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A journal article presenting GeoHyTE’s beta version 1.3 was published by Algorithms. 

GeoHyTE is a computational toolbox for the automatic interpretation of bender element experiments and its development falls under Task 1 of Project INTENT.

Besides presenting GeoHyTE’s workflow and interfaces, the paper features a full-fledge validation of the methodology supporting GeoHyTE and assesses its performance as compared to a wide range of alternative time and frequency domain interpretation techniques for bender element tests ( spoiler: it works 🙂 ). Moreover, the paper assesses the robustness of GeoHyTE’s results to imperfect first guesses of the shear modulus and to coarse refinements of the finite element model.

As we put it in the article, “We believe that this paper will enable GeoHyTE to become a mainstream signal interpretation technique for bender element sensors”. Or at least we hope so… 🙂

The paper is published in Open Access so feel free to download and read it. 

Sandra Silva Pinto (MSc in Civil Engineering) was selected in our grant competition to integrate our team at the Lusófona University in Lisbon. She will work on the development of non-conventional finite elements applied to computational geomechanics and constitutive models of granular materials subjected to cyclic loading. We warmly welcome Sandra into our team and wish her all the best in her new job!

The INTENT Project is looking to hire a new researcher for our Minho team!

Carregue aqui para a versão Portuguesa. The successful candidate is expected to conduct research in the field of Civil Engineering/Geomechanics at the University of Minho in Guimarães. Please make sure to check our Positions Page or the Euraxess announcement for details!