Phase–Field Fracture Model in Porous Media Summer School
When: July 13-17, 2026
Where: Department Geoenergy
Parkstraße 27, 8700 Leoben, Austria
Course Format:
The summer school takes place in person at the Technical University of Leoben, Austria. Hands-on exercises will be conducted in class using an open-source implementation of our phase–field hydraulic fracture model in OpenGeoSys. Participants will have access to the downloadable source code and all the input files.
We start with the fundamentals of fracture mechanics before moving on to the phase-field approximation. Then we cover advanced topics such as energy decomposition and multi-physics coupling. Theoretical discussions will alternate with the actual C++ implementation within OpenGeoSys and hands-on exercises, which include:
- OGS modeling setup
- Phase-rield energy decomposition
- Hydraulic fracturing
- THM coupling
- Elasto-plastic modeling with phase-field
€ 1.200 professionals
€ 650 academics

Price includes lecture materials, daily lunches, refreshments, and socializing dinner
VAT-exempt
Day 1
Monday, July 13, 2026 (optional)
- 13:00–17:00 OpenGeoSys installation
- 17:00–19:00 refreshments and snacks
Day 2
Tuesday, July 14, 2026
- 09:00–10:30 Introduction to fracture mechanics
- 10:30–11:00 coffee break
- 11:00–12:30 Phase-field fracture
- 12:30–13:30 lunch break
- 13:30–15:00 Phase-field energy decomposition
- 15:00–15:30 coffee break
- 15:30–17:00 Phase-field energy decomposition
- 18:30 Socializing dinner at Schwarzer Hund
Day 3
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
- 09:00–10:30 Hydraulic fracture mechanics
- 10:30–11:00 coffee break
- 11:00–12:30 Hydraulic fracture model
- 12:30–13:30 lunch break
- 13:30–15:00 Hydraulic fracture numerical stability
- 15:00–15:30 coffee break
- 15:30–17:00 Weak interface modeling
Day 4
Thursday, July 16, 2026
- 09:00–10:30 Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical coupling
- 10:30–11:00 coffee break
- 11:00–12:30 Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical fracture
- 12:30–13:30 lunch break
- 13:30–15:00 Water–CO2 flow
- 15:00–17:00 Buffer
Day 5
Friday, July 17, 2026
- 09:00–10:30 Phase-field plasticity modeling
- 10:30–11:00 coffee break
- 11:00–12:30 Phase-field plasticity modeling
- 12:30–13:30 lunch and departure
Speakers & Lectures


Registration
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Registration Deadline: June 30, 2026
Limited number of participants. You'll receive an answer within 2 business days with payment instructions to secure your spot.
Questions? Ask our office manager, Ms. Marlies Helbl: marlies.helblunileoben.acat