Univ.-Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr. techn. habil. Barbara SCHNEIDER-MUNTAU
Head of the working group Numerical and Experimental Soil Mechanics (SMI)
University of Innsbruck, Department of Infrastructure
Geotechnical Engineering Unit | 6th floor, office 626b
+43 512 507 62382
Fax: +43 512 507 62399
Barbara.Schneider-Muntau@uibk.ac.at
Consultation hours: Appointments by appointment via the secretary's office
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Research Areas
- Numerical modelling in geotechnics (Publications)
- Natural hazards (Publications)
- Tunnelling (Publications): Co-operations with BBT SE
- Geotechnical laboratory tests (Publications): Head of geotechnical laboratory
- Dissertation: For modelling creeping slopes
Research projects
Current master theses
- Back analysis methods of the geotechnical parameters for the design of the tunnel based on deformation measurements (case study: Karawanken tunnel (motorway))
In co-operation with Dibit Messtechnik GmbH - Experimental and numerical investigations into the optimum spile spacing for tunnelling
In co-operation with ILF - Beratende Ingnieure - Numerical investigation of materials for underground habitats on Mars
In cooperation with SKAVA and the Material Technology Unit - Modelling of laboratory tests as multi-element tests
- Analytical and/or numerical investigations on slope creep, stability/creep velocity
We are also happy to discuss ideas for your own topics.
General information on Master's theses
Supervised theses
Schneider-Muntau, Barbara: Nagele, Lisa-Marie: Investigation of the scatter of shear strength parameters in the frame shear test (2019 ongoing).
Schneider-Muntau, Barbara; Strasser, Michael: Garcia Gonzalez, Roberto Antonio: Geomechanical characterisation and slope stability Analysis of déformed rock slope in the Achen valley (Tirol, Austria) (2019 ongoing).
Fellin, Wolfgang; Schneider-Muntau, Barbara: Mallaun, Dietmar: The determination of characteristic shear parameters in triaxial tests and their application in stability calculations (2019).
Fellin, Wolfgang; Schneider-Muntau, Barbara: Steinmayr, Matthias: Investigation of the compactability of natural soils for mountain bike trails (2019).
Schneider-Muntau, Barbara: Astner, Patrick: Experimental determination of the critical state of fine sand (2018 - 2019).
Schneider-Muntau, Barbara: Huter, Maximilian: Comparison of the experimentally determined displacement due to rock pre-stressing with analytical approaches (2017 - 2018).
Schneider-Muntau, Barbara: Bode, Manuel: Application of barodesy for clay in finite element calculations (2017).
Schneider-Muntau, Barbara: Fleischmann, Federico Michael: Development and planning of a rockfall protection dam in "Reinforced Earthworks Technology" with recycled material (2016 - 2020).
Schneider-Muntau, Barbara: Ebner, Dominik: Investigation of the critical state line using undrained triaxial tests (2016).
Schneider-Muntau, Barbara: Gonzalez Mazon, Oscar Ananda: Creep pressure development on tunnelling structures in creeping slopes (2015 - 2016).
Schneider-Muntau, Barbara: Lechner, Manuel: Recalculation of tunnelling in a complex fault zone to determine the associated rock mass parameters (2015 - 2016).
Schneider-Muntau, Barbara: Öhlböck, Matthias Ulrich: Deformation of buried pipes under uniaxial compression (2015).
Schneider-Muntau, Barbara: Obergasser, Hannes: BLA tests in the course of the exploration of the BBT: Evaluation, recalculation and correlation with laboratory tests (2013 - 2014).
Kolymbas, Dimitrios; Schneider-Muntau, Barbara: Buchinger, Andreas Manfred: Creep under cyclic load stress (2009).
Kolymbas, Dimitrios; Schneider-Muntau, Barbara: Linser, Manfred: Comparison of different geotechnical tests with rock fragmentation products (kakirites) to determine the shear parameters (2009).
Fellin, Wolfgang; Schneider-Muntau, Barbara: Oberhollenzer, Daniel Ronald: Influence of lateral stress on the creep behaviour of soils in a triaxial test (2008 - 2009).
Ortner, Hugo; Pomella, Hannah; Schneider-Muntau, Barbara; Willingshofer, Ernst: Sieberer, Anna-Katharina: Continental indentation in analogue models: Internal deformation and tectonic evolution of the Dolomites Indenter (2020 ongoing).
Fellin, Wolfgang; Schneider-Muntau, Barbara: Dai, Xiaoru: Stability of submerged slopes (2019 ongoing).
Gems, Bernhard; Moernaut, Jasper; Schneider-Muntau, Barbara: Franco, Andrea: A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH FOR LANDSLIDE-GENERATED IMPULSE WAVE ASSESSMENT IN NATURAL MOUNTAIN LAKES FROM A CASCADE HAZARD ANALYSIS PERSPECTIVE (2019 ongoing).
Ortner, Hugo; Schneider-Muntau, Barbara; Stipp, Michael: Kilian, Sinah: Deckenbau der nördlichen Kalkalpen oder die Systematik von druchreißenden Überschiebungen (2018 ongoing).