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Environmental geomechanics
Study of the degradation processes of geomaterials, geostructures and civil engineering structures
The Thematic Research Unit Environmental geomechanics (TRU GEOMEC) aims to gain new knowledge of how microstructural evolution affects the behaviour of geomaterials under complex loading, and to propose technical solutions for controlling the interactions between structures and their environment.
Coordination
Rachel Gelet, Giulio Sciarra
Staff
11 researchers · 2 PhD students
Facilities
- Experimental equipment (biaxial machine for multiphase interfaces, triaxial erodimeters, interface direct shear machine adapted to thermomechanical loading…)
- Numerical simulation methods (FEM, DEM, SPH, LBM, FFT-based upscaling method)
Application fields
- Vulnerability of structures and territories
- Soil-structure interaction
- Energy storage
- Internal erosion by suffusion
- External erosion by overtopping
- Coastal erosion
- Mechanical characterisation of coarse soils by scalping techniques (experimental and numerical means)
Ongoing projects
- Pays de la Loire Region PULSAR project – TRANSEC – Contaminant transport in geomaterials under extreme drying conditions (2024-2026)
- ANR JCJC project PERSÉE – PERmeability evolution of granular Soils in an internal Erosion context (2022 – 2026).
- Carnot MERS project – MERCC “Modelling coastal erosion under climate change” (2022-2025).
- Experimental contributions to the risk assessment of earthen hydraulic structures, EDF-CIH project.
- Influence of scalping on the mechanical behaviour of soils, Verbund project.
- Vibration reduction of an offshore wind turbine in a seismic zone under environmental loading, VIBRA project
Academic and industrial partners
Unit news
Members
Coordination: Rachel Gelet, Giulio Sciarra
Fateh BENDAHMANE
Associate Professor
Katia COUSSIN
Administrative and Financial Officer
Rachel GELET
Associate Professor
Pierre-Yves HICHER
Emeritus Professor
Panagiotis KOTRONIS
Professor
Zhongsen LI
Associate Professor
Didier MAROT
Professor
Ngocson NGUYEN
Associate Professor
Siddhartha-Harsha OMMI
Associate Professor
Vito RUBINO
Associate Professor
Giulio SCIARRA
Professor
Abdul-Hamid SOUBRA
Professor
Theses conducted at the laboratory
Year
Status
Économie circulaire et protection contre les inondations : Une valorisation durable des déchets pour des digues résilientes
Adem BENNANI · Supervision: Fateh BendahmaneRéduction des vibrations d'une éolienne offshore située en zone sismique et soumise à des charges environnementales
John Ekene AKUDORO · Supervision: Abdul-Hamid Soubra
Réduction de la fatigue et des vibrations d'une éolienne offshore flottante sous chargements de vent et de houle stochastiques
Riad EL HAMOUD · Supervision: Abdul-Hamid Soubra, Mourad Ait-AhmedTwo phase flow through granular materials : micro and macro-scale modelling
Julien BOMBERAULT · Supervision: Giulio Sciarra, Ngoc Son Nguyen, Quentin RousseauEvolution de la perméabilité des sols granulaires dans un contexte d?érosion interne par suffusion
Mohamed EL SHAMIEH · Supervision: Didier MAROT, François BIGNONNET, Rachel GELETEffect of two-phase fluid percolation on remodeling of geo-materials
Rana AL NEMER · Supervision: Julien Réthoré, Giulio SciarraInternal erosion in soil hydraulic structures and behavior of eroded soils under complex hydro-mechanical stresses
Bikram OLI · Supervision: Didier Marot, Rachel Gelet, Fateh BendahmaneModélisation numérique de la localisation de l'écoulement et des déformations dans les milieux poreux partiellement saturés
Mohammed ZAIM · Supervision: Giulio Sciarra, Frédéric Collin, Panagiotis KotronisStudy of hydro-mechanical instabilities in geomaterials
Siddhartha Harsha OMMI · Supervision: Giulio Sciarra, Panagiotis KotronisEtude numérique et expérimentale de l’effet de l’écrêtage sur le comportement mécanique des sols grossiers
Nadine ALI HASSAN · Supervision: Didier Marot, Fateh Bendahmane, Ngoc Son Nguyen
Recent publications
Publication type
Year
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
A macro-element for circular shallow foundations on rigid inclusion-reinforced soil, Ramon Alcala-Ochoa, Zheng Li, Panagiotis Kotronis, Giulio Sciarra, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Vol. 202, number 110037, issue 190 (2026), doi:10.1016/j.soildyn.2025.110037
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
