, an unphysical effect seems to have hindered its adoption for practical studies: conservative simulations present negative concentrations in scenarios with anisotropic dispersion. To address the issue, three different SPH formulations were evaluated, discussing the origin of negative concentrations. This chapter presents the first application of the SPH method to an aquifer with an explicit representation of heterogeneity and dispersion anisotropy, without negative concentrations. The potential of the method for applications related to mixing-controlled reactive transport is discussed, and one of the formulations stands out as a robust solver in terms of the particles¿ disorder, for a wide range of dispersion anisotropies. The thesis finalizes with a new nonlinear formulation of multicomponent reactive transport with species-specific dispersion properties. The study is motivated by a recurrent assumption in the literature considering dispersion coefficients to be the same for all chemical species. However, recent experiments have shown that specific diffusion coefficients limit transverse mixing, controlling the extent of reactions. A new expression for computing reaction rates while accounting for differences in transport coefficients is presented. This expression explains nonlinear mixing processes proportional to the differences in transport coefficients, which are also influenced by the chemical signature of the input solutions.

Last update: 29/03/2024 06:00:40.

Theses related publications

AUTHOR:PÉREZ ILLANES, RODRIGO ALFONSO
Title:Particle Methods for Reactive Transport Modeling in Heterogeneous Aquifers
Reading date:16/01/2024
Director:FERNANDEZ GARCIA, DANIEL
Mention:International Mention
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
Multiprocessing for the particle tracking model MODPATH
Pérez-Illanes, R.; Fernandez, D.
Groundwater, ISSN: 1745-6584 (JCR Impact Factor-2022: 2.6; Quartil: Q3)
Publication date: 12/2022
Journal article

Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics for anisotropic dispersion in heterogeneous porous media
Pérez-Illanes, R.; Sole, G.; Fernandez, D.
Advances in water resources, ISSN: 1872-9657 (JCR Impact Factor-2022: 4.7; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 01/2024
Journal article

Diffusive smoothed particle hydrodynamics for reactive transport with conservative components in heterogeneous aquifers
American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting 2021
Presentation date: 16/12/2021
Presentation of work at congresses

A comparative analysis of solute concentrations obtained from particle methods applied to advection dispersion in heterogeneous porous media
VII International Conference on Particle-Based Methods
Presentation date: 04/10/2021
Presentation of work at congresses

AUTHOR:PRADES VALLS, ALBERT
Title:Aportaciones de técnicas geomáticas al análisis de los desprendimientos rocosos
Reading date:30/11/2023
Director:LANTADA ZARZOSA, MARIA DE LAS NIEVES
Co-director:COROMINAS DULCET, JORDI
Mention:No mention
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Matas, G.; Lantada, N.; Corominas, J.; Gili, J.; Ruiz-Carulla, R.; Prades, A.
Geosciences (Switzerland), ISSN: 2076-3263 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 0.0
Publication date: 05/2020
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Analysis of fragmentation of rock blocks from real-scale tests
Ruiz-Carulla, R.; Corominas, J.; Gili, J.; Matas, G.; Lantada, N.; Moya, J.; Prades, A.; Núñez-Andrés, M.A.; Buill, F.; Puig-Polo, C.
Geosciences (Switzerland), ISSN: 2076-3263 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 0.606; Quartil: Q2)
Publication date: 08/2020
Journal article

Rockfalls: analysis of the block fragmentation through field experiments
Gili, J.; Ruiz-Carulla, R.; Matas, G.; Moya, J.; Prades, A.; Corominas, J.; Lantada, N.; Núñez-Andrés, M.A.; Buill, F.; Puig-Polo, C.; Martinez-Bofill, J.; Saló, L.; Mavrouli, O.
Landslides (Berlin), ISSN: 1612-5118 (JCR Impact Factor-2022: 6.7; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 05/2022
Journal article

Capturing rockfall kinematic and fragmentation parameters using high-speed camera system
Prades, A.; Corominas, J.; Lantada, N.; Matas, G.; Núñez-Andrés, M.A.
Engineering geology, ISSN: 0013-7952 (JCR Impact Factor-2022: 7.4; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 05/06/2022
Journal article

New approach for photogrammetric rock slope premonitory movements monitoring
Núñez-Andrés, M.A.; Prades, A.; Matas, G.; Buill, F.; Lantada, N.
Remote sensing, ISSN: 2072-4292 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 5.349; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 04/01/2023
Journal article

The RockModels project: rockfalls characterization and modelling
Sharing Geoscience Online 2020
Presentation date: 07/05/2020
Presentation of work at congresses

Rockfall fragmentation simulations of real scale tests
Sharing Geoscience Online 2020
Presentation date: 07/05/2020
Presentation of work at congresses

Vegetation filtering using colour for monitoring applications from photogrammetric data
7th International Conference on Geographical Information Systems Theory, Applications and Management
Presentation date: 24/04/2021
Presentation of work at congresses

Medida de parámetros cinemáticos de bloques rocosos en un ensayoa escala real
X Simposio Nacional sobre Taludes y Laderas Inestables
Presentation date: 2022
Presentation of work at congresses

Implementation of a fixed-location time lapse photogrammetric rock slope monitoring system in Castellfollit de la Roca, Spain
5th Joint International Symposium on Deformation Monitoring
Presentation date: 06/2022
Presentation of work at congresses

An open-source code to calculate the spatial distributed roughness from 3D point clouds for rockfall simulation models
European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2023
Presentation date: 26/04/2023
Presentation of work at congresses

Técnicas GEomáticas como herramienta en el estudio de desprendimientos rocosos
Congreso Internacional de Geomática y Ciencias de la Tierra
Presentation date: 25/10/2022
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Geomatic techniques to filter vegetation from point clouds
17th International Conference on Geomatics Engineering and Technologies
Presentation date: 02/10/2023
Presentation of work at congresses

AUTHOR:JANERAS CASANOVA, MARC
Title:Formació de despreniments rocosos a la Muntanya de Montserrat
Reading date:23/10/2023
Director:GILI RIPOLL, JOSE ANTONIO
Mention:Industrial Doctorate Mention (Generalitat)
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
Los desprendimientos de rocas en la montaña de Montserrat. Un riesgo geológico relevante
Institut Cartogràfic i Geològic de Catalunya
Publication date: 07/2016
Book chapter

RocExs 2017 field trip: rockfall risk management in the Montserrat massif
International Centre for Numerical Methods in Engineering (CIMNE)
Publication date: 2017
Book chapter

Multi-technique approach to rockfall monitoring in the Montserrat massif (Catalonia, NE Spain)
Janeras, M.; Jara, J.; Royan, M.; Vilaplana, J.M.; Aguasca, A.; Fabregas, F.; Gili, J.; Buxó, P.
Engineering geology, ISSN: 0013-7952 (JCR Impact Factor-2017: 3.1; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 09/03/2017
Journal article

Monitoratge del moviment del terreny en la gestió dels riscos geològics
Revista catalana de geografia, ISSN: 0210-6000
Publication date: 11/2017
Journal article

Suport a la planificació territorial i urbana en matèria de riscos geològics
Revista catalana de geografia, ISSN: 0210-6000
Publication date: 11/2017
Journal article

Identificación y clasificación de desprendimientos de roca con LIDAR y machine learning en Montserrat y Castellfollit de la Roca (Cataluña)
Geotemas (Madrid), ISSN: 1576-5172
Publication date: 2021
Journal article

Using mixed reality for the visualization and dissemination of complex 3D models in geosciences: application to the Montserrat massif (Spain)
Janeras, M.; Roca, J.; Gili, J.; Pedraza, O.; Magnusson, G.; Núñez-Andrés, M.A.; Franklin, KA.
Geosciences (Switzerland), ISSN: 2076-3263 (JCR Impact Factor-2022: 0.0
Publication date: 10/2022
Journal article

Rockfall magnitude-frequency relationship based on multi-source data from monitoring and inventory
Janeras, M.; Lantada, N.; Núñez-Andrés, M.A.; Hantz, D.; Pedraza, O.; Cornejo, R.; Guinau Selles, Marta; García-Sellés, D.; Blanco,-Hinojo L.; Gili, J.; Palau, J.
Remote sensing, ISSN: 2072-4292 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 5.349; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 04/2023
Journal article

Using several monitoring techniques to measure the rock mass deformation in the Montserrat Massif
International Symposium on Geohazards and Geomechanics 2015
Presentation date: 11/09/2015
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Rockfall hazard assessment by means of the magnitude-frequency curves in the Montserrat Massif (central Catalonia, Spain): first insights
EGU General Assembly 2016
Presentation date: 22/04/2016
Presentation of work at congresses

Detección e inventario de desprendimientos de rocas mediante el seguimiento con LiDAR Terrestre en la Montaña de Montserrat (Catalunya, España)
XIV Reunión Nacional de Geomorfología
Presentation date: 23/06/2016
Presentation of work at congresses

Development of a wireless sensor network for rock mass deformation monitoring in the Montserrat Massif
3rd Rock Slope Stability conference
Presentation date: 17/11/2016
Presentation of work at congresses

Development of a Rockfall Risk Mitigation Plan in the Montserrat Massif (Central Catalonia, Spain)
4th World Landslide Forum
Presentation date: 01/06/2017
Presentation of work at congresses

¿Qué nos enseña la pared de Degotalls en Montserrat sobre los desprendimientos de roca?
IX Simposio Nacional sobre Taludes y Laderas Inestables
Presentation date: 06/2017
Presentation of work at congresses

Plataforma on-line para el seguimiento geológico y geotécnico de la red ferroviaria de FGC
IX Simposio Nacional sobre Taludes y Laderas Inestables
Presentation date: 06/2017
Presentation of work at congresses

Inestabilidades de ladera en una carretera de montaña: Talud de Port Ainé (Pirineo de Lleida)
IX Simposio Nacional sobre Taludes y Laderas Inestables
Presentation date: 06/2017
Presentation of work at congresses

