2. EDUCATION

• M. Sc. in Civil Engineering (December 2012) at the University of Pisa. Thesis title: Structural and Geotechnical Study of a Port Quay (Tutors: Prof. D. Lo Presti, Prof. N. Squeglia).
• Joint Ph. D. degree (Italy-Germany) in 'International Doctorate in Civil and Environmental Engineering' (November 2017) at the University of Florence (IT) & Technical University of Braunschweig (DE); Thesis title: Analysis of piles and piled raft foundation under horizontal load (Tutors: Prof. N. Squeglia; Prof. J. Stahlmann; Prof. A. Mandolini).
• English: good (written, read, spoken). Italian: mother tongue

3. PREVIOUS POSITIONS AND MOBILITY

• Contract Professor. Lecturer in Geotechnical Engineering at Italian Naval Academy (Livorno, Tuscany, IT), from February 2018 to September 2020.
• Post-doc position at the University of Pisa. Project title: 'Analysis of laterally loaded pile foundation subjected to lateral loads' (2017-now)
• Three months at Vilnius Gediminas Technical University - VGTU from September 2016 to November 2016 . Supervisors: Prof. Arnoldas Norkus, Dr. Sarunas Skuodis
• Six months at Technical University of Braunschweig. From May 2014 to July 2014 & from May 2015 to July 2015.

4. PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Editorial

• Editorial Board Member of International Journal of Materials Science and Applications
• Guest Editor of Geosciences (MDPI) for the Special Issue ‘What Is Really New in Seismic Response Analysis of Soil Deposits'

Expert and Reviewer tasks

• He has been working as reviewer for the following Journals: International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics (Wiley), Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering (Springer), Ocean Engineering, Geomechanics and Engineering (Techno-Press), KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering (Springer), Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Ground Improvement (ICE Publishing Ltd.), Geotechnical Research (ICE Publishing Ltd.), Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration (Springer), Studia Geotechnica et Mechanica, Engineering Journal, Materials (MDPI), Applied Sciences (MDPI), Geosciences (MDPI), Journal of Engineering and Technological Sciences, International Journal on Advanced Science, Engineering and Information Technology, Acta Polytechnica, Advances in Civil Engineering (Hindawi), Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences.

  •  He was member of the Organizing and Scientific Committee of IAGIG 2020, National Conference of the Young Geotechnical Engineering (Pisa 2020)

  •  He was member of the Scientific Committee of Bright Optimizer 2019, International Student Competition in Structural Optimization, http://www.brightoptimizer.com/committee/

  •  He was member of the International Scientific Committee of the Conference “ International Sustainable Buildings Symposium - ISBS ” 18-20 July 2019, Dallas, Texas (USA)

  •  He was member of the International Organizing Committee of the Conference “International Sustainable Buildings Symposium - ISBS” 18-20 July 2019, Dallas, Texas (USA)

  •  He was member of the National Organizing Committee of the Workshop “WORKSHOP: Recent Advances in Geotechnical in-situ Testing” 14 June 2019, Pisa, Italy (IT) http://www2.ing.unipi.it/geotecnica/06%20Eventi.htm

  •  He was member of the National Organizing Committee of the Workshop “Piante e Geotecnica: Prerogative e limiti dell'impiego della vegetazione nel rinforzo dei terreni” 13 March 2019, Parma, Italy (IT), Flyer

Master Thesis supervision

• Single Pile Behaviour in Sandy Liquefiable Soil, M.S. Thesis of Mr. Federico Pagnini, University of Pisa
• Pile Group Efficiency Under Lateral Loads, M.S. Thesis of Mr. Manuel Vaccaro, University of Pisa
• Pile-Soil Kinematic Interaction considering an Advanced Constitutive Modelling for Reinforced Concrete Sections, M.S. Thesis of Ms. Anna Franceschi, University of Pisa
• On the Use of Mechanical Cone Penetration Test Data for the Assessment of Liquefaction Risk Assessment in the Tuscany Region, M.S. Thesis of Ms. Aurora Magalotti, University of Pisa (ongoing)
• Influence of Tension Stiffening on the Response of Reinforced Concrete Beams with Circular Sections: Application to Pier Bridge and Pile Foundations, M.S. Thesis of Mr. Cosimo Amico, University of Pisa, 2016, etd.adm.unipi.it/t/etd-04112016-161801
• Geotechnical in-situ Tests Investigation and Seismic Response Analysis of the S. Paolo a Ripa d'Arno Church in Pisa, M.S. Thesis of Ms. Elena Diddi, University of Pisa, 2014, etd.adm.unipi.it/t/etd-04012014-160812
• Geotechnical Characterization of the Dredging Sediments in the Livorno Port Area, M.S. Thesis of Mr. Girolamo Gervasi, University of Pisa, 2014, etd.adm.unipi.it/t/etd-03272014-173544

