CARLOS CARRANZA-TORRES, Ph.D., P.E.

3126 East 1st Street

Duluth, Minnesota, MN 55812
United States of America
Phone: 1-218-525 5295
E-mail: carranza@d.umn.edu; C Carranza-Torres@msn.com
Web: www.d.umn.edu/∼carranza

PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS

Analytical and Numerical Modelling in Geomechanics. Design of Underground and Surface Exca-
vations (Tunnels and Slopes) in Rock and Soil. Engineering Geology. Rock Mechanics and Soil
Mechanics.
ACADEMIC POSITION

Present Associate Professor. Department of Civil Engineering, University of Minnesota, Duluth Cam-
(since 2008) pus, Minnesota, USA. Teaching and research in the field of geotechnical engineering. Latest re-
search involves development of analytical and numerical solutions of tunnel and slope problems in
rock and soil media. Courses taught (or to be taught within one year) include CE2020 Computa-
tional Tools for Civil Engineers; CE2425 Geologic Principles for Civil Engineers; CE3425 Engi-
neering Geology; CE3425 Soil Mechanics; CE4415 Geotechnical Design; CE4426/5426 Rock Me-
chanics; CE4422/5422 Numerical Modeling in Geotechnical Engineering; CE4436/5436 Design of
Underground and Surface Excavations in Rock; and ME5335 Introduction to Finite Element Method
Analysis.

EDUCATION

1998 PhD. in Geomechanics. Department of Civil Engineering, University of Minnesota, USA (Prof.
Charles Fairhurst, thesis advisor).
1994 MSc. in Engineering Geology. Engineering Geology Department, ITC Delft, The Netherlands
(Prof. Robert Hack, thesis advisor).
1992 BSc. in Civil Engineering. Facultad the Ingenierı́a, Universidad Nacional del Nordeste, Argentina.

CONSULTING EXPERIENCE

2017 Consultant, SRK Consulting, Santiago, Chile. Provided geomechanics support in various min-
ing projects in Chile, including Los Bronces Subterráneo (Anglo American), Chuquicamata Sub-
terráneo (Codelco) and Quebrada Blanca (Teck). June and July 2017.
2016 Consultant, SRK Consulting, Johannesburg, South Africa. Provided technical support in the
development and computation of 3DEC model for stability analysis of slopes in open pit mine of
undisclosed project. August 2016.
Consultant, SRK Consulting, Santiago, Chile. Provided technical support for development of var-
ious scripting tools for analysis of slope stability and underground mining caving problems problems
using limit equilibrium models and finite difference models, respectively. July 2016.
Consultant, SRK Consulting, Vancouver, Canada. Developed algorithms (using code FLAC3D)
to evaluate expected geomechanics performance of underground infrastructure in mine develop-
ments. April-May 2016.
Consultant, SRK Consulting, Santiago, Chile. Provided rock mechanics support for the design of
pillars for the Chuquicamata Underground Project, Calama, Chile. January-May 2016.

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2015 Consultant, SRK Consulting, Santiago, Chile. Involved in site visit and specific recommendations
for addressing geomechanical problems at the copper open pit mine Quebrada Blanca in Chile (Teck,
Canada). August-December 2015.
Consultant, SRK Consulting, Santiago, Chile. Developed three dimensional geomechanical mod-
els (using code FLAC3D) for seismic analysis of tailing dam at Andina mine, Chile. Febraury-March
2015.
2014 Consultant, Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE), Mexico. Involved in site visit and specific
recommendations for addressing engineering geology problems at the planned site of Santiago Hy-
droelectric Project in Ecuador (owned by Corporación Hidroeléctrica del Ecuador CELE). November
2014.
Consultant, SRK Consulting, Santiago, Chile. Provided rock mechanics support for the design of
crusher cavern for the New Mine Level Project at El Teniente mine in Chile. April-May 2014.
Consultant, Arup, Houston and New York. Provided technical support, involving geomechanical
modeling, for the evaluation of lining performance for a deep shaft excavated in creeping ground at
undisclosed location. February-March 2014.
2013 Consultant, SRK Consulting, Santiago, Chile. Developed three dimensional geomechanical mod-
els (using code 3DEC) for the analysis of stability of an open pit mine (Udonkan Mine) in Russia.
October-November 2013.
Consultant, SRK Consulting, Johannesburg, South Africa. Review of seismic analysis of open
pit mine in Iran. August 2013.
Consultant, SRK Consulting, Santiago, Chile. Involved in site visit and specific recommenda-
tions for addressing geomechanical problems at the copper open pit mine Cuajone in southern Peru
(Southern Copper Corporation, Grupo Mexico). August 2013.
Consultant, SRK Consulting, Skellefteå, Sweden. Developed three dimensional geomechanical
models (using code FLAC3D) to analyze stability of an open pit mine and stopes below the pit in
India. May-June 2013.
2012 Rock Mechanics Consultant for Chuquicamata Underground Project, Calama, Chile. Asso-
ciated to one of the designers, SRK Consulting, Santiago (Chile), providing technical support in
various geotechnical aspects of the design of the excavations for the caving mine project. Appointed
January 2010, for the duration of the 3-years project.
Consultant, SRK Consulting, Santiago, Chile. Developed three dimensional geomechanical mod-
els (using code FLAC3D) for seismic analysis of concrete face dam in Costa Rica. May-July 2012.
2011 Rock Mechanics Consultant for Chuquicamata Underground Project, Calama, Chile. Asso-
ciated to one of the designers, SRK Consulting, Santiago (Chile), providing technical support in
various geotechnical aspects of the design of the excavations for the caving mine project. Appointed
January 2010, for the duration of the 3-years project.
Consultant, SRK Consulting, Engineers and Scientists, Johannesburg, South Africa. Providing
technical support for two undisclosed underground mining projects. August 2011.
Consultant, Golder Associates, Toronto, Canada. Developed three dimensional geomechanical
models (using code FLAC3D) to analyze stability of an open pit mine (Detour Lake Gold project).
July 2011.
Consultant, SRK Consulting, Engineers and Scientists, Cardiff, UK. Providing technical support
to the geotechnical group in the feasibility study of an open pit mine in Eastern Europe. January-
March 2011.
2010 Rock Mechanics Consultant for Chuquicamata Underground Project, Calama, Chile. Asso-
ciated to one of the designers, SRK Consulting, Santiago (Chile), providing technical support in
various geotechnical aspects of the design of the excavations for the caving mine project. Appointed
January 2010, for the duration of the 3-years project.

