ICYA - Environmental and Civil Engineering

The objective of the course is to develop in the students an environmental ethics based on biological, social and economic characteristics of the Colombian society. Simultaneously, the following topics are offered: history of life on Earth, environmental catastrophes, environmental impacts of human activity, public health, and water pollution.

The objective of the course is to develop in the students an environmental ethics based on biological, social and economical characteristics of the Colombian society. Simultaneously, the following topics are offered: history of life on Earth, environmental catastrophes, environmental impacts of human activity, public health, and water pollution.

This class is an introduction to the basic concepts of chemistry in environmental systems. It seeks to apply these concepts to the pollution problems or environmental degradation in water, air and soils.

This class is an introduction to the basic concepts of chemistry in environmental systems. It seeks to apply these concepts to the pollution problems or environmental degradation in water, air and soils.

How did the ancient civilizations obtain water for their personal needs, irrigation and navigation? Which techniques did they use to build these projects to fruitfully use hydrological resources? What were the beginnings of hydroelectricity? To answer these and other questions, this course provides the students with a framework of reference about the physical natural processes associated to water. Additionally, identifies and analyzes the different processes and technological systems to successfully use and control water and its impact on the environment. Finally, it makes reference to the legal and institutional framework in Colombia and brings forward questions about the future of hydrological resources, It is a multidisciplinary study that allows students from different majors and postgraduate courses to have access to current issues related to quantity and quality of water in the world and specifically in Colombia.

This course presents the student with a general view of the most important areas of Environmental Engineering, as well as current environmental problems and their impact on society. This course provides an introduction to the problems associated to water, air and soil; the alternatives to mitigate or remediate possible impacts and prevent environmental quality deterioration. Environmental Engineering basic concepts are presented, including principles and applications in engineering to the quality control and pollution of water, solid waste management and air quality control. The central axis of this course is the development of a project which seeks to develop basic engineering and research abilities of freshmen.

This course presents the student with a general view of the most important areas of Environmental Engineering, as well as current environmental problems and their impact on society. This course provides an introduction to the problems associated to water, air and soil; the alternatives to mitigate or remediate possible impacts and prevent environmental quality deterioration. Environmental Engineering basic concepts are presented, including principles and applications in engineering to the quality control and pollution of water, solid waste management and air quality control. The central axis of this course is the development of a project which seeks to develop basic engineering and research abilities of freshmen.

The objective of the course is to approach the students to the meaning of their profession, the fields of application of the career, the education provided by the university and the job opportunities spectrum a civil engineer graduated from Universidad de Los Andes have. After completing this course the student will be able to work in teams, identify and recognize the fields of application of civil engineering in a national and international context, and the relationship of this engineering with others and the ethical and professional responsibility that he or she should have with the country.

The objective of the course is to introduce the students to the meaning of their profession, the subject's fields of application, the education provided by the university, and spectrum of job opportunities open to a civil engineer graduated from Universidad de Los Andes. After completing this course, the student will be able to work in teams, identify and recognize the fields of application for civil engineering in a national and international context, explain the relationship of this engineering with others, and understand the ethical and professional responsibility that he or she should have with the country.

The Static studies the statics of non-deformable bodies. It studies the conditions for which solid bodies (buildings, bridges, dams, cantilevers, trusses, etc) keep their equilibrium position under applied forces. The objective of the course is to introduce the student to the basic principles of solid bodies’ mechanics and its application in the solution of engineering problems. By the end of the course the student must be able to face individually any problem involving the statics of solid bodies to solve it in an efficient, logical and consistent manner. The course seeks to develop the abilities for the solution of basic rigid body problems. Furthermore, through different activities, is expected that the students develop analysis, communication, critical thinking and teamwork abilities.

The course objective is to develop in students the ability to analyze a mechanical problem in a simple and logical form, using in their solution the fundamental principles of mechanics of materials. It first and foremost seeks to familiarize students with the concepts of stress and strain and their main applications. The topics included are: introduction to the mechanics of materials, transformation of stress and strain, axial load-normal forces, torque load – stress shear, bending load - , normal stress, shear -shear forces loading, beams and columns.

The course objective is to develop in students the ability to analyze a mechanical problem in a simple and logical form, using, in their solution, the fundamental principles of the mechanics of materials. It first and foremost seeks to familiarize students with the concepts of stress and strain and their main applications.

The course objective is to develop in students the ability to analyze a mechanical problem in a simple and logical form, using, in their solution, the fundamental principles of the mechanics of materials. It first and foremost seeks to familiarize students with the concepts of stress and strain and their main applications.

The course objective is to provide students with theoretical and practical elements necessary to make use of the surveying in engineering projects. The topics included are: measuring tape, angles and directions, surveying sites, survey of land with tape only, topographical drawing, areas calculation, the compass and their applications, introduction to the elevation, different types of levels, simple and compound direct leveling, leveling lines - profiles , leveling of land - contours, leveling networks, surveying with transit and tape, tachometry, triangulations and trilateral, subtense bar, earthworks, basic knowledge of plot, basic knowledge of photogrammetry, electronic measurement of distances.

