Jorge Castro González

Jorge-Castro-Gonzalez

PhD in Civil Engineering

Full Professor in Ground Engineering

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

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

Tel.: +34 942 20 18 13 / E-mail:castrogj@unican.es

Full Professor in Ground Engineering. PhD in Civil Engineering and instructor in the Geotechnics Group in the University of Cantabria since 2008. His lines of research are soil improvement techniques, numerical methods and modelling of soft soils. Has done research stays in the Technical University of Graz in Austria, in the University of Strathclyde in the United Kingdom. Is author of diverse publications, is a member of the editorial board of “Computers and Geotechnics” and associate editor of “Geotextiles and Geomembranes”.

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Publications

JCR Journals

  • Chenche, K., Bouali, M.F., Castro, J. 2024. Optimized Design of Floating Stone Columns for Enhanced Long-term Settlement Performance of Soft Soils. Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering.
  • Varela, E., Miranda, M., Castro, J. 2024. Laboratory tests of skirt penetration in loose granular soils. Marine Georesources & Geotechnology.
  • Castro, J., Justo, J., Miranda, M. 2024. An analytical solution for the settlement of encased stone columns beneath rigid footings. Geotextiles and Geomembranes 52: 451-464.
  • Justo, J., Miranda, M., Castro, J. 2023. A relationship between tensile strength and mode I fracture toughness of rocks using the critical distance. Geomech. Geophys. Geo-energ. Geo-resour. 9: 153.
  • Sainz-Aja J.A., Ferreño, D., Pombo, J., Carrascal, I.A., Casado, J., Diego, S., Castro, J. 2023. Parametric analysis of railway infrastructure for improved performance and lower life-cycle costs using machine learning techniques. Advances in Engineering Software 175: 103357 (1-16).
  • Castro, J. 2022. Elastic potentials as yield surfaces for isotropic materials. PLoS ONE 17(10):e0275968 (1-18).
  • Varela, E., Miranda, M., Castro, J., Sarmiento, J., Guanche, R. 2022. Full-Scale Tests of Skirt Penetration Resistance in Gravel for Offshore Wind Structures. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering 148(11): 04022084.
  • Justo, J., Castro, J., Miranda, M., Gatica, D., Cicero, S. 2022. The theory of critical distances applied to fracture of rocks with circular cavities. Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics 121: 103530 (1-14).
  • Geramian, A., Castro, J., Ghazavi, M., Miranda, M. 2022. Installation of groups of stone columns in clay: 3D Coupled Eulerian Lagrangian analyses. Computers and Geotechnics 151: 104931 (1-10).
  • Justo, J., Konietzky, H., Castro, J. 2022. Voronoi-Based Discrete Element Analyses to Assess the Influence of the Grain Size and Its Uniformity on the Apparent Fracture Toughness of Notched Rock Specimens. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering 55(5): 2861-2877.
  • Castro, J., Sivasithamparam, N. 2022. Theoretical solution for drained cylindrical cavity expansion in clays with fabric anisotropy and structure. Acta Geotechnica 17: 1917-1933.
  • Miranda, M., Fernández-Ruiz, J., Castro, J. 2021. Critical length of encased stone columns. Geotextiles and Geomembranes 49 (5): 1312-1323.
  • Fernández-Ruiz, J., Miranda, M., Castro, J., Medina Rodríguez L. 2021. Improvement of the critical speed in high-speed ballasted railway tracks with stone columns: A numerical study on critical length. Transportation Geotechnics 30: 100628 (1-16).
  • Castro, J. 2021. Avances en el diseño y cálculo de columnas de grava. Parte II: Grupos de columnas y consolidación secundaria. Informes de la Construcción 73(561): e371.
  • Justo, J., Castro, J., Cicero, S. 2021. Application of the Theory of Critical Distances for the fracture assessment of a notched limestone subjected to different temperatures and mixed mode with predominant mode I loading conditions. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering 54, 2335-2354.
  • Justo, J., Castro, J. 2021. Mechanical properties of 4 rocks at different temperatures and fracture assessment using the strain energy density criterion. Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment 25: 100212 (1-19).
  • Castro, J. 2020. Avances en el diseño y cálculo de columnas de grava. Parte I: Ejemplo de cálculo. Informes de la Construcción 72(560): e362.
  • Schmidt, F., Menéndez, J., Konietzky, H., Pascual-Muñoz, P., Castro, J., Loredo, J., Bernardo Sánchez, A. 2020. Converting closed mines into giant batteries: Effects of cyclic loading on the geomechanical performance of underground compressed air energy storage systems. Journal of Energy Storage 32: 101882 (1-10).
  • Cañizal, F., Castro, J., Cañizal, J., Sagaseta, C. 2020. Pull-Out Capacity and Failure Mechanisms of Strip Anchors in Clay. Energies 13(5), 3853 (1-17).
  • Justo, J., Konietzky, H., Castro, J. 2020. Discrete numerical analyses of grain size influence on the fracture of notched rock beams. Computers and Geotechnics 125: 103680 (1-13).
