Francesca_Casini

Prof. Francesca Casini

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Associate Professor - Università degli Studi di Roma "Tor Vergata"

  • Civil Engineer Geotechnical Engineer Other

Academia-Professor

  • Shallow Foundations Geothermal Ground Freezing Laboratory Testing Centrifuge Testing Landslides Constitutive Modeling / Soil Behavior
    Settlements Shear Strength of Underground Materials Soil Behavior Modeling

  • PhD or Equivalent
    • Dr - University of Roma "La Sapienza" : 01/11/2004 - 06/03/2008
  • MSc or Equivalent
    • Eng. - University of Roma "Tor Vergata" : 01/09/1995 - 27/05/2003

  • Programma Giovanni Ricercatori "Rita Levi Montalcini" Università degli Studi di Roma "Tor Vergata", 2014
  • Editor Choice Canadian Geotechnical Journal: Hydromechanical behaviour of a silty sand from a steep slope triggered by artificial rainfall: from unsaturated to saturated conditions Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, 2013
  • Intra European Fellowship (IEF) Marie Curie Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, 2012

  • Università degli Studi di Roma "Tor Vergata" : ( 01/11/2015 - Present )
    • Associate Professor
  • Università degli Studi di Roma "Tor Vergata" : ( 15/02/2014 - 31/10/2015 )
    • Tenure track position (RTDB)

    • Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical behaviour of frozen soils and its application to Artificial Ground Freezing (AGF)
  • Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya : ( 01/02/2012 - 31/01/2014 )
    • Experienced Researcher Marie Curie (ER)

    • Numerical modelling of Artificial Ground Freezing (NuMAGF)
  • ETH Zurich : ( 01/04/2008 - 31/12/2011 )
    • post-doc

    • Triggering mechanisms in shallow landslides.
  • Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya : ( 01/03/2006 - 31/03/2007 )
    • Early Stage Researcher Marie Curie (ESR)

    • Responsible for:
      centrifuge tests of a shallow foundation relying on a layer of unsaturated soil;
      Geotechnical characerizaion of the soil in saturated and unsaturated conditions.

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  • Multi-scale morphological descriptors from the fractal analysis of particle contour
    Journal Article published 2019 Mar 16 in Acta Geotechnica
    Authors: Giulia Guida, Giulia M. B. Viggiani, Francesca Casini
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11440-019-00772-3
  • Linking micro grainsize polydispersity to macro porosity
    Journal Article published 2018 Dec in International Journal of Solids and Structures
    Authors: Giulia Guida, Itai Einav, Benjy Marks, Francesca Casini
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2018.11.032
  • Experimental observation on a laterally loaded pile in unsaturated silty soil
    Journal Article published 2018 Nov 17 in Canadian Geotechnical Journal
    Authors: Leonardo M. Lalicata, Augusto Desideri, Francesca Casini, Luc Thorel
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cgj-2018-0322
  • A Poromechanical Framework to Model Soil Fabric Evolution and Its Effect on Material Hydromechanical Response
    Proceedings Article published 2017 Jul 6 in Poromechanics VI
    Authors: Jean Vaunat, Francesca Casini
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/9780784480779.179
  • Contour fractal analysis of grains
    Journal Article published 2017 in EPJ Web of Conferences volume 140 on page 05008
    Authors: Giulia Guida, Francesca Casini, Giulia MB Viggiani
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201714005008


