César Sagaseta Millán

Cesar-Sagaseta-Millan

PhD in Civil Engineering

University Professor

Department of Soil Engineering and Material Science, University of Cantabria, School of Civil Engineering (E.T.C. Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos)

Av. de los Castros 44, 39005 Santader, Cantabria, Spain

TEL: +34 942 20 18 13 / E-mail: sagasetac@unican.es

University Professor by the Polytechnic University of Cataluña in 1980 and by the University of Cantabria in 1981. Civil Engineer by the Polytechnic University of Madrid in 1969. PhD in Civil Engineering by the Polytechnic University of Madrid in 1973. Lecturer in the University of Cantabria from 1973 to 1980. President of the Spanish Society of Soil Mechanics (SEMSIG) from 2006 to 2014.

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Publications

Principal papers on international scientific journals:

  • Ballester, F., Sagaseta, C. 1979. Anisotropic elastoplastic undrained analysis of soft clays. Geotechnique 29, 323-340.
  • Sagaseta, C. 1986. On the modes of instability of a rigid block on an inclined plane. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering 19, 261-266.
  • Sagaseta, C. 1987. Analysis of undrained soil deformation due to ground loss. Geotechnique 37, 301-320.
  • Sagaseta, C., Whittle, A.J., Santagata, M. 1997. Deformation analysis of shallow penetration in clay. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics 21, 687-719.
  • Sagaseta, C., Whittle, A.J. 2001. Prediction of ground movements due to pile driving in clay. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering 127, 55-66.
  • Sagaseta, C., Sánchez, J.M., Cañizal, J. 2001. A general analytical solution for the required anchor force in rock slopes with toppling failure. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences 38.
  • González, C., Sagaseta, C. 2001. Patterns of soil deformations around tunnels. Application to the extension of Madrid Metro. Computers and Geotechnics 28, 445-468.
  • Castro, J., Sagaseta, C. 2009. Consolidation around stone columns. Influence of column deformation. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics 33 (7), 851-877.
  • Da Costa, A., Sagaseta, C. 2010. Analysis of shallow instabilities in soil slopes reinforced with nailed steel wire meshes. Engineering Geology 113, 53-61.
  • Castro, J., Sagaseta, C., 2011. Deformation and consolidation around encased stone columns. Geotextiles and Geomembranes 29, 268-276.
  • Castro, J., Sagaseta, C. 2011. Consolidation and deformation around stone columns: Numerical evaluation of analytical solutions. Computers and Geotechnics 38(3): 354-362.
  • Bacas, B.M., Konietzky, H., Berini, J.C., Sagaseta, C. 2011. A new constitutive model for textured geomembrane/geotextile interfaces. Geotextiles and Geomembranes 29, 137-148.
  • Castro, J., Cimentada, A., da Costa, A., Cañizal, J., Sagaseta, C. 2013. Consolidation and deformation around stone columns: Comparison of theoretical and laboratory results. Computers and Geotechnics 49, 326-337.
  • Castro, J., Sagaseta, C. 2013. Influence of elastic strains during plastic deformation of encased stone columns. Geotextiles and Geomembranes 37, 45-53.

Projects

1. Mechanical properties of municipal solid waste (MSW) for the design and exploitation of landfills (PROMERSU) (BIA2012-34956)

[expand title=”Details”]Entity: University of Cantabria
Principal researcher: César Sagaseta Millán
Number of researchers: 4
Funder: Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness
Start date: 01/02/2013 Duration: 3 years
Value: 105.300 €

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2. Anchorage systems for offshore maritime platforms for renewable energies (SAEMar)

[expand title=”Details”]Entity: University of Cantabria
Principal researcher: Ernesto Mauricio González Rodríguez
Number of researchers: 15
Funder: Spanish Ministry of Science and Technology
Start date: 01/04/2011 Duration: 3 years
Value: 180.000 €

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3. An integrated calculation procedure for stone columns, considering the influence of the method of installation (CALCOGRAVA) (BIA2009-13602)

[expand title=”Details”]Entity: University of Cantabria
Principal researcher: César Sagaseta Millán
Number of researchers: 5
Funder: Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness. Cantabria regional society for R&D
Start date: 01/01/2010 Duration: 3 years
Value: 148.750 €

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4. GEO-INSTALL: Modelling Instalation Effects in Geotechnical Engineering

[expand title=”Details”]Entity: University of Strathclyde
Principal researcher: Minna Karstunen
Number of researchers: 40
Funder: European Commission
Start date: 01/01/2009 Duration: 4 years
Value: 1.280.000 €

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5. Advanced Modelling of Ground Improvement on Soft Soils (AMGISS)

[expand title=”Details”]Entity: University of Strathclyde
Principal researcher: Minna Karstunen
Number of researchers: 50
Funder: European Commission
Start date: 01/02/2005 Duration: 4 años
Value: 1.380.000 €

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6. Treatment of soft soils by gravel columns for the foundation of road embankments. Analysis of the process and design criteria.

