Ricardo Moffat

Ph.D. Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering

Profesor Asociado

FACULTAD DE INGENIERÍA Y CIENCIAS

CHILE

Stgo, D, 319

Ricardo Moffat

Ricardo Moffat es Ingeniero Civil de la Universidad de Chile. Obtuvo su Máster Applied Science por la University of British Columbia, Canadá. Continuó sus estudios de PhD obteniendo su doctorado el año 2006. Desde el 2017 es profesor asociado de la Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias en la Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, donde también es director de la carrera de Ingeniería Civil. Trabajó en la sección geotecnia de BCHYDRO como Ingeniero de proyectos, participando en estudios concernientes a la estabilidad de las empresas Bennett y Mica. Fue ingeniero de proyectos en la sección de Geotecnia del IDIEM. Se desempeñó como académico en el departamento de Ingeniería Civil de la Universidad de Chile, realizando trabajos de Investigación y docencia, publicando diversos papers en Journals y en Congresos.

3D Numerical Modeling of DMT Penetration and Membrane Expansion in Sand</>

Cáceres, M., Villalobos, F., Prada-Sarmiento, L., Fumeron, J. & Moffat, R., oct. 2025, In: International Journal of Geomechanics, 25, 10.

Comparative Analysis of the NorSand and HS Small Constitutive Models for Evaluating Static Liquefaction in a Silt Derived from Mine Tailings</>

Muñoz-Gaete, M., Gallardo, R., Atencio, E., Moffat, R., Parra, P., Cacciuttolo, C. & Araujo, W., ago. 2025, In: Applied Sciences (Switzerland), 15, 15.

Numerical Modeling of One-Dimensional Consolidation Theory in Saturated and Unsaturated Tailings Using the Soft Soil and Hardening Soil Constitutive Models</>

Castillo, W., Gallardo-Sepúlveda, R., Atencio, E., Moffat, R. & Nuñez, O., mar. 2025, In: Applied Sciences (Switzerland), 15, 6.

Experimental Investigation and Analysis of the Influence of Depth and Moisture Content on the Relationship Between Subgrade California Bearing Ratio Tests and Cone Penetration Tests for Pavement Design</>

Moffat, R., Faundez, F. & Villalobos, F., feb. 2025, In: Buildings, 15, 3.

Assessment of the onset of global wall buckling in a tall reinforced concrete residential building</>

Medina, A., Parra, P. & Moffat, R., 2025, In: Structural Concrete, 26, 6, p. 8963-8981.

Settlement estimations for buildings founded on saturated silty sands from CPT and DMT results</>

Cáceres, M., Fumeron, J., Villalobos, F. & Moffat, R., 2022.

The Role of Site Conditions on the Structural Damage in the City of Valdivia during the 22 May 1960Mw 9.5 Megathrust Chile Earthquake</>

Pastén, C., Campos, F., Ochoa-Cornejo, F., Ruiz, S., Valdebenito, G., Alvarado, D., Leyton, F. & Moffat, R., nov. 2021, In: Seismological Research Letters, 92, 6, p. 3437-3451.

Rock pillar design using a masonry equivalent numerical model</>

Moffat, R., Caceres, C. & Tapia, E., feb. 2021, In: Energies, 14, 4.

Monitoring a 28.5 m high anchored pile wall in gravel using various methods</>

Moffat, R., Parra, P. & Carrasco, M., ene. 2020, In: Sensors, 20, 1.

Static response of asymmetrically damaged metallic strands</>

Beltrán, J., Nuñez, E., Nuñez, F., Silva, I., Bravo, T. & Moffat, R., dic. 2018, In: Construction and Building Materials, 192, p. 538-554.

Evaluation of flexural failure of sill mats using classical beam theory and numerical models</>

Caceres, C., Moffat, R. & Pakalnis, R., nov. 2017, In: International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 99, p. 21-27.

Experimental evaluation of geosynthetics as reinforcement for shotcrete</>

Moffat, R., Jadue, C., Beltran, J. & Herrera, R., jun. 2017, In: Geotextiles and Geomembranes, 45, 3, p. 161-168.

Numerical sensitivity analysis of thermal response tests (TRT) in energy piles</>

Franco, A., Moffat, R., Toledo, M. & Herrera, P., feb. 2016, In: Renewable Energy, 86, p. 985-992.

Hydromechanical model for internal erosion and its relationship with the stress transmitted by the finer soil fraction</>

Moffat, R. & Herrera, P., oct. 2015, In: Acta Geotechnica, 10, 5, p. 643-650.

Applications of BOTDR fiber optics to the monitoring of underground structures</>

Moffat, R., Beltran, J. & Herrera, R., sep. 2015, In: Geomechanics and Engineering, 9, 3, p. 397-414.

Estimating tunnel wall displacements using a simple sensor based on a Brillouin optical time domain reflectometer apparatus</>

Moffat, R., Sotomayor, J. & Beltrán, J., abr. 2015, In: International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 75, p. 233-243.

Ricardo Moffat

Ricardo Moffat

3D Numerical Modeling of DMT Penetration and Membrane Expansion in Sand</>

Comparative Analysis of the NorSand and HS Small Constitutive Models for Evaluating Static Liquefaction in a Silt Derived from Mine Tailings</>

Numerical Modeling of One-Dimensional Consolidation Theory in Saturated and Unsaturated Tailings Using the Soft Soil and Hardening Soil Constitutive Models</>

Experimental Investigation and Analysis of the Influence of Depth and Moisture Content on the Relationship Between Subgrade California Bearing Ratio Tests and Cone Penetration Tests for Pavement Design</>

Assessment of the onset of global wall buckling in a tall reinforced concrete residential building</>

Settlement estimations for buildings founded on saturated silty sands from CPT and DMT results</>

The Role of Site Conditions on the Structural Damage in the City of Valdivia during the 22 May 1960Mw 9.5 Megathrust Chile Earthquake</>

Rock pillar design using a masonry equivalent numerical model</>

Monitoring a 28.5 m high anchored pile wall in gravel using various methods</>

Static response of asymmetrically damaged metallic strands</>

Evaluation of flexural failure of sill mats using classical beam theory and numerical models</>

Experimental evaluation of geosynthetics as reinforcement for shotcrete</>

Numerical sensitivity analysis of thermal response tests (TRT) in energy piles</>

Hydromechanical model for internal erosion and its relationship with the stress transmitted by the finer soil fraction</>

Applications of BOTDR fiber optics to the monitoring of underground structures</>

Estimating tunnel wall displacements using a simple sensor based on a Brillouin optical time domain reflectometer apparatus</>

Analysis of a simple displacement sensor based on BOTDR optical fiber</>

Back-analysis & in-situ shear testing studies to estimate shear strength parameters on an actual slope.</>

Spatial and temporal progression of internal erosion in cohesionless soil</>

A hydromechanical relation governing internal stability of cohesionless soil</>

Comparison of aging effects on cyclic shear strength of undisturbed and remolded tailing sands</>

A large permeameter for study of internal stability in cohesionless soils</>

Observations on internal stability of cohesionless soils</>