Reinforced concrete is one of the most used materials in Spanish constructions. Foreseeing the behaviour of this kind of structures in case of earthquake becomed vital when they are placed in seismic areas such as Granada. Recently, it has been suggested a new formula, confirmed with numerical simulations, which is going to make the prediction of the seismic resistance of reinforced concrete structures easier, based on its capacity to take up and disperse energy.

The director of this work, which has been recently published in the international journal Engineering Structures, is the Professor Amadeo Benavent Climent, ...
Lunes, 31 de Mayo de 2004

Ins and outs of monumental stones

The University of Granada takes part in a European project that, within the VI Framework Programme, aims to improve maintenance and restoration techniques of cathedrals and historical buildings from an interdisciplinary point of view. Geologists, like those of the research group directed by Eduardo Sebastián Pardo, of the Department of Mineralogy and Petrology of the University of Granada, play an essential role in this network of architects, restorers and physicists.

These researchers from Granada have experiences in a lot of projects all through more than fifteen years. They have ...