RESEARCH PROJECTS

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2023


RECOVERY OF STEEL MILL SLAG THROUGH LARGE-SCALE 3D PRINTING PROCESSES (RECUPERA-3D) (CPP2022-009842)

Project CPP2022-009842 funded by MICIU/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and the European Union Next GenerationEU/PRTR

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FOSTERING SUSTAINABLE CITIES BY MEANS OF LOW-CARBON, LOW-NOISE AND LOW-TEMPERATURE URBAN ROADS (LOW3ROAD) (PID2022-137781OB-I00)

Project PID2022-137781OB-I00 funded by MICIU/ AEI /10.13039/501100011033 and by FEDER, EU

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DEVELOPMENT OF THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY BY THE WASTE RECYCLING OF THE CANTABRIAN INDUSTRY. PRACTICAL APPLICATION IN PAVEMENTS (RECICLAN) (No. 2023/TCN/001)

This institution has been awarded a grant co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund through the Operational Programme FEDER 2021-2027 by means of the line of subsidies “Helps to research projects with high industrial potential of technological agents of excellence for the industrial competitiveness TCNIC”

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LOWERING TRANSPORT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ALONG THE WHOLE LIFE CYCLE OF THE FUTURE TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE (LIAISON) (HORIZON-CL5-2022-D6-02 No.101103698)

LIAISON has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 101103698

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HOLISTIC APPROACH TO FOSTER CIRCULAR AND RESILIENT TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURES AND SUPPORT THE DEPLOYMENT OF GREEN AND INNOVATION PUBLIC PROCUREMENT AND INNOVATIVE ENGINEERING PRACTICES (CIRCUIT) (HORIZON-CL5-2022-D6-02 No.101104283)

CIRCUIT has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 101104283

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NEW SOLUTION FOR THE SEWING AND ANCHORING OF HISTORICAL WALLS BASED ON GEOCOMPOSITES AND LIMESTONE MORTARS WITH FIBERS (RESTRUPAT)

2022


VERIFICATION OF SUSTAINABILITY AND PROFITABILITY IN THE USE OF WASTE FIBRES FOR THE REINFORCEMENT OF ASPHALT MIXTURES (ASFIPLUS) (PDC2022-133116-I00)

Project PDC2022-133116-I00 funded by MICIU/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and the European Union Next Generation EU/PRTR

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ENHANCING BIODIVERSITY IN THE ATLANTIC AREA THROUGH SUSTAINABLE ARTIFICIAL REEFS (EBASAR) (TED2021-129532B-I00)

Project TED2021-129532B-I00 funded by MICIU/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and the European Union Next Generation EU/PRTR

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AUTOMATED PAVEMENT DISTRESS DETECTION IN FLEXIBLE PAVEMENTS BY MEANS OF ALGORITHMS BASED ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (MAPSIA) (TED2021-129749B-I00)

Project TED2021-129749B-I00 funded by MICIU/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and the European Union Next Generation EU/PRTR

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INNOVATIVE SOFTWARE FOR PROCESS AND SAFETY OPTIMIZATION AT NUCLEAR FACILITIES (PROSA) (CPP2021-008821)

Project CPP2021-008821 funded by MICIU/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and the European Union Next GenerationEU/PRTR

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DATA DRIVEN IMPLEMENTATION OF HYBRID NATURE BASED SOLUTIONS FOR PREVENTING AND MANAGING DIFFUSE POLLUTION FROM URBAN WATER RUNOFF (D4RUNOFF) (HORIZON-CL6-2021-ZEROPOLLUTION-01 No.101060638)

D4RUNOFF has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 101060638

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SUSTAINABLE URBAN DRAINAGE SYSTEMS IMPROVEMENT AND STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT FOR LONG-TERM SUCCESS (SUDSlong)

Subproject 3 (UNIVERSIDAD DE CANTABRIA): Improvement of permeable surfaces and serious games for decision-making on urban drainage (SUDSlong-SDR) PID2021-122946OB-C33 funded by MICIU/ AEI /10.13039/501100011033 and by FEDER, EU

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CIRCULARITY IN TRANSPORT MAXIMISING THE REUSE OF BITUMINOUS MIXTURES WITH POLYMERS (PMB) (CIRPOL) (CPP2021-008654)