Introduction to materials science, with emphasis on inspection and testing of the materials most commonly employed in civil engineering. In the class sessions, the course studies in detail the mechanical properties and the production processes (or treatment) of structural steel, hydraulic concrete, masonry, wood, and plastics. The course is accompanied by laboratory tests used in civil engineering and its relationship to the analysis of the material mechanical behavior. Topics being discussed include: cementitious materials, portland cement, concrete water content, aggregates in concrete, properties of fresh and hardened concrete, concrete mix design, ferrous materials, wood, and plastics.

Introduction to materials science, with an emphasis on inspection and testing of the materials most commonly employed in civil engineering. In the class sessions, the course takes a detailed look at the mechanical properties and the production processes (or treatment) of structural steel, hydraulic concrete, masonry, wood, asphaltic materials and plastics. The course is accompanied by laboratory tests used in civil engineering and their relationship to the analysis of the mechanical behavior of materials. Topics being discussed include: cementitious materials, Portland cement, concrete water content, aggregates in concrete, properties of fresh and hardened concrete, concrete mix design, ferrous materials, wood, and plastics.

At the end of the course, the student will understand and will be able to apply all the principles of the measurement of land and spatial analysis techniques. In addition, it is expected that the student will develop an individual approach and use that as the best tool for data gathering, analysis and presentation. The final purpose of this is to understand the land administration system in order to make decisions based on a technical, legal and professional framework.

At the end of the course, the student will understand and will be able to apply all the principles of the measurement of land and spatial analysis techniques. In addition, it is expected that the student will develop an individual approach and use that as the best tool for data gathering, analysis and presentation. The final purpose of this is to understand the land administration system in order to make decisions based on a technical, legal and professional framework.

Large construction projects constitute one of the most important forms of expression in history. Critical to their creation and development are the configuration and adjustment of means for adapting them to different contexts, which makes them significant for different disciplines. This course is the result of work and courses in the areas of history and theory of architecture, urban infrastructure, settlement processes and urban evolution, construction, and the history of construction techniques. The discussion of the evolution of construction will support the formation of an interdisciplinary context that will develop an interrelation between thinking and technique over time and across space.

There is a great amount of real engineering problems whose governing equations do not allow the development of exact analytical solutions. Their solution requires the implementation of approximate solutions by means of numerical methods. This course presents an introduction to numerical methods and focuses on the implementation of computational algorithms to solve engineering problems using these approximate methods. The course also analyzes different topics, such as equation roots, Linear systems of equations, optimization, numerical integration and differentiation, and problems that involve the solution of ordinary and partial differential equations.

The monitoring is a distinction the University grants to students who excel in their academic studies and in their human condition. This distinction will allow them to take part on teaching and research processes.

The course introduces the basic concepts of mass and energy balance and thermodynamics applied in the Environmental Engineering field. Included topics are: basic concepts and units, process variables, mass balance, general concepts in thermodynamics, pure substance,English,- properties, First Law of Thermodynamics, other thermodynamic concepts. At the end of this course, the student will be able to perform overall mass balances, and specifically to environmental processes. Understand the thermodynamic properties of pure substances. Perform energy balances of great importance in the environmental field.

The course objective is to train students in the use of basic concepts to understand the behavior of the structures most commonly used in civil infrastructure. After completing this course, students will be able to individually address any problem involving determination of displacements and internal forces of deformable bodies and have a clear understanding of its behavior. Topics being tackled include: idealization and modeling of structures, traditional methods, direct stiffness method, lines of influence, types of structures and loads, and approximate methods.

The course treat the dynamics of planet earth, understood as the dynamic of the planet and between its components. The course is divided in three parts: The lithosphere, the atmosphere, and the hydrosphere. The first part deals with the dynamics of the solid component of the,English,- planet from its origin as part of the solar system to the actual structure and composition of planet earth. The part corresponding to the atmosphere deals with the physical and chemical properties of it, clouds formation, precipitation, winds, sea currents, weather, climate change and atmospheric damage. The liquid component of earth deals with the processes on the earth surface and the surface layers of the sub ground related with the influence of water in landscape formation within the geomorphologic cycle.

This course introduces the students to geotechnical area through two components: theoretical and experimental. The theoretical component deals with the basic concepts and tools of soils mechanics and its application in geotechnical engineering. In the experimental component, the students perform, analyze, and interpret the principal laboratory tests used in geotechnical engineering.

