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Pedro Cacciari
B.Ing. (EM-UFOP), M.Sc. (USP), Ph.D. (USP)

Research interests and affiliations

Research interests
  • Rock mechanics
  • Discrete fracture networks
  • Discontinuous rock mass modeling (mining and civil)
  • Stability of underground excavations
  • Rock slope stability
Expertise type(s) (NSERC subjects)
  • 1403 Rock mechanics
  • 1002 Geotechnical engineering (including engineering geology)
  • 2955 Numerical analysis

Publications

Recent publications

Biography

2012 - 2019 | Researcher at University of São Paulo (Brazil)

2019 - 2022 | Specialist in rock mechanics at Vale (Brazil)

2022 – | Assistant professor (Polytechnique Montréal)

Education

  • B.Eng. in geological engineering (Université Fédérale de Ouro Preto)
  • M.Sc. in geotechnical engineering - rock mechanics (University of São Paulo)
  • Ph.D. in geotechnical engineering - rock mechanics (University of São Paulo)