Ph.D. candidate in Ingegneria Civile E Ambientale , 39th cycle (2023-2026)
Department of Structural, Geotechnical and Building Engineering (DISEG)
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PhD
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Time-dependent behaviour of geomaterials
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Biography
During my path as a Master’s student and while writing my thesis on "Numerical Modelling of the Interaction between a Highway Tunnel and a Large Landslide", I had the opportunity to develop an interest in the tunnelling world and in studying and resolving problems concerning the design of tunnel excavations in difficult conditions (squeezing). Furthermore, the experience gained during a research scholarship on the "Maintenance of Highway Tunnels" at the Polytechnic of Turin, as well as my work experience at the engineering company Geosolving Srl, allowed me to improve my knowledge in advanced numerical modelling of geotechnical problems, structural monitoring of tunnels, monitoring of unstable slopes and the study of soil-structure interaction. Since November 2023, I have been a PhD student in Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Polytechnic of Turin, where I am dealing with the study of the viscoplastic behavior of geomaterials (creep) with the aim of developing a tool useful for underground works design in presence of creep phenomenon, as well as studying the evolution of soil-structure interaction due to the presence of soils and/or rock masses with time-dependent behavior.
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Master of Science
- Laboratorio sperimentale prove e misure per l'ingegneria civile. A.A. 2025/26, INGEGNERIA CIVILE. Collaboratore del corso
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- Insana, Alessandra; Campana, Francesco; Barla, Marco (2027)
A 3D Implementation of an Elastoviscoplastic Model and Application to Creep-Driven Slow-Moving Landslides. In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GEOMECHANICS, vol. 27. ISSN 1532-3641
Contributo su Rivista - Campana, Francesco; Barla, Marco; Aiassa, Santina; Antolini, Francesco; Alfieri, Luisa; ... (2026)
3D modelling of a complex soil-structure interaction between a new motorway artificial tunnel and an existing underground hydraulic channel. In: III Fabre Conference: Existing Bridges, Viaducts, and Tunnels: Research, Innovation, and Applications, Roma (Ita), 16-19 febbraio 2026, pp. 409-416. ISSN 2452-3216
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Campana, Francesco; Lopez Ochoa, Juliana; Insana, Alessandra; Barla, Marco (2026)
Time-Dependent Prediction and Performance Evaluation of Landslides-Infrastructure Interaction. In: 9th Italian National Conference of the Researchers of Geotechnical Engineering CNRIG 2026, L'Aquila (Ita), 1-3 Luglio 2026, pp. 130-137. ISSN 1866-8755. ISBN: 9783032306685
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Barla, Marco; Campana, Francesco; Insana, Alessandra; Magliocchetti, Andrea; Zambon, ... (2026)
Advanced numerical modelling of deep-seated landslide effects on the Sparvo Tunnel using a time-dependent elastoviscoplastic soil model. In: Connecting Communities Through Underground Infrastructure / S.N., London, Taylor & Francis, pp. 5264-5271. ISBN: 9781042001064
Contributo in Volume - Campana, Francesco; Barla, Marco; Insana, Alessandra (2026)
Triaxial creep testing on argillaceous weak rock for DSGSD movement prediction. In: EUROCK 2026, Skopje (Macedonia), 15-19 September 2026, pp. 409-414. ISBN: 978-9989-2053-6-1
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)