Estabilización de la ladera del Molinet, tramo final del paseo marítimo de L’Estartit (Girona)
IX Simposio Nacional sobre Taludes y Laderas Inestables
Presentation date: 06/2017
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Checking the complementarity of different LiDAR / SfM terrain models for rockfall projects in a demanding environment
3rd Virtual Geoscience Conference
Presentation date: 08/2018
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Lessons learned from Degotalls rock wall monitoring in the Montserrat Massif (Catalonia, NE Spain)
International Symposium Rock Slope Stability 2018
Presentation date: 11/2018
Presentation of work at congresses

Comparison of several geomatic techniques for rockfall monitoring
4th Joint International Symposium on Deformation Monitoring
Presentation date: 17/05/2019
Presentation of work at congresses

TLS- and inventory-based Magnitude – Frequency relationship for rockfall in Montserrat and Castellfollit de la Roca
5th International Symposium Rock Slope Stability
Presentation date: 18/11/2021
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Identification, validation and assessment of Multiple Occurrence Regional Landslide Events (MORLE) in Catalonia (Spain) during the last one hundred years
23rd European Geosciences Union General Assembly
Presentation date: 27/04/2021
Presentation of work at congresses

¿Cuánto grande es 'grande' en los movimientos de ladera? Encuesta sobre la idea de magnitud y su comunicación
X Simposio Nacional sobre Taludes y Laderas Inestables
Presentation date: 09/2022
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AUTHOR:BERTRAN OLLER, ORIOL
Title:On the evaluation of mixing in heterogeneous porous media: from laboratory characterization to the design of engineered chaotic flows for practical application
Reading date:11/07/2023
Director:FERNANDEZ GARCIA, DANIEL
Co-director:RODRIGUEZ ESCALES, PAULA FELICIDAD
Mention:No mention
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
Chaotic flow as a treatment strategy to enhance dilution and break preferential paths inheterogeneous aquifers
AGU Fall Meeting 2021
Presentation date: 16/12/2021
Presentation of work at congresses

AUTHOR:NAJDI, ABDALLAH
Title:Experimental and Numerical Analysis of the Unsaturated Soil Shrinkage and Swelling Behaviour under Different Compaction Conditions
Reading date:20/06/2023
Director:LEDESMA VILLALBA, ALBERTO
Co-director:PRAT CATALAN, PERE
Mention:No mention
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
THM analysis of a soil drying test in an environmental chamber: the role of boundary conditions
Cuadrado, A.; Najdi, A.; Ledesma, A.; Olivella, S.; Prat, P.
Computers and geotechnics, ISSN: 0266-352X (JCR Impact Factor-2022: 5.3; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 01/2022
Journal article

Dynamic assessment of evaporation-related soil hydromechanical behaviour, using non-contact infrared thermography
Water resources research, ISSN: 0043-1397 (JCR Impact Factor-2022: 5.4; Quartil: Q1)
Journal article

Towards the development on new high capacity tensiometers capable of measuring soil matric suction beyond 3 MPa
Mendes, J.; Najdi, A.; Encalada, D.; Prat, P.; Ledesma, A.
Canadian geotechnical journal, ISSN: 0008-3674 (JCR Impact Factor-2022: 3.6; Quartil: Q2)
Publication date: 09/2022
Journal article

High Capacity Tensiometers: performance and behaviours
Mendes, J.; Jamali, A.; Najdi, A.; Encalada, D.; Bruno, A.; Prat, P.; Buzzi, O.; Gallipoli, D.; Ledesma, A.; Toll, D.
E3S Web of Conferences, ISSN: 2267-1242 (JCR Impact Factor-2017: 0.127; Quartil: Q4)
Publication date: 04/2023
Journal article

Influence of compaction on the soil shrinkage and swelling curves
Encalada, D.; Najdi, A.; Mendes, J.; Prat, P.; Ledesma, A.
E3S Web of Conferences, ISSN: 2267-1242 (JCR Impact Factor-2017: 0.127; Quartil: Q4)
Publication date: 04/2023
Journal article

Evaluating innovative direct and indirect soil suction and volumetric measurement techniques for the determination of soil water retention curves following drying and wetting paths
Najdi, A.; Encalada, D.; Mendes, J.; Prat, P.; Ledesma, A.
Engineering geology, ISSN: 1872-6917 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 6.902; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 09/2023
Journal article

Experimental and numerical analysis of soil desiccating cracks in compacted and non-compacted specimens.
4th European Conference on Unsaturated Soils: Unsaturated Horizons
Presentation date: 19/10/2020
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Mitigación de grietas por desecación en suelos finos mediante el uso de fibras sintéticas
XXXI Reunión Nacional de Ingeniería Geotécnica
Presentation date: 18/11/2022
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AUTHOR:JAQUÉS ADELL, IRENE
Title:Visco-plasticity of zero-thickness interfaces with softening, and application to the study of fault reactivation.
Reading date:10/02/2023
Director:CAROL VILARASAU, IGNACIO
Mention:No mention
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
Further developments in stress initialization in geomechanics via FEM and a two-step procedure involving Airy functions
XIV International Conference on Computational Plasticity
Presentation date: 09/2017
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Viscoplastic constitutive models for zero-thickness interface elements, formulation and applications
XV International Conference on Computational Plasticity
Presentation date: 09/2019
Presentation of work at congresses

AUTHOR:OORTHUIS GÓMEZ, RAÜL
Title:Monitoring and analysis of soil-vegetation-atmosphere interactions at slope and catchment scale.
Reading date:19/07/2022
Director:HURLIMANN ZIEGLER, MARCEL
Co-director:VAUNAT, JEAN
Mention:No mention
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
Monitoring of a full-scale embankment experiment regarding soil–vegetation–atmosphere interactions
Oorthuis, R.; Hürlimann, M.; Fraccica, A.; Lloret, A.; Moya, J.; Puig-Polo, C.; Vaunat, J.
Water (Basel), ISSN: 2073-4441 (JCR Impact Factor-2018: 2.524; Quartil: Q2)
Publication date: 06/2018
Journal article

Slope orientation and vegetation effects on soil thermo-hydraulic behavior: an experimental study
Oorthuis, R.; Vaunat, J.; Hürlimann, M.; Lloret, A.; Moya, J.; Puig-Polo, C.; Fraccica, A.
Sustainability (Switzerland), ISSN: 2071-1050 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 3.889; Quartil: Q2)
Publication date: 01/2021
Journal article

Monitoring of rainfall and soil moisture at the Rebaixader catchment (Central Pyrenees)
Oorthuis, R.; Hürlimann, M.; Abanco, C.; Moya, J.; Carleo, L.
Environmental and engineering geoscience, ISSN: 1078-7275 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 0.779; Quartil: Q4)
Publication date: 05/2021
Journal article

Multi-scale analysis of slope-mass wasting under climate change: from laboratory tests to regional assessment in the Pyrenees
European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2018
Presentation date: 19/04/2018
Presentation of work at congresses

In-situ monitoring, stability calculations and thermo-hydraulic modelling of a shallow landslide in Cercs (Catalan Pre-Pyrenees)
Multi-scale Analysis of Slopes under Climate Change: a Cross-disciplinary Workshop 2019
Presentation date: 19/09/2019
Presentation of work at congresses

Effect of land cover and climate change on slope mass-wasting at different scales: preliminary results from a multidisciplinary project in the Pyrenees (Spain)
Climate Change and Natural Hazards: coping with and managing hazards in the context of a changing climate
Presentation date: 25/02/2019
Presentation of work at congresses

Influence of orientation and vegetation cover on soil thermo-hydraulic behaviour: a monitored embankment study
Multi-scale Analysis of Slopes Under Climate Change: a Cross-disciplinary Workshop
Presentation date: 20/09/2019
Presentation of work at congresses

Rainfall and soil moisture conditions for the triggering of torrential flows at the Rebaixader catchment (Central Pyrenees)
Sharing Geoscience Online 2020
Presentation date: 05/2020
Presentation of work at congresses

Effect of vegetation and slope orientation on water infiltration in a monitored embankment
Gather Online
Presentation date: 27/04/2021
Presentation of work at congresses

AUTHOR:WANG, YUFEI
Title:Numerical Modeling of Geological Carbon Sequestration: Enhanced Dissolution in Randomly Heterogeneous Media
Reading date:11/07/2022
Director:FERNANDEZ GARCIA, DANIEL
Mention:No mention
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Enhanced NAPL removal and mixing with engineered injection and extraction
Wang, Y.; Fernandez, D.; Sole-Mari, G.; Rodriguez, P.
Water resources research, ISSN: 0043-1397 (JCR Impact Factor-2022: 5.4; Quartil: Q1)
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Journal article

AUTHOR:COLLICO, STEFANO
Title:Optimazation of marine sediments characterization via statistical analysis
Reading date:13/06/2022
Director:ARROYO ALVAREZ DE TOLEDO, MARCOS
Mention:No mention
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
Integrated geophysical, sedimentological and geotechnical investigation of submarine landslides in the Gulf of Lions (Western Mediterranean)
Cattaneo, A.; Collico, S.; Urgelés Esclasans, Roger
Geological Society, London, special publications, ISSN: 0305-8719 (JCR Impact Factor-2019: 4.7
Publication date: 2020
Journal article

Probabilistic mapping of earthquake-induced submarine landslide susceptibility in the South-West Iberian margin
Collico, S.; Arroyo, M.; Urgelés Esclasans, Roger; Gràcia, E.; Devincenzi, M.J.; Pérez, N.
Marine geology, ISSN: 0025-3227 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 3.548; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 11/2020
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Applying Bayesian updating to CPT data analysis
4th International Symposium on Cone Penetration Testing
Presentation date: 23/06/2018
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Probabilistic submarine landslide scusceptibility map of SW Iberian margin
European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2019
Presentation date: 08/04/2019
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Bayesian strain-rate correction for marine sediments characterization
EGU2020 European Geosciences Union General Assembly
Presentation date: 07/05/2020
Presentation of work at congresses

AUTHOR:BARRA, ANNA
Title:Advanced exploitation of Sentinel-1 data for supporting landslide risk analysis
Reading date:31/05/2022
Tutor/a:GILI RIPOLL, JOSE ANTONIO
Director:MONSERRAT HERNANDEZ, ORIOL
Co-director:HERRERA GARCIA, GERARDO
Mention:No mention
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
Sentinel-1 Data Analysis for Landslide Detection and Mapping: First Experiences in Italy and Spain
Publication date: 2017
Book chapter

Sentinel-1 PSI Data for the Evaluation of Landslide Geohazard and Impact
Barra, A.
Publication date: 2021
Book chapter

Deformation monitoring using persistent scatterer interferometry and Sentinel-1 SAR data
Devanthéry, N.; Monserrat Hernández, Oriol; Cuevas-Gonzalez, M.; Barra, A.; Crippa, B.
Procedia computer science, ISSN: 1877-0509 (JCR Impact Factor-2017: 0.258
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Interpolation of GPS and geological data using InSAR deformation maps: method and application to land subsidence in the Alto Guadalentín aquifer (SE Spain)
Béjar, M.; Guardiola, C.; García, R.; Herrera Garcia, Gerardo; Barra, A.
Remote sensing, ISSN: 2072-4292 (JCR Impact Factor-2019: 6.1
Publication date: 23/11/2016
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Data processing ans analysis tools based on ground-based synthetic aperture radar imaginery
Crosetto, M.; Montserrat, O.; Devanthéry, N.; Cuevas-Gonzalez, M.; Barra, A.
The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, ISSN: 2194-9034
Publication date: 13/09/2017
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Sentinel-1 DInSAR for Monitoring Active Landslides in Critical Infrastructures: The Case of the Rules Reservoir (Southern Spain)
Reyes-Carmona, C.; Barra, A.; Galve, J.; Monserrat Hernández, Oriol; Pérez-Peña, J.; María Mateos, R.; Notti, D.; Ruano, P.; Millares, A.; López-Vinielles, J.; José M. Azañón
Remote sensing, ISSN: 2072-4292 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 4.848; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 03/03/2020
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Review of Satellite Interferometry for Landslide Detection in Italy
Solari, L.; Del Soldato, M.; Raspini, F.; Barra, A.; Bianchini, S.; Confuorto, P.; Casagli, N.; Crosetto, M.
Remote sensing, ISSN: 2072-4292 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 4.848; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 24/04/2020
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Satellite interferometric data for landslide intensity evaluation in mountainous regions
Solari, L.; Bianchini, S.; Franceschini, R.; Barra, A.; Monserrat Hernández, Oriol; Catani, F.
International journal of applied Earth observation and geoinformation, ISSN: 0303-2434 (JCR Impact Factor-2019: 4.65; Quartil: Q2)
Publication date: 05/2020
Journal article

DEFORMATION MONITORING USING SAR INTERFEROMETRY AND ACTIVE AND PASSIVE REFLECTORS
Barra, A.; Palamá, R.; Krishnakumar, V.; Mirmazloumi, S.; Espín-López, P.
The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, ISSN: 2194-9034
Publication date: 21/08/2020
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Remote analysis of an open-pit slope failure: Las Cruces case study, Spain
López, J.; Ezquerro, P.; Fernández, J.; Monserrat Hernández, Oriol; Mulas, J.; Herrera Garcia, Gerardo; Barra, A.
Landslides (Berlin), ISSN: 1612-510X (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 6.578; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 09/2020
Journal article

ADAtools: Automatic Detection and Classification of Active Deformation Areas from PSI Displacement Maps
Navarro, J.; Tomás, R.; Barra, A.; Pagan, J.; Reyes-Carmona, C.; Solari, L.; López-Vinielles, J.; Falco, S.; Crosetto, M.
International journal of geo-information, ISSN: 2220-9964 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 2.899; Quartil: Q2)
Publication date: 06/10/2020
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MAPPING AND MONITORING GROUND INSTABILITIES WITH SENTINEL-1 DATA: THE EXPERIENCE OF SERNAGEOMIN
Olea, P.; Barra, A.
The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, ISSN: 2194-9034
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Multi-Temporal Satellite Interferometry for Fast-Motion Detection: An Application to Salt Solution Mining
Solari, L.; Montalti, R.; Barra, A.; Monserrat Hernández, Oriol; Bianchini, S.; Crosetto, M.
Remote sensing, ISSN: 2072-4292 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 4.848; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 29/11/2020
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Geotechnics for rockfall assessment in the volcanic island of Gran Canaria (Canary Islands, Spain)
Sarro, R.; María Mateos, R.; Reichenbach , P.; Aguilera , H.; Riquelme, A.; Hernández-Gutiérrez, L.; Martin, A.; Barra, A.; Solari, L.; Monserrat Hernández, Oriol; Alvioli, M.; Fernández-Merodo, J.; López-Vinielles, J.; Herrera Garcia, Gerardo
Journal of maps, ISSN: 1744-5647 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 2.709; Quartil: Q3)
Publication date: 09/12/2020
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Pyrenees deformation monitoring using Sentinel-1 data and the Persistent Scatterer Interferometry technique
Mirmazloumi, S.; Barra, A.; Crosetto, M.; Monserrat Hernández, Oriol; Crippa, B.
Procedia computer science, ISSN: 1877-0509 (JCR Impact Factor-2017: 0.258
Publication date: 2021
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D-InSAR monitoring of ground deformation related to the dewatering of construction sites: a case study of Glòries Square, Barcelona
Botey i Bassols, J.; Vazquez-Suñe, E.; Crosetto, M.; Barra, A.; Gerard, P.
Engineering geology, ISSN: 0013-7952 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 6.902; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 24/02/2021
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Combining Satellite InSAR, Slope Units and Finite Element Modeling for Stability Analysis in Mining Waste Disposal Areas
López-Vinielles, J.; Fernández-Merodo, J.; Ezquerro, P.; García-Davalillo, J.; Sarro, R.; Reyes-Carmona, C.; Barra, A.; Navarro, J.; Krishnakumar, V.; Alvioli, M.; Herrera Garcia, Gerardo
Remote sensing, ISSN: 2072-4292 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 5.349; Quartil: Q1)
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Active reflectors for interferometric SAR deformation measurement
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The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, ISSN: 2194-9034 (JCR Impact Factor-2017: 0.318
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Rapid characterisation of the extremely large landslide threatening the Rules Reservoir (Southern Spain)
Reyes, C.; Galve, J.; Riquelme, A.; Ruano, P.; Millares, A.; Teixidó, T.; Sarro, R.; Pérez-Peña, J.; Barra, A.; Ezquerro, P.; López-Vinielles, J.; Béjar, M.; José M. Azañón; Monserrat Hernández, Oriol; Mateos Ruiz, Rosa María
Landslides (Berlin), ISSN: 1612-510X (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 6.153; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 12/2021
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Classification of ground deformation using sentinel-1 persistent scatterer interferometry time series
Mirmazloumi, S.; Wassie, Y.; Antonio Navarro, J.; Palamá, R.; Krishnakumar, V.; Barra, A.; Cuevas-González, M.; Crosetto, M.; Monserrat Hernández, Oriol
GIScience & Remote Sensing, ISSN: 1548-1603 (JCR Impact Factor-2022: 6.7; Quartil: Q1)
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InSAR deformation time series classification using a convolutional neural network
Mirmazloumi, S.; Gambin, A.; Wassie, Y.; Barra, A.; Palamá, R.; Crosetto, M.; Montserrat, O.; Bruno, C.
The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, ISSN: 2194-9034 (JCR Impact Factor-2017: 0.318
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Ground deformation analysis using basic products of the Copernicus ground motion service
Shahbazi, S.; Crosetto, M.; Barra, A.
The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, ISSN: 2194-9034 (JCR Impact Factor-2017: 0.318
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Urban deformation monitoring using Sentinel-1 SAR data: a case study
4th Joint International Symposium on Deformation Monitoring
Presentation date: 15/05/2019
Presentation of work at congresses

A persistent scatterer interferometry procedure to monitor urban subsidence
International Workshop on Advances in SAR: Constellations, Signal processing, and Applications (SarCon)
Presentation date: 14/06/2019
Presentation of work at congresses

Sentinel-1 for Granada coast landslides monitoring and potential damage assessment
EGU2020 European Geosciences Union General Assembly
Presentation date: 2020
Presentation of work at congresses

Tools for fast analysis of InSAR based displacement maps
EGU2020 European Geosciences Union General Assembly
Presentation date: 2020
Presentation of work at congresses

The Sentinel-1 CNR-IREA SBAS service of the European Space Agency’s Geohazard Exploitation Platform (GEP) as a powerful tool for landslide activity detection and monitoring
EGU2020 European Geosciences Union General Assembly
Presentation date: 2020
Presentation of work at congresses

DInSAR and topographic techniques applied to study the Tazones Lighthouse landslide (N Spain)
EGU2020 European Geosciences Union General Assembly
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Mapping and monitoring ground instabilities with Sentinel-l data: the experience of Sernageomin
2020 Latin American GRSS & ISPRS Remote Sensing Conference
Presentation date: 2020
Presentation of work at congresses

Ground motion detection in Central South Asturias (N Spain) by using Sentinel-1 SAR data
23rd European Geosciences Union General Assembly
Presentation date: 2021
Presentation of work at congresses

Semi-automated assessment of geological phenomena of Active Deformation Areas (ADA) detected by radar interferometry in Alt Urgell and Cerdanya, Catalonia (Spain)
23rd European Geosciences Union General Assembly
Presentation date: 2021
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ACTIVE REFLECTORS FOR INTERFEROMETRIC SAR DEFORMATION MEASUREMENT
XXIV ISPRS Congress edition 2021
Presentation date: 07/07/2021
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Interferometric SAR deformation timeseries: a quality index
SPIE Remote Sensing 2021
Presentation date: 21/09/2021
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AUTHOR:DI CARLUCCIO, GAIA
Title:Dynamic large deformation modelling of soils including static liquefaction
Reading date:30/11/2021
Director:PINYOL PUIGMARTI, NURIA MERCE
Co-director:ALONSO PEREZ DE AGREDA, EDUARDO
Mention:No mention
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
Excavation-induced instabilities
Pinyol, N.; Di Carluccio, G.
CRC Press
Publication date: 2019
Book chapter

A slow and complex landslide under static and seismic action
Pinyol, N.; Di Carluccio, G.; Alonso, E.
Engineering geology, ISSN: 0013-7952 (JCR Impact Factor-2022: 7.4; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 02/2022
Journal article

Numerical modelling of Val d’Arán landslide with Material Point Method
VI International Conference on Particle-Based Methods: Fundamentals and Applications
Presentation date: 29/10/2019
Presentation of work at congresses

Liquefaction-induced large displacements of caisson quay wall: Barcelona Harbor, Spain
MPM 2019 - Second International Conference on The Material Point Method for Modelling Large Deformation and Soil–Water–Structure Interaction
Presentation date: 10/01/2019
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AUTHOR:SAU VALENZUELA, NÚRIA
Title:THM coupled behaviour of a deep poorly indurated argillaceous formation
Reading date:19/11/2021
Director:ROMERO MORALES, ENRIQUE EDGAR
Mention:No mention
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
Studying the thermal conductivity of a deep Eocene clay formation: direct measurements vs back-analysis results
Romero, E.; Sau, N.; Lima, A.; Van Baelen, H.; Sillen, X.; Li, X.
Geomechanics for energy and the environment, ISSN: 2352-3808 (JCR Impact Factor-2016: 0.75; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 12/2016
Journal article

Coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical behaviour of a deep clay
E3S Web of Conferences, ISSN: 2267-1242 (JCR Impact Factor-2017: 0.127; Quartil: Q4)
Publication date: 06/2019
Journal article

Restoring initial conditions in a deep argillaceous formation with induced suction on retrieval
Sau, N.; Romero, E.; Van Baelen, H.
E3S Web of Conferences, ISSN: 2267-1242 (JCR Impact Factor-2017: 0.127; Quartil: Q4)
Publication date: 10/2020
Journal article

Anisotropic features on the thermal conductivity of a deep argillaceous formation
15th Pan-American Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering.
Presentation date: 15/11/2015
Presentation of work at congresses

Thermal properties of a deep Eocene clay formation: direct measurements vs back-analysis results
7th International Conference on Clays in Natural and Engineered Barriers for Radioactive Waste Confinement
Presentation date: 24/09/2017
Presentation of work at congresses

THM behaviour of a deep Eocene clay formation during heating tests
International Symposium on Energy Geotechnics 2018
Presentation date: 26/09/2018
Presentation of work at congresses

The mineralogical and microstructural control on the thermal properties of clays as evidenced by natural and artificially prepared Ypresian clay samples. Extended abstract. Conference postponed to 2022
8th Clay conference 2020
Presentation of work at congresses

AUTHOR:DE FRANCISCO SANS, MIGUEL
Title:Elementos junta/interfase mortar con nudos no coincidentes. Aplicación al análisis de discontinuidades y contactos en geomecánica
Reading date:19/11/2021
Director:CAROL VILARASAU, IGNACIO
Mention:No mention
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
Displacement-based and hybrid formulations of zero-thickness mortar/interface elements for unmatched meshes, with application to fracture mechanics
De Francisco, M.; Carol, Ignacio
International journal for numerical methods in engineering, ISSN: 0029-5981 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 3.021; Quartil: Q2)
Publication date: 02/2021
Journal article

A zero-thickness mortar / Interface formulation with application to fracture mechanics
XV International Conference on Computational Plasticity
Presentation date: 09/2019
Presentation of work at congresses

AUTHOR:PALAU BERASTEGUI, ROSA-MARIA
Title:Landslide and debris flow warning at regional scale. A real-time system using susceptibility mapping, radar rainfall and hydrometeorological thresholds
Reading date:23/09/2021
Director:BERENGUER FERRER, MARC
Co-director:HURLIMANN ZIEGLER, MARCEL
Mention:No mention
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
Flood consequences of land-use changes at a ski resort: overcoming a geomorphological threshold (Portainé, Eastern Pyrenees, Iberian Peninsula)
Furdada Bellavista, Glòria; Victoriano, A.; Díez, A.; Palau, RM.; Hürlimann, M.
Water (Basel), ISSN: 2073-4441 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 3.103; Quartil: Q2)
Publication date: 02/2020
Journal article

Influence of the mapping unit for regional landslide early warning systems: comparison between pixels and polygons in Catalonia (NE Spain)
Palau, RM.; Hürlimann, M.; Berenguer, M.; Sempere-Torres, D.
Landslides (Berlin), ISSN: 1612-5118 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 6.578; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 09/2020
Journal article

A prototype regional early warning system for shallow landslides and debris flows
European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2018
Presentation date: 12/04/2018
Presentation of work at congresses

Which is the best mapping unit for a regional scale landslide early warning system? Comparison between pixel and polygons for Catalonia
EGU General Assembly 2019
Presentation date: 12/04/2019
Presentation of work at congresses

Debris-flow early warning system at regional scale using weather radar and susceptibility mapping
7th International Conference on Debris-Flow Hazards Mitigation
Presentation date: 06/2019
Presentation of work at congresses

An early warning system for rainfall-triggered shallow slides and debris flows: application in Catalonia, Spain and Canton of Bern, Switzerland
Sharing Geoscience Online 2020
Presentation date: 05/05/2020
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Towards the use of hydrometeorological thresholds for the regional-scale LEWS of Catalonia (NE Spain)
Gather Online
Presentation date: 27/04/2021
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AUTHOR:YUBERO DE MATEO, MARÍA TERESA
Title:Ejecución de túneles en terreno deltaico mediante tuneladora EPB. El caso de la línea 9.
Reading date:22/07/2021
Director:GENS SOLE, ANTONIO
Co-director:DI MARIANO SIMONCINI, ALESSANDRA
Mention:No mention
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
Ejecución de túneles en terreno deltaico mediante tuneladora EPB. El caso de la línea 9
International Centre for Numerical Methods in Engineering (CIMNE)
Publication date: 06/10/2021
Book

CSE algorithm: ‘canal survey estimation’ to evaluate the flow rate extractions and hydraulic state in irrigation canals
Bonet, E.; Gomez, M.; Yubero, M.T.; Fernández , J.
Journal of hydroinformatics, ISSN: 1464-7141 (JCR Impact Factor-2017: 1.797; Quartil: Q2)
Publication date: 01/2017
Journal article

GoRoSoBo: an overall control diagram to improve the efficiency of water transport systems in real time
Bonet, E.; Gomez, M.; Yubero, M.T.; Fernández-Francos, XAvier
Journal of hydroinformatics, ISSN: 1464-7141 (JCR Impact Factor-2017: 1.797; Quartil: Q2)
Publication date: 05/2017
Journal article

Subsidence management system for underground mining
Sanmiquel, L.; Bascompta, M.; Vintro, C.; Yubero, M.T.
Minerals, ISSN: 2075-163X (JCR Impact Factor-2018: 2.25; Quartil: Q2)
Publication date: 07/06/2018
Journal article

The importance of mineralogical knowledge in the sustainability of artisanal gold mining: a mid-south Peru case
Alfonso, P.; Anticoi, H.; Yubero, M.T.; Bascompta, M.; Henao, L.; García-Vallès, M.; Palacios, S.; Yáñez, J.
Minerals, ISSN: 2075-163X (JCR Impact Factor-2019: 2.38; Quartil: Q2)
Publication date: 01/06/2019
Journal article

GoRoSoBo simplified: an accurate feedback control algorithm in real time for irrigation canals
Bonet, E.; Gomez, M.; Yubero, M.T.; Fernandez, J.
Journal of hydroinformatics, ISSN: 1464-7141 (JCR Impact Factor-2019: 1.728; Quartil: Q3)
Publication date: 11/2019
Journal article

Analysis of the process of compaction movements of deposits of crushed salt tailings
Yubero, M.T.; Olivella, S.; Gens, A.; Bonet, E.; Lloret, A.; Alfonso, P.
Engineering geology, ISSN: 0013-7952 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 6.902; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 11/2021
Journal article

Gold characterization of the San Luis alta mine, Ayacucho, Perú
7th World Congress on Mechanical, Chemical, and Material Engineering
Presentation date: 08/2021
Presentation of work at congresses

AUTHOR:DE VRIENDT, KEVIN
Title:Mixing and chemical reaction hotspots in saline-freshwater mixing zones
Reading date:16/07/2021
Tutor/a:FERNANDEZ GARCIA, DANIEL
Director:DENTZ, MARCO
Co-director:POOL RAMIREZ, MARIA
Mention:No mention
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
Heterogeneity-induced mixing and reaction hot spots facilitate karst propagation in coastal aquifers
De Vriendt, K.; Pool , M.; Dentz, M.
Geophysical research letters, ISSN: 0094-8276 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 4.72; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 28/05/2020
Journal article

Rilievo: Artistic scene authoring via interactive height map extrusion in VR
Eroglu, S.; Schmitz, S.; Aguilera, J.; Rusch, J.; De Vriendt, K.
Leonardo (Oxford), ISSN: 0024-094X (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 0.0
Publication date: 01/07/2020
Journal article

AUTHOR:MESA ALCANTARA, ARISLEIDY
Title:Hydro-mechanical behaviour of pellet/powder mixture of bentonite and impact of gas migration
Reading date:02/07/2021
Director:ROMERO MORALES, ENRIQUE EDGAR
Co-director:MOKNI, NADIA
Mention:No mention
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
Microstructural and hydro-mechanical behaviour of bentonite pellets and powder mixtures
Mesa, A.; Romero, E.; Mokni, N.; Olivella, S.
E3S Web of Conferences, ISSN: 2267-1242 (JCR Impact Factor-2017: 0.127; Quartil: Q4)
Publication date: 10/2020
Journal article

Modelling of oedometer tests on pellet-powder bentonite mixtures to support mock-up test analysis
Mesa, A.; Mokni, N.; Romero, E.; Olivella, S.
E3S Web of Conferences, ISSN: 2267-1242 (JCR Impact Factor-2017: 0.127; Quartil: Q4)
Publication date: 10/2020
Journal article

Mock-up demonstration tests to support the VSEAL Project.
Young Researchers Meeting 2018
Presentation date: 16/02/2018
Presentation of work at congresses

Hydro-mechanical modelling of infiltration test to study the behaviour of binary bentonite mixtures
ALERT Workshop 2019
Presentation date: 30/09/2019
Presentation of work at congresses

Mock-up demonstration tests to support the VSEAL Project. Long-term hydration and impact of gas migration on sealing systems
Young Researchers Meeting 2020
Presentation date: 13/02/2020
Presentation of work at congresses

Hydration and gas tests at mock-up scale to understand the hydro-mechanical behaviour of a bentonite pellet/powder mixture
8th International Conference on Clays in Natural and Engineered Barriers for Radioactive Waste Confinement
Presentation date: 09/06/2020
Presentation of work at congresses

Pellet/powder mixture swelling induced by hydration: a model based on pellet representation
8th International Conference on Clays in Natural and Engineered Barriers for Radioactive Waste Confinement
Presentation date: 06/2022
Presentation of work at congresses

AUTHOR:SONG, FEI
Title:Modelling time-dependent plastic behaviour of geomaterials
Reading date:28/06/2021
Director:RODRIGUEZ DONO, ALFONSO
Co-director:GENS SOLE, ANTONIO
Award:
Mention:No mention
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
Analysis and modelling of longitudinal deformation profiles of tunnels excavated in strain-softening time-dependent rock masses
Song, F.; Rodriguez-Dono, A.; Olivella, S.; Zhong, Z.
Computers and geotechnics, ISSN: 0266-352X (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 4.956; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 09/2020
Journal article

Numerical solutions for tunnels excavated in strain-softening rock masses considering a combined support system
Song, F.; Rodriguez-Dono, A.
Applied mathematical modelling, ISSN: 0307-904X (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 5.336; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 04/2021
Journal article

Size effect on the hydraulic behavior of fluid flow through a single rough-walled fracture
Zhong, Z.; Wang, L.; Song, L.; Gao, C.; Hu, Y.; Gao, H.; Song, F.; Rodriguez-Dono, A.; Lou, R.
Soil dynamics and earthquake engineering (1984), ISSN: 0267-7261 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 4.25; Quartil: Q2)
Publication date: 04/2021
Journal article

Hydro-mechanical modelling and analysis of multi-stage tunnel excavations using a smoothed excavation method
Song, F.; Rodriguez-Dono, A.; Olivella, S.
Computers and geotechnics, ISSN: 0266-352X (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 5.218; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 07/2021
Journal article

Coupled solid-fluid response of deep tunnels excavated in saturated rock masses with a time-dependent plastic behaviour
Song, F.; Rodriguez-Dono, A.; Olivella, S.; Gens, A.
Applied mathematical modelling, ISSN: 0307-904X (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 5.336; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 12/2021
Journal article

A viscoplastic damage model combined with strain softening failure criterions for rock mass
11th Workshop of CODE_BRIGHT Users
Presentation date: 16/05/2019
Presentation of work at congresses

AUTHOR:TARRAGÓ MUNTÉ, DANIEL
Title:Hydraulic fills liquefaction. Effect on quay stability
Reading date:03/06/2021
Director:GENS SOLE, ANTONIO
Co-director:ALONSO PEREZ DE AGREDA, EDUARDO
Mention:No mention
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
A new re-usable shallow foundation for light loads: load tests and analysis
19th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering: Unearth the Future, Connect Beyond
Presentation date: 09/2017
Presentation of work at congresses

Proyecto de ampliación del muelle adosado 2ª fase B. Puerto de Barcelona
XIV Jornadas Españolas de Ingeniería de Costas y Puertos
Presentation date: 24/05/2017
Presentation of work at congresses

Gas effect on CPTu and dissipation test carried out on natural soft-soil of Barcelona Port
4th International Symposium on Cone Penetration Testing
Presentation date: 06/2018
Presentation of work at congresses

Geo-mechanical behavior of CDW (aggregate). The use and the evaluation for specific case.
9th International Congress on Environmental Geotechnics ICEG2023
Presentation date: 06/2023
Presentation of work at congresses

AUTHOR:BARBOZA DE VASCONCELOS, RAMON
Title:A double-porosity formulation for the THM behaviour of bentonite-based materials
Reading date:18/05/2021
Director:GENS SOLE, ANTONIO
Co-director:VAUNAT, JEAN
Mention:No mention
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
Towards higher temperatures in nuclear waste repositories
Gens, A.; Barboza, R.; Olivella, S.
E3S Web of Conferences, ISSN: 2267-1242
Publication date: 11/2020
Journal article

Homogenización de barreras de arcilla para residuos nucleares
Gens, A.; Barboza, R.; Rodríguez, C.; Vaunat, J.; Villar, M.V.
Geotecnia (Lisboa), ISSN: 0379-9522
Publication date: 07/2021
Journal article

Homogenization of unsaturated bentonite during hydration
Gens, A.; Barboza, R.; Rodríguez, C.; Vaunat, J.; Villar, M.V.
E3S Web of Conferences, ISSN: 2267-1242 (JCR Impact Factor-2017: 0.127; Quartil: Q4)
Publication date: 2023
Journal article

Modelling a hydration and heating column test on unsaturated bentonite using a double-porosity approach
Barboza, R.; Gens, A.; Vaunat, J.; Rodríguez, C.; Villar, M.V.
E3S Web of Conferences, ISSN: 2267-1242 (JCR Impact Factor-2017: 0.127; Quartil: Q4)
Publication date: 2023
Journal article

Modelling infiltration tests on pelletized bentonite under non-isothermal conditions
XIII International Conference on Computational Plasticity: Fundamentals and Applications
Presentation date: 09/2015
Presentation of work at congresses

Modelling a heating-hydration bentonite-based column test using a double porosity approach
XV International Conference on Computational Plasticity
Presentation date: 09/2019
Presentation of work at congresses

AUTHOR:TORRES SERRA, JOEL
Title:Granular flow characterisation towards an enhanced bulk feeder selection
Reading date:26/02/2021
Director:RODRIGUEZ FERRAN, ANTONIO
Co-director:ROMERO MORALES, ENRIQUE EDGAR
Mention:Industrial Doctorate Mention (Generalitat)
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
Classification of granular materials via flowability-based clustering with application to bulk feeding
Torres-Serra, J.; Rodriguez-Ferran, A.; Romero, E.
Powder technology, ISSN: 0032-5910 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 5.64; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 22/01/2021
Journal article

Study of grain-scale effects in bulk handling using discrete element simulations
Torres-Serra, J.; Rodriguez-Ferran, A.; Romero, E.
Powder technology, ISSN: 0032-5910 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 5.64; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 04/2021
Journal article

AUTHOR:MARTÍNEZ PÉREZ, LAURA
Title:Characterization of seawater intrusion and submarine groundwater discharge in al luvial coastal aquifers: field and laboratory approach
Reading date:09/07/2020
Tutor/a:SAALTINK, MAARTEN WILLEM
Director:CARRERA RAMIREZ, JESUS
Director:LUQUOT, LINDA
Mention:International Mention
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
Time-lapse cross-hole electrical resistivity tomography (CHERT) for monitoring seawater intrusion dynamics in a Mediterranean aquifer
Palacios, A.; Ledo, J.; Linde, N.; Luquot, L.; Bellmunt, F.; Folch, A.; Marcuello, A.; Queralt, P.; Pezard, P.; Martinez, L.; Del Val, L.; Bosch, D.; Carrera, J.
Hydrology and Earth system sciences, ISSN: 1027-5606 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 5.748; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 04/2020
Journal article

Combining fiber optic DTS, cross-hole ERT and time-lapse induction logging to characterize and monitor a coastal aquifer
Folch, A.; Del Val, L.; Luquot, L.; Martinez, L.; Bellmunt, F.; Le Lay, H.; Rodellas, V.; Ferrer, N.; Palacios, A.; Marazuela, M.; Diego, M.; Pool , M.; Goyetche, T.; Ledo, J.; Pezard, P.; Bour, O.; Queralt, P.; Marcuello, A.; Garcia-Orellana, J.; Saaltink, M.; Vazquez-Suñe, E.; Carrera, J.
Journal of hydrology, ISSN: 0022-1694 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 5.722; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 09/2020
Journal article

New perspectives on the use of 224Ra/228Ra and 222Rn/226Ra activity ratios in groundwater studies
Diego, M.; Rodellas, V.; Saaltink, M.; Alorda, A.; Goyetche, T.; Martinez, L.; Folch, A.; Garcia-Orellana, J.
Journal of hydrology, ISSN: 0022-1694 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 6.708; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 05/2021
Journal article

A multidisciplinary approach to characterizing coastal alluvial aquifers to improve understanding of seawater intrusion and submarine groundwater discharge
Martinez, L.; Luquot, L.; Carrera, J.; Marazuela, M.; Goyetche, T.; Pool , M.; Palacios, A.; Bellmunt, F.; Ledo, J.; Ferrer, N.; Del Val, L.; Garcia-Orellana, J.; Diego, M.; Rodellas-Vila, V.; Saaltink, M.; Vazquez-Suñe, E.; Folch, A.
Journal of hydrology, ISSN: 0022-1694 (JCR Impact Factor-2022: 6.4; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 04/2022
Journal article

Combining long term monitoring of distributed temperature and cross-hole ERT with hydraulic tests to characterize the seawater intrusion and SGD dynamics in a coastal aquifers
46th International Association of Hydrogeologists Congress
Presentation date: 09/2019
Presentation of work at congresses

Continuous monitoring of Eh, pH and CE of a coastal multilayer alluvial aquifer under different dynamic conditions
European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2022
Presentation date: 05/2022
Presentation of work at congresses

AUTHOR:MARAZUELA CALVO, MIGUEL ÁNGEL
Title:Hydrogeology of salt flats: the Salar de Atacama example
Reading date:03/07/2020
Director:VÁZQUEZ SUÑÉ, ENRIC
Co-director:OLIVELLA PASTALLE, SEBASTIAN
Mention:No mention
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
Towards more sustainable brine extraction in salt flats: learning from the Salar de Atacama
Marazuela, M.; Vazquez-Suñe, E.; Ayora, C.; García, A.
Science of the total environment, ISSN: 0048-9697 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 7.963; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 10/02/2020
Journal article

Hydrogeological constraints for the genesis of the extreme lithium enrichment in the Salar de Atacama (NE Chile): a thermohaline flow modelling approach
Marazuela, M.; Ayora, C.; Vazquez-Suñe, E.; Olivella, S.; García, A.
Science of the total environment, ISSN: 0048-9697 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 7.963; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 10/2020
Journal article

La importancia de incorporar la hidrodinámica de la interfaz salina en la gestión de los recursos minerales y ecosistemas de los salares
Marazuela, M.; Vazquez-Suñe, E.; Custodio, E.; Ayora, C.; Palma, T.; García, A.
Boletín geológico y minero, ISSN: 2253-6167 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 0.0
Publication date: 01/01/2021
Journal article

Geothermal anomaly identified under a dense urban area in the metropolitan region of Barcelona, Spain
World Geothermal Congress 2020+1
Presentation date: 12/05/2021
Presentation of work at congresses

AUTHOR:DEL VAL ALONSO, LAURA
Title:Advancing in the characterization of coastal aquifers. A multimethodological approach based on fiber optics distributed temperature sensing
Reading date:03/06/2020
Director:FOLCH SANCHO, ALBERT
Director:SAALTINK, MAARTEN WILLEM
Mention:International Mention
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
Heat dissipation test with fiber-optic distributed temperature sensing to estimate groundwater flux
Del Val, L.; Carrera, J.; Pool , M.; Martinez , L.; Casanovas, C.; Bour, O.; Folch, A.
Water resources research, ISSN: 0043-1397 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 6.159; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 03/2021
Journal article

Exploring the use of Fiber Optic Distributed Temperature Sensing for monitoring seawater intrusion
46th International Association of Hydrogeologists Congress
Presentation date: 09/2019
Presentation of work at congresses

Modelling heat transport at the fresh-saltwater interface in coastal aquifers
11th Workshop of CODE_BRIGHT Users
Presentation date: 16/05/2019
Presentation of work at congresses

AUTHOR:SOLÉ MARÍ, GUILLEM
Title:Lagrangian modeling of reactive transport in heterogeneous porous media
Reading date:13/03/2020
Director:FERNANDEZ GARCIA, DANIEL
Co-director:SANCHEZ VILA, FRANCISCO JAVIER
Mention:No mention
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
Entropy: (1) The former trouble with particle-tracking simulation, and (2) A measure of computational information penalty
Benson, D.; Pankavich, S.; Schmidt, M.; Sole-Mari, G.
Advances in water resources, ISSN: 0309-1708 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 4.51; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 03/2020
Journal article

Solute transport in bounded porous media characterized by Generalized Sub-Gaussian log-conductivity distributions
Sole-Mari, G.; Riva, M.; Fernandez, D.; Sanchez-Vila, X.; Guadagnini, A.
Advances in water resources, ISSN: 0309-1708 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 5.361; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 01/2021
Journal article

Characterizing reactive transport behavior in a three-dimensional discrete fracture network
Sherman, T.; Sole-Mari, G.; Hyman, J.; Sweeney, M.; Vassallo, D.; Bolster, D.
Transport in porous media, ISSN: 0169-3913 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 3.61; Quartil: Q2)
Publication date: 03/2021
Journal article

Modeling reactive transport with local mixing limitation via random walk particle tracking
Goldschmidt Conference 2019
Presentation date: 22/08/2019
Presentation of work at congresses

Reactive transport in porous media with local mixing limitation: a Lagrangian modeling approach
Sharing Geoscience Online 2020
Presentation date: 04/05/2020
Presentation of work at congresses

AUTHOR:PARERA MORALES, FERRAN
Title:Advanced image analysis techniques for laboratory experiments on soils
Reading date:27/01/2020
Director:ALONSO PEREZ DE AGREDA, EDUARDO
Co-director:PINYOL PUIGMARTI, NURIA MERCE
Mention:International Mention
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
Massive, continuous and non-invasive surface measurement of degree of saturation by shortwave infrared images
Parera, F.; Pinyol, N.; Alonso, E.
Canadian geotechnical journal, ISSN: 0008-3674 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 1.613; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 06/2021
Journal article

Image-based measurements of degree of saturation
4th European Conference on Unsaturated Soils: Unsaturated Horizons
Presentation date: 20/10/2020
Presentation of work at congresses

AUTHOR:ZHANG, NINGNING
Title:A micromechanical study of the Standard Penetration Test
Reading date:20/01/2020
Director:ARROYO ALVAREZ DE TOLEDO, MARCOS
Director:GENS SOLE, ANTONIO
Co-director:CIANTIA, MATTEO
Mention:No mention
RELATED PUBLICATIONS
Energy balance analyses during Standard Penetration Tests in a virtual calibration chamber
Zhang, N.; Arroyo, M.; Ciantia, M.; Gens, A.
Computers and geotechnics, ISSN: 0266-352X (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 5.218; Quartil: Q1)
Publication date: 05/2021
Journal article

DEM examination of SPT correction factors
Zhang, N.; Arroyo, M.; Ciantia, M.; Gens, A.
EPJ web of conferences, ISSN: 2100-014X
Publication date: 06/2021
Journal article

A contact model for rough crushable sand
Zhang, N.; Ciantia, M.; Arroyo, M.; Gens, A.
Soils and foundations, ISSN: 0038-0806 (JCR Impact Factor-2021: 3.098; Quartil: Q2)
Publication date: 06/2021
Journal article

Incorporating surface roughness into DEM models of crushable soils
Applied Numerical Modeling in Geomechanics 2020: 5th International Itasca Symposium
Presentation date: 02/2020
Presentation of work at congresses

AUTHOR:FERRER RAMOS, NÚRIA
Title:Assessment of a groundwater system under global change scenarios: the case of Kwale (Kenya)
Reading date:18/07/2019
Director:FOLCH SANCHO, ALBERT
Mention:No mention
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AUTHOR:PUIG MONTELLÀ, EDUARD
Title:Modeling capillarity and two-phase flow in granular media: From pore-scale to network-scale
Reading date:16/07/2019
Director:GENS SOLE, ANTONIO
Co-director:CHAREYRE, BRUNO
Mention:No mention
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Hybrid multi-scale model for partially saturated media based on a pore network approach and lattice Boltzmann method
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Publication date: 10/2020
Journal article

Benchmark cases for a multi-component Lattice–Boltzmann method in hydrostatic conditions
Puig, E.; Chareyre, Bruno; Salager, S.; Gens, A.
MethodsX, ISSN: 2215-0161 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 0.0
Publication date: 10/2020
Journal article

