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Cesar J. Carrasco

Professor
Civil Engineering

Office Building: Engineering Building (Engineering and Sciences Complex)
Office Room: A-225-A
Phone: (915) 747-6919
Email: ccarras@utep.edu

Expertise: See Research Profile in Expertise Connector

Bio

No info available.

Awards and Honors

Best Professor - Civil Engineering Graduating Seniors (12/01/2009-12/31/2009)
Best Professor - Civil Engineering Graduating Seniors (05/01/2009-05/31/2009)

Education

Ph D in Materials Science and Engineering, The University of Texas at El Paso (2000)
MS in Civil Engineering, The University of Texas at El Paso (1992)
BS in Civil Engineering, Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (1989)

Publications

Equity in water access to provide the cooling benefits of trees in a desert city The Water Science Conference (WaterSciCon24) (2024), Alex Mayer, Josiah M. Heyman, Cesar J. Carrasco.
Influence of Foundation Layer Properties in a Roller-Compacted Concrete Pavement System Subjected to Heavy Vehicle Loads (2022), Nancy Aguirre, Abbasali Taghavighalesari, Richard Rogers, Cesar J. Carrasco, Soheil Nazarian.
Influence of Foundation Layer Properties in a Roller-Compacted Concrete Pavement System Subjected to Heavy Vehicle Loads Springer, Cham (2022), Nancy Aguirre, Abbasali Taghavighalesari, Richard Rogers, Cesar J. Carrasco, Soheil Nazarian.
Influence of Foundation Layer Properties in a Roller-Compacted Concrete Pavement System Subjected to Heavy Vehicle Loads (2022), Nancy Aguirre, Abbasali Taghavighalesari, Richard Rogers, Cesar J. Carrasco, Soheil Nazarian.
Evaluation of the response from the rigid pavement analysis system (RPAS) program for the characterisation of jointed concrete pavements Road Materials and Pavement Design 22 10 (2021), Abbasali Taghavi Ghalesari, Nancy Aguirre, Cesar J. Carrasco, Michael Vrtis, Navneet Garg.
Impact of pavement roughness and suspension systems on vehicle dynamic loads on flexible pavements Transportation Engineering 3 (2021), Shahram Misaghi, Cesar Tirado, Soheil Nazarian, Cesar J. Carrasco.
Impact of pavement roughness and suspension systems on vehicle dynamic loads on flexible pavements Transportation Engineering 3 (2021), Shahram Misaghi, Cesar Tirado, Soheil Nazarian, Cesar J. Carrasco.
Impact of pavement roughness and suspension systems on vehicle dynamic loads on flexible pavements Transportation Engineering 3 (2021), Shahram Misaghi, Cesar Tirado, Soheil Nazarian, Cesar J. Carrasco.
Application of Sensitivity Analysis in the Calibration Process of a Concrete Pavement Analysis Software (2020), Abbasali Taghavighalesari, Nancy Aguirre, Cesar J. Carrasco.

Presentations

No info available.

Grants

No info available.

Current/Future Courses

Term	Course	Section
Fall 2025	CE 6398 - Dissertation	15715
Fall 2025	CE 6399 - Dissertation	15732
Fall 2025	CE 6393 - Dissertation Proposal	16145
Fall 2025	CE 6296 - Doctoral Research	15699
Fall 2025	CE 6396 - Doctoral Research	15756
Fall 2025	CE 6396 - Doctoral Research	15757
Fall 2025	CE 4371 - Engineering Problems-Seminar	10095
Fall 2025	CE 5394 - Graduate Research	15648
Fall 2025	CE 5391 - Individual Studies	15572
Fall 2025	CE 5332 - Methods Engineering Computatio	17600
Fall 2025	CE 6332 - Mod Methods/Engr Computation	17601
Fall 2025	CE 6091 - Qualifying Exam	16128
Fall 2025	CE 2315 - Statics	11024
Fall 2025	CE 5398 - Thesis	14899
Fall 2025	CE 5399 - Thesis	14921
Summer 2025	CE 6398 - Dissertation	30526
Summer 2025	CE 6399 - Dissertation	30366
Summer 2025	CE 6396 - Doctoral Research	30339
Summer 2025	CE 6396 - Doctoral Research	30342
Summer 2025	CE 4371 - Engineering Problems-Seminar	30280
Summer 2025	CE 5396 - Graduate Projects	30307
Summer 2025	CE 5397 - Graduate Projects	30315
Summer 2025	CE 5394 - Graduate Research	30299
Summer 2025	CE 5191 - Individual Studies	30281
Summer 2025	CE 5391 - Individual Studies	30290
Summer 2025	CE 2334 - Mechanics of Materials	31585
Summer 2025	CE 5398 - Thesis	30323
Summer 2025	CE 5399 - Thesis	30331
Summer 2025	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	30939