The objective of the course is to introduce the students to fluids, their physical properties, and mechanical behavior. By the end of the course, students will be able to understand the behavior of fluids in different engineering situations, based on the use of physics equations and numerical methods to facilitate the calculations. The fluid studied on the course is water, its applications, drinking water supply problems, and the collection and evacuation of residual and pluvial water and hydraulic structure operation among others. During the course, the students use concepts such as open channel hydraulics, hydrology, river hydrology, hydraulic structures and groundwater. Concepts and equations of mass, momentum, and energy conservation are also introduced and applied in the context of fluids. Particular emphasis is placed on friction loss and its effect on the design of engineering systems related with water treatment. In general, the following topics are covered: fluids properties, fluids statics, fluid kinematics and conservation laws, behavior of real fluids (shear stresses, velocity distribution and energy loss), dimensional analysis and dynamic similarity, flux in pressurized pipes, pipes design, applications.

The hydraulics course aims to introduce the student to the concepts of water movement mechanics in open flumes in order to be able to understand the behavior of this flow in the different applications of civil and environmental engineering, particularly in relation to drinking water supply and collection and disposal of wastewater in an urban environment. Other applications are hydraulics of rivers, irrigation districts and hydraulic structures associated with dams, treatment plants and pumping stations. The topics covered on the course are: application of the conservation equations of mass, momentum and energy, learned on the fluid mechanics course; the case of free surface flows; specific energy and specific momentum channels; uniform flow in partially full pipes and natural and artificial channels with gradually and rapidly varied flow; design of hydraulic structures; and unsteady flow in open channels.

The hydraulics course aims to introduce the student to the concepts of water movement mechanics in open flumes in order to be able to understand the behavior of this flow in the different applications of civil and environmental engineering, particularly in relation to drinking water supply and collection and disposal of wastewater in an urban environment. Other applications are hydraulics of rivers, irrigation districts and hydraulic structures associated with dams, treatment plants and pumping stations. The topics covered on the course are: application of the conservation equations of mass, momentum and energy, learned on the fluid mechanics course; the case of free surface flows; specific energy and specific momentum channels; uniform flow in partially full pipes and natural and artificial channels with gradually and rapidly varied flow; design of hydraulic structures; and unsteady flow in open channels.

This course studies the principles of physical-chemical treatment of drinking waters. The course provides a basis for the analysis and dimensioning of conventional treatment technologies using theoretical concepts and technical recommendations.

This course presents an introduction to microbiology and its application possibilities in biological processes within environmental engineering. The basic concepts and fundamentals for the design of some biological processes on environmental engineering are studied.

In this course, students study naturally occurring flows of air and water on our planet Earth, laws and equations that govern any fluid, especially of those that affect the environmental quality of those fluids.

This course will expose the student, through a realistic design project, to the local reality of a region and to the role of civil engineers in professional practice. The project consists of the resolution of a civil engineering-related problem that is characterized for being framed in a complex context. The course is based on the execution of a design project by stages, in which students work in teams to integrate and apply the acquired concepts in the fundamental and intermediate courses of the Civil Engineering Program.

The objective of this course is to link the student to the real situation and regional problems through a design project; directed towards the resolution of a Environmental Engineering problem in an open, real and complex context. The course is based on the execution by stages of a project, in which the students will have to efficiently work in teams, to integrate and apply the acquired concepts in the fundamental and intermediate courses of the Environmental Engineering Program.

Graduation project is a course for which the ABET assessment and evaluation,English,- strategies are still on development. This is one of the improvement measures, English, that have been identified in this process.

Graduation project is a course for which the ABET assessment and evaluation strategies are still on development. This is one of the improvement measures that have been identified in this process

Study supervised by an assistant professor on topics or issues selected from the area of interest, oriented to further improve or complement his/her training for the research project. At the beginning of the academic period the student submits a proposal with the objectives and the scope of the project, the methodology, the expected results and the manner how the professor shall conduct the follow-up of the said project.

The course covers the behavior of reinforced concrete as structural material in order to understand the fundamentals of its design. An introduction to concrete structural systems is included, policies, regulations and codes that rule its design (Colombian earthquake-resistant construction regulation - NSR-10), structural security concepts, design loads, and the behavior and design premises of reinforced concrete. The following topics are also covered on the course: the physical and mechanical properties of concrete and reinforcement steel: the fundamentals of structure construction with reinforced concrete; the behavior of reinforced concrete elements under axial load (with no momentum); the design of elements under flexion and shear stress; the adherence, anchorage, and reinforcement steel junctions; the function and flexion of reinforced concrete elements; the behavior and design of columns under flexo-compression, including the slenderness problem; slabs in one and two directions; the principles of concrete structure analysis; and foundation, stairways, and ramps design. The last topic covered is the design of earthquake-resistant reinforced concrete frames and walls.

