[EN] Strain is a key parameter in laboratory and bridge load testing. The selection of a strain sensor depends on several factors, including the aim of the test and the specimen material. The application of the right sensor ...

[EN] En la actualidad existen numerosas ciudades que, con el paso del tiempo, han forjado un rico y variado patrimonio arquitectónico en base a edificios constituidos, en su mayor parte, por muros de ladrillo como sistema ...

Monitoring temperatures during tunnel fires is of major importance for both the firefighters extinguishing the fire, and the engineers in charge of the subsequent repair work. However, current methods of assessing fire ...

[EN] The consequences of bridge fires and the lack of guidelines on the evaluation of the fire resistance of bridges have triggered a lot of recent research. Most of these studies are based on numerical models and thus ...