Man

Rafael Enrique Aránguiz Muñoz

Professor

Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción

Chile, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


Coastal Engineering, Extreme events, tsunami hazard

Educación

  •   Engineering, WASEDA UNIVERSITY. Japón, 2014
  •  MSc Design and Applied Mechanics, TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK. Dinamarca, 2008
  •  Civil Engineer, UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION. Chile, 2002

Experiencia Académica

  •   Associate Professor Full Time

    Universidad Católica de la Ssma Concepción

    Engineering

    Concepción, Chile

    2017 - At present

  •   Assistant Professor Full Time

    Universidad Católica de la Ssma Concepción

    Engineering

    Concepción, Chile

    2010 - 2017

Premios y Distinciones

  •   Coastal Engineering Journal Best Paper Award

    Japan Society of Civil Engineers

    Japón, 2021

    Since 1997, Coastal Engineering Journal (CEJ) has instituted an annual best paper award, 'Coastal Engineering Journal Award' to honor the author(s) of the outstanding contributions to the scientific and engineering field covered by the scope of Coastal Engineering Journal. Nominations and elections are made by the editorial board members, with all papers published each year eligible for consideration. The award is presented to the author(s) of the elected work by the editorial board and the coastal engineering committee, JSCE.


 

Article (41)

Modeling of solitary wave-induced scour around structures: SPH-based analysis and experimental validation

Fuentes, B; Cruchaga, M; Aránguiz, R; Dinamarca, J

Article ISI
OCEAN ENGINEERING  (2025)

Tsunami inundation limit based on probabilistic analysis of runup and inundation distance

Ramos, M.; Aránguiz, R; Bull, MT

Article ISI
NATURAL HAZARDS  (2025)

A nature-based exploration of resilience capacity in coastal settlements exposed to tsunamis along the southern Pacific coast

Villagra, Paula; Herrmann, Marie Geraldine

Article ISI
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DISASTER RISK REDUCTION  (2024)

A new generation of tsunami inundation maps of Chilean cities: tsunami source database and probabilistic hazard analysis

Aránguiz, R; Ramos, M.; Sepúlveda I.; Villagra, P

Article ISI
COASTAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL  (2024)

Analysis of climate change and climate variability impacts on coastal storms induced by extratropical cyclones: a case study of the August 2015 storm in central Chile

Gomez, Matias; Aranguiz, Rafael; Mall, Martin

Article ISI SCOPUS
COASTAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL  (2024)

Vulnerability of Physical Infrastructure Network Components to Damage from the 2015 Illapel Tsunami, Coquimbo, Chile

Williams, JH; Paulik, R; Aránguiz, R; Wild A.

Article ISI
PURE AND APPLIED GEOPHYSICS  (2024)

Analysis of the cascading rainfall-landslide-tsunami event of June 29th, 2022, Todos los Santos Lake, Chile

Espinoza, Mauricio; Rogel, Ivan; Oyarzun, Juan Carlos; Duhart, Paul

Article ISI
LANDSLIDES  (2023)

Land cover and potential for tsunami evacuation in rapidly growing urban areas. The case of Boca Sur (San Pedro de la Paz, Chile)

Quense, Jorge; Chamorro, Alondra; Bonet, Malcom

Article ISI
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DISASTER RISK REDUCTION  (2022)

The Role of Physical Parameterization Schemes in Capturing the Characteristics of Extratropical Cyclones Over the South Pacific Ocean

GOMEZ-CANTO, MATIAS FELIPE; Mall, Martin; ARANGUIZ-MUNOZ, RAFAEL ENRIQUE

Article ISI SCOPUS
Earth and Space Science  (2021)

Tsunami detection by GPS-derived ionospheric total electron content

Gonzalez, Gabriel; Sunil, Poikayil S.; González, Juan; Salazar, Pablo

Article ISI
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS  (2021)

A hybrid deterministic and stochastic approach for tsunami hazard assessment in Iquique, Chile

