Publications for Ana Blanco Alvarez
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Journal Articles
Al-Ameen, E, Blanco, A, Cavalaro, S (2024)
Corrigendum to “Comparative life cycle assessment of sprayed-UHPC sandwich panels over brick & block cavity construction” [Eng Struct 303 (2024) 117492] (Engineering Structures (2024) 303, (S0141029624000543), (10.1016/j.engstruct.2024.117492),
Engineering Structures, 303, 117538, ISSN: 0141-0296. DOI:
10.1016/j.engstruct.2024.117538.
Al-Ameen, E, Blanco, A, Cavalaro, S (2024)
Comparative life cycle assessment of sprayed-UHPC sandwich panels over brick & block cavity construction,
Engineering Structures, 303, pp.117492-117492, ISSN: 0141-0296. DOI:
10.1016/j.engstruct.2024.117492.
Monte, FL, Repesa, L, Snoeck, D, Doostkami, H, Roig-Flores, M, Jackson, SJP, Blanco-Alvarez, A, Nasner, M, Borg, RP, Schröfl, C, Giménez, M, Alonso, MC, Serna, P, De Belie, N, Ferrara, L (2023)
Multi-performance experimental assessment of autogenous and crystalline admixture-stimulated self-healing in UHPFRCCs: Validation and reliability analysis through an inter-laboratory study,
Cement and Concrete Composites, 145, 105315, ISSN: 0958-9465. DOI:
10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2023.105315.
Al-Ameen, E, Blanco-Alvarez, A, Cavalaro, S (2023)
Durability, permeability, and mechanical performance of sprayed UHPC, as an attribute of fibre content and geometric stability,
Construction and Building Materials, 407, 133393, ISSN: 0950-0618. DOI:
10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2023.133393.
Monte, R, da Silva Pereira, L, de Figueiredo, AD, Blanco-Alvarez, A, Júnior, LAGB (2023)
Simplified DEWS test for steel fibre-reinforced concrete characterisation (Ensaio DEWS simplificado para caracterização do concreto reforçado com fibras de aço),
Revista IBRACON de Estruturas e Materiais, 16(6), e16604, DOI:
10.1590/s1983-41952023000600004.
Cots, DB, Pardo-Bosch, F, Blanco-Alvarez, A, Aguado, A, Pujadas, P (2022)
A systematic review on MIVES: A sustainability-oriented multi-criteria decision-making method,
Building and Environment, 223(2022), 109515, ISSN: 0360-1323. DOI:
10.1016/j.buildenv.2022.109515.
de la Fuente, A, Blanco, A, Galeote, E, Cavalaro, S (2022)
Structural fibre-reinforced cement-based composite designed for particle bed 3D printing systems. Case study Parque de Castilla Footbridge in Madrid,
Cement and Concrete Research, 157, pp.106801-106801, ISSN: 0008-8846. DOI:
10.1016/j.cemconres.2022.106801.
Pardo-Bosch, F, Blanco-Alvarez, A, Sesé, E, Ezcurra, F, Pujadas, P (2021)
Sustainable strategy for the implementation of energy efficient smart public lighting in urban areas: case study in San Sebastian,
Sustainable Cities and Society, 76, 103454, ISSN: 2210-6707. DOI:
10.1016/j.scs.2021.103454.
Galeote, E, Blanco-Alvarez, A, de la Fuente, A (2020)
Design-oriented approach to determine FRC constitutive law parameters considering the size effect,
Composite Structures, 239, 112036, ISSN: 0263-8223. DOI:
10.1016/j.compstruct.2020.112036.
Casanovas-Rubio, MDM, Pujadas, P, Pardo-Bosch, F, Blanco-Alvarez, A, Aguado, A (2019)
Sustainability assessment of trenches including the new eco-trench: A multi-criteria decision-making tool,
Journal of Cleaner Production, 238, 117957, ISSN: 0959-6526. DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.117957.
