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Gonzalo Andres Montalva Alvarado

Associate Professor

FACULTAD DE INGENIERIA, DEPTO. ING. CIVIL

Concepcion, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


Seismic Hazard; Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering; Site effects and their impact on ground motion uncertainty; Risk engineering; Liquefaction

Educación

  •  Civil Engineering, WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY. Estados Unidos, 2010
  •  Geotechnical Engineering, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE. Chile, 2004
  •  Civil Engineer, PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE. Chile, 2004

Experiencia Académica

  •   Assitant Professor Full Time

    UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION

    Engineering

    Concepción, Chile

    2003 - 2016

  •   Research Assistant Part Time

    WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY

    Pullman, Estados Unidos

    2007 - 2010

  •   Teaching Assistant Part Time

    WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY

    Pullman, Estados Unidos

    2006 - 2007

  •   Associate Professor Full Time

    UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION

    Engineering

    Chile

    2016 - At present

  •   Fellow Part Time

    WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY

    Engineering

    Pullman, Estados Unidos

    2008 - 2008

Experiencia Profesional

  •   Project Engineer Full Time

    E. C. Rowe & Asociados Ltda.

    Santiago, Chile

    2002 - 2003

  •   Consultant Other

    Gensis Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering

    Concepción, Chile

    2016 - At present

Formación de Capital Humano


Graduate Students Advised as Major Advisor (University of Concepción)

Daniel Morales (M.Sc. Exp. 2014) “Soft Soils Displacement Demand in Subduction type Earthquakes”

Franco Benedetti (MSc. Exp. 2014) “Impact of soil-structure interaction on the observed ductility demand, the case of Concepción for the 2010 Maule Earthquake”

Darío Jara (M.Sc. Exp. 2014) “Site period and bedrock depth as an indicator of damage patterns”
Nicolás Bastías (M.Sc. Exp. 2015) “Ground Motion Prediction Equations for Chile, a focus on site effects variability impact”

Pedro Troncoso (M.Sc. exp. 2015) “Análisis de incertidumbre en la velocidad de ondas de corte y su efecto en la estimación de demanda sísmica. Aplicación del método SPT-Uphole”

Recent Undergraduate Students Advised as Major Advisor (University of Concepción)

Pablo Sanhueza (2013) Consolidación de Relaves Mineros

César Alfredo Nebreda Núñez (2013) Efectos de la Saturación del Suelo en la respuesta Superficial frente a un sismo de gran magnitud para la ciudad de Concepción.

Pedro E. Catalán Alarcón (2012) Efectos de la Súper Estructura en Empujes de Subterráneo.

Javier E. Adlerstein Lapostol (2012) Parámetros Geofísicos para evaluar la Ocurrencia de Licuación.

Rodrigo A. Bravo Muñoz (2012) Flotación Inducida por Licuación tras el sismo del Maule.

Fabián Andrés Soto Salcedo (2012) Nueva Metodología para la Caracterización de la Respuesta Sísmica de Sitio.

Omar Antonio Neira Valdera (2012) Obtención de Intensidades Sísmicas Utilizando Movimientos de Cuerpo Rígido.

Felipe A. Valenzuela Dechent (2011) Microzonificación sísmica del gran Concepción : aplicación norma Chilena NCH433 modificación 2010 decreto Nº 117.

Pablo A. Weber Aracena (2011) Caracterización del Terremoto de Febrero de 2010 en estación San Pedro de la Paz, VIII Región.

REGULAR COURSES TAUGHT AT UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION

Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering

Challenges in Civil Engineering

Soil Mechanics

Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering


Premios y Distinciones

  •   Academic Award

    UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION

    Chile, 2012

    Award given to the Faculty with outstanding production

  •   John Orsborn Outstanding Graduate Student Award

    WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY

    Estados Unidos, 2008

    Outstanding Graduate Student, Civil Engineering Dept., Washington State University.

  •   BIRF Doctoral scholarship CONICYT

    CONICYT

    Chile, 2006

    BIRF – Chilean government agreement (awarded to 26 applicants of all areas of knowledge nationwide).

  •   Fellowship

    WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY

    Estados Unidos, 2008

    Washington State University Civil and Environmental Engineering Department Fellowship.