González, Juan; Gonzalezu, Gabriel; Cienfuegos, Rodrigo

Article ISI SCOPUS
NATURAL HAZARDS  (2020)

An improvement of tsunami hazard analysis in Central Chile based on stochastic rupture scenarios

González, Juan; Benavente, Roberto

Article ISI
COASTAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL  (2020)

Comparative Analysis of Triggers for Evacuation during Recent Tsunami Events

Mikami, Takahito; Shibayama, Tomoya; Esteban, Miguel; Aranguiz, Rafael

Article ISI
NATURAL HAZARDS REVIEW  (2020)

Damage assessment of the May 31st, 2019, Talcahuano tornado, Chile

Teresa Bull, Maria

Article ISI
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DISASTER RISK REDUCTION  (2020)

Ex post analysis of engineered tsunami mitigation measures in the town of Dichato, Chile

Cienfuegos, Rodrigo

Article
NATURAL HAZARDS  (2020)

Numerical Analysis of Seismic Water Level Oscillations in Canals

Ohira, Koichiro; Takabatake, Tomoyuki; Esteban, Miguel; Aranguiz, Rafael; Mall, Martin; Shibayama, Tomoya

Article ISI
JOURNAL OF WATERWAY PORT COASTAL AND OCEAN ENGINEERING  (2020)

The 2018 Sulawesi tsunami in Palu city as a result of several landslides and coseismic tsunamis

Takagi, Hiroshi; Takabatake, Tomoyuki; Okuwaki, Ryo; Yagi, Yuji; Shimizu, Kousuke; Achiari, Hendra; Stolle, Jacob; Robertson, Ian; Nakamura, Ryota; Nishida, Yuta; et al.

Article WOS
Coastal Engineering Journal  (2020)

The AD1835 eruption at Robinson Crusoe Island discredited: geological and historical evidence

Lara, Luis; Moreno, Rodrigo; Valdivia, Valentina; Lagos, Marcelo

Article WOS
PROGRESS IN PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY  (2020)

The generation of new tsunami risk areas due to an intentionally biased reconstruction process: Case study of llico after the 2010 Chile tsunami



Article
International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction  (2020)

Tsunami awareness and evacuation behaviour during the 2018 Sulawesi Earthquake tsunami

Harnantyari A.S.; Rusli; Kyaw T.O.

Article ISI SCOPUS
 (2020)

Tsunami hydrodynamic force on a building using a SPH real-scale numerical simulation

Klapp, J.; Areu-Rangel O.S.; Bonasia R.; Silva-Casarín R.

Article ISI SCOPUS
NATURAL HAZARDS  (2020)

Analysis of generation and arrival time of landslide tsunami to Palu City due to the 2018 Sulawesi Earthquake

Takagi, H.; Pratama, M. B.; Kurobe, S.; Esteban, M.; Aranguiz, R.; Bowei, K.

Article
LANDSLIDES  (2019)

Comparative Analysis of Tsunami Recovery Strategies in Small Communities in Japan and Chile

Valenzuela, VPB; Samarasekara, RSM; Kularathna, AHTS; Perez, GCC; Norikazu, F; Crichton, RN; Quiroz, M; Yavar, R; Izumi, I; Aranguiz, R; Motoharu, O; Esteban, M

Article
Geosciences (Switzerland)  (2019)

Field Survey of the 2018 Sulawesi Tsunami: Inundation and Run-up Heights and Damage to Coastal Communities

Takabatake T.; Nishida Y.; Achiari H.; Rusli; Marzuki A.G.; Marzuki M.F.H.; Stolle J.; Krautwald C.; Robertson, I

Article ISI SCOPUS
PURE AND APPLIED GEOPHYSICS  (2019)

Tsunami Resonance and Spatial Pattern of Natural Oscillation Modes With Multiple Resonators



Article ISI SCOPUS
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-OCEANS  (2019)

Development and application of a tsunami fragility curve of the 2015 tsunami in Coquimbo, Chile

Aranguiz, R; Urra, L; Okuwaki, R; Yagi, YJ

Article
NATURAL HAZARDS AND EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCES  (2018)

What Can We Do to Forecast Tsunami Hazards in the Near Field Given Large Epistemic Uncertainty in Rapid Seismic Source Inversions?

