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
CONTACT
Building C2 (North Campus)
Tel.: (+34) 934 011 784
E-mail: doctorat.ET.camins@upc.edu
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:
- Gili Ripoll, Jose Antonio
- Olivella Pastalle, Sebastià
- Pinyol Puigmarti, Nuria Merce
- Sanchez Vila, Xavier
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (PROMOTORA)
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
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.
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.
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.
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
- PÉREZ ILLANES, RODRIGO ALFONSO: Particle Methods for Reactive Transport Modeling in Heterogeneous AquifersAuthor: 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
Deposit date: 18/10/2023
Reading date: 16/01/2024
Reading time: 10:00
Reading place: ETSECCPB. UPC, Campus Nord Building C1. Classroom: 002 C/Jordi Girona, 1-3 08034 Barcelona
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: 02/12/2023 05:45:31.
List of lodged theses
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List of defended theses by year
- BERTRAN OLLER, ORIOL: On the evaluation of mixing in heterogeneous porous media: from laboratory characterization to the design of engineered chaotic flows for practical applicationAuthor: BERTRAN OLLER, ORIOL
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: 11/07/2023
Thesis director: FERNANDEZ GARCIA, DANIEL | RODRIGUEZ ESCALES, PAULA FELICIDADCommittee:
PRESIDENT: PEDRETTI, DANIELE
SECRETARI: SAALTINK, MAARTEN WILLEM
VOCAL: POOL RAMIREZ, MARIA
Thesis abstract: Groundwater is now under high stress levels and its quality and quantity arise as one of the most interesting and necessary topics our community should address. This doctoral thesis is focused on the quality of the groundwater: from the study of chemical reactions in laboratory experiments, necessary for the biodegradation of harmful organic pollutants to occur, to the design of an engineered method to promote reactions in the field scale. Chemical reactions are induced by the mixing between two different waters, so understanding and predicting this phenomena become crucial to accurately forecast reactive transport and groundwater remediation. Sharp interfaces and heterogeneity in porous media play a significant role in controlling mixing. This thesis aims to investigate the influence of a sharp interface on mixing through laboratory experiments. The experiments were conducted using laboratory columns filled with a bilayer distribution scheme of coarse-fine glass beads, and for comparison, two homogeneous distributions. To examine the distinct characteristics of transport and chemical reactions associated with a sharp interface, the evolution of mass concentration and spatial moments of a colored product across these bilayer systems was studied. This colored product is formed when two colorless reactants are mixed and serves as a direct indicator of mixing. Quantification of this product was achieved through image analysis. The results obtained from these experiments concluded that coarse-to-fine transitions tend to promote and enhance solute reactivity in heterogeneous systems compared to fine-to-coarse transitions, leading to increased reaction rates and mass production. Furthermore, an asymmetrical response in transport was observed through the analysis of higher-order spatial moments of the concentration distributions. Additionally, it was found that analytical solutions based on the advection-dispersion equation successfully matched the actual arrival times recorded by both images and flow outlet samples. However, these solutions failed to simulate the complexities associated with a two-layer reactive transport system that includes an interface.Mixing is an essential phenomenon for chemical reactions to occur and for achieving successful outcomes in the context of in-situ groundwater remediation. However, natural attenuation alone often results in a slow mixing process. Some authors have addressed this issue by employing an Engineered Injection-Extraction (EIE) system. EIE has been proven as an effective method to promote the dilution of treatment solutions, facilitating the mixing between these solutions and the contaminated groundwater. This enhanced mixing facilitates chemical reactions, which, in turn, lead to the biodegradation of pollutants. However, existing studies on the subject have not considered the potential impact of connectivity and preferential flow-paths. Since preferential flow-paths can mainly carry the fluid, limiting the mixing and chemical reactions, neglecting the presence of these high-permeable channels can lead to an overestimation of EIE's capabilities. In this doctoral thesis it has been studied the capabilities of EIE system to dilute a treatment solution in both poorly-connected and highly-connected fields. The approach involves determining an optimal stirring protocol, tailored to each specific medium, which maximizes the mixing process. Metrics are proposed to measure both the extent of mixing and the containment of the treatment solution within the remediation volume. Additionally, particle trajectories are analyzed to assess if preferential flow paths are disrupted. The results obtained from these metrics show that the effectiveness of EIE in enhancing mixing remains consistent, irrespective of the presence of preferential flow paths. This study demonstrates that using EIE with rotating dipoles reduces the uncertainty in remediation outcomes caused by medium heterogeneity.
- JANERAS CASANOVA, MARC: Formació de despreniments rocosos a la Muntanya de MontserratAuthor: JANERAS CASANOVA, MARC
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: Article-based thesis
Reading date: 23/10/2023
Thesis director: GILI RIPOLL, JOSE ANTONIOCommittee:
PRESIDENT: COROMINAS DULCET, JORDI
SECRETARI: ABELLAN FERNÁNDEZ, ANTONIO
VOCAL: ABANCÓ MARTÍNEZ DE ARENZANA, CLÀUDIA
Thesis abstract: In the Montserrat Mountain, high hazard of rockfall and high human exposure by visitors to both Monastery and Natural Park converge. It is a relevant geological risk difficult to mitigate since it is necessary to combine the safety requirements for assets and people together with those for the preservation of the natural environment. It is a case that poses a risk management challenge; to overcome it, an improvement in the knowledge on rockfall formation is needed, which is the objective of this thesis.The detachment hazard analysis of rockfalls at the starting zone has been raised from two parallel perspectives. On the one hand, the diffuse hazard corresponding to the activity distributed over space and time; on the other hand, the focused hazard of specific potentially unstable blocks corresponding to the assessment of their stability based on indications of their failure progression. The developments included in the thesis have made it possible to articulate a monitoring strategy integrated into risk management with this double perspective. To reach this point, different rock mass monitoring techniques have been explored with different degrees of continuity in space and time, from which it has been possible to conclude their high suitability and complementarity in the information provided, as well as the progressivity with which they can be applied to achieve a robust monitoring system.Methodologies have been developed for the quantitative analysis of the hazard through relationships between magnitude and frequency of occurrence of rockfall. Remote sensing using a terrestrial laser scanner, complemented by observational and historical inventories, have allowed maximizing sampling extent and optimizing the results obtained. The variability of the hazard in space has been analyzed at the scale of the massif and of the slope or wall. The variability over time has been analyzed as the statistical dispersion of the hazard itself, a fact that makes it possible to identify behavior cycles of the slopes at different time intervals. The reading is taken in terms of hazard scenarios what allows to face its zoning for the land use planning, as well as for the design and evaluation of the effectiveness of protection measures.The data obtained from the geotechnical instrumentation of different blocks of the massif, with in-contact sensors and with different network topologies, have allowed characterizing different aspects of the mechanics of rockfall formation under different configurations. The thermo-mechanical effect of environmental conditions on the blocks and plates has been revealed for the different detachment mechanisms defined for the case. Precursory signs of some rockfall have been identified, which lay the foundations for prediction and future local alert systems as a risk management resource.The geomatic techniques used in monitoring (mainly LiDAR and digital photogrammetry) provide high-resolution 3D models of the rock mass surface, generally in point cloud format. The existing barriers in the diffusion of the results of this nature towards other non-specialist agents in the matter are verified, although they are determinant in individual and collective decision-making for risk management. New technologies have been tested for the visualization of 3D geoinformation in the most intuitive, immersive and interactive way possible. In this sense, it has been shown how mixed reality, using holographic vision devices, makes it possible to break many barriers to understanding three-dimensionality derived from its geometric complexity. The high resolution and quality of the models are an advantage when it comes to making it easier for the different user profiles to perceive the idea of risk for themselves, sharing with other profiles the eventual mitigation measures, their role and their impact.
- JAQUÉS ADELL, IRENE: Visco-plasticity of zero-thickness interfaces with softening, and application to the study of fault reactivation.Author: JAQUÉS ADELL, IRENE
Thesis link: http://hdl.handle.net/10803/689356
Programme: DOCTORAL DEGREE IN GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
Department: (DECA)
Mode: Normal
Reading date: 10/02/2023
Thesis director: CAROL VILARASAU, IGNACIOCommittee:
PRESIDENT: ALEJANO MONGE, LEANDRO
SECRETARI: VAUNAT, JEAN
VOCAL: GONZALEZ MOLANO, NUBIA AURORA
Thesis abstract: In the current context of both energy and environmental needs, there has been an increase in activities related to extraction and injection of fluids in the underground. It is known that a possible consequence of these activities is the reactivation of faults and, therefore, there has recently been of growing interest to understand under what conditions these events may occur and to try to avoid them or minimize their effects. In this sense, the main aim of this thesis is to develop tools that can contribute to a better understanding of the geomechanical processes that take place during fault reactivation events, either when they occur naturally or are induced by any human activity. In the present thesis a methodology is proposed to identify when an instability may be triggered and, also, quantify the amount of energy released during the unstable process. Moreover, the methodology proposed can be applied in both mechanical and hydro-mechanical cases, which implies that instability may be generated by either mechanical actions or fluid injections/extractions. The numerical model is based on the Finite Element Method in which fractures are represented by zero-thickness interface elements equipped with constitutive laws based on Fracture Mechanics principles. In particular, the constitutive model used consists of the reformulation of an existing fracture-based interface constitutive law (Normal/Shear Cracking Model) in terms of visco-plasticity with Hardening/Softening. Two instability control strategies have also been implemented: (1) a new Indirect Displacement Control method based on the visco-plastic dissipation (IDC-Wvp) and (2) an adaptation of the Visco-plastic Relaxation method (VPR). Regarding the first one, it has been found that the method can only be easily applied in purely mechanical cases, and for this reason VPR has finally been the method used to model unstable cases including mechanical and hydro-mechanical.A procedure has been developed for identifying the occurrence of mechanical instabilities such as snap-back or similar sudden events. This procedure is based on the continuous tracking of the various types of energy dissipation occurring along the discontinuity at the level of the constitutive visco-plastic model. It has been found that when a mechanical instability takes place, a jump is observed in the dissipation diagrams, and a difference emerges between two types of visco-plastic dissipation: total VP dissipation and VP dissipation based on projected stresses. This difference turns out to correspond to the Viscous energy dissipated by the interface during the transit through the instability, and therefore it can be associated to the energy released by the unstable event.Finally, the methodology proposed in this thesis was verified through academic examples which represent different fracture mechanisms that can be produced in a geomechanical scenario. Moreover, some more realistic examples are also presented where instability is induced by the effects of fluid pressure or fluid flow.Overall this thesis tries to contribute to develop numerical tools for the assessment of fault reactivation problems, not only to identify the existence of an instability, but also to quantify the energy released in these processes, energy that then may be eventually linked with the earthquake magnitude.
- NAJDI, ABDALLAH: Experimental and Numerical Analysis of the Unsaturated Soil Shrinkage and Swelling Behaviour under Different Compaction ConditionsAuthor: NAJDI, ABDALLAH
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: 20/06/2023
Thesis director: LEDESMA VILLALBA, ALBERTO | PRAT CATALAN, PERECommittee:
PRESIDENT: JOMMI, CRISTINA
SECRETARI: ROMERO MORALES, ENRIQUE EDGAR
VOCAL: CUI, YU-YUN
Thesis abstract: The thesis presents part of an ongoing nvestigation on the Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical (THM) behaviour and cracking of deformable unsaturated soils undergoing cycles of drying and wetting. An experimental approach was first adopted to understand the principal mechanisms of the THM behaviour. A main principal variable is the negative porewater pressure (suction). Suction is an essential component for the constitutive relations. Direct measurements at high suction range is only possible to this date using High Capacity Tensiometers (HCTs). As such, the novel Northumbria HCT (N-HCT), with an extended suction measuring range (3.5 MPa), was sought after. The N-HCT was employed, in conjunction with other established and proposed direct and indirect suction measurement techniques, to provide the full suction measurement range (saturation to dry conditions). Additionally, a unifying volumetric measurement technique is proposed, based on defining a mathematical model that describes a unique relationship between void ratio and water content, referred to as the Soil Shrinkage and Swelling Curves (SSCs). Having a well-defined SSC, along with the full suction range, allows obtaining complete Soil Water Retention Curves (SWRCs), in drying and wetting paths. SWRCs are a main characterising component of constitutive models for describing the porewater retaining capacity and flow. Obtaining the SWRCs and SSCs provides the relationship between the evolution of the three main variables of the unsaturated soil behaviour: porewater, suction, and void ratio. Additionally, the desaturation and saturation rates were computed. A novel approach is proposed to divide the soil drying into five stages, and the wetting to another four stages. Different yielding points are suggested to mark the transition between the proposed stages, with each holding a coupled hydromechanical significance. While some of the transitional points are conventional, the role of the inflexion point of the SWRC is yet to be established. A strong correlation between the latter and the shrinkage limit is determined and verified for various soils from the literature encompassing different soil types, fabrics, and textures. Finally, the implication on the mechanical constitutive relations and the geotechnical designs is studied.The principal aim of this thesis was to construct a full numerical model that can replicate, to high accuracy, the THM behaviour of soils exposed to free atmospheric conditions. Having such a fully capable model would significantly reduce the uncertainties during the design process of any infrastructure and earthworks project using soils as engineered material (embankments, slopes, landfills). The constitutive equations and their corresponding parameters must be well-defined. The experimental campaign helped caliberate the mechanical component, the SWRCs, and the hydraulic, relative, and thermal conductivities for the soils being simulated.The applied atmospheric conditions on the soil surface are translated into imposed numerical boundary conditions. This entails all relevant atmospheric factors: wind (to transfer coefficients), temperature (heat flux), relative humidity (vapour concentration), rainfall (infiltration rate), and solar radiation (heat flow rate). The developed model successfully captures the THM behaviour and the cracking intensity of the soil exposed to different atmospheric conditions. The simulations were carried out on seven different laboratory specimens in an environmental chamber with controlled atmospheric conditions and one larger-scale field experiment exposed to free atmosphere. Having a developed model capable of simulating soils prepared at a wide variety of different initial conditions and exposed to varying imposed atmospheric conditions can prove to be a valuable feature to predict cracking and shrinkage behaviour for advanced designs of infrastructures using soils as engineering materials.
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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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Title: | Optimazation of marine sediments characterization via statistical analysis |
Reading date: | 13/06/2022 |
Director: | ARROYO ALVAREZ DE TOLEDO, MARCOS |
Mention: | No mention |
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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 |
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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 |
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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-2021: 6.902; 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 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 |
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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: | 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 |
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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: | 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 |
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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.; Hurlimann, 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.; Hurlimann, 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 Presentation of work at congresses Towards the use of hydrometeorological thresholds for the regional-scale LEWS of Catalonia (NE Spain) Gather Online Presentation date: 27/04/2021 Presentation of work at congresses | |
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 | |
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 |
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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) |
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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: | MATAS CASADO, GERARD |
Title: | Modelling fragmentation in rockfalls |
Reading date: | 04/11/2020 |
Director: | COROMINAS DULCET, JORDI |
Director: | LANTADA ZARZOSA, MARIA DE LAS NIEVES |
Mention: | International Mention |
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Simulation of full-scale rockfall tests with a fragmentation model 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 Journal article 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 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 | |
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 |
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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-2020: 5.722; 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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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What are the main factors influencing the presence of faecal bacteria pollution in groundwater systems in developing countries? Ferrer, N.; Folch, A.; Masó, G.; Sánchez, S.; Sanchez-Vila, X. Journal of contaminant hydrology, ISSN: 0169-7722 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 3.188; Quartil: Q2) Publication date: 01/2020 Journal article Evidence of groundwater vulnerability to climate variability and economic growth in coastal Kenya Ferrer, N.; Folch, A.; Fernandez, D.; Lane, M.; Thomas, M.; Gathenya, J.; Wara, C.; Thomson, P.; Custodio, E.; Hope, R. Journal of hydrology, ISSN: 0022-1694 (JCR Impact Factor-2020: 5.722; Quartil: Q1) Publication date: 07/2020 Journal article Potential effects of climate change and future abstraction rate in a groundwater system located in coastal Kenya 46th International Association of Hydrogeologists Congress Presentation date: 09/2019 Presentation of work at congresses The effect of La Niña 2016-2017 and the current abstraction regime on diverse water-reliant companies in Kwale groundwater resources (Coastal Kenya) 46th International Association of Hydrogeologists Congress Presentation date: 09/2019 Presentation of work at congresses | |
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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Research projects
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Teaching staff and research groups
Research groups
UPC groups:Teachers
Doctoral Programme teachers:- Alonso Perez de Agreda, Eduardo
- Arroyo Alvarez de Toledo, Marcos
- Buill Pozuelo, Felipe
- Carol Vilarasau, Ignacio
- Corominas Dulcet, Jordi
- Fernandez Garcia, Daniel
- Folch Sancho, Albert
- Gens Sole, Antonio
- Gili Ripoll, Jose Antonio
- Hurlimann Ziegler, Marcel
- Josa Garcia-Tornel, Alejandro
- Lantada Zarzosa, Nieves
- Ledesma Villalba, Alberto
- Lloret Morancho, Antonio
- Lopez Garello, Carlos Maria
- Moya Sanchez, Jose
- Nuñez Andres, M. Amparo
- Olivella Pastalle, Sebastià
- Pinyol Puigmarti, Nuria Merce
- Prat Catalan, Pere
- Puig Polo, Càrol
- Romero Morales, Enrique
- Saaltink, Maarten W.
- Sanchez Vila, Xavier
- Sempere Torres, Daniel
- Vaunat, Jean
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Quality
The Validation, Monitoring, Modification and Accreditation Framework (VSMA Framework) for official degrees ties the quality assurance processes (validation, monitoring, modification and accreditation) carried out over the lifetime of a course to two objectives—the goal of establishing coherent links between these processes, and that of achieving greater efficiency in their management—all with the overarching aim of improving programmes.
Validation
- Verification Memory (Doctoral Programme) - 2012
- Verification Resolution (MECD)
- Agreement of the Council of Ministers (BOE)
Monitoring
- Monitoring report (Doctoral Programme) - 2016
- University monitoring report (Doctoral School) - 2016
- Follow-up Assessment Report (AQU) - 2017
- Follow-up Assessment Report (AQU) - 2020
Accreditation
- Accreditation Report (Doctoral Programme) - 2018
- University Monitoring and Accreditation Report (Doctoral School) - 2018
- Official Degree Accreditation Evaluation Report (AQU) - 2018