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DOCTORAL THESIS

Our researchers are our main asset. Only by the enhancement of their skills and capacities we can tackle and meet new challenges.

18 January 2024

Developing tools for spatial modelling of urban environmental risks to facilitate their mitigation through naturebased solutions

Doctor: Alejandro Roldán Valcarce

PhD Advisors: Daniel Jato Espino, Cristina Manchado del Val

24 February 2023

Manufacture of artificial reefs by 3D printing using sustainable mortars

Doctor: Adrián Isidro Yoris Nobile

PhD Advisors: Elena Blanco Fernández, María Josefina Positieri, Bárbara Belén Raggiotti

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20 June 2022

Study of self-healing dense asphalt mixtures by magnetic induction using industrial waste as healing activators

Doctor: Marta Vila Cortavitarte

PhD Advisor: Daniel Castro Fresno

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10 June 2022

Innovative additives for asphalt mixtures: carbon black in warm mix asphalt and encapsulated rejuvenators in porous aggregates

Doctor: Raquel Casado Barrasa

PhD Advisors: Daniel Castro Fresno, Pedro Lastra González

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17 February 2022

Study for improvement of porous asphalt mixtures with a multi-criteria selection of additives and a new polymer modified bitumen

Doctor: Anik Gupta

PhD Advisors: Daniel Castro Fresno, Jorge Rodríguez Hernández

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13 December 2021

Innovative strategies for fatigue strengthening of connections in metallic bridges using CFRP laminates

Doctor: José David Jiménez Vicaria

PhD Advisors: Daniel Castro Fresno, María Dolores Gómez Pulido

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23 March 2021

Development and implementation of a comprehensive construction management approach through collaborative interaction of 5D BIM design, multi-flexible construction execution organization, and continuous improvement principles

Doctor: David Leicht

PhD Advisors: Daniel Castro Fresno, Joaquín Díaz

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11 January 2021

Recommendations for the application of the life cycle assessment methodology to asphalt pavements

Doctor: Esther Lizasoain Arteaga

PhD Advisors: Daniel Castro Fresno, Gerardo Flintsch

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30 October 2020

Experimental study of the thermal, hydraulic and mechanical properties of geothermal grouting materials subjected to different operating conditions and proposal of alternatives

Doctor: Irune Indacoechea Vega

PhD Advisors: Pablo Pascual Muñoz, Daniel Castro Fresno

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21 October 2020

Experimental evaluations of fiber-reinforced porous asphalt mixtures through the design of experiments integrated with multi-criteria decision-making analysis

Doctor: Carlos José Slebi Acevedo

PhD Advisors: Daniel Castro Fresno, Pedro Lastra González

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23 September 2020

Methodology for BIM management in nuclear power plant decommissioning projects

Doctor: Jesús de Paz Sierra

PhD Advisors: Francisco Ballester Muñoz, Jokin Rico Arenal

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26 June 2020

Study of porous concrete multifunctional urban surfaces

Doctor: Eduardo Javier Elizondo Martínez

PhD Advisors:Jorge Rodríguez Hernández, Alexandra Ossa López

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3 September 2019

Use of waste materials to reduce the consumption of natural resources in asphalt mixtures production

Doctor: Israel Rodríguez Fernández

PhD Advisors: Daniel Castro Fresno, Moisés Bueno Pacheco

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10 May 2019

Study and design of a flexible rockfall barrier using explicit dynamic models in FEM software

Doctor: Laura Castañón Jano

PhD Advisors:Elena Blanco Fernández, Daniel Castro Fresno

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17 December 2018

Development and validation of new methodology for pre-designing gravity based foundations for offshore wind turbines

Doctor: Marina Llama Vélez

PhD Advisors: Francisco Ballester Muñoz, Jokin Rico Arenal

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22 December 2017

Study of bituminous mixtures: manufactured with rap and black slag adding waxes to rubber modified binder, and modified with polymeric waste by dry way

