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Diego Nicolas Valdivieso Cascante

Profesor Asistente

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


System effects in timber buildings under seismic and hurricane forces focusing on non-planar shear walls. Community resilience in multi-hazard scenarios and climate change. Mass timber, hybrid wood-concrete systems, and the application of ML.

Educación

  •  Ingeniero Civil, UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE. Chile, 2012
  •  Civil Engineering, UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO-BOULDER. Estados Unidos, 2024
  •  Civil Engineering, UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO-BOULDER. Chile, 2024
  •  Global Engineering, INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACION RIO COLORADO. Chile, 2024
  •  Negocios , UNIVERSIDAD ADOLFO IBANEZ. Chile, 2017
  •  Civil Engineering, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE. Chile, 2024

Experiencia Académica

  •   Profesor por hora Part Time

    UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE

    Ingenieria

    Santiago, Chile

    2013 - 2017

  •   Profesor por hora Part Time

    UNIVERSIDAD ANDRES BELLO

    Ingenieria

    Santiago, Chile

    2015 - 2018

  •   Profesor por hora Part Time

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

    Ingenieria

    Santiago, Chile

    2021 - At present

  •   Profesor Asistente Full Time

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

    Ingenieria

    Santiago, Chile

    2024 - At present

  •   Research Assistant Part Time

    PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

    Ingenieria

    Santiago, Chile

    2020 - 2024

  •   Research Assistant Part Time

    UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO-BOULDER

    Engineering

    Boulder, Estados Unidos

    2022 - 2024

Experiencia Profesional

  •   Manager of the R&D Department Full Time

    Tecnovial S.A

    Santiago, Chile

    2013 - 2017

  •   Engineering Manager Other

    WS Ingeniería

    Santiago, Chile

    2018 - 2018

  •   Structural Engineer Full Time

    Simpson Strong-Tie

    Santiago, Chile

    2018 - 2022

  •   Structural Engineer Other

    TallWood Consultores

    Santiago, Chile

    2021 - 2022

Formación de Capital Humano


Formación de 15 estudiantes de pregrado en la Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Universidad Andrés Bello, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María y Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.


Difusión y Transferencia


Participación en actividades de difusión y transferencia del Centro UC de Innovación de la Madera, Centro Nacional de Excelencia para la Industria de la Madera (CENAMAD), Asociación de Ingenieros Civiles Estructurales de Chile (AICE), American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI), Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) - ASCE, y Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure (NHERI).


Premios y Distinciones

  •   Best Student Award

    UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE

    Chile, 2012

    Awarded by the Universidad de Santiago de Chile on its 163rd anniversary for being the best student of the Engineering faculty.

  •   The Enrique Froemel Award

    Enrique Froemel Foundation

    Chile, 2013

    I was awarded by the Enrique Froemel Foundation for graduating as the best of my promotion.

  •   The Engineering Faculty Award

    UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE

    Chile, 2013

    I was awarded by the Universidad de Santiago de Chile for graduating as the best of my promotion.

  •   Marcos Orrego Puelma Medal

    INSTITUTO DE INGENIEROS DE CHILE

    Chile, 2014

    I was awarded by the Institution of Engineers for graduating as the best of my promotion.

  •   Best Student Award

    COLEGIO DE INGENIEROS DE CHILE A.G.

    Chile, 2014

    I was awarded by the School of Engineers for graduating as the best of my promotion.

  •   Engineering Project

    CORPORACION CHILENA DE LA MADERA

    Chile, 2023

    First place in the wood engineering project contest of Semana de la Madera 2023, CORMA.

  •   Engineering Project

    CORPORACION CHILENA DE LA MADERA

    Chile, 2022

    Third place in the wood engineering project contest of Semana de la Madera 2022, CORMA.


 

Article (5)

Potential for mitigating hurricane wind impact on informally-constructed homes in Puerto Rico under current and future climate scenarios

Valdivieso, D.; Goldwyn, B.; Liel, A. B.; Javernick-Will, A.; Lopez-Garcia, D.; Guindos, P.

Article ISI
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DISASTER RISK REDUCTION  (2024)

Reinforcement Effects and Parametric Study of the Lateral Response of Multi-layered Wood-Frame Shear Walls: An Experimental and Numerical Investigation

Valdivieso, D.; Lopez-Garcia D.; Liel, A.; Guindos, P.

Article
JOURNAL OF STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING  (2024)

Shaking table test of a timber building equipped with a novel cost-effective, impact-resilient seismic isolation system

Quizanga, D.; Almazan, J. L.; Valdivieso, D.; Lopez-Garcia, D.; Guindos, P.

Article ISI
JOURNAL OF BUILDING ENGINEERING  (2024)

System effects in T-shaped timber shear walls: Effects of transverse walls, diaphragms, and axial loading

Valdivieso, Diego; Almazan, Jose L.; Lopez-Garcia, Diego; Montano, Jairo; Liel, Abbie B.; Guindos, Pablo

Article ISI
EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING & STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS  (2024)

Experimental investigation of multi-layered strong wood-frame shear walls with nonstructural Type X gypsum wallboard layers under cyclic load

Valdivieso, Diego; Guindos, Pablo; Montan, Jairo; Lopez-Garcia, Diego

Article ISI
ENGINEERING STRUCTURES  (2023)

BookWhole (1)

Sistema constructivo en madera contralaminada para edificios

González P; Burgos C; Pérez E; Valdivieso, D.; Saavedra, E.; Yáñez S; Wagner M

BookWhole
 (2019)

Proyecto (3)

INGENIERIA SISMORRESISTENTE PARA DISEÑO ESTRUCTURAL DE EDIFICIOS DE MEDIANA ALTURA EN MADERA CONTRALAMINADA DE PINO RADIATA CRECIDO EN CHILE

CORFO (15BPE-47270)

Proyecto
2016-2018
Investigador(a)

DESARROLLO DE SISTEMA DE CONTENCIÓN VEHICULAR CERTIFICADO BAJO NORMA EN1317

TECNOVIAL (EMPRESA PRIVADA)

Proyecto
2013-2016
Investigador(a)

ESTUDIOS DE INGENIERIA PARA INTRODUCIR EN CHILE UN SISTEMA CONSTRUCTIVO DE RAPIDA EJECUCIÓN PARA EDIFICIOS DE MEDIANA ALTURA, UTILIZANDO ELEMENTOS DE MADERA CONTRALAMINADA

CORFO (Proyecto CORFO 12BPC2-13553)

Proyecto
2012-2014
Personal técnico y/o de apoyo

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Diego Valdivieso

Profesor Asistente

Ingeniería y Gestión de la Construcción & Ingeniería Estructural y Geotécnica

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

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Pablo Guindos

Académico

Ingeniería Estructural

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile