TC105 Geomechanics

Geomechanics from Micro to Macro

Host Member Society: USA

Short name: Geomechanics (TC105)

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TC105 COMMITTEE ANNOUNCES STUDENT 2026 VIDEO COMPETITION WINNERS

The ISSMGE Technical Committee 105 (TC 105), Geomechanics from Micro to Macro, hosted a student video competition in the first half of 2026. The goal of the video competition was to provide a platform for masters and Ph.D. students to gain exposure throughout the TC105 community



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ISSMGE Interactive Technical Talk Episode 21: Geo-Mechanics from Micro to Macro (TC105)

The twenty-first episode of International Interactive Technical Talk has just been launched and is supported by TC105. Catherine O'Sullivan, Angela Casarella, Estefan Garcia and Gareth Swarbrick are discussing with Marc Ballouz about "Geo-Mechanics from Micro to Macro&qu



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TC105 Youtube videos on DEM in geotechnical engineering education

In 2022, TC105 hosted a webinar series on DEM in geotechnical engineering education. Here are the youtube videos and weblinks. Please distributed them to your colleagues, students and friends.

 

Lecture 1: Teaching granular mechanics with Discrete E



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Discrete Element Method (DEM) in geotechnical engineering education

This Spring, TC105 Geomechanics from Micro to Macro is hosting a webinar series on Discrete Element Method (DEM) in geotechnical engineering education. See below. If you would like to listen to the seminars, please register from the flyer that can be accessed from here



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A special issue "Emerging Trends in Discrete-based Modeling and Characterization of Geotechnics"

A special issue "Emerging Trends in Discrete-based Modeling and Characterization of Geotechnics" which was edited by TC105 members, Catherine O'Sullivan (Imperial College) and Jidong Zhao (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology), is available from



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Publications from Micro2MACRO2018 workshop

Here are some publications related to TC105 Geomechanics from Micro and Macro led by Drs. Pasquale Giovine and Giuseppe Mortara of University of Reggio Calabria. The publications originate from the workshop "micro to MACRO mathematical modelling in soil mechanics"



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TC105 report "IAS Workshop on Emerging Scales in Granular Media” held in Hong Kong, 14-16 January 2020

The “IAS Workshop on Emerging Scales in Granular Media” was successfully held at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), Hong Kong, 14-16 Jan 2020 (see http://ias.ust.hk/events/202001esgm/). The workshop was financially supported by HKUST Jockey Cl



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TC105 Micro-to-Macro Blog

TC105 launched a blog that shows some research work done in the area of Micro-to-Macro Geomechanics. 

https://m2m.home.blog/

If you have any materials that you would like to share from this blog, please contact the TC105 chair Kenichi Soga. 

 



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European Working Group on Internal Erosion in Embankment Dams, Levees and Dikes, and their Foundations

We are pleased to invite you to the University of Sheffield to attend the 28th Annual Meeting of the European Working Group on Internal Erosion (EWG‐IE), from 7th to 10th July 2020. Following the EWG-IE-27 in Vancouver in June 2019, the Sheffield meeting will provide a forum fo



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TC105 DEM Round Robin Test

Dear ISSMGE members,

TC105 invites you to join the TC105 Round Robin exercise on DEM simulation.

The discrete element method (DEM) is a powerful tool for to develop fundamental understanding of the behavior of geomaterials at the scale of the individual particles.Altho



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Micro‐Macro Mechanics of Granular Geo‐materials - China‐Europe Conference on Geotechnical Engineering (Aug 13‐16, 2018, Vienna, Austria)

China‐Europe Conference on Geotechnical Engineering (Aug 13‐16, 2018, Vienna, Austria)

Special Session organised under auspices of the Technical Committee of Geomechanics under the Chinese Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, the Technical Committee of Geomechanic



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Symposium "micro to MACRO mathematical modelling in soil mechanics

Dear All

An International Symposium "micro to MACRO mathematical modelling in soil mechanics"  will be held in Reggio Calabria on May 29 – June 1, 2018.

 

The deadline for the abstract submission is approaching and I hope that you and your cowor



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To promote co-operation and exchange of information about the behaviour of soil particles (clays to gravels) and the interactions amoung themselves and with pore fluids (air, water and other liquids). 

To clarify the fundamental micro-mechanisms of macroscopic soil behavior.

1.To encourage microscopic particle-scale understanding of significant macroscopic behaviours of gravel, sand, clay and their mixtures, such as compressibility, anisotropy, yielding, creep, cyclic liquefaction, shear failure and tensile fracture.

2.To promote discussions on the use of micro-scale measurements and simulations to enhance soil characterisation procedures (grading, plasticity index, CPT / SPT etc) and to clarify the selection and use of continuum parameters in geotechnical engineering practice.

3.To promote better practice of Discrete Element Modelling (DEM) of soil aggregates, through simulations of laboratory tests and round-robin tests.

Encourage preparation of keynote lectures, state-of-the-art lectures including new technology, round robin tests, blogs, general reports for conferences organized by the International Society, regional conferences and conferences organized by Member societies.