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term	Course	Section	Syllabus
Fall 2025	CE 2315 - Statics	11024
Spring 2025	CE 2315 - Statics	21195	Syllabus
Fall 2024	CE 2315 - Statics	11128	Syllabus
Summer 2024	CE 2334 - Mechanics of Materials	31685
Spring 2024	MECH 6996 - Doctoral Research	28309
Spring 2024	CE 2315 - Statics	21320	Syllabus
Spring 2024	CE 2343 - Structural Analysis	22994	Syllabus
Fall 2023	CE 5332 - Methods Engineering Computatio	16342	Syllabus
Fall 2023	CE 6332 - Mod Methods/Engr Computation	16345	Syllabus
Summer 2023	CE 2334 - Mechanics of Materials	33030
Summer 2023	CE 5399 - Thesis	30648
Spring 2023	CE 5325 - Design for Dynamic Loads	27211	Syllabus
Spring 2023	CE 2315 - Statics	21434	Syllabus
Spring 2023	CE 5399 - Thesis	20007
Fall 2022	CE 5398 - Thesis	10323
Spring 2022	CE 5307 - Finite Element Method (3-0)	28460
Spring 2022	CE 2315 - Statics	21806	Syllabus
Fall 2021	CE 4376 - Adv Topics in Civ Engr II	13152
Fall 2021	CE 5332 - Methods Engineering Computatio	18922
Fall 2021	CE 6332 - Mod Methods/Engr Computation	18924
Summer 2021	CE 5391 - Individual Studies	30642
Spring 2021	CE 4375 - Adv. Topics in Civil Engr.	22817
Spring 2021	CE 5325 - Design for Dynamic Loads	27859
Spring 2021	CE 5391 - Individual Studies	20001
Fall 2020	CE 4376 - Adv Topics in Civ Engr II	13354	Syllabus
Fall 2020	CE 5307 - Finite Element Method (3-0)	19265	Syllabus
Fall 2020	CE 2315 - Statics	12531	Syllabus
Spring 2020	CE 4377 - Adv Topics in Civil Engr III	26266	Syllabus
Spring 2020	CE 6399 - Dissertation	21687
Spring 2020	CE 5332 - Methods Engineering Computatio	28682	Syllabus
Spring 2020	CE 6332 - Mod Methods/Engr Computation	29264	Syllabus
Fall 2019	CE 4376 - Adv Topics in Civ Engr II	13604	Syllabus
Fall 2019	CE 4377 - Adv Topics in Civil Engr III	17122	Syllabus
Fall 2019	CE 4375 - Adv. Topics in Civil Engr.	13603	Syllabus
Fall 2019	CE 5325 - Design for Dynamic Loads	18380	Syllabus
Fall 2019	CE 6399 - Dissertation	11584
Fall 2019	CE 2343 - Structural Analysis	15915	Syllabus
Summer 2019	CE 6399 - Dissertation	30942
Summer 2019	CE 6396 - Doctoral Research	30871
Spring 2019	CE 4375 - Adv. Topics in Civil Engr.	24625	Syllabus
Spring 2019	CE 6398 - Dissertation	21200
Spring 2019	CE 6399 - Dissertation	21790
Spring 2019	CE 5307 - Finite Element Method (3-0)	28490	Syllabus
Spring 2019	CE 2343 - Structural Analysis	26305	Syllabus
Fall 2018	CE 6399 - Dissertation	11692
Fall 2018	CE 6296 - Doctoral Research	12997
Fall 2018	CE 6396 - Doctoral Research	10889
Fall 2018	CE 2315 - Statics	12913	Syllabus
Summer 2018	CE 6399 - Dissertation	31011
Summer 2018	CE 6396 - Doctoral Research	30936
Summer 2018	CE 2334 - Mechanics of Materials	34181
Spring 2018	CE 6399 - Dissertation	21926
Spring 2018	CE 6296 - Doctoral Research	23257
Spring 2018	CE 6396 - Doctoral Research	20866
Spring 2018	CE 2315 - Statics	22565	Syllabus

