Curriculum Vitae
Civil engineer (National University of Colombia), MSc and PhD (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro) in geotechnical engineering. Reaearch aand professional experience in physical and numerical modelling applied to offshore infrastructure projects, soil dynamics, geotechnical earthquake engineering, foundations and ground improvement methods.
Formation
March 2017 - May 2021
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
PhD in Geotechnical Engineering
Thesis: Evaluation of the seismic response of gentle slopes in soft clay.
Supervisors: Prof. Marcio de Souza Soares de Almeida, Prof. Maria Cascão Ferreira de Almeida, Prof. Gopal Madabhushi.
March 2014 - March 2016
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
MSc in Geotechnical Engineering
Thesis: Three-dimensional analysis of a test embankment on geosynthetic encased stone columns.
Supervisors: Prof. Marcio de Souza Soares de Almeida, PhD. Iman Hosseinpour Babaei
July 2005 - March 2011
National University of Colombia (UNAL)B.Sc in Civil Engineering
Work Experience
October 2021 - Présent
Postdoctoral Researcher, Université Gustave Eiffel
Research project: ASIRIplus_SDS: ground improvement by rigid inclusions- dynamic and seismic loading asiriplus.fr/
Funder: Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR) - France
Performed:
• Data processing of centrifuge experiments
• Preparation of test reports and research paper
February 2019 - February 2020
Visitor PhD student, University of Cambridge
Research project: Seismic response of submarine slopes: centrifuge and numerical studies
Funder: FAPERJ - PETROBRAS (CENPES) - BRAZIL
Performed:
• Dynamic centrifuge tests in soft clay.
• Data processing of centrifuge experiments
• Preparation of test reports and research papers
April 2016 - October 2016
Geotechnical design engineer, AECOM Technical Services
Performed:
• Geotechnical design of shallow and deep foundations.
• Geotechnical design of earth retaining structures
• Slope stability analyses in rock and soil and excavations design
April 2016 - October 2016
Geotechnical engineer, INGETEC (Colombia)
Performed:
• Geotechnical design of shallow and deep foundations.
• Geotechnical design of earth retaining structures
• Slope stability analyses in rock and soil
• Excavations design
Languages
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Spanish - Native proficency
Portuguese - Full professional proficiency
English -C1 (IELTS test taken in 2018)
French - B1
Software skills
A view of a Digital Elevation model of the Offshore Campos Basin developed from the GEBCO database and plotted in Surfer.
3D configuration of the embankment over GECs in PLAXIS 3D
• Numerical modelling: Plaxis 2D and Plaxis 3D, OpenSees, FLAC.
• Visualization tools: Origin Pro, Grapher.
• Programming: Matlab, Python.
• Geotechnical design: Rocscience software package.
• Computer asisted design: AutoCAD, AutoCAD civil 3D, LibreCAD.
• 3D animation tools: Blender, Unreal Engine
•Mapping: ArcGIS, Surfer
Awards - Scholarships
•D.Sc Nota 10 scholarship awarded to students on the basis of exceptional academic achievement from the state of Rio de Janeiro. Granted by Carlos Chagas Filho Foundation for Research Support of Rio de Janeiro State (FAPERJ).
• M.Sc Nota 10 scholarship awarded to students on the basis of exceptional academic achievement from the state of Rio de Janeiro. Granted by Carlos Chagas Filho Foundation for Research Support of Rio de Janeiro State (FAPERJ).
• Brazilian Government scholarship to study a Masters and PhD in the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro – CNPq.
• Ranked first out of 35 graduates in the year 2011 - National University of Colombia (UNAL).
• Dean ́s list 2006/2, 2007/1, 2008/1, 2008/2 - National University of Colombia (UNAL)
Publications: conference papers
[1] Soriano C, Burgos J, Ruiz J. “Slope stabilization project: Case of study of San Antonio de Prado – Colombia” (in Portuguese). XII Brazilian Conference of Slope Stability, Florianopolis-Brasil, October 2017.
