Fifth International Itasca Symposium
February 17 – 20, 2020 - Vienna, Austria

Schedule

For the full list of presentations scheduled for each session, download the full PDF Program (subject to change).

 

Location maps

  • Area map (PDF)
  • Main building map (PDF)

 

Monday, February 17

Pre-Symposium Workshops

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8:00 am - all dayRegistration & Check-inOctogon (leading to Small Ceremonial chamber)
8:30 am – 12:00 amConventional tunneling using FLAC3DSeminar Room 2
8:30 am – 12:00 amMicroseismic monitoring and modelingSeminar Room 3
9:00 am –9:15 amCoffee BreakSeminar Room 1
12:00 am – 1:30 pmLunchon your own
1:30 pm – 5:00 pmDynamic modeling in FLAC and FLAC3DSeminar Room 2
1:30 pm – 5:00 pmApplications of the Particle Flow Code (PFC) Seminar Room 3
3:00 pm – 3:15 pmCoffee BreakSeminar Room 1
4:30 pm - 6:30 pmOnsite RegistrationOctogon (leading to Small Ceremonial chamber)
7:00 pm - 9:30 pmIce-Breaker Welcome ReceptionLarge Ceremonial Chamber

 

Tuesday, February 18

Symposium Presentations

7:30 am - 8:30 amAuthors Breakfast Mtg. w/ Session ChairsLarge Ceremonial Chamber
7:30 am - 8:30 amRegistration & Check-in (incl. Onsite Registration)Octogon (leading to Small Ceremonial chamber)
8:30 am – 8:45 amWelcome & IntroductionSmall Ceremonial Chamber
8:45 am – 9:10 amKeynote AddressSmall Ceremonial Chamber
9:15 am - 10:15 amTunneling - 1Small Ceremonial Chamber
9:15 am - 10:15 amMining - 1Senate Hall
10:15 am - 10:30 amCoffee BreakLarge Ceremonial Chamber
10:30 am - 12:00 amTunneling - 2Small Ceremonial Chamber
10:30 am - 12:00 amMining - 2Senate Hall
12:00 am - 1:30 pmLunchLarge Ceremonial Chamber
1:30 pm - 1:55 pmKeynote AddressSmall Ceremonial Chamber
2:00 pm - 3:45 pmMasonrySmall Ceremonial Chamber
2:00 pm - 3:45 pmMining - 3Senate Hall
3:45 pm - 4:00 pmCoffee BreakLarge Ceremonial Chamber
4:00 pm - 5:20 pmSlope StabilitySmall Ceremonial Chamber
4:00 pm - 5:20 pmHydraulic FracturingSenate Hall

 

Wednesday, February 19

Symposium Presentations

7:30 am - 8:30 amAuthors Breakfast Mtg. w/ Session ChairsLarge Ceremonial Chamber
8:30 am – 8:40 amWelcome & IntroductionSmall Ceremonial Chamber
8:40 am – 8:45 amIntroduction of 3rd Peter A. Cundall AwardSmall Ceremonial Chamber
8:45 am – 9:10 amKeynote AddressSmall Ceremonial Chamber
9:15 am - 10:15 amCaverns and Large Excavations - 1Small Ceremonial Chamber
9:15 am - 10:15 amMaterial Behavior - 1Senate Hall
10:15 am - 10:30 amCoffee BreakLarge Ceremonial Chamber
10:30 am - 12:00 amCaverns and Large Excavations - 2Small Ceremonial Chamber
10:30 am - 12:00 amMaterial Behavior - 2Senate Hall
12:00 am - 1:30 pmLunchLarge Ceremonial Chamber
1:30 pm - 1:55 pmKeynote AddressSmall Ceremonial Chamber
2:00 pm - 3:45 pmSoil/Rock Structure Interaction Small Ceremonial Chamber
2:00 pm - 3:45 pmDamage Mechanics - 1Senate Hall
3:45 pm - 4:00 pmCoffee BreakLarge Ceremonial Chamber
4:00 pm - 5:40 pmRockfall/Debris Flow and Dynamic AnalysisSmall Ceremonial Chamber
4:00 pm - 5:40 pmDamage Mechanics - 2Senate Hall
7:00 pm - 10:00 pmBanquet DinnerMelker Stiftskeller

 

Thursday, February 20

Symposium Presentations

7:30 am - 8:30 amAuthors Breakfast Mtg. w/ Session ChairsLarge Ceremonial Chamber
8:30 am – 8:45 amWelcome & IntroductionSmall Ceremonial Chamber
8:45 am – 9:10 amKeynote AddressSmall Ceremonial Chamber
9:15 am - 10:15 amDams and Retaining WallsSmall Ceremonial Chamber
9:15 am - 10:15 amConstitutive Models - 1Senate Hall
10:15 am - 10:30 amCoffee BreakLarge Ceremonial Chamber
10:30 am - 12:00 amFluid-Mechanical AnalysesSmall Ceremonial Chamber
10:30 am - 12:00 amConstitutive Models - 2Senate Hall
12:00 am - 1:30 pmLunchLarge Ceremonial Chamber
1:30 pm - 1:55 pmKeynote AddressSmall Ceremonial Chamber
2:00 pm - 3:45 pmNuclear Waste - 1Small Ceremonial Chamber
2:00 pm - 3:45 pmNumerical Methods and Techniques - 1Senate Hall
3:45 pm - 4:00 pmCoffee BreakLarge Ceremonial Chamber
4:00 pm - 5:40 pmNuclear Waste - 2Small Ceremonial Chamber
4:00 pm - 5:40 pmNumerical Methods and Techniques - 2Senate Hall
5:00 pm - 5:30 pmSymposium ClosureSmall Ceremonial Chamber

 

Friday, February 21

Fieldtrips

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9:00 am - 1:00 pmStones of Vienna Architectural TourFree | 35 people
8:00 am – 6:00 pmSemmering Base Tunnel Tour€100 | 30 people
6:00 am – 7:00 pmHallstatt Salt Mine Tour€100 | 14 people