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Seminario del Prof. L.R. Alejano – Politecnico di Torino, 22 novembre 2019
Il Prof. Leandro R. Alejano dell’Università di Vigo (Spagna) terrà il 22 novembre 2019, presso il Dipartimento di Ingegneria Strutturale, Edile e Geotecnica del Politecnico di Torino, un seminario dal titolo “Rock and rock mass behaviour and applications to slope stability“.
Ulteriori informazioni nella locandina allegata: flyer Alejano
Conference on Recent Trends in Geotechnical and Geo-Environmental Engineering and Education – Bali (Indonesia) 15-17 July 2020
The conference “Recent Trends in Geotechnical and Geo-Environmental Engineering and Education” will take place in Bali (Indonesia) from 15 to 17 July 2020. The organizers hope for a large participation from European countries. More information is available at: https://rtgee.org .
EGU General Assembly 2020 – Sessione sulla geotermia superficiale
Vi segnaliamo, nell’ambito della EGU General Assembly 2020 (Vienna, 3-8 maggio 2020), la sessione sulla geotermia superficiale per il condizionamento degli edifici.
La sessione ERE 2.8, intitolata Shallow geothermal systems for building heating and cooling: geoscience and engineering approaches, è coordinata da Giorgia Dalla Santa (Università di Padova), Witold Bogusz (Polish Building Research Institute, Warsaw), Francesco Cecinato (Università di Milano), Fleur Loveridge (University of Leeds) e Donatella Sterpi (Politecnico di Milano). È possibile presentare entro il 15 gennaio 2020 un sommario a cui farà seguito una presentazione orale o tramite poster, da tenere nell’ambito della sessione durante il convegno.
The session welcomes contributions about shallow geothermal energy applications, including traditional closed- and open-loop borehole heat exchangers as well as so-called energy geostructures (e.g. thermo-active foundations, walls, tunnels).
Different types of analysis and approaches are relevant to this session, spanning from the evaluation of ground thermal properties to the mapping of shallow geothermal potential, from energy storage and district heating to sustainability issues and consequences of the geothermal energy use, from the design of new heat exchangers and installation techniques to the energy and thermo-(hydro-) mechanical performance of energy geostructures. Contributions based on experimental, analytical and numerical modelling are welcome as well as interventions about legislative aspects.
Ulteriori informazioni sulla sezione alla pagina: https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2020/session/34720
Sito web EGU General Assembly 2020: https://www.egu2020.eu/
Master di II livello in Geotecnica per le Infrastrutture – Università di Napoli Federico II
È stato pubblicato il bando della seconda edizione del Master di II livello in Geotecnica per le Infrastrutture, organizzato dall’Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II per i laureati magistrali in Ingegneria Civile, Edile e Ambiente e Territorio. Sono ammessi anche i laureandi, purché conseguano il titolo entro il 10 gennaio 2020.
Il master prevede lezioni frontali, esercitazioni ed un tirocinio di 5-6 mesi da svolgere presso grandi aziende che gestiscono cantieri di grandi infrastrutture.
Al termine della prima edizione il 65% degli allievi è stato assunto dalle aziende presso cui hanno svolto il tirocinio.
Link al bando: http://www.unina.it/documents/11958/19154072/Geotecnica.infrastrutture_01_bando_19.20.pdf
LARAM Course in Roorkee (India) – February 17-22, 2020 [deadline for applications October 31, 2019]
The LARAM international training course in Roorkee (India) is an initiative jointly conceived by the University of Salerno, the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, and the Indian Geotechnical Society. The aim of the initiative is to develop and conduct a training course dealing with landslide risk management, to be delivered by renowned landslide experts of international reputation.
Programme
The programme of the School will consist of 8-hour daily lectures and tutorials from Monday to Wednesday, and from Friday to Saturday. On Thursday 20 February, a field trip will be organized. sessions:
S1: Landslide features, inventory and monitoring
S2: Landslide risk theory
S3: Geomechanics of landslides
S4: Landslide zoning
S5: Landslide risk analysis, assessment and management
Lecturers
International Experts
Michele CALVELLO (University of Salerno, ITALY)
Sabatino CUOMO (University of Salerno, ITALY)
Michel JABOYEDOFF (Universtè de Lausanne, SWITZERLAND)
Vikas THAKUR (Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, NORWAY)
Fawu WANG (Shimane UNiversity, JAPAN)
Indian Experts
R. ANBALAGAN (Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, INDIA)
Sivakumar BABU (Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, INDIA)
Mahendra SINGH (Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, INDIA)
Narendra Kumar SAMADHIYA (Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, INDIA)
Participants
The LARAM class will be composed by 40 selected participants:
Indian PhD students, young PhD holders and young Professors (10 participants)
non-Indian PhD students, young PhD holders and young Professors (10 participants)
Indian Professionals (20 participants)
The selection of the participants will be based on criteria that are in line with the well-establish selection procedure of the LARAM School. The selected participants will pay their own travel and accommodation expenses, as well as a registration fee.
Deadline for applications: 31/10/19
More information at: http://www.laram.unisa.it/school/2020india/2020india
Winter School “From research to practise in geotechnical engineering” – 12–17 January 2020, Ascona (Switzerland)
The Winter School “From research to practise in geotechnical engineering”, coordinated by Prof. I. Anastasopoulos, will take place in Ascona (Switzerland) from 12 to 17 January 2020.
