HEIA-FR, route des Arsenaux 41, 1700 Fribourg, room Ars3.383
09:00 – 16:30

Symposium Topics 

Numerical simulation in geomechanics, constitutive aspects, soil-structure interaction and associated structural analysis with emphasis on present and future engineering practice: applications case studies, failure analyses, optimisation, probabilistic approaches. 

Confirmed talks

  • Keynote lecture Th. Zimmermann (Zace): ZSoil, forever young
  • K. Dziedzic/R. Obrzud (GeoDev) : Towards integrating a spatial analysis of geotechnical data into FE model creation
  • J. Zannin/S. Marceta/R. Obrzud (KF): Design of heat exchangers based on thermal response measurement and numerical simulations in ZSoil
  • R. Obrzud (KF): Predicting geostructure performance, digital twinning of large-scale load tests using ZSoil simulations
  • R. Maye (KF): Secure deep excavation design near railways based on ZSoil results: insights from the Travis project
  • J. Minini/S. Commend (HEIA-FR): Probabilistic vs. deterministic design in Eurocodes 2.0, with potential economic gain

Other potentially invited speakers

  • M. Cudny (Gdansk University), M. Borgers (Illwerke), GW. Byun (EG Soft), Ph. Menétrey (IngPhi), A. Truty & K. Podles (CUT), M. Preisig & S. Kivell (GeoMod),      

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