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Alejandro Avendano

Alejandro Avendano

Full Time Faculty

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Engineering and Design Director at INGENIERIA CONTINENTAL, S,A, (ICONSA)

  • Education

    • The University of Texas at Austin

      2008 - 2011
      Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Structural Engineering 3.87/4.0

      Dissertation Title: Pretensioned Box Beams: Prestress Transfer and Shear Behavior

    • Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá

      1999 - 2004
      Bachelor's of Science Civil Engineering 3.78

    • The University of Texas at Austin

      2006 - 2008
      Master of Science (MS) Structural Engineering

      Thesis Title: Shear Behavior of Prestressed Concrete Beams

  • Experience

    • Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá

      Aug 2004 - Aug 2006
      Full Time Faculty

    • University of Texas at Austin

      Sept 2006 - Dec 2011
      Graduate Research Assistant

      Load test of full-scale prestressed concrete beams. Instrumentation. Forensics.

    • Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá

      Jan 2012 - Aug 2017
      Full time Faculty

      Teach design classes to juniors and seniors and graduate classes in the structural engineering program.Recent Classes: Structural Analysis III, Concrete Design I, Concrete Design II, Design of Steel Structures, Design of Bridges and Special Structures, Rehabilitation of Structures (grad), Solid Mechanics II (grad), Design of Bridges (grad).

    • Centro Experimental de Ingeniería

      Sept 2013 - Jul 2017
      Chief, Structural Laboratory

      Structural tests of alternative construction systems, concrete pipes, construction safety equipment and general research

    • INGENIERIA CONTINENTAL, S,A, (ICONSA)

      Aug 2017 - now
      Engineering and Design Director

      Our firm provides design and construction services in Panama. Our strengths are in marine works, driven piles, dynamic pile testing, sheet piles, micropiles, soil anchors, earth works, slope stabilization, asphalt paving, structural evaluation, coffer dams, concrete works and more. Our main clients include the Panama Canal Authority, all ports in Panama and energy providers.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • ACI CONCRETE FIELD TESTING TECHNICIAN - GRADE I

      American Concrete Institute
      Sept 2016
      View certificate certificate

    • Dynamic Measurement and Analysis Proficiency

      Pile Dynamics, Inc.
      Oct 2017
      View certificate certificate

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Alejandro Avendano
      Fulbright-LASPAU Scholar U.S. Department of State Jan 2006