Course Evaluations

Term	Course	Section	Evaluation
Fall 2024	CE 2315 - Statics	11128	Evaluation
Summer 2024	CE 2334 - Mechanics of Materials	31685	Evaluation
Spring 2024	CE 2315 - Statics	21320	Evaluation
Spring 2024	CE 2343 - Structural Analysis	22994	Evaluation
Fall 2023	CE 5332 - Methods Engineering Computatio	16342	Evaluation
Fall 2023	CE 6332 - Mod Methods/Engr Computation	16345	Evaluation
Summer 2023	CE 2334 - Mechanics of Materials	33030	Evaluation
Spring 2023	CE 2315 - Statics	21434	Evaluation
Spring 2022	CE 5307 - Finite Element Method (3-0)	28460	Evaluation
Spring 2022	CE 2315 - Statics	21806	Evaluation
Fall 2021	CE 5332 - Methods Engineering Computatio	18922	Evaluation
Spring 2021	CE 4375 - Adv. Topics in Civil Engr.	22817	Evaluation
Spring 2021	CE 5325 - Design for Dynamic Loads	27859	Evaluation
Fall 2020	CE 5307 - Finite Element Method (3-0)	19265	Evaluation
Fall 2020	CE 2315 - Statics	12531	Evaluation
Summer 2020	CE 5394 - Graduate Research	30719	Evaluation
Spring 2020	CE 4377 - Adv Topics in Civil Engr III	26266	Evaluation
Spring 2020	CE 5396 - Graduate Projects	20518	Evaluation
Spring 2020	CE 5332 - Methods Engineering Computatio	28682	Evaluation
Spring 2020	CE 6332 - Mod Methods/Engr Computation	29264	Evaluation

Bio

No info available.

Awards and Honors

Best Professor - Civil Engineering Graduating Seniors (12/01/2009-12/31/2009)
Best Professor - Civil Engineering Graduating Seniors (05/01/2009-05/31/2009)

Ph D in Materials Science and Engineering, The University of Texas at El Paso (2000)
MS in Civil Engineering, The University of Texas at El Paso (1992)
BS in Civil Engineering, Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey (1989)

Publications

Equity in water access to provide the cooling benefits of trees in a desert city The Water Science Conference (WaterSciCon24) (2024), Alex Mayer, Josiah M. Heyman, Cesar J. Carrasco.
Influence of Foundation Layer Properties in a Roller-Compacted Concrete Pavement System Subjected to Heavy Vehicle Loads (2022), Nancy Aguirre, Abbasali Taghavighalesari, Richard Rogers, Cesar J. Carrasco, Soheil Nazarian.
Influence of Foundation Layer Properties in a Roller-Compacted Concrete Pavement System Subjected to Heavy Vehicle Loads Springer, Cham (2022), Nancy Aguirre, Abbasali Taghavighalesari, Richard Rogers, Cesar J. Carrasco, Soheil Nazarian.
Influence of Foundation Layer Properties in a Roller-Compacted Concrete Pavement System Subjected to Heavy Vehicle Loads (2022), Nancy Aguirre, Abbasali Taghavighalesari, Richard Rogers, Cesar J. Carrasco, Soheil Nazarian.
Evaluation of the response from the rigid pavement analysis system (RPAS) program for the characterisation of jointed concrete pavements Road Materials and Pavement Design 22 10 (2021), Abbasali Taghavi Ghalesari, Nancy Aguirre, Cesar J. Carrasco, Michael Vrtis, Navneet Garg.

