When choosing calculation software, the right question is not “how many features does it have” but who uses it, on which works, and on what scientific basis. This page collects GeoStru’s references in three verifiable forms: the research carried out with universities, the scientific publications in which our codes are used, and a selection of public geological and geotechnical reports — filed by public bodies, provinces, municipalities and utility companies — that state they used GeoStru programs. Every entry links to the original document.
GeoStru in figures: over 20 years of activity, over 50 desktop programs plus the GeoStru NX web platform, more than 50,000 active licences in 135 countries.
Research with universities
- Technical University of Cluj-Napoca (Romania). Prof. Cosmin G. Chiorean, full professor of Structural Engineering at the Faculty of Civil Engineering and head of the research unit Computational Modeling and Advanced Simulation in Structural and Geotechnical Engineering, has collaborated with GeoStru since 2007 as a researcher for software development and has contributed components of two of our finite element codes: GFAS, the FEM system for geotechnical applications, and RSL III 2D, for two-dimensional local seismic response of soils and structures, developed and maintained by the in-house GeoStru team. The research behind these codes is documented by publications in peer-reviewed international journals (Engineering Structures, Computers & Structures, Journal of Constructional Steel Research).
- University of Calabria. A long-standing relationship: doctoral students hosted in our offices, joint projects and degree theses on the application of GeoStru codes to real cases, supervised with Prof. Eng. Maurizio Ponte and co-supervised by Eng. Filippo Catanzariti — among them The “Vermicelli” landslide in Rende (CS) of March 2010: application of a FEM method to slope stability analysis (V. Aceto, 2012/13), Geotechnical and geomechanical study of tunnels by finite elements with the GFAS software (S. Talarico, 2012/13) and Seismic surface waves in horizontally layered soils (P. Rogati, 2010/11).
- University of Siena — CGT Engineering. Framework research agreement with the Joint Laboratory for Geotechnology Applied to the Environment (Prof. Eros Aiello) on applied geology, geomorphology, geotechnics and seismics, with joint publications.
- Mediterranea University of Reggio Calabria. Thesis in Telecommunications Engineering on the GeoStru e-commerce portal (A. Seminara, supervisors Prof. D. Ursino and Eng. F. Catanzariti, 2005/06).
Details and full references on the Research and development page.
GeoStru software in the scientific literature
- Study on the Stability of a Road Fill Embankment — D.-V. Moldovan, A.-C. Nagy, L.-E. Muntean, M. Ciotlaus (Technical University of Cluj-Napoca), 10th International Conference Interdisciplinarity in Engineering INTER-ENG 2016, Elsevier: stability of a road embankment analysed with GeoStru Slope.
- Two-dimensional local seismic response analysis. A case study: seismic vulnerability of a relevant building in Sant’Elpidio a Mare (FM) — E. Aiello, F. Catanzariti, S. Giuliani, A. Lippelli, Geologia Tecnica & Ambientale no. 2/2020, journal of the Italian National Council of Geologists, from the collaboration with the GeoTechnologies Centre of the University of Siena: RSL III 2D.
- Terre rinforzate. Conoscere, scegliere, progettare e costruire (Reinforced earth) — F. Catanzariti, M. A. Nart, EPC Editore: technical volume including the GSRD 1.0 calculation suite for stability checks under static and seismic conditions.
- Assessment of the stability conditions of a slope — master’s thesis in Geology and Engineering Geology, University of Padua (V. Tuttolomondo): limit equilibrium analysis with Slope, effect of piezometric variations and drainage works (PDF, in Italian).
