External Collaborator
Department of Environment, Land and Infrastructure Engineering (DIATI)
Docente esterno e/o collaboratore didattico
Doctoral School (SCDOTT)
- Member of Interdepartmental Center SISCON - Safety of Infrastructures and Constructions
Profile
Keywords
Biography
After completing her doctoral studies on debris flow modelling, her postdoctoral research and fixed-term Assistant Professor role at Politecnico di Torino (POLITO) focused on rockfall engineering. Recognising the importance of creating safe and resilient environments and enhancing adaptability to climate-related risks, her work has primarily addressed hazard and risk analysis and the design of structural mitigation measures. She was awarded the highly competitive European Marie Sklodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship (HORIZON-MSCA-2022-PF-01, https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101103401) for research on fragmentation processes in rockfall propagation and risk analysis in mountain and mining contexts. The project is based at POLITO, but she spent 1.5 years conducting research at the Centre for Geotechnical Science and Engineering (CGSE), University of Newcastle, Australia, and is now in the process of returning to Italy to complete the project.
Curriculum
Skills
ERC sectors
SDG
Open badges
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RIMINI SCHOOL “SUCCESSFULLY PARTICIPATE IN CALLS FOR RESEARCH FUNDING”
Issued by Politecnico di Torino on 16-12-2025
Fellowships
- Effective member - IAEG, Zona Neutrale (2025-)
- Effective member - AGI, Italia (2024-)
- Effective member - ISRM, Portogallo (2024-)
- Effective member - GEAM: Associazione Georisorse e Ambiente, Italia (2020-)
Editorial boards
- GEOSCIENCES (2025-), Editorial board member
- GEOSCIENCES (2025-), Guest Editor of magazine or editorial series
- GEAM. GEOINGEGNERIA AMBIENTALE E MINERARIA (2020-), Editorial board member
Teaching
Teachings
PhD
- Rockfall protection techniques. A.A. 2025/26, INGEGNERIA CIVILE E AMBIENTALE. Teaching assistant
- Opere di protezione contro la caduta massi. A.A. 2024/25, INGEGNERIA CIVILE E AMBIENTALE. Teaching assistant
- Opere di protezione contro la caduta massi. A.A. 2023/24, INGEGNERIA CIVILE E AMBIENTALE. Teaching assistant
- Opere di protezione contro la caduta massi. A.A. 2022/23, INGEGNERIA CIVILE E AMBIENTALE. Teaching assistant
- Opere di protezione contro la caduta massi. A.A. 2021/22, INGEGNERIA CIVILE E AMBIENTALE. Teaching assistant
- Opere di protezione contro la caduta massi. A.A. 2020/21, INGEGNERIA CIVILE E AMBIENTALE. Teaching assistant
Master of Science
- Ground improvement engineering. A.A. 2023/24, INGEGNERIA PER L'AMBIENTE E IL TERRITORIO. Collaboratore del corso
- Ground improvement engineering. A.A. 2022/23, INGEGNERIA PER L'AMBIENTE E IL TERRITORIO. Collaboratore del corso
- Consolidamento di rocce e terreni. A.A. 2021/22, INGEGNERIA PER L'AMBIENTE E IL TERRITORIO. Collaboratore del corso
- Challenge@PoliTo by Firms - Dream Your Outdoor. A.A. 2021/22, INGEGNERIA GESTIONALE (ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT). Collaboratore del corso
- Landslides and slope engineering. A.A. 2021/22, INGEGNERIA PER L'AMBIENTE E IL TERRITORIO. Collaboratore del corso
- Landslides and slope engineering. A.A. 2020/21, INGEGNERIA PER L'AMBIENTE E IL TERRITORIO. Collaboratore del corso
- Consolidamento di rocce e terreni. A.A. 2020/21, INGEGNERIA PER L'AMBIENTE E IL TERRITORIO. Collaboratore del corso
Research
Laboratories
Research projects
Projects funded by commercial contracts
- Sviluppo delle buone pratiche, delle metodologie e degli strumenti per la quantificazione del rischio caduta massi e per la gestione dello stesso, (2025-2027) - Componente gruppo di Ricerca
Commercial Research
Supervised PhD students
- Francesco Pimpinella. Programme in Ingegneria Civile E Ambientale (38th cycle, 2022-in progress)
Thesis: Mechanical characterization of flexible rockfall barriers through a global multi-component analytical framework
Earthquake Engineering Geoengineering Structural Design and Safety Earthquake Engineering Geoengineering Structural Design and Safety - Stefano Vigna. Programme in Ingegneria Civile E Ambientale (37th cycle, 2021-2025)
Thesis: Innovative Approaches to the Dynamic Behavior of Rockfall Protection Embankments
Geoengineering Geotechnical Engineering Numerical Modelling and Simulation Soil and Rock Mechanics Geoengineering Geotechnical Engineering Numerical Modelling and Simulation Soil and Rock Mechanics
Publications
Publications by type
Last years publications
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- Marchelli, Maddalena; Peila, Daniele; Chiaia, Bernardino (2025)
Quantitative risk assessment for viable infrastructures subjected to rockfall: analyses of social and economical consequences. In: 9th International Symposium for Geotechnical Safety and Risk (ISGSR), Oslo (Norway), 25-28/08/2025, pp. 1-4
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Pimpinella, Francesco; Marchelli, Maddalena; De Biagi, Valerio (2025)
A generalized multi-component analytical method to study the performance of a rockfall barrier under a generic impact condition. In: COMPUTERS AND GEOTECHNICS, vol. 188, pp. 1-19. ISSN 0266-352X
Contributo su Rivista - Vigna, Stefano; Marchelli, Maddalena; De Biagi, Valerio; Saltarin, Simone; Di Pietra, ... (2025)
Assessing inertial effects on Rockfall Protection Embankments: field & numerical tests. In: Eurock 2025 - Expanding the underground space: future development of the subsurface, Trondheim (Norway), 17-19/06/2025, pp. 1-8
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Marchelli, Maddalena; Guccione, Davide Ettore; Giacomini, Anna; Buzzi, Olivier (2025)
Fragmentation and energy dissipation in rockfall: Effects of block shape and non-collinear impact dynamics. In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ROCK MECHANICS AND MINING SCIENCES, vol. 198, pp. 1-20. ISSN 1365-1609
Contributo su Rivista - De Biagi, Valerio; Marchelli, Maddalena; Pimpinella, Francesco (2025)
Prediction of residual rockfall risk in presence of net fences according to the position of the impact. In: Eurock 2025 - Expanding the underground space: future development of the subsurface, Trondheim (Norway), 17-19/06/2025, pp. 1-8
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Pimpinella, Francesco; Marchelli, Maddalena; De Biagi, Valerio (2025)
Effects of eccentric impacts and corrosion on the structural behaviour of retaining wire ring nets. In: The 7th International Conference on Protective Structures (ICPS7), Abu Dhabi (Arab Emirates), 12-15/05/2025, pp. 1-8
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Marchelli, Maddalena; Giacomini, Anna (2025)
Synthetic slope profiles to assess rockfall hazard on open pit: influence of topography uncertainties. In: The Rocscience International Conference 2025 (RIC2025), Sydney (Aus), 6-8 aprile 2025, pp. 1-9
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Marchelli, Maddalena; Guccione, Davide Ettore; Giacomini, Anna; Buzzi, Olivier (2025)
Fragmentation patterns during rockfall: analysis of the influence of discontinuities and impact conditions through drop tests. In: Eurock 2025 - Expanding the underground space: future development of the subsurface, Trondheim (Nor), 17-19 giugno 2025, pp. 1-8
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - De Biagi, Valerio; Marchelli, Maddalena (2025)
An experimental setup to study the collision force between brittle impacting bodies. In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF IMPACT ENGINEERING, vol. 196, pp. 1-9. ISSN 0734-743X
Contributo su Rivista - Marchelli, Maddalena; Guccione, Davide Ettore; Giacomini, Anna; Buzzi, Olivier (2025)
Fragmentation Patterns and Trajectories During Rockfall: Analysis of the Influence of Discontinuities and Impact Conditions Through Drop Tests. In: ROCK MECHANICS AND ROCK ENGINEERING, pp. 1-33. ISSN 0723-2632
Contributo su Rivista - Pimpinella, Francesco; Marchelli, Maddalena; De Biagi, Valerio (2025)
A weight-based efficiency measure for energy dissipating devices for flexible rockfall barriers. In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PROTECTIVE STRUCTURES, vol. 16, pp. 956-980. ISSN 2041-4196
Contributo su Rivista - De Biagi, Valerio; Marchelli, Maddalena (2025)
A new tool to quantify the failure probability of rockfall net fences. In: The Rocscience International Conference 2025 (RIC2025), Sydney, 6-8/04/2025, pp. 1-8
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - De Biagi, Valerio; Marchelli, Maddalena; Pimpinella, Francesco (2025)
Failure probability of rockfall net fences subjected to ageing: a reliability- based approach for risk reduction. In: 9th International Symposium for Geotechnical Safety and Risk (ISGSR), Oslo (Norway), 25-28/08/2025, pp. 1-4
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Kiakojouri, Foad; De Biagi, Valerio; Marchelli, Maddalena; Chiaia, Bernardino (2024)
A conceptual note on the definition of initial failure in progressive collapse scenarios. In: STRUCTURES, vol. 60, pp. 1-9. ISSN 2352-0124
Contributo su Rivista - Vigna, Stefano; Marchelli, Maddalena; Colombero, Chiara; De Biagi, Valerio; Nadalini, ... (2024)
Rockfall protection embankments: insights into impact effects. In: Eurock 2024 - ISRM European Rock Mechanics Symposium, Alicante, 15-19/07/2024, pp. 1465-1470
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Marchelli, Maddalena; De Biagi, Valerio; Peila, Daniele (2024)
A probabilistic method to assess rockfall risk on mountaineering trail: the Couloir du Goûter study case. In: International Landslides Symposium 2024, Chambery (Fr), 8-12/07/2024, pp. 1-4
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Marchelli, Maddalena; Pol, Antonio (2024)
Effect of the anchoring pattern on the mechanical behavior of anchored mesh systems. In: Eurock 2024, Alicante, 15-19/07/2024, pp. 1-6
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Marchelli, Maddalena; De Biagi, Valerio; Chiaia, Bernardino (2024)
A fully probabilistic framework to compute the residual rockfall risk in presence of mitigation measures. In: LANDSLIDES. ISSN 1612-510X
Contributo su Rivista - Pérez-Rey, Ignacio; Alejano, Leandro Rafael; Estévez-Ventosa, X.; Gonzàles-Fernàndez, ... (2024)
Comparison of voussoir-beam stability assessments in underground rooms based on analytical and numerical methods. In: Eurock 2024, Alicante, 15-19/07/2024, pp. 1-6
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Pimpinella, Francesco; Marchelli, Maddalena; Lanter, Andreas; De Biagi, Valerio (2024)
Numerical back-analysis of impacted rockfall barriers steel posts: discussion on the effectiveness of the system. In: International Landslides Symposium 2024, Chambery (Fr), 8-12/07/2024, pp. 1-4
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Salvatore, Walter; Morelli, Francesco; Palma, Vittorio; Peila, Daniele; Carigi, Andrea; ... (2024)
A new methodology for the multi-risk assessment of existing road tunnels. In: II Fabre Conference - Existing bridges, viaducts and tunnels: research, innovation and applications (FABRE24), pp. 1112-1119. ISSN 2452-3216
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Vigna, Stefano; Marchelli, Maddalena; De Biagi, Valerio; Nadalini, Matteo; Grimod, ... (2024)
The impact of clips between the reinforced layers on the performance of rockfall protection embankment. In: International Landslides Symposium 2024, Chambery (Fr), 8-12/07/2024, pp. 1-4
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
Intellectual and industrial property
Patents and other intellectual properties
- RockFRAG. national Software
Inventors: Maddalena Marchelli - RockBarrier Control. national Software
Inventors: Maddalena Marchelli Daniele Peila - Rockstop. national Software
Inventors: Valerio De Biagi Maddalena Marchelli - Dispositivo Di Misura Della Forza Di Impatto Tra Corpi Che Possono Frammentarsi. national and international Patent
Inventors: Valerio De Biagi Maddalena Marchelli