  • Sivasithamparam, N., Castro, J. 2020. Undrained cylindrical cavity expansion in clays with fabric anisotropy and structure: Theoretical solution. Computers and Geotechnics 120: 103386 (1-15).
  • Justo, J., Castro, J., Cicero, S. 2020. Notch effect and fracture load predictions of rock beams at different temperatures using the Theory of Critical Distances. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences 125: 104161 (1-15).
  • Castro, J., Sivasithamparam, N. 2019. Discussion on “Undrained cylindrical cavity expansion in anisotropic critical state soils. Géotechnique 69(11): 1026-1028.
  • Justo, J., Castro, J., Cicero, S. 2018. Energy-based approach for fracture assessment of several rocks containing U-shaped notches through the application of the SED criterion. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences 110: 306-315.
  • Sivasithamparam, N., Castro, J. 2018. Undrained expansion of a cylindrical cavity in clays with fabric anisotropy: theoretical solution. Acta Geotechnica 13: 729-746.
  • Castro, J. 2017. Modeling Stone Columns. Materials 10 (7), 782.
  • Justo, J., Castro, J., Cicero, S., Sánchez-Carro, M.A., Husillos, R. 2017. Notch effect on the fracture of several rocks: Application of the Theory of Critical Distances. Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics 90, 251-258.
  • Castro, J., Sivasithamparam, N. 2017. A Constitutive Model for Soft Clays Incorporating Elastic and Plastic Cross-Anisotropy. Materials 10 (6), 584.
  • Castro, J. 2017. Groups of encased stone columns: Influence of column length and arrangement. Geotextiles and Geomembranes 45, 68-80.
  • Miranda, M., Da Costa, A., Castro, J., Sagaseta, C. 2017. Influence of geotextile encasement on the behaviour of stone columns: Laboratory study. Geotextiles and Geomembranes 45, 14-22.
  • Rezania, M., Mousavi Nezhad, M., Zanganeh, H., Castro, J., Sivasithamparam, N. 2017. Modeling Pile Setup in Natural Clay Deposit Considering Soil Anisotropy, Structure, and Creep Effects: Case Study. International Journal of Geomechanics 17(3): 04016075 (1-13).
  • Castro, J. 2016. An analytical solution for the settlement of stone columns beneath rigid footings. Acta Geotechnica 11: 309-324.
  • Sivasithamparam, N., Castro, J. 2016. An anisotropic elastoplastic model for soft clays based on logarithmic contractancy. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics 40: 596-621.
  • Castro, J., Cicero, S., Sagaseta, C. 2016. A criterion for brittle failure of rocks using the theory of critical distances. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering 49: 63-77.
  • Miranda, M., Da Costa, A., Castro, J., Sagaseta, C. 2015. Influence of gravel density in the behaviour of soft soils improved with stone columns. Canadian Geotechnical Journal 52(12): 1968-1980.
  • Sagaseta, C., Castro, J. 2014. Discussion: Ground heave induced by installing stone columns in clay soils. Proceedings of the ICE – Geotechnical Engineering 167(6): 598-599.
  • Sexton, B.G., McCabe, B.A., Castro, J. 2014. Appraising stone column settlement prediction methods using finite element analyses. Acta Geotechnica 9: 993-1011.
  • Cicero, S., García, T., Castro, J., Madrazo, V., Andrés, D. 2014. Analysis of notch effect on the fracture behaviour of granite and limestone: An approach from the Theory of Critical Distances. Engineering Geology 177: 1-9.
  • Castro, J. 2014. Numerical modelling of stone columns beneath a rigid footing. Computers and Geotechnics 60: 77-87.
  • Castro, J., Karstunen, M., Sivasithamparam, N. 2014. Influence of stone column installation on settlement reduction. Computers and Geotechnics 59: 87-97.
  • Castro, J., Sagaseta, C. 2013. Influence of elastic strains during plastic deformation of encased stone columns. Geotextiles and Geomembranes 37, 45-53.
  • 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. Corrigendum to ‘Deformation and consolidation around encased stone columns’. Geotextiles and Geomembranes 36, 19.
  • Castro, J., Sagaseta, C. 2011. Consolidation and deformation around stone columns: Numerical evaluation of analytical solutions. Computers and Geotechnics 38(3): 354-362.
  • Castro, J., Sagaseta, C., 2011. Deformation and consolidation around encased stone columns. Geotextiles and Geomembranes 29, 268-276.
  • Castro, J., Karstunen, M. 2010. Numerical simulations of stone column installation. Canadian Geotechnical Journal 47(10), 1127-1138.
  • Castro, J., Sagaseta, C., 2010. On a general theoretical solution for the consolidation of a composite foundation. Computers and Geotechnics 37, 580-581.
  • Castro, J., Da Costa, A., Cimentada, A. 2010. On analysis of radial consolidation test data using a log-log method. Geotechnical Testing Journal 33 (2), 165-166.
  • Castro, J., Sagaseta, C. 2010. On simplified plane-strain modeling of stone-column reinforced ground. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering 136, 892-894.
  • 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.

