Rosolino VAIANA
Professori Associati
Strade, ferrovie e aeroporti (CEAR-03/A)
Contacts
- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile
- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile
- rosolino.vaiana@unical.it
- 0984/496786
Reception Hours
Wednesday from 15.30 to 18.30
ROSOLINO VAIANA earned his Degree in Civil Engineering cum laude (2000) from Palermo University, Italy, and his Ph.D from Palermo University (2004). Dr. Vaiana joined the University of Calabria (Arcavacata Campus, Cosenza, Italy) at the department of Civil Engineering becoming Assistant Professor of Highways, Railways and Airports Engineering in 2005. He is habilitated as associate professor in the 2017 call. Since 1st October 2022 dr. Vaiana is Associate Professor.
Vaiana's primary research activity addresses the themes related to road pavement materials, characterization of road surface performance (Friction, Drainability, Rolling Noise etc), and construction technology. The use of recycled materials and low-impact solutions is of great importance. Moreover, in the field of road design, dr. Vaiana developed two main research topics: one is related to the functional and geometric study of roundabout junctions by traffic microsimulation software; the other is about road safety and driver behavior.
At the University of Calabria, Rosolino Vaiana performs teaching activities since 2005 about these subjects: Foundations of road infrastructures (First cycle degree (L) in Civil Engineering) and Road pavement design and maintenance (Second cycle degree (L) in Civil Engineering). He was and is currently a PhD thesis supervisor.
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1. CURRICULUM STUDIORUM
April 19 th 2000. University Degree in Civil Engineering (Transportation Engineering major) graduated magna cum laude - Palermo University - Italy. (Supervisors: Ch.mo prof. Gabriele Boscaino).
October 10 th 2000. Affiliate to Italian Engineers Corp.
February 2004. Ph.D. in Road Infrastructures (Three-years duration with scholarship) - Palermo University - Italy. (Tutor: Ch.mo prof. Gabriele Boscaino).
2. ACADEMIC CURRICULUM
January 3 rd 2005. Assistant Professor in Road, Railway, Airport Infrastructures (ICAR04) - Department of Territorial Planning, Engineering Faculty, University of Calabria - Italy.
Since March 06, 2017 habilitated as Associate Professor in the 2016 call in sector of reference 08 / A3 (SSD ICAR04 - Road, Railway, Airport Infrastructures)
3. EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES
3.1 Teaching in Calabria University (Italy):
Since Academic Years 2004/2005 to 2008/2009
- Aggregate Professor of Road Infrastructure Constructions (6cfu), Bachelor’s Degree in Inter-Faculty: Engineering; Economics; Mathematics, Physical and Natural Sciences;
In Academic Year 2009/2010:
- Aggregate Professor of Road, Railway, Airport Infrastructure Constructions A (7cfu) - Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering;
- Aggregate Professor of Road, Railway, Airport Infrastructure Constructions B (7cfu) - Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering;
- Aggregate Professor of Road Infrastructure Constructions (6cfu), Bachelor’s Degree in Inter-Faculty: Engineering; Economics; Mathematics, Physical and Natural Sciences;
Since Academic Years 2010/2011 to 2017/2018
- Aggregate Professor of Road Infrastructure Constructions A (7cfu) - Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering;
- Aggregate Professor of Road Infrastructure Constructions B (7cfu) - Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering;
- Aggregate Professor of Design and Maintenance Road Pavement (6cfu), Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering;
3.2. Workshop Activity
a. “Functional and mechanics of the bituminous mixtures”
Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria - June 19 th 2003;
b. “Characterization of road surface performances”
1th Formation Course ICAR/04, “Flexible road pavements”, SIIV - Summer School Cingoli (Macerata) Italy. September 11 th 2003;
c. “Quality of service rendered by road infrastructures. Characterization of road surface performances and surface distress evaluation ”
University Master: Road Quality Management (Project n°1999/IT.16.I. PO.011/3.07/9.2.14/0329). Kore Enna University – Italy, 26-29 March 2008;
d. “Dense-volumetric checks of asphalt concrete by gyratory compactor”
Università degli Studi di Messina, Italy, October 2th 2015
e. "The road rolling plan and its connections with road accidents"
"Enzo e Dino Ferrari" International Circuit IMOLA (Bologna), Italy, November 24th 2015
f. "Speed and road safety: what's the story?"
Licei Tommaso Campanella (High Schools) BELVEDERE Marittimo, Cosenza, December 2th 2015;
g. Main Activities of URRL: Unical Road Research Laboratory
Workshop: “New frontiers on the road materials”. Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie Chimiche, Università della Calabria – Aula Terenzi, Arcavacata di Rende (CS);
h. "Bike lanes and Traffic Calming infrastructures". Workshop linked to the 4th stage of Giro d'Italia, from Catanzaro to Praia a Mare (CS).
Municipality of PRAIA a MARE (Cosenza), Italy May 7th 2016.
i. “The contribution of UNICAL scientific research on the issue of road infrastructure safety”. University of Calabria, Italy November 24th 2017
3.3 Doctorate Theses Supervisor
Supervisor of Ph.D. Student Rosalbino TURCO. Doctorate in "Technologies and environmental planning", Department of Territorial Planning, Calabria University - Cycle XXII (Three-years duration, 2007/2009). Thesis Topic: Asphalt mix-design methodologies and innovative techniques for the energetic saving and the environmental protection.
Supervisor of Ph.D. Teresa Iuele. Doctorate in "Technologies and environmental planning", Department of Territorial Planning, Calabria University - Cycle XXIV (Three-years duration with scholarship, 2009/2011). Thesis Topic: Intrinsic performance of road transport infrastructures: decay models of the surface characteristics of the rolling paving
Supervisor of Ph.D. Venant MINANI. Doctorate in "Technologies and environmental planning", Department of Territorial Planning, Calabria University - Cycle XXIV (Three-years duration with scholarship, 2010/2012). Thesis Topic: Hot mix asphalt composition versus surface characteristics: optimization processes.
3.4 Theses Supervisor
Supervisor of over 100 Bachelor’s Degree and Master’s Degree theses in civil engineering (Road Design and Road Materials). University of Palermo and University of Calabria
3.5 Tutoring activity
Academic tutor of over 60 training internships (Road Design and Road Materials).
4. RESEARCH ACTIVTIES
4.1 Main Topics
Road surface performances; Asphalt mix-design: volumetric and mechanics properties; Pavement Engineering; Recycling and alternative materials in pavements. Road Safety and Accident Data Analysis; Roundabout performance analysis.
4.2 Research Activity before 2005
PRIN2001 - Research Project of Relevant National Interest: "Set up of a performance catalogue of bituminous surface layers".
Researcher, member of University of Palermo Operating Unit (National Coordinator: prof. Gabriele BOSCAINO)
Since June 1st to December 31st 2004.
