In this paper life cycle assessments are carried out on 30 optimized earth-retaining walls of various heights (4e13 m) and involving different permissible soil stresses (0.2, 0.3 and 0.4 MPa) in Spain. Firstly, the ...
Purpose Blended cements use waste products to replace
Portland cement, the main contributor to CO2 emissions in
concrete manufacture. Using blended cements reduces the
embodied greenhouse gas emissions; however, little ...
[EN] The goal of sustainability involves a consensus among economic, environmental and social factors. Due to climate change, environmental concerns have increased in society. The construction sector is among the most ...
Penadés Plà, Vicent(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2021-03-12)
[EN] Currently, there is a trend towards sustainability, especially in developed countries, where the concerns of society about environmental degradation and social problems have increased. Following this trend, the ...
García Segura, Tatiana; Yepes, V.; Frangopol, D.M.; Yang, D.Y.(Elsevier, 2017)
[EN] This paper presents a lifetime reliability-based approach for the optimization of post-tensioned concrete box-girder bridges under corrosion attack. The proposed approach is illustrated by determining the optimal ...
Andrade Valle, Alexis Iván(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2019-01-23)
[EN] Road works are important infrastructures in the modern world and necessary for the growth of society. That is why the government spends large amounts of money to maintain quality on the roads. With the aim of lowering ...
García Segura, Tatiana(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2014-09-24)
[EN] Concrete structures design has been linked to enhance their strength, constructability, and economic characteristics. In recent decades there has been an increase in research activities related to unconventional ...
Vanucci, Danilo Nicolas(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2023-10-24)
[ES] El presente trabajo profesional busca definir, estructurar y justificar cómo desarrollar un estudio de viabilidad técnica para implantación de aparcamientos disuasorios, realizando además el estudio del caso respecto ...
[EN] In order to minimize the total expected cost, bridges have to be designed for safety and durability. This paper considers the cost, the safety, and the corrosion initiation time to design post-tensioned concrete ...
García Segura, Tatiana; Yepes, V.(Elsevier, 2016-10)
This paper presents a multiobjective optimization of post-tensioned concrete road bridges in terms of cost, CO2 emissions, and overall safety factor. A computer tool links the optimization modulus with a set of modules for ...
This paper represents an economic optimization of buttressed earth-retaining walls. We explore the optimum solutions using a harmony search with an intensification stage through threshold accepting. The calibration of the ...
García Segura, Tatiana; Yepes Piqueras, Víctor; Martí Albiñana, José Vicente; Alcalá González, Julián(Argentinean Association of Computational Mechanics, Brazilian Association of Computational Mechanics, Mexican Association of Numerical Methods in Engineering and Applied Sciences, 2014)
In this paper a new hybrid glowworm swarm algorithm (SAGSO) for solving structural optimization problems is presented. The structure proposed to be optimized here is a simply-supported concrete I-beam defined by 20 variables. ...
[EN] This paper deals with the economic optimization of high-performance post-tensioned concrete box-girder pedestrian bridges. To this end, a program analyzes and evaluates the structural restrictions following Spanish ...
[EN] Senior management support is a key dynamic capacity for design companies in the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry, given the fact that they must identify changes in the competitive environment, ...
[EN] This paper presents a study of the parametric variability of post-tensioned concrete box-girder pedestrian bridges. SAMO2 algorithm is used for the parametric study. This algorithm combines SA with a mutation operator, ...
Molinero Pérez, Noelia(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2022-11-04)
ES] Actualmente las ciudades albergan a más del 50% de la población mundial. Por ello, las vías urbanas tienen un papel estratégico para el crecimiento económico y la competitividad; por lo que el mantenimiento eficiente ...
DEL ROSARIO BRITO, ALVIN ADRIAN(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2018-05-31)
[EN] A road infrastructure is a fundamental aspect for the improvement of the land transportation of a country, this requires a correct treatment to maintain the level of adequate service for the user. Given the evident ...
Diéguez Domínguez, Andrea(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2023-09-13)
[EN] Throughout history, methods have been developed to carry out project planning. Currently,
these traditional methods are insufficient or imprecise for the planning of civil works.
Generally, the lack of prior planning ...
Saura Carceller, Pablo(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2019-02-04)
[EN] The aim of this project is to carry out a proposal for the implementation of a road management system for the State Roads Unit of Teruel.
For that porpoise, Information has been collected in the different Road ...
Ariyama Medina, Akari(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2020-07-14)
[ES] La Agenda 2030 sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible fue aprobada por la ONU en el año 2015 con 17 objetivos de desarrollo sostenible que abarcan cambio climático, igualdad de género, economía, entre otros. Estos objetivos ...