Scientific programme > Detailed programme
Monday, September 12, 2016
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08:30 - 09:00
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Opening Ceremony (Cauchy) |
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09:00 - 09:45
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European Distinguished Lecture (Cauchy) - David Toll |
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| 09:00 - 09:45 |
› Unsaturated railway track-bed materials - Yujun Cui, Ecole des Ponts ParisTech |
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09:45 - 10:35
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Plenary Lectures (Cauchy) - David Toll |
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| 10:10 - 10:35 |
› Transient boundary conditions in the frame of THM-processes at nuclear waste repositories - Tom Schanz, Ruhr-Universität Bochum |
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11:00 - 12:30
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Foundations (Bienvenüe) - Wojtek Solowski |
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| 11:00 - 11:15 |
› A study on the saturation degree dependency of the seismic behaviour of retaining walls - Ghassem Habibagahi, Shiraz University |
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| 11:15 - 11:30 |
› Study on vertical permeability regularity and collapsibility of a large thickness loess foundation by in-situ testing - Huang Xue-feng, Department of Architectural Engineering, LEU [Chongqing] |
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| 11:30 - 11:45 |
› Experimental study on the coefficient of lateral earth pressure in unsaturated soils - Ali Pirjalili, Tarbiat Modares University, Iran |
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| 11:45 - 12:00 |
› Bearing capacity of strip footings on unsaturated soils by the slip line theory - Thanh Vo, The University of New South Wales |
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| 12:00 - 12:15 |
› Numerical analysis of an energy pile under different boundary conditions and thermal loading cycles - Ali Khosravi, School of Civil Engineering, Sharif University of Technology |
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| 12:15 - 12:30 |
› Effect of plastic soil on a retaining wall subjected to surcharge loading - khawla Al-Juari, Khattab S.A. & Al-Shamam M.K. |
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11:00 - 12:30
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Microstructure (Cauchy) - Simon Salager |
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| 11:00 - 11:15 |
› Macro-microscopic one-dimensional compression of wet granular soils by experimental investigation - Vinh Du THAN, Université Paris-Est, Laboratoire Navier (UMR 8205), CNRS, ENPC, IFSTTAR |
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| 11:15 - 11:30 |
› A microstructure insight into the water retention properties of the Callovo-Oxfordian claystone - Pierre Delage, Ecole des Ponts ParisTech, Navier/CERMES |
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| 11:30 - 11:45 |
› Microstructure analysis of laboratory and in-situ compacted silts - Giacomo Russo, University of Cassino and Southern Lazio |
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| 11:45 - 12:00 |
› Effect of pore-size distribution on the collapse behaviour of anthropogenic sandy soil deposits - Wiebke Baille, Ruhr-Universität Bochum - Alireza Jebeli, Ruhr-Universität Bochum |
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| 12:00 - 12:15 |
› Sample size choices for XRCT scanning of highly unsaturated soil mixtures - Charles Augarde, School of Engineering and Computing Sciences |
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| 12:15 - 12:30 |
› Grain scale mechanisms for capillary collapse in a loose unsaturated pyroclastic soil - Sabatino Cuomo, University of Salerno |
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11:00 - 12:30
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Thermal and chemical effects (Navier) - John McCartney |
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| 11:00 - 11:15 |
› Study of the influence of the saline solution NaCl on the potential collapse of soil - abbeche khelifa, Université de Batna |
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| 11:15 - 11:30 |
› Vapor intrusion in soils with multimodal pore-size distribution - Miguel Soto, Universidade Estadual Paulista |
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| 11:30 - 11:45 |
› Seasonal thermal energy storage in shallow geothermal systems: thermal equilibrium stage - Hossein NOWAMOOZ, INSA de Strasbourg |
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| 11:45 - 12:00 |
› Thermal volume change of unsaturated silt under different stress states and suction magnitudes - John McCartney, University of California, San Diego |
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| 12:00 - 12:15 |
› Exploring ice content on partially saturated frozen soils using dielectric permittivity and bulk electrical conductivity measurements - Enrique Romero, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya |
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| 12:15 - 12:30 |
› Modelling the effects of pore-water chemistry on the behaviour of unsaturated clays - Henry WONG, Université de Lyon/ENTPE/LGCB-LTDS (UMR CNRS 5513) |
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14:00 - 14:20
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Invited Lecture (Bienvenüe) |
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| 14:00 - 14:20 |
› Modelling an in-situ ventilation test in the Andra Underground Research Facilities - Frédéric Collin, University of Liège |
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14:00 - 14:20
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Invited Lecture (Cauchy) |
