About the Journal
“The Latin American and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institutions, LACCEI”, is a non-profit organization consisting of institutions that offer academic programs in Engineering and Technology with the goal of collaborating with other LACCEI partners. The word “institution” includes universities, colleges and schools.
Current Issue
Vol. 1 No. 8 (2023): LACCEI 2023
In 2023, working within the framework of the LACCEI-CONFEDI inter-institutional Cooperation Agreement and in collaboration with the OAS, the joint development was initiated in a hybrid format of the conferences: “OAS Summit of Engineering for the Americas”, the “21st LACCEI International Multiconference for Engineering, Education and Technology”, the “4th Latin American Congress of Engineering”, and the “2nd Latin American and Caribbean Tribology Conference” . It was held in Buenos Aires (Argentina) and organized by Facultad de Ingeniería de la Universidad de Buenos Aires (FIUBA), Florida Atlantic University (FAU), and Universidad Tecnológica Nacional (UTN).
Published:
2024-04-16
Articles
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Reutilización de residuos de demolición y desarrollo sostenible
Sobre la base del desarrollo sostenible y la economía circular en este trabajo se pensó en el empleo de los grandes volúmenes de residuos de demolición para ser utilizados como relleno de reactores continuos para tratamiento de agua. Se procesó y ... -
Evaluation of the Efficiency of an Electrocoagulation Cell for the Treatment of Wastewater coming from the Textile Industry.
The efficiency of an electrocoagulation cell was evaluated by obtaining the optimum operating parameters for the contaminant removal from wastewater coming from the textile industry. A batch-type electrochemical cell was designed with aluminum ele... -
Snake-Search Bot: Design of Autonomous Search Robot for SAR Aid Process of Earthquake Victims
Abstract— This paper displays the description, design, and features of the Snake-Search Bot. A search robot is a robotic device used to locate people in danger or distress after a natural disaster —in this case an earthquake has occurred. This is ... -
A video game to travel inside the rocks of a basin. Virtual reality is coming to the classroom
The use of an Immersive Virtual Reality glasses and joysticks in the classroom seems unthinkable, however, we designed a classroom work with these elements for Petroleum Engineering and Geodesy-Geophysics Engineering, courses. Rv software allows t... -
Solving Ordinary Differential Equations by means of an Artificial Neural Network
This article describes a method for the numerical solution of ordinary differential equations using an artificial neural network. Unlike other reported methods, the loss function is constructed from the same formalization of the differential equat... -
Improving Speech Classification Accuracy: A Support Vector Machine Approach
Digital hearing aids improve hearing by reducing background noise and significantly improve sound qualities. However, digital hearing aids do not produce significant improvements for the hearing impaired, when the challenge for some hearing-impair... -
El trabajo del futuro y el futuro de la certificación de oficios en la Red CARICET de la Universidad Tecnológica Nacional
La irrupción de la tecnología y por ende los consecuentes cambios tecnológicos que se han suscitado en las últimas décadas, motivaron la reestructuración de los modos de relaciones en todos los sentidos con una nueva revolución industrial en un mu... -
Vegetable oil contaminated area: site-specific bioremediation treatments
The environment is negatively impacted by occasional discharges from industrial activity. When these events contain insoluble compounds such as fats and oils, they are high impact pollutants. This work focuses on an environmental problem in the in... -
Transversal support system: Internships/Scholarships at the Faculty of Engineering of the UNRC.
The scholarship system of the Instituto de Protecciones de Sistemas Eléctricos de Potencia (IPSEP) has more than 20 years of history, but rarely thought about the impact that these generate in the training of students. In this work, an analysis o... -
GIS Application with 2D program for new faut modelling for tsunamis risk prevention at SE Malvinas Islands
This paper presents applications of Geoengineering tools such as a Geographic Information System (GIS) and a 2D mathematical modeling program on the Malvinas plateau and the North Scotia ridge. Due to the important tectonic activity at the edges o... -
Software Development Teams: Factors Influencing their Productivity
– Software development productivity has been widely studied in academia from different perspectives, including its meaning, measurement, dimensions, and how to improve it, at an individual, team, and organizational level. In the last decade, sever... -
Redesign of a polystyrene packaging process for a distribution center: Case study of the productive logistics sector in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia
The present study aims to improve the efficiency of polystyrene packaging processes through the implementation of a new design ofthe packaging machine for a distribution center in the manufacturing sector of the city of Cartagena. Initially, a dia... -
Characterization of the swelling kinetics of hydrogel beads in glycerin solutions.
