Dr. Heraldo Nunes Pitanga

CNPq research productivity scholarship

e-mail: heraldopitanga@ufjf.br

Civil Engineer (UFV-MG), Master in Geotechnical Engineering (UFV-MG), Doctor in Geotechnical Engineering (EESC-USP), Doctor in Earth Sciences (Université Joseph Fourier-França). Associate Professor IV of the Civil Engineering Programme at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF-MG), associated with the Graduate Programme of Civil Engineering at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora (PEC/UFJF), Concept 4 at Capes, and the Graduate Programme of Civil Engineering at the Federal University of Viçosa (PPGEC/UFV), Concept 5 at Capes. He has experience in civil engineering with a focus on transportation infrastructure, geosynthetics, and environmental geotechnics, working mainly on the following topics: Pavement, Transportation Systems, Geosynthetics, Environmental Geotechnical Engineering, Soil Stabilisation, Sustainability in Civil Engineering. Research Productivity Fellowship Level 2.

Knowledge Area: Structures and Materials

Lines of Research: Materials and construction components

Modules:

• Soil Geotechnical Improvement Techniques

Research Projects:

• 2021 – Current DOSAGE OF SOIL-STEEL WASTE MIXTURES BASED ON THE SIMPLEX-CENTROID PLANNING PROCEDURE

• 2021 – Current EVALUATION OF ALKALINE ACTIVATION IN BAUXITE WASTE

• 2019 – Current USE OF STEEL BY-PRODUCTS IN SOIL STABILIZATION FOR APPLICATION IN PAVING

Relevant publications

• PEREIRA, G.S., PITANGA, H.N., da SILVA, T.O. et al. Structural Analysis of Pavements with Geogrids-Reinforced Wearing Courses. Int. J. Pavement Res. Technol. 16, 662–677 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42947-022-00155-0
• AMARAL, W. D. H.; SILVA, T. O.; SILVA, N. A. B.; PITANGA, H. N. Behavior Changes of Nonmotorized and Public Transport Users due to the SARS-Cov-2 Pandemic in Brazil. JOURNAL OF TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING PART A-SYSTEMS, v. 148, p. 1-10, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1061/JTEPBS.00007
• LOPES, E. C.; SILVA, T. O.; PITANGA, H. N.; PEDROTI, L. G.; FRANCO DE CARVALHO, J. M.; NALON, G. H.; LIMA, G. E. S.; ARAÚJO, E. N. D. Stabilisation of clayey and sandy soils with ladle furnace slag fines for road construction. ROAD MATERIALS AND PAVEMENT DESIGN, v. 23, p. 247-266, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1080/14680629.2021.2017328
• MENINI, S. E.; SILVA, T. O.; PITANGA, H. N.; SANTOS, A. P. Method for Using Nonmotorized Modes of Transportation as a Sustainable Urban Mobility Index in University Campuses. JOURNAL OF TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING PART A-SYSTEMS, v. 147, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1061/JTEPBS.00004
• RIBEIRO, E. L.; SILVA, T. O.; PITANGA, H. N.; PEDROTI, L. G.; CARVALHO, J. M. F. ; NALON, G. H. ; LIMA, G. E. S. ; RODRIGUES, M. H. R. Application of electric arc furnace slag for stabilisation of different tropical soils. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PAVEMENT ENGINEERING (ONLINE), v. 22, p. 1-13, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1080/10298436.2021.1990289

Current Supervisions:

MSc

• Gustavo Britto de Carvalho. Stabilization of tropical soils by alkaline activation for use in earthworks. 2023. Dissertation (Master’s degree in Civil Engineering Postgraduate Program (PEC)) – Federal University of Juiz de Fora.
• Victor Pessanha. Study of soil mixtures with rubble (RCC) for use as geotechnical construction material. 2022. Dissertation (Master’s degree in Civil Engineering Postgraduate Program (PEC)) – Federal University of Juiz de Fora.
•  Emanuel Bomtempo Matos. MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF SOIL-STEEL WASTE MIXTURES REINFORCED BY GEOSYNTHETICS.2022. Dissertation (Master’s degree in Civil Engineering Postgraduate Program) – Federal University of Viçosa.

PhD

• Fernando Henrique Neiva Pereira Ferreira. ANALYSIS OF THE MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF SOILS ON THE INFLUENCE OF THE VARIATION IN THE MOISTURE CONTENT OF POST-COMPACTION USED IN THE DIMENSIONING OF FLEXIBLE PAVEMENTS. 2023. Thesis (Doctorate in Civil Engineering Postgraduate Program) – Federal University of Viçosa.
• Deborah Castro e Almeida. EVALUATION OF ALKALINE ACTIVATION IN BAUXITE WASTE. 2021. Thesis (Doctorate in Civil Engineering Postgraduate Program) – Federal University of Viçosa.
• Marcos Túlio Fernandes. RELIABILITY AND BEHAVIOR PREDICTION OF REINJECTABLE AND PRESTRESSED ANCHORAGES IN SOILS. 2019. Thesis (Doctorate in Civil Engineering Postgraduate Program) – Federal University of Viçosa.

Finished Supervisions:

MSc

• Fernando Henrique Neiva Pereira Ferreira. STATISTICAL DOSAGE OF SOIL-STEEL WASTE MIXTURES AIMING THE APPLICATION IN STRUCTURAL LAYERS OF ASPHALT PAVEMENTS. 2023. Dissertation (Master’s degree in Civil Engineering Postgraduate Program) – Federal University of Viçosa.
• Kamila Bazoni Lunz. EVALUATION OF THE GEOTECHNICAL USE OF THE MUD FROM IMPROVING ORNAMENTAL ROCKS IN STRUCTURAL LAYERS OF PAVEMENTS. 2021. Dissertation (Master’s degree in Civil Engineering Postgraduate Program) – Federal University of Viçosa.
• Deborah Castro e Almeida. ANALYSIS OF THE MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF SOIL SYSTEMS REINFORCED WITH GEOTEXTILES. 2021. Dissertation (Master’s degree in Civil Engineering Postgraduate Program) – Federal University of Viçosa.

PhD

• Jose Roberto Fernandes Galindo. STABILISATION OF TROPICAL SOILS WITH CIVIL CONSTRUCTION WASTE AND STEEL WORK SLAG FOR USE IN PAVING. 2022. Thesis (Doctorate in Civil Engineering Postgraduate Program) – Federal University of Viçosa.
• Marcela Giacometti de Avelar. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH OF THE INTERACTION TROPICAL SOIL-GEOSYNTHETIC REINFORCEMENT UNDER THE PERSPECTIVE OF APPLICATION IN EARTH WORKS. 2020. Thesis (Doctorate in Civil Engineering Postgraduate Program) – Federal University of Viçosa.
•  Natalia Assunção Brasil Silva. STRATEGIES TO HELP THE DEVELOPMENT OF SUSTAINABLE AND SOCIALLY INCLUSIVE URBAN MOBILITY PLANNING: A CASE STUDY FOR BARREIRAS BAHIA. 2019. Thesis (Doctorate in Civil Engineering Postgraduate Program) – Federal University of Viçosa.