October 12, 2020 / Press Releases, Publications
Using electric current to stabilize low-permeability soils
EPFL scientists have developed a new approach to stabilizing clay soils. The method involves using a battery-like system to apply electric current to carbonate and calcium ions in order to promote soil consolidation. Their findings were published yesterday in Scientific Reports. According to figures released by the UN yesterday, natural disasters have killed more than 1.2 million people since 2000 and cost nearly $ 3 trillion.These pressing threats bring into sharp focus the need for new answers to the problem of soil stabilization. Scientists at EPFL’s Laboratory of Soil Mechanics (LMS) have developed a number of sustainable solutions, including one that uses enzyme metabolism. Although these methods work for a wide range of soil types, they are considerably less effective...
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September 25, 2020
Keynote by Dr. Terzis at the next AGERP lecture series
Dr. Dimitrios Terzis is invited to deliver a keynote lecture in the upcoming instalment of the AGE-RP series (Advancements in Geotechnical Engineering from Research to Practice) taking place on October 3rd 2020. The Advancements in Geotechnical Engineering from Research to Practice lecture series is aimed at coupling the learnings from academia and industry on several key topics in the discipline of Geotechnical Engineering. From its inception as an academic subject, Geotechnical Engineering education has drawn inspiration from the experience of the practicing engineers and has developed further pivoted on the outputs of the cutting-edge research performed at academic institutions. Derived from elements borrowed from geology, soil science, agronomy, and engineering, it is now considered as a specialized subject. However, it continues to push the boundaries on the fronts of...
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September 23, 2020
We are hiring!
The Laboratory of Soil Mechanics (LMS) at the School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering at EPFL Switzerland, is seeking a Scientific Assistant to develop numerical simulations of groundwater flow andsimulate hydro-chemo-mechanical processes. Read more!
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