Memberships

• Order of Engineers of the Province of Pistoia, Membership Number: A1118, www.ordineingegneri.pistoia.it
• Italian Geotechnical Association (AGI), Individual Membership Number: 10061, Link
• Internations Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE), ISSMGE Membership Number:  ITA1710061 Link

Publications

SCI / SCI Expanded / Scopus

• Implementation and Use of a Mechanical Cone Penetration Test Database for Liquefaction Hazard Assessment of the Coastal Area of the Tuscany Region , Stacul S, Magalotti A, Baglione M, Meisina C, Lo Presti D, 2020. Geosciences , 10, 128. https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences10040128
• Simplified assessment of pile-head kinematic demand in layered soil , Stacul S, Squeglia N, 2020. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering , vol 130, March 2020, 105975. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soildyn.2019.105975
• PRaFULL: a Method for the Analysis of Piled Raft Foundation Under Lateral Load , Stacul S, Squeglia N, Russo G, 2020. Geomechanics and Engineering , Volume 20, Number 5, March10 2020, pages 433-445, DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/gae.2020.20.5.433
• m-PISE: A novel numerical procedure for pile installation and soil extraction. Application to the case of Leaning Tower of Pisa, Squeglia N, Stacul S, Abed AA, Benz T, Leoni M; Computers and Geotechnics (2018) doi.org/10.1016/j.compgeo.2018.06.005
• One-Dimensional Nonlinear Seismic Response Analysis Using Strength-Controlled Constitutive Models: The Case of the Leaning Tower of Pisa's Subsoil , Fiorentino G, Nuti C, Squeglia N, Lavorato D, Stacul S, Geosciences , MDPI (2018) www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/8/7/228
• Analysis Method for Laterally Loaded Pile Groups Using an Advanced Modeling of Reinforced Concrete Sections , Stacul S, Squeglia N; Materials , MDPI (2018) www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/11/2/300
• KIN SP: A boundary element method based code for single pile kinematic bending in layered soil, Stacul S, Squeglia N, Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering , Chinese Academy of Sciences (2018) doi.org/10.1016/j.jrmge.2017.11.004 
• Preliminary Validation of a Novel Method for the Assessment of Effective Stress State in Partially Saturated Soils by Cone Penetration Tests , Lo Presti D, Stacul S, Meisina C, Bordoni, M, Bittelli M, Geosciences , MDPI (2018) www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/8/1/30
• Free-Field Seismic Response Analysis: The Piazza dei Miracoli in Pisa Case Study , Angina A, Steri A, Stacul S, Lo Presti D, International Journal of Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering , IGI Global (2018) doi.org/10.4018/IJGEE.2018010101
• Laterally Loaded Single Pile Response Considering the Influence of Suction and Non-Linear Behaviour of Reinforced Concrete Sections , Stacul S, Squeglia N, Morelli F, Applied Sciences , MDPI (2017) www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/7/12/1310
• Influence of Tension Stiffening on the Flexural Stiffness of Reinforced Concrete Circular Sections , Morelli F, Amico C, Salvatore W, Squeglia N, Stacul S, Materials , MDPI (2017) www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/10/6/669
• The restoration of San Paolo Church in Pisa: geotechnical aspects , Squeglia N, Stacul S, Diddi E, Italian Geotechnical Journal , Patron - Naples Italy: Edizioni Scientifiche Italiane (2015) Link

