RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM

COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH CENTER 837

INTERACTION MODELING INMECHANIZED TUNNELING

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COMPUTATIONAL MODELING IN GEOMECHANICS AND TUNNELING

INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP:

The workshop will address recent advances in computational modeling of granular materials and soft soils at different scales and of interactions between the ground behaviour and machine-driven tunnel construction.

Analysis of Tunneling in London Clay Using an Advanced ModelProf. Antonio Gens (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain)

Mathematical Formulation, Finite Element Implementation, and Iterative Solvers for Fully Coupled Flow and GeomechanicsProf. Ronaldo Borja (Stanford University, USA)

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Ground Movements Associated with Tunneling and their Effects on Adjacent StructuresProf. Andrew Whittle (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA)

Analysis of Tunnel Failure in Partially Saturated Grounds Using Non-Standard Finite Element MethodsProf. Carlo Callari (University of Molise, Italy)

Interaction Modeling in Mechanized TunnelingProf. Günther Meschke (Ruhr University Bochum, Germany)

Workshop Dinner

WORKSHOP PROGRAM 07. July 2011 – 13:30 - 18:00

WORKSHOP PROGRAM 08. July 2011 – 09:00 - 13:30

Numerical Modeling of Small to Large Deformation Geomechanics ProblemsProf. Kenichi Soga (University of Cambridge, UK)

Large Deformation Analyses with the Material Point MethodProf. em. Pieter Vermeer (University Stuttgart, Germany)

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Validation of Constitutive Models in Geotechnical ApplicationsProf. Tom Schanz (Ruhr University Bochum, Germany)

Infi ltration Processes in Porous Media: Multi-Scale and Multi-Phase Modeling AspectsProf. Holger Steeb (Ruhr University Bochum, Germany)

7TH - 8TH JULY 2011 Veranstaltungszentrum Ruhr University Bochum

Universitätsstraße 150 – 44801 Bochum

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