Alvaro_Castro-Caicedo

Mr. Alvaro J. Castro-Caicedo

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Publications 4

Professional Information

Associated professor - Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Medellin Campus. National University of Colombia, Medellin Campus.

  • Geotechnical Engineer Other

Academia-Professor

  • Deep Excavations Landslides Slope Stability Analysis Constitutive Modeling / Soil Behavior Rock Mass Characterization Tunneling in Rock Underground Structures
    Laboratory Testing

Educational Background

  • PhD or Equivalent
    • Minerals and materials engineering. - Universidad Politécnica de Madrid : 01/08/2010 - 01/03/2016
  • MSc or Equivalent
    • Mining engineering master degree - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul : 01/06/1992 - 01/06/1995
  • BSc or Equivalent
    • Mining engineering - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul : 01/02/1986 - 01/02/1991

Work Experience

  • Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Medellin Campus. National University of Colombia, Medellin Campus. : ( 01/04/2003 - Present )
    • Associated professor

    • I have experience in design, modeling and construction of surface and underground facilities; also, I am professor at Faculty of Mines of the National University of Colombia. I belong to the Geotechnical Research Group, Colciencias Classification A1.

Languages

Language Read Level Written Level Spoken Level
Portuguese High High High
Spanish High High High
English High High Medium

Latest Publications

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  • Analysis of a complex slope failure in a granodiorite quarry bench
    Journal Article published 2017 Sep 27 in Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment
    Authors: Leandro R. Alejano, María Veiga, Ignacio Pérez-Rey, Uxía Castro-Filgueira, Javier Arzúa, Álvaro J. Castro-Caicedo
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10064-017-1160-y
  • Fiber Bragg grating strain sensor for hard rocks
    Proceedings Article published 2015 Sep 28 in 24th International Conference on Optical Fibre Sensors
    Authors: Alvaro Castro-Caicedo, María J. Nieto-Callejas, Pedro Torres
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2195030
  • Packaging and testing of fiber Bragg gratings for use as strain sensor in rock specimens
    Proceedings Article published 2013 Nov 18 in 8th Iberoamerican Optics Meeting and 11th Latin American Meeting on Optics, Lasers, and Applications
    Authors: Alvaro Castro-Caicedo, Pedro Torres, Ricardo Lain
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2025678
  • Natural stress tensor field at the Porce III hydroelectric project, Colombia-South America
    Book Chapter published 2010 Jul 29 in Rock Stress and Earthquakes on pages 305 to 310
    Authors: L Suárez-Burgoa, A Assis, A Castro-Caicedo, A Navarro-Montoya
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9780415601658-53


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Analysis of a complex slope failure in a granodiorite quarry bench
Journal Article published 2017 Sep 27 in Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment
Authors: Leandro R. Alejano, María Veiga, Ignacio Pérez-Rey, Uxía Castro-Filgueira, Javier Arzúa, Álvaro J. Castro-Caicedo
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10064-017-1160-y
Fiber Bragg grating strain sensor for hard rocks
Proceedings Article published 2015 Sep 28 in 24th International Conference on Optical Fibre Sensors
Authors: Alvaro Castro-Caicedo, María J. Nieto-Callejas, Pedro Torres
http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2195030
Packaging and testing of fiber Bragg gratings for use as strain sensor in rock specimens
Proceedings Article published 2013 Nov 18 in 8th Iberoamerican Optics Meeting and 11th Latin American Meeting on Optics, Lasers, and Applications
Authors: Alvaro Castro-Caicedo, Pedro Torres, Ricardo Lain
http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2025678
Natural stress tensor field at the Porce III hydroelectric project, Colombia-South America
Book Chapter published 2010 Jul 29 in Rock Stress and Earthquakes on pages 305 to 310
Authors: L Suárez-Burgoa, A Assis, A Castro-Caicedo, A Navarro-Montoya
http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9780415601658-53
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