23/03/2026
The Workshop “Salt formations - peculiarities of the geomechanical behaviour” was successfully held at the University of Bucharest, Faculty of Geology and Geophysics, Department of Engineering Geology and Geophysics on 20Th of March 2026. The scientific manifestation brought together more than 50 members of engineering geology community (more than 10 on line), most of them affiliated to Romanian Group of IAEG, but also non-members from The National Salt Society, National Regulatory Authority for Mining, Oil and Geological Storage of Carbon Dioxide, Technical University of Bucharest and Cluj, young researchers, master and doctoral students.
The event featured eight keynote presentations in the plenary session (distributed also on line from 9 AM to 5PM) had been focusing on issues related to:
- geological and hydrogeological characterization (Ph. D. Adrian Iurkiewicz),
- geomechanical and rheological behaviour of salt formations in Romania (Habilitate Prof. Ph.D. Mihaela Toderaş and Associate Prof. Ciprian Danci from Mine University of Petroşani),
- geological and geophysical sustainable management and further development of subsidence affected areas of salt underground exploitations, Salt Mines Prahova, Praid and Ocnele Mari, on behalf of University of Bucharest (Past President of Romanian IAEG Group, Prof. Pd.D. Cristian Mãrunţeanu, Lecturer Ph. D. Florina Tuluca, and Marius Mocuţa),
- peculiarities of in situ geotechnical investigations and salt failure directly filmed on CCTV (Assistant Mihaela Roca);
- and further hypothetical storage of carbon dioxide and hydrogen in salt formations – worldwide state of practice (Lecturer Ph. D. Iulian Popa).
The interest of the subject and the strong impression left by presentations, was provided by the extended discussions and the exchange of information and contacts during breaks and at the end of the event.
The Workshop benefited from the sponsorship of the GEOTESTING CI form, to which we thank along this way.