 

Article (45)

Spatial variability of shear wave velocity: implications for the liquefaction response of a case study from the 2010 Maule Mw 8.8 Earthquake, Chile
Two-dimensional nonlinear dynamic analysis of a liquefaction case history considering spatial variability and long-duration megathrust earthquakes
Variabilidad de resultados de la exploración geofísica de sitios usando métodos de ondas superficiales
InSAR Monitoring Using Persistent Scatterer Interferometry (PSI) and Small Baseline Subset (SBAS) Techniques for Ground Deformation Measurement in Metropolitan Area of Concepción, Chile
InSAR-Based Early Warning Monitoring Framework to Assess Aquifer Deterioration
Subduction Interface Earthquake Rise-Time Scaling Relations
How Good is a Paleoseismic Record of Megathrust Earthquakes for Probabilistic Forecasting?
Strong Ground Motion Prediction Model for PGV and Spectral Velocity for the Chilean Subduction Zone
Investigating the spatial variability of ground motions during the 2017 Mw 7.1 Puebla-Mexico City earthquake via idealized simulations of basin effects
A paleo-hydro-geomorphological perspective on urban flood risk assessment
Shallow Ambient‐Noise 3D Tomography in the Concepción Basin, Chile: Implications for Low‐Frequency Ground Motions
Site effects in Mexico City basin: Past and present
Soil Behaviour Under Non-Uniform and Bidirectional Cyclic Loading
Dynamic numerical investigation of a stepped-planar rockslide in the Central Andes, Chile
Geophysical Characterization of the Chilean Seismological Stations: First Results
Geotechnical Aspects of the 20115 M-w 8.3 Illapel Megathrust Earthquake Sequence in Chile
Geotechnical Aspects of the 2015 Mw 8.3 Illapel Megathrust Earthquake Sequence in Chile
Ground Motion Prediction Equation for the Chilean Subduction Zone
Ground-Motion Prediction Equation for the Chilean Subduction Zone
Chile Strong Ground Motion Flatfile
Site Effects and Building Damage Characterization in Concepcion after the Mw 8.8 Maule Earthquake
Geomorphological and geotechnical analysis of landslides induced by the Maule earthquake 2010 in the Arauco Peninsula, Chile
Discussion to: "Shear-Wave Velocity-Based Probabilistic and Deterministic Assessment of Seismic Soil Liquefaction Potential"
Efectos de sitio para Ingenieros Geotécnicos, estudio del valle Parkway
Efectos de sitio para Ingenieros Geotécnicos, estudio del valle Parkway
A model for single-station standard deviation using data from various tectonic regions
A Model for Single-Station Standard Deviation Using Data from Various Tectonic Regions
Effects of Bed Compaction on Scour at Piers in Sand-Clay Mixtures
Effects of Bed Compaction on Scour at Piers in Sand-Clay Mixtures
Effects of Bed Compaction on Scour at Piers in Sand-Clay Mixtures
A preliminary study of seismic microzonation of Concepción based on microtremors, geology and damages patterns
Coseismic Tectonic Surface Deformation during the 2010 Maule, Chile, Mw 8.8 Earthquake
Coseismie Tectonic Surface Deformation during the 2010 Maule, Chile, M-w 8.8 Earthquake
Coseismie Tectonic Surface Deformation during the 2010 Maule, Chile, M-w 8.8 Earthquake
Effects of Ground Failure on Buildings, Ports, and Industrial Facilities
Effects of Ground Failure on Buildings, Ports, and Industrial Facilities
Site Effects and Damage Patterns
Site Effects and Damage Patterns
Analysis of Single-Station Standard Deviation Using the KiK-net Data
Analysis of Single-Station Standard Deviation Using the Kik-Net Data
Engineering Analysis of Ground Motion Records from the 2001 M-w 8.4 Southern Peru Earthquake
Engineering Analysis of Ground Motion Records from the 2001 M-w 8.4 Southern Peru Earthquake
Determining Hydraulic Conductivity, Comparison and Proposal for Silty Sands
Determining hydraulic conductivity, comparison and proposal for silty sands Comparación y proposición de métodos para determinar la conductividad hidráulica en arenas limosas
A Model for Single-Station Standard Deviation Using Data from Various Tectonic Regions

