Research Output per year
Research Output 2000 2019
2019
A conceptual constitutive model unifying slurried (saturated), compacted (unsaturated) and dry states
Pedrotti, M. & Tarantino, A., 1 Mar 2019, In : Geotechnique. 69, 3, p. 217-233 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Constitutive models
Clay
clay
microstructure
Soils
Exploring the micromechanics of non-active clays via virtual DEM experiments
Pagano, A. G., Magnanimo, V., Weinhart, T. & Tarantino, A., 6 Mar 2019, In : Geotechnique.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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micromechanics
discrete element method
Micromechanics
Finite difference method
Clay
Mechanics of unsaturated soils: simple approaches for routine engineering practice
Tarantino, A. & Di Donna, A., 18 Jul 2019, (Accepted/In press)Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
soil mechanics
mechanics
engineering
soil profile
soil
Preliminary analysis on the impacts of the rhizosphere on occurrence of rainfall-induced shallow landslides
Balzano, B., Tarantino, A. & Ridley, A., 31 Oct 2019, In : Landslides. 16, 10, p. 1885-1901 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Landslides
Rain
rhizosphere
landslide
rainfall
Use of alkali activated high-calcium fly ash binder for kaolin clay soil stabilisation: physicochemical evolution
Coudert, E., Paris, M., Deneele, D., Russo, G. & Tarantino, A., 20 Mar 2019, In : Construction and Building Materials. 201, p. 539–552 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Coal Ash
Kaolin
Alkalies
Fly ash
Binders
2018
A microscale-based model for small-strain stiffness in unsaturated granular geomaterials
Pagano, A. G., Tarantino, A. & Magnanimo, V., 1 Aug 2018, (Accepted/In press) In : Géotechnique.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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stiffness
Stiffness
suction
saturation
wetting-drying cycle
An experimental investigation into the micromechanics of non-active clays
Pedrotti, M. & Tarantino, A., 1 Aug 2018, In : Géotechnique. 68, 8, p. 666-683 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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micromechanics
Micromechanics
Clay
clay
Deionized water
A tensile strength apparatus with the facility to monitor negative pore-water pressure
Murray, I., Tarantino, A. & Francescon, F., 22 Jun 2018, (Accepted/In press) In : Geotechnical Testing Journal. 38 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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tensile strength
porewater
Tensile strength
testing method
compression
Building physically-based models for assessing rainfall-induced shallow landslide hazard at the catchment scale: the case study of the Sorrento Peninsula (Italy)
Balzano, B., Tarantino, A., Nicotera, M. V., Forte, G., de Falco, M. & Santo, A., 22 Nov 2018, In : Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 42 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Landslides
Catchments
Rain
landslide
Hazards
Effective stresses for unsaturated states stemming from clay microstructure
Pedrotti, M. & Tarantino, A., 30 Sep 2018, In : Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment. 15, p. 74-84 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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effective stress
microstructure
Clay
clay
Microstructure
Lessons learned from dike failures in recent decades
Zwanenburg, C., López-Acosta, N. P., Tourment, R., Tarantino, A., Pozzato, A. & Pinto, A., 3 Jul 2018, In : International Journal of Geoengineering Case Histories. 4, 3, p. 203-229 27 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Levees
Erosion
Rivers
Groundwater flow
Shear strength
Mechanisms of failure in saturated and unsaturated clayey geomaterials subjected to (total) tensile stress
Murray, I. W. & Tarantino, A., 16 Aug 2018, (Accepted/In press) In : Géotechnique.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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tensile stress
Tensile stress
critical state
suction
compression
On the development of an Ultra-High Capacity Tensiometer capable of measuring water tensions to 7 MPa
Mendes, J., Gallipoli, D., Tarantino, A. & Toll, D., 27 Jun 2018, In : Géotechnique. 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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tensiometer
Water
Cavitation
water
cavitation
Preliminary non-intrusive geophysical electrical resistivity tomography surveys of a mock-up scale monitoring of EBS at URL Tournemire
Lopes, B. D. C. F. L., Sachet, C., Sentenac, P., Beneš, V., Dick, P., Bertrand, J. & Tarantino, A., 28 Jul 2018, (Accepted/In press) In : Geological Society Special Publications. 37 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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tomography
Tomography
Websites
electrical resistivity
Monitoring
2017
Evaluation of the performance of TDR and capacitance techniques for soil moisture measurement
Lekshmi, S. S. U., Singh, D. N., Tarantino, A. & Baghini, M. S., 24 Jul 2017, (Accepted/In press) In : Geotechnical Testing Journal.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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time domain reflectometry
Soil moisture
Capacitance
soil moisture
Soils
Laboratory testing of a MEMS sensor system for in-situ monitoring of the engineered barrier in a geological disposal facility