International Conference Papers

• The importance of mini-cone penetration test in thin-layered soils , Meisina C, Bonì R, Bordoni M, Stacul S, Lo Presti D, 2020. In 6th International Conference on Geotechnical and Geophysical Site Characterization (ISC6) , Budapest, 7-11 September 2020.
• Numerical Assessment of Laterally Loaded Pile Group Efficiency , Stacul S, Vaccaro M, Squeglia N, 2020. In 16 th International Conference of the International Association for Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics , Turin, Italy, 1-4 July 2020.
• Numerical simulation of seismic response of earth dams , Banti E, Stacul S, Lo Presti D, 2019, XVII European Conference on. Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering , Reykjavik, Iceland, 1-6 September 2019.
• Pile-head kinematic bending in two-layered soil , Stacul S, 2019, XIX International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM 2019 , Varna city, Bulgaria, 28 June - 7 July 2019. http://doi.org/10.5593/sgem2019/1.1/S05.109
• Pile-head kinematic bending of fixed-head long piles in homogeneous and layered soils considering pile and soil material nonlinearities in case of moderate to strong earthquake motions , Stacul S; Franceschi A, Squeglia N, 2019, 7th International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (COMPDYN 2019) , Crete, Greece, 24-26 June 2019 https://doi.org/10.7712/120119.7047.19598
• Effect of non-linear soil response and pile post-cracking behavior on seismically induced bending moments in fixed-head long piles , Stacul S; Franceschi A, Squeglia N, 2019, 7th International Conference on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering (7 ICEGE 2019) , Rome, Italy, 17-20 June 2019
• 2D FEM analyses for the evaluation of seismic performance of single pile and pile group-supported structure in liquefiable soil , Ozturk Kardogan PS, Stacul S; Pagnini F, Squeglia N, Bhattacharya S, 2019, 7th International Conference on Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering (7 ICEGE 2019) , Rome, Italy, 17-20 June 2019
• Analysis of Laterally Loaded Piled Raft Foundation , Stacul S, Squeglia N; 2019, 4th International Conference on Geotechnical Research and Engineering (ICGRE'19) , Rome, Italy, 7-9 April 2019, Paper Id: 161 https://doi.org/10.11159/icgre19.161
• A model study on energy piles , Ozturk Kardogan P.S., Stacul S, Onur MI, 3rd International Energy & Engineering Congress, 18-19 October 2018, Gaziantep University, Turkey , (2018). Link
• Doctoral Courses (in Geotechnical Engineering): what has been changing in Italy in the last 30 years , Lo Presti D, Squeglia N, Pierotti A, Cosanti B, Stacul S, Giusti I, Banti E, EUCEET 2018 - 4 th International Conference on Civil Engineering Education: Challenges for the Third Millennium (2018), Link
• Empirical correlations to improve the use of mechanical CPT in the liquefaction potential evaluation and soil profile reconstruction , Meisina C, Stacul S, Lo Presti DC, 4 th International Symposium on Cone Penetration Testing, CPT'18 , Delft (2018) www.cpt18.org/program/proceedings/
• Use in practice of seismic tests according to Eurocodes , Lo Presti DC, Stacul S, Giusti I, Meisina C et al; 2017 ICCE International Conference of Civil Engineering , Tirana (2017), arpi.unipi.it/handle/11568/875450

National Conference Papers

• Interazione cinematica palo-terreno in presenza di strati liquefacibili: Analisi FEM vs. Metodi Semplificati , Pagnini F, Stacul S, Squeglia N, 2020. In X Incontro Annuale dei Giovani Ingegneri Geotecnici (X IAGIG 2020) , Pisa, Italy, 17-18 July 2020
• Efficienza di gruppi di pali soggetti a carichi trasversali , Vaccaro M, Stacul S, Squeglia N, 2020. In X Incontro Annuale dei Giovani Ingegneri Geotecnici (X IAGIG 2020) , Pisa, Italy, 17-18 July 2020
• Banca dati di prove CPTm per la valutazione del potenziale di liquefazione nell'area costiera della Regione Toscana , Magalotti A, Stacul S, Baglione M, Meisina C, Lo Presti D, 2020. In X Incontro Annuale dei Giovani Ingegneri Geotecnici (X IAGIG 2020) , Pisa, Italy, 17-18 July 2020
• Assessment of factors contributing to levees stability , Lo Presti D, Stacul S, Capilleri PP, Squeglia N, 2020, In: Calvetti F., Cotecchia F., Galli A., Jommi C. (eds) Geotechnical Research for Land Protection and Development. CNRIG 2019. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering , vol 40. Springer, Cham, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-21359-6_12
• Analysis of r.c. single pile lateral response considering the influence of tension stiffening , Stacul S, Squeglia N, XVII Convegno ANIDIS - L'Ingegneria Sismica in Italia , Pistoia (2017) flore.unifi.it/handle/2158/1100691
• On the influence of pile discretization in single pile kinematic analysis using a BEM based approach , Stacul S, Squeglia N, XVII Convegno ANIDIS - L'Ingegneria Sismica in Italia , Pistoia (2017) hdl.handle.net/11568/924058
• Analisi di fondazioni su pali soggette a forze orizzontali , Stacul S, Squeglia N, Incontro Annuale dei Ricercatori di Geotecnica 2015 . Cagliari, 24-26 giugno 2015 (2015) (in Italian) convegni.unica.it/iarg2015

Other Publications / Computer Codes

• CPT PaGE: User Manual - Interpretation and Use, Stacul S, Giusti I, Lo Presti D, University of Pisa. Interpretive software for CPT, CPTu, SCPTu tests (cone penetration test data interpretation, seismic cone data analysis, pile bearing capacity module, shallow foundation settlement module, dissipation test module, assessment of liquefaction potential index), doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.27360.17929/1
• KIN SP (KINematic interaction analysis of Single Pile): KIN SP 1.0 User's Manual Version 1.0, Stacul S, Lo Presti D, Squeglia N, University of Pisa. Computer code to evaluate the envelope of kinematic bending moments due to the pile-soil interaction during a seismic event. The kinematic analysis is preceded by a seismic ground response analysis performed with ONDA. doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.15632.61444
• ONDA (One-dimensional Non-linear Dynamic Analysis): ONDA 1.4 User's Manual Version 1.4, Lo Presti D, Stacul S, University of Pisa. Computer code to perform seismic ground response analyses of soil deposits in time domain (analysis types: linear and non-linear) doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.32409.83043