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2009 Consultant, Admiralty Subway Station Project, Hong Kong, China. Involved in the verification
of the primary support for an underground cavern in rock (for a new high-speed railway line) to be
built next to existing subway station. Subcontracted by Arup, Hong Kong. July-August 2009.
Consultant, Airport Link Project, Brisbane, Australia. Involved in the verification of primary
support for a highway access tunnel in poor ground condition. Subcontracted by Arup, Brisbane.
May-June 2009.
Consultant, SRK Consulting, Engineers and Scientists, Santiago, Chile. Developed three dimen-
sional geomechanical models (using code FLAC3D) for stress analyses in pillars of caving panels
of the underground expansion project (feasibility stage) at Chuquicamata Mine, in Calama, Chile.
February-April 2009.
Consultant, Design of Caverns at Grand Central Terminal, New York. Involved in the verifica-
tion of primary support for two caverns excavated in rock (for a new railway line) at Grand Central
Extension. Subcontracted by Arup, New York. January-March 2009.
2008 Consultant, Golder Associates, for Sudbury and Toronto Offices, Canada. Developed three di-
mensional geomechanical models (using code FLAC3D) to analyze stress redistributions associated
with expansion plan for Creighton Mine, Vale Inco, Sudbury. July 2008.
Consultant, SRK Consulting, Engineers and Scientists, Santiago, Chile. Involved in site visits
and in geotechnical support for the projects Rajo Sur (stability of proposed open pits at El Teniente
mine crater) and Chuquicamata Subterraneo (stability of galleries for projected underground caving
operations). March-July 2008.
Consultant, 7th Line Extension Subway Project, New York. Involved in the review and verifica-
tion of primary support and reinforcement for caverns and access tunnels for a new subway station.
Subcontracted by Arup, New York. January-July 2008.
2007 Consultant, 2nd Ave Subway Project, New York. Involved in the evaluation of support require-
ments for gallery intersection in the 72th Street underground station. Subcontracted by DMJM–
Harris & Arup joint venture, New York. September-October 2007.
Consultant, SRK Consulting, Engineers and Scientists, Santiago, Chile. Involved in site visits
and specific recommendations for addressing geomechanical problems in expansion plans of the
open pit mines Los Colorados and El Romeral (Compañı́a Minera del Pacı́fico SA) and Radomiro
Tomic (CODELCO). September 2007.
Consultant, SRK Consulting, Engineers and Scientists, Johannesburg, South Africa. Involved
in a study of mechanical stability of a kimberlite open pit mine in Sierra Leone, Africa. The work
included performing analysis and interpretation of displacement monitoring data and numerical sim-
ulation of excavation processes to assess stability conditions at the mine pit. August 2007.
Senior Design Tunnel Engineer, 2nd Ave Subway Project, New York. Involved in the review of
design approaches for primary lining of two mined caverns and in access tunnels in rock. Subcon-
tracted by Arup, New York. December 2006 until July 2007.
2006 Collaborating with Dr. Charles Fairhurst in consulting project. The task involved analyzing ven-
tilation requirements for proposed TBM excavation at Yucca Mountain project —the work included
developing and 2D and 3D thermo-mechanical models using the software FLAC and FLAC3D. Oc-
tober 2006.
Consultant, IM2 (Instituto de Innovación en Metalurgia y Minerı́a), CODELCO (Corporación
Nacional del Cobre), Santiago, Chile. Developed a geomechanical research program (involving
analytical and numerical work) to support ongoing technological research on the process of pre-
aconditioning of rock masses (synchronized blasting and hydraulic fracturing) for caving operations
in copper production at the El Teniente and Andina underground mines. July-August 2006.
Consultant, Golder Associates, for Toronto and Montreal Offices, Canada. Developed three
dimensional geomechanical models (using code FLAC3D) to analyze stress redistributions associ-
ated with expansion plan of an underground mine (Raglan mine, Falconbridge Limited, Northern
Quebec). June 2006.

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2005 Consultant, División de Ingenierı́a del Terreno y Obras Subterráneas, Intecsa-Inarsa, Madrid.
Provided a training course on fundamental aspects of modelling water-pore pressure in saturated
ground, with applications to the design of slopes, diaphragm walls and tunnels. December 2005.
Consultant, Geodata Spa, Turin, Italy. Among other tasks, developed numerical models (in
FLAC3D) for the analysis of ground subsidence associated with the excavation of tunnels for the
Rome-Bologna high-speed railway link. November 2005.
Geomechanics consultant, contractor side, in the Turin-Lyon (high-speed railway) tunnel
project, Italy. Appointed in 2005 by Geodata (Turin) to provide technical assistance in primary
support design/verification for tunnels in the project. June-July 2005.
2004 Consultant, Yacambu-Quibor tunnel, Venezuela. Provided recommendations for support options
for tunnel sections in highly squeezing ground (together with Dr. Evert Hoek, Dr. Mark Diederichs
and Dr. Brent Corkum) —site visit and meetings with the owner, November 2004.
Geomechanical specialist subcontrated by Geodata Spa, Turin, Italy. Based in Turin, partici-
pated in the pre-design phase of tunnels for the Turin-Lyon high-speed railway project. January-
April 2004.
1998-2004 Project engineer. Itasca Consulting Group Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.. Participated
in projects involving numerical analysis of excavation problems for civil engineering, nuclear waste
disposal, petroleum and mining applications. Assisted in the development of Itasca’s numerical
codes (FLAC, UDEC, PFC and their 3D versions). Participated as instructor in training courses of
Itasca’s codes for civil engineering, petroleum and mining companies in the US and overseas.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

Present Associate Professor. Department of Civil Engineering, University of Minnesota, Duluth Cam-
(since 2008) pus, Minnesota, USA. Teaching and research in the field of geotechnical engineering. Latest re-
search involves development of analytical and numerical solutions of tunnel and slope problems in
rock and soil media. Courses taught (or to be taught within one year) include CE2020 Computa-
tional Tools for Civil Engineers; CE2425 Geologic Principles for Civil Engineers; CE3425 Engi-
neering Geology; CE3425 Soil Mechanics; CE4415 Geotechnical Design; CE4426/5426 Rock Me-
chanics; CE4422/5422 Numerical Modeling in Geotechnical Engineering; CE4436/5436 Design of
Underground and Surface Excavations in Rock; and ME5335 Introduction to Finite Element Method
Analysis.
2013 Invited Professor, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Taught a two-days workshop
on analytical and numerical modelling in rock mechanics for graduate students of the Civil Engi-
neering program. August 2013.
2010 Member of PhD Thesis Committee at École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées, Marne-la-Vallée,
France. Served in the committee for the PhD thesis defense by Mr. Frabrice Rojat entitled ‘Com-
portement des tunnels dans les milieux rocheux de faibles caractéristiques mécaniques’ (Behavior
of tunnels in rock masses of poor quality). 24 November 2010, Marne-la-Vallée, France.
2009 Invited Professor, Laboratoire de Mécanique des Roches, École Polytechnique Fédérale de
Lausanne, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland. Taught a 15-hours course entitled ‘Discontinuum Mod-
elling in Rock Mechanics’. This was a credited course for the graduate program in Geomechanics at
EPFL. June 2009.
Invited Professor, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenierı́a en Minas. Universidad de Vigo,
Spain. Participated in a one-week workshop on rock mechanics and taught a short course entitled
‘Numerical Modelling in Rock Mechanics’ for students enrolled in the mining program. July 2009.
2008 Lecturer in the Program ‘Master Degree in Geotechnical Engineering and Seismic Engi-
neering’, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros, Caminos, Canales y Puertos, Universidad
Politécnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain. Taught a 10-hours course entitled ‘Numerical Mod-
elling of Excavations in Rock’. May 2008.

