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 The conference site Hotel Villa del Mare |
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CLAY BEHAVIOUR: CHEMO-MECHANICAL COUPLING from nano-structure to engineering applications Maratea, Italia June 28-30, 2001 |
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Caterina di Maio, Università della Basilicata, Potenza, Italia Tomasz Hueckel, Duke University, Durham NC, USA Benjamin Loret, Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble, France |
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The conference site Hotel Villa del Mare |
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ORGANISATION Caterina di Maio, Università della Basilicata, Potenza, Italia, dimaio@unibas.it Tomasz Hueckel, Duke University, Durham NC, USA, hueckel@duke.edu Benjamin Loret, Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble, France, Benjamin.Loret@hmg.inpg.fr Università della Basilicata Facoltą d'Ingegneria dell'USB Dipartimento di Strutture, Geotecnica, Geologia Applicata dell'USB Provincia di Potenza Associazione Geotecnica Italiana Azienda di Promozione Turistica Ordine degli Ingegneri della provincia di Potenza Ordine dei geologi della Regione Basilicata invited presentations. The persons who wish to attend are asked to register to the conference. They will find in this site practical information for their accommodation . | Back to top| PURPOSE Clay mechanical behaviour is affected by a variety of physical and chemical phenomena occurring at different scales. These are: nano-scale behaviour of water and ions in the interplatelet space, micro-structure evolution of clusters, free water and its solutes, and air, and finally, macroscopic behaviour of a continuum of the three phases. We hope that an exchange between different visions of the same phenomena at different scales will be beneficial to all involved, resulting in a better understanding of variables and parameters controlling the overall clay behaviour. Applications in geo-environmental and geotechnical technology, including - nuclear and hazardous waste isolation, - oil recovery, - engineering geology, - geo-chemistry, - hydrology, and in many others uses of clays will be addressed. | Back to top| LOCATION The workshop is planned to be held in Maratea (Italy) on the Tyrrhenian Sea coast, south of Napoli, from June 28 (Thursday) through June 30 (Saturday morning). We intentionally plan to have one session on Saturday to give you an opportunity to get a cheeper air ticket. Maratea is a beautiful vacation town, and after the conference, you may wish to stay for another day or two and relax. We have obtained funds to cover the full accommodation (room & board) of lecturers at Hotel Villa del Mare. The workshop will take place at Hotel Villa del Mare**** 85041 Acquafredda di Maratea, PZ Italia Phone: +39 0973 878 007 Fax: +39 0973 878 102 E-mail: villadelmare@tiscalinet.it Hotel Villa del Mare has 75 bedrooms. Leisure facilities: swimming pool, water sports. Excursions: Maratea, Rivello and the rural province of Lucania (tourist map with links). Suggested readings: "Cristo si è fermato a Eboli", Carlo Levi exiled in Lucania during fascism. (I am wellcoming other suggestions from our italian friends) | Back to top| HOW TO REACH Click here for macro- and meso-maps of the region. Click on `mappa' here for a micro-map of the city, the hotel is in Acquafredda, 6km north of the center of Maratea. Click here for an interactive multi-scale approach, starting from the italian peninsula (scale 1200km), down to the `comune' of Sapri and Maratea on both sides of Acquafredda (scale 20km). Access is through airports of Napoli and Roma. The most convenient railway station for the hotel is Sapri (about 6 km away) but Maratea (6 km away in the other direction) may also be used for local trains. A good train service going north (Roma and Napoli) to south (Reggio Calabria and Sicilia), stops at Sapri. The journey Sapri-Napoli is 2 hours and half and Sapri-Roma 4 hours. * From Roma airport to Sapri: - Take the train to Roma Termini; there is one each 30 mn from 7h00 in the morning to 23h00 (7am to 11pm); - Trains from Roma to Sapri/Maratea leave from Termini; the first is 9h38am and the last one at 7h10pm. Fare: Roma-Sapri LIT 60,000 (2nd class) up to LIT 80,000 (1st class) Warning: A taxi from Roma Airport to Roma Railway Station is relatively expensive, about LIT 150,000/Euro 80 . * From Napoli airport to Sapri: - Take the shuttle bus to Stazione Centrale/Piazza Garibaldi. It takes half an hour. The fare is less than 3 Euros. A taxi from the airport to the Central Railway Station costs about LIT 20,000/Euro 10. - The trains are every 30-50 minutes throughout the day. Most trains going southwest (Reggio Calabria, Palermo, Siracusa) stop at Sapri. Fare: Napoli-Sapri LIT 16,000 (2nd class) up to LIT 60,000 (1st class) Warning: Central Railway Station has two floors: Stazione Centrale (above ground) and Stazione Piazza Garibaldi (underground). Note at which station your train stops. * From Sapri (or Maratea) to Hotel Villa del Mare (about 6km): taxi LIT 30,000/Euro 16. Note: Hotel Villa del Mare has a shuttle bus waiting for the main trains from Napoli. See train time tables Ferrovie dello Stato. You may find on the site of Maratea additional practical information. | Back to top| ACCOMMODATION: HOTELS in Maratea 85041 Acquafredda di Maratea, PZ Italia Phone: +39 0973 878 007 Fax: +39 0973 878 102 E-mail: villadelmare@tiscalinet.it Rooms have been reserved and paid in this hotel for authors . For attendants: Package A: fees per person include breakfast, lunch and dinner, social events single room £. 165.000 per day/night double room £. 130.000 per day/night, per person Package B: bed and breakfast single room £. 150.000 per day/night double room £. 270.000- Attendants might find by cliking here other hotels in Acquafredda and in Maratea located at 6km from the conference venue. Here are indicative rates for the period of the conference. Hotel San Diego *** quite close to Hotel Villa del Mare CAP 85044 Acquafredda di Maratea Tel: (39) 09 73 87 80 04 Single room + Breakfast ??? Romantik Hotel *** Villa Cheta Elite 85041 Acquafredda di Maratea (PZ) Tel: (39) 09 73 87 81 34 - Fax: (39) 09 73 87 81 35 E-mail: villacheta@tin.it Single room + Breakfast ??? Hotel Settebello *** Via Fiumicello, 52 85040 Maratea (PZ) Tel: (39) 09 73 87 62 77 - Fax: (39) 09 73 87 82 04 Single room + Breakfast: LIT 110 000 Hotel Ristorante La Tana *** Contrada Castrocucco, 26 85040 Maratea (PZ) Tel/Fax: (39) 09 73 87 72 88 or (39) 09 73 87 17 20 E-mail: latana@tiscalinet.it Single room + Breakfast: 39 Euros | Back to top| ATTENDANTS They are asked to register by filling the registration form below. Upon submission they will receive instantaneously a confirmation of their registration. Anxious persons will be able to check a few days later if their names appear in the list of attendants Then they will have to look for travel and accommodation Registration closed ! Note: this section does not apply to authors | Back to top| PROCEEDINGS Please make sure that your manuscript reach Professoressa Caterina di Maio Universita della Basilicata DiSGG 85100 Potenza Italia For any problem connected with deadline, please contact Caterina directly. * The length limitation is 20 to 25 pages, as for a usual journal paper. We will allow for a short period after the meeting to make minor adjustements to the manuscripts in order to expedit publication. Therefore the final manuscripts will have to reach Caterina di Maio by August 31st 2001. | Back to top| This page has been constructed by Benjamin Loret: Benjamin.Loret@hmg.inpg.fr Last update: Thursday, July 3, 2001. |