Jorge Salas

PROJECTS

Implementing a new line of defence to avoid the catastrophic collapse of precast buildings.

Resilient life-cycle optimization of socially and environmentally efficient hybrid and modular structures under extreme conditions.

PREUSOST

Prestressing UHPC for sustainable construction: the challenge of ultralight structures.

EVOLVE

Identifying when current design guidelines contribute to disproportionate collapse of reinforced concrete building structures.

ENHANCE

Hanging floors from the roof. Retrofitting existing buildings for improved robustness.

ENDURE

Fuse-based segmentation design: Avoiding failure propagation in building structures.

CONFACH

Containment systems for securing ventilated facades against falls in the event of earthquake.

LC-RES

Alternatives for the development of LC3 cements from waste materials generated in Spain.

PREULIGHT

Opportunity and Challenge for the Design of Ultra-Lightweight Prestressed Concrete Structures (PreULight).

FIRSTIMB

Fire safety design for reusable circular hybrid steel-timber floor systems.

REBIRTH

Inteligent assessment and rehabilitation of timber jack arch floors typical from historical buildings.

Forjado con viguetas de madera y revoltones de ladrillo. Santo Domingo de la Calzada, La Rioja

PONT3

Anticipating failure propagation of ageing bridges through a cost-effective interdisciplinary approach – Local failures & progressive collapse.

ENROOT

Enhancing the robustness of timber structures through the design and evaluation of improved inter-element connections to meet structural robustness requirements.

ENTIRE

New structural stabilisation systems to prevent building progressive collapse.

LIVINGREEFS

Eco-concrete for artificial reefs and other maritime infrastructures.

HYDELIFE

Hybrid life cycle optimization of bridges and mixed and modular structures with high social and environmental efficiency under restrictive budgets.

PREPER

Looking for the lost prestress. Multi-level strategy and non-destructive method for diagnosis of existing concrete structures.

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HIFICOMP

Use of high performance materials for the enhancement of the fire resistance of composite columns with concrete encased steel sections.

FIREDUCE

Study of the fire resistance of hybrid steel-concrete-timber beams for reusable structural systems,

HABIFU

Numerical study and design proposal for biaxially loaded reinforced concrete columns subjected to fire.

FIBER CONCRETE

A solution for every need. Application of fiber concrete, design and calculation of structural behavior.

RESHEALIENCE

An ultra-high performance concrete, 5 times more resistant than the current one and self-healing.

WIND-STORE

Development of a wind energy generation system with storage capacity for application in offshore infrastructures.