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

BARI关于岩土材料变形和破坏的研讨会将使年轻的研究人员了解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、模拟和实验课程将由杰出研究人员的特邀讲座提供支持。人们感兴趣的实际问题是岩质斜坡的稳定性和滑坡引发的可能性预测。因此，研讨会的重点将放在地质材料的变形和破坏上。将讨论的主题包括基于粒子相互作用的连续介质理论的推导，在发展连续介质理论时使用离散元粒子模拟，在有限元模拟中实现连续介质理论，以及对实验结果的解释。研讨会将于2009年6月14日星期日至6月19日在意大利普利亚的一家乡村酒店举行。有工程、数学、物理和地质学背景的研究人员被鼓励申请。每天的课程在一周内总共持续6个小时，由加州大学戴维斯分校的鲍里斯·杰里米奇、法国约瑟夫·傅立叶大学的西诺·维吉亚尼、莱斯大学的朱莉娅·摩根和法国纳威学院的让-诺·L·鲁克斯领衔。被邀请的讲座将由Antonio Gens(西班牙加泰罗尼亚理工大学)、James Jenkins(康奈尔大学)、David Muir-Wood(英国布里斯托尔大学)和James Rice(哈佛大学)主讲。该奖项将支持最多八名年轻的美国研究人员参加研讨会。这项支持将包括旅费和当地费用。提议的活动对得到支持的研究人员的智力价值是从课程材料和杰出讲座中获得的直接好处。他们参与的更广泛的影响将是介绍与他们对岩土材料力学有共同兴趣的欧洲同行并与之互动，并将这一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.