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
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 ...
Friend Montesdeoca, Nella Rosalía; Stay Coello, David Omar, Director(ESPOL.FICT, 2026)
Dams are essential structures for the economic and social development of a country, as they ensure the availability of safe water for human consumption, irrigation, hydropower generation, and other uses. However, they may ...
Carchi Bahamonde, André Giovanny; Luna Granda, Vanessa Liseth; Loaiza Ambuludi, Silvia Catalina, Director(ESPOL.FICT, 2026)
The road section between the Minas de San Francisco Tunnel and the San José Service Station includes rock slopes showing clear signs of instability related to rock-mass fracturing, structural discontinuity patterns, and ...
CONDITIONING OF PROJECT PUBLICATION. The recent landslide at the Tejar site in the Andean Ecuador, which occurred on April
27, 2025 (12:30 local time), provides relevant information on the triggering mechanisms of
extraordinary ...
Residual soils exhibit distinctive mechanical properties derived from the weathering and alteration processes that originate them. This genesis produces a marked anisotropy in their geotechnical behavior, limiting the ...
La Libertad Refinery (LLR) generates a significant amount of residual gas from its Parsons,
Universal, and Cautivo distillation units. At present, this gas is routed to the Blow-down system
and subsequently flared in the ...
Jami Tipan, Jonathan Patricio; Vaca Chiliquinga, Pablo Adrián; Schettini Villalba, José Ángel, Director(ESPOL.FICT, 2025)
In Ecuador, the drilling of horizontal wells use a traditional fluid, it is a challenge due to issues
such as formation damage and the limited ability to restore permeability. Consequently, this
project analyzed the ...
The study analyzes the economic and operational impact of the contract modalities applied in the country’s oil sector, with the objective of determining how participation contracts and specific service contracts influence ...
García Romero, José Agustín; Velastegui Montoya, Andrés Danilo, Director(ESPOL.FICT, 2026)
CONDITION FOR PUBLICATION OF PROJECT. Oil infrastructure represents a strategic component of the global energy system; however, its location within dynamic territories increases its exposure to physical, environmental, and ...
CONDITION FOR PUBLICATION OF PROJECT. The Ecuadorian Amazon faces multiple environmental pressures derived from human activities such as oil exploitation, deforestation, and mining. Mining, in particular, induces rapid ...
Delgado Pico, Diego José; Velástegui Montoya, Andrés Danilo, Director(ESPOL.FICT, 2026)
CONDITION FOR PUBLICATION OF PROJECT. Oil exploitation in the Amazon poses significant risks to fragile ecosystems, particularly where activities overlap with protected areas. In Ecuador, extraction within Yasuní National ...
Puma Zaruma, Kleber Jonnathan; Menéndez Aguado, Juan María, Director(ESPOL.FICT, 2025)
The project optimizes the primary crushing process in a limestone quarry, aiming to
improve energy and economic efficiency as well as crushing performance through the
development of descriptive and predictive models for ...
The main objective of this thesis project is to design a rehabilitation proposal for the
HCP concrete slab of the rigid pavement connecting the ESPOL entrance with the
Prosperina interchange, to ensure the safety and ...
This project proposes the design and implementation of an integrated workflow for civil
engineering construction management based on Project Management Institute (PMI)
areas, in conjunction with Building Information ...
The present project addresses the design of a brackish water treatment system for industrial use in a shrimp packing plant, located south of Guayaquil, with the purpose of ensuring a potable quality water supply through ...
This project comparatively analyzes the technical and economic performance of
concretes reinforced with steel and polypropylene fibers in different proportions, using
fracture toughness tests under the EFNARC. The objective ...
Jaramillo Condolo, Jorge Luis; Torres Jiménez, Luis Byron; Salas Vázquez, Cristian Alfonso, Director(Jaramillo Condolo J.L, Torres Jiménez L.B. (2025) Diseño hidráulico de una captación para el sistema de riego de la junta La Pucareña - El Tambo, provincia de Loja [Tesis Maestría] Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral. Guayaquil, 211 páginas, 2025)
The La Pucareña Irrigation Board, located in El Tambo, Loja Province, Ecuador, faces ongoing challenges due to the absence of hydraulic infrastructure. This project focuses on the hydraulic design of a water intake structure ...