The research group Monitoring, Development and Simulation of Sustainable Infrastructures (MODESIS) is focused on the development of structural monitoring systems and structural reinforcement procedures, as well as systems that exploit the maritime potential in a sustainable manner within the national context. The objective is to make contributions from research and extension that allow the development of different systems of sustainable infrastructures in the national context.
Research Lines and/or Areas
Sustainable infrastructures
Fluid-structure interaction
Computational mechanics
Structural monitoring and control
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Group Coordinator
Carlos Alberto Riveros Jerez
Civil Engineer, Universidad Industrial de Santander, Colombia
Master’s degree in Engineering, University of Tokyo, Japan
PhD in Engineering, Kyoto University, Japan
Carrying out an international postdoctoral stay in Science, Technology and Innovation activities related to Science Diplomacy in Japan. Call 928 MinCiencias.
Implementation of a structural health monitoring system for buildings using photonic sensors.
Study of long-term deformations of box-girder bridges built by successive cantilevers in Colombia.
Key Research Findings
Real-time monitoring system for structural concrete elements. Patent in process
Hisamatsu, R., Riveros-Jerez, C.A., & Utsunomiya, T. (2025). Three-dimensional model of a hanging cold water intake pipe with internal flow and top-end excitation. OMAE-ASME.
Hisamatsu, R., Yamaguchi, Y., Riveros-Jerez, C.A., & Utsunomiya, T. (2024). Experimental and numerical investigation of the inlet effect on the dynamics of a water intake pipe. OMAE-ASME.
Hernandez, W., Viviescas, A. & Riveros-Jerez, C.A. (2023). Water–structure interaction analysis of a segmental bridge using ambient vibration testing at different water levels. J Civil Struct Health Monit 13, 1483–1497.
Rincón, L.F., Viviescas, A., Osorio, E., Riveros-Jerez, C.A. & Lozano-Galant, J.A. (2022). Long-term deformation assessment of a long-span concrete bridge built by the cantilever erection method. Lat. Am. J. Solids Struct 19 (5).
Services and/or Products Portfolio
Structural pathology studies
Civil works auditing
Design of sustainable potable water supply systems in buildings
