Jorge Cañizal Berini – Geotechnics

PhD in Civil Engineering

Senior Lecturer in Ground Engineering

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: canizalj@unican.es

Senior Lecturer in Geotechnical Engineering in the University of Cantabria since 1987 in graduate and postgraduate programs. Civil Engineer by the University of Cantabria in 1981 and PhD in Civil Engineering by the University of Cantabria in 1987. Has participated in six Spanish Competitive Research Projects (“Plan Nacional”) and in more than thirty research projects funded by private companies. Has one patent for a «Device to fasten geosinthetics in direct cut tests and associated fastening methods».

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Publications
- Papers in jounals
- International conferences
Patents
Research projects and grants
Contracts (last 15 years)
Intitutional responsibilities and memberships to scientific societies

Publications

Papers in jounals

B. M. Bacas, J. Cañizal and H. Konietzky. 2015. “Frictional behaviour of three critical geosynthetic interfaces“. Geosynthetics International, Vol. 22, No. 5. Pp. 355-365. DOI: 10.1680/gein.15.00017
Bacas BM, Cañizal J, Konietzky H, 2015. “Shear strength behavior of geotextile/geomembrane interfaces“. Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. Doi:10.1016/j.jrmge.2015.08.001.
Montenegro, J,M., Celemín-Matachana, M., Cañizal, J. y Setién, J.. 2013. “Ladle Furnace Slag in the Construction of Embankments: Expansive Behavior.“. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering (ASCE).Vol. 25-8. Pp. 972-979. DOI 110.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0000642.
Castro, J., Cimentada, A., da Costa, A., Cañizal, J. y Sagaseta, C. 2013. “Consolidation and deformation around stone columns: Comparison of theoretical and laboratory results“. Computers and Geotechnics 49,326-337. DOI 10.1016/j.compgeo.2012.09.004.
Bacas, B.M., Blanco-Fernández, E. y Cañizal, J. 2013. “Comparison of the adhesion and shear tensile strength of needle-punched GCLs“. Geotextiles and Geomembranes. Vol. 41, Pp. 17-25. DOI: 10.1016/j.geotexmem.2013.08.007.
Cimentada, A., Da Costa, A., Cañizal, J. y Sagaseta, C. 2011. “Laboratory study on radial consolidation and deformation in clay reinforced with stone columns“. Canadian Geot. J. 48:1,36-52. DOI: 10.1139/T10-043.
Bacas, B.M., Konietzky, H., Cañizal, C. y Sagaseta, C. 2011. “A new constitutive model for textured geomembrane/geotextile interfaces“. Geotextiles and Geomembranes 29:2,137-148. DOI: 10.1016/ j.geotexmem.2010.10.014.