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2007 Lecturer in the Program ‘Master of Advanced Studies on Tunnelling’, Laboratoire de
Mécanique des Roches, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzer-
land. Teaught a 20 hours course entitled ‘Discontinuum Element Modelling in Tunnelling Engi-
neering’. The course was a required course for students enrolled in the MSc program and an op-
tative (credited) course for students enrolled in the Doctorate program in Geomechanics at EPFL.
November-December 2007.
2006 Lecturer of Rock Mechanics, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Minnesota, Min-
neapolis. Co-taught the course CE/GeoE4311 Rock Mechanics, together with Prof. Joseph Labuz.
Topics involved numerical modelling and analysis and design of stability of underground excava-
tions in rock. The lecturer appointment extended from Spring 2006 until Spring 2008, when became
full time faculty at current academic position.
Invited Researcher, Laboratoire de Mécanique des Roches, École Polytechnique Fédérale de
Lausanne, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland. Assisted on ongoing research project involving sim-
ulation of attenuation of waves in jointed rock masses using distinct element models. September-
November 2006.
Invited Researcher, Department of Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering, Queen’s
University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Participated in a study involving the analysis of monitor-
ing data and the implementation of the data into 3D numerical models (FLAC3D and 3DEC) for the
analysis of stability of a large a natural slope (Downie Slide) in British Columbia. January-February
2006.
2005 Invited Researcher, Soils, Solids and Structures Laboratory, University Joseph Fourier, Greno-
ble, France. Wrote a C++ (DLL) version of the Lemaitre’s viscous-plastic constitutive model for
the finite difference codes FLAC and FLAC3D. October 2005.
2002 Invited Researcher, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Louvain, Louvain-la-
Neuve, Belgium. Assisted in a research project involving numerical modelling of loading tests
in frozen soils. September 2002.
1996-1998 Research and Teaching Assistant, Department of Civil Engineering. University of Minnesota,
Minneapolis. Assisted teaching the courses Underground Excavations in Rock and Soil Mechanics.

EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERSHIPS

2013-2015 Co-Editor-in-Chief of Engineering Geology —journal published by Elsevier. Together with Dr.
Hsein Juang, from Clemson University, South Carolina, the task of co-editing the journal involved
managing approximately 600 manuscripts (∼ 400 new manuscripts and ∼ 200 resubmissions) per
year, per co-Editor. Appointed January 2013. Retired December 2015.
2013-Present Member of the Editorial Board of Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology —published
by Elsevier. Re-appointed in January 2013.
2010-2012 Associate Editor of Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology —published by Elsevier.
From September 2010 until December 2012.
2007-Present Member of the Editorial Board of Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering —published by
Springer. Appointed in January 2007.
2006-Present Member of the Editorial Board of Engineering Geology —published by Elsevier. Appointed in
October 2006.
2005-2010 Member of the Editorial Board of Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology —published
by Elsevier. Appointed in October 2005.
2004-Present Member of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining
Sciences —published by Elsevier. Appointed in December 2004.

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2006-2009 Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental En-
gineering —published by the Geo-Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).
Served for 3 years, from June 2006 until June 2009.

PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATIONS

Professional Engineer registered in the state of Minnesota, USA. Since January 2015.

Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (SME). Member since January 2009.

Geo-Institute, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). Member since January 2006.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

2017 Carranza-Torres C. and T. Reich (2017) Analytical and numerical study of the stability of shallow
underground circular openings in cohesive ground. Engineering Geology. 226, 70-92.
Carranza-Torres C. and M. Engen (2017) The support characteristic curve for blocked steel sets in
the convergence-confinement method of tunnel support design. Tunnelling and Underground Space
Technology. 69, 233-244.
Carranza-Torres, C., D. Fosnacht and G. Hudak (2017) Geomechanical analysis of the stability
conditions of shallow cavities for compressed air energy storage (CAES) applications. Geomechan-
ics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy and Geo-Resources. Springer. 3, 131-174.
2016 Carranza-Torres C., D. Fosnacht and G. Hudak (2016) Analytical and numerical study of the sta-
bility of shallow underground openings for mining and compressed air energy storage applications.
In P. G. Ranjith and J. Zhao (Eds.), Keynote Lecture. Proceedings of the IC3G International Confer-
ence on Geomechanics, Geoenergy and Georesources. September 28-29, 2016. Monash University.
Melbourne. Australia. Available for downloading at www.d.umn.edu/∼carranza/IC3G.
Juang C., C. Carranza-Torres, G. Crosta, J. Dong, C. Gokceoglu, R. Jibson, A. Shakoor, H.
Tang, T. van Asch and J. Wasowski (2016) Engineering geology – A fifty year perspective. Engi-
neering Geology. 201, 67-70.
2015 Alejano L.R., C. Carranza-Torres, G. Giani and J. Arzua (2015) Study of the stability against
toppling of rock blocks with rounded edges based on analytical and experimental approaches. En-
gineering Geology. 195, 172-184.
2014 Lollino G., D. Giordan, K. Thuro, C. Carranza-Torres, F. Wu, P. Marinos and C. Delgado
(Editors) (2014) Engineering Geology for Society and Territory. Volume 6: Applied Geology for
Major Engineering Projects. Proceedings of the 12th International Congress of the International
Association for Engineering Geology (IAEG), Turin (Italy), September 2014. Springer.
2013 Carranza-Torres C., B. Rysdahl and M. Kasim (2013) Elastic analysis of circular lined tunnel
considering relaxation of ground stresses prior to installation of the support. International Journal
of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences. 61, 57-85.
Carranza-Torres C., T. Reich and D. Saftner (2013) Stability of shallow circular tunnels in soils
using analytical and numerical models. Proceedings of the 61st Minnesota Annual Geotechnical
Engineering Conference. University of Minnesota, St. Paul Campus. February 22, 2013.
2011 Alejano L. and C. Carranza-Torres (2011) An empirical approach for estimating shear strength
of decomposed granites in Galicia, Spain. Engineering Geology. 120, 91-102.
Hormazabal E., C. Soto, A. Russo and C. Carranza-Torres (2011) Estimation of support require-
ment for large diameter ventilation shaft at Chuquicamata Underground Mine in Chile. Proceedings
of the 12th International Congress of Rock Mechanics, October 18-21, 2011, Beijing, China.

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2010 Carranza-Torres C. (2010) La mecánica de refuerzo con pernos de anclaje en túneles excavados
en macizos rocosos [Translation: The mechanics of reinforcement of rockbolts in tunnels excavated
in rock masses]. Keynote lecture article. VII Sudamericano de Mecánica de Rocas (VII Rock Me-
chanics South American Congress). Lima , Peru, 2-4 December, 2010.
Hormazabal E., F. Villegas, F. Rovira and C. Carranza-Torres (2010) Geomechanical evalu-
ation of caving macro-block options at Chuquicamata Underground Project in Chile using three-
dimensional numerical modelling. Proceedings of the Second International Symposium on Block
and Sublevel Caving, 12 April 2010, Perth, Australia.
2009 Carranza-Torres C. (2009) Analytical and numerical study of the mechanics of rockbolt reinforce-
ment around tunnels in rock masses Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering. Special Issue on Deep
Tunnels. 42, 175-228.
Carranza-Torres C. and M. Diederichs (2009) Mechanical analysis of a circular liner with par-
ticular reference to composite supports. For example, liners consisting of shotcrete and steel sets.
Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, Volume 24, Issue 4, Pages 506-532.
Carranza-Torres C. and J. Zhao (2009) Analytical and numerical study of the effect of water
pressure on the mechanical response of cylindrical lined tunnels in elastic and elasto-plastic porous
media. International Journal of Rock Mechanics & Mining Sciences. 46(3): 531-547.
2008 Hoek E., C. Carranza-Torres, M. Diederichs and B. Corkum (2008) Integration of geotechnical
and structural design in tunnelling. Proceedings University of Minnesota 56th Annual Geotechnical
Engineering Conference, pages 1-53. Minneapolis, 29 February 2008 (Available for downloading at
Hoek’s Corner, www.rocscience.com).
2004 Carranza-Torres C. (2004) Elasto-plastic solution of tunnel problems using the generalized form
of the Hoek-Brown failure criterion. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences.
41(3), 480-481.
2003 Carranza-Torres C. (2003) Dimensionless graphical representation of the elasto-plastic solution
of a circular tunnel in a Mohr-Coulomb material. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering. 36(3),
237-253.
2002 Hoek E., C. Carranza-Torres and B. Corkum (2002) Hoek-Brown failure criterion – 2002 Edition.
In R. Hammah, W. Bawden, J. Curran, and M. Telesnicki (Eds.), Proceedings of NARMS-TAC 2002,
Mining Innovation and Technology. Toronto, 10 July 2002, pp. 267-273. University of Toronto.
Fairhurst C. and C. Carranza-Torres (2002) Closing the circle. In J. Labuz and J. Bentler (Eds.),
Proceedings of the 50th Annual. Geotechnical Engineering Conference. St. Paul, Minnesota, Febru-
ary 22, 2002. University of Minnesota.
2000 Carranza-Torres C. and C. Fairhurst (2000) Application of the convergence-confinement method
of tunnel design to rock-masses that satisfy the Hoek-Brown failure criterion. Tunnelling and Un-
derground Space Technology. 15(2), 187-213.
1999 Carranza-Torres C. and C. Fairhurst (1999) The elasto-plastic response of underground excava-
tions in rock masses that satisfy the Hoek-Brown failure criterion. International Journal of Rock
Mechanics and Mining Sciences. 36(6), 777-809.
(Full list of publications included in Annex to the Résumé.)

