Academic Position in Geomecanics and Reservoir Engineering in University of Mons (Polytech Mons – Belgium)

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L’UMONS annonce la vacance d’une charge de cours à la Faculté
Polytechnique, dans le domaine des Sciences de l’Ingénieur et Technologie, à
pourvoir à la date du 1er septembre 2022.

Cette charge de cours comprend les enseignements suivants :
▪ I-GMIN-001 : Comportement mécanique des géomatériaux (24h de cours, 12h d’exercices) en Bachelier Ingénieur Civil, Option Mines – Géologie
▪ I-GMIN-002 : Modélisation analytique et numérique en mécanique des roches (28h de cours, 24h de travaux pratiques) en Master Ingénieur Civil des Mines et Géologue
▪ I-GRMI-031 : Projet de Géomécanique (6h de cours, 54h de projet) en Bachelier Ingénieur Civil, Option Mines – Géologie
▪ I-GMIN-015 : Drilling Technologies and Reservoir Engineering (22h de cours, 14h d’exercices, 12h de travaux pratiques) en Master Ingénieur Civil des Mines et Géologue
▪ I-GMIN-044 : Voyage Mines (48h) en Master Ingénieur Civil des Mines et Géologue
▪ I-GMIN-014 : Séminaires de génie minier (12h) en Master Ingénieur Civil des Mines et Géologue

La langue d’enseignement est le français ou l’anglais. La connaissance des deux langues est requise.

Les lettres de candidatures, rédigées en français, avec l’exposé des titres, doivent être adressées, par lettre recommandée avec demande d’accusé de réception, à Monsieur le Recteur de l’Université de Mons, place du Parc 20, B-7000 Mons, Belgique et par mail à l’adresse secretariat.ca@umons.ac.be, dans un délai de 30 jours à dater de la publication du présent avis au Moniteur Belge (c’est-à-dire au plus tard le 09/04/2022).

Plus d’informations sur le flyer suivant.

For the english version, please see Full-time Faculty Position in Geomecanics and Reservoir Engineering | EURAXESS (europa.eu)

ALERT Workshop 2022 – Call for abstracts for the three sessions

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The ALERT Workshop 2022 (32nd Edition) should be held in Aussois from 26th to 28th September, 2022. Abstracts can now be submitted for the three sessions. Please submit your abstracts by email directly to the coordinators using the Workshop abstract form (doc). If you wish to publish your presentation after the Workshop on the ALERT website, do not forget to agree by ticking the corresponding box in the abstract form.

Since time for the presentations is limited, only a part of the submitted abstracts can be chosen for the oral presentations. Therefore, we invite you to submit your abstract as soon as possible. The presentation can also be submitted as a poster. The abstracts of the posters will be published in a separate booklet (ISSN registered).

The deadline for the abstract submission is April 30, 2022. For any communication about your participation to the workshops, please contact the coordinators of the workshop sessions directly.

As a reminder, here are the workshop sessions for which the call for abstracts is open:

Further information on this post.

ALERT Geomaterials Workshop 2022

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From September 26 to September 28 in Aussois, France.

Session 1: “Mechanics of Hard Soils – Soft Rocks”

Coordinators: Claudia Vitone (claudia.vitone@poliba.it) (Politecnico di Bari, Italy), Nadia Benahmed (nadia.benahmed@inrae.fr) (INRAE, France),  Elma Charalampidou (ec10@hw.ac.uk) (Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh, UK).

Outline

In the last decades, our community has dedicated to Hard Soils – Soft Rocks (HSSR) some fundamental Conferences, such as “The Geotechnics of Structurally Complex Formations” in Capri (1977), “The Geotechnical Engineering of Hard Soils and Soft Rocks” in Athens (1993), “The Geotechnics of Hard Soils and Soft Rocks” in Naples (1998) and, finally, the 15th ECSMGE in Athens, which was devoted to “The Geotechnics of Hard Soils and Weak Rocks” in (2011). Although these helped advance our understanding of HSSR materials, there are still questions that remain unanswered more than ten years later. For example, are HSSR still part of the main challenging materials of the new millennium? Are we fully aware of the multi-physics and multi-scale complexity behind their engineering problematic responses? Can we effectively enter their grey area to predict effectively their engineering behaviour?

