Abstract submission for the 1st Scientific Colloquium – Large Scale Testing is now open!
This new event brings together researchers, industry professionals, and early-career scholars to discuss advances in experimental geomechanics. The focus is on large-scale laboratory testing methods needed for coarse materials such as rockfill, gravels, and fibrous soils; materials whose behaviour cannot be fully captured with conventional small laboratory setups. The colloquium aims to strengthen collaboration between research and practice.
We invite you to contribute and share your recent findings, innovative approaches, and case studies with the community.

– Large-scale laboratory testing (e.g. triaxial, compression, shear tests)
– Specimen preparation and other techniques
– Automation and digitalization & Constitutive modelling
– Engineering case studies on design and performance

Abstract Submission at https://indico.kit.edu/event/5322/abstracts/ (Deadline: 28.02.2026)

For further information, see the attached [PDF].