James Rombi

Since 2022, Technologist at the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architecture Engineering (DICAAR) at the University of Cagliari.

EDUCATION

2014: Ph.D. in Structural Engineering with a thesis titled "The use of Sardinian granite by-products from the Sarrabus-Gerrei region to be used in road pavement layers". University of Cagliari, SSD ICAR 04, Roads, Railways, and Airports.

2010: Professional qualification as Civil/Environmental Engineer, Section A.

2010: Master's Degree in Environmental and Territorial Engineering with a thesis titled "Introduction of solid particles into soils through high-speed jetting". Curriculum: Soil Defense, University of Cagliari.

TEACHING ACTIVITIES

Academic Year 2023-2024: Lecturer of the Laboratory on Surveying, Diagnostics, and Monitoring, specific topic: Construction Materials and Acceptance Rules, University of Cagliari, 48 hours (4 CFU).

ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

2021-2022: Research Fellow type B. Innovative use of the Falling Weight Deflectometer (FWD) for diagnostics of road bridges by conducting high-performance tests. University of Cagliari, Faculty of Engineering; Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architecture Engineering.

2020-2021: Research Fellow type B. Study of ITC techniques and video analysis for automatic data collection and processing in transport infrastructures. University of Cagliari, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

2019-2020: Research Fellow type B. Project "TESTARE" studying the possible use of fly ash as alternative materials for road pavements through a series of laboratory and in situ tests. University of Cagliari.

2018-2019: Research Fellow type B. Project "MEISAR" studying the possible use of Recycled Aggregates for structural and non-structural concrete production. Characterization through laboratory and in situ tests. University of Cagliari, Faculty of Engineering; Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architecture Engineering.

PUBLICATIONS AND CONFERENCES

- “Recycled Aggregate Concrete: The Role of Parent Concrete” Pani, L., Francesconi, L., Rombi, J., Stochino, F., Mistretta, F. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, 351, pp. 735–747. (2023).

- “Comparison of the Environmental Benefits of Cold Mix Asphalt and Its Application in Pavement Layers” Grazietti, F., Rombi, J., Maltinti, F., Coni, M.Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), 14105 LNCS, pp. 231–245. (2023).

- “The Effect of Subgrade Cavity on Pavement. A Case Study”.Coni, M., Portas, S., Rombi, J., Maltinti, F. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), 14111 LNCS, pp. 244–259. (2023).

- “Impact Indexes Comparison Study Using Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) on Innovative Cement Bound Granular Material Pavement Layers” Serpi, A., Rombi, J., Maltinti, F., Coni, M. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), 14111 LNCS, pp. 225–243. (2023).

- “Potential Application of Marble and Crushed Mussel Shells By-products to be Used as Aggregates in Plain Concrete Mixes” Rombi, J., Salis, M., Olianas, M., Maltinti, F., Coni, M. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), 14111 LNCS, pp. 210–224. (2023).

- “Performance Evaluation of in Situ Application of Anhydrous Calcium Sulphate in Pavement Layers” Rombi, J., Olianas, M., Salis, M., Serpi, A., Coni, M. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), 13382 LNCS, pp. 640–649. (2022)

- “Sardinia Granite Scraps Application in Road Pavement Layers” Rombi, J., Maltinti, F., Coni, M. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), 13382 LNCS, pp. 613–623. (2022).

- “Fast falling weight deflectometer method for condition assessment of rc bridges” Coni, M., Mistretta, F., Stochino, F., ...Sassu, M., Puppio, M.L. Applied Sciences (Switzerland), 11(4), pp. 1–19, 1743. (2021).

- “Influence on the mechanical performance of cementitious mortar incorporating anhydrous calcium sulphate” Francesconi, L., Pala, L., Pani, L., Rombi, J., Salis, M. fib Symposium, 2021-June, pp. 302–311. (2021)

- “Circular Economy Strategy in the Construction Sector: The Use of Recycle Aggregates in the Sardinian Island” Pani, L., Francesconi, L., Rombi, J., Salis, M., Stochino, F. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), 12958 LNCS, pp. 33–43. (2021).

- “Application of Anhydrous Calcium Sulphate in Cement Bound Granular Pavement Layers: Towards a Circular Economy Approach” Rombi, J., Coni, M., Olianas, M., .Portas, S., Scanu, A. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), 12958 LNCS, pp. 91–99. (2021).

- “Effect of parent concrete on the performance of recycled aggregate concrete” Pani, L., Francesconi, L., Rombi, J., Sassu, M., Stochino, F. Sustainability (Switzerland), 12(22), pp. 1–17, 9399. (2021).

- “Circular economy model of recycled aggregates for the construction sector of Sardinia Island” Pani, L., Rombi, J., Francesconi, L., Mereu, A. Environmental Engineering and Management Journal, 19(10), pp. 1847–1855. (2020).

- “The Role of Parent Concrete in Recycled Aggregate Concrete” Pani, L., Francesconi, L., Rombi, J., Stochino, F., Mistretta, F. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), 12255 LNCS, pp. 368–378. (2020).

- “Applications of super compaction technique using granite by-products” Contu, A., Etzi, A., Rombi, J., Portas, S., Coni, M.Sustainability, Eco-Efficiency and Conservation in Transportation Infrastructure Asset Management - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Tranportation Infrastructure, ICTI 2014, pp. 255–261. (2014).

- “Factors influencing granular debris flow behaviour: An experimental investigation” Rombi, J., Pooley, E.J., Bowman, E.T. Physical Modelling in Geotechnics, 6th ICPMG'06 - Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Physical Modelling in Geotechnics, 1-2, pp. 379–384. (2006).

Last update: April 2024