The course covers the behavior of reinforced concrete as structural material in order to understand the fundamentals of its design. An introduction to concrete structural systems is included, policies, regulations and codes that rule its design (Colombian earthquake-resistant construction regulation - NSR-10), structural security concepts, design loads, and the behavior and design premises of reinforced concrete. The following topics are also covered on the course: the physical and mechanical properties of concrete and reinforcement steel: the fundamentals of structure construction with reinforced concrete; the behavior of reinforced concrete elements under axial load (with no momentum); the design of elements under flexion and shear stress; the adherence, anchorage, and reinforcement steel junctions; the function and flexion of reinforced concrete elements; the behavior and design of columns under flexo-compression, including the slenderness problem; slabs in one and two directions; the principles of concrete structure analysis; and foundation, stairways, and ramps design. The last topic covered is the design of earthquake-resistant reinforced concrete frames and walls.

The construction sector in Colombia is one of the main lines of economic development. This course is responsible for presenting a panorama of the construction from the civil engineer's point of view, framed in the management of projects, which have clearly identified characteristics and life cycles. Through the different concepts presented on the course, the student is introduced to the knowledge areas applicable to the development of construction projects, which are needed to efficiently and effectively attain the frame components (scope, time, cost and quality). After completing this course, the students are familiar with tools that will allow them to work with interdisciplinary teams and have the ability to coordinate different aspects relevant to the management of construction projects.

Civil engineers frequently face problems related with the design, building, maintenance, and eventual repair of structures for which the terrain is a component. The design of those structures is controlled by the strain and stresses in the soil and in the materials that compose the structures. The course presents a description of a wide variety of geotechnical structures analyzing their performance. The types of geotechnical structures analyzed and designed are: pavements, shallow and deep foundations, retaining walls, and an introduction to slope stability.

Civil engineers frequently face problems related with the design, building, maintenance, and eventual repair of structures for which the terrain is a component. The design of those structures is controlled by the strain and stresses in the soil and in the materials that compose the structures. The course presents a description of a wide variety of geotechnical structures analyzing their performance. The types of geotechnical structures analyzed and designed are: pavements, shallow and deep foundations, retaining walls, and an introduction to slope stability.

The course studies transport and traffic engineering principles, providing tools to help understand the disciplines in a technical manner within the interdisciplinary framework. Other topics covered are: the concepts and principles of traffic engineering; description of transport modes; public transportation; transport modeling principles and basic criteria for transport systems design; and the relation of transportation with economy, construction, energy, and the environment.

The course studies transport and traffic engineering principles, providing tools to help understand the disciplines in a technical manner within the interdisciplinary framework. Other topics covered are: the concepts and principles of traffic engineering; description of transport modes; public transportation; transport modeling principles and basic criteria for transport systems design; and the relation of transportation with economy, construction, energy, and the environment.

The course studies the principles of highway design within the current regulations, providing tools to understand the discipline technically within an interdisciplinary framework. The course reviews the highway design criteria for horizontal, vertical alignment, cross section and soil movement together with the relationships between construction, transport, economy and the environment. Computational tools are employed to improve, optimize and quantify vial projects.

Hydrologic cycle, Earth’s energy balance, atmospheric circulation, macroclimatic phenomena. Physical description, measurement and analysis of hydrometeorologic processes of the hydrologic cycle: precipitation, interception, evaporation, transpiration, infiltration, and runoff. Water balance in watersheds. Groudwater hydrology. Precipitation runoff relations. Hydrographs. Hydrologic routing in,English,- reserviors and channel reaches. Hydraulic routing in rivers. Hydrologic hazard, vulnerability and risk. Frequency analysis of hydrologic extreme events. Intensity- Duration-Frequency curves and design hyetographs. Regional frequency analysis. Hydrologic design.

Hydrologic cycle, Earth’s energy balance, atmospheric circulation, macroclimatic phenomena. Physical description, measurement and analysis of hydrometeorology processes of the hydrologic cycle: precipitation, interception, evaporation, transpiration, infiltration, and runoff. Water balance in watersheds. Groundwater hydrology. Precipitation runoff relations. Hydrographs. Hydrologic routing in reservoirs and channel reaches. Hydraulic routing in rivers. Hydrologic hazard, vulnerability and risk. Frequency analysis of hydrologic extreme events. Intensity-Duration-Frequency curves and design hyetographs. Regional frequency analysis. Hydrologic design.

Environmental modeling deals with general and practical topics of  mathematical modeling of transport and reactive processes of different contituents in the environment. Transport processes, physical and biochemical reactive processes of solutes, suspended solids, organic matter, nutrients, toxic substances and pathogens in air, water and soil, are mainly studied.

This course presents a general view of domestic and urban wastewater treatment. Basic concepts and fundamentals necessary for the design of some physical, chemical and biological processes in environmental engineering, are studied. Although a very important part of the subject is devoted to water treatment, this is not a specific process design course.