Presentations

No info available.

Current/Future Courses

Term

Fall 2025

Course

CE 6398 - Dissertation

Section

15715

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

CE 6399 - Dissertation

Section

15732

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

CE 6393 - Dissertation Proposal

Section

16145

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

CE 6296 - Doctoral Research

Section

15699

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

CE 6396 - Doctoral Research

Section

15756

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

CE 6396 - Doctoral Research

Section

15757

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

CE 4371 - Engineering Problems-Seminar

Section

10095

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

CE 5394 - Graduate Research

Section

15648

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

CE 5391 - Individual Studies

Section

15572

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

CE 5332 - Methods Engineering Computatio

Section

17600

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

CE 6332 - Mod Methods/Engr Computation

Section

17601

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

CE 6091 - Qualifying Exam

Section

16128

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

CE 2315 - Statics

Section

11024

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

CE 5398 - Thesis

Section

14899

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

CE 5399 - Thesis

Section

14921

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

CE 6398 - Dissertation

Section

30526

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

CE 6399 - Dissertation

Section

30366

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

CE 6396 - Doctoral Research

Section

30339

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

CE 6396 - Doctoral Research

Section

30342

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

CE 4371 - Engineering Problems-Seminar

Section

30280

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

CE 5396 - Graduate Projects

Section

30307

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

CE 5397 - Graduate Projects

Section

30315

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

CE 5394 - Graduate Research

Section

30299

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

CE 5191 - Individual Studies

Section

30281

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

CE 5391 - Individual Studies

Section

30290

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

CE 2334 - Mechanics of Materials

Section

31585

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

CE 5398 - Thesis

Section

30323

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

CE 5399 - Thesis

Section

30331

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2025

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

30939

Syllabus

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term

Fall 2025

Course

CE 2315 - Statics

Section

11024

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2025

Course

CE 2315 - Statics

Section

21195

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

CE 2315 - Statics

Section

11128

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2024

Course

CE 2334 - Mechanics of Materials

Section

31685

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

MECH 6996 - Doctoral Research

Section

28309

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

CE 2315 - Statics

Section

21320

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2024

Course

CE 2343 - Structural Analysis

Section

22994

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

CE 5332 - Methods Engineering Computatio

Section

16342

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2023

Course

CE 6332 - Mod Methods/Engr Computation

Section

16345

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2023

Course

CE 2334 - Mechanics of Materials

Section

33030

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2023

Course

CE 5399 - Thesis

Section

30648

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

CE 5325 - Design for Dynamic Loads

Section

27211

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

CE 2315 - Statics

Section

21434

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2023

Course

CE 5399 - Thesis

Section

20007

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2022

Course

CE 5398 - Thesis

Section

10323

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2022

Course

CE 5307 - Finite Element Method (3-0)

Section

28460

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2022

Course

CE 2315 - Statics

Section

21806

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2021

Course

CE 4376 - Adv Topics in Civ Engr II

Section

13152

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2021

Course

CE 5332 - Methods Engineering Computatio

Section

18922

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2021

Course

CE 6332 - Mod Methods/Engr Computation

Section

18924

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2021

Course

CE 5391 - Individual Studies

Section

30642

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2021

Course

CE 4375 - Adv. Topics in Civil Engr.

Section

22817

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2021

Course

CE 5325 - Design for Dynamic Loads

Section

27859

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2021

Course

CE 5391 - Individual Studies

Section

20001

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2020

Course

CE 4376 - Adv Topics in Civ Engr II

Section

13354

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2020

Course

CE 5307 - Finite Element Method (3-0)

Section

19265

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2020

Course

CE 2315 - Statics

Section

12531

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2020

Course

CE 4377 - Adv Topics in Civil Engr III

Section

26266

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2020

Course

CE 6399 - Dissertation

Section

21687

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2020

Course

CE 5332 - Methods Engineering Computatio

Section

28682

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2020

Course

CE 6332 - Mod Methods/Engr Computation

Section

29264

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2019

Course

CE 4376 - Adv Topics in Civ Engr II

Section

13604

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2019

Course

CE 4377 - Adv Topics in Civil Engr III

Section

17122

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2019

Course

CE 4375 - Adv. Topics in Civil Engr.

Section

13603

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2019

Course

CE 5325 - Design for Dynamic Loads

Section

18380

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2019

Course

CE 6399 - Dissertation

Section

11584

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2019

Course

CE 2343 - Structural Analysis

Section

15915

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2019

Course

CE 6399 - Dissertation

Section

30942

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2019

Course

CE 6396 - Doctoral Research

Section

30871

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2019

Course

CE 4375 - Adv. Topics in Civil Engr.

Section

24625

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2019

Course

CE 6398 - Dissertation

Section

21200

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2019

Course

CE 6399 - Dissertation

Section

21790

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2019

Course

CE 5307 - Finite Element Method (3-0)

Section

28490

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2019

Course

CE 2343 - Structural Analysis

Section

26305

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2018

Course

CE 6399 - Dissertation

Section

11692

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2018

Course

CE 6296 - Doctoral Research

Section

12997

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2018

Course

CE 6396 - Doctoral Research

Section

10889

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2018

Course

CE 2315 - Statics

Section

12913

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2018

Course

CE 6399 - Dissertation

Section

31011

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2018

Course

CE 6396 - Doctoral Research

Section

30936

Syllabus

Term

Summer 2018

Course

CE 2334 - Mechanics of Materials

Section

34181

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2018

Course

CE 6399 - Dissertation

Section

21926

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2018

Course

CE 6296 - Doctoral Research

Section

23257

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2018

Course

CE 6396 - Doctoral Research

Section

20866

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2018

Course

CE 2315 - Statics

Section

22565

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2024

Course

CE 2315 - Statics

Section

11128

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2024

Course

CE 2334 - Mechanics of Materials

Section

31685

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2024

Course

CE 2315 - Statics

Section

21320

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2024

Course

CE 2343 - Structural Analysis

Section

22994

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2023

Course

CE 5332 - Methods Engineering Computatio

Section

16342

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2023

Course

CE 6332 - Mod Methods/Engr Computation

Section

16345

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2023

Course

CE 2334 - Mechanics of Materials

Section

33030

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2023

Course

CE 2315 - Statics

Section

21434

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2022

Course

CE 5307 - Finite Element Method (3-0)

Section

28460

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2022

Course

CE 2315 - Statics

Section

21806

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2021

Course

CE 5332 - Methods Engineering Computatio

Section

18922

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2021

Course

CE 4375 - Adv. Topics in Civil Engr.

Section

22817

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2021

Course

CE 5325 - Design for Dynamic Loads

Section

27859

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2020

Course

CE 5307 - Finite Element Method (3-0)

Section

19265

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2020

Course

CE 2315 - Statics

Section

12531

Evaluation

Term

Summer 2020

Course

CE 5394 - Graduate Research

Section

30719

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2020

Course

CE 4377 - Adv Topics in Civil Engr III

Section

26266

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2020

Course

CE 5396 - Graduate Projects

Section

20518

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2020

Course

CE 5332 - Methods Engineering Computatio

Section

28682

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2020

Course

CE 6332 - Mod Methods/Engr Computation

Section

29264

Evaluation

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