Doctor: Pedro Lastra González

PhD Advisors: Miguel Ángel Calzada Pérez, Daniel Castro Fresno

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30 November 2017

Research and development of permeable pavements and linear drainage systems to improve stormwater runoff management in urban areas

Doctor: Valerio Carlos Alessio Andrés Valeri

PhD Advisors: Jorge Rodríguez Hernández, Luis Ángel Sañudo Fontaneda

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21 June 2017

Monitoring of structures, design criteria and application to the construction and verification of the behavior of bridges

Doctor: Álvaro Gaute Alonso

PhD Advisors: Carlos Alonso Cobo, Elena Blanco Fernández

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10 April 2017

Development and application of a new sustainable infrastructure rating system for developing countries (SIRSDEC)

Doctor: José Manuel Díaz Saráchaga

PhD Advisors: Daniel Castro Fresno, Daniel Jato Espino

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18 October 2016

Hydrological modelling of urban catchments under climate change for the design of a spatial decision support system to mitigate flooding using pervious pavements meeting the principles of sustainability

Doctor: Daniel Jato Espino

PhD Advisors: Jorge Rodríguez Hernández, Susanne M. Charlesworth

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1 February 2016

Study, analysis and design of applications of aggregates from the valorization of industrial waste: road pavements and different types of concrete

Doctor: Jokin Rico Arenal

PhD Advisors:Francisco Ballester Muñoz, Daniel Castro Fresno

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1 February 2016

Development of a process model for the holistic use of BIM methodology for sustainable construction in the public sector

Doctor: Christian Karl Baier

PhD Advisors:Daniel Castro Fresno, Joaquín Díaz

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29 September 2015

Development and design of new solutions for the design of vertical dykes using advanced fiber-reinforced polymeric materials

Doctor: José Daniel García Espinel

PhD Advisor: Daniel Castro Fresno

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16 December 2014

Analysis of the aerodynamic performance of a road vehicle in crosswind conditions around different infrastructures, and proposal to improve traffic safety

Doctor: Alejandro Alonso Estébanez

PhD Advisors:Pablo Pascual Muñoz, Felipe Pedro Álvarez Rabanal

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10 June 2014

The analysis of rainwater infiltration into permeable pavements, with concrete blocks and porous mixtures, for the source control of flooding

Doctor: Luis Ángel Sañudo Fontaneda

PhD Advisors: Daniel Castro Fresno, Jorge Rodríguez Hernández

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9 January 2014

Influence of the aggregate type on the thermal and mechanical properties of mortars using geothermal filling

Doctor: Roque Borinaga Treviño

PhD Advisors:Daniel Castro Fresno, Pablo Pascual Muñoz

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14 October 2013

MFailure mechanism of structure steels during hot-dip galvanisation

Doctor: Jaime Carpio García

PhD Advisors: Federico Gutiérrez-Solana Salcedo, José Antonio Casado del Prado

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25 June 2013

Hydraulic and mechanical behaviour of materials used in road pavement construction

Doctor: José Ernesto Norambuena Contreras

PhD Advisors:Daniel Castro Fresno, Enrique Asanza Izquierdo

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25 June 2013

A new steel bridge launching system based on self-supporting double deck: structural numerical simulation and wind tunnel tests

Doctor: Antonio Navarro Manso

PhD Advisors: Daniel Castro Fresno, Juan José del Coz Díaz

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24 June 2013

New continuous launching system of bridges: design and analysis by numerical simulation

Doctor: Mar Alonso Martínez

PhD Advisors: Juan José del Coz Díaz, Daniel Castro Fresno

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14 February 2013

Analysis of tack coats in bituminous pavements: influence of macro-texture on optimal binder dosage and development of a new method to control the amount applied

Doctor: Aitor Cristian Raposeiras Ramos

PhD Advisors: Ángel Vega Zamanillo, Daniel Castro Fresno

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20 December 2012

Study of the thermal behaviour of bituminous mix pavements and analysis of a multilayered asphalt solar collector

Doctor: Pablo Pascual Muñoz

PhD Advisors: Daniel Castro Fresno, Pedro Serrano Bravo

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15 November 2012

Effect of the type of additive on the performance of bituminous mixtures at different manufacture and compaction temperatures

Doctor: Elsa Sánchez Alonso

PhD Advisors: Ángel Vega Zamanillo, Miguel Ángel Calzada Pérez

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13 September 2012

Optimisation and analysis of the performance of lime-treated materials on roads: application to muds of tunnel boring machines and bituminous mixtures

Doctor: Diana Movilla Quesada

PhD Advisors: Daniel Castro Fresno, Ángel Vega Zamanillo

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24 October 2011

Study of the processes of compaction and post-compaction of bituminous mixtures using new energetic indexes: application to high moduli mixtures having round boulders

Doctor: Mª Eugenia del Río Prat

PhD Advisors: Miguel Ángel Calzada Pérez, Ángel Vega Zamanillo

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6 May 2011

Flexible systems of high resistance for slope stabilization. Review of existing design methods and proposal of new measuring methodology

Doctor: Elena Blanco Fernández

PhD Advisor: Daniel Castro Fresno

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7 February 2011

Study of filtering surfaces in parking lot for the improvement of sustainable management of urban waters by the storage and valorization of rain water studio

Doctor: Mª Elena Gómez-Ullate Fuente

PhD Advisors: Daniel Castro Fresno, Joseba Rodríguez Bayon

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18 February 2010

Development of water treatment system for surface runoff water coming from impervious parking lots using upflow and geotextiles

Doctor: Andrés Humberto Fernández Barrera

PhD Advisors: Daniel Castro Fresno, Jorge Rodríguez Hernández

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20 November 2008

Development of a procedure for the optimisation of a flexible pavement behaviour by means of a geosynthetics as anti-reflective cracking element

Doctor: David Joel Zamora Barraza

PhD Advisors: Miguel Ángel Calzada Pérez, Daniel Castro Fresno

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11 July 2008

Analysis of aspects of depuration and degradation of hydrocarbons present in water from urban runoff, at pervious pavement

Doctor: Joseba Rodríguez Bayon

PhD Advisors: Daniel Castro Fresno, Juan Carlos Canteras Jordana

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11 July 2008

Study, analysis and design of permeable sections of pavements for urban roads with an appropiate behaviour facing blockage and the needed bearing capacity to support light traffic

Doctor: Jorge Rodríguez Hernández

PhD Advisors: Daniel Castro Fresno, Miguel Ángel Calzada Pérez

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29 January 2008

Development and analysis of industrial pavements from the surface finish point of view

Doctor: Álvaro García Hernández

PhD Advisors: Daniel Castro Fresno, Juan Antonio Polanco Madrazo

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1 March 2007

Development and analysis of dynamic screen for the dissipation of low energy impacts, as protection element against rockfalls, using mathematical models, finite element programmes and lab tests, taking into account dynamic variables

Doctor: Luis Antonio López Quijada

PhD Advisor: Daniel Castro Fresno

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23 July 2004

Design of new materials coming from recycling of construction and demolition waste: UBW (Urban Building Waste) and Hydraulic and Asphalt Agglomerate Waste (HAAW)

Doctor: Gilbert Francisco

PhD Advisor: Francisco Ballester Muñoz

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28 March 2001

Study and analysis of flexible membranes as support element for the stabilization of slopes and soil hillsides and/or lose materials

Doctor: Daniel Castro Fresno

PhD Advisor: Francisco Ballester Muñoz

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1 September 1977

Anisotropic elasto-plastic analysis of soft clays in load processes without drainage

Doctor: Francisco Ballester Muñoz

PhD Advisor: César Sagaseta Millán

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