Urban Excavation Analysis in MIDAS GTS NX

Overview

This MIDAS Academy session in Cluj-Napoca is built around an urban excavation: a deep excavation in a built-up area, with a retaining wall and supports, where ground movement next to existing buildings has to be kept under control.

Using MIDAS GTS NX, you will go through the analysis from start to finish – the soil stratigraphy and its constitutive model, the retaining wall and supports, and the full construction sequence – and then examine the results that matter for the neighbouring structures: lateral displacements, settlements behind the wall, forces in the support system, and global stability.

Key highlights include:

• Model an Excavation End to End: Stratigraphy, retaining wall, supports and the staged construction sequence in GTS NX
• Soil Behaviour: Choosing and applying a constitutive model for the soil layers
• Control Deformations, Not Just Capacity: Reading displacements, settlements and plastic zones against the allowed limits
• Support System Forces: Checking the forces in struts and other supports at each stage
• Global Stability: Assessing stability and how the construction sequence changes the results
• Optimise with Confidence: Iterating on the support scheme to find a lighter, more economical solution

Join us in Cluj-Napoca to build an excavation model yourself and read its results critically!

Speakers

Iulia-Consuela Prodan, PhD

University Lecturer, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca
Co-founder, GreenTAGS & Expert Proiect

Iulia-Consuela Prodan, PhD, is a university lecturer at the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca and co-founder of GreenTAGS and Expert Proiect. Her academic and professional activity focuses on geotechnical engineering, numerical modelling, and the assessment of soil and slope behavior.

Lavinia Avram

Geotechnical Engineer

Lavinia Avram is a geotechnical engineer with experience in geotechnical design, numerical modelling, and site monitoring. Her professional activity includes slope stability assessments, deep excavations, retaining systems, and the evaluation of ground behavior during construction.

What Is Required Before the Session

To take part in the hands-on session, please complete the steps below before the event. This way you can start modelling from the very first minute – thank you for preparing in advance.