Dates:  29 March - 1 April 2010

Place:  Istanbul Kültür University, Istanbul, Turkey

TNO DIANA BV and its official DIANA distributor in Turkey, GEOgrup (www.geogrup.com.tr) are pleased to invite you to the training course Non-linear Analysis using DIANA:  Applications to Structural and Geotechnical Engineering.  The training course consists of a balanced mixture of lectures and hands-on computer analyses with DIANA finite element software, release 9.4.   More detailed information on this course will be available soon.   For questions you may also contact courses@tnodiana.com

TNO DIANA BV is pleased to announce that CSP Fea have been appointed DIANA reseller in Italy. For more information, please see their website www.cspfea.net

TNO DIANA BV and the DIANA Users Association are honoured to announce the 7th International DIANA Users Meeting, which will be held in Brescia, Italy, from 17 -18 June 2010. The event will be hosted by University of Brescia.

The aim of this meeting is to provide a forum for exchanging experiences with DIANA and for discussing users' needs. The meeting also offers the possibility to learn more about current and future developments in the program.

Abstracts for oral presentation should not exceed 300 words and should be sent by email to the Users' Meeting Secretariat (Email: info@dianausers.nl) not later than 28th February 2010. Notification of acceptance will be sent before 31st March 2010. 

Dates: 4-5 March 2010

Place: TNO Zuidpolder Complex, Delft, Netherlands
Schoemakerstraat 97, 2628 VK, Delft

Fees: Free of charge

TNO DIANA BV is pleased to invite you to its promotional training course on 3D Finite Element Analysis for Geotechnical & Tunnel Engineering. The course will be held on 4-5 March 2010. The training course consists of a balanced mixture of lectures and hands-on computer analyses with midas GTS finite element software.

For further information about the course and registration click here

TNO DIANA BV is pleased to announce the International Geotechnical Seminar "Geotechnical Advances in Urban Renewal: Analysis & Design".  

This will be in held at Imperial College, London on 20 April 2010, the Seminar is free of charge to delegates and therefore there are only a limited number of places available, these will be awarded on a first come, first serve basis. 

Confirmed Speakers are as follows:

1. Dr Kurt Zeidler (Gall Zeidler Consultants LLC):  Soft ground tunnelling, NATM/SCL, special applications and methods.
2. Professor Fulvio Tonon (University of Texas at Austin):  Application of the ADECO (Analysis of COntrolled DEformations) in urban tunnelling; case histories.
3. Professor Kenichi Soga (Cambridge University):  Foundation optimisation and its application to pile reuse. 
4. Professor George Exadaktylos (Technical University of Crete):  Spatial estimation of geotechnical parameters for numerical tunnelling simulations and TBM performance models.
5. Darin Kruse (Cobalt Construction Company):  Large diameter segmentally lined shafts. 
6. Dr Andrew Bond (Geocentrix/Geomantix):  Title to be advised.
7. Dr Subhamoy Bhattacharya (University of Bristol):  Simplified dynamic soil-structure interaction analysis.
8. Dr Hoe-Chian Yeow (Arup Geotechnics):  Title to be advised.
9. Mr Alexander Nikolic (Buro Happold): The tale of stability and serviceability

This international seminar will bring together consultants, contractors, geotechnical engineers, and scholars in the geotechnical & tunnel engineering field. It provides a forum for the presentation of a broad spectrum of “State-of-the-Practice” on analysis and design in urban renewal topics. Please join us for what promises to be an interesting and informative program.

Who Should Attend:  All  professionals and students who are involved in geotechnical and tunnel engineering analysis, design, construction and research.

To apply for a place at the seminar please complete the form below: 

Following the very successful "Understanding Staged Construction" seminar in 2009, we would now like to announce the Fourth International Bridge Seminar "Advances in Bridge Analysis & Design".   This will be held in London on 20 April 2010, the Seminar is free of charge to delegates and therefore there are only a limited number of places available, these will be awarded on a first come, first serve basis.  To apply for a place at the Seminar, please complete the form below: