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Christopher De La Fuente Navarro

Constructor Civil

Doctor en Ingeniería Civil, Universidad de Cantabria (España), 2025.
Magíster en Construcción, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (Santiago, Chile), 2021.
Constructor Civil, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (Santiago, Chile), 2019

Cursos dictados los últimos cinco años.
Pregrado
Estructura y procesos. CCL2381.

Materiales, tecnologías y sistemas de construcción.

Énfasis en:
Ingenieria Vial
Pavimentos asfálticas de alto rendimiento, sostenibles y autorreparables
Materiales compuestos y valorización de residuos
Estudios de ciclo de vida de carácter ambiental y económico

Artículos en revistas indexadas WoS/Scopus

2025

Miera-Domínguez, H., DeLaFuente-Navarro, C., Lastra-González, P., Indacoechea-Vega, I., & Castro-Fresno, D. (2025). Reinforcement of porous asphalt mixtures with recycled fibers from industrial processes. Construction and Building Materials495, 143595. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2025.143595

Delafuente-Navarro, C., Indacoechea-Vega, I., Miera-Dominguez, H., Lastra-González, P., Ossio, F., & Castro-Fresno, D. (2025). Evaluation of asphalt concrete with residual aramid fibres: Mechanical simulation, abrasion test, recyclability, environmental impact and cost-benefit analysis. Construction and Building Materials492, 143057. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2025.143057

2024

DeLaFuente-Navarro, C., Lastra-González, P., Indacoechea-Vega, I., & Castro-Fresno, D. (2024). Mechanical, rheological and functional consequences of healing of porous asphalt mixtures by magnetic induction. Construction and Building Materials453, 139090. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2024.139090

DeLaFuente-Navarro, C., Lastra-González, P., Indacoechea-Vega, I., & Castro-Fresno, D. (2024). Rheological and mechanical evaluation of a novel fast curing cold asphalt concrete made with asphalt emulsion, by-products and magnetic induction. Construction and Building Materials449, 138549. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2024.138549

DeLaFuente-Navarro, C., Lastra-González, P., Indacoechea-Vega, I., & Castro-Fresno, D. (2024). Novel cold asphalt mixture featuring fast curing and self-healing by means of magnetic induction. Case Studies in Construction Materials21, e03799. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cscm.2024.e03799

Delafuente-Navarro, C., Lastra-González, P., Slebi-Acevedo, C., Indacoechea-Vega, I., & Castro-Fresno, D. (2024). Multi-criteria analysis of porous asphalt mixtures with aramid fiber under adverse conditions. Construction and Building Materials429, 136438. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2024.136438

DeLaFuente-Navarro, C., Lastra-González, P., Indacoechea-Vega, I., & Castro-Fresno, D. (2024). Healing by magnetic induction of a novel cold pavement with asphalt emulsion and industrial by-products. Developments in the Built Environment18, 100417. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dibe.2024.100417

Lagos-Varas, M., Delafuente-Navarro, C., Lastra-González, P., Xiao, F., & Castro-Fresno, D. (2024). Rheological properties of a novel cold asphalt mastic with fast curing by means of magnetic induction. Results in Engineering24, 103544. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rineng.2024.103544

2023

DeLaFuente-Navarro, C., Lastra-González, P., Calzada-Pérez, M. Á., & Castro-Fresno, D. (2023). Rheological and mechanical consequences of reducing the curing time of cold asphalt mixtures by means of magnetic induction. Case Studies in Construction Materials19, e02573. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cscm.2023.e02573

Artículos de conferencias

De La Fuente Navarro, C., Lastra González, P., Indacoechea Vega, I., & Castro Fresno, D. (2025, mayo 15–18). Evaluación de mezclas asfálticas con fibras residuales en simulador de carreteras circular. Congreso Provial.

De La Fuente Navarro, C., Lastra González, P., & Castro Fresno, D. (2024). 10th Transport Research Arena Conference 2024 (TRA 2024) – Dublín, Irlanda. Reduction of the curing time and self-healing of cold asphalt mixtures by means magnetic induction.

Miera Domínguez, H., Indacoechea Vega, I., Lastra González, P., De La Fuente Navarro, C., & Castro Fresno, D. (2024). 10th Transport Research Arena Conference 2024 (TRA 2024) – Dublín, Irlanda. Recycled fibers in asphalt mixtures as method to improve the mechanical behaviour: ASFIVAL project.

De La Fuente Navarro, C., Lastra González, P., & Castro Fresno, D. (2024). 22th Congreso Ibero Latinoamericano del Asfalto 2024 (CILA 2024) – San José, Costa Rica. Curado y sanado de mezclas asfálticas frías mediante inducción magnética.

Externos

2022-2024
Verification of sustainability and profitability in the use of waste fibres for the reinforcement of asphalt mixtures (ASFIPLUS).
Proyecto PDC2022-133116-I00 financiado por MICIU/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 y por la Unión Europea Next Generation EU/PRTR.
Investigador.

2022-2024
Enhancement of roads sustainability by the application of induction to the curing of cold mixtures (SICA+).
Proyecto PDC2021-120824-I00 financiado por MICIU/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 y por la Unión Europea Next Generation EU/PRTR (PDC2021-120824-I00).
Investigador.

Más verde y eficiente: Los avances de la construcción en la última década. Diario financiero de Chile. Jueves 27 de marzo de 2025.