Cienfuegos, R; Catalan, PA; Urrutia, A; Benavente, R; Aranguiz, R; Gonzalez, G

Article
GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS  (2018)

Risk factors and perceived restoration in a town destroyed by the 2010 Chile tsunami



Article ISI SCOPUS
NATURAL HAZARDS AND EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCES  (2017)

Tsunami and shelf resonance on the northern Chile coast

Bellotti G.

Article ISI SCOPUS
JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-OCEANS  (2017)

Rupture Process During the 2015 Illapel, Chile Earthquake: Zigzag-Along-Dip Rupture Episodes

Okuwaki, R; Yagi Y.; Aránguiz, R; Gonzalez, J; González, G

Article ISI SCOPUS
PURE AND APPLIED GEOPHYSICS  (2016)

The 16 September 2015 Chile Tsunami from the Post-Tsunami Survey and Numerical Modeling Perspectives

Aránguiz, R; González, G; Gonzalez, J; Cienfuegos, R; Yagi Y.; Okuwaki, R; Urra, L; Contreras, K.; Del Rio, I; Rojas, C

Article ISI SCOPUS
PURE AND APPLIED GEOPHYSICS  (2016)

Assessment of social perception on the contribution of hard-infrastructure for tsunami mitigation to coastal community resilience after the 2010 tsunami: Greater Concepcion area, Chile

Khew, YTJ; Jarzebski, MP; Dyah, F; San Carlos, R; Gu, JP; Esteban, M; Aránguiz, R; Akiyama, T

Article ISI SCOPUS
International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction  (2015)

The 1 April 2014 Pisagua tsunami: Observations and modeling

Aránguiz, R; González, G; Tomita T.; Cienfuegos, R; Gonzalez, J; Shrivastava, MN; Kumagai, K; Mokrani C.; Cortés, P; Gubler, A

Article ISI SCOPUS
Geophysical Research Letters  (2015)

Tsunamis from the Arica-Tocopilla source region and their effects on ports of Central Chile

Aranguiz, R; Shibayama, T; Yamazaki, Y

Article
NATURAL HAZARDS  (2014)

Classification of Tsunami and Evacuation Areas

Shibayama, T; Esteban, M; Nistor, I; Takagi, H; Thao, N; Matsumaru, R; Mikami, T; Aranguiz, R; Jayaratne, R; Ohira, K

Article
NATURAL HAZARDS  (2013)

Effect of Submarine Canyons on tsunamis propagation=> Case study of Biobio Canyon

Aránguiz, R.; Shibayama, T.

Article
Coastal Engineering Journal  (2013)

Flood defence alternatives for the lower Bío Bío River, Chile

van Heemst, Constant; Willems, Joost; Weller, Anthonie; van Verseveld, Huub; Caamaño, Diego; Aránguiz, Rafael

Article
Obras y Proyectos  (2013)

Riesgo de tsunami en caleta Tubul, Región del Biobío=> escenarios extremos y transformaciones territoriales posterremoto

Martínez, Carolina; Rojas, Octavio; Aránguiz, Rafael; Belmonte, Arturo; Altamirano, Álvaro; Flores, Paulina

Article
Rev. geogr. Norte Gd.  (2012)

Daños estructurales en construcciones patrimoniales de la Iglesia Católica en la Arquidiócesis de Concepción producto del sismo del 27 de febrero 2010

Bustamante, Guillermo; Aránguiz, Rafael

Article
Obras y Proyectos  (2011)