Bidirectional Vibration and Fatigue Mitigation of a Barge-Type Floating Offshore Wind Turbine Using an Omnidirectional Tuned Mass Damper, Riad El hamoud, Philip Alkhoury, Abdul Hamid Soubra, Mourad Aït-Ahmed, Applied Ocean Research, Vol. 171, number 105066, issue 2 (2026), doi:10.1016/j.apor.2026.105066
Assessment of the Impact of MSW Leachate on the Geotechnical and Geochemical Characteristics of Marl-Bentonite Liners, Abdellah Demdoum, Elhadj Guesmia Daheur, Zhong Sen Li, Rüdiger Anlauf, Said Taibi, International Journal of Geosynthetics and Ground Engineering, Vol. 12, number 211, issue 4 (2026), doi:10.1007/s40891-026-00735-1
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
Modelling permeability evolution in a suffusion context, Mohamed El Shamieh, Rachel Gelet, François Bignonnet, Ngoc-Son Nguyen, Didier Marot, 32nd European Working Groupe on Internal Erosion EWG-IE Meeting (2026)
Comparison of Interface Shear Behavior and Physical Properties of Sand-Clay Mixtures Prepared by Slurry and Dry Tamping Methods, Kexin Yin, Anne-Laure Fauchille, Roxana Vasilescu, Christophe Dano, Panagiotis Kotronis, Giulio Sciarra, Geotechnical Testing Journal, Vol. 49, number 420, issue 3 (2026), doi:10.1520/GTJ20250050
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
Sliding and healing of frictional interfaces that appear stationary, Krittanon Sirorattanakul, Stacy Larochelle, Vito Rubino, Nadia Lapusta, Ares J. Rosakis, Nature, Vol. 639, issue 8056, pp. 947-953 (2025), doi:10.1038/s41586-025-08673-0
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
Characterizing the onset and development of internal erosion in gap-graded soils under complex stress states, Bikram Oli, Rachel Gelet, Didier Marot, Fateh Bendahmane, Ngoc Son Nguyen, Jean Robert Courivaud, Acta Geotechnica, Vol. 20, number 1, issue 1, pp. 3581-3598 (2025), doi:10.1007/s11440-025-02573-3
Long-term thermo-mechanical behaviour of an energy pile installed in clay: Field experiments and numerical simulations, Changhao Qiu, Roxana Vasilescu, Mirna Doghman, Hussein Mroueh, Thibault Badinier, Fabien Szymkiewicz, Aghiad Khadour, Van Tri Nguyen, Jean Michel Pereira, Panagiotis Kotronis, Anh Minh Tang, Energy and Buildings, Vol. 349, number 116498, issue 2 (2025), doi:10.1016/j.enbuild.2025.116498
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
Impact of flow direction and soil characteristics on suffusion susceptibility: Analyzing soil resistance and filtration effects, Dinh Minh Tran, Didier Marot, Fateh Bendahmane, Rachel Gelet, Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment, Vol. 42, number 100657, issue 5 (2025), doi:10.1016/j.gete.2025.100657
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
Measurement, self-similarity, and TNT equivalence of blasts from exploding wires, A. Morsel, F. Masi, P. Kotronis, I. Stefanou, Shock Waves, Vol. 35, issue 1, pp. 17-35 (2025), doi:10.1007/s00193-024-01209-x
miniBLAST: A Novel Experimental Setup for Laboratory Testing of Structures Under Blast Loads, A. Morsel, F. Masi, E. Marché, G. Racineux, P. Kotronis, I. Stefanou, Experimental Techniques, Vol. 49, number 2708, issue 9, pp. 655-675 (2025), doi:10.1007/s40799-024-00771-4
Seepage Erosion and Stability Criterion for Construction and Demolition Waste Particles in Embankment Fill Applications, Qian Feng Gao, Xue Ke Shi, Zhongsen Li, Zhen Ning Shi, Ling Zeng, Chu Sheng Wang, Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, Vol. 37, number 92, issue 11 (2025), doi:10.1061/JMCEE7.MTENG-20616
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
Quantification of localised strains induced within a granular medium by a biphasic flow via digital image correlation, Rana Al Nemer, Julien Réthoré, Giulio Sciarra, Strain, Vol. 61, issue 2 (2025), doi:10.1111/str.12480
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
Influence of corn starch gel on the mechanical properties of compressed earth blocks made with termite mound soil from Macrotermes, Berthia Malonga, Philippe Poullain, Stéphanie Bonnet, Fateh Bendahmane, Nabil Issaadi, Ahmed Koubaa, Louis Ahouet, Materials and Structures Materiaux Et Constructions, Vol. 58, number 223, issue 10 (2025), doi:10.1617/s11527-025-02877-6
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
Effect of Hydric Condition on the Mechanical Properties of Cement and Lime-Treated Saharan Soils, Elhadj Guesmia Daheur, Abdellah Demdoum, Idriss Goual, Zhong Sen Li, Said Taibi, International Journal of Civil Engineering, Vol. 23, number 744, issue 3, pp. 2545-2565 (2025), doi:10.1007/s40999-025-01169-y
