Estanislao Tovilla Cortázar
Mexican civil engineer
Estanisalao Tovilla-Cortazar (1936–1994) was a Mexican Civil Engineer born on February 10, 1936, in Mexico City, Mexico. He died in Veracruz, Mexico on March 8, 1994. He is most remembered for his research and development contributions in pier and pile foundations and soil mechanics. Tovilla-Cortazar's engineering work included the development of new foundation techniques at port sites and large industrial construction sites such as the Veracruz Port and the Steel Company Las Truchas (SICARTSA) in Lazaro Cardenas, Michoacán, Mexico and in SIDOR, Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela. He also developed contract closure procedures and audit for large construction contracts.
Education
Tovilla-Cortazar's education began in the City of Cuernavaca, Morelos in Mexico. At the age of 15, he moved to Mexico City, where he attended the prestigious Centro Universitario Mexico (CUM). Upon high school graduation he studied Civil Engineering at the National University of Mexico (UNAM) specializing in soil mechanics and foundations, where he graduated in 1969. Tovilla-Cortazar's class, UNAM 1954 inaugurated the Ciudad Universitaria campus in Mexico City.
Pier and Pile Foundations Research and Development
In 1960 Tovilla-Cortazar founded a private company specializing in pile foundations in Mexico City.
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