[expand title=”Details”]Entity: University of Cantabria
Principal researcher: César Sagaseta Millán
Number of researchers: 5
Funder: Ministry of Development
Start date: 15/12/2003 Duration: 3 years – 10 months
Value: 64.000 €

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Contracts

1. Geotechnical consultancy for the extension of the hydraulic power plant of Moralets

[expand title=”Details”]Principal researcher: César Sagaseta Millán
Number of researchers: 5
Funder: ENDESA Generación, S.A.
Start date: 12/12/2012 Duration: 4 years

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2. Geotechnical consultancy for the expansion works of the airstrip of the A Coruña airport

[expand title=”Details”]Principal researcher: César Sagaseta Millán
Number of researchers: 4

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3. Geotechnical caracterization of waste in controlled deposits with field tests

[expand title=”Details”]Principal researcher: Jorge Cañizal Berini
Number of researchers: 7
Funder: CESPA Gestión de Residuos, S.A.
Start date: 01/12/2010 Duration: 3 years
Value: 116.615,55 €

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4. Consultancy and assistance for the technical audit of the platform works of the high speed lines Lleida-Barcelona, Córdoba-Málaga and Madrid-Valladolid

[expand title=”Details”]Principal researcher: César Sagaseta Millán
Number of researchers: 6
Funder: APIA XXI, S.A.
Start date: 22/12/2008 Duration: 1 year – 2 months
Value: 198.389,7 €

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5. Strains around tunnels in soil. Application for the Madrid Underground

[expand title=”Details”]Principal researcher: César Sagaseta Millán
Funder: Comunidad de Madrid. Consejería de Obras Públicas, Urbanismo y Transportes – PROINTEC
Duration: from 1996 to 2001

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6. Vibration control during the construction of the museum and replica of the Altamira Cave.

[expand title=”Details”]Principal researcher: J.M. Sánchez Alciturri
Funder: Cantabria Gonvernment
Duration: from 1997 to 2002

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Other merits

  • Research stays in the University of Oxford (in 1984, 6 months and in 1986, 1 month), MIT, Boston, USA (1 year, 1993-94) and TU Graz, Austria (1 month, 1999-2000).
  • Reviewer for the principal Geotechnical Engineering journals (Geotechnique, Int. J. Num. Anal. Meth. Geomechanics, Canadian Geotechnical Journal, Computers and Geotechnics…)
  • President of the Spanish Society of Soil Mechanics (SEMSIG) from 2006 to 2014.
  • Honor Medal. “Colegio de Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos”. Madrid. 1989
  • Telford Premium. Institution of Civil Engineers. London. 1988
  • Chairman of the Eurpean Committee: Technical Committee on Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering (1986-1994, 2002-actualidad).
  • Manager of the Leonardo Torres Quevedo Foundation of the University of Cantabria from 1988 to 1998.

General indicators of quality of the scientific production

Positive evaluations of six-year research periods (Nº Sexenios): 6

Date of last six-year research period evaluation: 2010

Supervision of PhD theses in the last 10 years: 10

Total citations: 376 (Web of Science), 499 (Scopus)

Citations per year in the last 5 years: 36.6 (Web of Science), 59.2 (Scopus)

H-index: 8 (Web od Science), 9 (Scopus)

Publications in JCR journals: 27

Sagaseta (1987) is one of the most cited papers in the journal Geotechnique.

CV Summary

  • Civil Engineer from Polytechnic University of Madrid in 1969.
  • PhD in Civil Engineering (Ing. Caminos, C. y P.) from Polytechnic University of Madrid in 1973.
  • Lecturer inGeotechnics in the University of Cantabria from 1973 to 1980.
  • University Professor by the Polytechnic University of Cataluña in 1980 and later (1981) by the University of Cantabria.
  • Head of Department in the University of Cantabria (1977-78 and 1999-2003).
  • Manager of the Leonardo Torres Quevedo Foundation of the University of Cantabria from 1988 to 1998.
  • Research stay in international and prestigious universities: University of Oxford (in 1984, 6 months and in 1986, 1 month), MIT, Boston, USA (1 year, 1993-94) y TU Graz, Austria (1 month, 1999-2000).
  • Telford Premium for the paper: “Analysis of undrained soil deformation due to ground loss” published in the journal Geotechnique of the “Institution of Civil Engineers”, London in 1988.
  • Honor Medal of the “Colegio de Ingenieros de Caminos, Canales y Puertos”. Madrid. 1989.
  • Chairman of the european comitee: “Technical Committee on Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering” during the periods of 1986-1994 and 2002-2014. This comitee organizes the european conference NUMGE every 4 years (2014 Delft, Holand; 2010 Trondheim, Norway; 2006 Graz, Austria…).
  • President of the Spanish Society of Soil Mechanics (SEMSIG) from 2006 to 2014.
  • Participation in european projects (Acción COST, AMGISS y Geo-Install) and national projects of the “Plan Nacional” and contracted research.
  • Lecturer in the Geotechnics Master’s Degree of the CEDEX and in the Tunnels Master’s Degree of AETOSS.
  • Reviewer for more than ten indexed journals in the area of Geotechncial Engineering.
  • Participation in an teaching innovation project: Open Course Ware. 2009-10.