8th International Symposium on Pressuremeters (ISP8)

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to announce the 8th International Symposium on Pressuremeters (ISP8), marking the 70th anniversary of this esteemed conference series that takes place from September 2nd to 5th, 2025 at the University of Luxembourg.

The symposium will provide an excellent platform to exchange knowledge and experiences among contractors, manufacturers, geotechnical engineers from design offices, scientists, and academics. A technical exhibition will showcase the latest methods, technologies, and cutting-edge testing equipment and materials.

We also invite you to visit the ISP8 website, available in both English and French, at: https://isp8-pressio2025.com

We invite the researchers and practitioners to submit abstracts on topics relevant to the symposium’s themes. The deadline for the submission of the abstract is on 1st December 2024, and all necessary details on submission of the abstract and can be found here.

All papers accepted by the scientific committee will be published in the Symposium Proceedings, which will be made available during the event.

We look forward to receiving your valuable contributions to ISP8 and hope to welcome you all in Luxembourg.

Should you have any questions or require further information, please don’t hesitate to contact us at arash.lavasan@uni.lu.

Best regards,
(Organization committee)
Arash Lavasan
Romain Meyer
Robert Heintz
Monique Rodesh
Jean-Frank Wagner

ALERT OZ SCHOOL on Constitutive Modelling of Geomaterials Detailed Programme

Detailed programme of the ALERT OZ SCHOOL has now been released: https://soilmodels.com/alert-oz-school-2025/

DATES: February 3 to February 7, 2025
VENUE: Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
REGISTRATION FEE: Free, but space is limited to 60 participants and, should the place be fully booked, ALERT institution PhD students will be provided access with a priority. Priority held till November 30, 2024.


LIST OF SPEAKERS:
Prof. David Mašín, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
Prof. Claudio Tamagnini, University of Perugia, Italy
Prof. Ivo Herle, Technical University of Dresden, Germany
Dr. Gertraud Medicus, University of Innsbruck, Austria
Dr. Alexandros Petalas, Durham University, UK
Dr. Merita Tafili, University of Bochum, Germany
Dr. Filippo Masi, University of Sydney, Australia

EMI 2025 | Geomechanics and Geophysics MS

The 2025 Engineering Mechanics Institute Conference will be hosted by the University of California, Irvine and held in Anaheim, California from May 27—30, 2025.

Ghassan Shahin (EPFL), John Rudnicki (NU), and Giuseppe Buscarnera (NU) would like to invite you to contribute to the mini-symposium ADVANCES IN GEOMECHANICS AND GEOPHYSICS FOR SUB-SURFACE TECHNOLOGY AND NATURAL HAZARD. MS code (needed for abstract submission) 1a9yv. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

  • multiscale and multiphysics mechanics of porous rocks
  • fault mechanics, fracture mechanics, and deformation banding
  • field and laboratory methods
  • constitutive, multiscale, and data-driven modeling approaches

Abstract submission is now open and will remain open until December 1, 2024. Information on submitting an abstract may be found here.

We hope you will submit an abstract to the conference and meet in Anaheim, California!

KRATOS WORKSHOP 6, 7, 8 November 2024, Padova, Italy

We are glad to announce that the information and detailed program of the 
VII KRATOS WORKSHOP that will be held in Padova, Italy, on November 6,7,8 2024 is now online.


Please, visit the following web for information and registration: https://kratosmultiphysics.github.io/Kratos/pages/Kratos/Workshops/2024_UNIPD/Event/index.html

The attendance is free but registration is required (deadline for registration October 29, 2024)

Important info:
KRATOS WORKSHOP November 6, 7 2024
KRATOS Course November 8 2024

VENUE:
Department of Mathematics “Tullio Levi Civita”, University of Padova, Italy via Trieste 63, 35121 Padova
Sala Gialla, Library floor -1 (entrance from stair B)

Postdoctoral position at the University of Twente

The Chair of Soil Micro Mechanics of the Civil Engineering and Management Department at the University of Twente is seeking a full-time postdoctoral researcher (24 months) with research interests in geomechanics, geophysics, multiphysics, and multi-scale methods (e.g., discrete element method and finite element method) to join the University of Twente (Netherlands). You will work on multi-scale modeling of coupled thermo-hydro-mechanically processes in fault gouges leading to earthquake ruptures.

The post-doc position is part of the “FastSlip” project funded by the DeepNL programme of the Dutch Research Council (NWO). You will join a multidisciplinary team of leading experts in the fields of Granular Mechanics, Earth sciences, and Tribology from the University of Twente (UT) and Utrecht University (UU).