PERSONAL INFORMATION

American (US), Italian (EU) and Argentinian citizen.

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 CARLOS CARRANZA-TORRES, Ph.D., P.E.
3126 East 1st Street
Duluth, Minnesota, MN 55812
United States of America
Phone: 1-218-525 5295
E-mail: carranza@d.umn.edu; C Carranza-Torres@msn.com
Web: www.d.umn.edu/∼carranza

FULL LIST OF PUBLICATIONS — Annex to the résumé

2017 Carranza-Torres C. and T. Reich (2017) Analytical and numerical study of the stability of shallow
underground circular openings in cohesive ground. Engineering Geology. 226, 70-92.
Carranza-Torres C. and M. Engen (2017) The support characteristic curve for blocked steel sets in
the convergence-confinement method of tunnel support design. Tunnelling and Underground Space
Technology. 69, 233-244.
Carranza-Torres, C., D. Fosnacht and G. Hudak (2017) Geomechanical analysis of the stability
conditions of shallow cavities for compressed air energy storage (CAES) applications. Geomechan-
ics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy and Geo-Resources. Springer. 3, 131-174.
2016 Carranza-Torres C., D. Fosnacht and G. Hudak (2016) Analytical and numerical study of the sta-
bility of shallow underground openings for mining and compressed air energy storage applications.
In P. G. Ranjith and J. Zhao (Eds.), Keynote Lecture. Proceedings of the IC3G International Confer-
ence on Geomechanics, Geoenergy and Georesources. September 28-29, 2016. Monash University.
Melbourne. Australia. Available for downloading at www.d.umn.edu/∼carranza/IC3G.
Juang C., C. Carranza-Torres, G. Crosta, J. Dong, C. Gokceoglu, R. Jibson, A. Shakoor, H.
Tang, T. van Asch and J. Wasowski (2016) Engineering geology – A fifty year perspective. Engi-
neering Geology. 201, 67-70.
2015 Alejano L.R., Carranza-Torres C., Giani G.P. and Arzua J. (2015) Study of the stability against
toppling of rock blocks with rounded edges based on analytical and experimental approaches. En-
gineering Geology. 195, 172-184.
2014 Lollino G., D. Giordan, K. Thuro, C. Carranza-Torres, F. Wu, P. Marinos and C. Delgado
(Editors) (2014) Engineering Geology for Society and Territory. Volume 6: Applied Geology for
Major Engineering Projects. Proceedings of the 12th International Congress of the International
Association for Engineering Geology (IAEG), Turin (Italy), September 2014. Springer.
2013 Carranza-Torres C., B. Rysdahl and M. Kasim (2013) Elastic analysis of circular lined tunnel
considering relaxation of ground stresses prior to installation of the support. International Journal
of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences. 61, 57-85.
Carranza-Torres, C., T. Reich and D. Saftner (2013) Stability of shallow circular tunnels in soils
using analytical and numerical models. Proceedings of the 61st Minnesota Annual Geotechnical
Engineering Conference. University of Minnesota, St. Paul Campus. February 22, 2013.
2012 Carranza-Torres, C., T. Reich and D. Saftner (2013) Sobre el Análisis Elástico de un Túnel Cir-
cular Considerando la Instalación Tardı́a del Sostenimiento. Proceedings the 2nd South American
Symposium on Rock Excavations, San José, Costa Rica. 7-9 August, 2012.
2011 Alejano L. and C. Carranza-Torres (2011) An empirical approach for estimating shear strength
of decomposed granites in Galicia, Spain. Engineering Geology. 120, 91-102.
Hormazabal E., C. Soto, A. Russo and C. Carranza-Torres (2011) Estimation of support require-
ment for large diameter ventilation shaft at Chuquicamata Underground Mine in Chile. Proceedings
of the 12th International Congress of Rock Mechanics, October 18-21, 2011, Beijing, China.