Research projects

START DATEEND DATEACTIVITYFINANCING ENTITY
20/12/202331/07/2025Assistència tècnica pel seguiment de la incidència de l'abocador de la Vall de Joan sobre la qualitat de les aigües de l'aqüíferARDANA CONSULTANTS S.L.U.
01/10/202330/09/2027GeO and weather multi-risk impact Based Early warning and response systems supporting rapid deploYment of first respONders in EU and beyonDCommission of European Communities
01/09/202331/08/2026MUltiscale CHaracterization Of GroUndwater and Solutes discharge into The OceanAGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/09/202331/08/2027Herramientas para la observación, INTERpretación y MOdelación de la INTERacción y MOvimiento multifásico en medio poroso aplicado a infraestructuras para la energía y mobilidad de las infraestructurasAGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
31/05/202331/05/2023GPKDE
23/05/202322/06/2023Contracte de serveis per a la realització del Pla d'optimització de les extraccions i recàrrega gestionada d'àqüífers a la conca del BesòsAIGÜES DE BARCELONA EMP M GEST CI
06/02/202305/03/2023Servei per a la realització de la redacció del Pla d'extraccions de l'aqüífer del Besòs dins l'àmbit d'influència de l'ETAP Besòs (Nº Exp.:AB/ABAST/AD/2021/08)AIGÜES DE BARCELONA EMP M GEST CI
01/02/202331/01/2025Early warning Demonstration of pan-European rainfall-induced impact forecastsEURCOM- D.G. HUMANITARIAN
01/01/202331/12/2026CLIMAte risk and vulnerability Assessment framework and toolboXCommission of European Communities
01/01/202331/12/2027Regions for climate change resilience through Innovation, Science and TechnologyCommission of European Communities
07/12/202207/12/2022MODPATH-OMP
01/12/202230/11/2024Técnicas de evaluación multi-riesgo en suelos basadas en soluciones novedosas enfocadas en modelos numéricos reducidos. Adaptación a la fluctuación climáticaAGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/12/202230/11/2024Investigación experimental y modelación del crecimiento de biofilmsAGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/12/202230/11/2024Producción de sedimentos en cuencas de montaña: Evaluación del impacto del cambio climático sobre la sedimentación en embalses y la pérdida de suelosAGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/12/202201/12/2024Towards a user-friendly and efficient open-source code Anura3D, based on the material point method for geotechnical design and analysisGobierno de España. Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia (Mec)
01/11/202231/10/2025Interactive understanding of groundwater hydrology and hydrogeologyCommission of European Communities
01/10/202230/09/2026The Human-Tech Nexus- Building a save Haven to cope with climate extremes.Commission of European Communities
01/10/202230/09/2026Promoting disaster preparedness and resielence by co-developing stakeholder support tools for managing the systemic risk of compounding disasters.Commission of European Communities
01/10/202230/09/2024Fundamental study of CO2 storage through microbially enhanced carbon mineralizationCommission of European Communities
01/10/202201/03/2024Reseach Collaboration Agreement fo the project entitled “Fluid Injection in Unconsolidated formations for Geo Energy and Environmental Applications (FLINUGEE)/'UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS
15/09/202231/01/2023Contrato de colaboración en servicios profesionales para la Actualización del modelo hidrogeológico en el Aeropuerto de BarcelonaVIARIUM INGENIERIA SL
01/09/202231/08/2025Sistema modular de ventilación para edificios educativos integrado con la producción urbana de alimentos: Incrementar la eficiencia energética y la sostenibilidad del edificioAGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/09/202231/12/2022Jornada científica: reptes en la gestió de les aigües subterrànies a l'àrea metropolitana de BarcelonaAjuntament de Barcelona
01/09/202231/08/2025Recursos hidrogeológicos en riesgo: confrontando los impactos ligados al cambio climático con el incremento de la demanda hídricaAGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/09/202231/10/2022Contrato de colaboración para el estudio hidrogeológico para analizar el impacto del soterramiento de la línea de ferrocarril sobre los acuíferos de la Vall Baixa y Delta del LlobregatACCIONA Infraesctructuras, S.A.
01/09/202231/08/2026Foundations for offshore wind turbinesCommission of European Communities
01/09/202231/08/2026Mecanismos de expansión y criterios de diseño en rocas anhidríticasMinisterio de Ciencia e Innovación
19/07/202219/09/2022Contracte de col·laboració per l'elaboració de l'Informe de seguiment de la barrera hidràulica de Can Planas, Cerdanyola del VallèsCONS.URBANIST.C.DIRECC.CERDANYOLA V
01/06/202231/05/2023Trabajo de campo para la continuidad del desarrollo de la tesis doctoral “Alternative approach for water wicked problems: A socio-technical groundwater management tool to improve human developmentCentre de Cooperació per al Desenvolupament de la UPC
02/05/202231/10/2022Contrato de colaboración para la ejecución de un nuevo ramal ferroviario en las terminales 1 y 2COMSA
05/01/202205/01/2022Method to generate the in-situ state of stress in a domain O in a geological structure
01/01/202231/12/2025Les Comunitats Prehistòriques del Massís del Garraf Nord. Fase 3. Orígens, Genètica, Estat de Salut, Dieta, Patrons d’Assentament, Trets Culturals, Mobilitat i Recursos durant la Prehistòria RecentAgència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca (Agaur)
16/12/202131/12/2024ASESORAMIENTO PARA EL DISEÑO DE LA BARRERA REACTIVA, SISTEMA DE RECARGA Y MODELO UNIDIMENSIONAL DE TRANSPORTE REACTIVO DEL PROYECTO “LIFE MATRIXFUN.CEN. ANDALUZ INVESTIG.DEL AGUA
02/12/202101/04/2023l’ASSISTÈNCIA TÈCNICA PER A L'ADOPCIÓ DE MESURES DE MILLORA DE L'ABASTAMENT EN DUES MASSES D’AIGUA SUBTERRÀNIA SOTMESES A UNA EXPLOTACIÓ INTENSIVAARDANA CONSULTANTS S.L.U.
01/12/202130/11/2023G-PFEM DE BOLSILLO: APLICACIONES DE SOFTWARE AVANZADO PARA EL PROYECTO GEOTÉCNICO DE INSTALACIONES DE ENERGIA RENOVABLE COSTA AFUERAAGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/12/202130/11/2025Reactive barriers for water renaturalization during managed aquifer recharge in the Baix Camp regionEURCOM-D.G.FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
02/11/202101/01/2022ESTUDIO Y DESARROLLO DE UN PERFIL GEOLÓGICO EN LA LADERA DEL ESTRIBO DERECHO DE LA PRESA DE YESA (YESA - NAVARRA)CONFED. HIDROGRÁFICA DEL EBRO
05/10/202131/12/2022Investigación y desarrollo de nuevas tecnologías para el discurso del poder: imitando adornos de ámbar en la prehistoria reciente de IberiaJunta de Andalucía
01/09/202131/08/2024Nuevos desarrollos en el estudio experimental y numérico de la degradación de cementos de pozos por ataque ácido, en lugares de almacenamiento de carbono.AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
12/07/202122/06/2023Estudio Hidrogeológico correspondiente al soterramiento de las líneas R2 y R4 en Hospitalet del LlobregatUTE GPO INGENIERIA Y ARQUITECTURA S
22/05/202122/05/2023Contracte de serveis d’assistència tècnica per a la investigació i assessorament en temes geotècnics de les infraestructures gestionades per Infraestructures de la Generalitat de Catalunya, SAU (Infraestructures.cat) i per l’ens Infraestructures Ferroviàries de Catalunya (Ifercat). Clau: E2- INF-20500Infraestructures de la Generalitat de Catalunya , S.A.U.
01/04/202131/03/2024IJC2019-042036-IAGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
15/03/202131/03/2023Actualización e integracion de datos en el modelo hidrogeológico. Analisis de la sensibilidad y simulación de transporte advecivo en el modelo. Revisión del modelo hidrogeológico regional. PlanteamienWESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC SPAIN SA
15/03/202115/03/2022Model de Gestió integrada dels Recursos hídrics del Besòs davant el canvi climàtic: solucions per a l’autoabastament i resiliència del sistema hídric a l’àrea metropolitana de Barcelona (GiR-Beso`s)Ajuntament de Barcelona
10/03/202131/07/2022Servei per a la realització de la redacció del Pla d'extraccions de l'aqüífer del Besòs dins l'àmbit d'influcència de l'ETAP Besòs (Nº Exp.: AB/ABAST/AD/2021/08)AIGÜES DE BARCELONA EMP M GEST CI
01/02/202130/06/2022trabajos de Hidrogeología necesarios para analizar el impacto de la construcción de un túnel artificial que atraviesa el acuífero superior del Delta del Llobregat y diseñar las medidas correctoras necAPIA XXI SA
01/11/202031/10/2022Emergency Risk Information and Assessments tailored for CommunitiesAGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/11/202031/07/2021Actualización del contrato "Estudio del comportamiento geomecánico de materiales procesados en la Planta del Puerto de Barcelona"Gestió de Terres i Runes
07/10/202006/01/2021Nuevo estudio sobre las condiciones de estabilidad del muro anclado del Canyeret (Lleida, España)Ajuntament de Lleida
01/10/202031/03/2024Assistants for Healthy, Safe, and Productive Virtual Construction Design, Operation and Maintenance using a Digitial TwinCommission of European Communities
01/10/202031/12/2022PlaNet International research Network on Plant-based solutions to mitigate climate-induced geohazardsThe Reserach Council of Norway
14/09/202030/04/2021Estudi del comportament estructural i de durabilitat dels tubs de formigó d'abastiment d'aigües en 2 trams sota viaductes a Can Clota i a Torrent Gornal a Esplugues de Llobregat i a L'Hospitalet de LlAIGÜES DE BARCELONA EMP M GEST CI
01/09/202030/09/2021Triaxial and permeability tests on reinforced soils with different binders/injection liquidsBASF Construction Chemicals Europe AG
17/06/202016/12/2020Asesoramiento y estudio de los ensayos complementarios en materiales de la ladera del estribo derecho de la Presa de Yesa (Yesa / Navarra)CONFED. HIDROGRÁFICA DEL EBRO
10/06/202009/04/2022herramienta de programación, basada en códigos existentes, y que permita reproducir un modelo de transporte reactivo tan complejo como el del Salar de Atacama. modelo numérico de transporte reactivoSQM Salar S.A.
10/06/202010/06/2020Treballs d'assesoria geotècnica del túnel d'autopista A-27 Valls MontblancACCIONA, S.A
01/06/202029/02/2024Análisis de la erosión de suelos en terrenos de alta pendiente a diferentes escalas. Procesos físicos, auscultación y modelización de futuros cambios ambientales.AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/06/202031/12/2023Avances en el análisis de la cuantificación del riesgo (QRA) por desprendimientos rocosos empleando avances en las técnicas geomáticasAGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
20/05/202031/12/2020Desarrollo de la herramienta 3D geomecánica propietaria de Repsol para modelos evolutivosREPSOL YPF, S.A.
24/04/202020/03/2023Ampliació del contracte de col·laboració entre HYDS i la UPC per al desenvolupament d'un sistema de predicció hidrològica: tractament de les dades hidrometeorològiquesHydrometeorological Innovative Solutions, S.L.
22/04/202031/12/2020Servei de manteniment i desenvolupament de millores del programari eina de previsió hidrometeorologia integrada (EHIMI) operatiu del Servei Meteorològic de Catalunya per l'any 2020Servei Meteorològic de Catalunya
01/02/202031/01/2026Removal and Mitigation of Pollution from the Use of Pesticides: Prevention, Recycling and Resource ManagementCommission of European Communities
01/02/202030/09/2022Advanced tools for pro-active Management of Impact and Risks induced by convective Weather, Heavy Rain and Flash Foods in EuropeEURCOM- D.G. HUMANITARIAN
01/01/202031/12/2022Mezcla y dispersión en el transporte de energía y solutosAGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
16/12/201931/03/2020Development of two hydro-mechanical prototypes with suction control for testing partially saturated and frozen soils under oedometer conditionsUniversity of Cambridge
01/11/201931/05/2022Prevención y gestión transfronteriza del riesgo asociado a deslizamientos de tierraCommission of European Communities
01/11/201931/10/2020Assistència tècnica pel seguiment de les xarxes de control d'aigües subterrànies, superficials i drenatge del Reg Segarra-GarriguesARDANA CONSULTANTS S.L.U.
01/11/201930/10/2021Elaboración de análisis, modelación y simulación computacional para determinar las causas de la rotura de la Presa I de la Mina de Corrego do Feijao en el Complejo Paraopeba el 25/01/2019Companhia Vale do Rio Doce
23/10/201919/01/2020Introduction to the Geotechnical PFEM in KratosCLIENTS DIVERSOS
22/10/201913/12/2024Extension of the collaboration contract for the advance Fracture Modeling for Hydraulic Fracture applicationsREPSOL YPF, S.A.
01/10/201901/10/2024WP-Gas: Scientific work related to task 3 (Barrier Integrity). Linked Third Party NAGRANational Cooperative for the Disposal of Radioactive Waste
16/09/201928/02/2020Estudi tècnic a realitzar al fris de Picasso del Col·legi d'Arquitectes de CatalunyaCOL.LEGI OFI. ARQUITECTES CATALUNYA
01/09/201931/08/2022Predicción de riesgo y diseño seguro en rocas anhidríticas (ANHY_RISK)Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades
20/06/201918/09/2020Bender Element transducersUniversidade do Minho
01/06/201931/05/2024European Joint Programme on Radioactive Waste ManagementCommission of European Communities
01/06/201931/05/2021Geohazards: Identification, Modelling, Preparedness, Assessment, Collaboration and TransferenceAGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/06/201931/05/2021Thermal aspects and their coupled HM effects on Ypresian clays and Boom Clay (Reference: CCHO 2019-0236/00/00)ONDRAF/NIRAS
01/06/201931/05/2024WP GAS Mechanistic understanding of gas transport in clay materials. Part of EURAD ‘European Joint Programme on Radioactive Waste Management’ NFRP-2018.European Commission
01/06/201931/12/2022Laboratory investigation of two-phase transport in sand-bentonite mixtures (Ref. 18311)National Cooperative for the Disposal of Radioactive Waste
01/06/201930/06/2023DEvelopment of COupled models and their VALidation against EXperiments (2023) - Task B: MAGICNational Radioactive Waste Management Agency
21/05/201921/05/2021Assistència tècnica per a la investigació i assessorament en temes geotècnics de les infraestructures gestionades per Infraestructures de la Generalitat de Catalunya, SAU (Infraestructures.cat) i per l'Ens Infraestructures Ferroviàries de Catalunya (IFERCAT). Clau: E2-INF-18500 NomInfraestructures de la Generalitat de Catalunya , S.A.U.
17/05/201931/05/2023Recarga gestionada de acuíferos: abordando los riesgos asociados a la recarga de aguas regeneradasAGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
02/05/201915/07/2019Development of a hydro-mechanical prototype cell for performing gas migration tests under axisymmetric triaxial conditions with hollow cylinder rock sample and inner core of expansive bentonite preparTEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
01/05/201931/10/2020Nuevo estudio de la estabilidad del deslizamiento del Embalse de CanellesENDESA GENERACIÓN, S.A.
01/04/201931/03/2020Triaxial test on reinforced soils with different binders/injection liquidsBASF Construction Chemicals Europe AG
27/03/201931/12/2020Anàlisi geotècnic i hidrogeològic dels túnels de la Línia Llobregat-AnoiaFerrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya
01/03/201928/02/2023Managed Aquifer Recharge Solutions Training NetworkCommission of European Communities
28/02/201928/02/2019A METHOD FOR ESTIMATING THE FRACTURED VOLUME IN A RESERVOIR DOMAIN BY INJECTING A HIGH PRESSURE FLUID
01/01/201930/09/2022Atenuación natural de patógenos y contaminantes orgánicos en medio poroso durante operaciones de recarga gestionada de acuíferosAGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/01/201931/12/2024Ampliación del contrato de colaboración para la realización de campañas de seguimiento de la evolución de las paredes rocosas (Monasterio de Piedra)MONASTERIO DE PIEDRA SA
01/01/201931/03/2020Massive and non-destructive mining of information in experimentsMinisterio de Ciencia e Innovación
01/01/201931/12/2019Ensayos geotécnicoss avanzados de grandes dimensiones sobre materiales de Getió de Terres i RunesGestió de Terres i Runes
01/01/201931/12/2023FE-Modelling Task Force / Task 1: Validation of thermally induced THM effects in the rock around the FE-tunnelNational Cooperative for the Disposal of Radioactive Waste
01/01/201931/12/2021Master's Degree in Urban MobilityEuropean Institute for Innovation and Technology
01/01/201931/12/2022Stability análisis of slope B-40 Highway (Catalunya, Spain).MAPA
01/09/201730/06/2019Contracte de serveis per a l'assistència tècnica per a la investigació i assessorament en temes geotècnics de les infraestructures de la Generalitat de CatalunyaInfraestructures de la Generalitat de Catalunya S.A.U.
01/06/201601/01/1970Seguimiento del comportamiento del viaducto de Pont de CandíAdministrador de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias
01/03/201531/10/2025Assistència tècnica per a la investigació i assessorament en temes geotècnics de la línia 9 del Metro de BarcelonaInfraestructures de la Generalitat de Catalunya S.A.U.
24/09/201401/01/1970MPM Research Community. Modelling large deformation and soil–water–stucture interactionGeotechnical and Environmental Research Group, Engineering Department, University of Cambridge; Soil and Rock Mechanics Research Group, Department of Geotechnical Engineering and Geosciences, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya; Institute of Geotechnical Engineering and Construction Management, Technische Universität Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH); Unit Geo-engineering Deltares; Università degli Studi di Padova; Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Delft University of Technology
01/02/201431/10/2025Contracte de serveis per a l'assistència tècnica per a la investigació i assessorament en temes geotècnics de la línia 9 del Metro de Barcelona i altres grans infraestructures gestionades per Infraestructures de la Generalitat de Catalunya, SAU. Clau: AT.TM-00509Infraestructures de la Generalitat de Catalunya S.A.U.
01/12/201231/10/2025Contracte de serveis per a l'assistència tècnica per a la investigació i assessorament en temes geotècnics de la línia 9 del Metro de Barcelona i altres grans infraestructures gestionades per Infraestructures de la Generalitat de Catalunya, SAU (AT.TM-00509)Infraestructures de la Generalitat de Catalunya , S.A.U.
01/09/201131/10/2025Assistència tècnica per a la investigació i assessorament en temes geotècnics de la Línia 9 del Metro de Barcelona i altres grans infraestructures gestionades per GISA (Clau: AT.TM-00509)Gestió d'Infrastructures, S.A
01/08/201031/10/2025Contracte de serveis per a I'assistència tècnica per a la investigació i assessorament en temes geotècnics de la Línia 9 del Metro de Barcelona i altres grans infraestructures gestionades per GISA. Clau: TM-00509Gestió d'Infrastructures, S.A
20/12/200930/11/2024EQUIPO ENDOMÉTRICO CON SUCCIÓN CONTROLADAUniversity of Strathclyde
01/03/200831/10/2025Estudi per a la investigació i assessorament en temes geotècnics de la Línia 9 del Metro de Barcelona i altres grans infraestructures gestionades per GISA. Clau: E23-TM-00509Gestió d'Infrastructures, S.A

