Prof. Stefano Pagliara

University of Pisa

My Profile

About

My work at the University of Pisa regards, since 1990, mainly river hydraulic structures and flood mitigation with a strong motivation on experimental hydraulic. I am the Coordinator since 2004 of the Ph.D. program on Civil and Hydraulic engineering.

Career Type:

Scientist/Researcher/Academic

Organization Type:

Universities and Academia

Expertise Fields/Interests:

Hydraulic Structures Hydraulics Hydraulic Engineering River Engineering Sediment Transport Open Channel Hydraulics Hydraulic Modelling

Major Achievements:

Technical Committees

Committee Name
Committee on Hydraulic Structures
Committee on Ecohydraulics
Committee on Fluvial Hydraulics
Committee on Experimental Methods and Instrumentation
IAHR/IWA Joint Committee on Urban Drainage

IAHR Position

Committee Name	Position	Start Date	End Date
Sustainable Development Goals Working Group	Member	2019-01-01	Now
JHER Editorial	Associate Editors	2018-01-01	Now
IAHR Council	Member	2015-08-01	2019-09-30
Committee on Hydraulic Structures	Past Chair	2013-09-08	2015-10-06
Committee on Hydraulic Structures	Chair	2012-01-01	2013-09-08

My Papers and Presentations

Title	Year
Effect of bed slope on scour morphology at bridge piers with debris accumulation	2024
Scour Evolution at Rock Sills under Unsteady Flow Condition	2024
Effect of Rigid Vegetation on Equilibrium Bed Morphology	2023
Jet Scour in Cohesive and Non-Cohesive Soil	2022
Effect of Flexible Vegetation on Stilling Basin Erosion Downstream of Log-Frame Structures	2019
Erosive Processes Downstream of Arch Shaped Sills in Vegetated Channels	2019
Log-Frame Deflectors Scour Morphology in Curved Channels	2019
The Role of Shrubs in River Bed Erosion: A Preliminary Morphological Analysis	2019
A Preliminary Study of Field Scour Morphology Downstream of Block Ramps Located at River Bends	2018
Equilibrium Scour Morphology Downstream of Rock Sills Under Unsteady Flow Conditions	2018
From Developing to Developed Phase in the Scour Evolution Due to Vertical and Sub-Vertical Plunging Jets: New Experiments and Theory	2018
Scour Morphology Downstream of Log-Frame Deflectors in Series	2018
Semi-theoretical approach for energy dissipation estimation at hydraulic jumps in rough sloped channels	2018
Scour Morphology Due to Vertical Crossing Jets With Different Diameters	2017
Countermesures Efficiency in Limiting Scour at Bridge Piers with Debris Accumulation	2016
Hydraulic jumps on rough and smooth beds: aggregate approach for horizontal and adverse-sloped beds	2015
Protected Stilling Basins Downstream of Low-Head River Training Structures: Energy Dissipation	2015
Symmetric and Asymmetric Enlargements of Block Ramp Stilling Basins	2015
Erosive and Hydrodynamic Processes Analysis Downstream of Low-Head Rock Made Control Structures	2013
Scour Hole Profiles Due to Erosive Phenomena: Similitudes and Differences	2013
Effects of Vertical Deflectors on Rooster Tail Geometry	2012
Stilling basin erosion due to vertical crossing jets	2012
Analysis of Scour Characteristics in Presence of Aerated Crossing Jets	2011
Plunge Pool Scour with 3D Protection Structures	2011
Energy Dissipation in the Stilling Basin Downstream of Block Ramps in Presence of Rock Made Sills	2010
Sills and gabions as countermeasures at bridge pier in presence of debris accumulations	2010
Temporal scour evolution at bridge piers: effect of wood debris roughness and porosity	2010
Aeration and Velocity Profile over Block Ramp Elements	2009
Block Ramp Failure: Morphological Variations and Effects on the Downstream Scour	2009
Distribution and Maximum Seepage Capacity in Rock Loose River Structure	2009
Effect of Jet Air Content on 3D Plunge Pool Scour	2009
Energy Dissipation in Presence of Block Ramps with Enlarged Stilling Basins	2009
Scour control and surface sediment distribution downstream of block ramps	2008
Energy Dissipation in Submerged Block Ramps at Fixed Slope	2007
Local Failure of Base Block Ramps	2007
The Effect of Large Boulders on the Hydraulic of Unsubmerged Block Ramps	2003
The Use of Piles to Increase Block Ramp Stability	2003
Adverse Slope Hydraulic Jump: Sequent Depth	1999
“Numerical And Experimental Water Transients In Sewer Pipes”	1999
Watershed-Change Induced Uncertainty on Runoff Frequency for Water Resources Management	1997

My Videos

Title	Year

IAHR Awards

IAHR Awards	Date
Willi H. Hager JHR Best Reviewer Award	2012