Global Initiative of Academic Networks

(GIAN) Course
on

Constitutive Modelling in
Practical Geotechnical Analysis

June 06 to 16, 2016

Overview:
Geotechnical engineers deal with difficult materials
which often exhibit complex path-dependent stressstrain response. This course brings together fundamental concepts, new developments as well as some
of the recent experience in the use of constitutive
models in practical geotechnical analysis especially in
underground construction works. Finite element analysis has been used to assess ground movement in most
underground constructions. This has led to a proliferation in the use of numerical modelling. At present,
virtually every deep basement, foundation for highrise building and tunnelling project, is accompanied
by numerical analysis.

tent fashion. The course is designed to provide opportunity for the participants to interact with international
experts and discuss problems and possible solutions.

Course Contents:
The course consists of 11 half-day sessions (3-4 hours
each day) of lectures and tutorials. The lectures will
be conducted as problem based learning. The following topics will be covered:

Broad Objectives:

Conducted by

Office of Continuing Education &

Quality Improvement Programme

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay

Powai, Mumbai 400 076

Finite element and constitutive modelling in a practical engineering setting is very different from that in a
research setting. The degree of sophistication is often
unavailable in practice where the pressure of time and
money means that standard models, such as MohrCoulomb, are used with parameters measured in
standard laboratory and field tests. This is ironical
since the consequences of modelling errors is more
serious in practical engineering than in research.

This course will improve your skills in using sophisticated numerical software, with in-depth understanding of soil behaviour and its modelling. The objective
of this course is to familiarise professional engineers
with the concepts and behaviours of commonly used
constitutive models used in finite element and numerical software so that the users acquire a clear understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of these
models and use them in a knowledgeable and compe-

Elasticity and effective stress principle in FE

analysis.
Stress path, flow rule and angle of dilation.
An overview on the basic concepts of plasticity,
with emphasis on Mohr-Coulomb, including
methods of compensating for shear strength overestimation by Mohr-coulomb
Advanced soil models such as work-hardening
plasticity and cap models (e.g. Cam Clay, soft soil
model, hardening soil model etc.) and their advantages over Mohr-Coulomb.
The stiffness issue: non-linear stiffness and what
modulus to use e.g. E0, E50.
Modelling of natural and structured soils, including material characteristics and possible modelling strategies.
Ground improvement and current approaches to
modelling cement-improved ground in Singapore.

This course is designed to provide insight into the recent development in engineering principles and
judgement used in resolving many common and
unique geotechnical engineering problems. Much of
the lecture material has continually been reviewed
over the past few years in order to maintain its cutting
edge content.

Venue:
The course will be held in the Seminar Hall, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Bombay.

Course Fee:
Participation fee# for taking the course is as follows:
Student Participants: Rs. 3,500/Faculty Participants: Rs. 12,500/Government Organisations: Rs. 17,500/Industry Participants: Rs. 22,500/#

Fee includes service-tax. No income-tax is to be deducted at

source from the fee, as IIT Bombay is exempt from the same.

The fee is towards participation in the course, course

material, computer use for tutorials and assignments,
and laboratory equipment usage charges.
Tea/Coffee and lunch will be provided.

A Certificate of participation will be awarded to all

the participants of the course.

Important Dates:
Last date for receipt of application:
Course dates:

25/05/2016
06/06/2016
to 16/06/2016

Please note that the seats are limited. Therefore early

registration is encouraged.
Please send the completed registration form to the
course coordinator at the following address:
Prof. Ashish Juneja
Course Coordinator
Department of Civil Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay
Powai, Mumbai 400 076 Maharashtra
Phone: (022) 2576 7327 Fax: (022) 2576 7302
Email: ajuneja@iitb.ac.in
Prior to the submission of the form and the course fee,
you should first register on GIAN portal (if not already
done so) and select this course amongst the list of approved
courses. Registration to the portal is a one-time affair and
is valid for all GIAN courses. For more information on all
GIAN courses, please visit: http://www.gian.iitkgp.ac.in/

Accommodation:

Payment Options:
Demand draft in favour of Registrar, IIT Bombay-CEP account payable at Mumbai. Please
post the DD along with the copy of the registration form.
Bank transfer to State Bank of India, IIT Powai
Branch (a/c no.: 10725729128, a/c name: Registrar, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay,
MICR Code: 400002034, IFSC Code:
SBIN0001109). Please email the transaction detail along with the copy of the registration form.

The participants will be provided with Hostel or Guest

House accommodation on payment basis. Request for
accommodation may please be submitted at the time
of registration.

Who May Benefit:

Geotechnical engineer or research scientist interested in geotechnical analysis of critical structures

including foundations of high-rise buildings, tunnels and underground openings.
Student or faculty from academic institution interested in pursuing research on soil behaviour
and its modelling.

Lead Faculty:
Professor Fook-Hou Lee is a
faculty member at the National
University of Singapore (NUS).
He developed and commissioned
the NUS Geotechnical Centrifuge, which is the only geotechnical centrifuge in Southeast Asia. He has a strong interest in soil improvement, especially in the modelling
of soil improvement processes and characterisation of
improved soil behaviour. Dr. Lee is a registered Professional Engineer and has been consulted for many
projects.
Dr. Subhadeep Banerjee is a
faculty at Indian Institute of
Technology, Madras. His research interests include cyclic behaviour of geomaterials, seismic
soil-structure interactions and finite element analysis of complex dynamic problems.
Dr. Banerjee is directing three research groups on: (i)
Cyclic characterization of improved soils (ii) Constitutive models of soils under seismic loadings; and (iii)
Dynamic to complex soil-structure problems.
Dr. Ashish Juneja is a faculty at
Indian Institute of Technology
Bombay. His research interests
include dynamic soil behaviour,
numerical and physical modelling of underground structures
and ground improvement works. He is a consultant to
many government and private organisations. He has
received research grant from DST, MoES, DRDO and
Railways. Some of Dr. Junejas courses have been
transmitted live through ISRO's remote satellite.

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CONSTITUTIVE MODELLING IN
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June 06 to 16, 2016
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