The “Mechanics of Hard Soils – Soft Rocks” session intends to address these three questions by: i) enucleating distinct and special features of HSSR; ii) reviewing the most recent experimental evidence; iii) summing up the modelling strategies functional to recognise and interpret their peculiarities.

The one-day session will mainly focus on: 1) experimental evidence of the physical characteristics and geomechanical effects of stress-history, bond- and suction-induced soil structures of HSSR; 2) constitutive and numerical modelling strategies, which are physics-inspired and experimentally-driven; 3) recent emblematic cases of successful and unsuccessful predictions of their engineering behaviour to future research addresses.

Call for abstract: Abstracts are invited to be submitted to the organisers by the 30th of April 2022. Authors of selected abstracts will be invited to give a 20-minute presentation within the appropriate session.

Session 2: “Robot-Ground Interaction“

Coordinators: Raul Fuentes (raul.fuentes@rwth-aachen.de) and Itai Einav (itai.einav@sydney.edu.au)

Outline

The development of robots interacting with the ground has been steadily gaining traction in recent years. Initially focussing on robots and vehicles that moved over the ground, later research has also focussed on subterranean interaction using burrowing devices. In this workshop, we will concentrate in providing an general overview of the current research field.

The workshop has been divided into four main sessions covering different topics: 1) On the surface, 2) Burrowing, 3) Computational and 4) Granular dynamics. Each session will be delivered and moderated by two well-known invited speakers in the area. At the end of each session we will leave time to discuss and engage with the audience.

Session 3: “Multi-field approach of gravity-driven disasters in a global climate change context“

Coordinators: F. Nicot (francois.nicot@univ-smb.fr) (EDYTEM / USMB), F. Magnin (Florence.Magnin@univ-smb.fr) (EDYTEM / CNRS-USMB), S. Lambert (stephane.lambert@inrae.fr) (UGA – INRAE), F. Calvetti (francesco.calvetti@polimi.it) (Politecnico Milano)

Outline

Analysis and modeling of mass-driven natural hazards in mountainous areas stand as a major challenge in order to protect people and infrastructures. This is all the more strategic since mountain ranges assume great importance for tourism and economical stakes. Because there are major road and rail links given up to property developers, but also dominated by strong natural hazards, it has become expedient to establish a protection strategy against natural risks. Such phenomena are thought to become more striking in the context of a global climate change, marked by an evolution in both temperature and precipitation distribution. In particular, ice melting is observed at high altitude levels, above 3000 meters of elevation, modifying therefore the mechanical behavior of the escarpments (partially, or not, snow covered) and mountain slopes.
In this very challenging context for human society, this session attempts to shed light on the scientific related issues, including multiphasic constitutive modeling with phase transition, field survey and observations, thermo-induced failure modeling of (soil and rock) slopes. The college of speakers will focus on most advanced knowledge in the field, and will promote vigorous cross-fertilized discussions between experts from different communities such as geomechanics, natural hazard sciences, geophysics and quantitative geomorphology.

Assistant/Associate Professor of Geotechnical Field Testing and Monitoring (Delft University of Technology)

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Delft University of Technology is seeking candidates for a new Assistant or Associate Professor of Geotechnical Field Testing and Monitoring.

The position is proposed to improve our understanding of the fundamental mechanical behaviour of geotechnical structures undergoing ageing and cyclic loads, and to provide new solutions to the present and future challenges of the built environment, with an emphasis on hydraulic structures such as locks, quay walls, retaining structures and dams. The aim is to develop new monitoring and analysis strategies to better assess and design geotechnical structures and infrastructure subjected to increasing anthropogenic and environmental (e.g. wind, wave, hydraulic, thermal, seismic) loadings, and to study the impact of soil-fluid-structure interaction processes. Emerging sensor and imaging technologies, as well as advanced data analysis, offer the opportunity to develop a new generation of experimental techniques for geotechnical testing in the field.