Research Grant Holder. Research title: Innovative techniques for reuse of industrial waste in road construction. (Tutor: Prof. Bernardo Celauro)
5. INSTITUTIONAL ACTIVITIES
5.1 Scientific Director or Executive Director
Since January 2005 to May 2009
Executive Director of Road Engineering Laboratory (Official Laboratory of Tests on Road Materials), Department of Territorial Planning, Calabria University;
Since May 2009 to today
Scientific Director of Road Materials Research Laboratory, Department of Civil Engineering (Former Road Engineering Laboratory, Department of Territorial Planning), Calabria University. (Official Laboratory of Tests on Road Materials);
Research Projects managed as Scientific Director or Executive Director:
October 2007 - Scientific Director
Title: “Monitoring of decay over time of road surface performance”
Duration: 3 years
Promoter: Road Network Division of Provincial Administration of Cosenza, Italy
Fund: € 60.000,00
Main publications produced:
1. Vaiana R., Capiluppi G.F., Gallelli V., Iuele T., Minani V. (2012). Pavement surface performance evolution: an experimental application. PROCEDIA: SOCIAL & BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES, vol. 53, p. 1150-1161 , ISSN: 1877-0428, doi: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.09.964. (Indicizzato su: SCIverse-Scopus);
2. Vaiana R., Praticò F.G. (2014). Pavement surface properties and their impact on performance-related pay adjustments. Proceeding of Conference “Sustainability, Eco-efficiency, and Conservation in Transportation Infrastructure Asset Management”. p. 579-587, Boca Raton:CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, ISBN: 978-1-138-00147-3, Pisa, Italy, April 22-25, 2014, doi: 10.1201/b16730-85
3. Iuele T, Vaiana R, Gallelli V, De Masi F (2016). The influence of aggregate lithological nature on pavement texture polishing: a comparative investigation on a test site in Southern Italy. ADVANCES IN CIVIL ENGINEERING MATERIALS, vol. 5, p. 337-352, ISSN: 2379-1357, doi: 10.1520/ACEM20160036
Year: 2005 - Executive Director
Title: “Quality control of the materials used in the construction of asphalt concrete for provincial roads”
Duration: 1 year
Promoter: Road Network Division of Provincial Administration of Cosenza, Italy
Fund: € 6.000,00
Year: 2006 - Executive Director
Title: “Quality control of the materials used in the construction of asphalt concrete for provincial roads”
Duration: 1 year
Promoter: Road Network Division of Provincial Administration of Cosenza, Italy
Fund: € 48.300,00
Year: 2007 - Executive Director
Title: “Quality control of the materials used in the construction of asphalt concrete for provincial roads”
Duration: 1 year
Promoter: Road Network Division of Provincial Administration of Cosenza, Italy
Fund: € 63.200,00
Year: 2008 - Executive Director
Title: “Quality control of the materials used in the construction of asphalt concrete for provincial roads”
Duration: 1 year
Promoter: Road Network Division of Provincial Administration of Cosenza, Italy
Fund: € 56.100,00
Year: 2009 - Scientific Director
Title: “Quality control of the materials used in the construction of asphalt concrete for provincial roads”
Duration: 1 year
Promoter: Road Network Division of Provincial Administration of Cosenza, Italy
Fund: € 60.800,00
Year: 2010 - Scientific Director
Title: “Quality control of the materials used in the construction of asphalt concrete for provincial roads”
Duration: 1 year
Promoter: Road Network Division of Provincial Administration of Cosenza, Italy
Fund: € 63.200,00
Year: 2011 - Scientific Director
Title: “Quality control of the materials used in the construction of asphalt concrete for provincial roads”
Duration: 1 year
Promoter: Road Network Division of Provincial Administration of Cosenza, Italy
Fund: € 63.100,00
Year: 2012 - Scientific Director
Title: “Quality control of the materials used in the construction of asphalt concrete for provincial roads”
Duration: 1 year
Promoter: Road Network Division of Provincial Administration of Cosenza, Italy
Fund: € 40.000,00
June 2011 - Scientific Director
Title: Project REPACI - Reclaimed Extinguished Powders in Asphalts Concretes, Instanteously
Duration: 1 year
Promoter: DIMET, Mediterranea University of Reggio Calabria, Italy
Fund: € 8.000,00
July 2011 - Scientific Director
Title: "Certification of External Vehicle Noise Track located in Pontedera (PI) according to ISO 10844/2011"
Duration: 1 year
Promoter: Piaggio s.p.a. & C, Italy
Fund: € 18.000,00
Since June 2009
Scientific Director of Laboratory for Asphalt Concrete Characterization by use of Gyratory Compactor. Technological Competence Center - Calabria Node, National Operative Programme for Transports 2000-2006 "Scientific Research, Technological Development and Advanced Training" (Measures 2.3 and 3.2 )
March2010 - Scientific Director of Operating Unit
Title: PRIN2008 - Research Project of Relevant National Interest: “Porous asphalt concrete from recycling of porous asphalt concrete: mechanical and surface performances”
