Vedran Pavlic

Background

About Vedran Pavlic

Ph.D. in Geotechnical Engineering with over 18 years of experience in soil and rock mechanics, specializing in numerical modeling (both continuum and discontinuum), slope stability, dam design, ground improvement, and soil dynamics. Chartered Engineer (CEng) delivering expert geotechnical solutions for complex hydropower and flood-defense projects worldwide.Currently at AFRY Austria GmbH (2024–present), applying advanced numerical modeling and design planning on major pumped-storage hydropower projects. Key projects include Austria’s largest-ever instrumented test field on a 150 m thick soft sediment body (Schaufelberg PSP), underground powerhouse caverns in weak flysch for Matenggeng (Indonesia) and Chulabhorn (Thailand), and rockfill ramps for NEOM Trojena (Saudi Arabia).Previous experience includes- Providing expert advisory and developing Observational Method and QA/QC strategies for a large artificial island (Al Omairah, UAE) with Jan De Nul Group (2024)- Back-analysis and stability assessment of a 78 m rockfill dam (Sklope) under new hydraulic conditions caused by increased downstream water levels (HEP Kosinj) with Elektroprojekt (2021–2023)- Designing flood-defense systems and dams on soft soils with Hidroinženjering (2016–2021).Conducted advanced soil dynamics research at UCLA Soil Dynamics Lab under Prof. Mladen Vucetic, focusing on cyclic threshold strains in granular soils, with publications in the Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering (JGGE) and Granular Matter.