Mauricio Alvarado Bueno

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Departamento de Ingeniería Civil y Ambiental
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya

Mauricio Alvarado Bueno


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RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology, Computer Engineering, Computers in Earth Sciences, Civil and Structural Engineering
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Scopus Publications

221

Scholar Citations

6

Scholar h-index

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Scopus Publications

  • Digital image-based measurement of degree of saturation on moving soil
    Gerardo Morales, Núria M. Pinyol, Mauricio Alvarado, Eduardo E. Alonso
    Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 2025
    This paper presents a novel methodology that combines particle image velocimetry-numerical particles and short-wave infrared spectral imaging for the noninvasive measurement of displacements and degree of saturation on moving soils. This allows for continuous monitoring and visualisation of soil behavior and provides valuable insight into the deformation patterns and moisture evolution. The method was applied to a small-scale dam failure experiment. The methodology offers an integrated, comprehensive, and noninvasive approach to investigating soil physical models by simultaneously measuring displacements, strains, velocities, and degree of saturation in soils in motion.
  • Landslides and hydraulic structures
    Eduardo E. Alonso, Mercedes Sondon, Mauricio Alvarado
    Engineering Geology, 2021
  • Dynamics of slow and fast landslides
    13th Landslides and Engineered Slopes Experience Theory and Practice Isl, 2021
  • Landslide motion assessment including rate effects and thermal interactions: Revisiting the canelles landslide
    Mauricio Alvarado, Núria M. Pinyol, Eduardo E. Alonso
    Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 2019
    The re-activation of a large (40 Mm3) landslide on the valley slopes of a reservoir motivated a research initiative to estimate the risk of a fast-sliding mass moving into the reservoir. A previous simplified analysis had suggested that a joint consideration of strain rate effects on friction and thermal pressurization phenomena in the sliding surface could provide a rational approach to answer the question raised. The paper describes first the capability of strain rate effects on friction to reproduce long-term creeping records of two real cases. The joint and coupled phenomena of creeping motion and thermal pressurization in shearing bands was incorporated into a material point method computational technique for hydromechanical analysis of porous materials. A representative cross section of the Canelles landslide was then analysed, profiting from previous finite element investigations of the landslide. It was found that a rapid rate of landslide acceleration could be a possibility under extreme external actions. However, it was also found that a moderate strain rate effect on the basal residual friction angle could create conditions that avoid the triggering of a fast motion.
  • Thermal effects in landslide mobility
    N. M. Pinyol, M. Alvarado, E. E. Alonso, F. Zabala
    Geotechnique, 2018
    The paper describes a thermo-hydro-mechanical formulation to model thermally induced effects due to the irreversible work input generated during soil deformation. The model was implemented into a material point calculation procedure. The method is applied to the analysis of landslides. A simple slope stability is first analysed. Mechanical work essentially dissipates in shearing bands, which develop excess pore water pressures. The marked effect of soil permeability to control the slide motion after failure is described. Shear band thickness is also a relevant control variable. The problem posed by the non-realistic thickness of shear bands in numerical calculation is addressed by means of a numerical procedure that includes consideration of embedded shear bands where the strains are assumed to be localised. Balance equations describing local flow and thermal interactions between shear bands and the remaining material are formulated. The method is applied to model the instability and subsequent rapid motion of Vajont landslide. Calculated run-out and sliding velocity reproduce, in a satisfactory manner, field observations.
  • Novel analysis for large strains based on particle image velocimetry
    Núria M. Pinyol, Mauricio Alvarado
    Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 2017
    Over the last few decades, the particle image velocimetry (PIV) technique has become an interesting tool used to measure displacements in the field of experimental mechanics. This paper presents a procedure to interpret PIV displacements, measured following an Eulerian scheme, with the purpose of providing accumulated displacements, velocities, accelerations, and strains on points representing physical particles. Strains are computed as the gradient of displacements. When compared with other standard procedures already published, the presented methodology is especially well suited to interpret large strains. The basis of the procedure is to map displacement increments measured through PIV analysis on the subset (or patch) centres into numerical particles that are defined as portions of the moving masses whose deformation is analyzed. The implementation of the method is explained in detail, highlighting its simplicity. The procedure can be used as a post-processor of currently available PIV software packages. The methodology is first applied to synthetic cases of rectangular samples in which known displacements are imposed and also to a sandy slope failure experiment involving large displacements. The method reproduces satisfactorily the recorded images.
  • Novel Procedure to Validate MPM Results by Means of PIV Measurements
    Núria Pinyol, Mauricio Alvarado, Ferran Parera, Alba Yerro
    Procedia Engineering, 2017
  • Material Point Method analysis of induced laboratory scaled landslide
    M Alvarado, A Ruiz, N Pinyol
    Landslides and Engineered Slopes Experience Theory and Practice, 2016

