Pierre-Yves HICHER
Professeur émérite
UTR : GEOMEC, MULTIX
E-mail : pierre-yves.hicher
ec-nantes.fr
Publications
Type de publication
Année
A novel multiphysics-multiscale approach for seepage-induced erosion in granular slopes, Jie Yang, Zhen Yu Yin, Pierre Yves Hicher, Farid Laouafa, International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, Vol. 310, number 111088 (2026), doi:10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2025.111088
Molecular Insights Into the Water Freezing on Kaolinite Surfaces: The Key Role of Surface Properties, Yijie Wang, Zhen Yu Yin, Pierre Yves Hicher, International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, Vol. 50, number 12, pp. 3530-3545 (2026), doi:10.1002/nag.70280
Editorial: Special issue on “Multiscale Modeling of Geomechanics”, Weijian Liang, Zhen Yu Yin, Pierre Yves Hicher, Computers and Geotechnics, Vol. 197, number 108116 (2026), doi:10.1016/j.compgeo.2026.108116
The compressibility of kaolin clay: a micromechanical perspective based on DEM, Bo Liu, Zhen Yu Yin, Pierre Yves Hicher, Canadian Geotechnical Journal, Vol. 63, pp. 1-19 (2026), doi:10.1139/cgj-2024-0724
Modeling Large-Deformation Geotechnical Problems in Granular Soils: Integrating a Micromechanics-Based Model With the Explicit Finite Element Method, Chaofa Zhao, Qisen Niu, Zeyong Liu, Zhen Yu Yin, Pierre Yves Hicher, International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, number 248, issue 3 (2026), doi:10.1002/nag.70434
A hydraulic conductivity model incorporating adsorption and capillarity for unsaturated/frozen soil, Yijie Wang, Yandi Wu, Liming Hu, Pierre Yves Hicher, Zhen Yu Yin, Engineering Geology, Vol. 353, number 108093, issue 5 (2025), doi:10.1016/j.enggeo.2025.108093
Modeling the Swelling Behavior of Clayey Geomaterials Across Scales: Advances and Challenges, Hamza Mhamdi Alaoui, Chaofa Zhao, Wenbo Niu, Pierre Yves Hicher, International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, Vol. 49, number 3, issue 1, pp. 395-419 (2025), doi:10.1002/nag.3881
Interfacial mechanical behavior of epoxy-quartz: MD nanoindentation and nanoscratching study, Pengchang Wei, Zhen Yu Yin, Pierre Yves Hicher, Wangqi Xu, Acta Geotechnica, Vol. 20, number 2132, issue 9, pp. 1599-1620 (2025), doi:10.1007/s11440-024-02503-9
Hysteresis at low humidity on vapor sorption isotherm of Ca-montmorillonite: The key role of interlayer cations, Yijie Wang, Zhen Yu Yin, Pierre Yves Hicher, Liming Hu, Applied Clay Science, Vol. 263, number 107628, issue 6 (2025), doi:10.1016/j.clay.2024.107628
Swelling pressure of clayey geomaterials: A comprehensive analysis of experimental methods, numerical estimates and molecular dynamics simulations, Hamza Mhamdi Alaoui, Chaofa Zhao, Wenbo Niu, Daojia Wu, Pierre Yves Hicher, Applied Clay Science, Vol. 276, number 107881, issue 2 (2025), doi:10.1016/j.clay.2025.107881
Molecular Dynamics Study on Quartz-Indenter Shape and Depth Effects in Epoxy Interfacial Mechanics, Pengchang Wei, Zhen Yu Yin, Pierre Yves Hicher, Yuanyuan Zheng, International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, Vol. 49, issue 13, pp. 2949-2964 (2025), doi:10.1002/nag.4021
Molecular insights into the shear behavior of interstratified illite-smectite clays: Effects of hydration and illitization, Wenbo Niu, Chaofa Zhao, Hamza Mhamdi Alaoui, Zhongxuan Yang, Pierre Yves Hicher, Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment, Vol. 44, number 100759, issue 3 (2025), doi:10.1016/j.gete.2025.100759
Hysteresis at Low Relative Humidity on Vapor Sorption Isotherm of Na-Montmorillonite, Yijie Wang, Liming Hu, Zhen Yu Yin, Pierre Yves Hicher, Yandi Wu, Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, Vol. 151, issue 11 (2025), doi:10.1061/JGGEFK.GTENG-13726
THE INTERPLAY OF CLAY BEHAVIOR AND PARTICLE STRUCTURING: A MULTISCALE INVESTIGATION, M. Ma, F. Bennai, M. Hattab, P. Y. Hicher, F. Nicot, IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, Iop Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science, Vol. 1480 (2025), doi:10.1088/1755-1315/1480/1/012096
Micromechanical investigation of the asymptotic behaviour of granular materials, Bo Liu, Zhen Yu Yin, Pierre Yves Hicher, International Journal of Solids and Structures, Vol. 318, number 113423 (2025), doi:10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2025.113423
Influence of the Initial Clay Fabric on the Progressive Destructuring Process under One-Dimensional Compression, Mengyu Ma, Fares Bennai, Mahdia Hattab, Pierre Yves Hicher, François Nicot, Journal of Engineering Mechanics, Vol. 151, number 633, issue 11 (2025), doi:10.1061/JENMDT.EMENG-8387
Comportement mécanique des sols fins en lien avec leur microstructure initiale, Mengyu Ma, Fares Bennai, Mahdia Hattab, Pierre-Yves Hicher, François Nicot, 26e Congrès Français de Mécanique (2025)
Hydro-mechanical analysis of particle migration in fractures with CFD-DEM, Tuo Wang, Pei Wang, Zhen yu Yin, Farid Laouafa, Pierre Yves Hicher, Engineering Geology, Vol. 335, number 107557 (2024), doi:10.1016/j.enggeo.2024.107557
Incorporating mitigation strategies in machine learning for landslide susceptibility prediction, Hai Min Lyu, Zhen Yu Yin, Pierre Yves Hicher, Farid Laouafa, Geoscience Frontiers, Vol. 15, number 101869, issue 5 (2024), doi:10.1016/j.gsf.2024.101869
Micro-mechanical analysis of one-dimensional compression of clay with DEM, Pei Wang, Zhen Yu Yin, Pierre Yves Hicher, Yu Jun Cui, International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, Vol. 47, issue 15, pp. 2706-2724 (2023), doi:10.1002/nag.3597
A framework for coupled hydro-mechanical continuous modelling of gap-graded granular soils subjected to suffusion, Zhen Yu Yin, Jie Yang, Farid Laouafa, Pierre Yves Hicher, European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering, Vol. 27, issue 8, pp. 2678-2699 (2023), doi:10.1080/19648189.2020.1795724
Identifying the parameters of a hydro-mechanical model for internal erosion occurring in granular soils by using an enhanced backtracking search algorithm, Jie Yang, Yin Fu Jin, Zhen Yu Yin, Farid Laouafa, Pierre Yves Hicher, European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering, Vol. 27, issue 6, pp. 2325-2344 (2023), doi:10.1080/19648189.2020.1752809
Numerical analysis of internal erosion impact on underground structures: Application to tunnel leakage, Jie Yang, Zhen Yu Yin, Farid Laouafa, Pierre Yves Hicher, Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment, Vol. 31, number 100378, issue 3 (2022), doi:10.1016/j.gete.2022.100378
Lifespan dynamics of cluster conformations in stationary regimes in granular materials, Na Deng, Antoine Wautier, Antoinette Tordesillas, Yannick Thiery, Zhen Yu Yin, Pierre Yves Hicher, François Nicot, Physical Review E, Vol. 105, number 13, issue 1 (2022), doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.105.014902
Effect of Stress Level on the Microstructural Evolution of Clay under Creep, Dan Zhao, Mahdia Hattab, Pierre Yves Hicher, Zhen Yu Yin, Journal of Engineering Mechanics, Vol. 148, number 365, issue 2 (2022), doi:10.1061/(ASCE)EM.1943-7889.0002070
Undrained monotonic and cyclic behavior of a stiff fissured overconsolidated clay, Jian Han, Zhen Yu Yin, Christophe Dano, Pierre Yves Hicher, Engineering Geology, Vol. 302, number 106627, issue GT5 (2022), doi:10.1016/j.enggeo.2022.106627
Three-dimensional modelling of stress relaxation of soft clay under complex loading conditions, Jian Li, Dong Mei Zhang, Pierre Yves Hicher, Chang Fu Wei, European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering, Vol. 26, issue 7, pp. 2496-2508 (2022), doi:10.1080/19648189.2016.1232664
A Multiscale Investigation of the Effects of Water on Grain Crushing, Younes Salami, Christophe Dano, Pierre Yves Hicher, Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, Vol. 40, issue 12, pp. 5895-5903 (2022), doi:10.1007/s10706-022-02256-w
On the attraction power of critical state in granular materials, Na Deng, Antoine Wautier, Yannick Thiery, Zhen Yu Yin, Pierre Yves Hicher, François Nicot, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, Vol. 149, number 104300, issue 2 (2021), doi:10.1016/j.jmps.2021.104300
Cyclic and creep combination effects on the long-term undrained behavior of overconsolidated clay, Jian Han, Zhen Yu Yin, Christophe Dano, Pierre Yves Hicher, Acta Geotechnica, Vol. 16, issue 4, pp. 1027-1041 (2021), doi:10.1007/s11440-020-01078-5
Effect of strain rate on the adhesive bond shearing resistance of stiff clay, Jian Han, Zhen Yu Yin, Christophe Dano, Pierre Yves Hicher, Transportation Geotechnics, Vol. 27, number 100479, issue 1 (2021), doi:10.1016/j.trgeo.2020.100479
Estimating normal effective stress degradation in sand under undrained simple shear condition, Ze Xiang Wu, Christophe Dano, Pierre Yves Hicher, Zhen Yu Yin, European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering, Vol. 25, issue 1, pp. 170-189 (2021), doi:10.1080/19648189.2018.1521750
Finite element implementation and application of a sand model in micropolar theory, Jiangxin Liu, Zhen Yu Yin, Lijian Wu, Pierre Yves Hicher, SN Applied Sciences, Vol. 3, number 465, issue 8 (2021), doi:10.1007/s42452-021-04708-z
Investigation of the reversible response of track ballast considering complementary approaches, Olivier Chupin, Jean Michel Piau, Antoine Martin, Christophe Dano, Pierre Yves Hicher, Transportation Geotechnics, Vol. 26, number 100436, issue 6 (2021), doi:10.1016/j.trgeo.2020.100436
Dynamic view of critical state regime in granular materials: a mesoscale perspective, Na Deng, Antoine Wautier, Yannick Thiery, Zhen Yu Yin, Pierre Yves Hicher, François Nicot, EPJ Web of Conferences, Powders and Grains 2021 9th International Conference on Micromechanics on Granular Media (2021), doi:10.1051/epjconf/202124911011
Hydromechanical modeling of granular soils considering internal erosion, Jie Yang, Zhen Yu Yin, Farid Laouafa, Pierre Yves Hicher, Canadian Geotechnical Journal, Vol. 57, issue 2, pp. 157-172 (2020), doi:10.1139/cgj-2018-0653
Three-dimensional hydromechanical modeling of internal erosion in dike-on-foundation, Jie Yang, Zhen Yu Yin, Farid Laouafa, Pierre Yves Hicher, International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, Vol. 44, issue 8, pp. 1200-1218 (2020), doi:10.1002/nag.3057
Microstructural organization of remoulded clays in relation with dilatancy/contractancy phenomena, Qian Feng Gao, Mahdia Hattab, Mohamad Jrad, Jean Marie Fleureau, Pierre Yves Hicher, Acta Geotechnica, Vol. 15, issue 1, pp. 223-243 (2020), doi:10.1007/s11440-019-00876-w
Microstructural evolution of remolded clay related to creep, Dan Zhao, Qian Feng Gao, Mahdia Hattab, Pierre Yves Hicher, Zhen Yu Yin, Transportation Geotechnics, Vol. 24, number 100367, issue 5 (2020), doi:10.1016/j.trgeo.2020.100367
Cyclic volumetric strain accumulation for sand under drained simple shear condition, Ze Xiang WU, Zhen Yu YIN, Christophe DANO, Pierre Yves HICHER, Applied Ocean Research, Vol. 101, number 102200 (2020), doi:10.1016/j.apor.2020.102200
Modeling the effect of wetting on the mechanical behavior of crushable granular materials, Carlos Ovalle, Pierre Yves Hicher, Geoscience Frontiers, Vol. 11, issue 2, pp. 487-494 (2020), doi:10.1016/j.gsf.2019.06.009
Practice of Constitutive Modelling for Saturated Soils, Zhen Yu Yin, Pierre Yves Hicher, Yin Fu Jin, ISBN:[9789811563065, 9789811563072] (2020), doi:10.1007/978-981-15-6307-2
Seismic precursor to instability induced by internal erosion in loose granular slopes, Wei Hu, Pierre Yves Hicher, Gianvito Scaringi, Qiang Xu, Theo W.J. Van Asch, Gonghui Wang, Wei Chao Li, Gang Deng, Xiang Qian Liang, Geotechnique, Vol. 70, issue 7, pp. 636-638 (2020), doi:10.1680/jgeot.18.D.002
