Misión de la FICT :
Formar profesionales competentes, emprendedores y con responsabilidad socio-ambiental. Generar, adaptar y transferir conocimientos relacionados con las actividades petrolera, minera, geológica y obras civiles
Díaz Méndez, Juan Sebastián; Córdova Faggioni, Paul Fernando; Retamales Saavedra, Rodrigo Alfonso, Director(ESPOL.FICT, 2026)
This study aims at evaluating and comparing the structural performance and the expected economic, physical, and human losses of a reinforced concrete building in its conventional configuration and with the incorporation ...
Naspud Redrován, Luis Alejandro; Retamales Saavedra, Rodrigo, Director(ESPOL.FICT, 2026)
Hospital infrastructure represents a critical system whose post-seismic functionality is essential for emergency response. Elastomeric seismic isolation systems constitute the most effective technology to ensure this ...
Guamán Cevallos, Brayan Joel; Jaramillo Castillo, Luis Enrique; Flores Zambrano, Walter James, Director(ESPOL.FICT, 2026)
This Integrated Project analyzes the seismic behavior of special moment frames in a mid-rise steel residential building, evaluating the influence of the prequalified RBS, END-PLATE 4E, and WUF-W connections. The objective ...
Chang López, Ronald Eugenio; García Troncoso, Natividad Leonor, Director(ESPOL.FICT, 2025)
Steel water storage tanks constitute essential infrastructure within industrial facilities, particularly when they form part of fire protection systems, where their proper performance is critical before, during, and after ...
Villao Maruri, Ángela María Gracia; Gómez Pizano, Daniel, Director(ESPOL.FICT, 2026)
Torsional response in reinforced-concrete moment-resisting frame buildings with Type 1 plan irregularity is associated with eccentricities between the center of mass and the center of rigidity, which increases drifts in ...
Coello Andrade, Heidy Gissela; Leiva Maldonado, Stefan Leonardo, Director(ESPOL.FICT, 2026)
This project addresses the structural design of pedestrian bridges composed of modular trapezoidal-section beams made of cold-formed steel, with the aim of proposing standardized structural solutions for their application ...
Jiménez Ruíz, Rosa Cecilia; Carreño Loor, José Alexander; Retamales Saavedra, Rodrigo Alfonso, Director(ESPOL.FICT, 2026)
This research evaluates the impact of the simultaneity of seismic components (X, Y, Z) on the design of structures with seismic isolation in subduction zones. The main objective is to quantify the underestimation of design ...
Carrillo Morales, Carlos Alejandro; Valverde Burneo, David Enrique, Director(ESPOL.FICT, 2025)
The following research analyzes the regulatory change from NEC-15 to the proposed NEC-2025 in the structural design of reinforced concrete buildings. The main objective is to quantify the variations in seismic demand, ...
Arteaga Flores, Ronnie Atair; García Troncoso, Natividad Leonor, Director(ESPOL.FICT, 2025)
the last century, as society has advanced at an accelerated pace, structural systems have evolved in response to societal needs. Among these structures, numerous civil engineering works—such as stairways, footbridges, ...
González Alcívar, Anuar Alejandro; Carofilis Gallo, Wilson Wladimir, Director(ESPOL.FICT, 2026)
This project develops a seismic retrofit methodology for exterior beam–column joints in reinforced-concrete frames using Fe-SMA, aimed at increasing strength, ductility, and the system’s strength hierarchy. The hypothesis ...
Balcázar Balcázar, Miguel Ángel; Guerra Mera, Juan Carlos, Director(ESPOL.FICT, 2025)
This project assesses the durability of reinforced concrete in three in-service residential buildings in Manta, Ecuador, considering post-earthquake conditions (16 April 2016) and different levels of coastal exposure. The ...
Pacheco Contreras, Sergio Andrés; García Troncoso, Natividad Leonor, Director(ESPOL.FICT, 2026)
This graduation project evaluates the seismic performance of mid-rise reinforced concrete buildings with structural irregularities in plan and elevation using nonlinear time-history analysis based on real seismic records ...
Ruiz Andrade, Luis Francisco; Cóndor Tarco, José Arnulfo, Director(ESPOL.FICT, 2025)
Energy is a necessary resource for practically all human activities, and at present, oil remains the
main energy resource worldwide. In Ecuador, this dependence is particularly pronounced: in 2024,
the energy matrix shows ...
Lara Bone, Joffre Mijail; Cóndor Tarco, José Arnulfo, Director(ESPOL.FICT, 2025)
This thesis project developed a theoretical analytical model to simulate and evaluate the efficiency of Microbial Enhanced Oil Recovery (MEOR) in a typical reservoir of the Oriente Basin of Ecuador. This biological technology ...
This project develops a web-based platform for reservoir numerical simulation through the integration of the OPM Flow reservoir simulator, with the aim of providing an accessible, automated, and open-source environment for ...
Ayala Trujillo, Diego Roberto; Lliguizaca Dávila, Jorge Rodrigo, Director(ESPOL.FICT, 2026)
CONDITION FOR PUBLICATION OF THE PROJECT. This study presents the technical-operational evaluation of a secondary oil recovery project through water injection (waterflooding) in the US sandstone of the B-57 field (Oriente ...
CONDITIONING OF PROJECT PUBLICATION. Limestone quarrying relies strongly on drilling and blasting, processes whose performance depends on both the geomechanical conditions of the rock mass and the resulting fragmentation. ...
Pillajo Sinchi, Carlos Daniel; Guanoluisa Erazo, Cristhian Alberto; Vera Grunauer, Xavier Fernando, Director(ESPOL.FICT, 2026)
CONDITIONING OF PROJECT PUBLICATION. Reliable assessment of liquefaction consequences remains a central challenge for levelground
alluvial deposits. The state of practice relies on empirical procedures derived from ...
Molina Torres, Edgar Esteban; Avalos Sánchez, Roberto Isaac; Carrión Mero, Paul Cesar, Director(ESPOL.FICT, 2026)
Mass movements are geological events that involve the displacement of soil, causing both
material damage and loss of human life. The location of hydroelectric plants increases
susceptibility to mass movement phenomena. ...
Clays permanently located below the groundwater table, whose natural water content exceeds the liquid limit, represent a challenge for the proper foundation of engineering projects of any kind. When this saturated condition ...