ALERT Workshop 2015
28^th September – 30^th October 2015, Aussois, France

DAY 1, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
From discrete methods to continuum methods: Applications, Problems and Solutions
Coordinators: Yannis Dafalias, Luc Sibille, Edward Andò

• The role of Internal Structure in Granular Plasticity (X. Li)
• Upscaling in granular media: anisotropy, non-coaxiality and non uniformity effects (E. Gerolymatou)
• On the determination and description of fabric in natural granular materials (M. Wiebicke)
• Micromechanical motivations of generalised continuum models (S. Papanicolopulos)
• Limits of discrete element modelling of wet granular soils (J. Duriez)
• Experimental characterisation of 3D force transmission in real granular materials linked to macroscopic property evolution (S. Hall)
• From discrete to continuum approach of BVP in Geomechanics: FEMxDEM integrated approach (J. Desrues)
• Discrete Modeling of the Quasi-Brittle Response of Granular Rocks (S.E. Ashari, G. Buscarnera)
• Observing and quantitatively measuring breakage in sand in 3D (Z. Karatza)
• A numerical investigation of the incremental behavior of crushable granular soils (M.O. Ciantia)
• Definition of a continuous model of solid particle transport in a saturated granular assembly from discrete numerical experiments (I.G. Tejada)

DAY 2, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
How should we teach geomechanics?
Coordinators: Cino Viggiani, Ivo Herle

• Introducing geomechanics to petroleum engineering: a review of the UNSW Australia experience (M. Veveakis, K. Regenauer–Lieb)
• Challenges and Future Directions of Geotechnical Engineering Education in Response to Emerging Multi–scale Soil–Environment Problems (C. Arson, G. Buscarnera)
• A survey on the teaching of Geotechnics in Italian Universities (G. Viggiani, F. Casini)
• How should we teach geomechanics? (D.M. Wood)
• Benefitting from Discipline–Based Research on Engineering Education for Better Teaching and Learning in Geotechnical Engineering (M. Pantazidou)
• Developing soft soil engineering competency by problem-based learning using “Class B” and “Class C” settlement predictions (M. Karstunen, J. Dijkstra, M. Karlsson, A. Amavasai, Y. Li, G. Birmpilis)
• Portable hand-on experiments for geotechnical education (W. Fellin, B. Schneider-Muntau, G. Medicus)
• Teaching and the Distinct Element Method (F. Calvetti, M. Vairaktaris)

DAY 3, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30
Fracturing and fractured reservoirs
Coordinators: Euripides Papamichos, Helen Lewis, Gary Couples

• Ductile fracturing of shale gas reservoirs: the role of diagenetic reactions in high temperature/pressure environments (M. Veveakis, T. Poulet, K. Regenauer-Lieb)
• Mechanics of cracks in poroelastic media (APS Selvadurai)
• A Discrete Element investigation of the effect of preexisting discontinuities on hydraulic fracturing (E. Gerolymatou, S.-A. Galindo-Torres, T. Triantafyllidis)
• The Brittleness Index in hydraulic fracturing and its influence on propagation and containment (P. Papanastasiou)
• Hybrid continuum/discontinuum methods for geo-mechanical modelling of hydraulic fracture growth (M. AbuAisha, D. Eaton, J. Priest, R. Wong)
• A microstructural model for hydraulic conductivity evolution due to brittle damage (M.L. De Bellis, G. Della Vecchia, A. Pandolfi)
• An “oily” structural geologist’s view of fractured reservoirs: A different perspective on geomechanics of fractures (H. Lewis, G. Couples)
• Modeling flow and fracture propagation in porous fractured media by joint-enriched finite element method (A. Pouya)
• Fractured rocks: Nature’s challenge to comfortable theories (G. Couples)
• Micro-mechanical investigation of rock fracturing (J. Duriez, L. Scholtès, F.V. Donzé)
• Hydraulic fracture propagation and stress field evolution during multi-stage injections: A 3D hydromechanical DEM approach (E. Papachristos, L. Scholtès, F.V. Donzé, B. Chareyre, H. Pourpak)
• Interactions between a propagating crack and an elasto-plastic damage joint within a lattice analysis (O. Nouailletas, V. Lefort, D. Grégoire, G. Pijaudier-Cabot)