Public works and studies computed with GeoStru software
A selection of public documents — available on the bodies’ websites — in which the designer states the GeoStru program used. Not all of them: the ones anyone can verify by opening the link (documents in Italian).
| Body / client | Work or study | GeoStru software declared | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Province of Modena | Provincial road S.P. 26 — reconstruction of the road body in a landslide at km 17+000, final design, geotechnical report | Dynamic Probing | |
| Roma Metropolitane | Intermediate-capacity public transport system, EUR–Tor de’ Cenci and EUR–Laurentina corridors — geological report (2015) | Geostru PS (seismic parameters) | |
| Emilia-Romagna Region — Municipality of Langhirano | Level 3 seismic microzonation, explanatory report (2020) | Easy HVSR, Slope, QSIM | |
| Municipality of Montorio al Vomano (TE) — Reconstruction Commissioner | Level 3 seismic microzonation (Ordinance no. 24/2017) | Downhole | |
| Municipality of San Benedetto del Tronto (AP) | Level 1 seismic microzonation | Easy MASW | |
| Asti Servizi Pubblici S.p.A. | Detailed design (Via Volpini, Versa stream, Rio Tagliaferro) — geological and geotechnical report (2015) | Loadcap, Slope | |
| Province of Pesaro and Urbino — Municipality of Sassofeltrio | General variant to the land-use plan, geological report (SEA) | Slope | |
| Municipality of Toano (RE) | Retaining structure — geotechnical report with validation of the calculation code | MDC | |
| Municipality of Sanremo (IM) | Land-use plan variant, former Capuchin convent — excavation sections | Slope | |
| Agreed unitary development (municipal GIS) | Recovery of a historic rural settlement — geological report and local seismic response | Easy MASW |
GeoStru’s clients also include railway-sector companies and Metropolitana S.p.A.; the programs have been used in the metro projects of Bucharest and Cluj-Napoca and in the design of shopping centres in Oradea (Romania), where SPW – Sheet piles and diaphragm walls was used for the excavation support works. On the blog we described a complete application case: the Niscemi landslide, with hydrogeological risk analysis, 3D modelling and slope stability.
Why these references matter
A program that appears in the reports of a Province, a Region or a public transport company has passed the hardest test: that of the checker, who reads the calculation report and must be able to follow it. That is why GeoStru reports quote methods, assumptions and code references explicitly, and why the codes have the reliability and validation documentation required by the Italian NTC 2018 (§10.2) — to which the Municipality of Toano’s report explicitly refers.
Frequently asked questions
Geologists, geotechnical and structural engineers, technical offices, contractors and public administrations: over 50,000 active licences in 135 countries. Public reports include, among others, the Province of Modena, Roma Metropolitane, the Emilia-Romagna Region (seismic microzonation of Langhirano), Asti Servizi Pubblici, the Province of Pesaro and Urbino and several municipalities; clients also include railway-sector companies and Metropolitana S.p.A.
With the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca (Prof. Cosmin G. Chiorean, since 2007, components of the GFAS and RSL III 2D FEM codes), with the University of Calabria (doctoral students, projects and theses with Prof. Maurizio Ponte), with the University of Siena through the framework agreement with CGT Engineering (Prof. Eros Aiello) and with the Mediterranea University of Reggio Calabria.
Yes. For example Study on the Stability of a Road Fill Embankment (INTER-ENG 2016, Elsevier), in which a road embankment is analysed with Slope, and the article on the two-dimensional local seismic response of a building in Sant’Elpidio a Mare in Geologia Tecnica & Ambientale 2/2020 (journal of the Italian National Council of Geologists), plus the volume Terre rinforzate (EPC Editore) and university theses.
Yes: for every program the reliability and validation documentation of the calculation code (§10.2 NTC 2018) is available, to which geotechnical reports can refer, as the Municipality of Toano’s report does for the MDC software.
Further reading
- Research and development on geostru.eu · Case study: the Niscemi landslide
- GeoStru or GEO5? Comparing the two geotechnical suites · The best software for geologists in 2026
- Fondazioni CA and RC-SEC to NTC 2018 · Computo NX
Page updated in September 2026: the public references were verified one by one by opening the documents. If you used GeoStru on a project and want to report it, write to info@geostru.eu.