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2010 Carranza-Torres C. (2010) La mecánica de refuerzo con pernos de anclaje en túneles excavados
en macizos rocosos [Translation: The mechanics of reinforcement of rockbolts in tunnels excavated
in rock masses]. Keynote lecture article. VII Sudamericano de Mecánica de Rocas (VII Rock Me-
chanics South American Congress). Lima, Peru, 2-4 December, 2010.
Hormazabal E., F. Villegas, F. Rovira and C. Carranza-Torres (2010) Geomechanical evalu-
ation of caving macro-block options at Chuquicamata Underground Project in Chile using three-
dimensional numerical modelling. Proceedings of the Second International Symposium on Block
and Sublevel Caving, 12 April 2010, Perth, Australia.
2009 Carranza-Torres C. (2009) Analytical and numerical study of the mechanics of rockbolt reinforce-
ment around tunnels in rock masses. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering. Special Issue on Deep
Tunnels. 42, 175-228.
Carranza-Torres C. and M. Diederichs (2009) Mechanical analysis of a circular liner with par-
ticular reference to composite supports. For example, liners consisting of shotcrete and steel sets.
Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, Volume 24, Issue 4, Pages 506-532.
Carranza-Torres C. and J. Zhao (2009) Analytical and numerical study of the effect of water
pressure on the mechanical response of cylindrical lined tunnels in elastic and elasto-plastic porous
media. International Journal of Rock Mechanics & Mining Sciences. 46(3): 531-547.
Hormazabal E., F. Rovira, M. Walker and C. Carranza-Torres (2009) Analysis and design of
slopes for Rajo Sur, an open pit mine next to the subsidence crater of El Teniente mine in Chile.
Proceedings of Slope Stability 2009, November 9-11, 2009, Universidad de los Andes, Santiago,
Chile.
2008 Carranza-Torres C. and J. Zhao (2008) The effect of ground drainage on the mechanical response
of deep lined tunnels excavated in elastic and elasto-plastic media. Proceedings of the 12th Interna-
tional Conference of IACMAG, 1–6 October 2008, Goa, India.
Hoek E., C. Carranza-Torres, M. Diederichs and B. Corkum (2008) Integración de diseño
geotécnico y estructural en ingenierı́a de túneles. Proceedings of the Primer Simposio Surameri-
cano de Excavaciones en Roca, ISSAER, Bogota D.C. (Colombia), September 1-2, 2008.
Carranza-Torres C. and J. Zhao (2008) El efecto del drenaje del terreno en la respuesta mecánica
de túneles con sostenimiento en materiales elásticos y elasto-plásticos. Proceedings of the 12 Con-
greso Colombiano de Geotecnia, XIICCG, Bogota D.C. (Colombia), September 3-4, 2008.
Nasri V., C. Carranza-Torres C. and N. Pettersson (2008) Design of large and shallow caverns of
New York Second Avenue Subway. Proceedings of the 9th North American Tunnelling Conference,
San Francisco, June 8-11 2008 (F. Roach et al., Editors), SME (Publisher), 294–301.
Hoek E., C. Carranza-Torres, M. Diederichs and B. Corkum (2008) Integration of geotechnical
and structural design in tunnelling. Proceedings University of Minnesota 56th Annual Geotechnical
Engineering Conference, pages 1–53. Minneapolis, 29 February 2008 (Available for downloading
at Hoek’s Corner, www.rocscience.com).
2007 Hutchinson J., M. Diederichs, C. Carranza-Torres, C. Sheriff, R. Harrap, S. Rozic and P.
Graniero (2007) Four dimensional considerations in forensic and predictive simulation of haz-
ardous slope movements. E. Eberhardt and D. Stead (Editors). Proceedings of the 1st Canada-U.S.
Rock Mechanics Symposium, Vancouver, Canada. 27–31 May 2007.
2006 Hoek E., C. Carranza-Torres and B. Corkum (2006) El criterio de Rotura de Hoek-Brown.
Edición 2002, in VI Congreso Suramericano de Mecánica de Rocas – XI Congreso Colombiano
de Geotecnia, Cartagena, Colombia, Octubre 8-13 de 2006.
C. Carranza-Torres (2006) Algunos comentarios sobre la aplicación del criterio de rotura de Hoek-
Brown para roca intacta y macizos rocosos a la solución de problemas de excavación de túneles
y taludes, in VI Congreso Suramericano de Mecánica de Rocas – XI Congreso Colombiano de
Geotecnia, Cartagena, Colombia, Octubre 8-13 de 2006.
Hutchinson J., M. Diederichs, C. Carranza-Torres, C. Sheriff, N. Kjelland and R. Harrap
(2006) Landslide hazard management —Using geotechnical monitoring, virtual process models and
decision support technology. Felsbau. 24(3), 24-29.

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 Fairhurst C. and C. Carranza-Torres (2006) Cerrando el Cı́rculo. Algunos comentarios sobre
los procedimientos de diseño para los sostenimientos de túneles excavados en roca, (‘Closing the
Circle’. Some comments on procedures for designing liners in tunnels excavated in rock), in IN-
GEOTÚNELES, Tunnelling Engineering Series, Vol. 11, Chapter 4, pp. 179-232. C. López Jimeno,
Ed. Madrid: Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros de Minas.
2004 Carranza-Torres C. (2004) Some Comments on the Application of the Hoek-Brown Failure Crite-
rion for Intact Rock and Rock Masses to the Solution of Tunnel and Slope Excavation Problems. In
MIR 2004 - X Conference on Rock and Engineering Mechanics, Politecnico di Torino, November
2004, Chapter 10, pp. 285-326. G. Barla and M. Barla, Eds. Bologna: Patron Editore.
Carranza-Torres C. (2004) Soluciones elasto-plásticas para problemas de excavaciones en ma-
cizos rocosos que satisfacen el criterio de rotura generalizado de Hoek-Brown, in Proceedings of
XVIII Seminario Venezolano de Geotecnia, Geoinsfraestructura: ‘La Geotecnia en el Desarrollo Na-
cional’ (Caracas, Venezuela, Noviembre 2004), CD Proceedings, Paper No. 26. Caracas: Sociedad
Venezolana de Geotecnia.
Carranza-Torres C. (2004) Elasto-plastic solution of tunnel problems using the generalized form
of the Hoek-Brown failure criterion. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences
41(3), 480-481. Special issue with Proceedings of the ISRM SINOROCK 2004 Symposium China,
May 2004. Edited by J.A. Hudson and X-T. Feng.
Hoek E., C. Carranza-Torres and B. Corkum (2004) El criterio de Rotura de Hoek-Brown.
Edición 2002 (Hoek-Brown Failure Criterion - 2002 Edition), in INGEOTÚNELES, Tunnelling
Engineering Series, Vol. 7, Chapter 1, pp. 35-47. Madrid: Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros
de Minas.
2003 Alonso E., L. R. Alejano, F. Varas, G. Fdez-Manin and C. Carranza-Torres (2003) Ground
Response Curves for Rock Masses Exhibiting Strain-Softening Behaviour, Int. J. Num. & Analy.
Meth. Geomech. 27, 1153-1184.
Carranza-Torres C. (2003) Ábacos Adimensionales para la Evaluación de la Respuesta Elasto-
Plástica de Túneles en Roca (Dimensionless Charts for the Evaluation of the Elasto-Plastic Response
of Tunnels in Rock), in INGEOTÚNELES, Tunnelling Engineering Series, Vol. 6, Chapter 4, pp.
109-131. C. López Jimeno, Ed. Madrid: Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros de Minas.
Cundall P., C. Carranza-Torres and R. Hart (2003) A New Constitutive Model Based on the
Hoek-Brown Criterion, in FLAC and Numerical Modeling in Geomechanics - 2003 (Proceedings of
the 3rd International FLAC Symposium, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, October 2003), pp. 17-25. R.
Brumer et al., Eds. Lisse: Balkema.
Carranza-Torres C. (2003) Dimensionless graphical representation of the elasto-plastic solution
of a circular tunnel in a Mohr-Coulomb material. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering. 36(3),
237-253.
2002 Hoek E., C. Carranza-Torres and B. Corkum (2002) Hoek-Brown failure criterion – 2002 Edition.
In R. Hammah, W. Bawden, J. Curran, and M. Telesnicki (Eds.), Proceedings of NARMS-TAC 2002,
Mining Innovation and Technology. Toronto - 10 July 2002, pp. 267-273. University of Toronto.
Carranza-Torres C. (2002) Dimensionless Charts for the Evaluation of the Elasto-Plastic Response
of Tunnels in Rock, in NARMS-TAC 2002: Mining and Tunnelling Innovation and Opportunity, Vol.
2, pp. 1133-1143. R. Hammah et al., Eds. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.
Carranza-Torres C., E. Alonso, L. R. Alejano, F. Varas and G. Fdez-Manin (2002) Elasto-
Plastic Analysis of Deep Tunnels in Brittle Rock Using a Scaled Form of the Mohr-Coulomb Failure
Criterion, in NARMS-TAC 2002: Mining and Tunnelling Innovation and Opportunity, Vol. 1, pp.
283-293. R. Hammah et al., Eds. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.
Fairhurst C. and C. Carranza-Torres (2002) Closing the circle. In J. Labuz and J. Bentler (Eds.),
Proceedings of the 50th Annual. Geotechnical Engineering Conference. St. Paul, Minnesota, Febru-
ary 22, 2002. University of Minnesota.

