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Professor Alessandro Tarantino

Civil and Environmental Engineering

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Personal statement

I joined the 吃瓜tv in 2010 as Professor of Experimental Geomechanics to establish a research group in geomechanics and geohydraulics specialised in laboratory and field investigation of multiphase geomaterials.

The common denominator of my research is the presence of at least two fluid phases (liquid and gas) in the medium pore space. Under these conditions, different physical processes with high level of coupling (liquid flow, vapour flow, heat transfer, and solid matrix deformation) control the hydraulic and mechanical behaviour of the porous medium, which is therefore relatively complex to investigate and model.

In Civil and Environmental Engineering, multiphase (unsaturated) porous media are typically encountered in the upper portion of the soil profile, between the ground surface and the ground water table/phreatic surface. Processes occurring in this zone are therefore the focus of my research, and includes rainwater infiltration, groundwater recharge, pollutant transport, soil shrinkage and heave, surface cracking, soil subsidence, and subsurface water flow and runoff (i.e. flood formation), and shallow landslides. Most of these processes have an interaction with the atmosphere and are therefore strongly affected by climate changes.

Multiphase (unsaturated) porous media are also encountered in several geo-infrastructures, including road, railway and flood embankments, dams, and tunnels where mechanical and hydraulic response (stability, deformation, hydraulic conductivity) is controlled by the interaction of the ground with the atmosphere.

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Qualifications

I hold an MEng degree in Civil Engineering from the Universit脿 di Napoli Federico II in Italy (1993) and a PhD in Geotecnical Engineering from the Politecnico di Torino in Italy (1998).

I was awarded the title of Professional Engineer in Italy in 1993.

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Publications

Pagano Arianna Gea, Rollo Fabio, Magnanimo Vanessa, , Amorosi Angelo
G茅otechnique (2026)
Papini N, Villani Delle Vergini C, Scorzoni A, Cecconi M, , Placidi P
IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement Vol 75 (2026)
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G茅otechnique (2026)
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E3S Web of Conferences Vol 642 (2025)
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E3S Web of Conferences Vol 642 (2025)
Papini Nicola, Scorzoni Andrea, Placidi Pisana, Cecconi Manuela, Petroselli Chiara, Delle Vergini Carmine Villani, Caputo Domenico, Lovecchio Nicola,
2025 IEEE Sensors Applications Symposium (SAS) 2025 IEEE Sensors Applications Symposium (SAS), pp. 1-6 (2025)

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Professional Activities

Guest editor
2008
Editorial board member
1/2011
Editorial board member
2009
Speaker
5/3/2024
Visiting researcher
5/2022
Examiner
28/1/2022

Projects

Tarantino, Alessandro (Principal Investigator)
01-Jan-2025 - 01-Jan-2026
Tarantino, Alessandro (Principal Investigator) Pedrotti, Matteo (Co-investigator)
01-Jan-2025 - 30-Jan-2028
Tubaldi, Enrico (Principal Investigator) De Angelis, Marco (Co-investigator) Moghaddasi Kelishomi, Hamed (Co-investigator) Patelli, Edoardo (Co-investigator) Sentenac, Phillippe (Co-investigator) Tarantino, Alessandro (Co-investigator)
01-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2028
Tubaldi, Enrico (Principal Investigator) De Angelis, Marco (Co-investigator) Pytharouli, Stella (Co-investigator) Tarantino, Alessandro (Co-investigator)
01-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2027
Moghaddasi Kelishomi, Hamed (Principal Investigator) Tarantino, Alessandro (Co-investigator) Bylya, Olga (Co-investigator)
The ANSYS programme will be used to enhance teaching and learning in various undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (MEng/MSc) modules in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE). The ANSYS software is comprehensive FEA/CFD package that encompasses wide spectrum of physics, multiphysics simulations and extensive material database. The incorporation of ANSYS into educational programs can have a transformative impact on both students and the broader community, aligning with 吃瓜tv University鈥檚 strategic plan for 2025(吃瓜tv Vision 2025).
Total Funding: $20k
01-Jan-2024 - 01-Jan-2025
El Mountassir, Grainne (Principal Investigator) Tarantino, Alessandro (Co-investigator) Nagy, Benedek (Research Co-investigator)
01-Jan-2023 - 01-Jan-2027

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Contact

Professor Alessandro Tarantino
Civil and Environmental Engineering

Email: alessandro.tarantino@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 548 3273