This course covers a wide variety of subjects including an historical perspective of the air pollution problem, basic concepts and definitions regarding air pollution, atmospheric transformations, air pollutants classification, criteria pollutants, health and environmental effects, particulate matter, concentration units, ideal gas law, environmental law, air quality standards, air pollution in Bogota: a case study, air pollutant emission inventories, mobile and stationary sources, biogenic sources, AP-42 and IVE methodologies, the internal combustion engine, Otto and Diesel cycles, incomplete combustion, fuels: natural gas vs. gasoline vs. diesel, the catalytic converter, climate change: sources and implications, the stratospheric ozone layer, Kyoto and Montreal protocols, atmospheric chemistry and physics, temperature profiles, the wind rose, atmospheric stability, emissions
control technologies and Gaussian dispersion model.

Environmental Engineers frequently conduct environmental impact assessments during the planning and design stages of a Project. Once the project has been finished and is in operation, it is important to monitor the impact of the project on both the environment and health of the surrounding community. The objective is that at the end of this course, the students recognize the requirements, methods, and tools used to evaluate the environmental impact and health risks associated with different types of projects.

Geographic information management is essential in any project related to natural resources planning. Good management and planning of these phenomena or resources requires locating and monitoring them, allowing the arrangement or interpretation of their changes. This course intends to provide the theoretical and practical elements necessary to formulate appropriate solutions to the different problems that appear in environmental management. Using Geographic Information Systems, students will develop the ability to manage and analyze geographic information, simulate and model impacts that solve and help decision-making by the generation of spatial knowledge for environmental planning. It will allow the understanding of basic cartography concepts, remote perception and Global Positioning System –GPS-, allowing the development of spatial analysis abilities, through multicriteria and multiobjective assessment.

Introduce students to Solid Waste Management, especially city solid waste. Types, sources, composition, quantity and characteristics of solid waste are presented, due to the significance of this knowledge for the appropriate management of waste. This course provides basic tools of analysis and design of the different chain components, part of the solid waste management, including their collection and transport, employment, treatment and final disposal. Additionally, environmental, economic and social impacts due to a lack of proper disposal of waste are discussed.

Introduce students to Solid Waste Management, especially city solid waste. Types, sources, composition, quantity and characteristics of solid waste are presented, due to the significance of this knowledge for the appropriate management of waste. This course provides basic tools of analysis and design of the different chain components, part of the solid waste management, including their collection and transport, employment, treatment and final disposal. Additionally, environmental, economic and social impacts due to a lack of proper disposal of waste are discussed.

The Professional Practice is a learning alternative that complements the academic activities. It is based on the experience that students can have when they are immersed in the context of companies and institutions.

The graduated assistance is an acknowledgment granted by the Department of Civil Engineering to outstanding students that allows them to participate in research processes. The objective of this subject is to assess the performance of students as graduated assistants in research projects.

This is an acknowledgment granted by the Department of Civil Engineering to outstanding students that allows them to participate in scholar processes. The objective of this subject is to evaluate the performance of students as scholar-undergraduate monitors.

In this course students are exposed to different remediation technologies, and learn how to establish remediation goals.

This is an introductory graduate level class on the subject of air pollution modeling. The class is focused on providing the students with the skills to formulate continuity equations applied to gas-phase and particulate pollutants in the atmosphere, use numerical methods to solve those equations, and to interpret the results of the numerical simulations. Special attention is placed on the modeling of eddy diffusivity of chemical species in the atmosphere, as well as on methods to estimate eddy diffusion coefficients under different atmospheric stability conditions. Familiarity with  ultivariate calculus and differential equations is required.

Probability and statistics have multiple applications. In the case of Environmental Engineering, both probability and statistics can be used to develop models to support decision-making, contribute in our understanding of environmental phenomena, verify the performance of environmental engineering processes and designs, among others. This course describes different applications of probability and statistics in the context of environmental engineering problems.

The objective of this subject is to provide the methodology and the necessary guidelines to develop the research project. During the classes, there will be an introduction about the conferences the professors will give, in order to provide information about the topics of research.

This subject takes place during the first part of the Dissertation cycle. The final outcome is a meaningful contribution to the global achievements of the research project. The objective of this course is that the student gets acquainted with the topic of the research project, revises the available bibliography for that topic, gets to know the required knowledge for the writing of the said project, performs laboratory essays that make him/her become familiar with the procedures, problems, result assessment and interpretation, should the investigation be experimental.

Individual work done by the students of the master program on Civil Engineering. It consists on the research of community problems, under the guidance of a professor working under the resources and action lines of the department. It includes: revision of knowledge on the topic, theoretical bases, hypo Dissertation and original theories, experimental verification, conclusions and recommendations. Written document and oral defense before a qualifying jury

Development and study of specialized topics, not included within regular courses of the master´s degree, with the guidance of professors working in the same area.

Project on applied research that must be conducted by the students of the master´s degree. These projects do not require the development of a Dissertation. This work is done by the student under the guidance of a professor with specific knowledge in the area of work.

Undergraduate students have the opportunity to take courses from the master´s degree as part of their elective courses. The level requirement allows filtering the students so that they comply with the prerequisites of the post-graduate studies they desire to take.

This course focuses on the structuring of Construction Projects based on basic concepts of administration, studying different aspects involved in their development (feasibility, sales, construction, financing, closing, among others). An essential part of the course is the practical work carried out to apply the tools and concepts studied in class.

General framework of this area, and the construction projects. Costs of the construction projects. Cost structure. Types of budgets. Direct and indirect costs. Analysis of retail prices. Software for the planning and control of budgets. Periods on construction projects. Schedule of activities. CPM networks and bar diagrams. Awarding of economic resources. Programming control. Software for the planning and control of the program. Unification of budgets and schedules: resource flow, cash flow, concept of attained value. Tools for the handling of uncertainty regarding costs and periods. Introduction to Lean Construction. Building information modeling.

This course will give the student a critical perspective on the computational tools available for helping manage a construction project. It will provide the basis for the proper administration of information to manage organizations and construction projects. The course work focuses on research with exploration and practical work using different tools.

This module seeks to familiarize the participants with the legal fundamental elements that belong to different areas of Law whose understanding is necessary for a better performance of professionals -not lawyers- who work in the field of construction.

The course emphasizes in developing the necessary skills so that a civil engineer has the capability of:  (1) Active interaction in the investment decision making of a public and/or private organization; (2) Have the criteria to evaluate and decide over the financial convenience of developing a civil engineer related project; and (3) Understand and quantify the financial implications of the investment of a project. This skills are meant to broaden the knowledge of the civil engineer so that they can see their working environment as an economic and financial structure and therefore evaluate the implications of these disciplines in any civil engineering project. 

Also, the course looks to teach the student to identify, calculate and incorporate the key variables of project structuring in any investment project, as well as the understanding of the implications that financial uncertainty and risk mean for the financial evaluation of construction projects

Every year the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Universidad de los Andes organizes the Vacation Courses program, also known as the International Summer School. As part of this program we invite professors from foreign universities of recognized prestige to give specialized and advanced courses on topics not covered by the subjects regularly offered by the Department. In many cases the guest professors are world recognized researchers and scholars in their areas of work.

The leveling course of construction management aims to equip students with the skills and knowledge necessary to deal with the integrated management of construction projects, including the scheduling, financial structuring, control, as well as, the optimization of the necessary resources. During this course, the students apply mathematical and computational models of planning and control of production under various methodologies of project management.

This module offers the concepts and tools to design a durable and sustainable concrete based on local and international standards. The materials (cement, supplementary cementitious materials, water, aggregates and admixtures) involved in the mix design are studied considering their effect on the final concrete performance. Quality assurance is also studied due to its significant role in concrete design. In the last part of the module, concrete durability is studied considering service life; this last topic also covers different alternatives to mitigate durability problems and concrete pathologies depending on the element or the structure and considering local and international standards.

The objective of the course is to train students in the management of the basic concepts that will allow them to understand the behavior of the most frequently used in civil works steel structures and to have the basics to perform a design of different types of elements put under different requirements including gravitational, static, dynamic loads and horizontal loads caused by wind and/or earth quakes. Participants study designs responding to tension, compression, and flexion and combined loads such as flexion-compression or shear-tension. Bolt and welded connections are reviewed. By the end of the course, the student will be able to develop a conceptual design of components and its connections applied to buildings, roofs or bridges. Special emphasis is given to seismic behavior of buildings built using steel structures and the special seismic requirements under the applicable regulation. Students will conduct a series of demonstrative experimental tests on different conditions and loads that happen in practice and that help illustrate the theoretical developments of the course. Students carry out a real structure design project.

Every year the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Universidad de los Andes organizes the Vacation Courses program, also known as the International Summer School. As part of this program we invite professors from foreign universities of recognized prestige to give specialized and advanced courses on topics not covered by the subjects regularly offered by the Department. In many cases the guest professors are world recognized researchers and scholars in their areas of work.

The objective of the course is to establish the basis and fundamentals about the origin and evolution of the seismic phenomena, its characterization, its modeling process, the seismic hazard assessment and future possible effects on the exposed mad-made infrastructure and natural formations near the surface level. Fundamental concepts about the probabilistic seismic hazard  assessment, secondary hazard effects such as soil vibration, liquefaction, landslides, volcanic eruptions and the basics of seismic risk assessments will be covered by the course. At the end of the course the student will have the ability to understand all the basic concepts of earthquake engineering, perform seismic hazard and risk models and apply the methodological approaches related to seismic analysis and design of structures with application to other graduate course such as Structural Design, Dynamics of Structures, Soil Dynamics, Soil Structure Interaction and other related topics. In addition the student will be in a position to develop basic research in the field of earthquake engineering through more refined models and theories which conform the state of the art of the study of Earth Science from the engineering perspective.

Extend the basic concepts of static linear analysis presented in undergraduate courses, and study static and dynamic non-linear methods for the analysis of complex structures. The types of analysis included are: linear static, non-linear static and non-linear dynamic. Additionally, practical applications are included using design codes and computer programs.

The objective of the course “Basics of Structural Steel Design” is to make the student familiar with the basic concepts related to the behavior, analysis and design of members and connections that are part of a steel structure.

Laminated, built-up and composite members, subjected to tension, compression, flexure, shear, torsion and combined forces are studied. Basic concepts of welded and bolted connections are included in the course. Additionally, serviceability design considerations such as deflections and vibrations are studied.

The analysis and design methodologies studied during the course are based on the general requirements established in the Colombian Code, NSR-10.

Software for analysis and design of steel structures and its connections are used during the course in order to get familiar to the methodologies carried on in the professional practice.

This course is divided into two parts: 1) The first part presents a set of correlations used in geotechnical engineering explaining the advantages and weaknesses of using those correlations. Afterward, the main tools used to include the concepts of probability in the design of geotechnical works are described. These tools include development in Taylor series, the Rosenbluth method, and Montecarlo Simulation. The use of these tools is illustrated with an example of the design of an embankment resting over soft soil. 2) The second part of the course presents case studies of famous geotechnical works.

Basic characteristics of soils: the origin and nature of soils, mineralogy, activity, sensitivity, index properties, correlations. Hydrodynamics of porous medium: permeability, tubification, secondary and radial consolidation, drainage. plasticity, cut resistance, and plastic equilibrium: elements of plasticity, cut tests, stress tensors and deformation, theories of plastic equilibrium. Mechanics of partially saturated soils: water retention in soils (suction), permeability and water migration, deformation and cut resistance. Special techniques Compacting techniques.

This course is divided in two modules. The first module deals with the mathematical fundamentals used on the description of mechanical processes in the framework of continuum mechanics. The second modules presents the soil mechanic behavior based on the formulation of constitutive models.

Introduction to stability. Economic aspects of landslides. Classification of slope movements. Reconnaissance and research of landslides. Fault systems. Shear resistance in soils with regards to stability. Methods to analyze the stability. Applications run on computers. Prevention, control and landslide correction.

In this course, the students learn the basic concepts that describe the mechanical bahavior of slopes and different methodologies that are used in practice to cuantify their stability and to mitigate landslides. Theoretical concepts are applied in the developement of practical projects, so that students can have an approach to the professional practice.

Foundation analysis frequently faces complex problems in that land stresses and deformations are the result of the interaction between the soil and the structure in media whose properties can be random. This course will teach the student how to analyze foundation or containment structures, bearing in mind the variables of the terrain and the stochastic variables. We will study diverse problems of interaction between the land and a foundation: foundation slabs with individual or group piles under generalized loads, pile slab systems, excavations with panels or sheet piles. We will also study foundations on complex soils such as compressible soils or expansive or collapsible soils. The course will also look at numeric or physical modeling techniques using geotechnical centrifuges.

Every year the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Universidad de los Andes organizes the Vacation Courses program, also known as the International Summer School. As part of this program we invite professors from foreign universities of recognized prestige to give specialized and advanced courses on topics not covered by the subjects regularly offered by the Department. In many cases the guest professors are world recognized researchers and scholars in their areas of work.

Modern tendencies in the designing of flexible and rigid pavements point at designs based on deformations and stresses in the different layers of the pavement. These design methodologies are known as mechanicist methodologies, to this end, we present first the main properties of the materials making up the pavement: materials with asphaltic or hydraulic binder, or unbinded materials. We also study the methodologies of stress analysis, and deformations in the layers of pavement. We also describe the procedures of design for different structures of pavement: flexible, with thick asphaltic layers, mixed, reversed and rigid. Finally, we present the fashion of involving within the designs the stochastic variables, and we present the methodologies of optimization that involve construction costs and pavement maintenance.

This course will provide the theoretical foundations, concepts, and cutting edge tools necessary to prepare a comprehensive design for a roadway project (rural, semi-urban, or urban) in any of its execution phases (planning, pre-feasibility, feasibility, and construction design). It will also provide the theoretical foundations, concepts, and tools for the comprehensive design of tunnels for roads, highways, and railroads (geometry, ventilation, illumination, traffic, and safety controls)

The objective of this course is to understand and assess the response and performance of pavement structures in order to collect information that could be used as part of decision-making processes in road infrastructure projects. To achieve this goal, students apply available simulation and computational techniques to quantify and understand the role of the different design variables in the overall response and potential degradation of these structures.

The goal of this course is to provide the necessary concepts and methodology to conduct an adequate design of structures for the handling of water.

Flow in pressure systems. Equations for designing piping. Colebrook-White equation. Design and design algorithms: simple pipes, simple pipes with high minor losses, pipes in series, parallel pipes. Design of main pipe systems. Rotodynamic pumps, designs for piping systems including pumps. Design of piping networks: basic principles, Hardy-Cross methods with flow correction, Hardy -Cross method with head correction, Newton-Raphson method, linear theory method. New methods for calculating and designing networks. Current research on friction factors in pipes. Design of pressure irrigation systems: spray, micro-spray, and drip, calculation of required flows, and required power and diameters.

This course begins with the revision of concepts and procedures in hydrologic modeling, and then it procedes in a sequential manner through several topics that contribute to the development of rainfall-runoff models: (1) rainfall modeling based on conceptual deterministic and probabilistic approximations; (2) soil-plant-atmosphere relations with ecohydrology concepts; (3) rainfall interception modeling and its importance in long term water balances; (4) horizontal precipitation modeling which is a relevant process in cloud forests and paramos; (5) geomorphologic unit hydrographs and its probabilistic interpretation of travel time; (6) rainfallrunoff modeling with different aproximations; (7) frequency analyses of extreme hydrologic events, with emphasis on pdfs selection; (8) analyses of hydrologic times series with inclusión of ENSO effects.

Elements of Hydrogeology. Analytic and numeric modeling of flow and contamination of groundwater. Well hydraulics. Design of pumping and monitoring wells. Multiphase flow. Vulnerability analysis. Forensic and hydrogeology risk. Groundwater in geotechnical problems.

Friction equation in open channels, compound crossover sections, friction linearity. Features of the alluvial channel ways and mountain rivers. Fluvial geomorphology. Erosion and sediment production in basins. Hydraulic aspects of the flow in channels with moving contours. Features and types of sediments. Bed features. Turbulence. Mix length. Speed distribution. Non-permanent flow in channels. Diffusive processes in turbulent flow. Transport of suspended sediments. Transport of bottom-sediments. Modeling and measurement of transport in alluvial channels. Hydraulics and transportation of sediments in mountain rivers. Dynamic equilibrium and answers to channels in hydraulic structures. Fluvial works. Sediment depositing in reservoirs.

The objective of the course is to analyze the specific problems of transport from a multidisciplinary perspective, making special emphasis in the provision of solutions. In this course we will present general methods of analysis of the supply and demand of transportation systems, as well as the general aspects of design of systems and modes. When the course ends, the students will be able to support a detailed analysis of a transportation system, identify problems, come up with and defend solutions. During the classes we will spark discussions aiming at enhancing the development of the oral skills.

Why are some transportation plans implemented? But why do the majority of those plans just decorate bookshelves? What role do technicians play in the planning process? How can technicians have an influence on a technical and political process such as planning? How does a democratic society make collective decisions? This course will attempt to give a response to these questions by analyzing case studies, both Colombian and foreign. In addition, the course will look at recent developments in decision-making theory, and developments in the theories on design, analysis, and implementation of transportation plans. The basic objective is to understand the determining factors that lead to the implementation of a plan and lead to the plan meeting its objectives. The course has other objectives such as improving the student’s analytical capacity, his oral and written expression, and his tolerance for the ideas of others.

This course offers a complete overview of transportation planning, divided in 5 modules: 1. The transportation process; 2. Integrated planning; 3. Models in planning; 4. Urban transportation soutions; 5. Transportation project evaluation.

Every year the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Universidad de los Andes organizes the Vacation Courses program, also known as the International Summer School. As part of this program we invite professors from foreign universities of recognized prestige to give specialized and advanced courses on topics not covered by the subjects regularly offered by the Department. In many cases the guest professors are world recognized researchers and scholars in their areas of work.

This course focuses on the planning, management and operation of public and massive transportation systems. The course analyses the pros and cons of the main technologies of massive transportation with buses, and fast transportation with trains. The course analyzes the fashion to plan the service: how to calculate the size of the fleet, the design of schedules, appointing of drivers to vehicles, plans of operations and real-time operations, among other. The course is based on an real-life application, that will likely consist on studying a solution for public transportation in Bogota´s 7th avenue. Technical visits to the TransMilenio and to Medellin´s Subway (subject to availability of financial resources) will be arranged.

The objective of this course is to present participants with a vision about inter urban freight transportation, concentrated in Colombia. General aspects connected to the role assigned to transportation within different development plans, the transportation plans and guidelines developed in the Country, the institutional framework, the role of the private sector, and topics such as operation conditions and perspectives towards the future in each of the models will be studied. The general methodology for project evaluation with emphasis in the application of NPV and IRR, including the guidelines of social evaluation of transportation projects will be reviewed. Different means of transportation (roads, fluvial, trains, ports, airports, and intermodal transportation) will be analyzed, pointing out infrastructure weaknesses and strengths, as well as different analysis and construction and maintenance costs evaluation, vehicular operation costs and their relationship with freight and fees for each mode. Existing operational norms and regulations.

The student enrolled in this course is developing an international research experience.

The student registered in this course dedicates an equivalent time to 8 CR to advance in his research topic.

The student registered in this course dedicates an equivalent time to 12 CR to advance in his research topic.

The student registered in this course dedicates an equivalent time to 16 CR to advance in his research topic.