Teaching staff and research groups

Research projects

START DATEEND DATEACTIVITYFINANCING ENTITY
20/12/202331/07/2025Assistència tècnica pel seguiment de la incidència de l'abocador de la Vall de Joan sobre la qualitat de les aigües de l'aqüíferARDANA CONSULTANTS S.L.U.
01/10/202330/09/2027GeO and weather multi-risk impact Based Early warning and response systems supporting rapid deploYment of first respONders in EU and beyonDCommission of European Communities
01/09/202331/08/2026MUltiscale CHaracterization Of GroUndwater and Solutes discharge into The OceanAGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/09/202331/08/2027Herramientas para la observación, INTERpretación y MOdelación de la INTERacción y MOvimiento multifásico en medio poroso aplicado a infraestructuras para la energía y mobilidad de las infraestructurasAGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
31/05/202331/05/2023GPKDE
23/05/202322/06/2023Contracte de serveis per a la realització del Pla d'optimització de les extraccions i recàrrega gestionada d'àqüífers a la conca del BesòsAIGÜES DE BARCELONA EMP M GEST CI
06/02/202305/03/2023Servei per a la realització de la redacció del Pla d'extraccions de l'aqüífer del Besòs dins l'àmbit d'influència de l'ETAP Besòs (Nº Exp.:AB/ABAST/AD/2021/08)AIGÜES DE BARCELONA EMP M GEST CI
01/02/202331/01/2025Early warning Demonstration of pan-European rainfall-induced impact forecastsEURCOM- D.G. HUMANITARIAN
01/01/202331/12/2026CLIMAte risk and vulnerability Assessment framework and toolboXCommission of European Communities
01/01/202331/12/2027Regions for climate change resilience through Innovation, Science and TechnologyCommission of European Communities
07/12/202207/12/2022MODPATH-OMP
01/12/202230/11/2024Técnicas de evaluación multi-riesgo en suelos basadas en soluciones novedosas enfocadas en modelos numéricos reducidos. Adaptación a la fluctuación climáticaAGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/12/202230/11/2024Investigación experimental y modelación del crecimiento de biofilmsAGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/12/202230/11/2024Producción de sedimentos en cuencas de montaña: Evaluación del impacto del cambio climático sobre la sedimentación en embalses y la pérdida de suelosAGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
01/12/202201/12/2024Towards a user-friendly and efficient open-source code Anura3D, based on the material point method for geotechnical design and analysisGobierno de España. Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia (Mec)
01/11/202231/10/2025Interactive understanding of groundwater hydrology and hydrogeologyCommission of European Communities
01/10/202230/09/2026The Human-Tech Nexus- Building a save Haven to cope with climate extremes.Commission of European Communities
01/10/202230/09/2026Promoting disaster preparedness and resielence by co-developing stakeholder support tools for managing the systemic risk of compounding disasters.Commission of European Communities
01/10/202230/09/2024Fundamental study of CO2 storage through microbially enhanced carbon mineralizationCommission of European Communities
01/10/202201/03/2024Reseach Collaboration Agreement fo the project entitled “Fluid Injection in Unconsolidated formations for Geo Energy and Environmental Applications (FLINUGEE)/'UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS
15/09/202231/01/2023Contrato de colaboración en servicios profesionales para la Actualización del modelo hidrogeológico en el Aeropuerto de BarcelonaVIARIUM INGENIERIA SL
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