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| 14:00 - 14:20 |
› Advances in the monitoring of geo-structure subjected to climate loading - Alessandro Tarantino, University of Strathclyde |
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14:00 - 14:20
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Invited Lecture (Navier) |
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| 14:00 - 14:20 |
› Fabric and clay activity in soil water retention behaviour - Cristina Jommi, Delft University of Technology |
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14:20 - 18:05
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Numerical modelling (Bienvenüe) - Robert Charlier - Daichao Sheng |
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| 14:20 - 14:35 |
› Probabilistic Assessment of Precipitation-Triggered Landslides: The Role of Vegetation - Estefanía Muñoz, Universidade de Brasília., Brazil |
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| 14:35 - 14:50 |
› Seismic response of earth dams considering dynamic properties of unsaturated zone - Mahboobeh Ariyan, Shiraz University, Iran |
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| 14:50 - 15:05 |
› Numerical modeling of hydric profiles on Tlemcen limon (Algeria) - Abdeldjalil ZADJAOUI, Université de Tlemcen |
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| 15:05 - 15:20 |
› Soil-atmosphere interaction in unsaturated cut slopes - Aikaterini Tsiampousi, Imperial College London |
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| 15:20 - 15:35 |
› Some Experience in Numerical Modelling of Unsaturated Landslide Instabilities - Josif Josifovski, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University |
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| 15:35 - 15:50 |
› Modelling desiccation cracking in a homogenous soil clay layer: comparison between different hypotheses on constitutive behaviour - Cristina Jommi, Delft University of Technology [[Delft] |
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| 16:20 - 16:35 |
› Shakedown modeling of unsaturated expansive soils subjected to wetting and drying cycles - Hossein NOWAMOOZ, INSA de Strasbourg |
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| 16:35 - 16:50 |
› Investigation into the isotropic compression of wet granular soils using discrete element method - Vinh Du THAN, Université Paris-Est, Laboratoire Navier (UMR 8205), CNRS, ENPC, IFSTTAR |
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| 16:50 - 17:05 |
› Numerical modelling of desiccation cracking of clayey soil - Thi Dong VO, IFSTTAR - Ahmad POUYA, Navier/Cermes - Sahar HEMMATI, IFSTTAR - Anh Minh Tang, Navier/Cermes |
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| 17:05 - 17:20 |
› Propagation of cohesive crack in unsaturated porous media by use of XFEM method - Behrouz Gatmiri, School of Civil Engineering ,University of Tehran,Tehran,Iran |
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| 17:20 - 17:35 |
› Simple Numerical Model to Simulate Penetration Testing in Unsaturated Soils - Majid Ghayoomi, University of New Hampshire |
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| 17:35 - 17:50 |
› Inverse analysis of cyclic constitutive models for unsaturated soil under consideration of oscillating functions - Muyiwa Alalade, Bauhaus University |
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14:20 - 18:05
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Advances in experimental methods: Mechanical properties (Cauchy) - Enrique Romero |
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| 14:20 - 14:35 |
› Suction-controlled dynamic simple shear apparatus for measurement of dynamic properties of unsaturated soils - Majid Ghayoomi, University of New Hampshire |
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| 14:35 - 14:50 |
› Optimisation of in-situ dry density estimation - Mathilde Morvan, Institut Pascal, Polytech Clermont-Ferrand, Université Blaise Pascal |
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| 14:50 - 15:05 |
› Effect of particle size on the measurement of the apparent contact angle in sand of varying wettability under air-dried conditions - Yunesh Saulick, The University of Hong Kong - Sergio Lourenco, The University of Hong Kong - Beatrice Baudet, The University of Hong Kong |
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| 15:05 - 15:20 |
› Characterization of the secondary swelling of compacted Maryland clay - Olivier Buzzi, The University of Newcastle |
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| 15:20 - 15:35 |
› Interpreting measurements of small strain elastic shear modulus under unsaturated conditions - Simon Wheeler, University of Glasgow |
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| 15:35 - 15:50 |
› Low-cost alternatives to estimate unsaturated soil shear strength parameters - Michael Bardanis, EDAFOS Engineering Consultants S.A. |
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| 16:20 - 16:35 |
› The cone penetration test in unsaturated silty sands - Hongwei Yang, The University of Hong Kong - Adrian Russell, The University of New South Wales (AUSTRALIA) |
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| 16:35 - 16:50 |
› Stress-Strain response and volume change behavior of Malaysian granitic residual soil, according to Rotational Multiple Yield Surface Framework - Pooya Saffari, Universiti Teknologi Mara |
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| 16:50 - 17:05 |
› Stress path during pressuremeter test and link between shear modulus and Menard pressuremeter modulus in unsaturated fine soils. - Savatier vincent, EGIS GEOTECHNIQUE |
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| 17:05 - 17:20 |
› The influence of saturation on the cracking process in compacted desiccating clays - Maria Noack, Bauhaus-Universität Weimar |
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| 17:20 - 17:35 |
