| 1 | Limit analysis methods |
| 2 | Particle Finite Element analysis methods |
| 3 | Phase-Field Finite Element analysis methods |
| 4 | Discrete element and discontinuous deformation analysis methods |
| 5 | Adaptive coupling of continuum and dis-continuum methods for dynamic analysis |
| 6 | Discrete modelling (DEM) of bonded and unbonded granular materials |
| 7 | Discontinuum Deformation Analysis (DDA) |
| 8 | Adaptive coupling of continuum and discontinuum methods for dynamic problems |
| 9 | Dynamic impact problems and fragmentation |
| 10 | Soil-machine interaction problems |
| 11 | Soil-inclusion and soil-structure interaction problems |
| 12 | Dynamic coupled finite element analysis for soil structure interaction problems |
| 13 | Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering (Soil Liquefaction, Engineering Seismology, Seismic Hazard Analysis, Ground motion models, Seismic source characterization) |
| 14 | Collapsing soils, Dispersive soils |
| 15 | Expansive soils (Swell amount and swell pressures, Lateral swell behavior) |
| 16 | Stabilization of soils by waste materials, Use of fly ash for soil stabilization |
| 17 | Soil stabilization by bacterial cementation |
| 18 | 2D and 3D Numerical Modeling |
| 19 | Unsaturated Soils (Triaxial testing of unsaturated soils for modeling unsaturated soil strength and deformation, Soil-water retention curve prediction and hysteresis, Hydraulic conductivity function and flow modeling |
| 20 | Geotechnical testing system and methodology development, |
| 21 | Slopes and Landslides, Rainfall triggered landslides, Stabilization of slopes by passive piles |
| 22 | Embankment dams, Behavior of earth and rock fill dams under earthquake motions |
| 23 | Ground Improvement, Stone columns |
| 24 | Geosynthetics |
| 25 | Offshore Geotechnical Engineering, Offshore foundations |
| 26 | Retaining walls and Deep Excavations |
| 27 | Buried pipelines |
| 28 | Uncertainty and risk calculations in geotechnical engineering |
| 29 | Transportation Soils and Pavement Design |
| 30 | Software Engineering for geotechnical engineering |
| 31 | Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence for geotechnical problems |
| 32 | Site survey and damage assessment with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles |
| 33 | Tunnel Design |