Field survey of tsunami disaster in Chile 2010

Takahito Mikami, Tomoya Shibayama; S Takewaka, Miguel Esteban; K Ohira, Rafael Aranguiz; Mauricio Villagran, A Ayala

Article
Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers, Ser. B3 (Ocean Engineering)  (2011)

Use of trees as a tsunami natural barrier for Concepcion, Chile-11th International Coastal Symposium

Aranguiz, R; Villagran, M

Article
JOURNAL OF COASTAL RESEARCH  (2011)

Proyecto (3)

ANALYSIS OF THE COMBINED ROLE OF CONTINENTAL SHELF AND BAY OSCILLATION MODES IN TSUNAMI WAVE AMPLIFICATION INSIDE BAYS OF CENTRAL CHILE.

FONDECYT (11140424)

Proyecto
2014-2017
Inv. Responsable

Enhancement of Technology for development of tsunami resilient community

JICA/SATREPS (N/A)

Proyecto
2012-2015
Investigador(a)

The effect of bathymetry on tsunami propagation in front of Biobio River.

Research Department (Dirección de Investigación) UCSC (DIN11-2013)

Proyecto
2011-2012
Inv. Responsable

3
Rodrigo Cienfuegos

Director

Departamento de Ingeniería Hidráulica y Ambiental

CIGIDEN

Macul, Chile

1
JORGE QUENSE

Associate professor

Geohraphy

PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF CHILE, INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHY

Santiago, Chile

5
Patricio Catalan

Profesor Titular

Departamento de Obras Civiles

UNIVERSIDAD TÉCNICA FEDERICO SANTA MARÍA

Valparaíso, Chile

1
Marie Herrmann

Profesora Asociada

Departamento de Urbanismo

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

2
Paula Villagra

Profesora Asociada

Instituto de Ciencias Ambientales y Evolutivas

Universidad Austral de Chile

Valdivia, Chile

1
Marcela Cruchaga

Académico / Full Prof.

MECÁNICA

UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE - DEPTO. ING. MECÁNICA

Santiago de Chile, Chile

5
Gabriel Gonzalez

Profesor Titular

Departamento de Ciencias Geológicas

UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL NORTE

Antofagasta, Chile

1
Pablo Salazar

ACADEMICO

CIENCIAS GEOLOGICAS

UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL NORTE

Antofagasta, Chile

2
Mahesh Shrivastava

Assistant Professor

Department of Geosciences

Universidad Católica del Norte

Antofagasta, Chile

1
Jorge León

Profesor Auxiliar

Arquitectura

UNIVERSIDAD TECNICA FEDERICO SANTA MARIA

Valparaíso, Chile

1
Eduardo Nuñez

ACADÉMICO

INGENIERIA CIVIL

UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE LA SANTÍSIMA CONCEPCIÓN

CONCEPCIÓN, Chile

1
Natalia Zamora

Fundadora y Coordinadora de Proyectos

Funtropos

San Pedro, Costa Rica

1
Maria Bull

Profesor Asociado

Ingeniería Industrial

Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción

Concepcion, Chile

1
MARCELA CHAMORRO

Department Director and Associate Professor

Construction Engineering and Management

Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Roberto Benavente

Assistant Professor

Civil Engineering

Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción

Concepción, Chile

1
alejandra gubler

Ingeniero de Proyecto

Obras Civiles

Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria

Valparaiso, Chile

29
Rafael Aránguiz

Professor

Civil Engineering

Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción

Chile, Chile

7
Juan González

Assistant Professor

Engineering Faculty

Universidad Andrés Bello

Viña del Mar, Chile

1
Diego Caamaño

Académico

Ingeniería Civil

Universidad Católica de la Santisima Concepción

Concepción, Chile

2
Matías Gómez

Profesor conferenciante

Ingeniería Civil en Obras Civiles

Universidad de Talca

Curicó, Chile

1
Oneska Peña y Lillo

Research assistant

Laboratorio de Paisaje y Resiliencia Urbana

Valdivia, Chile