Support for Young US Researchers to Attend the Bari Workshop on Deformation and Failure of Geomaterials, held 6/14-19, 2009 in Puglia, Italy

关于岩土材料变形和破坏的巴里研讨会将使年轻的研究人员接触到与岩土材料行为相关的颗粒材料力学的最新发展。每天的建模，仿真和实验课程将由杰出的研究人员邀请讲座。我们感兴趣的实际问题是岩质边坡的稳定性和滑坡起爆的可能预测。因此，研讨会的重点将放在地质材料的变形和破坏上。要解决的主题包括基于粒子相互作用的连续统理论的推导，在发展连续统理论中使用粒子的离散元模拟，连续统理论在有限元模拟中的实施，以及实验结果的解释。研讨会将于2009年6月14日至6月19日在意大利普利亚的一家乡村酒店举行。鼓励具有工程、数学、物理和地质学背景的研究人员申请。每天的课程，每周持续六个小时，将由Boris Jeremic（加州大学戴维斯分校），Cino Viggiani（法国约瑟夫傅立叶大学），Julia Morgan（莱斯大学）和Jean-Noël Roux（法国纳维尔研究所）领导。特邀讲者分别是西班牙加泰罗尼亚理工大学的Antonio Gens、康奈尔大学的James Jenkins、英国布里斯托尔大学的David Muir-Wood和哈佛大学的James Rice。该奖项将支持最多8名美国年轻研究人员参加研讨会。支持将包括旅费和当地费用。对于被支持的研究人员来说，拟议活动的智力价值是直接受益于课程材料和杰出的讲座。他们参与的更广泛的影响将是他们与欧洲同行的介绍和互动，他们分享他们对地质材料力学的兴趣，并将这些知识纳入研究和教学材料。

The Bari workshop on the deformation and failure of geomaterials will expose young researchers to recent developments in the mechanics of granular materials that are relevant to the behavior of geomaterials. Daily classes on modeling, simulation, and experiment will be complimented by invited lectures given by distinguished researchers. The practical problem of interest is the stability of rocky slopes and the possible prediction of landslide initiation. Consequently, the focus of the workshop will be on the deformation and failure of geological materials. Topics to be addressed include the derivation of continuum theories based on particle interactions, the use discrete element simulations of particles in developing continuum theory, the implementation of continuum theories in finite element simulations, and the interpretation of experimental results. The workshop will be held between Sunday, June 14 and June 19, 2009 in a country hotel located in Puglia, Italy. Researchers with backgrounds in engineering, mathematics, physics, and geology are being encouraged to apply. The daily courses, each lasting a total of six hours during the week, will be led by Boris Jeremic (University of California, Davis), Cino Viggiani (Universite Joseph Fourier, France), Julia Morgan (Rice University), and Jean-Noël Roux (Institut Navier, France). The invited lectures will be given by Antonio Gens (Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Spain), James Jenkins (Cornell University), David Muir-Wood (Bristol University, UK), and James Rice (Harvard University). This award will support the participation in the workshop of up to eight young U.S. researchers. The support will include both travel and local expenses. The intellectual merit of the proposed activity to the researchers who are supported is the direct benefit derived from the course material and the distinguished lectures. The broader impact of their participation will be their introduction to and interaction with European peers who share their interest in the mechanics of geomaterials and the incorporation of this knowledge into research and teaching materials.