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.

Upon completion of this course, students will manage integrated multidisciplinary knowledge and expertise in the areas of electrical engineering, electronics, mechanics, and computer applications to develop automatic control functions, such as industria, commercial, or personal-use robots. They will integrate concepts of sensing, performance, materials, and programming. This course includes practical sessions where students complete exercises and teamwork to design and build mobile robots and sub​​-component systems.

Upon completion of this course, students will have acquired and integrated multidisciplinary knowledge in the areas of Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineer, Mechanical Engineering, and Computer Engineering in order to develop complex-function automatic control applications, taking into consideration aspects such as vibration and motion planning. They will integrate concepts of operation, interface modes, and magnetic, piezoelectric, liner, stepper, and other types of actuators. They will be able to implement complex control and feedback mechanisms in embedded programs in real time.

During this laboratory, students will analyze, design, and implement electronic control systems in real time for an application in the industrial, automotive, and communications branches in a programmable development system or in a programmable logic array. The students will generate software solutions and hardware architecutre solutions for the applications they develop, using computer tools to specify, analyze, and design solutions.