Soil Mechanics And Foundation Engineering Scimago

[Caterina Haggins]

Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering is an international journal that presents the latest achievements in soil and rock mechanics theory, experimental investigations, and geotechnical and foundation engineering.

• Focuses on investigations of geotechnical and foundation problems in regions with regular and extreme soil conditions.
• Discusses innovative solutions in the field.
• Provides international coverage from leading specialists.
• A translation of the Russian peer-reviewed journal Osnovaniya, Fundamenty i Mechanica Gruntov.
• Established over 50 years ago, it is a comprehensive source of knowledge for engineers, researchers, and design specialists.

The book series entitled Geotechnical, Geologicaland Earthquake Engineering has been initiated toprovide carefully selected and reviewed information from the most recentfindings and observations in these engineering fields.
Researchers as well as practitioners in theseinterdisciplinary fields will find valuable information in these book volumes,contributing to advancing the state-of-the-art and state-of-the-practice.
This book series comprises monographs, editedvolumes, handbooks as well as occasionally symposia and workshop proceedingsvolumes on the broad topics of geotechnical, geological and earthquakeengineering. The topics covered are theoretical and applied soil mechanics,foundation engineering, geotechnical earthquake engineering, earthquakeengineering, rock mechanics, engineering geology, engineering seismology,earthquake hazard, etc.

It provides an opportunity for colleagues from all over the world to understand the current developments in the fields of rock mechanics, geotechnical engineering, soil mechanics and foundation engineering, civil engineering, mining engineering, hydraulic engineering, petroleum engineering, engineering geology, etc.

The topics covered by the JRMGE include new theories, new technologies, new methods and experiences, in-situ and laboratory tests, new developments, case studies, and timely reviews on selected subjects in rock mechanics and geotechnical engineering.

Research Assistant and Teaching Assistant are available. Students who are interested in Energy Geotechnics, Computational Geomechanics and Geotechnical Enineering and have academic enthusiasm are welcomed to join in our research group.

Multiple Ph.D. and M.S level graduate research assistantships are available at the University of North Dakota. The assistantships may start as early as in Spring or Summer 2020. The assistantships are housed in the Harold Hamm School of Geology and Geological Engineering within the College of Engineering and Mines. The research project is led by Dr. I-Hsuan Ho. Background in geotechnical/geological/civil engineering related fields. The preference will be given to students who has expertise in finite element modeling, or other numerical modeling skills. Good writing skills are required. Students who are interested in working on alternative pavement heating, landslides, deeply-buried structures, soil-structure interaction and ground improvement are desired. Highly motivated, energetic individuals with an unparalleled work ethic are strongly encouraged to apply.

Interested individuals should send a detailed CV (including GPA); 1-page cover letter summarizing research preparation and interests; TOEFL scores (if international applicant); copy of undergraduate or graduate transcripts and a list of three references to ihsu...@und.edu

Le prove scritte e orali si svolgeranno presso la Biblioteca Aula Geotecnica, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Strutturale e Geotecnica, 3 piano sul Chiostro della Facolt di Ingegneria Civile e Industriale, Via Eudossiana 18, 00184 Roma.