› Characterization of compacted silty sand via relative humidity-controlled triaxial testing - Laureano R. Hoyos, University of Texas at Arlington |
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| 17:35 - 17:50 |
› Reconciling soil-water retention properties and shear strength parameters of compacted clayey soils via suction-controlled ring shear testing - Laureano R. Hoyos, University of Texas at Arlington |
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14:20 - 18:05
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Water retention properties (Navier) - Said Taïbi - Snehasis Tripathy |
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| 14:20 - 14:35 |
› Analytical reliability analysis of soil-water characteristic curve - Ali johari, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Shiraz University of Technology |
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| 14:35 - 14:50 |
› Network modelling of retention and transport behaviour in unsaturated soils - Simon J. Wheeler, University of Glasgow |
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| 14:50 - 15:05 |
› Effect of in situ and laboratory compaction on the retention behaviour of a clayey soil - Francesca D'Onza, Italian National agency for new technologies, Energy and sustainable economic development |
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| 15:05 - 15:20 |
› Experimental determination of the hysteretic behaviour of soil-water retention curve of silty sands - Ludwig Angerer, TU Munich - Zentrum Geotechnik |
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| 15:20 - 15:35 |
› Modelling of the water retention characteristic of deformable soils - Yu Wang, University of Salford |
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| 15:35 - 15:50 |
› Estimation of water retention behaviour of MX-80 bentonite partially saturated with saline solution - Wojciech Solowski, Aalto University, Department of Civil Engineering |
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| 16:20 - 16:35 |
› A theoretical retention model for unsaturated uniform and graded soils - Jacques Monnet, GAIATECH, GAIATECH |
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| 16:35 - 16:50 |
› Comparison of soil water retention curves for sandy clay, obtained using different laboratory testing methods - Piotr Osinski, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Department of Geotechnical Engineering, Warsaw University of Life Sciences |
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| 16:50 - 17:05 |
› Classification, soil-water characteristic curve and swelling/collapse behaviour of the Nicosia marl, Cyprus - Dimitrios Loukidis, University of Cyprus [Nicosia] - Michael Bardanis, EDAFOS Engineering Consultants S.A. |
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| 17:05 - 17:20 |
› A void ratio dependent water retention curve model including hydraulic hysteresis - Amin Pasha, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UNSW Australia |
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| 17:20 - 17:35 |
› Water repellent soils: The case for unsaturated soil mechanics - Chris Beckett, The University of Western Australia |
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| 17:35 - 17:50 |
› Water retention behaviour of compacted bentonites: experimental observations and constitutive model - Robert Charlier, University of Liege |
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| 17:50 - 18:05 |
› Study of the hydric behaviour of double-layered of unsaturated soils. Analysis of water and suction profiles during infiltration tests - Ibrahim ALIMI ICHOLA, Laboratoire de Génie Civil et d'Ingénierie Environnementale |
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Tuesday, September 13, 2016
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Event |
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09:00 - 09:45
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Keynote Lecture (Cauchy) |
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| 09:00 - 09:45 |
› Investigation on chemical effects on GMZ bentonite used as buffer materials - Wei-Min Ye, Tongji University |
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09:45 - 10:35
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Plenary Lectures (Cauchy) |
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| 09:45 - 10:10 |
› Challenges in treating earthen construction materials as unsaturated soils - Charles E. Augarde, Durham University |
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| 10:10 - 10:35 |
› Modelling suction instabilities in soils at varying degrees of saturation - Giuseppe Buscarnera, Northwestern University |
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11:00 - 12:30
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Numerical modelling (Bienvenüe) - Antonio Gens |
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| 11:00 - 11:15 |
› An XFEM Model for Hydraulic Fracturing in Partially Saturated Rocks - Saeed Salimzadeh, Department of Earth Science and Engineering, Imperial College |
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| 11:15 - 11:30 |
› Experimental and numerical approaches of the hydro-mechanical behavior of quasi-saturated compacted clayey soil - Zhong-Sen LI, Centrale-Supélec - Dino MAHMUTOVIC, EGIS GEOTECHNIQUE |
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| 11:30 - 11:45 |
› Elastoplastic model for unsaturated, quasi-saturated and fully saturated fine soils - Antonin Fabbri, Université de Lyon/ENTPE/LGCB-LTDS (UMR CNRS 5513) |
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| 11:45 - 12:00 |
› The determination of model dimension for an embankment to study soil atmosphere interaction with Finite Element Method - NI AN, Ecole des Ponts ParisTech |
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| 12:00 - 12:15 |
