Dear Colleagues,
Please find hereinafter the announcement of the school entitled
"Fundamentals of Unsaturated Soils" to be held at the Technical University
of Catalonia (UPC) in Barcelona, Spain during the days 1st and 2nd of June
2005.
This school opens a series of four annual training events (2005, 2006, 2007
and 2008) organized within the framework of the "Marie Curie" Research and
Training Network MUSE funded by the European Commission. The MUSE network
is formed by the following 6 universities: the University of Durham, UK;
the University of Trento, Italy; the École Nationale des Ponts et Chassées,
France; the Technical University of Catalonia (UPC), Spain; the University
of Glasgow, UK; the University of Naples Federico II, Italy. The objective
of the network is to integrate and expand the knowledge recently acquired
in these institutions in relation to the engineering behaviour of
unsaturated soils as well as to promote training of researchers and
practitioners in this particular area of geotechnical engineering. Further
information about the MUSE project can be found at the web address:
http://muse.dur.ac.uk/ .
In this spirit, the school at Barcelona includes a programme of lectures
from academic and industrial speakers, which aims at presenting an overview
of the general concepts of unsaturated soil mechanics as well as recent
experiences in testing and modelling of unsaturated soils of different
particles grading (rockfill, sands, silts and non active clays, expansive
clays). The details of the programme are attached to this message.
The school is open free of charge to all those interested. Prospective
participants will need to make their own arrangements for subsistence and
accommodation. All those interested should confirm attendance by sending
back to [log in to unmask] the registration form in attachment. The
deadline for registration is May, 20th.
Regards,
Jean Vaunat
Department of Geotechnical Engineering and Geosciences
Technical University of Catalonia (UPC)
Barcelona, Spain
(See attached file: Programme 1st MUSE school.doc)(See attached file:
Registration form.doc)
(See attached file: Programme 1st MUSE school.doc)(See attached file:
Registration form.doc)
(See attached file: Programme 1st MUSE school.doc)(See attached file:
Registration form.doc)
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