Daniel Mauricio Ruiz Valencia, Bogota (Colombia). Full Professor, Civil Engineering Department, School of Engineering, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia.

Address: Carrera 7 No. 40 – 62, Edificio José Gabriel Maldonado – Laboratorios.

Nationality: Colombia.

Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4164-0357

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

Civil Engineering Department. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá. Colombia.

o Director of the Department of Civil Engineering, 2014 - 2020:

This academic management assignment was based on the following pillars: high quality standards in academic work in teaching, research and service; strengthening the physical plant and laboratory equipment; continuous support to undergraduate and graduate academic programs, offering support in both ordinary and extraordinary processes (curricular reforms and high quality accreditations); transparency and organization in administrative matters, constant communication with professors, and obtaining the best organizational climate indicator of the School of Engineering in the period 2014-2020. The number of Ph.D. professors increased from 52% to 68%, two research groups were ranked in category A1 and two in category A, the number of senior researchers increased from 4 to 9, and 6700 million COP in resources for research and consulting were obtained between 2014 and 2020.

o Director of the Civil Engineering Laboratory, 2006 - 2014:

During this academic-administrative leadership role, the Civil Engineering Laboratory had the highest historical growth of the decade and improved various research and service indicators. External service billings increased by 200%, 63 journal articles were generated with laboratory support in 8 years, and more than $1 million USD in equipment was purchased.

o    Assistant professor, 2003 – 2008. Full time.

o    Associate professor, 2009-2023. Full time.

o    Full professor, since 2024. Full time.

I have taught seven different engineering subjects in Civil Engineering degree at the Civil Engineering Department of Engineering School of the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. I have also lectured postgraduate classes in civil engineering master’s degree. The courses are:  Statics, Civil Engineering Introduction, Structural Analysis, Materials, Structural Dynamics, Structures Laboratory, Capstone Project. I have supervised 62 final year projects, 53 of Bachelor of Science in civil engineering and 9 of Master of Science in Civil Engineering.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

• Senior research recognized by Colombian Government (MINCIENCIAS) https://scienti.minciencias.gov.co/cvlac/visualizador/generarCurriculoCv.do?cod_rh=0000053414
• Member of the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana research group “ESTRUCTURAS Y CONSRUCCIÓN”. Group of testing and simulation of materials and civil engineering structures.
• (50) Research papers in scientific journals.
• (10) Research projects.
• (20) Projects for private companies.
• (30) International and Colombian conferences.

NON-ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

• I was the coordinator of the School of Engineering for the design, construction and equipping of the new laboratory building of the School of Engineering of the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana with a total investment of 65 Million USD. This building includes a laboratory for testing structures with unique equipment in South America, such as a biaxial shaking table and a universal dynamic testing machine with 2500 kN load capacity.
• ITEC-Ingeniería Técnica y Científica, design engineer projects (2000-2002).

MOST RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS (2019-2023)

• Ruiz D.M., Reyes J.C., Bran C., Restrepo M., Alvarado Y.A., Barrera N., Suesca D. (2022). Flexural behavior of rammed-earth components reinforced with steel plates based on experimental, numerical, and analytical modeling. Construction and Building Materials. 320, 126231. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.126231
• Ruiz D., Galindo P., Hernández A., Reyes J. C., Restrepo M., Barrera N., Martinez J., López C. (2023). Structural reinforcement of 1 and 2 story heritage earthen buildings: application of the AIS-610-EP-2017 regulation. Informes de la Construcción, 75(269), e488. https://doi.org/10.3989/ic.90103
• Ruiz D. M., Barrera N., Reyes J.C., Alvarado Y.A., Villalba J., Gómez I.D., Vacca H., Carrasco D. (2023a). Bi-axial shaking table tests to evaluate the seismic performance of two-story rammed earth walls retrofitted with steel plates. Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering (submitted).
• Ruiz D. M., Barrera N., Reyes J.C., Restrepo M., Alvarado Y.A., Lozada M., Vacca H. (2023b). “Strengthening of historical earthen constructions with steel plates: Full-scale test of a two-story wall subjected to in-plane lateral load”. Construction and Building Materials, Volume 363, 11 January 2023, 129877. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2022.129877
• Alvarado Y., Torres B, Buitrago M, Ruiz D., Torres S. and Alvarez R. Dynamic punching shear tests of flat slab-column joints with 5D steel fibers. Structural Engineering and Mechanics. Volume 81, Number 3, February10 2022, pages 281-292. https://doi.org/10.12989/sem.2022.81.3.28
• Torres B., Ruiz D., Alvarado Y., Gasch M. Cyclic behavior of ultra-high-performance fiber reinforced concrete beam-column joint.. Structural Concrete ISSN: 1464-4177 v.20 fasc. p.348 - 360, 2019, https://doi.org/10.1002/suco.201800025
• H. A. Vacca, S. Rincón, L. Villafuerte, Y. A. Alvarado, D. M. Ruiz. & H. A. Rondón (2022) Effects of ambient temperature and shrinkage on early-age UHPFRC samples, International Journal of Pavement Engineering, 23:14, 5142-5152. https://10.1080/10298436.2021.200098
• Núñez F., Ruiz D. Nonlinear dynamic analysis of steel buildings subjected to earthquakes, Revista Ingenieria de Construccion ISSN: 0716-2952  ed: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. v.36 fasc.2 p.173 - 196 ,2021

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER

I was part of the team of researchers that allowed the structural system of the Metecno company to be part of the Colombian Earthquake Resistant Regulations for the construction of priority and emergency housing.

The research carried out in the last 20 years for the seismic rehabilitation of historic earthen buildings was included in the Colombian regulations for earthquake resistant constructions (2019). The research results are part of the public policies for the conservation of the Colombian earthen heritage buildings.