[EN] Concrete exposed to fire can experience spalling when the pore pressure increases due to water evaporation resulting in damage to part of the concrete cross-section which causes the loss of the initial cross-sectional ...

In this work, a nonlinear finite element three-dimensional model is presented and validated in order to study the behaviour of axially loaded concrete filled tubular (CFT) columns with circular cross-section exposed to ...

[EN] Conservation of built heritage, at present, is a major task and a great challenge because it requires adapting the performance of existing buildings to current code requirements, when very often these were built before ...

[EN] Numerous historic buildings have a structure formed by masonry or brick walls and flooring systems with timber joists and brick archies. Rehabilitating buildings with this structural system is a great challenge because ...

[EN] Demountable shear connectors are a key component of reusable structural systems. The intention behind the development of these systems is substituting, or at least providing a valid alternative to the widely utilized ...

[EN] In this paper, the behaviour of slender axially loaded square and circular CFT columns exposed to fire is modelled using the finite element analysis package ABAQUS. A realistic sequentially coupled nonlinear ...

[ES] El objetivo del presente Trabajo Final de Máster es el diseño y el cálculo de la estructura portante de un edificio de oficinas de tres alturas situado en la localidad de Salamanca, con una superficie de 800 metros ...

[EN] The present document is a study about the fire resistance of an experimental structural element made in the campus of the Polytechnic University of Valencia. This structural element tries to resemble a composite bridge ...

[EN] Composite construction is becoming increasingly used across the world, since it enables to exploit the benefits of steel and concrete working together, leading to costeffective solutions. Recent technological developments ...

[EN] Steel-concrete composite beams embedded in floors (slim-floors) offer various advantages such as the floor thickness reduction or the ease of installation of under-floor technical equipment. However, this typology ...