The 4th European Conference on Unsaturated Soils, E-UNSAT 2020–Unsaturated Horizons, supported by TC106 of the ISSMGE, will be next week, from 19 to 21 October 2020, fully online.

130 papers will be presented, focused on traditional geotechnical engineering applications on the domain of unsaturated soils, environmental problems (engineered barriers to protect the environment, the reuse of waste materials, climate stresses, sustainable geotechnical design) and new technologies (energy geotechnics and bio-inspired technologies).

We invite you all to check the Programme and register as webinar attendant at our website https://eunsat2020.tecnico.ulisboa.pt/

Best regards and keep safe,
Rafaela Cardoso, Cristina Jommi and Enrique Romero
Conference co-chairs

The University of Liverpool Division of Civil Engineering invites you to the following webinar: SANISAND-F: A fabric-based sand constitutive framework within anisotropic critical state theory by Dr Alexandros Petalas, Imperial College

Tuesday 13 October 2020 12.00 BST (13.00 CET)

Details of how to register can be found in the attached document. Alternatively, you can register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/4515941137085/WN_NFlZnLIqT5CeEwnbWsRueQ

The organising committee of AGERP is pleased to invite you to the 8th installment of the Lecture series, which will be on ‘Sensors and NDT Techniques in Geotechnical Engineering’. This is scheduled on 16th October 2020 (AEST). Registration (free and mandatory) for this lecture closes at 00:00, 15th October 2020 (AEST). This Lecture will be delivered by Professor Kenichi Soga (University of California, Berkeley, USA) and Dr. Wayne Muller (CodedRADAR, Queensland, Australia).
Further info. and registration (free but mandatory): https://www.age-rp.com/registration

For further information, please refer to the attached flier.

Dr. Partha Mishra and Professor Sarat Das,
Convenor, AGERP

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to inform you that, this year, the third edition of the 3-day intensive course for practitioners and scientists entitled “Energy geostructures: analysis and design” will take place online from November 2 to 4, 2020.
This third edition of the short-course comes after the publication of the book “Analysis and Design of Energy Geostructures” (Elsevier, 2019) co-authored by the Programme Directors. The short-course will expand on the essentials of the book, with the aim to provide attendees with a sound theoretical understanding of the problems addressed as well as with practical and effective tools to address the considered subjects.

The course has been designed with civil engineers in mind, but targets energy engineers, architects, urban project managers and geologists as well. The course will be valuable for attendees who have no experience with energy geostructures as well as for those who have already been involved in a project of energy geostructures. As some of the course is based on the Thermo-Pile software, you will receive a complimentary 3-month academic license to improve your skills in the analysis and design of energy piles.

The number of participants for this intensive course is limited, and currently accounts for more than twenty participants from all over the world: Switzerland, Norway, USA, Canada, Hungary, Netherlands, UK, Austria, Germany, France and Croatia.

The available spots are being filled on a first come first served basis. More information about the course can be found on its dedicated website (https://www.formation-continue-unil-epfl.ch/en/formation/energy-geostructures-analysis-design/). We look forward to spending together this special occasion.

Sincerely,

Lyesse Laloui and Alessandro F. Rotta Loria
Programme Directors

The University of Liverpool Division of Civil Engineering invites you to the following webinar:
The granular genome: an alternative to constitutive modelling by Professor Jose Andrade, California Institute of Technology.
Tuesday 29 September 2020 17.00 BST (18.00 CET)
Details of how to register can be found in the attached document. Alternatively, you can register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0Vr_6GjRRTOfdJXipJmPsw

The next Lagashop will take place on the 26^th-29^th January 2021, in the charming mountain village of Villar-de-Lans, close to Grenoble (France).

More information on the website of the workshop: https://lagashop2021.sciencesconf.org/

The CALL for ABSTRACT is OPEN through the website platform!

The organising committee of AGERP is pleased to invite you to the 7th installment of the Lecture series, which will be on ‘ Biogeotechnics ‘. This is scheduled on 3rd October 2020 (AEST). Registration (free and mandatory) for this lecture closes at 00:00,  2nd October 2020 (AEST). This Lecture will be delivered by Professor Jason T. DeJong (University of California, Davis, USA) and Dr. Dimitrios Terzis (Managing Director, MeduSoil).
Further info. and registration (free but mandatory): https://www.age-rp.com/registration

For further information, please refer to the attached flier.
P.S. At the request of the lecturers, this session will not be recorded. We request you to attend the session live if you are interested.

Dr. Partha Mishra and Professor Sarat Das,
Convenor, AGERP

5 Little Known Keys For Successful Biogeotechnical Practice
with Prof. Lyesse Laloui, Dr Dimitrios Terzis,
Maren Katterbach, and Dr Alexandra Clarà Saracho

Laloui’s Research Group of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne (EPFL) invites you to the Biogeotechnics Webinar: 5 Little Known Keys For Successful Biogeotechnical Practice.

This webinar will present an alternative approach to material design and delivery using natural organic systems present within the soil to precipitate carbonate minerals that act as soil-binding agents. Technical discoveries and developments of bio-cemented soils will be presented, with a particular focus on how this technology can be integrated into mainstream geotechnical practice. Through the following points, under the scope of the ERC-funded BIOGEOS project, this talk will highlight to researchers and practitioners alike, the opportunities of a technology that will shape the future of low carbon soil remediation and stabilization practices:

• Applications & performance of bio-cemented soils
• Breaking the nitrogen barrier in biotic calcification
• Economics & environmental impact
• Equipment & monitoring
• Industrial practice: guidelines for successful integration

Date: 15 September 2020
Time: 13:30 CET / 07h30 ET / 19h30 Beijing Time
Place: Zoom

Reserve your space NOW!