Research Findings

GEOLAB’s research agenda includes a range of cutting-edge experimental studies designed to tackle pressing challenges in geotechnical engineering. This theme brings together findings from key research areas, including climate impact modelling, new materials and sensing technologies, and advanced geo-structure characterization. By addressing experiment challenges and documenting technology readiness levels, these outputs not only share essential insights but also provide a solid foundation for advancing industry applications, helping practitioners address the evolving needs of resilient and sustainable infrastructure.

D09.01 Experimental Challenges and Technology Readiness

D09.02 Physical Modelling of the Impact of Climate Change

D09.03 New Materials, New Sensing and New Manufacturing Methods

D09.04 Monitoring and Characterisation of Geo-Structures

D09.05 3D High Density Spatial Measurements

D10.05 Report on Calibrated Materials Properties Database

First Call for Proposals

GEOLAB provides a comprehensive suite of 11 complementary installations equipping the users from academia and industry with renowned tools for excellent research for the energy, water, urban and transport infrastructure sector.

The installations were specifically selected to ensure a wide range of capabilities to address problems across experiment scales, disciplinary boundaries and Technology Readiness Levels (TRL).

The research infrastructure installations are used to study the following:

Ground stability related issues, e.g. consolidation, seepage, liquefaction, (coastal) erosion and slope stability.
Water-soil-structure interaction, e.g. for roads, railways, tunnels, bridges, dams, foundations, buildings and buried cables & pipelines.
Interaction of infrastructure systems with the environment, e.g. impact of climate change, extreme weather events, geo-hazards, static & dynamic loading and aging.

This First Call for Proposals is an invitation to all eligible organisations to submit a proposal for an experiment to be hosted in one of the above mentioned facilities. The theme of the present call is: ‘Experiments that prove innovative solutions to enhance the resilience of Critical Infrastructure (CI) in Europe’.

The deadline for proposals is October 10th, 2021, 23.59 CET. Proposals received after this time cannot be considered.
Proposals are reviewed by a group of independent experts (the User Selection Panel), of which the outcome is expected in December 2021.

The GEOLAB project provides User Groups access free of charge to the facilities for their research project and covers travel and subsistence costs (within prescribed limits) as well. State-of-the-art measuring instruments, data-acquisition and processing systems will be available, as well as modern support facilities, such as library, computers, and internet access. Furthermore, visiting researchers are offered a scientific and intellectual environment, with assistance and guidance from experts at the host institute.