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Seminars (SEV)
As part of the training, lectures given by personalities of recognized merit in the field are planned. These lectures are introduced in different curricular units according to the topic to be covered.
Objectives
• Provide trainees with a more comprehensive view of the course content and related areas.
• Motivate trainees to carry out research work, to participate in the development of scientific articles and research project proposals, and continue on to doctoral courses.
Speakers
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Dr. Fernanda Bessa FerreiraPostdoctoral Researcher, Construct-GEO, University of Porto, Portugal Title: Application of geosynthetics and recycled rubber products for rail track stabilisation |
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Dr. Fernanda Ferreira is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP) since 2019. She completed a Masters in Civil Engineering at FEUP in 2010 and then obtained a PhD from the same University in 2016. From 2016-2018, she was a Research Associate at the Centre for Geomechanics and Railway Engineering of the University of Wollongong Australia. Her main areas of interest and expertise include: 1) the reinforcement and stabilisation of earthen structures using geosynthetics; (2) the use of artificial inclusions for enhanced stability of ballasted rail tracks; and (3) the use of recycled construction and demolition wastes in Civil Engineering applications. She is the author of over 50 scientific publications and Editorial Board Member of prestigious international journals, such as Geosynthetics International, an official journal of the International Geosynthetics Society (IGS). She has been the recipient of several awards, such as the IGS Students Award, an Honorable Mention from the Portuguese Geotechnical Society (SPG), and most recently the Bright Spark Lecture Award of the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE). She is a Member of the Portuguese Order of Engineers, Smart Waste Portugal Association, SPG, ISSMGE and IGS, as well as the Portuguese Representative of the IGS Young Members Committee since 2015. |
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Dr. Konrad Malicki is an assistant professor at the Cracow University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Chair of Roads, Railways and Traffic Engineering (Poland). He completed his master's degree in 2003 and doctoral degree in 2012, both in the field of structural and transportation engineering at the Cracow University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering. He has about 17 years of experience in road infrastructure designing and maintenance. His research activities are focused primarily on the application of geosynthetics in road pavement structures. He cooperates in laboratory investigations using digital image correlation (DIC) method. In recent years he has also been dealing with topics related to railway structures. He is the author of more than 30 articles in professional journals and papers presented at scientific conferences and several application outputs. He is a member of the International Geosynthetics Society (IGS) and a member of the scientific committee of the 7th EuroGeo geosynthetic conference organized by IGS in 2020 in Warsaw. |
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Dr. Leoš Horníček is an assistant professor at the Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Department of Railway Structures (Czech Republic). He completed his master's degree in 1999 and doctoral degree in 2005, both in the field of structural and transportation engineering at the Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Civil Engineering. He has nearly 20 years of experience in designing the railway substructure. His research activities are focused primarily on the application of reinforcing and stabilizing geosynthetic products as well as elastic layers (under ballast mats, under sleeper pads). He focuses on physical modeling of structures in laboratory conditions and verification of new technologies and products in operational conditions. He is the author of more than 60 articles in professional journals and papers presented at scientific conferences, 1 monograph and several application outputs. He is a member of the International Geosynthetics Society (IGS) and secretary of its Technical Committee on Stabilization and also member of the European Committee for Standardization, Technical Committee „Sleepers and bearers“. |
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Michaël Steenbergen (1979) is assistant professor in the Engineering Structures Department of Delft University of Technology, with specialization in railway engineering. Besides, he also works as a private consultant. He has a background in Structural Dynamics and Material Engineering. He leads a small academic research group with a specific focus on the long-term performance of mechanical/infrastructural assets subject to contact loading processes of a dynamic nature. Applications are: dynamic train-track-soil interaction in relation to track degradation mechanisms and dynamic aspects of wheel-rail contact mechanics in relation to surface damage mechanisms. Both topics typically involve the study of mechanical and material behavior on different spatial scales (macro and micro) and time scales (instantaneous versus long-term) as well as their interaction. Michaël Steenbergen holds an MSc and PhD degree, both cum laude, from Delft University of Technology. |
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Prof. Piotr Koziol is an associate professor at the Cracow University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering (Poland). He is a vice-head of the Chair of Roads, Railways and Traffic Engineering. He completed his doctoral degree in mechanical engineering at Brunel University London in 2008 and obtained a DSc in Civil Engineering (with specialization in Railways) at Cracow University of Technology in 2017. He has nearly 25 years of experience in railway mechanics and modelling of dynamic systems. His research activities are focused primarily on analytical modelling, semi-analytical solutions and analysis of dynamic systems associated with moving loads, including rail track behaviour. In recent years he is also being involved in research activities associated with laboratory investigations and practical applications of geosynthetics to railway maintenance and reinforcement, including non-destructive methods of analysis based on wavelet applications. The main area of his activity remains modelling and prediction of railway track behaviour, mainly due to HSR. He is a member of national project related to the development of innovative design solutions leading to reduction of vibrations and noise generated by passing trains. Piotr Koziol published more than 70 research papers and gave more than 90 speeches at various conferences, mainly recognized international meetings. He is also an author of book presenting fundamentals of the developed by him wavelet based semi-analytical approach to the analysis of beam-foundation systems subjected to moving loads. This approach finds several railway applications, especially in its nonlinear case which is currently being improved and developed. Prof. Koziol also works actively as a member of many scientific committees of internationally recognized conferences organising special sessions or mini-symposia devoted mainly to railway engineering, e.g. Railways - International Conference on Railway Technology: Research, Development and Maintenance, ICEDyn – International Conference on Engineering Dynamics, ICoEV – International Conference on Engineering Vibrations etc. |
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