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Multi-scale morphological descriptors from the fractal analysis of particle contour
Journal Article published 2019 Mar 16 in Acta Geotechnica
Authors: Giulia Guida, Giulia M. B. Viggiani, Francesca Casini
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11440-019-00772-3
Linking micro grainsize polydispersity to macro porosity
Journal Article published 2018 Dec in International Journal of Solids and Structures
Authors: Giulia Guida, Itai Einav, Benjy Marks, Francesca Casini
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2018.11.032
Experimental observation on a laterally loaded pile in unsaturated silty soil
Journal Article published 2018 Nov 17 in Canadian Geotechnical Journal
Authors: Leonardo M. Lalicata, Augusto Desideri, Francesca Casini, Luc Thorel
http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cgj-2018-0322
A Poromechanical Framework to Model Soil Fabric Evolution and Its Effect on Material Hydromechanical Response
Proceedings Article published 2017 Jul 6 in Poromechanics VI
Authors: Jean Vaunat, Francesca Casini
http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/9780784480779.179
Contour fractal analysis of grains
Journal Article published 2017 in EPJ Web of Conferences volume 140 on page 05008
Authors: Giulia Guida, Francesca Casini, Giulia MB Viggiani
http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201714005008
Fundamentals of the Hydromechanical Behavior of Multiphase Granular Materials
Book Chapter published 2016 in New Frontiers in Oil and Gas Exploration on pages 461 to 486
Authors: Francesca Casini
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40124-9_14
Explicit formulation of at-rest coefficient and its role in calibrating elasto-plastic models for unsaturated soils
Journal Article published 2016 Jan in Computers and Geotechnics volume 71 on pages 56 to 68
Authors: Xiong Zhang, Eduardo E. Alonso, Francesca Casini
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compgeo.2015.08.012
Infiltration-induced Slope Instability: a multi-scale approach
Journal Article published 2016 in E3S Web of Conferences volume 9 on page 04005
Authors: Francesca Casini, Amin Askarinejad, Sarah M. Springman
http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20160904005
Artificial ground freezing of a volcanic ash: laboratory tests and modelling
Journal Article published 2016 Jun in Environmental Geotechnics volume 3 issue 3 on pages 141 to 154
Authors: Francesca Casini, Antonio Gens, Sebastia Olivella, Giulia M. B. Viggiani
http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/envgeo.14.00004
Weibull Distribution to Describe Grading Evolution of Materials with Crushable Grains
Journal Article published 2016 in Procedia Engineering volume 158 on pages 75 to 80
Authors: Giulia Guida, Manuel Bartoli, Francesca Casini, Giulia M.B. Viggiani
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2016.08.408
Modelling of imbibition process in an embankment scale model
Journal Article published 2016 in E3S Web of Conferences volume 9 on page 16009
Authors: Giada M. Rotisciani, Francesca Casini, Augusto Desideri, Giulio Sciarra
http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20160916009
Some Remarks on Bimodality Effects of the Hydraulic Properties on Shear Strength of Unsaturated Soils
Journal Article published 2015 in Vadose Zone Journal volume 14 issue 9 on page 0
Authors: Fabio Ciervo, Francesca Casini, Maria Nicolina Papa, Riccardo Rigon
http://dx.doi.org/10.2136/vzj2014.10.0152
Modelling Landslides Induced by Rainfall: A Coupled Approach
Journal Article published 2014 in Procedia Earth and Planetary Science volume 9 on pages 222 to 228
Authors: Claudia Villarraga, Daniel Ruiz, Jean Vaunat, Francesca Casini
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.proeps.2014.06.025
A Microstructural Model on the Link Between Change in Pore Size Distribution and Wetting Induced Deformation in a Compacted Silt
Proceedings Article published 2013 Jun 18 in Poromechanics V
Authors: Francesca Casini, Jean Vaunat, Enrique Romero
http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/9780784412992.156
Hydromechanical behaviour of a silty sand from a steep slope triggered by artificial rainfall: from unsaturated to saturated conditions
Journal Article published 2013 Jan in Canadian Geotechnical Journal volume 50 issue 1 on pages 28 to 40
Authors: Francesca Casini, Victor Serri, Sarah M. Springman
http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cgj-2012-0095
Breakage of an artificial crushable material under loading
Journal Article published 2013 Jul 6 in Granular Matter volume 15 issue 5 on pages 661 to 673
Authors: Francesca Casini, Giulia M. B. Viggiani, Sarah M. Springman
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10035-013-0432-x
Coupled Processes During Rainfall: An Experimental Investigation on a Silty Sand
Proceedings Article published 2013 Jun 18 in Poromechanics V
Authors: F. Casini
http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/9780784412992.183
Corrigendum: Deformation induced by wetting: a simple model
Journal Article published 2012 Sep in Canadian Geotechnical Journal volume 49 issue 9 on pages 1115 to 1115
Authors: Francesca Casini
http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/t2012-074
Deformation induced by wetting: a simple model
Journal Article published 2012 Aug in Canadian Geotechnical Journal volume 49 issue 8 on pages 954 to 960
Authors: Francesca Casini
http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/t2012-054
Consequences on water retention properties of double-porosity features in a compacted silt
Journal Article published 2012 Feb 25 in Acta Geotechnica volume 7 issue 2 on pages 139 to 150
Authors: Francesca Casini, Jean Vaunat, Enrique Romero, Augusto Desideri
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11440-012-0159-6
Unsaturated Hydraulic Conductivity of a Silty Sand with the Instantaneous Profile Method
Book Chapter published 2012 in Unsaturated Soils: Research and Applications on pages 215 to 220
Authors: Amin Askarinejad, Alexander Beck, Francesca Casini, Sarah M. Springman
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-31343-1_27
The Effects of Hydraulic Properties of Bedrock on the Stability of Slopes
Book Chapter published 2012 in Unsaturated Soils: Research and Applications on pages 343 to 349
Authors: Amin Askarinejad, Patrick Bischof, Francesca Casini, Sarah M. Springman
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-31343-1_43
A laboratory investigation on an undisturbed silty sand from a slope prone to landsliding
Journal Article published 2010 Mar 26 in Granular Matter volume 12 issue 3 on pages 303 to 316
Authors: Francesca Casini, Cristina Jommi, Sarah Springman
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10035-010-0182-y
Interpretation of the Behaviour of Compacted Soils Using Cam-Clay Extended to Unsaturated Conditions
Book Chapter published in Springer Proceedings in Physics 113 on pages 29 to 36
Authors: Francesca Casini, Roberto Vassallo, Claudio Mancuso, Augusto Desideri
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/3-540-69876-0_4
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