Research lines

Environmental Technologies

Concentration areas: Structures and Geotechnics

Matters: Environmental sanitation; Hydraulic and environmental modeling; Social and natural disasters; Reuse and recycling of waste and rejects; Ecological and Landscape Restoration; Capture and storage of CO2 in the physical environment.

Previous lines: Environmental Geotechnics; Unconventional Materials and Sustainability

Suggestions for elective courses within the program:

CODE FIRST NAME
CIV2171 SCIENTIFIC WRITING
CIV2174 SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW
CIV2176 QUANTITATIVE MICROSCOPY
CIV2177 DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING
CIV2179 SUSTAINABILITY IN CONSTRUCTION
CIV2530 SOIL MECHANICS
CIV2537 LABORATORY TESTS IN GEOTECHNICS
CIV2543 ENVIRONMENTAL GEOTECHNICS
CIV2546 GROUNDWATER HYDROLOGY
CIV2552 MET NUMER IN FLOW AND TRANSP PROBLEM IN POROUS MEDIA
CIV2554 GEOTECHNICAL INSTRUMENTATION
CIV2555 GEOTECHNICS OF SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL
CIV2579 DISASTERS OF HYDROLOGICAL ORIGIN
CIV2587 MODELING IN WATER RESOURCES AND SANITATION

 

Suggestions for elective courses outside the program:

CODE FIRST NAME
ARQ2201 RESILIENT CITIES PROJECT
EQM2114 EXPERIMENT PLANNING AND PARAMETER ESTIMATION
EQM2301 PHYSICAL-CHEMISTRY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESSES
EQM2309 SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT AND PROCESSING
EQM2311 STEEL PROCESSES AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
EQM2305 ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES
EQM2304 WATER TREATMENT
EQM2312 TRANSPORTATION IN ENVIRONMENTAL PROCESSES
GEO2301 REMOTE SENSING AND LANDSCAPE STUDY
GEO2302 GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM APPLIED TO ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS
MEC2961 FIBER OPTICAL SENSORS
MQI2101 MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY
MQI2305 TEMPERATURE, PRESSURE AND FLOW MEASUREMENT
MQI2604 EVALUATION AND SUSTAINABILITY INDICATORS
CHI2530 ENVIROMENTAL CHEMISTRY

Applied Geotechnics

Concentration area: Geotechnics

Matters: Soil mechanics; Rock mechanics; Experimental geotechnics; Soil improvement; Geotechnical works.

Previous lines: Experimental Geotechnics; Rock Mechanics and Engineering Geology

Suggestions for elective courses within the program:

CODE FIRST NAME
CIV2171 SCIENTIFIC WRITING
CIV2174 SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW
CIV2104 PLASTICITY THEORY
CIV2118 FINITE ELEMENT METHOD
CIV2101 MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN CIVIL ENGINEERING
CIV2153 INTRODUCTION TO NONLINEAR ANALYSIS
CIV2156 CONSTITUTIONAL MODELS FOR STRUCTURES
CIV2176 QUANTITATIVE MICROSCOPY
CIV2177 DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING
CIV2517 FOUNDATIONS
CIV2520 ROCK MECHANICS
CIV2530 SOIL MECHANICS
CIV2534 APPLIED ROCK MECHANICS
CIV2537 LABORATORY TESTS IN GEOTECHNICS
CIV2540 CONSTITUTIONAL MODELS FOR GEOTECHNICAL MATERIALS I
CIV2543 ENVIRONMENTAL GEOTECHNICS
CIV2546 GROUNDWATER HYDROLOGY
CIV2552 MET NUMER IN FLOW AND TRANSP PROBLEM IN POROUS MEDIA
CIV2553 EXPERIMENTAL GEOTECHNICS
CIV2554 GEOTECHNICAL INSTRUMENTATION
CIV2555 GEOTECHNICS OF SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL
CIV2577 EXPERIMENTAL ROCK MECHANICS
CIV2578 LABORATORY TESTS
CIV2579 DISASTERS OF HYDROLOGICAL ORIGIN
CIV2580 FORMULATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF CONSTITUTIONAL MODELS
CIV2801 FUNDAM DE COMPUT GRAFICA APPLIC
CIV2802 GRAPHIC SYSTEMS FOR ENG

 

Suggestions for elective courses outside the program:

CODE FIRST NAME
ELE2394 NEURAL NETWORKS I
ELE2707 STOCHASTIC PROCESSES I
ELE2345 DATA SCIENCE
ELE2346 DEEP LEARNING
ELE2364 REINFORCEMENT LEARNING
ELE2389 NEURAL NETWORKS
ELE2395 EVOLUTIONARY COMPUTING
ELE2399 FUZZY LOGIC
ELE2711 MULTIVARIABLE STATIST METHOD
EQM2114 EXPERIMENT PLANNING AND PARAMETER ESTIMATION
EQM2118 MATHEMATICAL MODELING WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
MEC2014 HANDS-ON INTRODUCTION TO MACHINE LEARNING
MEC2021 STOCHASTIC METHODS APPLIED TO SOLIDS AND FLUIDS
MEC2240 ELASTICITY THEORY
MEC2245 EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS OF TENSIONS
MEC2403 OPTIMIZATION: ALGORITHMS AND APPLICATIONS IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
MEC2961 FIBER OPTICAL SENSORS
MQI2003 STATISTICS FOR METROLOGY
MQI2101 MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY
MQI2103 SENSORS AND INSTRUMENTATION

Geomechanics

Concentration area: Geotechnics

Matters: Experimental geomechanics; Computational geomechanics; Petroleum geomechanics.

Previous lines: Computational Geomechanics; Petroleum Geomechanics.

Suggestions for elective courses within the program:

CODE FIRST NAME
CIV2171 SCIENTIFIC WRITING
CIV2174 SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW
CIV2104 PLASTICITY THEORY
CIV2118 FINITE ELEMENT METHOD
CIV2153 INTRODUCTION TO NONLINEAR ANALYSIS
CIV2156 CONSTITUTIONAL MODELS FOR STRUCTURES
CIV2176 QUANTITATIVE MICROSCOPY
CIV2177 DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING
CIV2520 ROCK MECHANICS
CIV2534 APPLIED ROCK MECHANICS
CIV2537 LABORATORY TESTS IN GEOTECHNICS
CIV2540 CONSTITUTIONAL MODELS FOR GEOTECHNICAL MATERIALS I
CIV2545 PETROLEUM GEOMECHANICS
CIV2546 GROUNDWATER HYDROLOGY
CIV2552 MET NUMER IN FLOW AND TRANSP PROBLEM IN POROUS MEDIA
CIV2553 EXPERIMENTAL GEOTECHNICS
CIV2577 EXPERIMENTAL ROCK MECHANICS
CIV2578 LABORATORY TESTS
CIV2580 FORMULATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF CONSTITUTIONAL MODELS
CIV2801 FUNDAM DE COMPUT GRAFICA APPLIC
CIV2802 GRAPHIC SYSTEMS FOR ENG

 

Suggestions for elective courses outside the program:

CODE FIRST NAME
ELE2394 NEURAL NETWORKS I
ELE2707 STOCHASTIC PROCESSES I
ELE2345 DATA SCIENCE
ELE2346 DEEP LEARNING
ELE2364 REINFORCEMENT LEARNING
ELE2389 NEURAL NETWORKS
ELE2395 EVOLUTIONARY COMPUTING
ELE2399 FUZZY LOGIC
ELE2636 FUNDAMENTALS OF ULTRASONIC WAVES
ELE2711 MULTIVARIABLE STATIST METHOD
EQM2114 EXPERIMENT PLANNING AND PARAMETER ESTIMATION
EQM2118 MATHEMATICAL MODELING WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
MEC2005 PETROLEUM PRODUCTION ENGINEERING
MEC2006 RESERVOIR GEOMECHANICS
MEC2008 DAMAGE TO TRAINING – THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS
MEC2014 HANDS-ON INTRODUCTION TO MACHINE LEARNING
MEC2021 STOCHASTIC METHODS APPLIED TO SOLIDS AND FLUIDS
MEC2240 ELASTICITY THEORY
MEC2245 EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS OF TENSIONS
MEC2346 MULTIPHASE FLOW
MEC2369 PROPAGATION OF ELASTIC WAVES IN SOLIDS
MEC2377 FLOW IN POROUS MEDIUMS
MEC2380 COMPLETION OF OIL WELLS
MEC2381 OIL WELL DRILLING
MEC2384 RESERVOIR ENGINEERING
MEC2403 OPTIMIZATION: ALGORITHMS AND APPLICATIONS IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
MEC2961 FIBER OPTICAL SENSORS
MQI2003 STATISTICS FOR METROLOGY
MQI2101 MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY
MQI2103 SENSORS AND INSTRUMENTATION

