Federica Cotecchia

EDUCATION AND MAIN ACADEMIC TITLES
1988: Graduated with honours in Civil Engineering
1990: Master of Science (MSc) in Soil Mechanics and Diploma of the Imperial College (DIC)
1991-2001: Lecturer at the Politecnico di Bari (POLIBA)
1996: PhD in Soil Mechanics, Imperial College of the London University
1997: Visiting Researcher at the City University of London
2001-2012: Associate Professor in Geotechnical Engineering at Politecnico di Bari
2001-2003: Delegate of the Rector for the International Relations of POLIBA
2008-to date: Scientific Responsible of the Geotechnical Laboratory of POLIBA
2012-to date: Full Professor in Geotechnical Engineering at Politecnico di Bari.
2013-to date: Delegate of the Rector for the Quality Assessment of Teaching and Research at POLIBA within the evaluation framework issued by the Ministry of University

CEAR-05/A

MAIN RESEARCH ACTIVITY AND ACHIEVEMENTS
She has conducted experimental research, in the laboratory and the field, and endeavored the development of theoretical frameworks of behavior of soil and of geotechnical systems. Her work has conveyed knowledge about the hydro-mechanical behavior of natural soils, under either full or partial saturation, in relation to their micro to meso–structural features (e.g. fissuring) and geological history, of reference for several elasto - plastic hardening constitutive models. With regard to geotechnical systems, she has mostly developed research about the geo-hydro-mechanical modeling of complex natural deposits, either in mountain chain areas, or in alluvial planes, the mechanics of slopes and landslides, the effects of geotechnical settlements on either ancient or modern structures. She has studied the processes generating different landslide mechanisms, implementing advanced soil mechanics in the assessment of landslide hazard at the site scale (work subsidized also by MIUR funding). In a recent ‘Strategic Project’, subsidized by European funds (selection on behalf of Apulia Region), under her coordination the research has resulted in a method for physically based assessment of landslide hazard at regional scale. She is currently doing research on landslide risk mitigation.

She has been author of 121 papers, published, after peer review, in international scientific journals, books and proceedings. On January the 14th, Scopus quotes for her: 435 total citations and HI 11.

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEES
Symp. Coastal Geotechnical Engineering in Practice - IS Yokohama 2000
V CNRIG “Foundations: analysis and design” Bari, 2006
Int. ''LAndslide Risk Assessment and Mitigation'' School LARAM, 2009 to date
Int. Symp. Deformation Characteristics of Geomaterials, Seoul 2011
Symp. “Riflessioni e linee di indirizzo per i PsAI sul rischio da frana a dieci anni dalla loro presentazione”, Ravello, 2012
XXV National Conference of Geotechnics “La geotecnica nella difesa del territorio e delle infrastrutture dai rischi naturali” – 2012-2014
Int. School “ALERT Geomaterials”, The Alliance of Laboratories in Europe for Research and Technology, 2012 to date
Manag. Comm. of the Eu. Action COST TU1202 - Impact of climate change on engineered slopes for infrastructure. Co-chairman W.G. “Geotechnical modelling of Slope Behaviour”, 2012 to date.

EDITORIAL BOARDS
2006: “Foundations: analysis and design”. Fifth Italian Conf. of Geot. Researchers
2006: Géotechnique Symp. in Print “Stiff sedimentary clays: genesis and engineering behaviour”
2008-2011: Géotechnique Panel.
2009-2011: Géotechnique Symp. in Print “Partial saturation in compacted soils”
2009 to date: Italian Geotechnical Journal, Advisory Panel
2012 - 2014 Special issues “Slope-Atmosphere Interaction” Italian Geotechnical Journal, Guest Editor .
2017 – 2020 Géotechnique Letters, Chair and Honorary Editor

Reviewing for several main international geotechnical journals

Lunedì 12:30-16:30 - L'orario di ricevimento è tutti i giorni dalle 12.30 alle 13.30 e dalle 13.30 alle 16:30. Nel caso il docente risulti impegnato per altri motivi istituzionali, l'orario permette allo studente di essere ricevuto nei giorni immediatamente successivi.