Indexed Journals (not in JCR)

  • Castro, J., Sagaseta, C. 2012. Pore pressure during stone column installation. Proceedings of ICE – Ground improvement 165(2): 97-109. DOI: 10.1680/grim.9.00015.
  • Castro, J., Salinas, J. 2014. Diseño y desarrollo de una asignatura Open Course Ware. Píxel-Bit, Revista de Medios y Educación 44: 67-80.
  • Castro, J. 2016. Discussion of “Column Supported Embankments with Geosynthetic Encased Columns: Validity of the Unit Cell Concept”. Geotechnical and Geological Engineering 34 (1): 419-420.
  • Miranda, M., Saiz-Linares, A., Da Costa, A., Castro, J. 2020. Active, experiential and reflective training in civil Engineering: evaluation of a project-based learning proposal. European Journal of Engineering Education 45(6): 937-956.
  • Sagaseta, C., Castro, J. 2021. Tres décadas de evolución del análisis numérico de túneles. Una visión subjetiva a la luz de un caso real. Revista Geotecnia 152: 251-272. Special Issue Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Geotecnia Journal.
  • Castro, J., Cañizal, J., Casanueva, J., Varela, E., Justo, J., Miranda, M., Da Costa, A., Sagaseta, C. 2022. Soil-structure interaction of a pile wall at the toe of a natural slope. Actas del VIII Congreso Internacional de Estructuras de la Asociación Española de Ingeniería Estructural (ACHE), 20-22 Junio 2022, Santander. Revista Hormigón y Acero 73: 91.

Books

  • Castro, J. 2008. Análisis teórico de la consolidación y deformación alrededor de columnas de grava. Tesis Doctorales en Red. ISBN: 978-84-691-5966-8
  • Sagaseta, C., Cañizal, J., Da Costa, A., Castro, J. 2010. Geotecnia I. Proyecto Universidad de Cantabria-OpenCourseWare. PUbliCan – Ediciones de la Universidad de Cantabria. ISBN: 978-84-694-2180-2