Pialarissi-Cavalaro, S, Blanco-Alvarez, A, Pieralisi, R (2019)
Holistic modelling approach for special concrete: from fresh- to hardened-state,
RILEM Technical Letters, ISSN: 2518-0231. DOI:
10.21809/rilemtechlett.2018.67.
Blanco-Alvarez, A, Pardo-Bosch, F, Pialarissi-Cavalaro, S, Aguado, A (2018)
Lessons learned about the diagnosis of pathologies in concrete dams: 30 years of research and practice,
Construction and Building Materials, 197, pp.356-368, ISSN: 0950-0618. DOI:
10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2018.11.143.
de la Fuente, A, Alegre, V, Blanco, A, Cavero, T, Quintilla, R (2018)
Structural safety analysis of the aqueducts “coll de foix” and “Capdevila” of the canal of Aragon and Catalonia,
Infrastructures, 3(4), DOI:
10.3390/infrastructures3040048.
Blanco-Alvarez, A, Pialarissi-Cavalaro, S, Segura, I, Segura-Castillo, L, Aguado, A (2018)
Expansions with different origins in a concrete dam with bridge over spillway,
Construction and Building Materials, 163, pp.861-874, ISSN: 0950-0618. DOI:
10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2017.12.161.
Campos, A, Lopez, CM, Blanco-Alvarez, A, Aguado, A (2018)
Effects of an internal sulfate attack and an alkali-aggregate reaction in a concrete dam,
Construction and Building Materials, 166, pp.668-683, ISSN: 0950-0618. DOI:
10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2018.01.180.
Blanco-Alvarez, A, Pujadas, P, Fernandez, C, Pialarissi-Cavalaro, S, Aguado, A (2017)
Eco-trench: a novel trench solution based on reusing excavated material and a finishing layer of expansive concrete,
Materiales de Construccion, 67(328), ISSN: 0465-2746. DOI:
10.3989/mc.2017.05316.
Rambo, DA, Blanco-Alvarez, A, de Figueiredo, A, dos Santos, ER, Filho, RDT, Gomes, O (2017)
Study of temperature effect on macro-synthetic fiber reinforced concretes by means of Barcelona tests: An approach focused on tunnels assessment,
Construction and Building Materials, 158, pp.443-453, ISSN: 0950-0618. DOI:
10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2017.10.046.
Galeote, E, Blanco-Alvarez, A, Pialarissi-Cavalaro, S, De la Fuente, A (2017)
Correlation between the Barcelona test and the bending test in fibre reinforced concrete,
Construction and Building Materials, 152, pp.529-538, ISSN: 0950-0618. DOI:
10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2017.07.028.
Pujadas, P, Blanco-Alvarez, A, Pialarissi-Cavalaro, S, De la Fuente, A, Aguado, A (2017)
The need to consider flexural post-cracking creep behavior of macro-synthetic fiber reinforced concrete,
Construction and Building Materials, 149, pp.790-800, ISSN: 0950-0618. DOI:
10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2017.05.166.
Blanco-Alvarez, A, Aire, C, Pujadas, P, Pialarissi-Cavalaro, S (2017)
Luong test for the characterization of the shear post-cracking response of fiber reinforced concrete,
Construction and Building Materials, 149, pp.207-217, ISSN: 0950-0618. DOI:
10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2017.05.135.
Rodriguez, G, Blanco-Alvarez, A, Pujadas, P, Aguado, A (2017)
Self-compacting concrete in the Temple of Sagrada Familia,
Journal of Architectural Engineering, 23(3), ISSN: 1076-0431. DOI:
10.1061/(ASCE)AE.1943-5568.0000249.
De la Fuente, A, Blanco-Alvarez, A, Armengou, J, Aguado, A (2017)
Sustainability based-approach to determine the concrete type and reinforcement configuration of TBM tunnels linings. Case study: Extension line to Barcelona Airport T1,
Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 61, pp.179-188, ISSN: 0886-7798. DOI:
10.1016/j.tust.2016.10.008.
