Upon completion of this course, students will understand and identify the properties of concrete and its components. They will also plan and use design techniques, dosage, preparation, handling, control, and transport of quality concrete.

Upon completion of this course, students will apply theoretical concepts to determine the unit costs of construction and plan a budget for the work.

The aim of this laboratory is for students to apply techniques to carry out the calculation and layout of open polygonal lines, closed polygonal lines, horizontal curves, vertical curves, and ground levels. They will also learn to use the different surveying instruments available, tape measure, level, and total station.

Upon completion of this course, students will: (1) Use the concepts of statics to analyze the behavior of beams subjected to general bending. (2) Analyze stresses, strains, and deflections in them. (3) Analyze torsioned bars and determine buckling conditions in columns. (4) Understand and apply general analysis concepts of compounding stress and failure criteria.

Upon completion of this course, students will apply their theoretical knowledge related to the physico-chemical, mechanical, and morphological characteristics of different building materials used in civil engineering under current regulations.

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to determine and graphically plot the deformation and mechanical components of statically indeterminate (hyperstatic) structures subjected to various loading conditions.

The aim of this laboratory is for students to become acquainted with the different standard laboratory tests which evaluate the mechanical properties of building materials and their practical behavior in the laboratory, in order to predict their behavior in civil works.

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: (1) Analyze the resistance of different soil types, based on laboratory and field tests. (2) Calculate soil thrust on retaining elements, determine the safety of embankments and provide elements to calculate the load capacity in different soils, (3) Apply numerical methods for linear fit of functions, numerical integration, and to obtain roots.

The aim of the labortory is for students to understand the importance of laboratory tests applied to soils in their characterization; evaluate the values ​​of physical properties such as particle size, plasticity, compaction, moisture, porosity, and shear; and compare the specifications required for civil engineering works.