Study of natural and man-made systems with emphasis on the mechanics of various interacting multiscale and multiphsics phenomena.
Research in Computational Geomechanics, Geotechnical Engineering, Environmental Geomechanics, Mechanics of Multiphase Porous Materials.
The research on thermo-mechanics of soils and on unsaturated soil mechanics receives a worldwide recognition.
Lecturing in Civil Engineering (soil mechanics, underground seepage, geomechanics) and in Mechanics (mechanics of porous media, constitutive modelling, multiphase flow).