Kurosch Thuro

Prof. Kurosch Thuro
Chair Professor
Lehrstuhl für Ingenieurgeologie
TUM School of Engineering and Design
TU München
Arcisstrasse 21
DE-80333 München
Germany


Phone: +49 (0) 892 892 58 50
E-mail: thuro(at)tum.de
URL Institution: www.cee.ed.tum.de/eng


Additional functions:
President of the German National Group of the IAEG International Association of Engineering Geology and the Environment
President of the Engineering Geology Section of the German Society for Geotechnical Engineering DGGT
Member of the Executive Board of the German Society for Geotechnical Engineering DGGT
Member of the Commission C4 Education and Training in Engineering Geology of the International Association of Engineering Geology and the Environment IAEG;
Leader of the Commission 4.3 on University Teaching of the German Society for Geotechnical Engineering DGGT
Member of the Commission 2.11 Professional Requirements for Experts in Geotechnics of the German Society for Geotechnical Engineering DGGT


Key Publications of Kurosch Thuro (up to ten) :
LEHMANN, G., KÄSLING, H., HOCH, S., THURO, K. (2024): Analysis and prediction of small-diameter TBM performance in hard rock conditions. – Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology 143, 15 p, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tust.2023.105442

LEHMANN, G., MAYR, M., KÄSLING, H. & THURO, K. (2023): Microwave pre-conditioning of granite and concrete and the implications on their geotechnical parameters. - International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences 164, 13 p., https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmms.2022.105294

GAMPERL, M., SINGER, J., GARCIA-LONDOÑO, C., SEILER, L., CASTAÑEDA, J., CERÓN-HERNANDEZ, D. & THURO, K. (2023): Recommendations for Landslide Early Warning Systems in Informal Settlements Based on a Case Study in Medellín, Colombia. – Land 12, 1451, 22 p., https://doi.org/10.3390/land12071451

BREUNINGER, T., MENSCHIK, B., DEMHARTER, A., GAMPERL, M. & THURO, K. (2021): Investigation of Critical Geotechnical, Petrological and Mineralogical Parameters for Landslides in Deeply Weathered Dunite Rock (Medellín, Colombia). - Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 18, 11141, 27 p. doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182111141.

THURO, K., SINGER, J. MENSCHIK, B., BREUNINGER, T. & GAMPERL, M. (2020): Development of an early warning system for landslides in the tropical Andes (Medellín; Colombia). – Geomechanics and Tunnelling 13/1: 103-115.

POTTEN, M., BOHNSACK, D., KÄSLING, H. & THURO, K. (2022): Geomechanical reservoir characterisation in Bavaria within the framework of the Geothermal-Alliance Bavaria. Geomechanik und Tunnelbau – Geomechanics and Tunnelling 15, No. 1, pp. 27–36. https://doi.org/10.1002/geot.202100088

STOCKINGER, G., THURO, K., MOECK, I. & STRAUBINGER, R. (2022) The rock mass as the governing factor for successfully developing deep geothermal systems in Southern Germany. Geomechanik und Tunnelbau – Geomechanics and Tunnelling 15, No. 1, pp. 37–47. https://doi.org/10.1002/geot.202100090



Expertise of Kurosch Thuro:
Expertise CategorySpecific Expertise
Expert TypeExpert Type
Scientific / Fundamental Research
Applied Sciences / Technologies / Engineering
Topic LithosphereLithosphere
Spatial ZonesSpatial Zones
Mountain / Highland
Lowland
Urban
Rural
Spatial ScaleSpatial Scale
Regional
Time FrameTime Frame
Past
Recent / Today
MethodsMethod
Data Collection - Measurement
Data Analysis
Applied Research / Technology
GeoForum General-TechnologyTechnologies, Engineering, Physics
GeoForum Geo-TechnologyRock and Soil Mechanics
Tunneling, Drilling, Foundations, Construction
Geothermics

Specialties of Kurosch Thuro:
Implication of landslide early warning systems
Geomechanical aspects of deep drillings (enhanced geothermal systems)
Excavation prediction in tunnelling


Last update: 11/28/23
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