Pablo Ruiz-Terán

State of the Art of Micropile execution in Spain

About

Pablo Ruiz-Terán holds a PhD and is a Civil Engineer from the University of Cantabria, a Master’s in Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering from the Center for Studies and Experimentation of Public Works (CEDEX), a Master’s in Tunnels and Underground Works from the Spanish Association of Tunnels and Underground Works (AETOS), and an Executive MBA in Business Management and Marketing from the Higher School of Commercial Management and Marketing (ESIC).

He specializes in the design and execution of special foundations and ground improvement techniques: in-situ piles, prefabricated piles, micropiles, retaining walls, anchors, injections, jet grouting, gravel columns, vibroflotation, dynamic compaction, rigid inclusions, soil-mixing, etc.

He began his professional career over 20 years ago at Rodio Cimentaciones Especiales (Soletanche-Bachy group).

For more than 10 years, he has been working at Ferrovial Construcción, the construction division of FERROVIAL, a leading global infrastructure group. He currently holds the position of Head of Geotechnics for Iberia, Latam, and other markets.

He is a Professor in the Master of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering at CEDEX (Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility of the Government of Spain).

He is the author of numerous articles and presentations at both national and international conferences.