Imaging Round Robin
TC 105 is pleased to announce an imaging round robin, championed by Ryan Hurley – rhurley6@jh.edu.
Details: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=OPSkn-axO0eAP4b4rt8N7E8oY86T9KVGiRkS6JddD6BUOVpLTVhTRE1URjdHSEJOTlhKMk84RkZQUS4u&route=shorturl
TC105 is also running a second DEM round robin. This is led by the Secretary of JGS TC105 committee , Shuji Moriguchi shuji.moriguchi.d6@tohoku.ac.jp.
Details: https://ds.cc.yamaguchi-u.ac.jp/~geotech/tc105_2RRA/
NTNU’s Geotechnical Group together with Dr. Medicus from University of Innsbruck offers a “Autumn School” in Soil Modelling from October 12th to 16th, 2026. This school provides a background for development and application of the soil models used in continuum-based computer codes for geotechnical applications. The school focuses on soil behaviour, elastoplastic theory, hypo- and hyperplasticity, selected material models and their parameters. It also provides some insight into numerical implementation of soil models. The school aims at providing a general theoretical framework for interpretation of the mechanical behaviour of soils.
https://www.ntnu.no/nettbutikk/billett/arrangement/autumn-school-in-soil-modelling/
Dear ALERT Community,
We are pleased to announce that registration is now open for the ALERT Geomaterials Workshop and Doctoral School annual meeting: Click here to register!
The registration deadline is 12 September. Please note that no further extension will be granted.
Several new features have been implemented this year!
In line with last year’s edition, the following participants are eligible for one free night of accommodation:
Please note that accommodation at the CNRS Centre Paul Langevin in Aussois will be allocated in order of registration. As the number of rooms is limited, we encourage you to register early.
For travel details, please refer to the instructions on how to get to Aussois here.
The tentative program is here.
Please read the instructions in the registration form carefully, as the modification and cancellation policy and other details are provided there. After completing the form and clicking the submit button, you will receive a confirmation email with your registration details, as well as the corresponding invoice or payment receipt in pdf.
We look forward to welcoming you to Aussois!
Open Geomechanics, a diamond open access journal started in 2018, is well known in the ALERT-Geomaterials community (https://opengeomechanics.centre-mersenne.org/).
Submissions are welcome from everyone.
We are happy to announce that since January, the French CNU section 60 recognizes Open Geomechanics as a Q1-Q2 journal. In short, this means that if you are interested in a career in a French university, publishing your work in this venue counts as much as publishing in any other established top-tier journal in our field.
Read the official decision here: https://conseil-national-des-universites.fr/data/document/4256/2947/Public/Compte-rendus-2026/CR_2026-01-22-AG.pdf
Edward and Cino, for the editorial board of Open Geomechanics
We are pleased to announce the upcoming technical workshop hosted by the young members group of the French Rock Mechanics Committee: CFMR_jeunes. This session will be dedicated to multiscale and multiphysics processes in geomaterials. Five young researchers and engineers will share their recent works in this domain.
The session will take place at École de Mines Paris – 60 Boulevard Saint Michel, 75006 Paris, on Thursday May 28th, from 2:30 pm to 5:15 pm and accessible online. Registration will be free.
Registration will be mandatory but free through the following link:
https://www.cfmr-roches.org/thmce-multiscale-and-coupled-processes-evolving-geomaterials
After registration, we will provide a link for online participation.
For further information, see the attached [PDF].
We wish to invite you to the 1st REDBACK symposium that will take place at TU Delft on Monday 18th May. Please find the description below and the flyer that you can share around. Scan the QR code for free registration. We look forward to see you there.
The Finite Element simulation framework of Rock mEchanics with Dissipative feedBACKs (REDBACK) was developed over a decade ago by T. Poulet & M. Veveakis as a module of the MOOSE framework with the aim of enabling advanced geomechanics applications. Initially recognised for its capability of modelling fault reactivation using a fully coupled Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical-Chemical (THMC) approach, REDBACK has since expanded its scope, driven a growing diversity and number of users. We invite the community to come together for the 1st REDBACK Symposium, where users will present their latest research and exciting applications developed using the framework.
For further information, see the attached [PDF].
Dear all,
This is a reminder to encourage your contributions to a Géotechnique themed issue entitled: Time-dependent soil behaviour in multi-coupled problems: fundamentals and applications.
This themed issue invites contributions aimed at exploring viscous effects and soil structural evolutions taking place over time and impacting the performance of geotechnical structures and infrastructures throughout and beyond their design lifetime.
Full details can be found at the following link:
https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/calls-for-papers/geotechnique-special-issue-time-dependent-soil-behaviour-multi-coupled-problems
The key deadlines include:
• Monday 18 May 2026 (abstract submissions) *** EXTENDED ***
• Monday 7 September 2026 (manuscript submissions)
With our kindest regards,
The Géotechnique Journal, Emerald Publishing
The LARAM School 2026 will be held from Monday, 7 to Friday, 18 September, in person @ Lausanne.
From 9:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. CET, each day.
PROGRAMME
– https://www.laram.unisa.it/school/2026/programme
As traditionally done, the LARAM School will be based on:
• an international application call,
• the selection among the applicants,
• the final certificate of attendance to the students,
• mandatory interactive participation of the students (to receive the end-of-School certificate).
PARTICIPANTS
• 40 selected PhD students
• 10 registered Young Doctors (PhD defended not before 2021)
REGISTRATION FEE
• PhD students: 500 CHF
• Young Doctors: 500 CHF
APPLICATION
• Application of PhD students: https://www.laram.unisa.it/school/2026/application_phd_students
• Registration of Young Doctors (PhD defended not before 2020):
https://www.laram.unisa.it/school/2026/registration_young_doctors
• DEADLINE: 30 May 2026
For further information, see the attached [PDF].
Abstract submissions for the Workshop and Poster Sessions of ALERT Geomaterials annual meeting are now open!
The next ALERT Geomaterials annual meeting will take place from September 28th to September 30th, 2026, at the Centre Paul Langevin in Aussois, France.
More details about the sessions and the organizers are available here.
For submitting your abstract to either the Workshop or the Poster Session use the form.
Abstract submission deadline: 15 May 2026.
Due to the limited time available for presentations, only a selection of the submitted abstracts will be chosen for oral presentations.
For any inquiries regarding your participation or further information about the sessions, please contact the respective session coordinators directly.
We look forward to your contributions!
On 25 and 26 June 2026, we will offer a 2-day online short course on modeling and simulation of Salt Caverns using our FEM/FEniCS-based open-source simulator SafeInCave. More information (with registration link) can be found at https://interpore.org/product/81 address.