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Antonio Gens | |
|---|---|
| Occupation(s) | Geotechnical researcher and academic |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Ingeniero de Caminos, Canales y Puertos M.Sc. Ph.D. |
| Alma mater | Technical University of Madrid Imperial College, London |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Technical University of Catalonia |
Antonio Gens is a geotechnical researcher and academic. He is a professor at the Technical University of Catalonia.
Gens has conducted research on unsaturated soils, soft clays, and multi-physics analysis. He is a fellow of the UK Royal Academy of Engineering.
Education
[edit]Gens completed his Ingeniero de Caminos, Canales y Puertos degree from the Technical University of Madrid in 1972. Later, from Imperial College, London, he earned his M.Sc. in 1973, followed by a Ph.D. in 1982.[1]
Career
[edit]Gens began his career as a civil engineer at RODIO from 1974 to 1976. At Imperial College London, he held the position of research assistant between 1978 and 1982. Then he joined Technical University of Catalonia as an associate professor and became a full professor in 1988. Between 2013 and 2017, he was a vice-president for Europe at the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering.[2] Since 2022, he has been the president of the Spanish Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering.[3]
Research
[edit]Gens' research work has incorporated field back-analysis/measurements, numerical/constitutive modelling, soil freezing, stability of slopes, disposal of nuclear waste, and tailing reservoirs.[1] Together with Alonso and Josa, he developed a model that assessed volume change as an outcome of net-mean stress and suction.[4] He and Alonso further presented a model for characterizing the mechanical behavior of unsaturated expansive clays that incorporates two structural levels: the microstructural level, wherein the clay minerals' basic swelling occurs, and the macrostructural level, which is responsible for the organization of aggregated clay clusters.[5]
Awards and honors
[edit]- 2006 – Rock Mechanics Case History Award, American Rock Mechanics Association[6]
- 2007 – Rankine Lecture, British Geotechnical Association[7]
- 2007 – Telford Gold Medal, Institution of Civil Engineers[8]
- 2009 – R.M. Quigley Award (first prize), Canadian Geotechnical Society[9]
- 2011 – Fellow, UK Royal Academy of Engineering[2]
- 2012 – George Stephenson Medal, Institution of Civil Engineers[10]
- 2014 – Doctor Honoris Causa, Université de Grenoble - Joseph Fourier[11]
- 2017 – Kevin Nash Gold Medal, International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering[12]
- 2019 – Laureate Engineer, The Royal Academy of Engineering[13]
Selected articles
[edit]- Alonso, E. E.; Gens, A.; Josa, A. (1990). "A constitutive model for partially saturated soils". Géotechnique. 40 (3): 405–430. Bibcode:1990Getq...40..405A. doi:10.1680/geot.1990.40.3.405. hdl:2117/2634.
- Gens, A.; Alonso, E. E. (1992). "A framework for the behaviour of unsaturated expansive clays". Canadian Geotechnical Journal. 29 (6): 1013–1032. Bibcode:1992CaGJ...29.1013G. doi:10.1139/t92-120.
- Olivella, S.; Gens, A.; Carrera, J.; Alonso, E. E. (1996). "Numerical formulation for a simulator (CODE_BRIGHT) for the coupled analysis of saline media". Engineering Computations. 13 (7): 87–112. doi:10.1108/02644409610151575. hdl:2117/2210.
- Gallipoli, D.; Gens, A.; Sharma, R.; Vaunat, J. (2003). "An elasto-plastic model for unsaturated soil incorporating the effects of suction and degree of saturation on mechanical behaviour". Géotechnique. 53 (1): 123–135. Bibcode:2003Getq...53..123G. doi:10.1680/geot.2003.53.1.123.
- Gens, A.; Sánchez, M.; Sheng, D. (2006). "On constitutive modelling of unsaturated soils". Acta Geotechnica. 1 (3): 137–147. Bibcode:2006AcGtc...1..137G. doi:10.1007/s11440-006-0013-9.
- Gens, A.; Sánchez, M.; Guimarães, L. D. N.; Alonso, E. E.; Lloret, A.; Olivella, S.; Huertas, F. (2009). "A full-scale in situ heating test for high-level nuclear waste disposal: observations, analysis and interpretation". Géotechnique. 59 (4): 377–399. Bibcode:2009Getq...59..377G. doi:10.1680/geot.2009.59.4.377.
- Gens, A. (2010). "Soil–environment interactions in geotechnical engineering". Géotechnique. 60 (1): 3–74. Bibcode:2010Getq...60....3G. doi:10.1680/geot.9.P.109.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Dr. Antonio Gens Solé – Real Academia Europea de Doctores". Real Academia Europea de Doctores. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
- ^ a b "CURRICULUM VITAE – Professor Antonio Gens" (PDF). Real Academia Europea de Doctores. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
- ^ "History of SEMSIG". Seismoelectromagnetics Study Interest Group (SEMSIG). Retrieved June 20, 2025.
- ^ Li, Ping; Vanapalli, Sai; Li, Tonglu (April 2016). "Review of collapse triggering mechanism of collapsible soils due to wetting". Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. 8 (2): 256–274. Bibcode:2016JRMGE...8..256L. doi:10.1016/j.jrmge.2015.12.002.
- ^ Lloret, A.; Villar, M. V. (2007). "Advances on the knowledge of the thermo-hydro-mechanical behaviour of heavily compacted "FEBEX" bentonite". Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C. 32 (8): 701–715. Bibcode:2007PCE....32..701L. doi:10.1016/j.pce.2006.03.002.
- ^ "Annual ARMA Awards". American Rock Mechanics Association (ARMA). Retrieved June 20, 2025.
- ^ "Rankine Lecture - British Geotechnical Association". British Geotech. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
- ^ "Aznalcóllar Dam Failure – Part 1: On-Site Observations and Material Characteristics". Géotechnique. ICE Virtual Library. doi:10.1680/geot.2006.56.3.165. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
- ^ "CGS Awards and Honours: Brief Description and Past Recipients" (PDF). Canadian Geotechnical Society (CGS). Retrieved June 20, 2025.
- ^ "Oakervee scoops ICE Gold Medal". New Civil Engineer. 24 October 2008. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
- ^ "Awarded a Doctorate Honoris Causa". International Centre for Numerical Methods in Engineering. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
- ^ "Kevin Nash Gold Medal". International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
- ^ "COMMUNICATION / EVENTS / ACTIVITIES - The Royal Academy of Engineering". Royal Academy of Engineering of Spain. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
External links
[edit]- Antonio Gens publications indexed by Google Scholar
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