Yang, W., Lunn, R. J., Tarantino, A. & El Mountassir, G., 20 May 2017, In : Geosciences. 7, 38, 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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relative humidity
sensor
monitoring
bentonite
swelling
Water retention characteristics of swelling clays in different compaction states
Iyer, K. K. R., Joseph, J., Lopes, B. C. F. L., Singh, D. N. & Tarantino, A., 6 Nov 2017, In : Geomechanics and Geoengineering. 56 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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water retention
swelling
Swelling
compaction
Clay
2016
Advances in the monitoring of geo-structure subjected to climate loading
Tarantino, A., Gallipoli, D., Jommi, C., Mendes, J., Capotosto, A., Amabile, A., Pedrotti, M., Pozzato, A., Beneš, V., Bottaro, F., Denzer, H. & Boeck, F., 12 Sep 2016, In : E3S Web of Conferences. 9, 11 p., 04001.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Monitoring
climate
monitoring
European Commission
suction
Analysis of a rainfall-triggered landslide at rest and be thankful in Scotland
Balzano, B., Tarantino, A. & Ridley, A., 12 Sep 2016, In : E3S Web of Conferences. 9, p. 1-6 6 p., 15009.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Landslides
Rain
landslide
rainfall
Debris
An experimental investigation of the independent effect of suction and degree of saturation on very small-strain stiffness of unsaturated sand
Pagano, A., Tarantino, A., Bagheri, M., Rezania, M. & Sentenac, P., 12 Sep 2016, In : E3S Web of Conferences. 9, 4 p., 14015.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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suction
stiffness
Sand
compression
Stiffness
Application of microbially induced calcite precipitation in erosion mitigation and stabilization of sandy soil foreshore slopes: a preliminary investigation
Salifu, E., MacLachlan, E., Iyer, K. R., Knapp, C. W. & Tarantino, A., 9 Feb 2016, In : Engineering Geology. 201, p. 96-105 36 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Calcite
sandy soil
Erosion
stabilization
mitigation
Building the UPPA high capacity tensiometer
Mendes, J., Gallipoli, D., Boeck, F., Von Unold, G. & Tarantino, A., 12 Sep 2016, In : E3S Web of Conferences. 9, 6 p., 10001.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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tensiometer
Pressure transducers
ceramics
Soil mechanics
transducer
Creep response in shear of clayey geo-materials under saturated and unsaturated conditions
Nazer, N. S. M. & Tarantino, A., 12 Sep 2016, In : E3S Web of Conferences. 9, 5 p., 14023.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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creep
Creep
Clay
clay
Landslides
Reliability analysis of flood embankments taking into account a stochastic distribution of hydraulic loading
Amabile, A., Cordão-Neto, M. P., Polo, F. D. & Tarantino, A., 12 Sep 2016, In : E3S Web of Conferences. 9, 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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reliability analysis
Embankments
Reliability analysis
embankment
Hydraulics
2015
A mechanism for bentonite buffer erosion in a fracture with a naturally varying aperture
Reid, C., Lunn, R., El Mountassir, G. & Tarantino, A., 1 Nov 2015, In : Mineralogical Magazine. 79, 6, p. 1485-1494 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Bentonite
accessory mineral
bentonite
Minerals
Erosion
Benchmarking selection of parameter values for the Barcelona basic model
D'Onza, F., Wheeler, S. J., Gallipoli, D., Barrera Bucio, M., Hofmann, M., Lloret-Cabot, M., Lloret Morancho, A., Mancuso, C., Pereira, J. M., Romero Morales, E., Sánchez, M., Sołowski, W., Tarantino, A., Toll, D. G. & Vassallo, R., 28 Sep 2015, In : Engineering Geology. 196, p. 99-118 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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benchmarking
Benchmarking
Soils
Hardening
hardening
Effects of high temperatures on soil properties: lessons to share from smouldering remediation experience
Switzer, C., Zihms, S. & Tarantino, A., 2015, In : Flamma. 6, 1, p. 5-7 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Remediation
Soils
Mineralogy
Temperature
Impurities
MEMS sensor-based monitoring system for engineered geological disposal facilities
Yang, W., Lunn, R. & Tarantino, A., 1 Nov 2015, In : Mineralogical Magazine. 79, 6, p. 1475-1483 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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monitoring system
sensor
Atmospheric humidity
Monitoring
Bentonite
Wireless monitoring of scour and re-deposited sediment evolution at bridge foundations based on soil electromagnetic properties
Michalis, P., Tarantino, A., Tachtatzis, C. & Judd, M. D., 9 Nov 2015, In : Smart Materials and Structures. 24, 12, 15 p., 125029.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Scour
electromagnetic properties
soils
Sediments
sediments
2013
An approach for predicting the stability of vertical cuts in cohesionless soils above the water table
Stanier, S. A. & Tarantino, A., 24 May 2013, In : Engineering Geology. 158, p. 98-108 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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cohesionless soil
shear strength
water table
Soils
suction
Making unsaturated soil mechanics accessible for engineers: preliminary hydraulic-mechanical characterisation and stability assessment
Tarantino, A. & El Mountassir, G., 2013, In : Engineering Geology. 165, p. 89-104 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Soil mechanics
soil mechanics