With the ultimate goal of developing innovative mitigation techniques, the international geotechnical engineering community has made substantial efforts to gain deeper insights on geotechnical hazards. For the state of practice to advance, academics need to join forces with practitioners.
The Winter School aims to bring these two groups together, to question the status quo, and to propose out‐of‐the‐box solutions. The program will combine:
a) Keynote lectures by international experts from the academia and the industry;
b) Seminars on state‐of‐the‐art numerical and physical modelling techniques;
c) Presentations by the participants;
d) Panel sessions, where the participants will have a “debate” with industry and academia experts on the applicability of their ideas;
e) Special session on start‐ups, on the process of product development, from initial conception to founding of a new company.
More information in the attachment: WS-2020-Flyer
Registration deadline: 15 November 2019
EGU General Assembly 2020 – Session on Seismic Microzonation
Vi segnaliamo, nell’ambito della EGU General Assembly 2020 (Vienna, 3-8 maggio 2020), la sessione NH4.3 sulla Microzonazione Sismica, coordinata da Giovanni Forte con Hans-Balder Havenith e Filippo Santucci de Magistris. È possibile presentare entro il 15 gennaio 2020 un sommario a cui farà seguito una presentazione durante l’Incontro, nelle sessioni orali o tramite poster.
This session is focused on the ‘hazard’ part of seismic microzonation (SM), concerning the classical approaches and the case studies for:
– Subsoil investigation and characterization for SM mapping;
– Multi-level SM mapping;
– Evaluation of seismic site response (1D-2D-3D);
– Assessment of seismic-induced landslides,
– Analyses on Soil liquefaction.
Innovative contributions on soil non-linearity and damping, seismic monitoring and hazard assessment effects are also welcome.
Ulteriori informazioni sulla sessione alla pagina: https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU2020/session/34889
Sito web EGU General Assembly 2020: https://www.egu2020.eu/
Faculty positions at Northumbria University (Newcastle upon Tyne, UK)
Bando per un posto di Associate Professor/Professor e un posto di Lecturer/Senior Lecturer
The Department of Mechanical and Construction Engineering has particular strengths in Civil Engineering Heritage, Future Construction Technology, and Construction Engineering Management. We are currently seeking to strengthen and consolidate our existing activity in Civil Engineering. In particular, we are looking for candidates with research expertise in fire and explosion resistance of structures, but welcome applications from candidates across all of our areas of research, which include: numerical geotechnics; highway materials; numerical modelling of water and environmental chemistry; railway infrastructure.
Closing Date: 03 November 2019
Full description of the positions and details of how to apply can be found at:
www.northumbria.ac.uk/work-for-us/job-vacancies/academic-2903-professor–associate-professor-in-civil-engineering (Associate Professor/Professor position)
www.northumbria.ac.uk/work-for-us/job-vacancies/academic-2904-senior-lecturer–lecturer-in-civil-engineering (Lecturer/Senior Lecturer position)
Winter School on Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment – 21-23 January 2020, Villars-sur-Ollon, Switzerland
The 3rd edition of the Winter School on Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment will be held on January 21st -23rd 2020, in Villars-sur-Ollon, Switzerland.
Geomechanics, Environment and Energy are increasingly related and contemporary themes. The goal of the school is to provide participants with a deep understanding on selected topics in Geomechanics which are fundamental for applications related to Energy and the Environment. This Winter School is organized in the framework of the international journal Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment.
Lectures will be given by internationally renowned experts in the field:
Eduardo Alonso (UPC Barcelona)
Coarse Granular Materials: From Particle Behaviour to Large-Scale Structures
Tomasz Hueckel (Duke University)
Multiphysics Degradation Processes, and Their Mitigation in Energy Geomechanics
Russell Ewy (Chevron ETC)
Shale Properties as a Function of Geological Burial and Compaction
Lyesse Laloui (EPF Lausanne)
Multiphysical Processes in Bentonite-Based Materials
Alessio Ferrari (EPF Lausanne)
Thermo-Mechanical Behaviour of Geomaterials: Experiments and Modelling
Jean Sulem (ENPC ParisTech)
Strain Localization and Instability in Geomechanics: Application to Seismic Slip
Lectures will be given on site during the first part of the day and extended breaks will be provided to review the course material, to go skiing, or to enjoy the wonderful landscape of the Swiss Alps in Villars-sur-Ollon. Late-afternoon gatherings are foreseen for lectures. Evening sessions will be devoted to presentations from the participants to share ideas with the experts.
Prof. Emmanuel Detournay (University of Minnesota, US National Academy of Engineering) has been awarded the 2020 EPFL Distinguished Lecture in Geomechanics for his significant contributions to the fields of hydraulic fracturing, drilling dynamics, and poroelasticity. The lecture, which is open to the public, will be held on January 20th, 2020 in Villars-sur-Ollon and is entitled: The Role of Scaling in Geomechanics.
Early bird registrations are now open until November 8th, 2019.
More information on the program, venue and registration can be found on the dedicated webpage (https://gete-school.epfl.ch)
Tenure track professorship at Graz University of Technology (Austria)
Immediate opening for a fully funded position (40 hours a week) available at the Institute of Rock Mechanics and Tunnelling at Graz University of Technology. Upon agreement on a qualification agreement, the candidate will be appointed as assistant professor.
The topics of digitalisation and building information modelling have been chosen as research focal points for underground space technology and rock mechanics.
Deadline for application: 28.10.2019
More information in the attachment: TUG_Professorship-Data-Science_EN
