Stand out in the field of Structural and Construction Engineering by incorporating the most advanced analysis and project management tools into your work methodology"

Technological advances have enabled Structural and Construction Engineering to take giant steps forward. Smarter urbanization, increasing automation of machinery, or the use of Big Data in the analysis of structures are just some of the consequences that have resulted from the most innovative developments in recent years.

Engineers are facing a favorable performance scenario since they have tools, work methodologies, and construction techniques that allow much more agile, deep, and organized work. This also forces them to a process of continuous renewal, which is essential to keep up to date in order to continue advancing professionally and build stronger and, more importantly, working relationships.

For this reason, TECH has created this program, which presents the most outstanding advances in topics such as construction materials, building, structural analysis, and project management. The engineer will have access to a multitude of topics detailing the improvement of dynamic behavior, modular construction, alternative foundation methods, or the most modern software in project drafting.

In addition, the format of the qualification is completely online, as all the contents can be downloaded directly from the Virtual Campus. This means that it is the engineer who sets the pace of study, being able to adapt the teaching load to their own professional and personal responsibilities. The multitude of real cases analyzed, the audiovisual materials, and the meticulous and exhaustive detail with which each topic has been elaborated will be decisive in updating the engineer, giving a definitive boost to their professional career.

Delve into the latest developments in construction materials, including modules dedicated to building, deformable solid mechanics, and structural concrete"

This professional master’s degree in Structural and Construction Engineering contains the most complete and up-to-date program on the market. The most important features include:

• The development of case studies presented by experts in Civil Engineering
• The graphic, schematic, and practical contents with which they are created, provide practical information on the disciplines that are essential for professional practice
• Practical exercises where self-assessment can be used to improve learning
• Its special emphasis on innovative methodologies
• Theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection

Give a definitive boost to your professional career by incorporating this professional master’s degree in your CV and stand out as an up-to-date and avant-garde structural engineer"

The program’s teaching staff includes professionals from sector who contribute their work experience to this educational program, as well as renowned specialists from leading societies and prestigious universities.

Its multimedia content, developed with the latest educational technology, will provide the professional with situated and contextual learning, i.e., a simulated environment that will provide an immersive education programmed to learn in real situations.

The design of this program focuses on Problem-Based Learning, by means of which the professional must try to solve the different professional practice situations that are presented throughout the academic course. For this purpose, the student will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned experts.

You decide your own course load, taking the exams and advancing through the syllabus according to your own interests"

You choose how, when, and where to study at your own pace without face-to-face classes or fixed schedules"

The field of Civil Engineering is becoming increasingly competitive, and advances in Structural and Construction Engineering have cascaded in recent years. Therefore, the final objective of this professional master’s degree is to provide the engineer with the most advanced technical and technological tools in the area, delving into the most relevant topics and knowledge through a dynamic, extensive, and effective syllabus.

Specialize in the most important developments in Structural and Construction Engineering, mastering in a scientific and technical way the practice of the profession"

General Objectives

• Autonomous learning of new knowledge and techniques suitable for Civil Engineering
• To know in detail the nature, characteristics, and performance of the new construction materials that have been investigated in recent years
• Understand and use the language of engineering and the terminology of Civil Engineering
• Delve in a scientific and technical way in the activity of the profession of the technical engineer of public works with knowledge of the functions of consultancy, analysis, design, calculation, projection, construction, maintenance, , conservation, and operation

Specific Objectives

Module 1. Projects

• Apply all the latest knowledge and techniques for the execution of contracts, following all relevant administrative processes
• Apply health and safety regulations at all stages of project design and construction
• Develop linear works following the current regulations and choosing the specific and most appropriate machinery for each case
• Apply all the necessary tools for the construction of hydraulic works
• Develop maritime works, taking into account the peculiarities of each construction and the latest trends in R+D+i
• Perform the necessary tasks for the completion of the project (settlement and closure of the work), as well as the follow-up of the project

Module 2. Fluid mechanics and hydraulics

• Understand the general concepts of Fluid Physics and solve related problems
• Know the basic characteristics of fluids and their behavior under various conditions
• Be able to explain these behaviors using the basic equations of fluid dynamics
• Know the constitutive equations
• Acquire confidence in the handling of the Navier-Stokes equations

Module 3. Structural Analysis

• Analyze and understand how the characteristics of structures influence their behavior
• Apply knowledge of the resistant performance of structures in order to evaluate them according to existing standards and using analytical and numerical calculation methods
• Define primary stresses in structural sections: axial and shear forces, bending and torsional moments
• Calculate stress diagrams

Module 4. Geotechnics and foundations

• In-depth knowledge of the conditioning factors that influence the design and behavior of shallow foundations
• Analyze the trends in the different international design standards, contemplating their differences in terms of criteria and the different safety coefficients used
• Establish a sensitivity analysis of the behavior of the foundations in the evolution of this type of loads
• Identify the different types of improvement of foundations already in use, classifying them according to the type of foundation the soil on which it is located and the age at which it was built
• Break down, in a comparative way, the costs of the use of this type of foundations and their influence on the rest of the structure
• Identify the most common types of surface foundation failures and their most effective corrective measures

Module 5. Construction Materials and their Applications

• Delve into the science of fresh and hardened concrete: fresh state characteristics, hardened mechanical properties, stress-strain behavior, modulus of deformation and Poisson's ratio, creep, fracture, dimensional stability, and shrinkage
• Analyze the most important characteristics of special concretes, and the different existing typologies, whether with fibers, light, self-compacting, etc
• Gain in-depth knowledge of the different techniques for producing additive mixtures
• Perform typical tests on construction materials and be able to perform the required procedures

Module 6. Mechanics of the deformable solid

• Analyze and understand how the characteristics of structures influence their behavior
• Apply knowledge of the resistant performance of structures in order to evaluate them according to existing standards and using analytical and numerical calculation methods

Module 7. Construction Procedures I

• Acquire a thorough knowledge of the different types of existing land treatments
• Analyze the range of existing typologies and their correspondence with the improvement of the different properties
• Know precisely the variables that are found in the processes of land improvement by injection Consumption, requirements, advantages and disadvantages
• Present, in an extensive way, gravel column treatments as elements of land treatment of relatively little use, but with remarkable technical applications
• In-depth presentation of soil treatments by chemical treatment and freezing, as little-known treatments but with very good spot applications
• Define the applications of preloading (preconsolidation), which was covered in a previous module as an element of soil treatment to accelerate the evolution of soil behavior
• Complete the knowledge of one of the most used ground treatments in subway works, such as micropile umbrellas, defining applications different from the usual ones and the characteristics of the process
• Deal in detail with soil decontamination as a land improvement process, defining the typologies that can be used

Module 8. Structural Steel

• Design, plan, build and maintain reinforced concrete and steel structures based on knowledge of the fundamentals of the behavior of these structuresAnalyze and understand how the characteristics of structures influence their behavior
• Apply knowledge of the resistant performance of structures in order to evaluate them according to existing standards and using analytical and numerical calculation methods

Module 9. Structural Concrete

• Analyze and understand how the characteristics of structures influence their behavior
• Apply knowledge of the resistant performance of structures in order to evaluate them according to existing standards and using analytical and numerical calculation methods

Module 10. Building

• Prepare for the application of the necessary legislation during the exercise of the profession of technical engineer of public works
• Understand the design, calculation, construction, and maintenance of building works in terms of structure, finishes, installations, and equipment

Module 11. Hydraulic Infrastructures

• Training on the wide range of hydraulic works in the field of Civil Engineering
• Know the appropriate machinery and constructive processes of gravity and pressure piping works
• Bring the students closer to the special parts available on the market for application in pipeline works
• Training on the particularities, appropriate machinery and construction processes of canals and dams
• Know the particularities, suitable machinery and construction processes of channeling works
• Know the particularities, appropriate machinery and construction processes of WWTP, DWTP and irrigation works

Stand out as an engineer adapted to the most recent challenges in the field of Civil Engineering, delving into the development and maintenance of different types of works"