Dr Klaus Thoeni

Qualifications

Dipl.-Ing. (corresponds to MSc), Dr.techn. (corresponds to PhD)

Education

• 2009
  Doctor of Technology, Graz University of Technology, Austria
• 2005
  Master in Civil Engineering, Graz University of Technology, Austria

Awards and honours

• 2010
  SIMNET Styria Geotechnics research fellowship, Austria
• 2006
  ELBENet research fellowship – Europe Latin-America Boundary Element NETwork/Alfa Program, European Union
• 2003
  Amann Grant, Prize for the best student in structural analysis, Graz University of Technology, Austria

Employment

• 2010
  Research Associate, Priority Research Centre for Geotechnical and Materials Modelling, The University of Newcastle, Australia
• 2010
  Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute for Structural Analysis, Graz University of Technology, Austria
• 2005
  Scientific Assistant, Institute for Structural Analysis, Graz University of Technology, Austria

Research Interests

• Nonlinear boundary element analysis
• Numerical methods (BEM, DEM, FEM) and coupling of numerical methods
• Rock mechanics and rockfall analysis
• Minesite geotechnics
• Tunnelling and underground excavations
• Structural analysis