Hydraulics
hydraulics
Engineers
2012
An approach for the geophysical assessment of fissuring of estuary and river flood embankments: validation against two case studies in England and Scotland
Sentenac, P., Jones, G., Zielinski, M. & Tarantino, A., Oct 2012, In : Environmental Earth Sciences. 69, 6, p. 1939-1949 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
tomography
Embankments
Estuaries
electrical resistance
embankment
2011
Benchmark of experimental techniques for measuring and controlling suction
Tarantino, A., Gallipoli, D., Augarde, C. E., De Gennaro, V., Gomez, R., Laloui, L., Mancuso, C., El Mountassir, G., Munoz, J., Pereira, J-M., Peron, H., Pisoni, G., Romero, E., Raveendiraraj, A., Rojas, J. C., Toll, D. G., Tombolato, S. & Wheeler, S., 1 Apr 2011, In : Geotechnique. 61, 4, p. 303 –312 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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suction
Drying
Clay
tensiometer
Kaolinite
Soil suction monitoring for landslides and slopes
Toll, D. G., Lourenco, S. D. N., Mendes, J., Gallipoli, D., Evans, F. D., Augarde, C. E., Cui, Y. J., Tang, A. M., Rojas, J. C., Pagano, L., Mancuso, C., Zingariello, C. & Tarantino, A., Feb 2011, In : Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology . 44, p. 1-13 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
tensiometer
Landslides
suction
landslide
porewater
2009
A water retention model for deformable soils
Tarantino, A., 1 Nov 2009, In : Geotechnique. 59, 9, p. 751-762 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
water retention
void ratio
Soils
kaolin
wetting
Discussion: Compaction behaviour of clay. A. Tarantino and E. De Col (2008). Géotechnique 58, No, 3, 199–213
Tarantino, A. & De Col, E., 1 Feb 2009, In : Geotechnique. 59, 1, p. 75-77 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
compaction
Clay
Compaction
Soils
clay
2008
Compaction behaviour of clay
Tarantino, A. & De Col, E., 1 Apr 2008, In : Geotechnique. 58, 3, p. 199-213 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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suction
Water content
compaction
Clay
Compaction
Field measurement of suction, water content, and water permeability
Tarantino, A., Ridley, A. M. & Toll, D. G., Dec 2008, In : Geotechnical and Geological Engineering. 26, 6, p. 751-782 32 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
suction
Water content
permeability
tensiometer
water content
Measurement of matric suction using tensiometric and axis translation techniques
Marinho, F. A. M., Take, W. A. & Tarantino, A., Dec 2008, In : Geotechnical and Geological Engineering. 26, 6, p. 615-631 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
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suction
tensiometer
research equipment
ceramics
tensiometers
Preface: special issue on laboratory and field testing of unsaturated soils
Tarantino, A., Romero, E. & Cui, Y. J., Dec 2008, In : Geotechnical and Geological Engineering. 26, 6, p. 613-614 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Environmental testing
soil mechanics
Soils
Soil mechanics
Testing
2007
A possible critical state framework for unsaturated compacted soils
Tarantino, A., 1 May 2007, In : Geotechnique. 57, 4, p. 385-389 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
critical state
water retention
plastic
Plastics
Soils
2005
An experimental investigation of work dissipation in crushable materials
Tarantino, A. & Hyde, A. FL., 1 Oct 2005, In : Geotechnique. 55, 8, p. 575 –584 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Crushing
crushing
dissipation
Sand
sand
Coupling of hydraulic and mechanical behaviour in unsaturated compacted clay
Tarantino, A. & Tombolato, S., 1 May 2005, In : Geotechnique. 55, 4, p. 307 –317 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
suction
Water content
Clay
void ratio
water content
Development of an apparatus to investigate the stress variables governing unsaturated soil behaviour
Tarantino, A. & Mongiovì, L., 2005, In : Geotechnical Testing Journal. 28, 2, p. 151-160 10.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Soils
suction
soil
Diaphragms
Water content
2004
A shearbox for testing unsaturated soils from medium to high degrees of saturation
Caruso, M. & Tarantino, A., 1 May 2004, In : Geotechnique. 54, 4, p. 281 –284 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Shear strength
shear strength
saturation
Soils
Testing
Discussion on 'Tensiometer saturation and the reliable measurement of soil suction' by W.A. Take and M. D. Bolton
Tarantino, A., 1 Apr 2004, In : Geotechnique. 54, 3, p. 229 –232 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
tensiometer
suction
saturation
Soils
soil
2003
Calibration of tensiometer for direct measurement of matric suction
Tarantino, A. & Mongiovì, L., 1 Feb 2003, In : Geotechnique. 53, 1, p. 137 –141 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
tensiometer
suction
Calibration
calibration
Soils
2001
Experimental procedures and cavitation mechanisms in tensiometer measurements
Tarantino, A. & Mongiovì, L., 2001, In : Geotechnical and Geological Engineering. 19, 3, p. 189-210 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
tensiometer
tensiometers
cavitation
Cavitation
ceramics
2000
An experimental investigation on the independent isotropic stress variables for unsaturated soils
Tarantino, A., Mongiovì, L. & Bosco, G., 1 Jun 2000, In : Geotechnique. 50, 3, p. 275 –282 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
porewater
Soils
pore pressure
atmospheric pressure
soil