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Tarcísio Barreto Celestino

Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette

Established · publishing since 1984

Publications

96

Citations

1,226

Est. group size

~1

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

43

Publishing since 1984

Research summary
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Tarcísio Barreto Celestino works on geotechnical and rock engineering, with particular focus on tunnels and underground structures, rock mechanics, and monitoring techniques such as acoustic emission for detecting cracking and damage in rock and brittle materials. His work spans practical topics like tunnel excavation analysis, tunnel boring machine (TBM) performance prediction using machine learning, rock cutting with abrasive waterjets, and reliability/risk analysis of underground structures.

Tunneling and underground structuresRock mechanics and fracture behaviorAcoustic emission monitoring of rock damageRisk and reliability analysis in geotechnical engineeringMachine learning applications in tunneling

Publication output has fluctuated over the last decade, with a peak around 2017-2018, a decline to zero in 2023, and a recent uptick in 2024-2026.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.4/year recently
2017: 6 publications6172018: 6 publications6182019: 4 publications192020: 5 publications202021: 3 publications212022: 1 publication22232024: 6 publications6242025: 3 publications252026: 2 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology×5
  • Soils and Rocks×5
  • International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences×3
  • Underground Space×3
  • Engineering Fracture Mechanics×1
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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