Alessandro corsini

Biographical profile

Alessandro corsini
Full Professor
Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences – University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, scientific disciplinary sector “Applied Geology”
E-mail alessandro.corsini@unimore.it; Telephone: 059/2058460 (office), a.corsini1@unirsm.sm
Native speaker: Italian. Other languages: English (Advanced level)

Main publications

Scientific production has been continuous and significant since 1997 and is the result of scientific collaborations at national and international level, as well as research projects and research assignments in which he has participated and in many cases coordinated.
The scientific production consists of over 160 publications, of which 96 indexed in Scopus, with as of 09/07/2024, the H-index is 28 with 102 documents and 2479 total citations. (Author/Res. Id: 36852482900).

Orcid ID: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3718-7748
Scopus Author ID: 36852482900
WoS ResearcherID: L-7244-2015
Schoolar ID: user=-YTZGEwAAAAJ

Research interests

Landslide Phenomena and Hydrogeological Risk (LS-RISK)
The scientific activity has mainly concerned the analysis of landslide phenomena, with studies aimed at:
(a) analysis, forecasting, prevention and mitigation of landslide and hydrogeological risk [LS-RISK(a)].
(b) reconstruction of groundwater circulation with respect to slope stability [LS-RISK(b)].
The scientific activity has been carried out in the framework of international and national research projects for which he had a large part of scientific responsibility, and of numerous research projects entrusted by qualified public and private institutions, for which he was the scientific director. The activities have taken into consideration different typologies of landslide phenomena, including large landslides of the earth slide-flow type with slow or moderate kinematics, deep rock slides with slow kinematics with potential rapid evolution, rock collapses, superficial soil slides, debris flows, with study sites in the Northern Apennines and the Eastern Alps.
In the context of the LS-RISK(a) purpose, the research was based on geological-technical surveys and thematic cartography (including mapping on a geomorphological basis and physical dating for the purpose of reconstructing their temporal recurrence in the long term), implementation of geognostic and geophysical site investigations, monitoring with innovative site and remote sensing techniques, GIS and geotechnical numerical modelling, deterministic analysis of triggering factors, definition of hazard and risk as well as the most appropriate mitigation works, including structural, and estimation of their effectiveness. The innovative survey, mapping and monitoring methodologies applied during the research include laser scanner systems (airborne and terrestrial Lidar), radar interferometry (satellite and terrestrial), robotic Total Stations, permanent GPS, sensor networks for measuring seismic noise induced by movements, networks of wireless nodes for the management of geotechnical sensors, in-hole TDR systems. In addition to the analysis of data provided directly by these systems, the research also involved the development of post-processing algorithms aimed at obtaining significant information about the kinematics of the studied phenomena. Among the modeling methodologies, bivariate systems, neural networks and deterministic approaches for landslide susceptibility mapping in a GIS environment, and numerical models of slope stability were applied. With regard to the LS-RISK(b) purpose, the research was based on the use of hydrogeological monitoring systems, chemical and isotopic analyses of groundwater, tracers, numerical flow modeling, and allowed to reconstruct hydrogeological mechanisms of water recharge of landslide bodies connected to deep fluid upwelling and recharge at the slope scale, which influence the development and reactivation of large deep landslides with complex kinematics.