Blanco-Alvarez, A, Pujadas, P, De la Fuente, A, Pialarissi-Cavalaro, S, Aguado, A (2016)
Influence of the type of fiber on the structural response and design of FRC slabs,
Journal of Structural Engineering (United States), 142(9), ISSN: 0733-9445. DOI:
10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0001515.
Canadell, S, Blanco-Alvarez, A, Pialarissi-Cavalaro, S (2016)
Comprehensive design method for earthbag and superadobe structures,
Materials and Design, 96, pp.270-282, ISSN: 0264-1275. DOI:
10.1016/j.matdes.2016.02.028.
Campos, A, Lopez, CM, Blanco-Alvarez, A, Aguado, A (2016)
Structural diagnosis of a concrete dam with cracking and high nonrecoverable displacements,
Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities, 30(5), ISSN: 0887-3828. DOI:
10.1061/(ASCE)CF.1943-5509.0000869.
Garcia, T, Blanco-Alvarez, A, Pialarissi-Cavalaro, S (2016)
Shear behaviour of sprayed concrete,
Construction and Building Materials, 124, pp.722-731, ISSN: 0950-0618. DOI:
10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2016.07.050.
Blanco-Alvarez, A, Segura, I, Pialarissi-Cavalaro, S, Chinchon-Paya, S, Aguado, A (2016)
Sand-cement concrete in the century-old Camarasa Dam,
Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities, 30(4), ISSN: 0887-3828. DOI:
10.1061/(ASCE)CF.1943-5509.0000823.
Pujadas, P, Blanco-Alvarez, A, Pialarissi-Cavalaro, S, Aguado, A (2015)
Performance-based procedure for the definition of controlled low-strength mixtures,
Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 27(11), ISSN: 0899-1561. DOI:
10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0001283.
Pujadas, P, Blanco, A, Cavalaro, SHP, Aguado, A, Grünewald, S, Blom, K, Walraven, JC (2014)
Plastic fibres as the only reinforcement for flat suspended slabs: Parametric study and design considerations,
Construction and Building Materials, 70, pp.88-96, ISSN: 0950-0618. DOI:
10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2014.07.091.
Pujadas, P, Blanco, A, Cavalaro, S, de la Fuente, A, Aguado, A (2014)
Fibre distribution in macro-plastic fibre reinforced concrete slab-panels,
Construction and Building Materials, 64, pp.496-503, ISSN: 0950-0618. DOI:
10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2014.04.067.
Pujadas, P, Blanco, A, Cavalaro, SHP, de la Fuente, A, Aguado, A (2014)
Multidirectional double punch test to assess the post-cracking behaviour and fibre orientation of FRC,
Construction and Building Materials, 58, pp.214-224, ISSN: 0950-0618. DOI:
10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2014.02.023.
Pujadas, P, Blanco, A, Cavalaro, S, Aguado, A (2014)
Plastic fibres as the only reinforcement for flat suspended slabs: Experimental investigation and numerical simulation,
Construction and Building Materials, 57, pp.92-104, ISSN: 0950-0618. DOI:
10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2014.01.082.
Blanco-Alvarez, A, Pialarissi-Cavalaro, S, De la Fuente, A, Grunewald, S, Blom, CBM, Walraven, JC (2014)
Application of FRC constitutive models to modelling of slabs,
Materials and Structures/Materiaux et Constructions, 48(9), pp.2943-2959, ISSN: 1359-5997. DOI:
10.1617/s11527-014-0369-5.
Blanco-Alvarez, A, Pujadas, P, De la Fuente, A, Pialarissi-Cavalaro, S, Aguado, A (2014)
Assessment of the fibre orientation factor in SFRC slabs,
Composites Part B: Engineering, 68, pp.343-354, ISSN: 1359-8368. DOI:
10.1016/j.compositesb.2014.09.001.
