- Geotechnical Seminar Series 2015 - Lateral pressure on piles due to horizontal soil movements by Prof. Oliver Reul Department of Geotechnical Engineering, University of Kassel, Germany 23 March 2015 Monday 15:30-16:30, K1 Conference Room Abstract 1) German design approach. 2) Large scale test in the course of the construction process of a steel mill in Brazil. 3) Small scale model tests. 4) Numerical analyses. Background of Prof. Reul Prof. Reul graduated in 1993 with a Diploma (equivalent to a Master degree) in Civil Engineering from Technical University (TU) Darmstadt. In 2000 he got his PhD degree also from TU Darmstadt with his thesis on “In-situ measurements and numerical studies on the bearing behaviour of piled rafts”. From 2000 to 2002 Prof. Reul was a visiting researcher at the Centre for Offshore Foundation Systems (COFS) at University of Western Australia where he continued his research on piled rafts in collaboration with Prof. Randolph. After his return to Germany, Prof. Reul joined the consulting engineering company CDM where he headed the Infrastructure/Geotechnics group of the Rhein-Main branch. From 2009 to 2012 he was Professor at Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences. Since 2012 Prof. Reul heads the Department of Geotechnical Engineering at University of Kassel. He is a member of the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE), of the German Geotechnical Society (DGGT) and of the German Geothermal Society (GtV-BV). Since 2010 Prof. Reul is accredited as a test engineer for geotechnical engineering.

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- Geotechnical Seminar Series 2015 -

Lateral pressure on piles due to horizontal soil movements

Prof. Oliver Reul Department of Geotechnical Engineering, University of Kassel, Germany

23 March 2015 Monday 15:30-16:30, K1 Conference Room

Abstract 1) German design approach. 2) Large scale test in the course of the construction process of a steel mill in Brazil. 3) Small scale model tests. 4) Numerical analyses.

Background of Prof. Reul Prof. Reul graduated in 1993 with a Diploma (equivalent to a Master degree) in Civil Engineering from Technical University (TU) Darmstadt. In 2000 he got his PhD degree also from TU Darmstadt with his thesis on “In-situ measurements and numerical studies on the bearing behaviour of piled rafts”. From 2000 to 2002 Prof. Reul was a visiting researcher at the Centre for Offshore Foundation Systems (COFS) at University of Western Australia where he continued his research on piled rafts in collaboration with Prof. Randolph. After his return to Germany, Prof. Reul joined the consulting engineering company CDM where he headed the Infrastructure/Geotechnics group of the Rhein-Main branch. From 2009 to 2012 he was Professor at Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences. Since 2012 Prof. Reul heads the Department of Geotechnical Engineering at University of Kassel. He is a member of the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE), of the German Geotechnical Society (DGGT) and of the German Geothermal Society (GtV-BV). Since 2010 Prof. Reul is accredited as a test engineer for geotechnical engineering.