Conferences

  • Miranda, M., Castro, J., Varela, E., Jahanshahinowkandeh, M., Sarmiento, J., Guanche, R. 2024. Experimental tests to evaluate skirt penetration resistance in scour protection for offshore foundations. Proc. of the XVIII European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering Challenges to Meet Current and Emerging Needs of Society. 26-30 Agosto 2024, Lisbon. pp. 3145-3148.
  • Castro, J., Miranda, M., Márquez, A., Fernández-Ruiz, J., Melentijevic, S. 2024. Numerical analyses of the optimum length of stone columns and their encasements. Proc. of the XVIII European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering Challenges to Meet Current and Emerging Needs of Society. 26-30 Agosto 2024, Lisbon. pp. 2168-2171.
  • Carvajal Díaz, E., Ruiz-Terán, P., Castro, J, Miranda, M. 2024. Assessment of stiffness parameters of stone columns. Proc. of the XVIII European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering Challenges to Meet Current and Emerging Needs of Society. 26-30 Agosto 2024, Lisbon. pp. 1517-1520.
  • Castro, J, Justo, J., Olson, M.H., Miranda, M. 2024. Tensile strength of rocks: Comparison of different testing methods. Proc. of the XVIII European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering Challenges to Meet Current and Emerging Needs of Society. 26-30 Agosto 2024, Lisbon. pp. 1517-1520.
  • Justo, J., Sánchez-Carro, M.A., Miranda, M., Castro, J., Escanciano, J. 2024. Microestructure analysis using thin sections of fracture propagation in rocks. New Challenges in Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering (Tomás et al. eds). Proc. of the ISRM Rock Mechanics Symposium 2024, Eurock 2024, 15-19, Julio, Alicante, Spain. pp. 785-791.
  • Herbón-Penabad, M., Li, Y., Delgado-Martín, J., Miranda, M., Castro, J. 2024. Experimental assessment of the role of notch thickness in mode I fracture toughness in four rock types. New Challenges in Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering (Tomás et al. eds). Proc. of the ISRM Rock Mechanics Symposium 2024, Eurock 2024, 15-19, Julio, Alicante, Spain. pp. 438-444.
  • Castro, J., Miranda, M., Olson, M.H., Justo, J. 2024. Direct tensile testing of Moleanos limestone. New Challenges in Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering (Tomás et al. eds). Proc. of the ISRM Rock Mechanics Symposium 2024, Eurock 2024, 15-19, Julio, Alicante, Spain. pp. 283-289.
  • Fernández-Ruiz, J., Miranda, M., Castro, J., Medina Rodríguez, L., Castanheira-Pinto, A. 2023. The effect of stone columns on critical speed for high-speed railway lines. 10th European Conference on Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering. Zdravkovic L, Kontoe S, Taborda DMG, Tsiampousi A (eds). 26-28 Junio 2023, Londres.
  • Miranda, M., Geramian, A., Castro, J., Ghazavi, M. 2023. Numerical modelling of stone columns installation in clay. 10th European Conference on Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering. Zdravkovic L, Kontoe S, Taborda DMG, Tsiampousi A (eds). 26-28 Junio 2023, Londres.
  • Varela, E., Miranda, M., Castro, J., Da Costa, A., Cañizal, J. 2023. Numerical limit analyses of the vertical capacity of plate anchors in clay. 10th European Conference on Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering. Zdravkovic L, Kontoe S, Taborda DMG, Tsiampousi A (eds). 26-28 Junio 2023, Londres.
  • Varela, E., Miranda, M., Castro, J., Da Costa, A., Cañizal, J. 2022. Capacidad de tiro de anclas planas en arcilla mediante análisis límite con elementos finitos. XI Simposio Nacional de Ingeniería Geotécnica. Sociedad Española de Mecánica del Suelo e Ingeniería Geotécnica. Mieres, 24-27 Mayo 2022. Tomo II, pp. 631-638.
  • Justo, J., Castro, J., Sagaseta, C. 2022. Análisis de la fractura de rocas con entallas a diferentes temperaturas usando la distancia crítica. XI Simposio Nacional de Ingeniería Geotécnica. Sociedad Española de Mecánica del Suelo e Ingeniería Geotécnica. Mieres, 24-27 Mayo 2022. Tomo I, pp. 529-536.
  • Sainz-Aja, J.A., Ferreño, D., Pombo, J., Carrascal, I., Casado, J., Diego, S. Castro, J., Sañudo, R. 2021. Parametric analysis of the railway’s superstructure. Jornada Técnica. I+D+I en Materiales y Tecnologías de Construcción y Mantenimiento para la Infraestructura Ferroviaria. Universidad de Granada. Granda, 27 Octubre 2021.
  • Sagaseta, C., Castro, J. 2021. Tres décadas de evolución del análisis numérico de túneles. Una visión subjetiva a la luz de un caso real. Ceremonia Conmemorativa de los 50 años de la Revista Geotecnia. Lisboa, 20-21 de Septiembre.
  • Gatica, D., Justo, J., Miranda, M., Castro, J., Cicero, S. 2021. Theory of critical distances applied to rocks with circular cavities. 2nd International Symposium on Notch Mechanics (2ISNM). 2-3 Septiembre 2021, Madrid, España. Network on Notch Mechanics (Red REME).
  • Sivasithamparam, N., D’Ignazio, M., Tsegaye, A.B., Castro, J., Madshus, C. 2021. Small strain stiffness within logarithmic contractancy model for structured anisotropic clay. 18th Nordic Geotechnical Meeting NGM 2020. 18-19 January 2021, Virtual Conference. IOP Conf. Series: Earth and Environmental Science 710 (2021) 012042.
  • Justo, J., Castro, J., Konietzky, H. 2020. Voronoi based discrete element analyses to assess the influence of the grain size on the apparent fracture toughness of notched rock specimens. 54th U.S. Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium. Vol. 5, pp. 3777-3785. 28 June – 1 July 2020, Golden, Colorado, USA. American Rock Mechanics Association (ARMA).