Project CPP2021-008654 funded by MCIU/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and the European Union Next Generation EU/PRTR

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DEVELOPMENT OF MORTARS WITH BIOGENIC MATERIALS FOR THE FABRICATION OF ARTIFICIAL REEFS (3DBioARs)

DEVELOPMENT OF NEW SUSTAINABLE NOISE-REDUCING ASPHALTS AND OF NEW TOOLS FOR THEIR MONITORING AND DESIGN (ECOCIR)

DEVELOPMENT OF ADDITIVE TO RECOVER THE PROPERTIES OF WASTE BITUMEN OF MILLED ASPHALT MIXTURES

RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT FOR CIRCULAR CONSTRUCTION (TECNOCIR)

PREDICTION OF MOVEMENTS IN LINEAR WORKS STARTING FROM SATELLITE IMAGES BY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (PEMISIA)

2021


FOSTERING THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY AND LOW CO2 TECHNOLOGIES THROUGH THE ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING (3DCircle) (PID2020-112851RA-I00)

Project PID2020-112851RA-I00 funded by MICIU/ AEI /10.13039/501100011033

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ENHANCEMENT OF ROADS SUSTAINABILITY BY THE APPLICATION OF INDUCTION TO THE CURING OF COLD MIXTURES (SICA+) (PDC2021-120824-I00)

Project PDC2021-120824-I00 funded by MICIU/AEI /10.13039/501100011033 and the European Union NextGeneration EU/PRTR

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DEVELOPMENT OF SUSTAINABLE MORTARS APT FOR 3D PRINTING

2020


PROMOTION OF THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY BY THE RECYCLING AND VALORISATION OF WASTE FIBERS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF MORE SUSTAINABLE AND DURABLE BITUMINOUS MIXTURES (ASFIVAL) (PID2019-110797RB-I00)

Project PID2019-110797RB-I00 funded by MICIU/ AEI /10.13039/501100011033

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NOISE AND EMISSIONS MONITORING AND RADICAL MITIGATION (NEMO) (H2020-MG-2018-2019-2020 No. 860441)

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SUPPORTING THE IMPLEMENTATION BY NRAs OF RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES IN THE ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE (ENROAD) (CEDR2019-RERI)

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2019


HOLYSTIC CHARACTERIZATION OF FILTERING SECTIONS FOR SMART AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF URBAN DRAINAGE SYSTEMS AT CITY SCALE (HOFIDRAIN)

Subproject 2 (UNIVERSIDAD DE CANTABRIA): Mechanical characterization of filtering sections and smart location strategies for a sustainable urban drainage at city scale (MELODRAIN) RTI2018-094217-B-C32 funded by MICIU/ AEI /10.13039/501100011033/ ERDF “A way to make Europe”

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DESIGN, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW POLYMER THAT IMPROVES THE MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF POROUS MIXTURES (MECAPOL)

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF ASPHALTS WITH WASTE (WASTE2ASPHALT)

2018


FUTURE PROOFING STRATEGIES FOR RESILIENT TRANSPORT NETWORKS AGAINST EXTREME EVENTS (FORESEE) (H2020-MG-2016-2017 No. 769373)

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SUSTAINABLE, ACCESIBLE, SAFE, RESILIENT AND SMART URBAN PAVEMENTS (SAFERUP!) (H2020-MSCA-ITN-2017 No.765057)

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DEVELOPMENT OF VALORIZATION PROCESSES OF OPTIMIZED BLACK SLAGS AND DEVELOPMENT OF CONCRETES AND BITUMINOUS MIXTURES FOR APPLICATIONS OF HIGH VALUE ADDED (SAVE) (RTC-2017-6693-5)

Funded by: FEDER / Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades - Agencia Estatal de Investigación

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DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW CONCEPT OF IN SITU TALL CONCRETE TOWERS FOR HIGH-POWER WIND TURBINES (S2C) (RTC-2017-6013-3)

Funded by: FEDER / Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades - Agencia Estatal de Investigación

