The research activity of Prof. A. Gajo is in the field of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. In particular the main topics are:
- wave propagation in saturated porous media
- interpretation of dynamic soil tests
- numerical methods for saturated porous media under dynamic conditions
- experimental analysis of wave propagation in saturated porous media
- experimental analysis of collapse behaviour of saturated loose sands
- experimental analysis of undrained behaviour of loose sands
- development of constitutive models for granular media and structured clays
- numerical methods for hydro-thermo-mechanical coupling of saturated porous media under dynamic conditions
- constitutive modelling of electro-chemo-mechanical coupling of expansive clays
- numerical methods for electro-chemo-mechanical coupling of expansive clays
- geotechnical problems of ancient monuments
- theoretical analysis of collapse behaviour of saturated loose sands
- theoretical analysis of strain localisation and of post localisation behaviour