Master's Degree in Geotechnical Engineering

Year 2023/2024  

CodeCourseECTSSemesterProfessor in chargeTaught in EnglishObservations
Common courses
Advanced Fundamentals in Geoengineering (mandatory course)
250800Continuum mechanics 5Fall semesterSanchez Vila, Francisco Javier
250801Modelling in geotechnical engineering 5Fall semesterVaunat, Jean
250802Geology for engineering 5Spring semesterHurlimann Ziegler, Marcel
Knowledge of Processes (mandatory course)
250803Modelling of flow and transport in porous media 5Fall semesterFernandez Garcia, Daniel
250804Soil mechanics 5Fall semesterLopez Garello, Carlos Maria
250805Rock mechanics 5Spring semesterCarol Vilarasau, Ignacio
250806Groundwave generation and propagation 5Spring semesterLedesma Villalba, Alberto
Communication and Computer Techniques in Geoengineering (optional)
250807Numerical modelling tool in geoengineering 5Spring semesterOlivella Pastalle, Sebastian
250808Geographic information systems 5Fall semesterLantada Zarzosa, Maria De Las Nieves
250809Seminars 5Fall semesterRamon Tarragona, Anna
Specialty in Geotechnical Engineering
Geotechnical Works (mandatory specialty course)
250810Advanced soil mechanics 5Spring semesterPrat Catalan, Pere
250811Foundations and containment structures 5Fall semesterVaunat, Jean
250423Tunnels and rock mechanics 5Fall semesterDi Mariano Simoncini, Alessandra , Pinyol Puigmarti, Nuria Merce
250420Geotechnical design and construction 5Fall semesterArroyo Alvarez De Toledo, Marcos
250421Geomechanics of failures 5Spring semesterPinyol Puigmarti, Nuria Merce
Geological Characterization (elective course)
250813Quaternary geology 5Untaught courses
250521Stability of slopes 5Spring semesterMoya Sanchez, Jose
250815Modern ground movement monitoring techniques 5Untaught coursesGili Ripoll, Jose Antonio
Coupled Processes in Soils and Rocks (elective course)
250816Unsaturated soil mechanics 5Spring semesterRomero Morales, Enrique Edgar
Modeling in Geotechnical Engineering (elective course)
250818Constitutive equations of materials 5Fall semesterCarol Vilarasau, Ignacio
250819Soil behaviour and advanced modelling 5Fall semesterVaunat, Jean
250820Numerical models in geotechnical engineering 5Fall semesterLedesma Villalba, Alberto
Specialty in Groundwater Hydrology
Aquifers Hydrology (mandatory specialty course)
250821Aquifer mechanics 5Spring semesterSanchez Vila, Francisco Javier
250822Statistical methods in hydrology 5Spring semesterSanchez Vila, Francisco Javier
250823Aquifer recharge and balance 5Untaught courses
Hydrogeochemistry (mandatory specialty course)
250531Contaminated soil and aquifer models 5Fall semesterFernandez Garcia, Daniel
250824Hydrogeochemical modelling 5Untaught courses
Transport de Massa en el Terreny (optativa)
250825Environmental isotope techniques in groundwater hydrology 5Untaught courses
250826Reactive transport 5Untaught courses
250827Stochastic transport modelling in heterogeneous media 5Untaught courses
Interaction between Groundwater, Civil Works and the Environment (elective course)
250828Hydrometeorological processes and interaction with the land surface 5Fall semesterBerenguer Ferrer, Marc 10Q1
250422Interaction between groundwater and civil works 5Spring semesterFernandez Garcia, Daniel 10Q2
250829Groundwater and environment 5Spring semesterSaaltink, Maarten Willem
Specialty in Earthquake Engineering
Sismology and Earthquake Engineering (mandatory specialty course)
250830Seismology 5Fall semesterVargas Alzate, Yeudy Felipe
250520Earthquake engineering 5Untaught courses
250831Geophysical prospecting 5Untaught courses
250476Earthquake risk assessment and reduction 5Spring semesterCarreño Tibaduiza, Martha Liliana
250833Earthquake hazard assessment 5Untaught courses
Seismic Risk Assessment (elective specialty course)
250834Advanced methods in earthquake damage assessment 5Untaught courses
Earthquake Structural Design (elective course)
250835Static and dynamic structural design 5Untaught courses
250703Composite structures 5Fall semesterBarbu, Lucia Gratiela
250471Bridges 5Fall/Spring semestersCasas Rius, Juan Ramon 10Q1
250839Statistics for civil and earthquake engineering 5Untaught courses
250837Advanced earthquake-resistant design 5Untaught courses
Master's Thesis
Master's Thesis (mandatory course)
250838Master's thesis 30Fall/Spring semestersVaunat, Jean