Title：Cyclic Loading Effects and AI-Assisted Design of Rigid Inclusion Ground Improvement Systems

Reporter：Prof. Daniel Dias

Time：2026.01.08（Thursday）14:30-16:30

Venue：G2-101, Guangzhou International Campus, South China University of Technology

Abstract：

Rigid inclusion (RI) ground improvement systems have been widely used since the late 1970s to enhance soft soil performance in transportation and civi projects. This presentation is part of the French national research program ASIRI+, which seeks to improve the understanding and design of RI systems. Numerical simulations investigate the effects of load transfer platform thickness, loading eccentricity, and material properties. Data-driven approaches identify influential design parameters and support practical recommendations. The impacts of geosynthetic reinforcement and cyclic loading are also assessed through advanced numerical analyses and experimental back-analyses.

Resume:

Prof. Daniel Dias is a Full Professor of Geotechnical Engineering at Universié Grenoble Alpes (France) and a Distinguished Professor at Shenzhen University (China). He served as a geotechnical expert at Antea Group (2018–2021) and was appointed forensic expert at the Court of Versailles in 2020. Ranked among the world's Top 3 geotechnics researchers by ScholarGPS (2025), he is also listed in the Stanford/Elsevier Top 2% Scientists. Prof. Dias has published over 300 journal papers, receiving more than 16,000 citations with an h-index of 67.