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Digital image-based measurement of degree of saturation on moving soil
    G Morales, NM Pinyol, M Alvarado, EE Alonso
    Canadian geotechnical journal 62, 1-7 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 3
  • Exploring rate and temperature effects on residual strength. Review and implications for a landslide case study
    NM Pinyol, LM Garcia, A Lloret, M Alvarado
    Geotechnical Engineering Challenges to Meet Current and Emerging Needs of … , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 1
  • Thermal pressurization effect on landslide motion. Analysis with material point method.
    N Pinyol, M Alvarado, L Lemus
    EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts, EGU22-7549 , 2022
    2022
  • Landslides and hydraulic structures
    EE Alonso, M Sondon, M Alvarado
    Engineering Geology 292, 106264 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 14
  • Dynamics of slow and fast landslides
    NM Pinyol Puigmartí, M Alvarado Bueno, LM García Núñez
    International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering Online … , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 2
  • Thermal interaction in shear bands: the Vajont landslide
    M Alvarado Bueno, NM Pinyol Puigmartí, E Alonso Pérez de Agreda
    CRC Press , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 1
  • Landslide motion assessment including rate effects and thermal interactions: revisiting the Canelles landslide
    M Alvarado, NM Pinyol, EE Alonso
    Canadian Geotechnical Journal 56 (9), 1338-1350 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 33
  • Landslide motion assessment including thermal interaction: an MPM approach
    M Alvarado Bueno
    Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 6
  • Thermal effects in landslide mobility
    NM Pinyol, M Alvarado, EE Alonso, F Zabala
    Géotechnique 68 (6), 528-545 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 116
  • Novel analysis for large strains based on particle image velocimetry
    NM Pinyol, M Alvarado
    Canadian Geotechnical Journal 54 (7), 933-944 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 28
  • Novel analysis for large strains based on particle image velocimetry
    NM Pinyol, M Alvarado
    Canadian Geotechnical Journal 54 (7), 933-944 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 28
  • Wetting Collapse and Failure of an Slope Tested in Centrifuge Machine
    A Ruiz, M Alvarado, NM Pinyol, B Caicedo
    JTC1 Workshop on Advances in Landslide Understanding, 24-27 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 4
  • Análisis MPM de la rotura de un talud ensayado en centrıfuga. Comparación de los resultados con medidas procesadas mediante PIV-NP
    A Ruiz, M Alvarado, NM Pinyol
    Congreso de Métodos Numéricos en Ingenierıa CMN , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 1
  • Novel procedure to validate MPM results by means of PIV measurements
    N Pinyol, M Alvarado, F Parera, A Yerro
    Procedia Engineering 175, 332-340 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 7
  • Effect of shear band thickness on the termo-hydromechanical coupled analysis of landslides
    NM Pinyol Puigmartí, M Alvarado Bueno, E Alonso Pérez de Agreda
    JTC1 Workshop Advances in Landslide Understanding: proceedings of the First … , 2017
    2017
  • Nuevo método para la interpretación de imágenes digitales de inestabilidad mediante la técnica PIV.
    M Alvarado Bueno, Á Ruiz, NM Pinyol Puigmartí
    IX Simposio Nacional Sobre Taludes y Laderas Inestables, 307-313 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 2
  • Wetting collapse and failure of a slope tested in centrifuge machine
    NM Pinyol Puigmartí, Á Ruiz, M Alvarado Bueno, B Caicedo
    JTC1 Workshop Advances in Landslide Understanding: proceedings of the First … , 2017
    2017
  • Aceleración de deslizamientos por efectos térmicos: modelación mediante el método del punto material
    M Alvarado Bueno, NM Pinyol Puigmartí, E Alonso Pérez de Agreda
    TALUDES 2017: IX Simposio Nacional sobre Taludes y Laderas Inestables, 27–30 … , 2017
    2017
  • Material Point Method analysis of induced laboratory scaled landslide
    M Alvarado, A Ruiz, N Pinyol
    Landslides and Engineered Slopes. Experience, Theory and Practice … , 2016
    2016
    Citations: 2
  • Efectos del cambio de la velocidad de deformación sobre la resistencia del suelo: aplicación del método del punto material
    M Alvarado Bueno
    Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya , 2013
    2013
    Citations: 1

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Thermal effects in landslide mobility
    NM Pinyol, M Alvarado, EE Alonso, F Zabala
    Géotechnique 68 (6), 528-545 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 116
  • Landslide motion assessment including rate effects and thermal interactions: revisiting the Canelles landslide
    M Alvarado, NM Pinyol, EE Alonso
    Canadian Geotechnical Journal 56 (9), 1338-1350 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 33
  • Novel analysis for large strains based on particle image velocimetry
    NM Pinyol, M Alvarado
    Canadian Geotechnical Journal 54 (7), 933-944 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 28
  • Novel analysis for large strains based on particle image velocimetry
    NM Pinyol, M Alvarado
    Canadian Geotechnical Journal 54 (7), 933-944 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 28
  • Landslides and hydraulic structures
    EE Alonso, M Sondon, M Alvarado
    Engineering Geology 292, 106264 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 14
  • Novel procedure to validate MPM results by means of PIV measurements
    N Pinyol, M Alvarado, F Parera, A Yerro
    Procedia Engineering 175, 332-340 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 7
  • Landslide motion assessment including thermal interaction: an MPM approach
    M Alvarado Bueno
    Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 6
  • Wetting Collapse and Failure of an Slope Tested in Centrifuge Machine
    A Ruiz, M Alvarado, NM Pinyol, B Caicedo
    JTC1 Workshop on Advances in Landslide Understanding, 24-27 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 4
  • Digital image-based measurement of degree of saturation on moving soil
    G Morales, NM Pinyol, M Alvarado, EE Alonso
    Canadian geotechnical journal 62, 1-7 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 3
  • Dynamics of slow and fast landslides
    NM Pinyol Puigmartí, M Alvarado Bueno, LM García Núñez
    International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering Online … , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 2
  • Nuevo método para la interpretación de imágenes digitales de inestabilidad mediante la técnica PIV.
    M Alvarado Bueno, Á Ruiz, NM Pinyol Puigmartí
    IX Simposio Nacional Sobre Taludes y Laderas Inestables, 307-313 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 2
  • Material Point Method analysis of induced laboratory scaled landslide
    M Alvarado, A Ruiz, N Pinyol
    Landslides and Engineered Slopes. Experience, Theory and Practice … , 2016
    2016
    Citations: 2
  • Exploring rate and temperature effects on residual strength. Review and implications for a landslide case study
    NM Pinyol, LM Garcia, A Lloret, M Alvarado
    Geotechnical Engineering Challenges to Meet Current and Emerging Needs of … , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 1
  • Thermal interaction in shear bands: the Vajont landslide
    M Alvarado Bueno, NM Pinyol Puigmartí, E Alonso Pérez de Agreda
    CRC Press , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 1
  • Análisis MPM de la rotura de un talud ensayado en centrıfuga. Comparación de los resultados con medidas procesadas mediante PIV-NP
    A Ruiz, M Alvarado, NM Pinyol
    Congreso de Métodos Numéricos en Ingenierıa CMN , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 1
  • Efectos del cambio de la velocidad de deformación sobre la resistencia del suelo: aplicación del método del punto material
    M Alvarado Bueno
    Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya , 2013
    2013
    Citations: 1
  • Thermal pressurization effect on landslide motion. Analysis with material point method.
    N Pinyol, M Alvarado, L Lemus
    EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts, EGU22-7549 , 2022
    2022
  • Effect of shear band thickness on the termo-hydromechanical coupled analysis of landslides
    NM Pinyol Puigmartí, M Alvarado Bueno, E Alonso Pérez de Agreda
    JTC1 Workshop Advances in Landslide Understanding: proceedings of the First … , 2017
    2017
  • Wetting collapse and failure of a slope tested in centrifuge machine
    NM Pinyol Puigmartí, Á Ruiz, M Alvarado Bueno, B Caicedo
    JTC1 Workshop Advances in Landslide Understanding: proceedings of the First … , 2017
    2017
  • Aceleración de deslizamientos por efectos térmicos: modelación mediante el método del punto material
    M Alvarado Bueno, NM Pinyol Puigmartí, E Alonso Pérez de Agreda
    TALUDES 2017: IX Simposio Nacional sobre Taludes y Laderas Inestables, 27–30 … , 2017
    2017