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

巴里关于地质材料变形和破坏的研讨会将使年轻的研究人员了解与地质材料行为有关的颗粒材料力学的最新发展。建模，仿真和实验的日常课程将由杰出的研究人员进行特邀讲座。感兴趣的实际问题是岩质边坡的稳定性和滑坡发生的可能预测。因此，讲习班的重点将是地质材料的变形和破坏。要解决的主题包括推导基于粒子相互作用的连续介质理论，使用离散元模拟粒子在发展连续介质理论，连续介质理论在有限元模拟中的实施，以及实验结果的解释。 讲习班将于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，每一个持续一周共六个小时，将由鲍里斯Jeremic（加州大学戴维斯分校），Cino Viggiani（约瑟夫傅立叶大学，法国），朱莉娅摩根（莱斯大学），和Jean-Noël Roux（研究所Navier，法国）。 受邀演讲者包括Antonio Gens（西班牙卡塔卢尼亚理工大学）、James Jenkins（康奈尔大学）、大卫缪尔-伍德（英国布里斯托大学）和James Rice（哈佛大学）。 该奖项将支持最多8名年轻的美国研究人员参加研讨会。支助将包括旅费和当地费用。对受资助的研究人员来说，拟议活动的智力价值是从课程材料和杰出讲座中获得的直接利益。 他们参与的更广泛的影响将是他们介绍和与欧洲同行谁分享他们的兴趣在地质材料的力学和这种知识纳入研究和教学材料的互动。

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.