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Mauricio Alejandro Pradena Miquel

Associate Professor

Universidad San Sebastián

Concepción, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


Sustainable solutions and bio-inspired innovations, environmental assessments (LCA), waste valorisation and recycling, bio-based materials, permeable pavements, long-lasting materials and pavements

Educación

  •  Civil Engineering, DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY. Holanda, 2017
  •  Construction, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE. Chile, 2008
  •  Civil Engineer, UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION. Chile, 2001

Experiencia Académica

  •   Assistant Professor - Head of Concrete Laboratory Full Time

    UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION

    Engineering

    Concepción, Chile

    2006 - At present

  •   Adjunct Assistant Professor Part Time

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

    Engineering

    Santiago, Chile

    2009 - 2010

  •   Lecturer Part Time

    UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION

    Campus Los Ángeles

    Los Angeles, Chile

    2004 - 2006

  •   Guest Researcher Other

    DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

    Civil Engineering & Geosciences

    Delft, Holanda

    2017 - At present

Experiencia Profesional

  •   Ingeniero de Proyectos Full Time

    Cruz y Dávila Ingenieros Consultores

    Chile

    2002 - 2002

Formación de Capital Humano


Responsable of the 1st "¨Project-oriented course" of the Civil Engineering Department of the University of Concepción (Chile) with the participation of MSc students of Delft University of Tehcnology, the Netherlands. 2017. This course has associated the Teaching Innovation Project 17-018 (Academic Direction, University of Concepción): Interdisciplinary course in Civil Engineering under the “Project Oriented Learning” methodology

Graduate courses of the MSc in Civil Engineering of the University of Concepción (Chile): "Pavement Design" and "Infraestructure management". 2008-2010, 2017

Graduate courses of the Master of Construction of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile: "Special Pavement Technologies" and "Patrologies of Construction". 2008-2010


Premios y Distinciones

  •   Best Presentation Award, 2nd International Multidiscilinary Scientific Conference, Section Architecture and Design

    2nd International Multidiscilinary Scientific Conference, Section Architecture and Design

    Bulgaria, 2015

    The proceedings of this conference are indexed ISI Web of Science

  •   1st place outstanding Master program

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

    Chile, 2008

    1st place outstanding Master of Construction

  •   Session Chairman Conferences Proceedings ISI

    BULGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

    Bulgaria, 2015

    15th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference on Recycling, Air Pollution and Climate Change, Bulgaria (2015), 15th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference on Ecology and Environmental Protection, Bulgaria (2015), 2nd International Multidisciplinary Scientific Conference, Section Architecture and Design, Bulgaria (2015),

  •   Session Chairman

    RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

    Austria, 2016

    3rd International Multidisciplinary Scientific Conference, Section Architecture and Design

  •   Session Chairman

    BULGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

    Bulgaria, 2016

    16th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference on Ecology and Environmental Protection, Bulgaria (2016), 16th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference on Green Design and Sustainable Architecture, Bulgaria (2016)


 

Article (23)

Evaluation of Mechanical Properties of Concrete Reinforced with Eucalyptus globulus Bark Fibres
Making the asphalt paving process explicit - A fundamental step for quality improvement
Prediction of concrete compressive strength through artificial neural networks
Sustainable Engineering: Load Transfer Characterization for the Structural Design of Thinner Concrete Pavements
LOAD TRANSFER-CRACK WIDTH RELATION OF NON-DOWELLED JOINTED PLAIN CONCRETE SHORT SLABS
Ride quality stability of jointed plain-concrete road pavements with short slabs
Influence of early-age concrete behaviour on concrete pavements performance
Ride quality stability of jointed plain-concrete road pavements with short slabs
Functional criteria for sustainable design of urban pavements
Functional criteria for sustainable design of urban pavements
Unsealed joints in urban concrete pavements for buses
ANALYSIS OF STRESS RELAXATION IN JOINTED PLAIN CONCRETE PAVEMENTS
Modelling of the initiation and development of transverse cracks in jointed plain concrete pavements for dutch conditions
Project management applied to the infrastructure rehabilitation at the Universidad de Concepcion, Chile, following an m8.8 Earthquake
Applications of the integral project management in the construction industry Second part, highway projects
Unpaved roads stabilization and maintenance under ice-snow conditions in mountain areas
Applications of the Integral Project Management in the Construction Industry. Part One, Real Estate Projects
Heavy Industrial Asphalt Pavements Design Using Software HIPAVE
Analysis of the construction International Roughness Index in asphalt surfaces using the HDM-4 software
Quality Management in Road Maintenance Based on the Approach To The Client Principle
The Integral Project Manager in the Construction Industry
International roughness index (IRI) on unpaved roads: Influence of rainfalls and other factors
Investments analysis in highways using software HDM-4

ConferencePaper (9)

SUSTAINABLE CONCRETE ALTERNATIVE FOR INDUSTRIAL FLOORS AND YARDS
ANALYSIS OF THE CRACKING PROCESS OF LEAN CONCRETE ROAD BASES
EFFECTS OF THE JOINT-UNCRACKING PHENOMENOM UPON THE USERS OF URBAN JOINTED PLAIN CONCRETE PAVEMENTS
INNOVATIONS IN CONCRETE PAVEMENTS FOR A SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE
INNOVATIONS IN URBAN JOINTED PLAIN CONCRETE PAVEMENTS FOR A BETTER USERS EXPERIENCE. A FUNCTIONAL PERSPECTIVE
Sustainable pavements: An analysis of the cracks width in jointed plain concrete pavements with short slabs
SUSTAINABLE PAVEMENTS: INFLUENCE OF THE SAW-CUTTING METHOD ON THE PERFORMANCE OF JPCP
New model for longitudinal tracking in non-jointed plain concrete pavements
THE CHILE EARTHQUAKE OF FEBRUARY 27, 2010: THE CASE OF THE REHABILITATION AT THE UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION

Proyecto (1)

Influence of the aggregate characteristics in the load transfer efficiency of concrete pavements
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Mauricio Pradena

Associate Professor

Civil Engineering

Universidad San Sebastián

Concepción, Chile

1
Cecilia Fuentealba

INVESTIGADORA/INGENIERO DE PROYECTO

UNIDAD DE DESARRLLO TECNOLÓGICO

UNIDAD DE CONCEPCIÓN

CONCEPCIÓN, Chile

1
Guido Staub

Profesor Asociado

Depto. Cs. Geodésicas y Geomática

Universidad de Concepción

Los Ángeles, Chile

1
Marcos Diaz

ACADEMICO JORNADA COMPLETA

CIECIAS DE LA CONSTRUCCION

UNIVERSIDAD TECNOLOGICA METROPOLITANA

SANTIAGO, Chile

1
Tomas Echaveguren

Associate Professor

Civil Engineering

UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION

Concepcion, Chile