Nell’ambito della conferenza Euroclay 2023 (Bari, 24-27 luglio), organizzata dall’International Conference of European Clay Groups Association, si terrà una sessione sul tema “Geotechnical Modeling of clays”. Chi fosse interessato, può sottoporre un abstract entro l’1 Marzo 2023. Per gli abstract che verranno accettati, sarà possibile procedere con una nota di 6 pagine entro la scadenza del 30 settembre 2023. Informazioni sulla conferenza e sulle sessioni sono disponibili in questo sito. Di seguito una sinossi del tema della sessione.

Session GE 02 Synopsis
Clays are used in a wide range of geotechnical applications and in civil engineering. They are used in slurry cut-off walls, landfill sites, closure structures for underground repositories, soil improvement, geosynthetic clay liners, grouts and sealants for drilling industry. The particular size and structure of clay minerals condition their rheological properties, adsorption/desorption characteristics and swelling/shrinkage processes, among others. These in turn affect the hydro-mechanical and physico-chemical behaviour of clays and clay rocks. In particular, this session welcomes works investigating the connection between the properties of clay minerals at the nano- and meso-scales (‘‘micro-scale’’) and the macroscopic properties, as well as the chemical effects. Both experimental and modelling works will be considered.