› Effect of Hydraulic Hysteresis on Dynamic Response of Unsaturated Soils - Babak Shahbodaghkhan, The University of New South Wales |
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| 12:15 - 12:30 |
› Modelling large deformation problems in unsaturated soils - Eduardo Alonso, Department of geotechnical engineering and Geosciences |
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11:00 - 12:30
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Soil-vegetation-atmosphere interactions (Cauchy) - Bernardo Caicedo |
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| 11:00 - 11:15 |
› Correlating hydro-mechanical properties of vegetated soil with leaf functional traits - David Boldrin, University of Dundee; The James Hutton Institution (Invergowrie) |
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| 11:15 - 11:30 |
› Implications of the atmosphere-soil interaction for the design of earth retaining structures - Juan Carlos Ruge, Universidad Nacional de Colombia (COLOMBIA) |
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| 11:30 - 11:45 |
› Effect of wetting-drying cycles on soil desiccation cracking behaviour - Chao-Sheng Tang, Nanjing University |
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| 11:45 - 12:00 |
› Evaluation of the effect of Land Vegetation Cover on water and energy balance of an unsaturated pyroclastic cover - Alfredo Reder, Regional Models and geo Hydrological Impacts (REHMI) - CMCC-Centro Euromediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile, Edile ed Ambientale (DICEA) - Università di Napoli "Federico II" |
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| 12:00 - 12:15 |
› Description of a field test involving cracking in a drying soil - Alberto Ledesma, Technical University of Catalonia |
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| 12:15 - 12:30 |
› On the mechanisms and kinetics of evaporation of a compacted silt - Régis Mpawenayo, Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) - Laboratoire de GéoMécanique |
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11:00 - 12:30
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Environmental Geotechnics (TC215) (Navier) - Malek Bouazza |
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| 11:00 - 11:15 |
› Influence of atmospheric conditions on the strength of unstabilized earthen constructions - Pierre Gerard, Université libre de Bruxelles - Laboratoire de GéoMécanique |
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| 11:15 - 11:30 |
› Improved climatic chamber for desiccation simulation - catalina lozada, Universidad de los Andes |
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| 11:30 - 11:45 |
› Aging effect on swell, shrinkage and flexural strength of sand and waste marble powder stabilized expansive soil - Serife Oncu, Eastern Mediterranean University |
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| 11:45 - 12:00 |
› Feasibility study of a new unsaturated three-layer landfill cover system - Jason Coo, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |
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| 12:00 - 12:15 |
› Experimental study of gas breakthrough and emission in an unsaturated clay landfill cover - Zhongkui CHEN, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology |
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| 12:15 - 12:30 |
› Testing surfactants as additives for clay improvement: compaction and suction effects - Sergio Lourenco, The University of Hong Kong |
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14:00 - 14:20
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Invited Lecture (Bienvenüe) |
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| 14:00 - 14:20 |
› SEALEX in-situ experiments-performance tests of repository seals: experimental observations and modelling - Nadia Mokni, Institute for Radiation Protection and Nuclear safety |
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14:00 - 14:20
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Invited Lecture (Cauchy) |
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| 14:00 - 14:20 |
› Indirect determination of soil water content - Philippe Cosenza, University of Poitiers |
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14:00 - 14:20
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Invited Lecture (Navier) |
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| 14:00 - 14:20 |
› Infiltration-induced Slope Instability: a multi-scale approach - Francesca Casini, Università di Roma Tor Vergata |
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14:20 - 18:05
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Mechanical behaviour (Bienvenüe) - Adrian Russell - Claudio Mancuso |
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| 14:20 - 14:35 |
› Study of the microstructure of a collapsible soil flooded with NaCl saline - Bahloul Ouassila, Université de Batna - abbeche khelifa, Université de Batna |
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| 14:35 - 14:50 |
› Influence of saturation degree and role of suction on unsaturated soils behavior : Application to liquefaction - Mathilde Vernay, Institut Pascal |
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| 14:50 - 15:05 |
› Hydromechanical behavior of a quasi-saturated compacted soils on drying-wetting paths- experimental and numerical approaches - Soanarivo Rinah ANDRIANATREHINA, Laboratoire Ondes et Milieux Complexes |
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| 15:05 - 15:20 |
› Effect of very high compaction pressures on the physical and mechanical properties of earthen materials - Agostino Walter Bruno, Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour |
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| 15:20 - 15:35 |
› Stabilization of an expansive soil from Sergipe-Brazil - ERINALDO CAVALCANTE, Universidade Federal de Sergipe |
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| 15:35 - 15:50 |
› Unconfined strength of an unsaturated residual soil struck by replicated lightning - Thiago Carnavale, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro - Mariana Motta, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro - Tácio de Campos, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro |
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| 16:20 - 16:35 |
› Experimental study of the hydro-mechanical behavior of unsaturated argillaceous rocks - Jairo Martín Espitia López, Assistant Professor, Universidad de los Andes |
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| 16:35 - 16:50 |
› Rheology of wet granular materials in slow shear : experiments and discrete numerical simulations - Michel Badetti, Laboratoire Navier |
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| 16:50 - 17:05 |
› Settlements in unsaturated granular soil induced by changes in saturation and suction - Marius Milatz, Institute of Geotechnical Engineering and Construction Management, Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH) |
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| 17:05 - 17:20 |
› Relating shear strength of unsaturated soils with capillary water retention curve - Daichao Sheng, The University of Newcastle, Australia |
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| 17:20 - 17:35 |
› Evaluation of swell behavor of expansive clays from specific moisture capacity - Alejandro Bravo, Ph.D. Student |
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| 17:35 - 17:50 |
› Hydro-mechanical paths within unsaturated compacted soil framed through water retention surfaces - Benjamin Pelizzari, Sols, Solides, Structures-Risques |
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14:20 - 18:05
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Advances in experimental methods: Hydraulic properties (Cauchy) - Tacio De Campos - Farimah Masrouri |
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| 14:20 - 14:35 |
› Building the UPPA high capacity tensiometer - Joao Mendes, Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Ingénieur Appliquées à la Mécanique et au génie Electrique - SIAME (Anglet, France) |
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| 14:35 - 14:50 |
› Correspondence between the electrical resistivity and total suction in compacted kaolin considering the presence of salt - Rafaela Cardoso, Civil Engineering - Research for Inovation and Sustainability, Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon |
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| 14:50 - 15:05 |
› Soil water retention behaviour for an instrumented embankment - David Toll, School of Engineering and Computing Sciences |
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| 15:05 - 15:20 |
› Validation of a new sensor to measure the concentration of polyethylene glycol for unsaturated soil testing - Olivier Buzzi, The University of Newcastle |
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| 15:20 - 15:35 |
› Time response of two types of porous blocks for suction measurement - Michael Bardanis, EDAFOS Engineering Consultants S.A. |
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| 15:35 - 15:50 |
› Effects of testing techniques on the SWRC of a partially saturated soil - Michael Gunn, London South Bank University |
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| 16:20 - 16:35 |
› Investigating soil water retention characteristics at high suctions using relative humidity control - Vasileios Mantikos, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering [Imperial College London] |
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| 16:35 - 16:50 |
› Application of fitting parameters in best fit equation - Qian Zhai, Nanyang Technological University |
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| 16:50 - 17:05 |
› Estimation of hydraulic conductivity function in unsaturated pyroclastic soils - Marianna Pirone, University of Naples Federico II [Naples] |
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| 17:05 - 17:20 |
› Response of different osmotic membranes and calibration of a coupled model capturing the temperature effect for the osmotic method - Olivier Buzzi, The University of Newcastle |
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| 17:20 - 17:35 |
› Erodibility of soil above the groundwater level: some test results - Anna Shidlovskaya, National Mineral Resources University - Jean-Louis Briaud, Texas A&M University |
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| 17:35 - 17:50 |
› Measurement of soil suction using moist filter paper - Richard Kizza, Nanyang Technological University |
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| 17:50 - 18:05 |
› Study of the variation of B with Sr - Mathilde Morvan, Polytech Clermont-Ferrand, Université Blaise Pascal, Institut Pascal |
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14:20 - 18:05
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Slopes stability (Navier) - Jean Vaunat - Harianto Rahardjo |
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| 14:20 - 14:35 |
› Rainfall-induced landslides in Quaternary soils in Norway - Håkon Heyerdahl, Norwegian Geotechnical Institute |
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| 14:35 - 14:50 |
› Effects of soil-vegetation-atmosphere interaction on the stability of a clay slope: a case study - Giuseppe Pedone, Geotechnical Consulting Group |
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| 14:50 - 15:05 |
› Numerical simulation of rainfall tests on small-scale slope model - FAKHER HAMROUNI, Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Tunis |
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| 15:05 - 15:20 |
› Effects of Rainfall Characteristics on the Stability of Tropical Residual Soil Slope - Harianto Rahardjo, Nanyang Technological University |
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| 15:35 - 15:50 |
› Field Instrumentation for Performance Assessment of Geobarrier System - Harianto Rahardjo, Nanyang Technological University |
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| 16:20 - 16:35 |
› Degree of saturation effect on the grout-soil interface shear strength of soil nailing - Qiong Wang, ARC Centre of Excellence for Geotechnical Science and Engineering, The Univerisity of Newcastle |
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| 16:35 - 16:50 |
› Governing failure mode of unsaturated soil slopes under rainwater infiltration - Wengui Huang, Nanyang Technological University |
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| 16:50 - 17:05 |
› Analysis of rainfall triggered landslides at Rest and be Thankful in Scotland - Brunella Balzano, University of Strathclyde - Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering |
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| 17:05 - 17:20 |
› Numerical analysis of the stability of inhomogeneous slopes considering partially saturated conditions - Patrick Pichler, Graz University of Technology |
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| 17:15 - 17:30 |
› Characteristics of failure mass and safety factor during rainfall of an unsaturated slope - Domenico Gallipoli, Laboratoire SIAME, Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour |
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| 17:35 - 17:50 |
› Rainfall Seasonality Influence on Landslide Probability: A Modelling Approach - Estefanía Muñoz, Departamento de Geociencias y Medio Ambiente, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Colombia |
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Wednesday, September 14, 2016
| Time |
Event |
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09:00 - 09:20
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Invited Lecture (Bienvenüe) |
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| 09:00 - 09:20 |
› Challenges in monitoring and managing engineered slopes in a changing climate - Paul N Hughes, Durham University |
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09:00 - 09:20
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Invited Lecture (Cauchy) |
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| 09:00 - 09:20 |
› Two-phase flow effects on the CO2 injection pressure evolution and implications for the caprock geomechanical stability - Víctor Vilarrasa, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne |
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09:00 - 09:20
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Invited Lecture (Navier) |
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| 09:00 - 09:20 |
› Chemo-physical evolution and microstructure features of lime treated soils - Giacomo Russo, University of Cassino and Southern Lazio |
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09:20 - 12:30
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Water transport properties (Bienvenüe) - Domenico Gallipolli |
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| 09:20 - 09:35 |
› Simulation of water movement and its distribution in a soil column under a water source using pore - scale network modeling - Saeed Samadianfard, University of Tabriz [Tabriz] |
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| 09:35 - 09:50 |
› On the hydrological properties of mountain soils, from measurement to the geotechnical implications - Stefano Barontini, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile, Architettura, Territorio, Ambiente e di Matematica, Università degli Studi di Brescia - Baldassare Bacchi, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile, Architettura, Territorio, Ambiente e di Matematica, Università degli Studi di Brescia |
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| 09:50 - 10:05 |
› Modelling of coupled heat and moisture flows around a buried electrical cable - Hossein Eslami, Laboratoire d'Energétique et de Mécanique Théorique et Appliquée |
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| 10:05 - 10:20 |
› Volumetric water content measurement probes in earth-dam construction - Michael Bardanis, EDAFOS Engineering Consultants S.A. |
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| 10:20 - 10:35 |
› Evaluation of empirical methods for estimating potential evaporation values in northeast France - katia bicalho, Federal University of Espirito Santo |
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| 11:00 - 11:15 |
› Formulation of phase-field model for multiphase flow in deformable porous media - Giulio Sciarra, Department of Chemical Engineering Materials & Environment, University of Rome La Sapienza (Italy) |
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| 11:15 - 11:30 |
› Estimation of the empirical model parameters of unsaturated soils. - SALIMA BOUCHEMELLA, INFRARES Laboratory, Souk Ahras university |
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| 11:30 - 11:45 |
› A new mechanism of canopy effect in unsaturated freezing soils - Jidong Teng, School of Civil Engineering, Central South University |
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| 11:45 - 12:00 |
› Modeling of imbibition process in an embankment scale model - Giada Maria Rotisciani, Sapienza - University of Rome |
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| 12:00 - 12:15 |
› Numerical study on the influence of entrapped air bubbles on the time-dependent pore pressure distribution in soils due to external changes in water level - Georg Ausweger, Graz University of Technology |
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09:20 - 12:30
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Constitutive modelling (Cauchy) - Simon Wheeler - David Masin |
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| 09:20 - 09:35 |
› A finite strain elastoplastic constitutive model for unsaturated soils incorporating mechanisms of compaction and hydraulic collapse - keita nakamura, Yokohama National University |
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| 09:35 - 09:50 |
› Development of a coupled thermo-hydro-mechanical double structure model for expansive soils - David Masin, Charles University in Prague |
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| 09:50 - 10:05 |
› Incorporating anisotropy in the Barcelona basic model - Muayad Al-Sharrad, Lecturer- Department of Civil Engineering- University of Anbar |
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| 10:05 - 10:20 |
› Identification of potential strain heterogeneities during wetting-induced compaction - Giuseppe Buscarnera, Northwestern University [Evanston] |
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| 10:20 - 10:35 |
› Plasto-damage modelling for semi-brittle geomaterials - Gatmiri Behrouz, ParisTech, Laboratoire Navier (École des Ponts), Department of Civil Engineering, University of Tehran, Tehran |
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| 11:00 - 11:15 |
› An effective stress approach for hydro-mechanical coupling of unsaturated soils - Hiram Arroyo, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro |
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| 11:15 - 11:30 |
› Modelling of wetting tests for a natural pyroclastic soil - Sabatino Cuomo, University of Salerno |
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| 11:30 - 11:45 |
› Fully undrained cyclic loading simulation on unsaturated soils using an elastoplastic model for unsaturated soils - Veerayut Komolvilas, Yokohama National University, Yokohama 240-8501, Japan |
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| 11:45 - 12:00 |
› Essential features of compacted silty sand behavior via suction-controlled triaxial testing - Laureano R. Hoyos, University of Texas at Arlington |
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| 12:00 - 12:15 |
› A constitutive model for unsaturated soils based on a compressibility framework dependent on suction and degree of saturation - PANAGIOTIS SITARENIOS, National Technical University of Athens |
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| 12:15 - 12:30 |
› Prediction of wetting – induced volume change behaviour of compacted unsaturated soils in the context of the MPK framework - Arunodi Abeyrathne, Monash University |
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09:20 - 12:30
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Mechanical behaviour (Navier) - Federica Cotecchia - Laureano Hoyos |
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| 09:20 - 09:35 |
› Hydro-mechanical behaviour of sandy silt under generalised stress conditions - Enrique Romero, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya |
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| 09:35 - 09:50 |
› An experimental investigation of the independent effect of suction and degree of saturation on very small-strain stiffness of unsaturated soils - Arianna Pagano, University of Strathclyde - Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering |
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| 09:50 - 10:05 |
› Influence of effective stress on swelling pressure of expansive soils - Wiebke Baille, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Chair of Foundation Engineering, Soil and rock Mechanics - Linzhi Lang, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Chair of Foundation Engineering, Soil and rock Mechanics |
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| 10:05 - 10:20 |
› The influence of wetting and drying paths on the shear strength of a silty clayey compacted soil - matheus matuella, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - Washington Núñez, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - Rodrigo Weber, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - Mattheus Porto, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul |
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| 10:20 - 10:35 |
› Characterizing the behavior of small strain shear modulus for silt and sand during hydraulic hysteresis - Ali Khosravi, School of Civil Engineering, Sharif University of Technology |
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| 11:00 - 11:15 |
› Study on the stress path dependency of collapse behavior of Gorgan loess implementing unsaturated oedometer devices - S. Mohsen Haeri, Department of Civil Engineering, Sharif University of Technology |
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| 11:15 - 11:30 |
› Application of a multi-scale form of Terzaghi's effective stress principle for unsaturated expansive clays to simulate hydro-mechanical behavior during hydration - Julia Mainka, Laboratoire d'énergétique et de mécanique théorique et appliquée |
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| 11:30 - 11:45 |
› Anisotropic behaviour of compacted clayey silt subjected to hydro-mechanical paths - Enrique Romero, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya |
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| 11:45 - 12:00 |
› Predicting the volumetric variation due to changes in suction, applied stress and swelling pressure - Roberto Galaviz-González, División de Investigación y Posgrado. Facultad de Ingeniería. Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro |
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| 12:00 - 12:15 |
› Creep Response in Shear of Clayey Geo-materials under Saturated and Unsaturated Conditions - Nor Shahidah Mohd Nazer, University of Strathclyde - Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering |
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14:00 - 15:30
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Nuclear waste disposals (Bienvenüe) - Maria Villar |
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| 14:00 - 14:15 |
› Hydro-mechanical modelling of MX-80 bentonite: one dimensional study - Ayman Abed, Aalto University - School of Engineering - Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering |
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| 14:15 - 14:30 |
› Investigation of creep behavior of a compacted bentonite using suction control technique - Tomoyoshi NISHIMURA, Ashikaga Institute of Technology |
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| 14:30 - 14:45 |
› Achievements of investigation on hydraulic properties of compacted GMZ bentonite using as buffer/backfill material - YE Weimin, Key Laboratory of Geotechnical and Underground Engineering of Ministry of Education, Tongji University - XIN Q., Key Laboratory of Geotechnical and Underground Engineering of Ministry of Education, Tongji University |
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| 14:45 - 15:00 |
› Stress release and suction generation in the Callovo-Oxfordian claystone - Pierre Delage, Navier/CERMES |
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| 15:00 - 15:15 |
› Changes on the microstructure of compacted bentonite caused by heating and hydration - María Villar, Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas Medioambientales y Tecnológicas |
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| 15:15 - 15:30 |
› Study on GMZ bentonite-sand mixture by undrained triaxial tests - WENJING SUN, State Key Laboratory of Geomechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Institute of Rock and Soil Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai University |
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14:00 - 15:30
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Dams and dykes (Cauchy) - Michael Bardanis |
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| 14:00 - 14:15 |
› Investigation of the influence of animal burrowing on the failure of the levee of San Matteo along the Secchia river. - Maria Luisa Taccari, Deltares, Delft University of Technology |
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| 14:15 - 14:30 |
› On the role of partially saturated soil strength in the stability analysis of a river embankment under steady-state and transient seepage conditions - Guido Gottardi, Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental, and Materials Engineering, University of Bologna |
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| 14:30 - 14:45 |
› Conceptual considerations on evaluation of internal erosion phenomenon via no- erosion filter test and continuing erosion filter test - Johnatan Ramos Rivera, Geotechnical Engineering Research Group- National University of Colombia, School of Mines |
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| 14:45 - 15:00 |
› Distribution of pore water pressure in an earthen dam considering unsaturated-saturated seepage analysis - Kumar Venkatesh, Department of Civil Engineering, MNNIT Allahabad |
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| 15:00 - 15:15 |
› Reliability analysis of flood embankments taking into account a stochastic distribution of hydraulic loading - Alessia Amabile, University of Strathclyde |
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| 15:15 - 15:30 |
› Swelling and collapse of compacted soils to be used as earth dam cores - Michael Bardanis, EDAFOS Engineering Consultants S.A. |
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14:00 - 15:30
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Transportation infrastructures (Navier) - Rafaela Cardoso |
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| 14:00 - 14:15 |
› Water balance of an earth fill built of organic clay - Emanuel Birle, TU München, Zentrum Geotechnik - Dirk Heyer, TU München, Zentrum Geotechnik |
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| 14:15 - 14:30 |
› Behavior of Railroads on Shrink-Swell Soils - Jean-Louis Briaud, Texas A&M University |
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| 14:30 - 14:45 |
› Experiences from in-situ monitoring of pavement under weather conditions change - Barbara Likar, Zavod za gradbeništvo Slovenije |
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| 15:00 - 15:15 |
› Aggregate size effect on the water retention properties of a lime-treated compacted silt during curing - Yejiao WANG, Ecole des Ponts ParisTech |
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| 15:00 - 15:15 |
› IPI laboratory tests - experimental and numerical approach - Dino Mahmutovic, EGIS GEOTECHNIQUE |
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| 15:15 - 15:30 |
› Study of chemical-mineralogical properties of modified soils with polymers addition - Jonny Patricio, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande |
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16:00 - 16:50
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Plenary Lectures (Cauchy) |
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| 16:00 - 16:25 |
› Inputs from in situ experiments to the understanding of the unsaturated behaviour of Callovo-Oxfordian claystone - Gilles Armand, Agence Nationale pour la Gestion des Déchets Radioactifs |
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| 16:25 - 16:50 |
› Cracking in desiccating soils - Alberto Ledesma, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya |
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16:50 - 17:35
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Keynote Lecture (Cauchy) |
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| 16:50 - 17:35 |
› Determination of the relationship among capillary pressure, saturation and interfacial area: a pore unit assembly approach - Majid Hassanizadeh, Utrecht University |
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17:35 - 18:00
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Closing Ceremony (Cauchy) |
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