In the school, the basic principles of soil constitutive modelling will be introduced, but the emphasis will be extended beyond mathematical formulations and equations to include graphical representations of models. It will be demonstrated how models with very different mathematical foundations often share similar predictive capabilities. Recent developments in more intricate areas, such as fabric anisotropy, cyclic loading and liquefaction effects, THM double structure coupling, and rate effects, will also be highlighted. Most recent approaches to machine-learning based constitutive models will also be covered. Rather than limiting discussions to single element levels, it will be emphasized that laboratory experiments are not merely element tests and that proper model calibration should treat them as boundary value problems. Additionally, lecture units on the impact of constitutive model selection on boundary value problem simulations will be included. Considering the large scale, macroelements will be introduced as an alternative way of describing the response of geotechnical structures. Hands-on computer sessions will also be included to allow students to practice calibrating selected constitutive models manually using freeware software tools, as well as with automatic tools.
The preliminary schedule is as follows: each lecture/exercise unit will last 50 minutes, with seven units per day between 8:30 AM and 5 PM. The program on Friday will conclude at 12:20 PM, totalling 32 lecture/exercise units.
The lecturers will include David Mašín, Ivo Herle, Claudio Tamagnini, Gertraud Medicus, Alexandros Petalas and Merita Tafili
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ALERT PhD students will have a priority if registered before 30.11.2024.
Detailed programme will be available by October 25, 2024.
Attendance is free of charge.