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2001 Carranza-Torres C. and C. Fairhurst (2001) Aplicación del Método de Convergencia-
Confinamiento al Diseño de Túneles en Macizos Rocosos Que Satisfacen el Criterio de Rotura de
Hoek y Brown, in INGEOTÚNELES, Tunnelling Engineering Series, Vol. 4, pp. 69-123. Madrid:
Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros de Minas.
2000 Carranza-Torres C. and C. Fairhurst (2000) Analysis of Tunnel Support Requirements Using the
Convergence-Confinement Method and the Hoek-Brown Rock Failure Criterion, in GeoEng 2000
(Proceedings of the International Conference on Geotechnical & Geological Engineering, Mel-
bourne, November 2000), Paper UW1244. Lancaster, Pennsylvania: Technomic Publishing.
Carranza-Torres C. and C. Fairhurst (2000) Application of the convergence-confinement method
of tunnel design to rock-masses that satisfy the Hoek-Brown failure criterion. Tunnelling and Un-
derground Space Technology. 15(2), 187-213.
Carranza-Torres C. and C. Fairhurst (2000) Some Consequences of Inelastic Rock-Mass Defor-
mation on the Tunnel Support Loads Predicted by the Einstein and Schwartz Design Approach, in
Trends in Rock Mechanics, Geotechnical Special Publication No. 102, Proceedings of Sessions of
Geo-Denver 2000 (August 2000, Denver), pp. 16-49. J. F. Labuz et al., Eds. Reston, Virginia:
ASCE.
1999 Carranza-Torres C. and C. Fairhurst (1999) The elasto-plastic response of underground excava-
tions in rock masses that satisfy the Hoek-Brown failure criterion. International Journal of Rock
Mechanics and Mining Sciences. v 36(6), 777-809.
Carranza-Torres C. and C. Fairhurst (1999) Elasto-Plastic Analysis of Elliptical Cavities in Rock
Subject to Non-Hydrostatic Loading, in FLAC and Numerical Modeling in Geomechanics (Proceed-
ings of the Conference, Minneapolis, September 1999), pp. 215-223. C. Detournay and R. Hart,
Eds. Rotterdam: Balkema.
1998 Carranza-Torres C. (1998) Self-Similarity Analysis of the Elasto-Plastic Response of Underground
Openings in Rock and Effects of Practical Variables, Ph.D. Thesis, University of Minnesota.
1997 Carranza-Torres C. and C. Fairhurst (1997) A General Stability Criterion for Tunnels in Soft and
Hard Ground, in Proceedings of the World Tunnel Congress (Austria, April 1997), pp. 29-35. J.
Golser et al., Eds. Rotterdam: Balkema.
Carranza-Torres C. and C. Fairhurst (1997) On the Stability of Tunnels Under Gravity Loading
with Post-Peak Softening of the Ground, Int. J. Rock Mech. & Min. Sci. 34(3-4), Paper No. 054.
1996 Carranza-Torres C., and C. Fairhurst (1996) Análisis de Estabilidad de una Falla Geológica con
el Método de las Discontinuidads de los Desplazamientos (Analysis of the Stability of a Geological
Fault Using the Displacement Discontinuity Method). Actas de la Asociación de Geologı́a Aplicada
a la Ingenierı́a, X, 73-81.

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 CARLOS CARRANZA-TORRES, Ph.D., P.E.
3126 East 1st Street
Duluth, Minnesota, MN 55812
United States of America
Phone: 1-218-525 5295
E-mail: carranza@d.umn.edu; C Carranza-Torres@msn.com
Web: www.d.umn.edu/∼carranza

INVITED LECTURES IN THE PERIOD 1998 TO PRESENT — Annex to the résumé

2017 ‘Estudio analı́tico y numérico de la estabilidad de cavidades subterráneas poco profundas para
aplicaciones en minerı́a y en sistemas de energı́a basados en almacenamiento de aire com-
primido (CAES)’ or ‘Analytical and numerical study of the stability of shallow underground
openings for mining and compressed air energy storage CAES applications’. Departamento de
Ingenierı́a Estructural y Geotécnica. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Santiago, Chile. July
4, 2017.
‘Analytical and numerical study of the stability of shallow underground openings for mining
and compressed air energy storage applications’. Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geo-
Engineering. University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Campus. April 28, 2017.
2016 ‘Analytical and numerical study of the stability of shallow underground openings for mining
and compressed air energy storage applications’. Keynote Lecture. IC3G International Confer-
ence on Geomechanics, Geoenergy and Georesources. Monash University. Melbourne. Australia.
September 28, 2016.
2015 ‘Métodos Analı́ticos y Numéricos para el Diseño de Túneles en Roca’ or ‘Analytical and Nu-
merical Methods for Design of Tunnels in Rock’. Presented at the Diplomado de Túneles en Suelo
y Roca. Escuela Colombiana de Ingenierı́a Julio Garavito. Bogota, Colombia. July 25, 2015.
2014 ‘Tendencias actuales en el análisis y diseño geotécnico de excavaciones superficiales y sub-
terráneas en roca or ‘Recent trends in geotechnical analysis and design of underground and
surface excavations in rock’. Presented at the 17th Reunión Nacional de Mecánica de Suelos e
Ingenierı́a Geotécnica de México, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, 19-21 November, 2014.
2013 ‘Stability of shallow circular tunnels in soils using analytical and numerical models’. Presented
at Auditorio da Cia Metropolitana do Esado de São Paulo-Metro (Subway company of the State
of São Paulo, Brazil). Organized by the Brazilian Tunnelling Committee and the Department of
Geotechnical Engineering of the University of São Paulo. September 26, 2013.
‘Stability of shallow circular tunnels in soils using analytical and numerical models’. Presented
at the 61st Minnesota Annual Geotechnical Engineering Conference. University of Minnesota, St.
Paul Campus. February 22, 2013.
2012 ‘Sobre el Análisis Elástico de un Túnel Circular Considerando la Instalación Tardı́a del Sosten-
imiento’ or ‘Elastic Analysis of Circular Tunnel Considering the Delayed Installation of the
Liner’. Presented at the 2nd South American Symposium on Rock Excavations, San José, Costa
Rica. 7-9 August, 2012.
2010 ‘La mecánica de refuerzo con pernos de anclaje en túneles excavados en macizos rocosos’ or
‘The mechanics of reinforcement of rockbolts in tunnels excavated in rock masses’. Keynote
lecture presented at the VII Sudamericano de Mecánica de Rocas (VII Rock Mechanics South Amer-
ican Congress). Lima, Peru. 2-4 December, 2010.
‘Análisis, diseño y construcción de túneles en macizos rocosos’. Centro de Eventos Auditorium,
La Paz, Bolivia. Lecture organized by P.C.A. Ingenieros Consultores S.A.; Universidad Mayor de
San Andrés (Facultad de Ingenierı́a Civil); and Escuela Militar de Ingenierı́a (Carrera de Ingenierı́a
Civil). August 12, 2010.
2009 ‘Some examples of numerical modelling in geomechanics using FLAC and UDEC (and
FLAC3D and 3DEC)’. Ove Arup and Partners, Hong Kong, China. August 13, 2009.