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FOSTERING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF FIBRE-REINFORCED ASPHALT MIXTURES BY ENSURING ITS SAFE, OPTIMIZED AND COST-EFFICIENT USE (FIBRA) (CEDR2017-867481)

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DEVELOPMENT OF A DEVICE TO CONTROL SLOPE STABILIZATION (OCTOPUS)

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF ANTI-AGING RECUPERATOR OF THE CHARACTERISTICS OF WASTE BITUMEN OF MILLED ASPHALT MIXTURES (REJUBETUN)

2017


ARTIFICIAL REEF 3D PRINTING FOR ATLANTIC AREA (3DPARE) (EAPA_174/2016)

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2016


DEVELOPMENT AND OPTIMIZATION OF THE INDUCTION HEALING OF ASPHALT MIXES INCLUDING ALTERNATIVE MATERIALS AND SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES (SIMA+) (BIA2016-77372-R)

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NEW SOLUTIONS MORE EFFICIENT IN THE DESIGN OF NUCLEAR FUEL CONTAINERS THROUGH COMPOSITE MATERIALS (SOLECOM) (RTC-2016-5637-3)

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PERMEABLE RESILIENT SMART AND SUSTAINABLE URBAN SURFACES (SUPRIS) (BIA2015-65240-C2 MINECO/FEDER,UE)

Subproject 1 (Universidad de Cantabria): Resilient and Sustainable Urban Surfaces - SUReS (BIA2015-65240-C2-1-R MINECO/FEDER,UE)

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2015


INDUCTION HEATING ASPHALT MIXES TO INCREASE ROAD DURABILITY AND REDUCE MAINTENANCE COST AND DISRUPTIONS (HEALROAD) (INFRAVATION-31109806.0003)

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USE OF END-OF-LIFE MATERIALS, WASTE AND ALTERNATIVE BINDERS AS USEFUL RAW MATERIALS FOR PAVEMENTS CONSTRUCTION AND REHABILITATION (ALTERPAVE) (INFRAVATION-31109806.0006)

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DEVELOPMENT OF NEW TECHNIQUES AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS FOR EFFICIENT REHABILITATION OF ROADS ASPHALTS (REPARA 2.0)

DEVELOPMENT OF A PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICE TO RECOVER ENERGY FROM VEHICLES IN MOVEMENT IN REDUCED SPEED AREAS (PIEZOLED) (RTC-2014-2043-4)

CONCRETE FLOATING PLATFORM TO EXPLOIT WIND RESOURCES IN DEEP WATERS (MENHIR) (RTC-2015-3505-3)

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DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW PROCEDURE THAT ALLOWS THE DETERMINATION OF THE THERMAL PROPERTIES OF THE SOIL AROUND ACTIVE FOUNDATIONS

2014


RESEARCH ON SOLAR ENERGY HARVESTING AND STORAGE BY MEANS OF ACTIVE ASPHALT SURFACES AND ENHANCED GEOTHERMAL SYSTEMS (SASGO) (BIA2013-40917-R)

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DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW ENERGY TECHNOLOGY BASED ON DEEP GEOTHERMAL EXCHANGERS WITH ADVANCED MATERIALS AND GROUTS (GEOTHERMDEEP) (IDI-20140968)

SIZING OF DYNAMIC SCREEN FOR ROCKFALL

2013


COST-EFFECTIVE DURABLE ROADS BY GREEN OPTIMIZED CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE (DURABROADS) (FP7-SST-2013-RTD-1 No.605404)

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HYDROLOGICAL REHABILITATION OF URBAN ROAD INFRASTRUCTURES – RHIVU (BIA2012-32463)

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2012


FOSTERING GREEN PUBLIC PROCUREMENT IN ROAD CONSTRUCTION THROUGH THE VALIDATION OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE ASPHALT ECO-MIXTURES (GREENROAD) (LIFE+11 ENV/ES/623)

RESEARCH FOR THE OPTIMIZATION OF GRAVITY FOUNDATIONS FOR OFFSHORE WIND TURBINES

2011


POLYMER WASTES IN ASPHALT MIXES: A WAY TO INCREASE SUSTAINABILITY OF ROADS INFRASTRUCTURES (POLYMIX) (LIFE10 ENV/ES/000516)