[2] Soriano C, Almeida M.S.S, Hosseinpour I. “Embankment on encased columns: numerical study of the influence of working platform on the development of geosynthetic basal reinforcement and encasement tensile forces”. International Conference on Transportation Infrastructure and Materials (ICTIM 2017). Quingdao - China, June 2017. DOI:10.12783/dtmse/ictim2017/10090
[3] Soriano C., Payan S. “A comparison between the performance of different ground improvement techniques in the construction of embankments”. XV Colombian Geotechnical Congress, October 2016.
DOI:10.13140/RG.2.2.30880.58888
[4] Soriano C. “Aplicacion ensayo penetracion estandar en la determinacion de parametros geotecnicos de suelos granulares”. Research journal of the School of Military Engineers- Colombia, May 2013.
DOI:10.6084/m9.figshare.15031599
[5] Soriano, C., Andrade, R., Tarazona, S.F.M, Almeida, M.S.S., Almeida, M.C.F., Oliveira, J.R.M., Trejo, P.
“Simulation of a weak layered profile using geotechnical centrifuge,” Geotechnical Engineering in the XXI Century: Lessons learned and future challengesN.P. L ́opez-Acosta et al. (Eds.)© 2019 The authors and IOS Press doi:10.3233/STAL190074 .
[6] Soriano, C., Almeida, M.C.F., Madabhushi, S.P.G., Almeida, M.S.S., ”Centrifuge model preparation methodology to simulate a layered gentle slope in soft clay”. 10th International Conference on Physical Modelling in Geotechnics / KAIST, Daejeon, Korea, 2022
Publications: research journals
[1] Hosseinpour., I, Soriano., C and Almeida, M.S.S “A comparative study for the performance of encased granular columns,” Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrmge.2018.12.002
[2] Soriano, C., Almeida, M.C.F., Madabhushi, S.P.G., Stanier, S., Almeida, M.S.S., Liu, H., Borges, R.G., ”Centrifuge seismic modelling of a gentle slope in clay”. Geotechnical Testing Journal, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1520/GTJ20200236
[3] Soriano, C., Tarazona, S., Borges, R.G., Almeida, M.C.F., Almeida, M.S.S., ”Selection of earthquake ground motions for the continental margin of Southeastern Brazil”. DYNA, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Sede Medellin, 2021 https://doi.org/10.15446/dyna.v88n217.93068
[4] Soriano, C., Almeida, M.C.F., Madabhushi, S.P.G., Stanier, S., Almeida, M.S.S., ”Centrifuge modelling of the seismic behavior of soft clay slopes”. ASCE Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)GT.1943-5606.0002884
Courses - development of skills
• Nov.2020- Wind energy - Coursera - Denmark Technical University
• Jun.2021. Plaxis 2D, Plaxis 3D - Diverse courses and workshops
• Aug.2021 - Certified peer reviewer course - Elsevier - Nature Masterclass
• Sep. 2021- GIS, Mapping, and Spatial Analysis Specialization - Coursera - University of Toronto
• Sep.2021 - Seismic tomography: look inside the Earth - Coursera - Novosibirsk State University.
• Nov.2021- Energy Production, Distribution Safety Specialization - Coursera - The State University of New York, University at Buffalo.
• Dec. 2021 - Seismology to Earthquake Engineering - Coursera - Ecole Polytechnique
• Dec.2021 - Python specialization - Coursera - University of Michigan.
• Apr. 2022 - MATLAB Programming for Engineers and Scientists Specialization - Coursera - Vanderbilt University
• Mar.2022 - Comment r´ediger et publier un article scientifique - Coursera -´Ecole Polytechnique, Paris
• Mar.2022 - ´Etudier en France: French Intermediate course B1-B2 - Coursera -´Ecole Polytechnique, Paris
• Aug.2022 - Digital Twins - Coursera - University of Michigan.