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vEGU 2021 – call for abstracts – session NH8.4 on vegetation effects on slope stability and climate-induced geohazards
The NH8.4 session of the EGU General Assembly 2021 (vEGU, April 2021) is entitled ” Vegetation as nature-based solution for mitigating climate induced geo-hazards and associated consequences along slopes and streambanks” and is coordinated by Vittoria Capobianco (Norwegian Geotechnical Institute – NGI), Sabatino Cuomo (University of Salerno), Dominika Krzeminska (Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research – NIBIO) and Anders Solheim (Norwegian Geotechnical Institute – NGI).
Contributions documenting, both through numerical or experimental studies, how vegetation can be beneficial in slope stability and plant-soil-atmosphere interaction in the unsaturated zone are welcome.
Specific topics and research questions related to this session are:
• How the plant-soil-atmosphere interaction affects the unsaturated zone and thus the slope stability?
• Measuring and quantifying the effects of vegetation as NBS for mitigating climate induced geo-hazards and associated consequences at or near instable slopes and along stream banks – case studies at full scale or laboratory scale
• How to ensure interdisciplinary interaction for sustainability and mutual synergies for studies containing vegetation as NBS for mitigating climate induced geo-hazards and associated consequences at or near instable slopes and along stream banks.
Further information about the session can be found here: https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU21/session/38969
Interested participants are welcome to submit an abstract within 20 January 2021, which will be followed by an online presentation to be given during the virtual session.
Additional info about abstract submission can be found at: https://egu21.eu/abstracts_and_programme/how_to_submit_an_abstract.html
EGU General Assembly 2021 website: https://www.egu2021.eu/
Special Issue “Numerical Modeling in Geotechnical Engineering” su Geosciences
Vi segnaliamo il numero speciale della rivista open-access Geosciences di MDPI sul tema “Modellazione numerica nell’ingegneria geotecnica“:
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/geosciences/special_issues/geotechnical_engineering_modeling
di cui sono Guest Editors Valentina Lentini, Maria Rossella Massimino, Maurizio Ziccarelli e Dimitris Pitilakis.
Sarà possibile sottoporre gli articoli fino al 15 dicembre 2020 e ciascun lavoro accettato sarà pubblicato indipendentemente dalla tempistica degli altri articoli del volume speciale.
PhD and Postdoc positions in Infrastructure Geotechnics at Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden
The Geotechnics research group in Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering at Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden, is looking for PhD students and Postdoctoral Researchers in Infrastructure Geotechnics (max. two positions each). The applicants are expected to be passionate about introducing/developing the state-of-the-art of modelling and testing of coupled processes (thermo-hydro-mechanical) into geotechnical engineering. The current research projects in infrastructure geotechnics include application of deep mixing under road and railway embankments and bottom support of excavations, as well as modelling natural and man-made slopes etc. These are problems where the coupling of mechanical, hydraulic and thermal response, as well as soil-structure interaction, is important. The applicants are expected to engage with industry, to create innovative solutions for major stakeholders. In parallel with research, the applicants are expected to contribute to teaching at undergraduate or Masters level (typically max. 10%-20% of their time), with focus on Geotechnical Engineering. The positions are temporary research positions (4-5 years for PhD, 2 years for Postdoc), fully funded by external research projects.
More information on the positions and how to apply:
PhD student positions in Infrastructure Geotechnics:
https://www.chalmers.se/en/about-chalmers/Working-at-Chalmers/Vacancies/Pages/default.aspx?rmpage=job&rmjob=8541
Postdoc positions in Infrastructure Geotechnics:
https://www.chalmers.se/sv/om-chalmers/Arbeta-pa-Chalmers/lediga-tjanster/Sidor/default.aspx?rmpage=job&rmjob=p8542
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
Giornata di Studio su Piante e Geotecnica – Università di Parma, 13 marzo 2019
Il 13 marzo p.v., presso l’Università di Parma, si terrà una giornata di studio sul tema “Piante e Geotecnica – Prerogative e limiti dell’impiego della vegetazione nel rinforzo dei terreni”.
La giornata di studio ha l’obiettivo di fare il punto sui possibili impieghi delle tecniche naturalistiche nell’ambito dell’ingegneria geotecnica e di stimolare l’interesse scientifico su una tematica sempre più diffusa nel mondo, ma ad oggi ancora poco praticata in ambito geotoecnico. La giornata coinvolgerà ricercatori sia del settore dell’ingegneria agraria e forestale che dell’ingegneria geotecnica. Dopo un’iniziale introduzione sull’ingegneria naturalistica e sullo stato dell’arte delle tecniche naturalistiche nell’ingegneria geotecnica, il focus degli interventi verterà sul ruolo specifico della vegetazione nell’ambito delle tematiche geotecniche in cui il suo impiego appare più promettente ovvero la stabilità dei pendii naturali ed artificiali in condizioni statiche e sismiche.
Ulteriori informazioni nel pieghevole allegato: Piante e Geotecnica – mar2019