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MODEL DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT FOR THE CALCULATION & SIZING OF GEOTHERMAL EXCHANGE SYSTEMS & ACTIVE GLAZING FOR SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS (GEOGLASS ENERGY) (IPT-2011-0877-920000)

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ECO DESIGN OF PARKING LOT AREAS FOR THE MINIMIZATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT BY RUNOFF WATER

SYSTEMS OF GEOTHERMAL ENERGY COLLECTION USING NEW FILLER MATERIALS

2010


DEVELOPMENT OF CATCHMENT AND STORE RAINWATER SYSTEMS, USING POROUS PAVEMENTS IN PARKING LOTS, FOR NON POTABLE USE WITH GEOTHERMAL LOW ENTHALPY ENERGY (VEA) (BIA2009-08272)

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DESIGN OF A NEW MIXED METALLIC BRIDGE THRUST SYSTEM (ALCANZA) (IPT-380000-2010-012)

REHABILITATE ROADS & HIGHWAYS (REHABCAR) (IPT-370000-2010-029)

DEVELOPMENT OF MIXED PREFABRICATED TOWERS (CONCRETE AND METALLIC) FOR HIGH WIND TURBINES: ON AND OFFSHORE

DEVELOPMENT OF A PREDICTIVE MODEL FOR DYNAMIC SCREENS BASED ON THE RESULTS OBTAINED IN IN SITU TESTS

EQUIPMENT FOR THE INTEGRATION OF THE ROADS AND GEOSYNTHETICS LABORATORIES OF THE UC

STUDY AND ENHANCEMENT OF THE DESIGN & MANAGEMENT METHODS OF THE DRAINING IN CANTABRIA

ENERGETIC OPTIMIZATION OF BITUMINOUS MIXTURES WITH ADDITION OF INDUSTRIAL BY-PRODUCTS

2009


DEVELOPMENT OF CONCRETE & BITUMINOUS MIXTURES WITH INDUSTRIAL WASTE ENHANCED WITH NANOPARTICLES

DESIGN, CONTROL & MONITORING OF POROUS PAVEMENT BUILT WITH SLAG AND STEEL WASTE

STUDY OF THE CHARACTERISTICS & TREATMENTS OF EMBANKMENT AND UPGRADED SURFACE MATERIALS THAT HELP TO BUILD SUSTAINABLE LINEAR WORKS (OLIN)

COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR THE WASTE CONTROL IN CONSTRUCTION WORKS

2008


RECYCLING AND VALORIZATION OF EXCAVATION SLUDGE COMING FROM TUNNELING MACHINES BY THE APPLICATION OF LIME AND BACTERIA (BATUCA) (070/PC08/3-03.2)

OPERATION OF SAFE, INTELLIGENT AND SUSTAINABLE HIGHWAYS (OASIS)

ADHERENCE IN THE REPAIR OF BITUMINOUS PAVEMENTS

ADDITIONS IN THE LABORATORY OF GEOSYNTHETICS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA (LAGUC) EQUIPMENT

INSTRUMENTATION OF FLEXIBLE SYSTEMS FOR SLOPE STABILIZATION AND SHORT AND LONG TERM MONITORING

2007


STRATEGIC RESEARCH FOR SAFER AND MORE SUSTAINABLE ROADS (FENIX) (CEN20071014)

ACCREDITATION OF THE LABORATORY OF GEOSYNTHETICS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA (LAGUC) TO CARRY OUT DIVERSE TESTS

DYNAMIC ANALYSIS OF ROAD PAVEMENTS (ALADIN)

DEVELOPMENT & DESIGN OF A CONTINUOUS CONCRETING TUNNEL BORING MACHINE

DESIGN, CONTROL & MONITORING OF A LINEAR SYSTEM OF SUSTAINABLE DRAINING

INSTRUMENTATION OF FLEXIBLE SYSTEMS FOR SLOPE STABILIZATION AND SHORT/LONG TERM MONITORING

RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT OF A SNOW BARRIER

COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR WASTE CONTROL AND USE IN CONSTRUCTION

RECYCLING OF UNDERGROUND WORKS WASTE AND RE-USE IN CONSTRUCTION

SPANISH NET OF SUSTAINABLE DRAINAGE SYSTEMS (RESIDS)

