Disaster Risk Reduction, Hazard Assesment, and Risk Analysis
The Material Point Method (MPM), which is an extension of the particle-in-cell method , provides a promising numerical framework which can naturally handle classical problems involving severe deformations, such as …
Preliminary numerical simulation of landslides using an MPM framework Read MoreThis new project, started in June 2019, is a pilot study to develop techniques in order to (1) harmonize the 1:25000 geological maps and (2) to improve the Quaternary mapping …
Geology and quaternary mapping of the canton de Vaud Read MoreProfessor Michel Jaboyedoff and Ph.D student Li Fei from our Risk Analysis Group participated to the 2nd Badong International Geohazards Symposium (BIGS) held in Badong County, Hubei Province, China, from …
2nd Badong International Geohazards Symposium (BIGS) Read MoreOnce again the field course for master students in risk took place in the beautiful valley of Ubaye this year. During 11 days (end of May – beginning of June …
Barcelonnette fieldtrip 2019 for Msc students Read MoreLike every year, The European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly in Vienna 2019 (7 – 12 April) was a great opportunity for our Risk Group to present recent researches and …
Risk group @ EGU 2019 in Vienna, Austria Read MoreThe usual fieldtrip for bachelor students in risk took place in Les Diablerets . About twenty students took part to this course on 1-3 May 2019. The Pont Bourquin landslide …
Bachelor fieldtrip in Les Diablerets Read MoreRyan Kromer is PhD graduate of Queen’s University and a post doctoral researcher at the Colorado School of Mines. He was a visiting PhD student at the University of Lausanne …
Ryan Kromer – visiting scientist in the RISK group Read MoreThe Fourth Global Summit of Research Institutes for Disaster Risk Reduction (4GSRIDRR2019), supported Global Alliance of Disaster Research Institutes (GADRI) held at DPRI UJI Campus, Kyoto University. M. Jaboyedoff presented …
4th Global Summit of Research Institutes for Disaster Risk Reduction – 13-15 March 2019 Read More
Jérémie Voumard Director: Prof. Dr. Michel Jaboyedoff Jury: Dr. Marc-Henri Derron, Dr. Andrea Pedrazzini, Dr. Nicolas Pollet, Prof. Dr. Suren Erkmann Geological and hydro-geological natural hazards, as landslides and floods, are a …
Jérémie Voumard: “Natural hazards affecting the Swiss transportation networks: from their characterization to their low cost survey” Read MoreFrançois Noël, Teresa Gracchi and Emmanuel Wyser of the Risk Analysis Group (UNIL) went to Barcelonnette (France) from the 23rd to the 27th of September for an amazing experimental work …
Fieldwork in Barcelonnette during September 2018 Read More