ConferencePaper (6)

Quantitative calibration of the lacustrine seismograph using sedimentary imprints of recent megathrust earthquakes in south-central Chile
Liquefaction evidence in the Chilean subduction zone
Quantifying the effect of sediment compaction on pier scour
Site response effects on partially ergodic PSHA
Random fields for site response analysis
Dynamic earth pressures acting on buried structures

Errata (1)

Ground-Motion Prediction Equation for the Chilean Subduction Zone (vol 107, pg 901, 2017)

Proyecto (10)

EASER: Evolution Assessment of Seismic Risk
Evaluación del Potencial de Licuación en Zonas de Subducción
Observatorio de Respuesta de Sitio en Cuencas Aluviales
Plataforma de Amenaza Sísmica SIGAS=> Transferencia Tecnológica a Sernageomin mediante estudio de caso de segmento sismo-tectónico de San Antonio-Los Vilos
DYNAMIC RESPONSE AND STABILITY OF LARGE ROCK SLOPES DURING EARTHQUAKES
GEM-SARA Topic 6 - Selection of regional GMPEs for probabilistic seismic hazard
Socavación de cepas de puente en condiciones de crecida
DESARROLLO DE PLATAFORMA DE AMENAZA SÍSMICA PARA EL NORTE DE CHILE Y PROPUESTA DE ACTUALIZACIÓN DE NORMAS DE DISEÑO SISMO-RESISTENTE=> ANÁLISIS DE LOS EFECTOS DEL TERREMOTO DEL MAULE 2010 Y CARACTERIZACIÓN DE TERREMOTOS TIPO EN EL SEGMENTO TALTAL-ARICA
SITE TERMS AS A TOOL FOR BETTER SEISMIC INTENSITY PREDICTION
Uniform hazard spectra for site-specific applications including uncertainties in site-response
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Gonzalo Montalva

Associate Professor

Departamento de Ingeniería Civil

FACULTAD DE INGENIERIA, DEPTO. ING. CIVIL

Concepcion, Chile

3
Christian Ledezma

Profesor Asociado

Departamento de Ingeniería Estructural y Geotécnica

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

3
Ruben Boroschek

DEPTO. DE ING. CIVIL, FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS FÍSICAS Y MATEMÁTICAS, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

3
Oscar Link

Full Professor

Civil Engineering

UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCIÓN, DEPARTAMENTO DE INGENIERÍA CIVIL

Concepción, Chile

2
daniella escribano

Profesor asistente

Ingeniería Civil

universidad de concepcion

Concepcion, Chile

2
Andres Tassara

Profesor Asociado

Department of Earth Sciences

UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCIÓN

Concepcion, Chile

2
Gabriel Candia

Profesor Asociado

Universidad del Desarrollo

Santiago, Chile

2
Cesar Pasten

Profesor Asistente

Departamento de Ingeniería Civil

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

2
Felipe Leyton

Sismólogo

Centro Sismológico Nacional

Universidad de Chile

La Reina, Chile

2
Sergio Sepúlveda

Director Escuela de Ingeniería

UNIVERSIDAD DE O´HIGGINS

Rancagua, Chile

1
Alexis Orellana

Profesor Asistente

Universidad de Concepción

Concepcion, Chile

1
Esteban Saez

Associate Professor

Structural and Geotechnical Engineering

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Mauricio Aguayo

Associate Professor

Territorial Planning

Faculty of Environmental Sciences, EULA-Chile Centre, University of Concepción

Concepción, Chile

1
Rodolfo Araya

Full Professor

Mathematical Engineering

DEPARTAMENTO DE INGENIERIA MATEMATICA, UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCION

Concepcion, Chile

1
Jose Arumi

Profesor Titular

Water Resources

UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCIÓN

Chillan, Chile

1
Alejandra Serey

Investigadora Posdoctoral

Universidad de O'Higgins

Rancagua, Chile

1
Daniela Rivera

Asistente de Investigación

Instituto Iberoamericano de Desarrollo Sostenible (IIDS), Universidad Autónoma de Chile

Temuco, Chile

1
Sergio Ruiz

Profesor Asociado

Geofísica

UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile