ALERT Doctoral School 2018
4^th-6^th October 2018, Aussois, France
“Energetical methods in geomechanics”
Coordination: Itai Einav and Eleni Gerolymatou

Day 1: Theoretical Background

• Basic thermodynamic definitions (Mario Liu, University of Tübingen)
• Energetics in Discrete Element Modelling (François Guillard, University of Sydney)
• Hierarchal guide for constructing thermodynamically admissible constitutive models (Itai Einav, University of Sydney)
• Landau’s approach for advanced thermodynamics (Mario Liu, University of Tübingen)

 Day 2: Examples and Applications

• Definition and uses of the virtual power (Ioannis Stefanou, Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées, IFSTTAR, CNRS)
• Energetical background of common approaches in geomechanics (Eleni Gerolymatou, Chalmers University of Technology) 
• An energy based constitutive framework for multiphysics geomechanics (Manolis Veveakis, Duke University)
• Energetics of crushable granular materials: from particle fracture to breakage mechanics (Yida Zhang, University of Colorado)

Day 3: Exercises session

• Introduction to Python and FEniCS
• Examples of the effect of constitutive choices on the energetics

Exercises session files:

• Fenics.zip
• Fenics_solutions.zip