International Conferences

Miranda, M., Da Costa, A., Castro, J., Sagaseta, C., Cañizal, J. 2017. Influence of geotextile encasement in triaxial tests on gravel. Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 17-22 September, 2017, Seoul, Korea. TC211-34, pp. 2595-2598.
Cañizal, J., Castro, J., Da Costa, A., Sagaseta, C., Sola, P. 2015. High rockfill embankment for the extension of an airport main runway. 15th Pan-American Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 15–18 November 2015, Buenos Aires, Argentina. From Fundamentals to Applications in Geotechnics IOS Press. pp. 188-195. doi: 10.3233/978-1-61499-603-3-188.
Lapeña P, Cañizal J, Castro J, da Costa A, Sagaseta C, Martínez-Parra A. 2015. Mechanical characterization of MSW using field tests. 16th European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ECSMGE). 13-17 September 2015, Edimburg, U.K. In Geotechnical Engineering for Infrastructure and Development. ICE Publishing. pp. 2729-2734. doi:10.1680/ecsmge.60678.422.
Da Costa A, Sagaseta C, Cañizal J, Castro J. 2015. Geotechnical aspects of an airport extension, on soils of very low strength. 16th European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ECSMGE). 13-17 Seeptember 2015, Edimburg, U.K. In Geotechnical Engineering for Infrastructure and Development. ICE Publishing. pp. 681-686. doi:10.1680/ecsmge.60678.086.
Cañizal, F., Cañizal, J., Castro, J., Sagaseta, C., Da Costa, A. 2014. Ultimate pullout resistance of plate anchors buried in sandy seabed. Proceedings of the 8th European Conference on Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering, Vol. 2, 1237-1241. Delft, Holanda.
Castro, J., Sagaseta, C., Cañizal, J., Da Costa, A., Miranda, M. 2013. Foundations of embankments using encased stone columns. Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Vol. 3, pp 2445-2448. Paris, France.
Cañizal, J., Lapeña, P., Castro, J., Costa da A., Sagaseta, C. 2013. Determination of shear strength of MSW. Field tests vs. laboratory results. Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Vol. 4, pp 3005-3008. Paris, France.
Da Costa, A., Sagaseta, C., Cañizal, J., Castro, J. 2011. Shallow instabilities in weathered slopes. Limit equilibrium analysis. Proceedings of the 15th European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Vol. 4, pp. 1249-1254. Atenas, Grecia. 12-15 September 2011.
Sagaseta, C., Cañizal, J., Da Costa, A., Castro, J. 2011. Correction of a slope failure in clay shales with a particular pattern of discontinuities. 15th European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Vol. 4, pp. 1389-1393. Atenas, Greece. 12-15 September 2011.
M. Bacas, B., Cañizal, J, y Konietzky, H. 2010. «Shear strength behaviour of geosynthetics«. Proceedings of the 6th ICEG Congress Environmental Geotechnics. 2, pp. 988-995. Nueva Delhi, India. Ed. Mc Graw-Hill Inc.
Cañizal, J., Sagaseta, C. y Da Costa, A. 2009. «Bearing capacity of a mine waste dump mores than 100 m thick «. Proceedings of the XVIIth International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. 3, pp.1965-1968. Alexandria, Egypt. Ed. IOS Press BV.

Patents

Patente otorgada con examinación: “Dispositivo para la sujeción de geosintéticos en ensayos de corte directo, y métodos de sujeción de geosintéticos asociados al mismo“. ES-2302662_B2. Filling date: 21.02.2008. Grant publication date: 16.02.2009. Inventors: J. Cañizal, A.B. Martínez Bacas & J. de La Fuente.

Research projects and grants

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 marine platforms for renewable energy. (ENE2010-20680-C03-02)

[expand title=”Details”]Entity: University of Cantabria
Principal researcher: Mauricio González Rodríguez
Number of researchers: 10
Funder: Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness.
Start date: 01/01/2011 Duration: 3 years
Value: 217.800 €

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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. Improvement of marginal and improper soils by white electric steel sluts for use in the construction of embankments.

[expand title=”Details”]Entity: University of León
Principal researcher: Miguel Celemín Matachana
Number of researchers: 8
Funder: Ministry of Development.
Start date: 06/12/2005 Duration: 3 years

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5. Advanced system for triaxial testing with controlled trajectory stress an simple shear testing System (DSS) for soil samples.

[expand title=”Details”]Entity: University of Cantabria
Principal researcher: César Sagaseta Millán
Number of researchers: 3
Funder: Spanish Ministry of Science and Technology.
Start date: 01/01/2004 Duration: 1 year
Value: 156.586 €

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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 (last 15 years)

More than 30, being the most important ones the following:

1. Geotechnical characterization of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) through 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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2. Auditoría técnica de obras de plataforma de las líneas de alta velocidad Lleida-Barcelona, Córdoba-Málaga y Madrid-Valladolid

[expand title=”Details”]Principal researcher: César Sagaseta Millán
Number of researchers: 6
Funder: APIA XXI, S.A. & ADIF.
Start date: 22/12/2008 Duration: 1 year – 3 months.
Value: 198.389,70 €

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3. Study of the frictional characteristics of geosynthetics used in MSW landfills

[expand title=”Details”]Principal researcher: Jorge Cañizal Berini
Number of researchers: 10
Funder: CESPA Gestión de Residuos, S.A.
Start date: 18/12/2004 Duration: 4 years – 7 months.
Value: 119.443,98 €

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Institutional resposibilities and memberships to scientific societies

Best article in the topic of “Correction, stabilization and environmental impact” in the IX National Symposium of Slopes and Landslides.
Participation in one teaching innovation project: “Geotecnia I” as a Open Course Ware 2009-10.
Head of the Department of Soil Engineering and Material Science (2013-2017).