  • Justo, J., Castro, J. 2019. Application of the Theory of Critical Distances for the fracture prediction of rocks at different temperatures and containing U-shaped notches. ISRM 14th International Congress of Rock Mechanics – Foz do Iguassu, Brazil, 2019 – Rock Mechanics for natural resources and infrastructure development. CRC Press, Leiden. pp 1242-1249.
  • Justo, J., Lagüera, A., Castro, J., Miranda, M., Sagaseta, C. 2019. Influence of temperature on the tensile strength of a limestone and a marble. Proceedings of the XVII ECSMGE-2019.
  • Castro, J., Miranda, M., Da Costa, A., Cañizal, J., Sagaseta, C. 2019. Critical length of stone columns. Proceedings of the XVII ECSMGE-2019.
  • Miranda, M., Da Costa, A., Castro, J., Saiz-Linares, J. 2019. A case study of a project based learning activity implemented in a geotechnical engineering course. Proc. of EDULEARN19 Conference, 1-3 July 2019, Palma de Mallorca, pp. 2878-2883.
  • Castro, J. 2019. Avances en el diseño y cálculo de columnas de grava. 19ª Sesión Jornadas Técnicas SEMSIG-AETESS. Avances en las técnicas de mejora del terreno y cimentaciones especiales. Madrid, 21 de febrero de 2019.
  • Justo, J., Castro, J., Cicero, S., Sánchez-Carro, M.A. 2019. Influence of temperature on the fracture toughness of several rocks. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Energy Geotechnics (SEG-2018). Laussane, Switzerland, 25-28 September 2018. In Energy Geotechnics. A. Ferrari and L. Laloui (Eds.). pp. 352–359.
  • Justo, J., Castro, J., Sagaseta, C. 2018. Finite element analyses for fracture assessment of rocks through an energetic approach: application of the SED criterion. Proceedings of the 26th European Young Geotechnical Engineers Conference. pp. 131-139. Graz, Austria, 11-14 September 2018.
  • Castro, J., Cañizal, J., Da Costa, A., Miranda, M., Sagaseta, C., Casanueva, J. 2018. Numerical analyses of a pile wall at the toe of a natural slope. Proceedings of the 9th European Conference on Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering, Vol. 2, pp. 1107-1112.
  • Castro, J., Sivasithamparam, N., Justo, J. 2018. Elastic and plastic anisotropy in soft clays: a constitutive model. Proceedings of the 9th European Conference on Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering, Vol. 1, pp. 117-124.
  • Cañizal, J., Castro, J., Da Costa, A., Sagaseta, C., Velasco Núñez, J. 2018. Proyecto y ejecución de una excavación de sótanos bajo el nivel freático en un terreno volcánico. 6as Jornadas Luso-Españolas de Geotecnia. 27-30 de mayo 2018, Punta Delgada (Azores).
  • Justo, J., Castro, J., Cicero, S., Sánchez-Carro, M.A., Sagaseta, C. 2018. Comparison between an energetic continuum approach and a local failure criterion for rock fracture predictions. Proceedings of the 2018 European Rock Mechanics Symposium. EUROCK2018: Geomechanics and Geodynamics of Rock Masses (Litvinenko, V. Ed.). Saint Petersburg, Russia 22-26 May 2018. CRC Press, London. pp. 1203-1208.
  • 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.
  • Sivasithamparam, N., Castro, J. 2017. Cylindrical Cavity Expansion in Anisotropic Fine-Grained Geomaterials: Theoretical Solution. Poromechanics VI: Proceedings of the Sixth Biot Conference on Poromechanics. Paris, July 9-13, 2017. ASCE, pp. 1069-1076.
  • Castro, J., Casanueva, J., Cañizal, J., Da Costa, A., Sagaseta, C. 2017. Prevención de inestabilidades en la contención de una excavación al pie de una ladera. IX Simposio Nacional sobre Taludes y Laderas Inestables. E. Alonso, J. Corominas y M. Hürlimann (Eds.). Santander, 27-30 Junio 2017. Publicado por CIMNE, Barcelona, pp. 765-777.
  • Justo, J., Castro, J., Sagaseta, C. 2017. Finite element analyses for fracture assessment on rocks containing U-shaped notches: an energetic continuum approach. European PLAXIS Users’ Meeting. 18-19 Mayo 2017. Schrobenhausen, Alemania.
  • Justo, J., Castro, J., Cicero, S., Sánchez-Carro, M.A., Husillos, R. 2017. Notch effect on the fracture of several rocks: application of the theory of critical distances. International Symposium on Notch Fracture. Santander, 29-31 Marzo 2017, pp. 135-142.
  • Cañizal, J., Castro, J., Da Costa, A., Sagaseta, C., Sola, P. 2016. Pedraplén de gran altura para la ampliación de la pista de un aeropuerto. 10º Simposio Nacional de Ingeniería Geotécnica. Sociedad Española de Mecánica del Suelo e Ingeniería Geotécnica. La Coruña, 19-21 Octubre 2016. Tomo II, pp. 889-897.
  • Castro, J., Sagaseta, C., Cañizal, J., Da Costa, A. 2016. Modelización de columnas de grava. Ponencia invitada. 10º Simposio Nacional de Ingeniería Geotécnica. Sociedad Española de Mecánica del Suelo e Ingeniería Geotécnica. La Coruña, 19-21 Octubre 2016. Tomo II, pp. 567-588.
  • Lapeña P, Cañizal J, Castro J, da Costa A, Sagaseta C, Martínez-Parra A. 2016. Caracterización mecánica de R.S.U. usando ensayos de campo. 10º Simposio Nacional de Ingeniería Geotécnica. Sociedad Española de Mecánica del Suelo e Ingeniería Geotécnica. La Coruña, 19-21 Octubre 2016. Tomo I, pp. 289-296.
  • Sivasithamparam, N., Castro, J. 2016. A framework for versatile shape of yield surfaces for structured anisotropic soft soils. Proceedings of the 13th Baltic Sea Geotechnical Conference. Lithuania, 22-24 September 2016. DOI: http://doi.org/10.3846/13bsgc.2016.022.
  • 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 (D. Manzanal, A.O. Sfriso Eds.). 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 Septiembre 2015, Edimburgo, Reino Unido. In Geotechnical Engineering for Infrastructure and Development. ICE Publishing. pp. 2729-2734. doi:10.1680/ecsmge.60678.422