See attached file for more details.

Deadline for applications: 11 April 2022.

Postdoc in soil-structure-interaction for railway infrastructure

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Chalmers University of Technology, Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering is now looking for a Postdoc researcher (24 months) who will study dynamic Soil-Structure-Interaction (SSI) and its effect on design and maintenance of railway infrastructure (including but not limited to slab track). This project is a collaboration between the Concrete Structures and Geotechnics research groups and is embedded within the centre for Chalmers Railway Mechanics (CHARMEC).  Ultimately, the project will contribute to performance-based design and improved management through digital twins and monitoring. Hence the project is aimed to contribute towards more sustainable railway systems.

More information can be found on the following link:

https://www.chalmers.se/en/about-chalmers/Working-at-Chalmers/Vacancies/Pages/default.aspx?rmpage=job&rmjob=10303&rmlang=UK

Please reach out to Mario Plos (mario.plos@chalmers.se) and/or Jelke Dijkstra (jelke.dijkstra@chalmers.se) if you have any questions about the project or the process.

Training School on CITY-SCALE IMPLEMENTATION OF ENERGY GEOSTRUCTURES (CYCLING)

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On 21st to 25th March 2022 the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering of the University of Perugia will host the first edition of the Training School “CITY-SCALE IMPLEMENTATION OF ENERGY GEOSTRUCTURES (CYCLING)” organized in cooperation with Université Gustave Eiffel, Ecole des Ponts Paris Tech and NTNU.

The aim is training MSc, PhD and Professionals in order to provide a comprehensive knowledge and new skills, integrating different topics and typical contents in the framework of: renewable heating/cooling energy, infrastructure, architecture, urban planning, energy geotechnics/geology, energy policies and financing. The school’s activity is proposed with a multi-approach. The following complementary activities are foreseen:

  • Frontal Lessons: Attendees will have the opportunity to follow some lectures and seminars proposed by Invited Speakers from industry and academia.
  • Group Works: some hours will be dedicated to group works and selected topics will be assigned to be developed synergistically among the participants.
  • Technical Site Visit.

Registration can be done sending an email to: trainingschoolegs.cycling@gmail.com, including a short resume. The course has a maximum limit of 30 participants and the deadline to register is 14.03.2022. The School will be with face-to-face lessons. ECTS certification will be issued to the Attendees.

The training school is fully funded by iSite FUTURE (http://www.future-isite.fr) and it covers registration fees, site visits, coffees, lunches and gala dinner.

More information here: https://ing1.unipg.it/files/generale/file/dottorato/booklet_draft_v6.pdf

Brochure: see attached pdf

3 Post-doc researcher positions available at University of Bristol, University of Southampton and Trinity College Dublin

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Three researcher positions (up to 3 years duration) are available at University of Bristol, University of Southampton and Trinity College Dublin to join the EPSRC-SFI funded project “ROBOCONE: intelligent robotics for next generation ground investigation and design”. This is an interdisciplinary project aiming to bring robotics and whole-life design to in situ soil characterisation and geotechnical analysis.

The Bristol team will focus on the mechanical development of a new site investigation tool and its preliminary laboratory testing; the Southampton team has a focus on numerical analysis; the Dublin team on calibration chamber and field testing. However, all appointees and research teams will be closely collaborating and involved across the project.

The Bristol team includes Dr Andrea Diambra, Dr Andrew Conn, Prof. Erdin Ibraim and Prof. George Mylonakis; the Southampton project team includes Prof. David White, Prof. Susan Gourvenec and Dr Benjamin Cerfontaine; the Dublin team is led by Dr David Igoe.

For more information and apply:

Project kick-off: June 2022.

Invitation to the International Workshop on Biogeotechnics: 3rd Edition of AGERP (2022)

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Thank you for your support to the AGERP lecture series in 2020 and 2021. At AGERP’20 and AGERP’21, we have had 16 lectures and 1 panel discussion that brought together 38 renowned geoengineering experts and a huge audience from 126 countries through a free to access knowledge sharing platform. Apart from the generous support from the experts that appeared in AGERP’20 and AGERP’21, it is your participation and appreciation that largely contributed to the success of AGERP.

In the first and second edition of the AGERP lecture series, we covered quite a breadth of topics related to geotechnical engineering. With the third edition we intend to dive further and deeper at some of the specialised topics in geotechnical engineering. To that end,  we are pleased to invite you to the International Workshop on Biogeotechnics, scheduled to be held from 24th to 26th February 2022 (Australia). You may register for the workshop at www.age-rp.com. Program for the workshop is summarised in the attached flyer.

Research Fellow in Geotechnical Engineering – ROBOCONE Project 

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This is a fixed term contract Post-doctoral Research Fellow position for up to 3 years, working on the ROBOCONE project, based at the University of Southampton.

You will join our team to support the development of robotic new geotechnical site investigation tool concepts. Your role will focus primarily on numerical modelling, with additional involvement in physical testing in the laboratory and the field.

ROBOCONE is a multi-disciplinary research project, in collaboration with research teams at University of Bristol and Trinity College Dublin, aiming to advance the use of robotics in civil engineering site investigation. The project is focused on new tools for advanced characterisation of static and cyclic soil properties and their use in modern geotechnical infrastructure design.

This role provides an opportunity to conduct research at the intersection of robotics, infrastructure resilience and geotechnical site characterisation. We are seeking candidates with a background in civil engineering, preferably with experience in geotechnical numerical modelling. You will be responsible for developing numerical models of the in situ tools, and exploring methods for interpreting soil parameters from in situ measurements.

You will join a major new research project comprised of teams at three universities, working alongside researchers with complementary skills in robotics and fieldwork, and a range of industry partners and international collaborators.

You will be based at the new National Infrastructure Laboratory on the University’s Boldrewood Innovation Campus, and you will be embedded within professional networks addressing the challenges of onshore and offshore infrastructure and decarbonisation as part of the Southampton Marine & Maritime Institute (SMMI) and the UK Collaboratorium for Research on Infrastructure and Cities (UKCRIC).

For more information, visit the website:

https://jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=1702422DA

PhD Scholarship in Geotechnics at University College Dublin 

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Low-Field NMR Monitoring of Hydro-Thermo-Mechanical Processes in Fine Sediments

Research project:  Pore characterization advances our understanding of the hydro-thermo-mechanical behaviour of fine sediments, which are relevant to many geotechnical infrastructures, e.g., offshore foundations, embankment dams, and energy piles. Nuclear magnetic resonance NMR non-destructively probes the pore space of wet soils using saturating water molecules and reveals both water content and pore size distribution without disturbing ongoing processes.

The project involves developing and implementing low-field NMR sensors to characterize the hydro-thermo-mechanical processes in fine sediments. The research will contribute to one or multiple of the following areas: (i) moisture transfer during drying and infiltration; (ii) desiccation crack formation; (iii) cyclic behaviour of soil-structure interface; and (iv) freezing-and-thawing processes. The successful candidate will work closely with Electrical Engineering, Geophysics and Soil Sciences.

Supervisors: Dr Budi Zhao, Dr Mike Long (Co-supervisor)

Applicant Requirements: We seek a highly enthusiastic PhD candidate who can independently plan and conduct the research project. Applicants should have a first or upper second-class honours degree in geotechnical engineering, civil engineering or other relevant fields such as mechanical engineering or physics. Excellent written, oral communication skills and a high level of competence in the English language are essential.

Stipend & fees: The successful candidate will receive a stipend of €18,000 per annum and the fully-funded tuition fees for EU/non-EU applicants. The position is funded for four years – subject to satisfactory progress.

Application procedure: Applicants should submit their CV, transcript, and contact details of two academic referees as a single .pdf document to budi.zhao@ucd.ie.

Application deadline: 15th March 2022