Detailed information regarding the postdoctoral position can be found here: postdoctoral.pdf

Post-doctoral Fellowships in Machine Learning/Numerical Analysis in Geotechnical Engineering at Shandong University

Post-doctoral Fellowship positions in Machine Learning/Numerical Analysis in Geotechnical Engineering are open at the Geotechnical Engineering Research Group, Shandong University, Jinan, China. Candidates should have graduated with a Ph.D. within the last three years and have experience in machine learning/numerical analysis in geotechnical engineering. Successful candidates will engage in interdisciplinary research in applying machine learning/numerical analysis in transportation geotechnics or offshore geotechnical engineering. Interested applicants are encouraged to contact Prof. Kai Yao https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kai-Yao by emailing yaokai@sdu.edu.cn

The salary package could be referred to https://www.en.sdu.edu.cn/info/1169/7271.htm

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Postdoctoral Openings in Geomechanics at Tongji University

A postdoc position is now open in geomechanics at Department of
Geotechnical Engineering of Tongji University, China (ranked 1st for
civil engineering by U.S. News and ARWU). The project is on the
characterization of the inelastic processes of geomaterials under
multi-physics processes (i.e., drainage and imbibition process of
hydrogen storage in underground porous media, breakage mechanisms of
granular materials, and Thermal-Hydro-Chemo-Mechanical coupling in
carbon dioxide sequestration).

The postdoc will perform independent research under the supervision of
Dr. Xianda Shen. This is a two-year fixed term contract with possible
extensions if needed and can be started immediately. Annual salary is
around EUR 40,000 with extra bonus based on performance and
contributions to the department.

Interested applicants can forward a single PDF consisting of a 1-page
cover letter, a full CV, and contact details of two references to Dr.
Xianda Shen (xshen@tongji.edu.cn). The review of candidates will begin
on November 1st, 2024, and applications will be accepted until the
position is filled. For any additional information, see the attached
pdf, visit the lab website (https://xiandashen.github.io./), or please
write a message to xshen@tongji.edu.cn.

Advert for a phd and postdoc position at EPFL

The Laboratory of Soil Mechanics (LMS) at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) in Lausanne, is seeking a motivated phd candidate and a postdoctoral researcher to support the development of innovative tools for improving representative multi-physical modeling of geological CO2 storage (GCS).

LMS is a research lab directed by Prof. Lyesse Laloui that targets real-world challenges related to climate change, global energy demand, sustainable urban design and construction and safe and environmentally friendly waste disposal systems, through the development of unique analytical tools and innovative technologies.

The objective of this project is to develop a novel methodology through data-driven Machine Learning (ML) approaches for improving successful upscaling of subsurface engineering. A unique dataset from a metre-scale demonstrator of GCS in EPFL will enable fine training of the ML algorithms and the results will be compared to more conventional constitutive modeling approaches. Implementation of physical laws and multi-physics constrains may be considered for evaluating their impact on the accuracy of the results and computational cost. The methodology aims to significantly improve computational time and reliability of multi-scale modeling for the prediction of the macroscopic mechanical behavior of the involved geomaterials in GCS (caprock and reservoir).

The overall approach of the project aims to bridge lab- to field-scales in the context of a wider range of geotechnical/geomechanical subsurface applications (e.g. radioactive waste storage, hydrogen storage, hydrocarbon extraction etc.).

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Postdoctoral position at RECOVER INRAE Aix-Marseille University

Postdoc position: Flow kinematics in transparent replicas of geomaterial samples using innovative 3D printing/molding techniques.

The research unit RECOVER from INRAE Aix-Marseille University is pleased to invite applications of talented and motivated candidates for a postdoctorate position (24-30 months) dedicated to the experimental characterization and direct flow visualisation in optically transparent porous media replicating as closely as possible the microstructure of real porous material and geomaterial samples scanned via X-ray tomography. The replicas will be obtained by elaborating innovative 3D printing and molding techniques. Achieving such transparent replica of real soil samples will allow for in-depth investigation of the transport processes in complex 3D porous microstructures.

The postdoctoral position is part of project KiWiPoM (2024-2028) supported by the French National Research Agency (ANR): https://recover.paca.hub.inrae.fr/nos-projets/kiwipom

Detailed informations regarding the position are available here: https://nextcloud.inrae.fr/s/Zazf3LjgBWicSjw

Keywords: Experimental, 3D printing, (sacrificial) molding, flow visualization, transport process, porous media

Inquiries and applications can be sent by email to mathieu.souzy@inrae.fr

Open Geotechnical Engineering Faculty Position – Utah State University

Colleagues,

Utah State University’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) invites applications to fill a tenure-track faculty position in Geotechnical Engineering. It is expected that this position will be filled at the Assistant or Associate Professor level; however, outstanding candidates will be considered at all levels. Candidates with research, teaching and/or industry experience in all areas of geotechnical engineering are encouraged to apply. Some notable areas of interest include: bio-geotechnics, dams and levees, deep excavations, geotechnical earthquake engineering, energy geotechnics, environmental geotechnics, foundation engineering, ground improvement, transportation geotechnics, and underground construction. Applicants who leverage a combination of analytical, computational (including machine learning), experimental (lab or field) and/or numerical methods in their research will be preferred. Professional registration and prior academic or industry experience are also desirable.

The search committee will begin considering applications on October 30, 2024, and continue until the position is filled. For full consideration, applications should be submitted prior to that date. It is anticipated that the successful candidate will begin their appointment on August 1, 2025.

Full position announcement and application information are provided at the link below:

https://careers-usu.icims.com/jobs/8359/associate-or-assistant-professor-in-geotechnical-engineering/job

Candidates can contact brady.cox@usu.edu for additional information if needed.