Alomir Favero

Educational Background

• B.S.C.E., University of Sao Paulo
• M.S.C.E., University of Sao Paulo
• Ph.D., Stanford University

Research Interests

• Granular mechanics
• Multi-scale and multiphase modeling of geomaterials
• Computational geomechanics
• Modeling and analysis of geohazards
• Risk analysis of geotechnical structures and geotechnical systems
• Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) method and meshless numerical methods
• Ultra-high-performance computing applications in engineering

Teaching Specialties

• Geotechnical engineering and soil mechanics
• Numerical methods for engineering
• Programming for sciences and engineering
• Computational geomechanics

Professional Registrations and Affiliations

• Member, ASCE and Geo-Institute
• Member, ASEE and AGU

Selected Publications

del Castillo, E.M., Favero Neto, A.H., Borja, R.I. (2021). A continuum meshfree method for sandbox-style numerical modeling of accretionary and doubly vergent wedges. Journal of Structural Geology, 153. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsg.2021.104466)

del Castillo, E.M., Favero Neto, A.H., Borja, R.I. (2021). Fault propagation and surface rupture in geologic materials with a meshfree continuum method. Acta Geotechnica, 16(8), 2463-2486. (https://doi.org/10.1007/s11440-021-01233-6)

Favero Neto, A.H., Askarinejad, A., Springman, S.M., Borja, R.I. (2020). Simulation of debris flow on an instrumented test slope using an updated Lagrangian continuum particle method. Acta Geotechnica, 15(10), 2757-2777. (https://doi.org/10.1007/s11440-020-00957-1)

Favero Neto, A.H., Borja, R.I. (2018). Continuum hydrodynamics of dry granular flows employing multiplicative elastoplasticity. Acta Geotechnica, 13(5), 1027-1040. (https://doi.org/10.1007/s11440-018-0700-3)

Favero Neto, A.H., Vieira Jr., L.C.M., Malite, M. (2016). Strength and stiffness of cold-formed steel purlins with sleeved and overlapped bolted connections. Thin-Walled Structures, 104, 44-53. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tws.2016.02.017)