Research Group on Construction Materials and Structures (INME)

RESEARCH GROUP

Research Group on Construction
Materials and Structures (INME)

Science Faculty

Minciencias Classification: B

INME actively participates in training activities in undergraduate and graduate programs offered by the School of Civil Engineering and other graduate programs, related to its field of expertise from other academic units of the Universidad Industrial de Santander (UIS). The group provides support and advisory services to the construction sector in the areas of structures, geotechnical engineering and materials, particularly in the following lines of research: resilience and structural sustainability, structural analysis, modeling and optimization, project management in engineering and construction materials. Likewise, the group actively participates in research projects related to engineering education.

The group continuously seeks to provide new knowledge in the field of civil construction. Its main purpose is to serve the community, the region, and the country by making academic, research, scientific, and technological contributions, specifically in the use of materials under the principles of sustainability. In this sense, it offers reasonable solutions to the country’s large housing deficit and ensures the construction of more durable and resistant civil works.In addition, it is committed to the promotion of research spirit in the field of construction within the university community.

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The School of Civil Engineering UIS presents to the educational community and the general public the research lines of its research group Construction Materials and Structures (INME). Stock photo showing three people reviewing plans.

OUR

Research lines

Structural resilience and sustainability

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Structural analysis, modeling, and optimization

80%

Engineering project management

90%

Construction materials

40%

Engineering education

60%

EXTENSION

Services

Diagnostic studies and structural pathology.
Structural analysis and modeling.
Design of cementitious and polymeric mixtures.
Physical-mechanical characterization and durability of materials.
Studies of hazard, vulnerability, and seismic risk of structures.
Structural monitoring.
Project management and control.

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OUR ACADEMIC

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A hybrid particle swarm optimization- Simplex algorithm (PSOS) for structural damage identification

Scientific article | 2009 | Structural Optimization

Structural Behavior and Design Criteria of Extradosed Bridges: General insight and State-of-the-art

Scientific article | 2019 |Structures

Development of a conventional concrete with the addition of fique products for the use of structures in aggressive environments

Doctoral thesis | 2020 | Construction materials

Evidence-based Improvement Policies in Public Management: A Case Study of Public Projects in Barrancabermeja City, Colombia

Scientific article | 2017 |Management of construction projects

Strains on steel reinforcement of low-rise concrete walls during shake table tests

Scientific article | 2014 | Structures

AGREEMENTS

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The UIS has established different agreements with national and international entities in order to have a greater impact on their training, teaching, research and related processes in the articulation of the public university with the different social actors.