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 |