Kutná Hora (República Checa): ciudad minera patrimonio mundial

Kutná Hora está relativamente cerca de Praga y está incluida dentro de los circuitos turísticos habituales de la capital. La ciudad minera medieval de Kutná Hora, con su casco histórico, catedral de Santa Bárbara y monasterio cisterciense de Sedlce, fue considerada por la UNESCO como Patrimonio Mundial, en 1995. En ella existe un importante legado histórico-minero. Las ricas minas medievales de plata y la acuñación de una moneda de prestigio en Europa, el gross praguense (“groschen” en lengua germánica), hicieron famosa a esta ciudad, que se convirtió en la segunda población de Bohemia en importancia tras Praga

Experimental validation of a fracture model for pearlitic steel bars based on the cohesive zone model

Congreso internacional celebrado en Praga sobre modelos numéricos de fractura en el campo de la ciencia de materiales y estructuras.

Experimental validation of a fracture model for pearlitic steel bars based on the cohesive zone model

Steel is, together with concrete, the most widely used material in civil engineering works. Not only its high strength, but also its ductility is of special interest, since it allows for more energy to be stored before failure. A better understanding of the material behaviour before failure may lead to better structural safety strategies.

Finite element simulation of sandwich panels of laminated plaster and rockwool under mixed mode fracture

Sandwich panels of laminated gypsum and rock wool have shown large pathology of cracking due to excessive slabs deflection. Currently the most widespread use of this material is as vertical elements of division or partition, with no structural function, what justifies that there are no studies on the mechanism of fracture and mechanical properties related to it. Therefore, and in order to reduce the cracking problem, it is necessary to progress in the simulation and prediction of the behaviour under tensile and shear load of such panels, although in typical applications have no structural responsability.

Cover cracking of the reinforced concrete due to rebar corrosion induced by chloride penetration

This paper is focused on the problem of the chloride-induced corrosion of the rebar in reinforced concrete, with special application to the slabs and decks of the bridges. High superficial concentrations may be usual in these structures (marine environments or de-icing salts in roadway bridges, e.g.). Like any aggressive agent such as water, gases or other dissolved ions, chloride induced deterioration is very conditioned by possibilities of transport through concrete mass.