Upon completion of this course, students will be able to design steel elements to form part of a structure and design each of the different components that are part of a steel structure using the AISC-LRFD code.

Upon completion of this course, students will analyze and dimension reinforced concrete elements such as beams, colums, slabs, and reinforced concrete foundations under different types of loads.

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

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.

The aim of this laboratory is for students to: (1) Apply experimental procedures to measure the behavior of fluids and use the equipment's capacity to experiment with hydrostatic pressure models. (2) Model driving hydraulics in closed and open systems. (3) Perform load balance and energy. (4) Apply the laws of similarity and dimensional analysis.

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 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 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 determine and graphically plot the deformation and mechanical components of statically indeterminate (hyperstatic) structures subjected to various loading conditions.