Supply store building

Concentration area: Structures

Matters: Cementitious materials; Composite materials; Natural materials; Additive manufacturing; Physico-chemical and durability processes in materials.

Previous lines: Advanced Cementitious Materials; Unconventional Materials and Sustainability.

Suggestions for elective courses within the program:

CODE FIRST NAME
CIV2171 SCIENTIFIC WRITING
CIV2174 SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW
CIV2159 CONCRETE PROPERTIES
CIV2157 COMPOSITE MATERIALS APPLIED TO CIVIL CONSTRUCTION
CIV2178 DURABILITY IN CONCRETE STRUCTURES
CIV2179 SUSTAINABILITY IN CONSTRUCTION
CIV2132 STRUCTURES OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS
CIV2118 FINITE ELEMENT METHOD
CIV2176 QUANTITATIVE MICROSCOPY
CIV2177 DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING
CIV2156 CONSTITUTIONAL MODELS FOR STRUCTURES
CIV2532 NUMERICAL METHODS IN CIVIL ENGINEERING

 

Suggestions for elective courses outside the program:

CODE FIRST NAME
EQM2114 EXPERIMENT PLANNING AND PARAMETER ESTIMATION
EQM2118 MATHEMATICAL MODELING WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
EQM2201 MATERIALS ENGINEERING
EQM2209 APPLIED CRYSTALLOGRAPHY
EQM2206 MATERIAL CHARACTERIZATION METHODS
EQM2217 Composite materials
EQM2219 Mechanical Behavior of Materials
EQM2215 CERAMIC MATERIALS
EQM2216 POLYMERIC MATERIALS
EQM2210 TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
EQM2223 NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS
IND2515 METOD PROBABIL: PROBABILITY, STATISTICS AND FORECASTING MODELS
IND2604 PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS
MEC2026 EXPERIMENT PLANNING: APPLICATION IN ENGINEERING PROB
MEC2231 FRACTURE MECHANICS AND FATIGUE
MEC2233 ADVANCED MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF MATERIALS
MEC2403 OPTIMIZATION: ALGORITHMS AND APPLICATIONS IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
MEC2240  ELASTICITY THEORY
MEC2245 EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS OF TENSIONS

Structure Mechanics

Concentration area: Structures

Matters: Concrete structures; Structures with non-conventional materials; Instability and dynamics of structures; Constitutive models for structural materials.

Previous lines: Damage and Fracture of Materials; Steel and Mixed Structures; Concrete Structures; Instability and Dynamics of Structures; Structural Integrity; Constitutive Models

Suggestions for elective courses within the program:

CODE FIRST NAME
CIV2171 SCIENTIFIC WRITING
CIV2174 SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW
CIV3014 STUDY ORIENTED FOR DOCTORATE III (DOCTORATE ONLY)
CIV2104 PLASTICITY THEORY
CIV2118 FINITE ELEMENT METHOD
CIV2106 INSTABILITY OF STRUCTURES
CIV2108 DYNAMICS OF STRUCTURES I
CIV2126 BEHAVIOR AND DESIGN OF REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURES
CIV2132 STRUCTURES OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS
CIV2153 INTRODUCTION TO NONLINEAR ANALYSIS
CIV2156 CONSTITUTIONAL MODELS FOR STRUCTURES
CIV2154 THE PRACTICE MODELING SIMULATION STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS CIVIL ENGINEERING
CIV2157 COMPOSITE MATERIALS APPLIED TO CIVIL CONSTRUCTION

 

Suggestions for elective courses outside the program:

CODE FIRST NAME
EQM2114 EXPERIMENT PLANNING AND PARAMETER ESTIMATION
EQM2118 MATHEMATICAL MODELING WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
EQM2221 FRACTURE OF STRUCTURAL MATERIALS
EQM2222 STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY
IND2515 PROBABIL METOD: PROBABILITY, STATISTICS AND FORECASTING MODELS
IND2621 OPTIMIZATION UNDER UNCERTAINTY
MEC2021 TOP ESP OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING – Mét. Stochastics Applied to Solids and Fluids
MEC2026 EXPERIMENT PLANNING: APPLICATION IN ENGINEERING PROB
MEC2029 COMPUTATIONAL STOCHASTIC MECHANICS
MEC2231 FRACTURE MECHANICS AND FATIGUE
MEC2233 ADVANCED MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF MATERIALS
MEC2240 ELASTICITY THEORY
MEC2245 EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS OF TENSIONS
MEC2367 STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY
MEC2358 CONTROL OF MECHANICAL SYSTEMS
MEC2403 OPTIMIZATION: ALGORITHMS AND APPLICATIONS IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
MEC2961 FIBER OPTICAL SENSORS
MQI2101 MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY
MQI2103 SENSORS AND INSTRUMENTATION

Engineering Project Methodology

Concentration area: Structures and Geotechnics

Matters: Building information modeling (BIM), computer graphics applied to engineering, lean and intelligent construction, constructability, reliability, sustainability and energy performance, optimization, project automation with artificial intelligence, monitoring the health of works and constructions.

Previous lines: Applied Computer Graphics; Engineering Project Methodologies; Variational and Computational Methods

Suggestions for elective courses within the program:

CODE FIRST NAME
CIV2171 SCIENTIFIC WRITING
CIV2174 SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW
CIV3014 STUDY ORIENTED FOR DOCTORATE III (DOCTORATE ONLY)
CIV2126 BEHAVIOR AND DESIGN OF REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURES
CIV2132 STRUCTURES OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS
CIV2157 COMPOSITE MATERIALS APPLIED TO CIVIL CONSTRUCTION
CIV2154 PRACTICE MODELING SIMULATION STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS CIVIL ENGINEERING
CIV2155 BIM: NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND METHODOLOGIES IN ENGINEERING
CIV2177 DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING
CIV2179 SUSTAINABILITY IN CONSTRUCTION
CIV2801 FUNDAM DE COMPUT GRAFICA APPLIC
CIV2802 GRAPHIC SYSTEMS FOR ENG
CIV2579 DISASTERS OF HYDROLOGICAL ORIGIN
CIV2587 MODELING IN WATER RESOURCES AND SANITATION

 

Suggestions for elective courses outside the program:

CODE FIRST NAME
ELE2345 DATA SCIENCE
ELE2346 DEEP LEARNING
ELE2389 NEURAL NETWORKS
ELE2394 NEURAL NETWORKS I
ELE2399 FUZZY LOGIC
ELE2707 STOCHASTIC PROCESSES I
EQM2118 MATHEMATICAL MODELING WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
IND2515 METOD PROBABIL: PROBABILITY, STATISTICS AND FORECASTING MODELS
IND2600 PROCESS ANALYSIS AND SIMULATION
IND2601 DECISION AND RISK ANALYSIS
IND2604 PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS
IND2621 OPTIMIZATION UNDER UNCERTAINTY
IND2622 DATA SCIENCE FOR BUSINESS PROCESS
INF2420 INTRODUCTION TO DATA SCIENCE
INF2424 INFORMATION VIEW
INF2607 COMPUTER ANIMATION AND GAMES
INF2609 GAME AI: AI IN 3D GAMES
INF2610 REAL-TIME RENDERING
MQI2105 STRATEGIC INNOVATION MANAGEMENT
MQI2403 INTRODUCTION TO MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION SUPPORT METHODS
MQI2604 EVALUATION AND SUSTAINABILITY INDICATORS
INF2604 Computational Geometry
ARQ2201 RESILIENT CITIES PROJECT
GEO2301 REMOTE SENSING AND LANDSCAPE STUDY
GEO2302 GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM APPLIED TO ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS