Dr Anna Giacomini

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Publications

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Journal Articles (11 outputs)

Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal (C1) (11 outputs)

Year Citation Link
2012 Buzzi Olivier Pierre, Giacomini Anna, Spadari Michele, 'Laboratory investigation on high values of restitution coefficients', Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 45 35-43 (2012) [C1]
2012 Giacomini Anna, Thoeni Klaus, Lambert C, Booth S, Sloan Scott William, 'Experimental study on rockfall drapery systems for open pit highwalls', International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 56 171-181 (2012) [C1]
2012 Lambert Cedric, Thoeni Klaus, Giacomini Anna, Casagrande Davide, Sloan Scott William, 'Rockfall hazard analysis from discrete fracture network modelling with finite persistence discontinuities', Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 45 871-884 (2012) [C1]
2012 Spadari Michele, Giacomini Anna, Buzzi Olivier Pierre, Fityus Stephen George, Giani G P, 'In situ rockfall testing in New South Wales, Australia', International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 49 84-93 (2012) [C1]
2012 Spadari Michele, Giacomini Anna, Buzzi Olivier Pierre, Hambleton James Paul, 'Prediction of the bullet effect for rockfall barriers: A scaling approach', Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 45 131-144 (2012) [C1]
2011 Buzzi Olivier Pierre, Giacomini Anna, Fityus Stephen George, 'Towards a dimensionless description of soil swelling behaviour', Geotechnique, 61 271-277 (2011) [C1]
2010 Lambert C, Buzzi Olivier Pierre, Giacomini Anna, 'Influence of calcium leaching on the mechanical behavior of a rock-mortar interface: A DEM analysis', Computers and Geotechnics, 37 258-266 (2010) [C1] Nova
2009 Giacomini Anna, Buzzi Olivier Pierre, Renard Benjamin, Giani G P, 'Experimental studies on fragmentation of rock falls on impact with rock surfaces', International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 46 708-715 (2009) [C1] Nova
2008 Buzzi Olivier Pierre, Pedroso D M, Giacomini Anna, 'Caveats on the implementation of the generalized material point method', Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, 31 85-106 (2008) [C1] Nova
2008 Giacomini Anna, Buzzi Olivier Pierre, Ferraro A M, Migliazza M, Giani G P, 'Numerical study of flow anisotropy within a single natural rock discontinuity', International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 45 47-58 (2008) [C1] Nova
2004 GIANI G P, GIACOMINI A, MIGLIAZZA M, SEGALINI A, 'Experimental and theoretical studies to improve rock fall analysis and protection work design', Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 37 369-389 (2004) [C1]
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Conference Publication (29 outputs)

Full Written Paper - Refereed (E1) (15 outputs)

Year Citation Link
2012 Hambleton James Paul, Buzzi Olivier Pierre, Giacomini Anna, Spadari Michele, Sloan Scott William, 'Perforation of rockfall protection barriers by normal block impact', 46th US Rock Mechanics / Geomechanics Symposium 2012, Chicago, IL (2012) [E1]
2012 Spadari Michele, De Carteret Ryan Steven, Fityus Stephen George, Giacomini Anna, Buzzi Olivier Pierre, 'Design parameters for rockfall protection barriers in the rocks of the Narrabeen Group', 11th Australian New Zealand Conference on Geomechanics Conference Proceedings, Melbourne, Australia (2012) [E1]
2011 Buzzi Olivier Pierre, Giacomini Anna, Spadari Michele, Fityus Stephen George, 'Numerical modeling of a rock fall mesh perforation upon impact', Computer Methods for Geomechanics: Frontiers and New Applications, Volume 2, Melbourne, VIC (2011) [E1]
2011 Giacomini Anna, Thoeni Klaus, Kniest Hendrik Theo, Lambert C, 'In situ experiments of rockfall in an open pit coal mine', Proceedings, Slope Stability 2011: International Symposium on Rock Slope Stability in Open Pit Mining and Civil Engineering, Vancouver, BC (2011) [E1]
2011 Thoeni Klaus, Giacomini Anna, Sloan Scott William, Lambert C, Casagrande D, 'Numerical analysis of rockfall hazard in open pit coal mines', Computer Methods for Geomechanics: Frontiers and New Applications. Volume 2, Melbourne, VIC (2011) [E1]
2010 Fityus Stephen George, Spadari Michele, Giacomini Anna, Buzzi Olivier Pierre, 'The characteristics of rock fragments in the basalts of eastern Australia', Proceedings of the 11th International Association of Engineering Geology Congress, Auckland, New Zeeland (2010) [E1] Nova
2010 Giacomini Anna, Spadari Michele, Buzzi Olivier Pierre, Fityus Stephen George, Giani G P, 'Rockfall motion characteristics on natural slopes of eastern Australia', Rock Mechanics in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Lausanne, Switzerland (2010) [E1] Nova
2010 Giacomini Anna, Spadari Michele, Fityus Stephen George, Buzzi Olivier Pierre, 'Experimental study on the rockfall motion characteristics in the basalts of eastern Australia', Proceedings of the 11th International Association of Engineering Geology Congress, Auckland, New Zeeland (2010) [E1] Nova
2010 Lisjak Andrea, Spadari Michele, Giacomini Anna, Graselli Giovanni, 'Rock fall numerical modelling using a combined finite-discrete element approach', RSS2010: Symposium Rock Slope Stability, Paris (2010) [E1] Nova
2008 Buzzi Olivier Pierre, Giacomini Anna, Fityus Stephen George, 'A dimensionless model for soil swelling behaviour', Proceedings of the 12th International Conference of International Association for Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics (IACMAG), Goa, India (2008) [E1] Nova
2008 Giacomini Anna, Giani G P, Migliazza M, 'Quasi-Static and dynamic response of energy dissipators for rockfall protection', Proceedings of SHIRMS 2008 :1st Southern Hemisphere International Rock Mechanics Symposium 2008, Perth, WA (2008) [E1] Nova
2005 Giani G P, Giacomini A, Migliazza M, Segalini A, 'Metodologia progettuale per la scelta e il dimensionamento di opere di difesa da caduta di massi', -, - (2005) [E1]
2004 Ferrero A M, Giacomini A, Giani G P, 'Analisi dei tipi di intervento in relazione alle caratteristiche dei fenomeni franosi: il caso di Campione del Garda', -, - (2004) [E1]
2004 Giacomini A, Ferrero A M, Giani G P, 'Studi sperimentali e modelli numerici per la previsione della resistenza a taglio di discontinuit naturali in roccia, Trento (2004) [E1]
2000 Giacomini A, Giani G P, Migliazza M, Segalini A, 'Confronto tra prove quasi statiche e dinamiche di assorbimento di energia di strutture di protezione (2000) [E1]
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Full Written Paper - Non Refereed (E2) (2 outputs)

Year Citation Link
2012 Thoeni Klaus, Irschara Arnold, Giacomini Anna, 'Efficient photogrammetric reconstruction of highwalls in open pit coal mines', 16th Australasian Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Conference Proceedings, Melbourne, Victoria (2012) [E2]
2011 Thoeni Klaus, Lambert C, Giacomini Anna, Sloan Scott William, 'Discrete modelling of a rockfall protective system', Proceedings of the II International Conference on Particle -Based Methods Fundamentals and Applications: Particles 2011, Barcelona (2011) [E2]

Extract of Paper (E3) (4 outputs)

Year Citation Link
2012 Thoeni Klaus, Giacomini Anna, Lambert C, Sloan Scott William, 'Numerical and experimental investigation of a rockfall drapery system', Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vienna, Austria (2012) [E3]
2009 Lambert C, Buzzi Olivier Pierre, Giacomini Anna, 'DEM study of the mechanical behavior of a leached interface upon shearing', Rock Engineering in Difficult Conditions: 3rd Canada-US Rock Mechanics Symposium & 20th Canadian Rock Mechanics Symposium: Abstracts, Toronto, ONT (2009) [E3]
2008 Giacomini Anna, Buzzi Olivier Pierre, Krabbenhoft Kristian, 'Modelling the asperity degradation of a sheared rock joint using FEM', WCCM8, ECCOMAS 2008, Venice, Italy (2008) [E3]
2008 Lambert C, Buzzi Olivier Pierre, Giacomini Anna, 'Modelling the mechanical behaviour of leached interface', WCCM8, ECCOMAS 2008, Venice, Italy (2008) [E3]
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Edited volume of Conference Proceedings (E4) (8 outputs)

Year Citation Link
2008 Giacomini A, Buzzi O, Krabbenhoft K, 'Modelling the asperity degradation of a sheared rock joint using FEM., Venice, Italy (2008) [E4]
2007 Giacomini A, Mari F, Giani G P, 'Study on the behaviour of a new railway embankment: experimental monitoring data and numerical 2d analysis, Rhodes, Greece (2007) [E4]
2005 Giacomini A, Ferrero A M, Giani G P, 'Study on the rock discontinuity shear resistance by experimental test and numerical 3D analysis, Torino Italy (2005) [E4]
2002 Giani G P, Giacomini A, Migliazza M, Segalini A, Tagliavini S, 'Rock Fall in situ observations, Analysis and protection works, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan (2002) [E4]
2001 Giacomini A, Iori I, Royer-Carfagni G, 'A micro-mechanical model for the granular decohesion of marble, Espoo, Finland (2001) [E4]
2001 Giacomini A, Iori I, Royer-Carfagni G, 'Comportamento meccanico di pannelli in marmo costituenti il rivestimento di un importante edificio storico, Milano (2001) [E4]
2000 Giacomini A, Giani G P, Migliazza M, 'Analisi dei fenomeni di crollo verificatisi in cave di marmo delle Alpi Apuane per la determinazione dei parametri geomeccanici da impiegare per la progettazione della coltivazione, Torino Italy (2000) [E4]
2000 Giani G P, Giacomini A, Migliazza M, Segalini A, 'Validazione di modelli previsionali del moto di caduta massi in frane di crollo, Siusi (BZ) (2000) [E4]
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Reports (1 outputs)

Contract Report (R1) (1 outputs)

Year Citation Link
2012 Giacomini Anna, Lambert Cedric, Thoeni Klaus, 'Improved Management of the Rock Fall Hazard at the Base of the Highwalls', Australian Coal Association Research Program, 184, C19026th (2012) [R1]