Education
| 1988 | Civil Engineering Degree, University of Padova, Awarded Hons.
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| 1989 | Consulting Engineer for ISMES s.p.a., Bergamo, Italy.
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| 1991 | Visiting Research Assistant, University of Trento, Italy.
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| 1991 to 2002 | Assistant Professor at DIMS, University of Trento, Italy.
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| 1996 | Visiting Research Assistant at Bristol University, Bristol, U.K.
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| 2000 | Visiting Professor at ENPG, Grenoble, France.
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| 2000 | Visiting Research Assistant at Bristol University, Bristol, U.K.
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| 2002 to date | Associate Professor of "Geotechnical Engineering",
University of Trento, Italy.
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Teaching Experience
| since 1991 | Undergraduate courses of Geotechnical Engineering, Design of Foundations,
Earth Retaining Structures, Environmental Engineering.
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Referee Activities
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He was reviewer for the research projects submitted to the EC.
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He is referee to the following international journals:
International Journal of Plasticity, Geotechnique, Mechanics of Materials, Division S-1 Soils Physics of Soils Science
Society of America Journal, Canadian Geotechnical Journal, International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in
Geomechanics, International Journal for Solids and Structures, Engineering Geology, Acta Geotecnica.
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Research Activity
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The research activity of Prof. A. Gajo is in the field of Soil
Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. In particular the main topics are:
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wave propagation in saturated porous media
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interpretation of dynamic soil tests
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numerical methods for saturated porous media under dynamic conditions
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experimental analysis of wave propagation in saturated porous media
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experimental analysis of collapse behaviour of saturated loose sands
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experimental analysis of undrained behaviour of loose sands
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development of constitutive models for granular media and structured clays
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numerical methods for hydro-thermo-mechanical coupling of saturated porous media under dynamic conditions
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constitutive modelling of electro-chemo-mechanical coupling of expansive clays
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numerical methods for electro-chemo-mechanical coupling of expansive clays
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geotechnical problems of ancient monuments
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theoretical analysis of collapse behaviour of saturated loose sands
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theoretical analysis of strain localisation and of post localisation behaviour
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