(National Coordinator: prof. Filippo Giammaria PRATICÒ)
Duration: 2 years
Promoter: MIUR, Ministry of Education, University and Research, Italy
Fund: € 14.400,00
Main publications produced:
1. Praticò F.G., Vaiana R., Giunta M. - Recycling PEMs back to innovative, silent, permeable road surfaces - 8th International Conference on “Environmental Engineering”, Vilnius, Lithuania, ISSN 2029-7106 print / ISSN 2029-7092 online, © Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, May, 2011;
2. Praticò F-.G., Giunta M., Vaiana R. - Can you really recycle PEMs back to PEMs and be confident also on surface properties? - XXIVth World Road Congress, “Roads for a better life”- Mexico 2011, 26-30 September – ISBN 2-84060-267-9;
3. F.G. Praticò & R. Vaiana - Improving infrastructure sustainability in suburban and urban areas: is Po-rous asphalt the right answer? And how? - 18th International Conference on Urban Transport and the Environment, 15 - 17 May, 2012, A Coruña, Spain. WIT Press, DOI: 10.2495/UT120571;
4. Praticò F.G., Vaiana R., and Giunta M. - Sustainable rehabilitation of porous European mixes - Interna-tional Conference on Sustainable Design and Construction, Conference Proceeding Paper, ICSDC 2011: Integrating Sustainability Practices in the Construction Industry, Section: Sustainable Materials, - pp. 535-541 - March 23–25, 2011 - Kansas City, Mo, US. ASCE Conf. Proc. doi:10.1061/41204(426)66 - ISBN:978‐0‐7844‐1204‐6; Publisher: ASCE;
5. Praticò F.G, Vaiana R, Giunta M, Moro A, Iuele T (2012). Permeable wearing courses by recycling PEMs: strategies and technical procedures. PROCEDIA: SOCIAL & BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES, vol. 53, p. 276-285, ISSN: 1877-0428, doi: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.09.880;
6. Praticò F.G., Vaiana R., Giunta M., Iuele T., Moro A. - Recycling PEMs Back To TLPAs: Is That Possible Notwithstanding RAP Variability? - Applied Mechanics and Materials Vols. 253-255 (2013) pp 376-384 (2013) Trans Tech Publications©, Switzerland. doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.253-255.376;
7. Praticò F.G, Vaiana R, Iuele T, Puppala A.J (2014). HMA sustainability: Producing a recycled permeable mix that performs as well as the original porous mix. Proceeding of Conference “Sustainability, Eco-efficiency, and Conservation in Transportation Infrastructure Asset Management. p. 641-646, Boca raton:CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2014, ISBN: 978-1-138-00147-3, Pisa, April 22-25 2014, doi: 10.1201/b16730-92;
Research Activity Supervisor
Project: PON, National Operative Program for Research and Competitiveness 2007-2013
Title: “M2M – Mobile to Mobility: Information and telecommunication systems for road safety".
(Scientific Coordinator: prof. Demetrio Carmine FESTA)
Duration: 2 years
Promoter: European Union
Fund (Full Project): € 2.750.000,00
Main publications produced:
1. Astarita V., Caruso M.V., Danieli G., Festa D.C., Giofrè V.P., Iuele T., Vaiana R. (2012). A mobile application for road surface quality control: UNIquALroad. PROCEDIA: SOCIAL & BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES, vol. 54, p. 1135-1144, ISSN: 1877-0428, doi: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.09.828;
2. Vaiana R, Iuele T., Astarita V., Caruso M.V., Tassitani A., Zaffino C., GiofrèP.V. (2014). Driving Behavior and Traffic Safety: An Acceleration-Based Safety Evaluation Procedure for Smartphones. MODERN APPLIED SCIENCE, vol. 8, p. 88-96, ISSN: 1913-1844, doi: 10.5539/mas.v8n1p88;
3. Astarita V., VAIANA R, Caruso M.V., Iuele T., Giofrè V.P., De Masi F. (2014). Automated sensing system for monitoring of road surface quality by mobile devices. PROCEDIA: SOCIAL & BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES, vol. 111, p. 242- 251, ISSN: 1877-0428, doi: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.01.057;
4. Vaiana R, Iuele T., Astarita V., Festa D.C., Tassitani A., Rogano D., Zaffino C. (2014). Road safety performance assessment: a new road network Risk Index for info mobility. PROCEDIA: SOCIAL & BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES, vol. 111, p. 624-633, ISSN: 1877-0428, doi: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.01.096
5. Vaiana, R., Iuele, T., Gallelli, V., Rogano, D. (2017). Demanded versus assumed friction along horizontal curves: An on-the-road experimental investigation. Journal of Transportation Safety and Security, doi: 10.1080/19439962.2016.1277290;
Since October 2016
Scientific Diretctor for Civil Engineering Department of University of Calabria, of the Framework Agreement with KimiCal srl (Academic Spin Off of the University of Calabria);
5.2 Other institutional activities
Academic Years 2005-2006, 2012-2013 and 2017-2018, Aggregate Member of the Commission for the qualification to practice as an Engineer at the University of Calabria.