2006


DEVELOPMENT OF NEW CATCHMENT, PRETREATMENT & IN SITU TREATMENT SYSTEMS FOR HYDROCARBON CONTAMINATED WATER COMING FROM URBAN RUNOFF IN PARKING LOTS WITH IMPERVIOUS PAVEMENTS (TRAPI) (CTM2006-00310/TECNO)

THE MULTIDIMENSIONAL CITY: DEVELOPMENT OF NEW INTEGRATED CONSTRUCTIVE PROCESSES (SP10)

DEVELOPMENT OF BITUMINOUS MIXTURES FOR PERVIOUS PAVEMENTS

DEVELOPMENT & INNOVATION IN THE STRENGHTENING OF BITUMINOUS MIXTURES WITH GEOSYNTHETICS

DESIGN, RESEARCH & INSTRUMENTATION OF PARKING LOT BUILT WITH PERVIOUS PAVEMENTS DEGRADING HYDROCARBONS

INNOVATION & DESIGN OF CONCRETE FOR INDUSTRIAL PAVEMENTS

RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT OF NEW MATERIALS & RE-USE OF WASTE FROM TUNNELLING WORKS

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE PLAN & IMPLEMENTATION OF WORKS BY MESHES & CABLE NETS, ACTIVE & PASSIVE, IN ROAD WORKS

SURVEILLANCE OF LEVEL AND QUALITY OF THE STORMWATER COLLECTED THROUGH PERMEABLE PAVEMENTS WITH CONCRETE BLOCK

2005


SIZING & ANALYSIS OF DYNAMIC SCREEN FOR ROCKFALL PROTECTION IN SLOPES

DESIGN, MATERIALL CHARACTERIZATION & IMPLEMENTATION PROCEDURES OF ANTI-REFLECTIVE CRACKING SYSTEM WITH GEOSYNTHETICS IN BITUMINOUS PAVEMENT (SAFI)

PREPARATION OF TECHNICAL SHEET ON GOOD PRACTICES FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF SINGULAR ROADS, ESPECIALLY PROTECTED FOR THEIR NATURAL AND LANDSCAPE INTEREST, FOR CROSSING NATURAL PARKS

INNOVATION & DEVELOPMENT OF NEW CONCRETE DOSAGE FOR INDUSTRIAL PAVEMENTS IN RELATION TO SURFACE FINISH

EXECUTION OF IN SITU TESTS IN FLEXIBLE SLOPE STABILIZATION SYSTEMS TO VALIDATE THE PHYSICAL-MATHEMATICAL SIZING MODELS

2004


CERTIFICATION OF MULTIFUNCTIONAL CLAMP

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT & INNOVATION OF PAVING STONES FOR PERVIOUS PAVEMENTS

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT & INNOVATION OF MESHES WITH 10MM CABLES, SIZING OF DIFFERENT LAYERS AND CERTIFICATION OF RESULTS

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT & INNOVATION OF RECOVERY OF INDUSTRIAL HYDROCARBON CONTAMINATED SOILS

GEOSYNTHETICS TESTING LABORATORY

2003


DEVELOPMENT OF NEW HYDROCARBON BIODEGRADING PAVEMENT STRUCTURES (FIDICA) (REN2003-05278/TECNO)

DEVELOPMENT OF STRUCTURE OF DYNAMIC SCREEN FOR ROCKFALL PROTECTION OF SLOPES

DEVELOPMENT OF ENERGY DISSIPATING ELEMENTS OF DYNAMIC SCREEN FOR ROCKFALL PROTECTION OF SLOPES

DEVELOPMENT OF A DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION PROCEDURE OF EARTH RETAINING SYSTEMS WITH PILEDRIVING

RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT OF VIRTUAL REALITY TECHNIQUES IN THE CIVIL WORKS

2002


DEVELOPMENT OF CABLE NET FOR A SLOPE PROTECTION SYSTEM

DETERMINATION OF BINDER RETENTION IN GEOSYNTHETICS USED WITH ASPHALT BINDERS ACCORDING TO THE NORM ASTM-D 6140