Browsing by Author "Samaniego, Augusto"

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    Prototipos virtuales para la industrialización abierta de la construcción: un caso de estudio
    (Universidad de Cuenca, 2014) Samaniego, Pedro; Samaniego, Esteban; Samaniego, Augusto; Astudillo, Francisco; Díaz, Michelle; Cordero, Dolores; Universidad de Cuenca; Dirección de Investigación de la Universidad de Cuenca; DIUC
    Industrialization has not yet had a notorious impact in the construction sector. Inefficiencies associated with the lack of reliable tools to simulate the building process are pervasive. Here, we adopt the so-called open-industrialization paradigm and use virtual prototyping to study a specific construction system. We explore the possibilities of this system and show the capabilities of virtual building modeling to detect inconsistencies when prefabricated elements are integrated.
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    Revisión de la industrialización de la vivienda y de tres experiencias de sistemas constructivos en Latinoamérica
    (Universidad de Cuenca, 2012-05) Samaniego, Augusto
    This article tries to present, in a synthesized way, a set of variables obtained from an inventory of 123 construction industrialized techniques, prepared by a group of American researchers, listed in the First catalog of industrialized techniques for the low-cost housing in Latin America and the Caribbean with the coordination of the architect Walter Kruk. The variables refer to the extent of the use of industrialized techniques, the kind of techniques, materials, periods of development, the intensity of the investment and the type of labor; which, in general, allow to identify the characteristics of the construction companies that have opted for the path of industrialization. This part concludes with a description of the technological profile of a Latin American company. Finally, to illustrate the main features of the building systems that use industrialized techniques in Latin America it concludes with a brief review of three successful and innovative experiences for low cost housing as the sytems BENO in Argentina, SANDINO in Cuba and SANCOCHO in Venezuela.