Center for Research in Civil and Environmental Engineering
Description
The Center for Research in Civil and Environmental Engineering (CIICA) is the UPB research unit 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 concrete technologies, including high-strength concretes.
Structures and Civil Works Area: research in prestressed concrete, dynamic, experimental, and nonlinear analysis of concrete and masonry structures through numerical simulation.
Water Resources Area: studies of water balance and hydrological modeling considering climate 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 focus
CIICA promotes applied and educational research to strengthen the technical quality of civil works and the training of human resources in engineering and related fields, contributing to the academic excellence of UPB.
Institutional profile
Creation date: November 2015
Rectoral Resolution: UPB-RR-015/2015
Continuation of: CIMOC (August 2004, UPB-RR-012/2004)
Unit Director
Oliver Saavedra Valeriano
Full-time faculty member
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Recognition
11th Edition of the Plurinational Prize for Science, Technology, and Innovation of Bolivia's Bicentennial
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Performance evaluation of a compartmentalized anaerobic reactor prototype combined with a rotating biological contactor for the treatment of domestic wastewater.
9th Plurinational Science, Technology, and Innovation Award
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“Experiences in the operation of a prototype Rotating Biological Contactor in the treatment of domestic wastewater”.
9th Plurinational Science, Technology, and Innovation Award
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“Estimation of the added value of wastewater reuse in the Upper Valley of Cochabamba”.
6th Plurinational Science and Technology Award (Tarija - September 2021)
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Potential for reuse of treated wastewater through anaerobic systems combined with biofilters in the Upper Valley of Cochabamba.
6th Plurinational Science and Technology Award
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Potential for the reuse of treated wastewater through anaerobic systems combined with biofilters in the Alto Valley of Cochabamba.
6th Plurinational Science and Technology Award Edition (Tarija - September 2019)
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Potential for the reuse of treated wastewater through anaerobic systems combined with biofilters in the Upper Valley of Cochabamba.
5th Plurinational Science and Technology Award (Sucre - September 2018)
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Development of a high-resolution distributed precipitation product for Bolivia using satellite technology.
