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PhD position at the University of Padova

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The University of Padova announces a 3 year doctoral scholarship in the
Doctoral School of Sciences of Civil and Environmental Engineering in the
area of “Data Assimilation in Geomechanics”. Potentially interested students
may link to:

http://www.unipd.it/unipdWAR/page/unipd/studenti0/it_Book129_Page8

http://www.image.unipd.it/scuola_dottorato/

where the information on the scholarship and how to apply will soon be
available. Applications are open for one month from beginning of September
2012 (exact date still to be defined). More information on the content of
the scholarship is provided in the attachment.

ALERT invited lecture 2012

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As already announced, the Special Lecture during the ALERT Workshop 2012 will be presented by Carlos Santamarina. The title of the lecture will be GEOPHYSICAL CHARACTERIZATION.

Abstract:
The behavior of granular materials, such as soils and fractured rocks, is determined by their discrete nature. Analogous to all other particulate materials, their properties depend on environmental parameters, such as confinement and fluid characteristics; furthermore, interparticle forces govern mechanical properties, interconnected porosity defines flow and affects diffusion characteristics, and multiphase conditions give rise to a wealth of coupled phenomena. Small-strain, electromagnetic and thermal measurements provide complementary soil and fractured rock information. Geophysical methods combine the science of granular materials, the physics of waves and thermal phenomena, signal processing and inverse problem solving to create exceptional tools for characterization and process monitoring in the laboratory and in the field. Engineering applications in site investigation, foundation engineering, geoenvironmental process monitoring, and energy-related tasks demonstrate the power and versatility of these geophysical tools.

Registration for the ALERT Workshop & School 2012 is open!

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The registration for the ALERT Workshop and School 2012 is open now! You can register using the form at https://alertgeomaterials.eu/forms/registration.html . After filling the form and pressing the button “Register”, a window will open with your invoice. Please print it for your records! You will also get an email with the registration data afterwards.

The preliminary programme for the workshop is available. The title of the Doctoral School is Advanced experimental techniques in geomechanics and the coordinators are Cino Viggiani, Steve Hall and Enrique Romero, see the preliminary programme.

The deadline for the registration is the September 15th!

Hints on how to get to Aussois!

International Workshop on “Advances in Multiphysical Testing of Soils and Shales”

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The 3rd announcement (preliminary programme) for the International Workshop on “Advances in Multiphysical Testing of Soils and Shales” to be held in Lausanne (Switzerland) on 3-5 September 2012 is available now. 45 oral presentations (including 6 keynote lectures) are scheduled. Additional information may be found on the workshop website (http://amtss.epfl.ch/)

Course on Soil and Rock Erosion at the ICSE-6 Int. Congress

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Course on Soil and Rock Erosion at the ICSE-6 Int. Congress (Paris, August, 2012)

Monday 27, morning : The influence of Turbulence on Soil Erosion.
by Gijs Hoffmans, Deltares, The Netherlands

Monday 27, afternoon (title to come)
by Erik Bollaert, Aquavision, Switzerland

Tuesday 28, morning: On the modelling of internal and surface erosion
by Stephane Bonelli, Irstea, Geomechanics Group, France

Tuesday 28, afternoon
Visit of the hydraulic laboratories LNHE and St Venant (upon registration)

Online information at
http://www.icse6-2012.com/short_courses-8.html

PhD Research Position at TUHH

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A four year PhD research position beginning at 1.9.2012 is offered by Institute for Geotechnical Engineering and Construction Management at Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH)/Germany.

The project is focused on filling of port basins with mud, and creep of soft marine soils. Experimental, theoretical and numerical investigations are planned therefore.

For further information please see
http://www.tu-harburg.de/t3resources/gbt/inc/temp/PhD-Position-Harbour.pdf, visit our homepage http://www.tu-harburg.de/gbt/stellenangebotejobs.html or contact Dr. Hans Hügel (h.huegel@tuhh.de).