The growth kinetics of polyacrylamide hydrogel beads in different aqueous glycerin solutions and its dependence on the concentration of glycerin in solution was studied. The influence of the confinement imposed by an (adjustable) wall allowing the... -
The use of electrical resistivity measurement to estimate compressive strength in precast concrete processes
In a precast concrete process, it is common to verify that the precast element has the necessary strength, for prestress release or demoulding, by testing concrete cylinders cured at equivalent conditions. This technique requires a considerable nu... -
Precipit.Ar: IDR Curves for Argentina using rainfall rate estimates from TRMM and GPM Missions
One of the issues that hydraulic engineers in Argentina face when carrying out projects is the unavailability of IDF Curves or pluviographic records necessary for their development. These curves provide average precipitation rates, based on the du... -
Deep learning as an educational goal in Industrial Chemistry
The methodology used in Industrial Chemistry subject of the 4th year Industrial Engineering based on active teaching methods, personalized follow-up, own elaboration of cases linked to the surrounding reality, use of resources and varied activitie... -
Computational Modelling of Accident Conditions in Nuclear Reactors with System Codes and 3D Components Using TRACE5
Computational mechanics is a discipline of high relevance in the nuclear power plants accident assessments. System codes are the most used tools in it, because they can be used to simulate the whole plant and calculate long transients. This is pos... -
Evaluation of academic performance with project-based learning in times of pandemic and post pandemic.
During the pandemic period and the forced implementation of online education, there arose an imminent need to renew teaching practices. Virtuality challenged the methodologies used and the learning evaluation systems, since it was not enough to si... -
Improving predictive modeling of polymeric materials using a hybrid approach of machine learning and expert intervention
This work describes a hybrid methodology that combines machine learning and the intervention of experts to improve the predictive modeling of properties of high interest of polymeric materials. Although these materials have many advantages, develo... -
Shear strengthening of concrete beams: Feasibility of using steel fiber reinforced concrete (SFRC) jacketing
A large part of civil works that are carried out involves the repair and/or reinforcement of existing reinforced concrete structures. This work focuses on reinforcing the load-carrying capacity in shear of existing reinforced concrete beams, for w... -
Promoting bioconstruction as an efficient and sustainable alternative
This work aims to show bioconstruction with different constructive alternatives. It is done by going through various cases, in which several of the members of this work participated. They show different construction techniques such as: adobe, quin... -
Soft skills development in bioengineering students through problem-based learning: An analysis of educational impact
This study aimed to evaluate the perception and self-assessment of soft skills development among bioengineering students using problem-based learning (PBL) methodology. A survey was conducted to assess the relevance perception and self-assessment ... -
Analysis of the management of medical supplies in Ecuador during the Covid-19 pandemic through Twitter
Historically, the management of medical supplies in Ecuador has represented an obstacle in the timely treatment of diseases due to the insufficiency of these [1]– [4]. This situation worsened in early 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Conseque... -
A Study of the Relationship Between Educational Background, Psychological Factors, and Soft Skills Among Bioengineering Students
The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of educational factors on students' psychological factors, including locus of control and need for achievement, as well as their soft skills self-perception. A regression analysis was conducted f... -
Discussion about the effect of the ground plane on the fields radiated by a dipole antenna
There are several studies about the effects produced by antennas over ground planes and the wave reflections at far field distances. However, there are few studies about electromagnetic fields near the antenna. The objective of this paper is to de... -
Improvements Implemented in guiEditor and its Use in Teaching of Process Control Systems
This paper presents an overview of the recent enhancements implemented in guiEditor, a graphical user interface (GUI) editor for GNU Octave. The focus is on the improved functionality and usability of the tool, which is designed to facilitate the ... -
Web platform for the calculation of astronomical tide predictions: Implementation for the Buenos Aires maritime coast and its continental shelf.
The astronomical tide is a phenomenon that influences complex physical and dynamic processes in the ocean, and practical problems such as port access for ships and the determination of nautical chart datums. Nonspecialized users who require accura... -
Design and fabrication of a fume extractor controller for pulsed laser deposition of thin films
The deposition of thin films by pulsed laser deposition (PLD) is performed inside a deposition chamber. When the chamber is opened to change substrates and/or targets, the material deposited on the inner walls of the chamber releases vapors that a... -
Superficial microanalysis of marine algae for sustainable effluent treatment
The recognition tests of the structural, chemical, superficial and morphological characteristics of the adsorbents is a key point to take into account when the use of these materials is proposed as filling in adsorption columns for the treatment o... -
Radiofrequency applicator for biomass heating
In electromagnetic biomass processing, which has gained academic and industrial interest in recent years, an electromagnetic field interacts with the biomass, heating it. Its applications include the defrosting, cooking and pasteurization of food,... -
Integration of the Gender Vision in Training by Competences in Engineering
The international call to highlight the problems related to women's equal rights and opportunities is growing. One of these problems is the minority participation of women in engineering programs, which is due to multiple factors and is evident bo... -
Studies of Adsorption-Desorption of Methylene Blue in a Fixed-Bed Reactor Filled with Cotton and Tanine Industry Waste
In this paper, a laboratory scale fixed-bed reactor filled with cotton husk and quebracho chips was used to test the capabilities of these materials to be employed as dyes adsorbent materials in effluent treatment of textile industries. The adsorp... -
Improving the resolution of STED microscopy using the SUPPOSe algorithm
Here we apply the gSUPPOSe algorithm on images acquired using Stimulated Emission Depletion (STED) microscopy with the aim of improving the resolution limit achieved. We processed images of the nuclear pore complex (NPC) from cell lines in which t...