Blanco-Alvarez, A, Pujadas, P, Pialarissi-Cavalaro, S, Aguado, A (2014)
Methodology for the design of controlled low-strength materials. Application to the backfill of narrow trenches,
Construction and Building Materials, 72, pp.23-30, ISSN: 0950-0618. DOI:
10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2014.09.008.
Blanco-Alvarez, A, Pujadas, P, Pialarissi-Cavalaro, S, De la Fuente, A, Aguado, A (2014)
Constitutive model for fibre reinforced concrete based on the Barcelona test,
Cement and Concrete Composites, 53, pp.327-340, ISSN: 0958-9465. DOI:
10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2014.07.017.
Pujadas, P, Blanco, A, Cavalaro, S, Fuente, ADL, Aguado, A (2013)
NEW ANALYTICAL MODEL TO GENERALIZE THE BARCELONA TEST USING AXIAL DISPLACEMENT,
Journal of Civil Engineering and Management, 19(2), pp.259-271, ISSN: 1392-3730. DOI:
10.3846/13923730.2012.756425.
Blanco-Alvarez, A, Pujadas, P, De la Fuente, A, Pialarissi-Cavalaro, S, Aguado, A (2012)
Application of constitutive models in European codes to RC-FRC,
Construction and Building Materials, 40, pp.246-259, ISSN: 0950-0618. DOI:
10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2012.09.096.
Torrents, JM, Blanco-Alvarez, A, Pujadas, P, Aguado, A, Juan-Garcia, P, Sanchez-Moragues, MA (2012)
Inductive method for assessing the amount and orientation of steel fibers in concrete,
Materials and Structures/Materiaux et Constructions, 45(10), pp.1577-1592, ISSN: 1359-5997. DOI:
10.1617/s11527-012-9858-6.
Pujadas, P, Blanco-Alvarez, A, De la Fuente, A, Aguado, A (2012)
Cracking behavior of FRC slabs with traditional reinforcement,
Materials and Structures/Materiaux et Constructions, 45(5), pp.707-725, ISSN: 1359-5997. DOI:
10.1617/s11527-011-9791-0.
De la Fuente, A, Pujadas, P, Blanco-Alvarez, A, Aguado, A (2012)
Experiences in Barcelona with the use of fibres in segmental linings,
Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 27(1), pp.60-71, ISSN: 0886-7798. DOI:
10.1016/j.tust.2011.07.001.
Conferences
Jadoon, MU, Goodier, C, Blanco, A, Peaston, C, Manning, S, Reddy, J, Sataya, M (2025)
Application of Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag for Reduced Heat of Hydration in Sprayed Concrete. In
, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, pp.356-363, DOI:
10.1007/978-3-031-80672-8_43.
Lea, J, Haspel, D, Blanco-Alvarez, A, Kolawole, J, Whyte, L, Hiscock, M (2023)
Multimodal analysis of concrete and cementitious materials [Abstract]. In
Microscience Microscopy Congress 2023 incorporating EMAG 2023; Proceedings of the Microscience Microscopy Congress 2023 incorporating EMAG 2023, Manchester, UK. DOI:
10.22443/rms.mmc2023.68.
Najari, A, Blanco, A, de la Fuente, A, Cavalaro, SHP (2021)
Discrete Element Simulation of the Fresh State Steel Fiber Reinforced Self-compacting Concrete. In
, RILEM Bookseries, pp.610-620, DOI:
10.1007/978-3-030-58482-5_55.
Galeote, E, Blanco, A, Cavalaro, SHP, De La Fuente, A (2020)
Influence of the beam size on the residual strength of high performance fibre reinforced concrete. In
, American Concrete Institute, ACI Special Publication, pp.40-49, DOI:
10.35789/fib.BULL.0095.Ch05.
Galeote, E, Blanco, A, Cavalaro, SHP, De La Fuente, A (2020)
Optimized quality control procedure with the Barcelona test and the inductive method for FRC. In
, American Concrete Institute, ACI Special Publication, pp.30-39, DOI:
10.35789/fib.BULL.0095.Ch04.