Interact with industry and overlapping organizations working in areas related to the TCs specialist area: - ASCE Granular Materials committee - ALERT (Europe) - GM3 (UK) - National research group - Korean Geotechnical Society - National research group - Chinese Geotechnical Society - National research group - Japanese Geotechnical Society

# Type Full Name Country
1 Chair Itai Einav Australia
2 Vice Chair Catherine O'Sullivan United Kingdom
3 Secretary Yukio Nakata Japan
4 Nominated by TC Chair Gioacchino (Cino) Viggiani Italy
5 Nominated by TC Chair Jidong Zhao Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
6 Nominated by TC Chair Ryan Hurley United States
7 Nominated by TC Chair Jinhyun Choo South Korea
8 Nominated Member David Muir Wood United Kingdom
9 Nominated Member Daniel Barreto United Kingdom
10 Corresponding Member Yanhao Zheng China
11 Corresponding Member Hossein Nowamooz France
12 Corresponding Member Jérémy Masson France
13 Corresponding Member Mahdia Hattab France
14 Nominated Member Y.H. Wang Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
15 Corresponding Member Beatrice Baudet United Kingdom
16 Corresponding Member Angelo Amorosi Italy
17 Nominated Member Anne-Catherine Dieudonne Netherlands
18 Corresponding Member manman Hu Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
19 Corresponding Member Ji-Peng Wang China
20 Corresponding Member Achim Hettler Germany
21 Nominated Member Zhongxuan Yang China
22 Corresponding Member Rocco Lagioia Italy
23 Corresponding Member Adnan Sufian Australia
24 Nominated Member Jelke Dijkstra Sweden
25 Nominated Member Miguel Angel Cabrera Colombia
26 Nominated Member Hadrien Rattez Belgium
27 Corresponding Member Liang Cui United Kingdom
28 Corresponding Member Ryunosuke Kido Japan
29 Nominated Member David Frost United States
30 Corresponding Member Alejandro Martinez United States
31 Corresponding Member Sanchari Mondal United Kingdom
32 Corresponding Member Matthew Richard Coop United Kingdom
33 Nominated Member Haoyuan Liu Norway
34 Nominated Member Ivo Herle Czech & Slovak Republics
35 Nominated Member Meng-Chia Weng Chinese Taipei
36 Nominated Member Ali Pak Iran
37 Nominated Member G. Madhavi Latha India
38 Nominated Member Fabrice EMERIAULT France
39 Corresponding Member Helen Cheng United Kingdom
40 Nominated Member Achilleas Papadimitriou Greece
41 Corresponding Member Ning Guo China
42 Corresponding Member Giuseppe Mortara Italy
43 Nominated Member Gye-Chun Cho South Korea
44 Nominated Member Bodhinanda Chandra Indonesia
45 Nominated Member Marius Milatz Germany
46 Nominated Member Frédéric Collin Belgium
47 Nominated Member Pulpong Pongvithayapanu Thailand
48 Corresponding Member Xi Chen China
49 Corresponding Member Ilhan Chang South Korea
50 Corresponding Member zitao zhang China
51 Nominated Member INGRID TOMAC Croatia
52 Corresponding Member Changho Lee South Korea
53 Corresponding Member Xiaohui Cheng China
54 Corresponding Member SeonHong Na South Korea
55 Nominated Member Chung Siung Choo Malaysia
56 Corresponding Member Jeff Wang Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
57 Nominated Member Tarun Naskar India
58 Corresponding Member Mousumi Mukherjee India
59 Nominated Member Hans Henning Stutz Germany
60 Corresponding Member Cacin PY Wong United Kingdom
61 Nominated Member Panos Papanastasiou Cyprus
62 Nominated Member Hong Lam Dang Vietnam
63 Nominated Member Johan Gaume Switzerland
64 Corresponding Member Hem Bahadur Motra Germany
65 Corresponding Member Pin Zhang United Kingdom
66 Nominated Member Rolando Orense New Zealand
67 Nominated Member João Manso Portugal
68 Nominated Member Budi Zhao Ireland
69 Nominated Member Laura González Blanco Spain
70 Nominated Member Enrique Romero Spain
71 Corresponding Member Lu Jing China
72 Corresponding Member Miriam Martínez Ruiz Spain
73 Nominated Member Wei Wu Austria
74 Nominated Member Hongyang Cheng Netherlands
75 Nominated Member Ozer Cinicioglu Turkey
76 Nominated Member Mehmet Baris Can Ulker Turkey
77 Nominated Member Samir Maghous Brazil
78 Corresponding Member M.Azizul Moqsud Japan
79 Corresponding Member Francesco Calvetti Italy
80 Nominated Member Shuji Moriguchi Japan
81 Nominated Member Yosuke Higo Japan
82 Corresponding Member Kenichi Soga United States
83 Corresponding Member Krishna Kumar United States
84 Corresponding Member Vasileios Angelidakis United Kingdom
85 Nominated Member Alessandro Gajo Italy
86 Nominated Member Nicolas Estrada Mejia Colombia
87 Nominated Member Anthony Leung Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
88 Corresponding Member Matteo Ciantia United Kingdom
89 Nominated Member Danuta Leśniewska Poland
90 Nominated Member Marek Lefik Poland
91 Nominated Member Pierre Delage France
92 Nominated Member Xia Li China
93 Corresponding Member Daniella ESCRIBANO Chile
94 Nominated Member Mehdi Pouragha Canada
95 Nominated Member Paulus P. Rahardjo Indonesia
96 Nominated Member J S Vinod Australia
97 Nominated Member Rafaela Cardoso Portugal
98 Corresponding Member Gang Wang Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

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