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 ‘Integración de diseño geotécnico y estructural en ingenierı́a de túneles’. Escuela Técnica Su-
perior de Ingenierı́a en Minas. Universidad de Vigo, Galicia, Spain. June 29, 2009.
2008 ‘Integración de diseño geotécnico y estructural en ingenierı́a de túneles’. Primer Simposio
Suramericano de Excavaciones en Roca, ISSAER, Bogotá D.C., Colombia. September 2, 2008.
‘Practical and theoretical challenges in the field of design and construction of underground
and surface excavations in geo-materials’. Department of Mining Engineering, Colorado School
of Mines, Colorado. March 2, 2008.
‘Challenges in the field of design and construction of underground and surface excavations
in geo-materials’. Department of Civil Engineering, University of Minnesota Duluth, Minnesota.
April 21, 2008.
2007 ‘Ejemplos de aplicación de modelamiento numérico al análisis de algunos problemas en geo-
mecánica’. Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenierı́a en Minas. Universidad de Vigo, Galicia, Spain.
September 12, 2007.
‘Examples of application of numerical modelling to the analysis of some problems in geome-
chanics’. 11th Technical Evening, South African National Institute of Rock Engineering, Johannes-
burg, South Africa. August 28, 2007.
2006 ‘Application of scaling laws and similarity concepts to the analysis of stability of tunnels and
slopes’. Laboratoire de Mécanique des Roches, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, EPFL,
Lausanne, Switzerland. October 24, 2006.
‘Enunciado y aplicaciones de modelos numéricos a problemas de excavaciones en macizos ro-
cosos’. VI Congreso Suramericano de Mecánica de Rocas – XI Congreso Colombiano de Geotecnia.
Cartagena, Colombia. Octubre 8-13, 2006.
2004 ‘Some comments on the application of the Hoek-Brown failure criterion for intact rock and
rock masses to the solution of tunnel and slope excavation problems’. X Ciclo di Conferenze di
Meccanica e Ingegneria delle Rocce – MIR04 Torino (Turin), Italy. November 25, 2004.
‘Comentarios sobre las aplicación de métodos analı́ticos y numéricos en el análisis de esta-
bilidad de túneles en macizos rocosos’. Sociedad Venezolana de Geotecnia, Caracas, Venezuela.
November 12, 2004.
‘Some comments on analytical and numerical methods for tunnel design’. Department of Struc-
tural and Geotechnical Engineering, University of Rome, ‘La Sapienza’, Rome, Italy. April 21,
2004.
2003 ‘Analysis of stability of excavations in rock with analytical and numerical models’. Rock Me-
chanics Group. Department of Civil Engineering, University of Toronto. Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
July 2003.
2002 ‘Some examples of analytical and numerical modelling in geological engineering —with em-
phasis on underground excavation design’. Ingeokring, Dutch group of the International Associ-
ation of Engineering Geology, IAEG, ITC-TUDelft, Delft, The Netherlands. October 4, 2002.
‘Application of elasto-plastic models to the design/analysis of tunnels in rock’. Groupement
Belge de Mécanique des Roches (GBMR) and Comité Belge de Géologie de l’Ingénieur (CBGI),
University of Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. October 3, 2002.
‘Some examples of analytical and numerical modelling in geological engineering —with em-
phasis on underground excavation design’. Earth Sciences Department, University of Waterloo,
Ontario, Canada. September 10, 2002.
2001 ‘Análisis del comportamiento elasto-plástico de excavaciones subterraneas en macizos ro-
cosos’. Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenierı́a en Minas. Universidad de Vigo, Galicia, Spain.
July 26, 2001.
‘Application of analytical and numerical modeling to the practical design of deep and shallow
tunnels in rock’. Department of Mining Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Colorado. March
26, 2001.

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 CARLOS CARRANZA-TORRES, Ph.D., P.E.
3126 East 1st Street
Duluth, Minnesota, MN 55812
United States of America
Phone: 1-218-525 5295
E-mail: carranza@d.umn.edu; C Carranza-Torres@msn.com
Web: www.d.umn.edu/∼carranza

SHORT TRAINING COURSES ON APPLIED GEOMECHANICS TOPICS

GIVEN IN THE PERIOD 1998 TO PRESENT — Annex to the résumé

2017 Three-day training entitled ‘Modelamiento Numérico en Mecánica de Rocas con Aplicaciones en
FLAC3D v5 y UDEC v5’ (Numerical Modeling in Rock Mechanics with Applications in FLAC3D
v5 and UDEC v5). SRK Consulting, Santiago, Chile. July 5-7, 2017.
2016 Two-day worskshop ‘Basic/Intermediate course on FLAC3D v5 and its application to the analysis of
various problems in geomechanics’. Offered at SRK Consulting, Johannesburg, South Africa. 15-16
August 2016.
One-day worskshop entitled ‘Métodos Numéricos en Geotecnia utilizando RS2 y RS3’ (‘Geotech-
nical Numerical Analysis using RS2 and RS3’). Organized by Rocscience Toronto. Hotel Novotel
Santiago Vitacura, Santiago, Chile. 29 July, 2016.
Three-day worskshop entitled ‘Modelación Numérica utilizando RS2 y RS3’ (‘Numerical Modeling
using RS2 and RS3’). Organized by Rocscience Toronto. J.W. Marriott Hotel, Lima, Peru. 25-27
July, 2016.
Three-day worskshop entitled ‘Modelación Numérica utilizando RS2 y RS3’ (‘Numerical Modeling
using RS2 and RS3’). Organized by Rocscience Toronto. Buenaventura (Mining Company), Lima,
Peru. 21-23 July, 2016.
2015 Two-day worskshop entitled ‘Modelación Numérica en Ingenierı́a Geotécnica’ (‘Numerical Mod-
eling in Geotechnical Engineering’). Organized by Rocscience Toronto. Hotel Dann Carlton,
Medellı́n, Colombia. 30-31 July, 2015.
Two-day worskshop entitled ‘Métodos Numéricos para Análisis de Estabilidad de Taludes’ (‘Nu-
merical Techniques for Slope Stability Analysis’). Organized by Rocscience Toronto. Hotel Capital,
Bogotá, Colombia. 27-28 July, 2015.
One-day worskshop entitled ‘Introducción al Software de Rocsience’ (‘Introduction to Rocscience
Software’). Organized by Rocscience Toronto. Departamento de Ingenierı́a Civil, Escuela Colom-
biana de Ingenierı́a Julio Garavito. Bogotá, Colombia. 24 July, 2015.
One-day workshop entitled ‘Strategies for the application of numerical modelling techniques in
geotechnical design’. SRK Consulting, Cardiff, UK. July 8, 2015.
2014 Three-day training entitled ‘Modelamiento Numérico en Mecánica de Rocas con Aplicaciones en
FLAC3D v5’ (Numerical Modeling in Rock Mechanics with Applications in FLAC3D v5). SRK
Consulting, Santiago, Chile. September 9-11, 2014.
Three-day worskshop entitled ‘Modelamiento Numérico en Ingenierı́a Geotécnica’ (‘Numerical
Modeling in Geotechnical Engineering’). Organized by Rocscience Toronto. Novotel Santiago
Hotel, Santiago, Chile. 18-20 August, 2014.
Three-day worskshop entitled ‘Técnicas Numéricas para el Análisis de Estabilidad de Taludes’ (‘Nu-
merical Techniques for Slope Stability Analysis’). Organized by Rocscience Toronto. Sonesta El
Olivar Hotel, Lima, Peru. 7-9 August, 2014.
Three-day worskshop entitled ‘Modelamiento Numérico en Ingenierı́a Geotécnica’ (‘Numerical
Modeling in Geotechnical Engineering’). Organized by Rocscience Toronto. Sonesta El Olivar
Hotel, Lima, Peru. 12-14 August, 2014.