The PhD in Structural and Geotechnical Engineering includes the themes of the disciplinary scientific fields of Structural Mechanics, Structural Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering that can be found in the following declaratory: STRUCTURAL MECHANICS The interest is in the scientific activity and teaching and training concerning the solid mechanics, materials and structures. The scientific-disciplinary issues such as the experimental and theoretical knowledge are on how to solve problems related to the determination of the mechanical behavior of structures, bodies or resistant elements of civil engineering, architecture, other engineering sectors as other applied sciences. The problems faced involving aspects relating to statics, dynamics, stability, fracture mechanics, calculation at strength and experimental mechanics as a verification of the models. The techniques and methods used are typical of physical and mathematical modeling, computational mechanics, experimental mechanics, diagnostics and structural identification. Other issues concern the interaction between the structures and the physical environment that surrounds them, the mechanics of innovative and unconventional materials structures, regardless of the scale of their observation and modeling, the critical study of the historical development of the models used and reading structural key historical and monumental artifacts. STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS AND DESIGN The interest is in the scientific and educational training relating theories and techniques directed to both the structural design and the design of new buildings and the verification and the structural rehabilitation of existing ones. The scientific subject contents are: actions on structures, including seismic activity, the behavior of the structures depending on the type and morphology, materials, techniques and technologies, the interaction with the ground and with the 'environment, and the ways of use and control strategies; methods and tools for structural design, construction and operation of facilities; vulnerability assessments, reliability, comfort, safety and durability; experimentation, testing and monitoring of buildings; historical investigations on the building, security checks and structural intervention solutions applicable to construction and historical monuments; structural architecture. GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING The interest is in the scientific and educational training related to principles, theories and analytical, computational and experimental methods for the physical-mechanical modeling of soils and rocks, including the evaluation of their behavior in boundary value problems where those natural materials interact with typical civil engineering structures, under static and dynamic conditions. In particular, part of the research activity focuses on the experimental observation of the mechanical behavior of soils and rocks at the element level and on the related attempt to formulate non-linear constitutive relations to model their essential features. Those mathematical models, once properly formulated, often require the development of specific numerical integration schemes for their implementation into numerical codes: this activity leads to further research activities that characterize the geotechnical sector. The numerical analysis of boundary value problems allows further research to be carried out with reference to specific geotechnical structures including foundations, underground constructions, excavations and retaining structures, tunnels, embankments or earth dams, all requiring a detailed geotechnical characterization to be carried out aiming at defining an ideal geotechnical model of the involved soil or rock deposits. This latter activity too can itself be approached in an academic prospective, as being central in the solution of any geotechnical problem. The outcomes of the applied research discussed above can have a direct impact on the design and construction techniques to be adopted in real civil engineering projects. Last, but not least in terms of relevance, is the geotechnical research contribution to the environmental risk assessment and mitigation, which involves at different scales many aspects of the world around us. This includes the analysis of the stability of natural slopes, the seismic-related site response analysis and that of the occurrence of liquefaction phenomena, together with the man-induced environmental damages, like those related to polluted industrial sites. As one can see, the themes of the PhD in Structural and Geotechnical Engineering are central in Civil Engineering and Architecture sector, but may also have wider variations to other sectors such as Industrial Engineering (mechanical, aerospace, naval) remaining characterized, discounted the importance of the theoretical approach, with a strong focus on implementation issues. Notwithstanding this strong connotation, there is also space for different research topics as security in the event of extreme actions such as fire and explosions, unconventional mechanical problems, frontier technologies based on coupled behaviors or with biological inspiration, the bio structural issues, heuristic optimization, security problems, energy harvesting, resilience, sustainability, forensic engineering, aspects of the history of structural mechanics and design methods. The PhD course is organized into two curricula: c) a) Structural Engineering d) b) Geotechnical Engineering but all theses that consider cross-cutting themes are certainly encouraged. The PhD Course in Structural and Geotechnical Engineering considers as essential to have an appropriate cross-culture, to support students in both academic careers/research and toward professional paths/high level consultancy.

The important role of the critical state theory in the modern soil mechanics is undeniable. It is true that the number of soil mechanics courses that not cover this subject is progressively decreasing. However, when the critical state theory is introduced, this topic cannot be seen as a simple extension of the classic soil mechanics. On the contrary, it is essential that some significant differences between modern and classic soil mechanics are adequately clarified and understood. This subject is a relevant objective of this paper, besides the large benefits brought by the modern soil mechanics. This discipline, like the mechanics applied to other materials, is fundamentally a preliminary learning to prepare for the professional practice of geotechnical engineering. When the main objective is to teach methods to solve the engineering problems (foundations, excavations, embankments, tunnels, etc.), the matters transmitted to the students are sometimes focused on the geotechnical engineering methods, where, nevertheless, soil mechanics, naturally, has an irreplaceable role. It is true that a design is unique in itself. However, all designs must have in common the same theoretical principles of soil mechanics, regardless of the particularities of the geotechnical design. This cannot be neglected in the modern soil mechanics teaching. Brief ideas concerning where and how soil mechanics has been taught, is also introduced. The fundamentals about plastic design of geotechnical structures are highlighted. The article ends calling attention to the outstanding contribution of the critical state theory for a unified understanding of the soil behavior. Its pedagogic benefits are invaluable.

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