572 – Constitutive Modelling of Rocks and Soils
Chairperson:
Prof. Günter Hofstetter
Institute for Basic Sciences in Engineering Science
Faculty of Engineering Science
University of Innsbruck
Technikerstraße 13
A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
Co-chairperson
Prof. Alessandro Gajo
Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile, Ambientale e Meccanica
University of Trento
via Mesiano, 77
I-38050 Trento, Italy
Institute for Infrastructure Engineering
Faculty of Engineering Science
University of Innsbruck
Technikerstraße 13
A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria
The accurate modelling of the mechanical behaviour of soil and rock is of great interest in geotechnical engineering. For modelling the complex behaviour of such materials a large number of advanced material models, based on different theories, have been developed in recent years. The aim of the Colloquium is to review the various existing constitutive models for soil and rock and to assess the potential and drawbacks of the different approaches for applications in numerical simulations of geotechnical problems. The colloquium will contribute to obtain a valuable basis for the selection of reliable and efficient material models for soil and rock and to intensify the interaction between experts in the fields of continuum mechanics, numerical modelling and geotechnical engineering.