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– 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 Septiembre 2015, Edimburgo, Reino Unido. In Geotechnical Engineering for Infrastructure and Development. ICE Publishing. pp. 681-686. doi:10.1680/ecsmge.60678.086

– Sivasithamparam, N., Engin, H.K., Castro, J. 2014. Numerical modelling of pile jacking in a soft clay. 14th International Conference of the International Association for Computer Methods & Advances in Geomechanics (14th IACMAG). 22-25 Septiembre 2014, Kyoto, Japan. In Computer Methods and Recent Advances in Geomechanics – Oka, Murakami, Uzuoka & Kimoto (Eds.). Taylor and Francis Group, 2015, pp. 985-990.

– Miranda, M., Castro, J., Da Costa, A., Cañizal, J., Sagaseta, C. 2014. Influencia del recubrimiento con geotextil en columnas de grava. I Jornadas de Jóvenes Investigadores de Cantabria. 15 octubre 2014, Santander (poster).

– Castro, J., Karstunen, M., Sivasithamparam, N. 2014. Numerical modeling of Stone columns with installation effects. Proceedings of the 8th European Conference on Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering, Vol. 1, 523-528. Delft, Holanda. In Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering (Hicks, Brinkgreve & Rohe, eds). ISBN: 978-1-138-00146-6. Entidad Organizadora: ISSMGE European Regional Technical Committee ERTC7 – Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering. 18-20 Junio 2014.

– 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. In Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering (Hicks, Brinkgreve & Rohe, eds).

– Da Costa, A., Cañizal, J., Castro, J., Sagaseta, C. 2014. Aspectos geotécnicos del proyecto de una pista de rodaje en el aeropuerto de Santander en suelos extremadamente blandos. 4as Jornadas Luso-Espanholas de Geotecnia. 14º Congresso Nacional de Geotecnia, 441-442. Covilha, Portugal. 6-9 abril 2014.

– 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, Francia.

– Cañizal, J., Lapeña, P., Castro, J., Costa da A., Sagaseta, C. 2013. Determination of shear strnegth 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, Francia.

