Program
| Fundamentals of Unsaturated Soil Mechanics | |
| 09:00-09:15 | Welcome address |
| 09:15-10:35 | Introduction and fundamental variables in unsaturated soils mechanics E. Alonso |
| 10:35-11:00 | Coffee break |
| 11:00-12:00 | Reference behaviour of a low plasticity, open structure silty clay E. Alonso |
| 12:00-13:00 | Elastoplastic modelling in unsaturated soils: an historical perspective A. Gens |
| 13:00-14:30 | Lunch |
| 14:30-15:30 | Modelling the behaviour of expansive materials A. Gens |
| 15:30-16:30 | Constitutive modelling of compacted soils E. Alonso |
| 16:30-16:50 | Coffee break |
| 16:50-17:50 | Coupling mechanical response with strain dependent retention curve J. Vaunat |
| Laboratory and field testing of unsaturated materials | |
| 09:00-10:20 | Vapour and liquid phase transfer techniques used in unsaturated soil testing E. Romero |
| 10:20-10:40 | Coffee break |
| 10:40-12:00 | Water retention and transport properties of unsaturated materials P. Delage |
| 12:00-13:00 | Physical modelling and field monitoring Y.-J. Cui |
| 13:00-14:30 | Lunch |
| 14:30-15:30 | Exploring microstructural changes along HCM paths E. Romero |
| 15:30-15:50 | Coffee break |
| 15:50-17:00 | Mechanical response of unsaturated materials P. Delage |
| 17:00-18:00 | Visit to the Geotechnical Laboratory (several groups) A. Lloret & E. Romero |
| Numerical modelling | |
| 09:00-09:45 | Governing equations in multiphase materials S. Olivella |
| 09:45-10:30 | Implementation of coupled multi-phase/deformation problems S. Olivella |
| 10:30-11:00 | Coffee break |
| 11:00-12:00 | Implementation of constitutive laws for unsaturated soils J. Vaunat |
| 12:00-13:00 | Practical aspects of finite element implementation for unsaturated soil problems A. Rodriguez-Dono |
| 13:00-14:30 | Lunch |
| 14:30-18:00 | Hands’on session: guided tutorial to the use of the Finite Element program Code_Bright S. Olivella, J. Vaunat, A. Rodriguez-Dono, D. Ruiz, M. Mánica & A. di Mariano |
| Some advanced topics and current issues | |
| 09:00-10:00 | Rockfill behaviour E. Alonso |
| 10:00-10:30 | Coffee break |
| 10:30-11:20 | Thermodynamics bases of unsaturated soil behaviour J.-M. Pereira |
| 11:20-12:10 | Modelling of unsaturated soils with hypoplasticity D. Mašín |
| 12:10-13:00 | Assumptions and paradigms in modelling unsaturated soils C. Jommi |
| 13:00-14:30 | Lunch |
| 14:30-15:15 | Exploring HM behaviour with advanced experimental techniques E. Romero |
| 15:15-16:00 | Material Point Method in unsaturated materials A. Yerro |
| 16:00-16:20 | Coffee break |
| 16:20-17:05 | Application of unsaturated soil mechanics concepts to the modelling of soil freezing A. Gens |
| 17:05-17:50 | Soil-vegetation-atmosphere interactions J. Vaunat |
| Practical applications and case studies | |
| 09:00-09:30 | Sequential excavation in unsaturated soils A. Topa |
| 09:30-10:00 | Shallow landslides induced by rainfall: from laboratory to field case F. Casini |
| 10:00-10:30 | Water level drawdown in slopes and dams E. Alonso |
| 10:30-11:00 | Modelling the behaviour of Beliche dam E. Alonso |
| 11:00-11:30 | Coffee break |
| 11:30-12:00 | Foundations on collapsible soil: a case study A. Gens |
| 12:00-12:30 | Degradation of marls due to suction changes: Impact in slope excavation and embankment construction R. Cardoso |
| 12:30-13:00 | Engineered barriers M. Sánchez |
| 13:00-14:30 | Lunch |
| 14:30-15:00 | Cracking in drying soils A. Ledesma |
| 15:00-15:30 | Gas flow in soils and rocks S. Olivella |
| 15:30-16:30 | Invited lecture C. Santamarina |
| 16:30 | Closure of the course |
Last updated 18/06/2015