Galeote, E, Blanco, A, De La Fuente, A (2020)
Effect of reinforcement configuration on the ductility requirements of real-scale slabs. In
, American Concrete Institute, ACI Special Publication, pp.143-152, DOI:
10.35789/fib.BULL.0095.Ch15.
De La Fuente, A, Alegre, V, Blanco, A, Cavero, T, Quintilla, R (2018) Análisis de la seguridad estructural de los acueductos de coll de foix y capdevila del canal de aragón y catalunya. In
, REHABEND, pp.1039-1047.
Blanco-Alvarez, A, Pardo-Bosch, F, Pialarissi-Cavalaro, S, Aguado, A (2018)
Diagnosis of expansive reactions in concrete dams: Experience and case studies. In
Third International Dam World Conference, Foz do Igauzu.
Galeote, E,
Blanco Alvarez, A, Cavalaro, S, de la Fuente, A (2018) Optimized quality control procedure with the Barcelona test and the inductive method for FRC. In Massicotte, B, Minelli, F, Mobasher, B, Plizzari, G (ed)
3rd International Workshop on Fibre Reinforced Concrete: from Design to Structural Applications, Desenzano, Lake Garda, Italy, pp.26-26, ISBN: 978-88-89252-44-4.
Galeote, E,
Blanco Alvarez, A, Cavalaro, S, de la Fuente, A (2018) Influence of the beam size on the residual strength of fibre-reinforced concrete. In Massicotte, B, Minelli, F, Mobasher, B, Plizzari, G (ed)
3rd International Workshop on Fibre Reinforced Concrete: from Design to Structural Applications, Desenzano, Lake Garda, Italy, pp.28-28, ISBN: 978-88-89252-44-4.
Galeote, E,
Blanco Alvarez, A, de la Fuente, A (2018) Effect of reinforcement configuration on the ductility requirements of real-scale slabs. In Massicotte, B, Minelli, F, Mobasher, B, Plizzari, G (ed)
3rd International Workshop on Fibre Reinforced Concrete: from Design to Structural Applications, Desenzano, Lake Garda, Italy, pp.70-70, ISBN: 978-88-89252-44-4.
Gilani, G, Blanco-Alvarez, A, De la Fuente, A (2017)
A new sustainability assessment approach based on stakeholder's satisfaction for building facades. In
Energy Procedia, pp.50-58, DOI:
10.1016/j.egypro.2017.05.006.
Galeote, E, Blanco-Alvarez, A, De la Fuente, A, Pialarissi-Cavalaro, S (2017)
Creep behaviour of cracked high performance fibre reinforced concrete beams under flexural load. In
, pp.111-123, ISBN: 9789402410006. DOI:
10.1007/978-94-024-1001-3_10.
Pujadas, P, Blanco-Alvarez, A, Pialarissi-Cavalaro, S, De la Fuente, A, Aguado, A (2017)
Flexural post-cracking creep behaviour of macro-synthetic and steel fiber reinforced concrete. In
, pp.77-87, ISBN: 9789402410006. DOI:
10.1007/978-94-024-1001-3_7.
Blanco-Alvarez, A, Pialarissi-Cavalaro, S, Segura, I, Segura-Castillo, L, Aguado, A (2017)
Expansions in a concrete dam with bridge over spillway in South America. In
Dam Swelling Concrete 2017, Chambéry, France, pp.235-247, ISBN: 9781786302137.
Pardo-Bosch, F, Blanco-Alvarez, A, Aguado, A (2017)
Investment prioritization in hydraulic infrastructures through sustainability. In
Hydro 2017; HYDRO 2017 – Seville, Seville, Spain.
Galeote, E, Blanco-Alvarez, A, De la Fuente, A, Goodier, C, Austin, S (2017)
Size effect on post-cracking strength of high performance fibre-reinforced concrete. In
, Maastricht, The Netherlands, pp.182-190, ISBN: 9783319594705. DOI:
10.1007/978-3-319-59471-2-23.
