topic 1. Laboratory investigations and constitutive modeling -- topic 2. Coupled processes and hydro-chemical effects (THMC) -- topic 3. Field measurements and back analyses -- topic 4. Numerical modeling -- topic 5. Dry mining, post-mining and backfilling -- topic 6. Liquid hydrocarbon storage and brine-production caverns -- topic 7. Gaseous hydrocarbon storage and compressed air energy storage -- topic 8. Hazardous and radioactive waste disposal.