Faculty of Engineering

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Research group

Spanish

Infrastructure Research Group - GII

Academic Unit: Faculty of Engineering

Colombian Ministry of Science

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Call

894 GrupLAC

OECD

Area

Engineering and technology

Subarea

Civil engineering

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Strategic Focus

The Infrastructure Research Group works in the areas of Civil, Environmental, Sanitary and Materials Engineering. Its mission is to generate and apply knowledge in the lines of structural analysis, geology and geomorphology, geotechnics, transport, civil and sanitation infrastructure, as well as composite materials. Likewise, it seeks the training of undergraduate and graduate students in the solution of problems that involve the development of civil and sanitation infrastructure.

Research Lines and/or Areas

Structural Analysis.
Geology and Geomorphology.
Geotechnics.
Infrastructure.
Infrastructure for Sanitation.
Composite materials.
Transportation Engineering.

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Group Coordinator

Edwin Fabián García Aristizábal

Civil Engineer, Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Master’s degree in Engineering, University of Tokyo-Japan. PhD in Engineering, Kyoto University Japan.

Coordinator's Email

edwin.garcia@udea.edu.co

Scientific Cooperation

Collaborative Relationships

CIDEMAT - UdeA.
GIGA’s group - UdeA.
Universidad Nacional de Colombia.
Prebel.

Universidade de Brasilia.
AMVA.
Grupo Materiales con Impacto – (Impact-resistant materials group) -Universidad de Medellín
Cements, Ceramics and Composites Group – CCComposites - UdeA.

Highlighted Projects

Research and development: PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF AN IMPROVED SOIL FOR TERTIARY ROUTES IN THE REGION OF URABÁ, ANTIOQUIA, STABILIZED WITH A GEOPOLYMER USING MINERAL WOOL FIBER WASTE IN COMBINATION WITH ORDINARY CEMENT AS A PRECURSOR.
Research and development: Delimitation and Management of Recharge Zones and MACURA Strengthening.
Research and development: Recovery and use of waste in the cosmetics industry - PREBEL S.A. case study.

Key Research Findings

Landslides forecasting using satellite rainfall estimations and machine learning in the Colombian Andean region". DOI: 10.1016/j.jsames.2023.104293
Aluminium recovered coagulant from water treatment sludge as an alternative for improving the primary treatment of domestic wastewater". DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.131229
Eﬀects of hydro-mechanical material parameters on the capillary barrier of reinforced embankments" . DOI: 10.1016/j.sandf.2021.10.007
Spatial and temporal landslide distributions using global and open landslide databases" . DOI: 10.1007/s11069-023-05848-8