Center for Research in Civil and Environmental Engineering
Description
The Civil and Environmental Engineering Research Center (CIICA) is the research unit of UPB dedicated to the development of scientific and applied research, aimed at contributing to the technological advancement of the country and the region, under principles of sustainable development.
Research Areas
Geotechnics and Innovative Materials Area: geotechnical engineering and soil mechanics applied to road infrastructure, soil-structure interaction, and the development of new technologies for concrete, including high-strength concretes.
Structures and Civil Works Area: research on prestressed concrete, dynamic analysis, and experimental and nonlinear analysis of concrete and masonry structures through numerical simulation.
Water Resources Area: studies of water balance and hydrological modeling considering climatic variability, as well as optimization of hydraulic structures for early warning systems.
Environmental Engineering Area: assessment and control of environmental impacts in civil works, modeling of water and sediment quality, and technical support for the updating of environmental standards.
Institutional Approach
CIICA promotes applied and formative research to strengthen the technical quality of civil works and the training of human resources in engineering and related areas, contributing to the academic excellence of UPB.
Institutional Profile
Date of establishment: November 2015
Rectoral Resolution: UPB-RR-015/2015
Continuity of: CIMOC (August 2004, UPB-RR-012/2004)
Unit Director
Oliver Saavedra Valeriano
Tenured Teacher
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Awards
VI Plurinational Award for Science and Technology (Tarija - September 2021)
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Potential for reuse of treated wastewater using anaerobic systems combined with biofilters in the Alto Valle of Cochabamba.
VI Version of the Plurinational Award for Science and Technology (Tarija - September 2019)
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Potential for the reuse of treated wastewater through anaerobic systems combined with biofilters in the Alto Valley of Cochabamba.
V Plurinational Award Version of Science and Technology (Sucre - September 2018)
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Development of a high-resolution distributed precipitation product for Bolivia using satellite technology.
