RESEARCH GROUP
Research Group on Construction
Materials and Structures (INME)
Science Faculty
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Minciencias Classification: A
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.
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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.
We are
classified as A
by Minciencias
OUR
Research lines
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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AGREEMENTS
and allies
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.
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Main Campus (Bucaramanga)
PBX: +57 (607) 634 4000
Phone extension: 2355
Álvaro Viviescas Jaimes
Group director
PBX: +57 (607) 634 4000
Phone extension: 2355
Email: alvivija@uis.edu.co
Office hours:
Monday to Thursday
11:00 a. m. a 12:00 m.
Do you want more information?
Contact Us
Main Campus (Bucaramanga)
PBX: +57 (607) 634 4000
Phone extension: 2355
Álvaro Viviescas Jaimes
Group director
PBX: +57 (607) 634 4000
Phone extension: 2355
Email: alvivija@uis.edu.co
Office hours:
Monday to Thursday
11:00 a. m. a 12:00 m.
Do you want more information?
Contact Us
Main Campus (Bucaramanga)
PBX: +57 (607) 634 4000
Phone extension: 2355
Álvaro Viviescas Jaimes
Group director
PBX: +57 (607) 634 4000
Phone extension: 2355
Email: alvivija@uis.edu.co
Office hours:
Monday to Thursday
11:00 a. m. a 12:00 m.