ABSTRACT This thesis explores the possibilities and benefits of computational tools to be used in the analysis and design of shock absorbing metamaterials for industrial applications. The research is organized into two complementary chapters. The first part focuses on the computational modeling of ...

📆 Tuesday, December 17, 2024 🕐 12:00 pm CET 📍 ETSECCPB, Sala Tesines C1-002 (C/Jordi Girona 1-3, mòdul C1, Campus Nord, Barcelona) ABSTRACT With the constant advancements in autonomous drive technologies and the growing popularity of tactical urbanism in street reorganization, it i...

📆 Monday, December 2, 2024 🕐 11:00 am CET 📍 ETSECCPB, Sala Tesines C1-002 (C/Jordi Girona 1-3, mòdul C1, Campus Nord, Barcelona) ABSTRACT Trends in logistics and more broadly across technology and energy are resulting in changes on the traditional business models and roles of ports...

ABSTRACT The concept of metamaterials has emerged as an exciting frontier. These are engineered structures designed to possess unique properties, often unattainable in nature. This concept has not only captured the imagination of the scientific community but has also become a focal point of interes...

📆 Friday, November 8, 2024 🕐 12:00 pm CET 📍 OCZ Room, C1 building, 2nd floor, CIMNE Barcelona (UPC Campus Nord) ABSTRACT Granular materials, ranging from soils and food grains to construction aggregates and pharmaceutical powders, are prevalent in both natural and industrial contexts. The...

ABSTRACT The fast and accurate simulation of laminar and turbulent incompressible flows is crucial in science and engineering. Low-order numerical strategies, particularly finite-volume (FV) methods based on cell-centred and vertex-centred approaches, remain essential in CFD, especially in industri...