The Biot-Bažant Conference

on Engineering Mechanics and Physics of Porous Materials

A One-time Fusion of Concreep and the Biot Conference on Poromechanics

Biot-Bažant Conference Program June 1 – 3, 2021

Below you will find the complete schedule of virtual conference events. Click on an event to learn more and view the link to the Zoom meeting room.

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Note: All times are Central Daylight Time (CDT), UTC -5

Day 1

Tuesday June 1, 2021

Day 2

Wednesday June 2, 2021

Day 3

Thursday June 3, 2021

Welcome Session

Conference welcome and introduction

7:45 am – 8:00 am

Opening Lecture

Opening lecture by Zdeněk P. Bažant

8:00 am – 9:00 am

Plenary Debate #2

Darcy’s law is meaningless for flow within individual pores.

  • Catherine O’Sullivan (for)
  • Benoît Coasne (against)

7:45 am – 9:00 am

Plenary Debate #4

Multiscale models are not quantitative.

  • Roberto Ballarini (For)
  • Christian Hellmich (Against)

7:45 am – 9:00 am

Break

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9:00 am – 9:15 am

Break

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9:00 am – 9:15 am

Break

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9:00 am – 9:15 am

Parallel Sessions (AM)

Various talks in parallel

9:15 am – 11:15 am

Parallel Sessions (AM)

Various talks in parallel

9:15 am – 11:15 am

Plenary Debate #5

Reactive tailings: All you need is strength.

  • Andrew Whittle (for)
  • Susan Burns (against)

9:15 am – 10:30 am

Break

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10:30 am – 10:45 am

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11:15 am – 11:30 am

Break

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11:15 am – 11:30 am

Closing Lecture

Closing lecture by Henri Van Damme

10:45 am – 11:45 am

Plenary Debate #1

Fluids and solids are not fully coupled in porous media.

  • Gilles Pijaudier-Cabot (for)
  • Roland Pellenq (against)

11:30 am – 12:45 pm

Plenary Debate #3

Cementitious composites at fresh state are visco-plastic solids.

  • Erik Schlangen (for)
  • Emanuela Del Gado (against)

11:30 am – 12:45 pm

Break

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12:45 pm – 1:00 pm

Break

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12:45 pm – 1:00 pm

Parallel Sessions (PM1)

Various talks in parallel

1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Parallel Sessions (PM1)

Various talks in parallel

1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Break

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3:00 pm – 3:15 pm

Break

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3:00 pm – 3:15 pm

Parallel Session (PM2)

Various talks in parallel

3:15 pm – 5:15 pm

Parallel Session (PM2)

Various talks in parallel

3:15 pm – 5:15 pm