Blanco-Alvarez, A, Aguado, A, De la Fuente, A (2016)
Sustainability analysis of steel fibre reinforced concrete flat slabs. In
Second International Conference on Concrete Sustainability, Madrid, Spain, pp.850-861, ISBN: 9788494507779.
Blanco-Alvarez, A, De la Fuente, A, Pialarissi-Cavalaro, S, Aguado, A (2016)
Sustainability assessment of different reinforcement alternatives for precast concrete segmental linings. In
Second International Conference on Concrete Sustainability, Madrid, Spain, pp.1443-1454, ISBN: 9788494507779.
Pardo, F,
Blanco Alvarez, A, Aguado, A (2016) The structure as a laboratory: diagnosis of concrete dams. In Villegas, L, Lombillo, I, Blanco, H, Boffill, Y (ed)
6th Euro-American Congress on Construction Pathology, Rehabilitation Technology and Heritage Management, Burgos, España,ISBN: 978-84-608-7941-1.
Aire, C, Blanco-Alvarez, A, Pialarissi-Cavalaro, S, Pujadas, P (2016)
Luong test to evaluate residual shear behavior of FRC. In
, Vancouver, Canada, pp.1309-1318.
Pujadas, P, Blanco-Alvarez, A, Pialarissi-Cavalaro, S, De la Fuente, A, Aguado, A (2016)
Flat suspended slabs reinforced only with macro-synthetic fibres. In
, Vancouver, Canada, pp.1300-1308.
Pujadas, P, Blanco-Alvarez, A, Pialarissi-Cavalaro, S, De la Fuente, A, Aguado, A (2016)
Multidirectional double punch test to assess the post-cracking behaviour of FRC. In
, Vancouver, Canada, pp.55-63.
Pardo-Bosch, F, Blanco, A, Aguado, A (2016) La estructura como laboratorio: El diagnóstico en presas de Hormigón. In
, REHABEND, pp.2339-2346.
Blanco-Alvarez, A, Pialarissi-Cavalaro, S, Galeote, E, Aguado, A (2015)
Assessment of constitutive model for ultra-high performance fiber reinforced cement composites using the Barcelona test. In
Seventh International RILEM Workshop on High Performance Fiber Reinforced Cement Composites (HPFRCC7), Stuttgart, Germany, pp.129-136, ISBN: 9782351581452.
Galeote, E, De la Fuente, A, Pialarissi-Cavalaro, S, Blanco-Alvarez, A (2015)
Correlation between the Barcelona test and the three-point bending test for the characterization of SCFRC. In
, Oporto, Portugal, pp.481-487.
De La Fuente, A, Blanco, A, Pujadas, P, Aguado, A (2013) Advances on the use of fibres in precast concrete segmental linnings. In
, fib Symposium TEL-AVIV 2013: Engineering a Concrete Future: Technology, Modeling and Construction, Proceedings, pp.691-694.
Books
Buswell, R, Blanco, A, Cavalaro, S, Kinnell, P (2022) Preface.
Chapters
Galeote, E,
Blanco Alvarez, A, de la Fuente, A (2021) Isotropy-Based Analytical Model to Estimate the Residual Strength of FRC. In Serna, P, Llano-Torre, A, Marti-Vargas, JR, Navarro-Gregori, J (ed)
Fibre Reinforced Concrete: Improvements and Innovations II X RILEM-fib International Symposium on Fibre Reinforced Concrete (BEFIB) 2021, Springer, Valencia, Spain, pp.377-388, ISBN: 9783030837181.
Pujadas, P, Blanco, A, Cavalaro, SHP, de la Fuente, A, Aguado, A (2017)
Flexural Post-cracking Creep Behaviour of Macro-synthetic and Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete. In
RILEM Bookseries, Springer Netherlands, pp.77-87, ISBN: 9789402410006. DOI:
10.1007/978-94-024-1001-3_7.
