Tag: America
Physical and numerical modelling of slope stability under extreme climatic events.
Description of the internship: Due to global warming, extreme climate events are more frequent. In the northern part of South America, global warming seems to produce stronger draught seasons (El Niño seasons) followed by extreme rainy seasons (La Niña events). The results of these two extreme events on slope stability are not well understood. This (…)
Green Building Intern
Description of the internship We welcome architects, engineers, and other specialists to consult on various green building projects and share in the learning experience on campus. Days would be spent primarily with our green building team and volunteers to establish and execute projects. Projects may be on campus school buildings, housing, or other community builds (…)
Social housing for slum inhabitants
Description of the internship Trainees will be involved in the various stages of our social housing projects, from design to construction and delivery of the homes. The student will have a tutor who will help him/her with the projects he/she is managing. During the student’s stay at TECHO, the idea is for them to take (…)
Contribution to the study of washboards on unpaved roads
Description of the internship Washboarding is common on unpaved roads. The washboard phenomenon appears as a succession of wave-like undulations that restrict road traffic. The University of the Andes is working on an experimental device capable of reproducing this phenomenon. The aim of this work placement is to make improvements to the experimental device in (…)
Web application development – WeNet Mexico 2022
Description of the internship The aim of this project is to build a web application to support the development of the WeNet project in Mexico (https://www.internetofus.eu/). The application will use the WeNet platform to help explore and characterise obesogenic environments, i.e. environments that encourage obesity and overweight. The project is motivated by the obesity epidemic (…)
Fire detection assisted by drones
Description of the internship Fixed camera images have certain limitations that can impact the efficiency and accuracy of the Pantera system. We would like to understand to what extent autonomously piloted drone images could complement the fixed cameras, for a faster confirmation of the location and magnitude of the fire. For this, the student will (…)