– Lapeña, P., Cañizal, J., Castro, J., Costa da A., Sagaseta, C. 2013. Mechanical characterization of MSW using the pressuremeter. 6th International sympsosium on pressuremeters, ISP6-PRESSIO 2013.

– Lapeña, P., Cañizal, J., Sagaseta, C., Da Costa, A. y Castro, J. 2013. Estabilidad de Taludes de Cierre de Vertederos de Residuos. VIII Simposio Nacional sobre Taludes y Laderas Inestables. (E. Alonso, J. Corominas y M. Hürlimann, eds.). Palma de Mallorca, Vol. 1, pp. 35-50.

– Cañizal, F., Castro, J., Cañizal, J., Sagaseta, C., Da Costa, A. 2013. Fuerza de arrancamiento de un anclaje en fondo marino arenoso. Congreso de Métodos Numéricos en Ingeniería. SEMNI, 25-28 junio 2013, Bilbao, España.

– Carvajal, E., Castro, J. 2013. Análisis numérico de los efectos de ejecución de columnas de grava. Congreso de Métodos Numéricos en Ingeniería. SEMNI, 25-28 junio 2013, Bilbao, España.

– Carvajal, E., Vukotic, G., Castro, J., Wehr, W. 2013. Comparison between theoretical procedures and field test results for the evaluation of installation effects of vibro-stone columns. Int. Conf. on Installation Effects in Geotechnical Eng. Rotterdam, Holanda.

– Castro, J., Karstunen, M., Sivasithamparam, N., Sagaseta, C. 2013. Numerical analyses of stone column installation in Bothkennar clay. Int. Conf. on Installation Effects in Geotechnical Eng. Rotterdam, Holanda.

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Projects

10. Tools for the analysis of the interaction between the seabed and the foundations of offshore renewable energy structures (CIMA)

[expand title=”Details”]Entity: University of Cantabria
Principal investigator: Jorge Castro González
Number of researchers: 5
Funder: Cantabria Regional Government and European Union Next Generation EU/PRTR
Start date: 04/11/2022. End date: 30/09/2025.
Value: 190.662 €

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9. Advanced methodology for foundation of critical structures in offshore wind farms (CREMA) (TED2021-130780B-I00)

[expand title=”Details”]Entity: University of Cantabria
Principal investigator: Jorge Castro González and Raúl Guanche García
Number of researchers: 8
Funder: Agencia Estatal de Investigación: MCIN/ AEI and Europea NextGenerationEU/PRTR
Start date: 01/12/2022 End date: 30/11/2024
Value: 160.540 €

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8. Strain energy density in rock strength at different temperatures (PID2020-116138GB-I00)

[expand title=”Details”]Entity: University of Cantabria
Principal investigator: Jorge Castro González
Number of researchers: 6
Funder: Ministry of Science and Innovation (MCIN/ AEI/10.13039/501100011033)
Start date: 01/09/2021 End date: 31/08/2024
Value: 174.996 €

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7. Characterization of the fracture process in rocks for geothermal applications

[expand title=”Details”]Entity: University of Cantabria
Principal investigator: Jorge Castro González
Number of researchers: 6
Funder: Regional Government of Cantabria
Start date: 18/09/2019 End date: 31/12/2020
Value: 33.634 €

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6. La distancia crítica en la fractura de rocas (CALDERA) (BIA2015-67479-R)

[expand title=”Details”]Entity: University of Cantabria
Principal investigator: JORGE CASTRO GONZÁLEZ
Number of researchers: 6
Funder: Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness
Start date: 01/01/2016 Duration: 3 years
Value: 133.100 €

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5. Propiedades mecánicas de los residuos sólidos urbanos (RSU) para el diseño y explotación de vertederos (PROMERSU) (BIA2012-34956)

[expand title=”Details”]Entity: University of Cantabria
Principal investigator: César Sagaseta Millán
Number of researchers: 4
Funder: Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness
Start date: 01/02/2013 Duration: 3 years – 1 day
Value: 105.300 €

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4. Proceso integrado de cálculo de columnas de grava, con consideración de la influencia del método de instalación (CALCOGRAVA) (BIA2009-13602)

[expand title=”Details”]Entity: University of Cantabria
Principal investigator: 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 – 1 day
Value: 148.750 €

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

[expand title=”Details”]Entity: University of Strathclyde
Principal investigator: 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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2. Advanced Modelling of Ground Improvement on Soft Soils (AMGISS)

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

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1. 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 investigator: César Sagaseta Millán
Number of researchers: 5
Funder: Ministry of Development
Start date: 15/12/2003 Duration: 3 years – 10 months – 17 days
Value: 64.000 €

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General indicators of quality in the scientific production

Positive evaluations of six-year research periods (Nº Sexenios): 3

Date of last six-year research period evaluation: 2023

Supervision of PhD theses: 4 (2014 on stone columns, 2017 on plate anchors, 2020 on rock fracture and 2023 on offshore foundations).