Since 2005 to today
Membership of a Teaching Body of the Research Doctorate, DICI, University of Calabria
Executive Director and Committee Organizer Member of XVI National SIIV Congress (Society Italian of Transport Infrastructures): “Maintenance and Re-Design of the Existing Roads” 20-22 September 2006 - Center Congresses of the Calabria University.
Proceedings Editor, with prof. G.F. CAPILUPPI (Committee Organizer President), n° 2 volumes: Re-Design -ISBN 88-7458-051-7 and Maintenance - ISBN 88-7458-050-9.
Examination Member of Doctorate Course in “Systems of Road and Transports, Territory and Technological Innovation” XX cycle - Polytechnic of Bari, Italy July 9th 2008.
Examination Member of Doctorate Course in “Road Infrastructure Engineering” XXIII cycle – University of Catania, Italy February 25th 2011.
Examination Member of Doctorate Course in “Road Infrastructure Engineering” XXII cycle – University of Palermo, Italy March 18th 2011.
6. SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEES AFFILIATION
Expert Member of the Italian Technical Committee Surface Carecteristics C.1, PIARC (World Road Association) - quadriennium 2000-2003.
Since 2003, SIIV Member (Italian Society of Transport Infrastructures), society no profit founded in 1990 that it represents the academic community of research on “Road, Railway, Airport Infrastructures”;
Expert Member of the Italian Technical Committee Road Pavement: D.2a Road Surface Characteristics. Strategic Theme D: Quality of Road Infrastructure PIARC (World Road Association) - quadriennium 2008-2011;
Member of Committee Reviewers of international journal, among which:
- Construction & Building Materials (Elsevier);
- Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment (Elsevier)
- International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology (Elsevier);
- Advances in Transportation Studies (Aracne);
- Journal of Sustainable Development & Planning, (WIT Press);
- Sensors (MPDI);
- Applied Sciences (MPDI);
- Water (MPDI);
- Cogent Engineering (Taylor & Francis Group);
- Advances in Materials Science and Engineering (Hindawi).
7. PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
June 2002
Specialist consultancy at the Nardò Proving Ground Autodrome, Lecce, Italy
Title: “Instrumental performance analysis of road surface of Vehicle Noise Track”.
Promoter: FICES s.p.a.
February 2016.
Scientific Expert (ssd ICAR04) for testing of the SUS-PAV Project (Sustainable-Pavement): "Prototyping of a pavement with high performance in energy and environmental efficiency, in the form of a cycle lane in a confined area",
Promoter: NET scarl Polo di Innovazione Energia e Ambiente (Kr), POR CALABRIA FERS 2007-2013
March 2016
Technical-Scientific Consultancy (CTU) for the Public Prosecutor's Office of Vibo Valentia, Italy: “Analysis of a motorway section of the A3 Salerno-Reggio Calabria Motorway after some fatal road accidents occurred”
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Contacts
- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile
- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile
- rosolino.vaiana@unical.it
- 0984/496786
Reception Hours
Wednesday from 15.30 to 18.30