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 Two-day worskshop entitled ‘Numerical Modelling in Rock Engineering’. Offered as a pre-congress
course at EUROROCK2014.Vigo, Galicia, Spain. 25-26 May 2014.
2013 Three-day worskshop entitled ‘Intermediate/Advanced course on FLAC3D v5, and Introductory dis-
cussion on 3DEC v5 and the application of these codes to the analysis of various problems in
geomechanics’. Offered at SRK Consulting, Johannesburg, South Africa. 26-28 August 2013.
Three-day worskshop entitled ‘Basic/Intermediate course on FLAC3D v5 and its application to the
analysis of various problems in geomechanics’. Offered at SRK Consulting, Johannesburg, South
Africa. 21-23 August 2013.
Two-day workshop entitled ‘The Universal Distinct Element Code (UDEC) version 5 and its ap-
plication to the analysis of various problems in rock mechanics’. Organized by the Underground
Research Center at Nanyang Technological University. Singapore, 24-25 July 2013.
One-day workshop entitled ‘The software FLAC3D (Fast Lagrangian Analysis of Continua in 3-
dimensions) version 5 and its application to the analysis of problems in rock mechanics’. Organized
by the Underground Research Center at Nanyang Technological University. Singapore, 22 July
2013.
Four-day workshop entitled ‘Rocscience Software Tools for Mining Analysis’. Organized Roc-
science for Kinross Gold, Reno, Nevada. 14-17 May 2013.
2012 Two-day course entitled ‘Taller de Modelación Numérica en Geo- Mecánica Utilizando el Software
Phase2’ (or ‘Numerical Modeling in Geomechanics Using Phase2 Workshop’). Organized by Roc-
science Toronto. Novotel Lima, Lima, Peru. 2-3 August, 2012.
Two-day course entitled ‘Taller sobre Análisis de Estabilidad de Taludes Utilizando el Software
Slide’ (or ‘Slope Stability Analysis Using Slide Workshop’). Organized by Rocscience Toronto.
Novotel Lima, Lima, Peru. 30-31 July, 2012.
Two-day course entitled ‘Taller de Modelación Numérica en Geo- Mecánica Utilizando el Software
Phase2’ (or ‘Numerical Modeling in Geomechanics Using Phase2 Workshop’). Organized by Roc-
science Toronto. Novotel Santiago, Santiago, Chile. 5-6 July, 2012.
Two-day course entitled ‘Taller sobre Análisis de Estabilidad de Taludes Utilizando el Software
Slide’ (or ‘Slope Stability Analysis Using Slide Workshop’). Organized by Rocscience Toronto.
Novotel Santiago, Santiago, Chile. 2-3 July, 2012.
2011 One-day (eight hours) course entitled ‘Workshop on numerical analysis of excavation problems with
Phase2 applications’. Organized by the School of Mining Engineering of University of the Witwa-
tersrand, for graduate students of the mining engineering program. University of the Witwatersrand,
Johannesburg, South Africa. August 27, 2011.
Three-day (15 hours) course entitled ‘Training course on geotechnical engineering applied to open
pit mining for technical staff dealing with geotechnical problems in the mines of the Iron Range’.
Organized by the Iron Ore Coperative Research (IOCR) Program, Minnesota Department of Nat-
ural Resources, Mineral Division. Mining and Reclamation Classroom, Iron Range Resources,
Chisholm, Minnesota —June 8, 9 and 10, 2011.
2010 Three-day course entitled ‘Short course on Discontinuum Modelling in Rock Mechanics with UDEC
Applications’. Organized by the Society for Rock Mechanics & Engineering Geology of Singapore
and supported by the Protective Technology Research Centre, Nanyang Technological University.
Singapore, August 30 – September 1, 2010.
2009 One day training course at Arup and Partners, Hong Kong. Basic course on modelling excavation
problems with the codes UDEC and FLAC. Hong Kong, China, August 2009.
2008 Three-day training course at SRK Consulting, Engineers and Scientists, Santiago, Chile. Basic
course on modelling excavation problems with the code FLAC3D. Santiago, Chile, March 2008.
2007 Five-day training course at INGEOMINAS, Servicio Geologico de Colombia. Basic course on mod-
elling excavation problems with the code UDEC. Bogota, Colombia, November 2007.

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 Three-day training course at Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenierı́a en Minas. Universidad de Vigo,
Spain. Basic course on modelling excavation problems with the code Phase2. Vigo, Galicia, Spain,
September 2007.
Three-day training course at SRK Consulting, Engineers and Scientists, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Basic course on modelling excavation problems with the code FLAC3D. Johannesburg, South
Africa, August 2007.
Five-day training course at Departamento de Ingenierı́a Civil y Agrı́cola, Universidad Nacional del
Colombia, Sede Bogotá, Bogotá, Colombia. Numerical modelling of underground and surface ex-
cavation problems using the code Phase2. Bogota, Colombia, July 2007.
2006 Three-day training course at SRK Consulting, Engineers and Scientists, Santiago, Chile. Course on
modelling excavation problems using the finite difference code FLAC. Santiago, Chile, December
2006.
Five-day training course at Laboratoire de Mécanique des Roches, École Polytechnique Fédérale de
Lausanne, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland. Course on numerical modelling using Discrete Element
Methods with applications to the UDEC and 3DEC codes. Lausanne, Switzerland, November 2006.
Three-day training course for IM2, Instituto de Innovación en Metalurgia y Minerı́a, CODELCO
(Corporación Nacional del Cobre), Chile. Basic course on FLAC3D. Santiago, Chile, August 2006.
2005 Three-day training course for División de Ingenierı́a del Terreno y Obras Subterráneas, Intecsa-
Inarsa, Madrid. Basic/Intermediate course on FLAC with emphasis on simulation of water pore
pressure. Madrid, Spain, December 2005.
2004 Two-day training course for British Petroleum. Borehole stability analysis using FLAC, with em-
phasis on mechanical groundwater and solid mechanics coupling. Minneapolis, Minnesota, August
2004.
Two-day training course for British Petroleum. Introduction to FLAC and applications to borehole
stability problems. Minneapolis, Minnesota, May 2004.
Three-day training course for Shell International Exploration and Production Inc. Writing material
constitutive models in FLAC and solving thermal problems in FLAC. Houston, Texas, May 2004.
2003 One-day training course on advanced mesh generation using FLAC3D —with emphasis on solid-
model generation in ANSYS and transfer to FLAC3D. Minneapolis, Minnesota, August 2003.
Two-day training course for Kleinfelder, California. Modelling with FLAC3D. Minneapolis, Min-
nesota, July 2003.
Four-day training course for IMCC, New Dheli. Modelling tunnel problems with FLAC and
FLAC3D. Minneapolis, Minnesota, June 2003.
2002 Three-day training course for Shell International Exploration and Production Inc. Implementation
of basic material constitutive models in FLAC. Houston, Texas, July 2002.
2001 Two-day training course for Fugro Inc. Dynamic simulations using FLAC. Oakland, California,
November, 2001.
Three-day introductory training course on FLAC3D for URS Inc. New Orleans, Louisiana, July
2001.
2000 Five-day training course on granular flow modeling with PFC and PFC3D (Particle Flow Code in
Two and Three Dimensions) for CODELCO. Santiago, Chile, October 2000.
Three-day training course for Shell International Exploration and Production Inc. Coupled hydro-
mechanical modelling with FLAC. Houston, Texas, September 2000.
1999 Three-day introductory course on FLAC for Morrison Knudsen Corporation. Las Vegas, Nevada,
August 1999.

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1998 Three-day introductory course on FLAC for CRC, Research Institute, Tokyo. Minneapolis, Min-
nesota, July 1998.

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