Total citations: 1400 (Web of Science), 1423 (Scopus).

Citations per year in the last 5 years: 41.8 (Web of Science), 41 (Scopus).

Publications in Q1 journals: 31

Publications in Q1&Q2 journals: 35

H-index: 9 (Web of Science), 25 (Scopus).

Publications in JCR journals: 45.

The article Castro and Sagaseta (2009) is the 3rd most cited article of that year in that journal.

PhD Thesis director of Jon Justo 2020 (ANCI, SEMR and University of Cantabria awards)

CV Summary

  • “Ingeniero de Caminos, Canales y Puertos” by the University of Cantabria in 2004. Nº 2 of the class of 198 graduates.
  • FPU Grant (2005-08).
  • Predoctoral stay in the Technical University of Graz (Austria). 3 months, 2006.
  • Selected to participate in the Excellency Campus 2007 for postdoctral students alongside 14 Nobel Prize winners.

[expand title=”More”] – Selected by the Spanish Society of Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics to participate in the 18th European Congress of Young Geotechnical Engineers in Ancona (Italy) in 2007.

– PhD by the University of Cantabria en 2008. Outstanding “cum laude”.

– Marie Curie Postdoctoral researcher in the University of Strathclyde (United Kingdom) in the european network AMGISS (Advanced Modelling of Ground Improvement on Soft Soils). 6 months, 2008-09.

– Instructor in the Ground Engineering area of the University of Cantabria since 2008. Since 2011 as Lecturer, since 2017 as Senior Lecturer and since 2023 as Full Profesor. Teaching in graduate, master’s and postgraduate programms and special english programms (Cornell Program).

– Master’s in Communication and Information Technologies and Virtual Environments for Teaching. Group 9 of Universities. 2009-11.

– Research stay in the National University of Ireland, Galway. 1 week, 2012.

– Participation in 2 european projects of the VII Framework Program (AMGISS y Geo-Install), 6 projects of the “Plan Nacional” and contracted research.

– Principal Investigator of 3 National research project (“Plan Nacional”) about rock fracture (2016-2019, 133.100 €; 2021-2024, 174.996 €) and offshore foundations (2022-24, 160.540 €), and of other competitive research projects and research projects funded by companies. Participation in 2 European research projects funded by the European Commission (AMGISS and Geo-Install), in 4 Spanish national competitive research projects (“Plan Nacional”) and in research projects funded by companies.

– 46 publications in JCR journals, 20 as first author, co-author of 2 on-line books and 66 communications to national and international conferences, 1 patent granted with examination and a PCT (Patent Cooperation Treaty) application.

– Reviewer for indexed journals in the Geotechnical Engineering area (14 reviewed articles in 2023). Since 2016, member of the editorial committee of the journal “Computers and Geotechnics” and since 2019, Associate Editor of the journal “Geotextiles and Geomembranes”.

– Participation in 3 teaching innovation projects: “Geotecnia I” as Open Course Ware 2009-10, “Development of innovation capacity, creativity and group work of civil engineering students through project-based learning” 2018-19 and “Active learning in Ground Engineering” 22-23.

– Participation as an expert in R&D projects certification since 2012.

– 2 invited lectures in geotechnical conferences (2016 and 2019) and 2 awards (prediction competition in 2010 and best paper in 2017).

– Vice Principal of International Relations in the Civil Engineering School (Escuela de Caminos, Canales y Puertos) from 1/1/2015 to 08/03/2018.

– Invited speaker to the X National Conference on Geotechnical Engineering in 2016 (8 invited speakers).

– Evaluator for the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness in three announcements of the 2016 “Plan Nacional” (Jóvenes Investigadores, Retos y Excelencia).

– Professor in the Master’s in Soils Mechanics and Ground Engineering of the CEDEX and UNED (since 2016).

– Managing Director of the “Fundación Leonardo Torres Quevedo” of the University of Cantabria since 2019 (annual budget 2.5 M €).
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