Three-dimensional hydro-mechanical modelling of suffusion in gap-graded granular soils for engineering practice, Jie Yang, Zhen-Yu Yin, Farid Laouafa, Pierre-Yves Hicher, Workshop “Innovative numerical methods for internal erosion processes“ (2020)
Modeling coupled erosion and filtration of fine particles in granular media, Jie Yang, Zhen-Yu Yin, Farid Laouafa, Pierre-Yves Hicher, Acta Geotechnica, Vol. 14, issue 6, pp. 1615-1627 (2019), doi:10.1007/s11440-019-00808-8
Analysis of suffusion in cohesionless soils with randomly distributed porosity and fines content, Jie Yang, Zhen-Yu Yin, Farid Laouafa, Pierre-Yves Hicher, Computers and Geotechnics, Vol. 111, issue 5, pp. 157-171 (2019), doi:10.1016/j.compgeo.2019.03.011
Internal erosion in dike-on-foundation modeled by a coupled hydromechanical approach, Jie Yang, Zhen-Yu Yin, Farid Laouafa, Pierre-Yves Hicher, International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, Vol. 43, issue 3, pp. 663-683 (2019), doi:10.1002/nag.2877
An experimental study on the influence of the coordination number on grain crushing, Younes Salami, Christophe Dano, Pierre-Yves Hicher, European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering, Vol. 23, issue 3, pp. 432-448 (2019), doi:10.1080/19648189.2017.1285251
Multiscale modeling of unsaturated granular materials based on thermodynamic principles, Chao Fa Zhao, Younes Salami, Pierre Yves Hicher, Zhen Yu Yin, Continuum Mechanics and Thermodynamics, Vol. 31, issue 1, pp. 341-359 (2019), doi:10.1007/s00161-018-0736-5
Hydro-mechanical modeling of internal erosion in dike, Jie Yang, Farid Laouafa, Zhen-Yu Yin, Pierre-Yves Hicher, Proceedings of the 53rd US Rock Mechanics / Geomechanics Symposium (2019)
Hydro-mechanical modeling of granular soils considering internal erosion, Zhen-Yu Yin, Jie Yang, Farid Laouafa, Pierre-Yves Hicher, Abstract book of the 1st International symposium COGGUS2 (2019)
A coupled hydromechanical modelling of internal erosion around shield tunnel, Jie Yang, Zhen-Yu Yin, Farid Laouafa, Pierre-Yves Hicher, Abstract book of the 1st International symposium COGGUS2 (2019)
Dilative behavior of kaolinite under drained creep condition, Dan Zhao, Mahdia Hattab, Zhen-Yu Yin, Pierre-Yves Hicher, Acta Geotechnica, Vol. 14, issue 4, pp. 1003-1019 (2019), doi:10.1007/s11440-018-0686-x
How spatial variability of initial porosity and fines content affects internal erosion in soils, Jie Yang, Zhen-Yu Yin, Pierre-Yves Hicher, Farid Laouafa, Proceedings of China-Europe Conference on Geotechnical Engineering, pp. 439-443, Springer International Publishing (2018), doi:10.1007/978-3-319-97112-4_99
Internal Erosion, Pierre-Yves Hicher, Didier Marot, Luc Sibille, Vol. 249, pp. 291-334, ISBN:9781785482786, Elsevier (2018), doi:10.1016/B978-1-78548-278-6.50009-8
Relating fragmentation, plastic work and critical state in crushable rock clasts, Wei Hu, Zhen-Yu Yin, Gianvito Scaringi, Christophe Dano, Pierre-Yves Hicher, Engineering Geology, Vol. 246, issue 1–4, pp. 326-336 (2018), doi:10.1016/j.enggeo.2018.10.012
Creep Behavior of an over-consolidated clay in relation to the microstructure, Creep behavior of an over-consolidated clay in relation to the microstructure, Dan Zhao, Mahdia Hattab, Zhenyu Yin, Pierre-Yves Hicher, Conference of the ASCE Engineering Mechanics Institute (EMI 2018), GDRI Geomech Multi-Physics and Multiscale Couplings in Geo-environmental Mechanics (2018), doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.14787681.v1,
A Coupled Hydro-Mechanical Modeling of Tunnel Leakage in Sand Layer, Jie Yang, Zhen-Yu Yin, Dong-Mei Zhang, Pierre-Yves Hicher, Farid Laouafa, Proceedings of GeoShanghai 2018 International Conference : Tunnelling and Underground Construction, pp. 506-515, Springer Singapore (2018), doi:10.1007/978-981-13-0017-2_51
Behavior of Granular Materials Affected by Grain Breakage, Christophe Dano, Carlos Ovalle, Zhen-Yu Yin, Ali Daouadji, Pierre-Yves Hicher, Vol. 55, pp. 95-132, ISBN:9781785482786, Elsevier (2018), doi:10.1016/B978-1-78548-278-6.50004-9