Educational Background

• Post-Doctorate Environmental Geotechnics – PNPD Capes (2010)
• Ph.D. in Civil Engineering/Geotechnics – UFRGS / Colorado State University (2007/2008)
• Master in Civil Engineering/Geotechnics – UFRGS (2003)
• Civil Engineering – UFSM (2001)

Work Experience

• CNPq
  • Researcher DT (2012-2015/2018-2021).
• Araucária Foundation
  • Member of the project evaluation committee – engineering area
• Institutos Lactec
  • Researcher at the Department of Civil Structures (DPEC);
  • Coordinator and Resp. Techn. the Geotechnical Lab;
  • Permanent Professor of the Post-Graduate Program in Development of Tec.
• PUCPR
  • Deputy Professor to the course of Civil Eng.
  • Subjects in the Graduate Program
  • Waste Management and Geotechnology.

Master’s Concentration Areas

• Technology Generation and Transfer (GTT)
• Environment and Development (MAD)

Research Lines of Interest

• Civil/geotechnical engineering;
• Instrumentation and geotechnical monitoring (optical fiber);
• Computer simulation
• Dam Safety (PAE and PSB);
• Field and laboratory geotechnical tests;
• Develop. testing equipment.

Production

• Oriented 25 TCCs;
• Oriented 12 master’s works
• Co-oriented 2 master’s works;
• Published several articles in journals and in events besides RT;
• Coordinates and participates in several R&Ds underways at DPEC-Lactec.

Contact

• E-mail: rodrigo.silveira@lactec.org.br
• Phone: (41) 3361-6281

Lattes

http://lattes.cnpq.br/0100630696334012