Anura3D MPM Workshop

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Dear Colleagues,

Please consider attending the Anura3D MPM workshop and training course in Barcelona on January 30-31, 2025. Early bird registration fee closes on October 31st. Note that the first half day there will be a hands-on training course about MPM, which may be relevant for doctoral students, but not only. Although it is called “Anura3D MPM workshop” we warmly welcome all participants interested in MPM, especially those working with different codes. 

Further details on the event are available here: https://anura3dworkshop2025.cimne.com/introduction

Scientific Secretary Succession

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Dear ALERT community,

In June 2021, I assumed the role of scientific secretary from François Bertrand. After more than three years in the role and 538+ announcements posted (which is an all-time record, by the way), it is now time for me to retire from this function.

It was a privilege to organise our annual meeting for four consecutive years, despite the occasional challenges. These meetings provided the opportunity to connect with many of you. I am also pleased to see an increase in the number of participants attending both the workshop and doctoral school since I started.

I would like to thank Frédéric Collin, our previous director, for giving me the opportunity to manage both the website and many other aspects of ALERT Geomaterials. It has been a thrilling experience that I was lucky enough to share with you.

I am now handing this position to David Riley, from EC-Nantes, who I am sure will do this job with commitment.

Thank you everyone, and see you next year in Aussois,

Arthur Fanara.

Post-Doctoral position at Imperial College London

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We are hiring a Research Associate to develop models for the thermo-hydro-mechanical-chemical behaviour of bentonite barriers in nuclear waste disposal, through conventional and Machine Learning approaches. This is an opportunity to work on a topic of great environmental importance,  in close collaboration with our research partners in the UK (British Geological Survey, BGS) and in the USA (Texas A&M University, TAMU, and Sandia National Laboratories, SNL).

For more information and to apply (by the 10th of October) follow the link:

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PhD position at University of Orleans

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A PhD position is now open at University of Orleans on the optimization of innovative solutions for adapting houses exposed to Clay Shrinkage-Swelling phenomenon using numerical modeling.

Since 2015, intense droughts over longer periods has been observed in France. These climatic phenomena have a very considerable impact on the physical and mechanical characteristics of clayed soils. These exceptional events are the main factor triggering the shrinkage-swelling phenomenon of this type of soil and consequently cause damage to buildings.

The thesis topic is part of the SAFE RGA project (Innovative Solutions for Adapting Buildings Exposed to drought Facing the Expansion of the Clay Shrinkage-Swelling Phenomenon) funded by ADEME. This project aims at developping new innovative solutions for adapting houses exposed to Clay Shrinkage-Swelling Phenomenon in the context of increasingly intense, long and recurring droughts under the effect of climate change. In this context, the objectives of this thesis subject consist in developing and applying numerical modeling technique to support and optimize adaptation solutions with regard to the Shrinkage-Swelling phenomenon according to the scientific program carried out at three scales: the laboratory test scale on small samples, the intermediate scale of an instrumented environmental chamber WABox (Weather AdapBox) and the building scale.

More information on this pdf file.

How to join Aussois by train – ALERT Meeting 2024

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Dear colleagues,

We are getting close to the start of the ALERT Workshop. A few details about your journey to Aussois:

As last year, the railroad line between Saint Jean de Maurienne and Modane is closed due to a rock slope instabillity. This is why there is no TGV between Paris and Modane.

You can get to Modane by taking a train between Chambéry and Saint Jean de Maurienne and then a bus to Modane. 

When you arrive in Modane by bus, there are cabs to call:
– Taxi Haute Maurienne: +33 4.79.20.51.57 
– Lionnel transport: +33 6.09.68.39.91 
– Gros : +33 6.60.38.01.23 
– Mont Taxi: +33 6.60.47.03.06 
– Alpes Taxi: +33 6.31.55.82.71

As in previous years, we have organized a direct bus service between Saint Jean de Maurienne (at the bus station) and Aussois on Sunday September 29. It will leave Saint Jean at 16h. Another bus is planned at 19h40.

See you soon in Aussois,
Frédéric COLLIN.

How to join Aussois by train – ALERT Meeting 2024

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Dear colleagues,

We are getting close to the start of the ALERT Workshop. A few details about your journey to Aussois:

As last year, the railroad line between Saint Jean de Maurienne and Modane is closed due to a rock slope instabillity. This is why there is no TGV between Paris and Modane.

You can get to Modane by taking a train between Chambéry and Saint Jean de Maurienne and then a bus to Modane.

When you arrive in Modane by bus, there are cabs to call:
– Taxi Haute Maurienne: +33 4.79.20.51.57 
– Lionnel transport: +33 6.09.68.39.91 
– Gros : +33 6.60.38.01.23 
– Mont Taxi: +33 6.60.47.03.06 
– Alpes Taxi: +33 6.31.55.82.71

As in previous years, we have organized a direct bus service between Saint Jean de Maurienne (at the bus station) and Aussois on Sunday September 29. It will leave Saint Jean at 4pm. Another bus is planned for a later date, and you’ll be receiving information soon.

See you soon in Aussois,
Frédéric COLLIN.

PhD position at Uppsala University on Coupled Processes in Crystalline Bedrock Systems

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This 4-year fully-funded PhD project will have a focus on developing conceptual and numerical models of coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical processes in crystalline, fractured rock masses with and specifically on applications in order to characterize, predict, and value frost damage in tunnels that are exposed to cyclic frost periods. The model will be verified against analytical solutions and validated against experimental data from field and laboratories. The overarching goal of the study is to improve the understanding of the mechanisms of frost-induced damage and splitting of rockblocks and shotcrete materials in tunnels. In addition to working at Uppsala University, the PhD candidate will have an opportunity to interact closely with the rock engineering industry and collaborate with other PhD students within Swedish Rock Engineering Research Foundation.

More details on this pdf file.

CALL for Abstracts for the next Geotechnical Engineering Education Conference (GEE2025)

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The sixth international conference of ISSMGE-TC306 Geotechnical Engineering Education GEE 2025 will take place in Nancy, France, on July 2-4, 2025 (https://gee2025.sciencesconf.org/).

The (new) deadline for abstract submissions is October 15, 2024.

Keep in mind that the GEE series of proceedings is listed by Scopus and that the proceedings of the TC306 conferences, starting from the 2nd in 2008, are available through the ISSMGE online library (https://www.issmge.org/publications/online-library?database=3&conference=all).

Themes for paper submission

– Priority Theme 1: Teaching of unsaturated soils

– Priority Theme 2: Use of numerical modelling to support teaching
– Curricula: Undergraduate, (Post)Graduate, Doctoral
– Coursework: Laboratory, Field, Project-based, Numerical Methods
– Open Resource Educational Material
– Applications of ICT Tools
– Links to Research on Learning and on Engineering Education