Modelling Transition Between Fully and Partially Saturated Porous Media via a New Implicit Formulation of Interface Evolution, Julien Bomberault, Quentin Rousseau, Ngoc Son Nguyen, Giulio Sciarra, Transport in Porous Media, Vol. 152, number 011002, issue 10 (2025), doi:10.1007/s11242-025-02215-y
NUMERICAL INVESTIGATION OF A PERMEABILITY-MICROSTRUCTURE RELATIONSHIP IN THE CONTEXT OF INTERNAL EROSION, M. El Shamieh, N. Nguyen, F. Bignonnet, R. Gelet, D. Marot, IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, Iop Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science, Vol. 1480 (2025), doi:10.1088/1755-1315/1480/1/012031
Evaluating Resonance Mitigation for Monopile-Supported Offshore Wind Turbine Considering Soil-Foundation-Structure Interaction Using a Passive Energy Dissipation Device, Marcus Vinícius Girão de Morais, Philip Alkhoury, Mourad Aït-Ahmed, Abdul-Hamid Soubra, Proceedings of ISFOG 2025 (2025), doi:10.53243/ISFOG2025-575
Effect of sand liquefaction on the first natural frequency of a monopile-supported offshore wind turbine using a non-linear three-dimensional finite element model, Kassem Dib, Philip Alkhoury, Abdul-Hamid Soubra, Fouad Kaddah, Proceedings of ISFOG 2025 (2025), doi:10.53243/ISFOG2025-497
Pile anchors of floating offshore wind farms subjected to lateral cyclic loadings in different directions, Ashraf Ahmed, Philip Alkhoury, Zheng Li, Tanguy Coquio, Abdul-Hamid Soubra, Proceedings of ISFOG 2025 (2025), doi:10.53243/ISFOG2025-535
Durability and Efficiency of Energy Piles: A Multi-Year Investigation Under Real Operating Conditions, Roxana Vasilescu, Panagiotis Kotronis, Christophe Dano, Anne-Laure Fauchille, Philippe Gotteland, 3rd International Conference on Energy Geotechnics 2025 (2025)
Dynamic responses of monopile-supported DTU 10MW offshore wind turbine subjected to wind, wave and seismic loads, Kassem Dib, Philip Alkhoury, Abdul-Hamid Soubra, Fouad Kaddah, 5th International Symposium on Frontiers in Offshore Geotechnics (ISFOG2025), Vol. Proceedings of ISFOG 2025 (2025), doi:10.53243/ISFOG2025-495
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
Influence of clay fraction on the shear behavior of an interface between sand-clay mixture and concrete, Kexin Yin, Anne Laure Fauchille, Roxana Vasilescu, Christophe Dano, Panagiotis Kotronis, Giulio Sciarra, Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment, Vol. 38, number 100543, issue 1 (2024), doi:10.1016/j.gete.2024.100543
A Hydraulic Gradient and Stress-Controlled Erosion Apparatus for Assessing Soil Internal Erosion, Didier Marot, Bikram Oli, Fateh Bendahmane, Rachel Gelet, Philippe Leroy, Geotechnical Testing Journal, Vol. 47, issue 6 (2024), doi:10.1520/GTJ20230454
Swelling-driven mechanics of partially cross-linked polymer gels: Steady state solutions, Paola Nardinocchi, Siddhartha H. Ommi, Giulio Sciarra, International Journal of Engineering Science, Vol. 202, number 104101, issue 11 (2024), doi:10.1016/j.ijengsci.2024.104101
3D failure envelope of rigid inclusion reinforced foundations, Ramon Alcala-Ochoa, Zheng Li, Panagiotis Kotronis, Giulio Sciarra, Acta Geotechnica, Vol. 19, number 995, issue 1, pp. 6973-6992 (2024), doi:10.1007/s11440-024-02309-9
A generalized Timoshenko beam with embedded rotation discontinuity coupled with a 3D macroelement to assess the vulnerability of reinforced concrete frame structures, Androniki Anna Doulgeroglou, Panagiotis Kotronis, Giulio Sciarra, Catherine Bouillon, Finite Elements in Analysis and Design, Vol. 242, number 104234, issue 4 (2024), doi:10.1016/j.finel.2024.104234
Mechanical and Thermal Characterisation of Compressed Earth Blocks Made of Termite Mound Soil (Macrotermes Sp.) Stabilised with Corn Starch Gel, Berthia Malonga, Philippe Poullain, Fateh Bendahmane, Stéphanie Bonnet, Nabil Issaadi, Louis Ahouet, Second RILEM International Conference on Earthen Construction, Vol. 52, pp. 122-131 (2024), doi:10.1007/978-3-031-62690-6_13
VIBRATION AND FATIGUE MITIGATION OF A 5 MW BARGE-TYPE FLOATING OFFSHORE WIND TURBINE UNDER MISALIGNED WIND AND WAVE LOADINGS, Riad El hamoud, Philip Alkhoury, Mourad Aït-Ahmed, Abdul Hamid Soubra, Franck Schoefs, Rabih Dib, Proceedings of the International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering OMAE, Vol. 7, ISBN:[9780791887851] (2024), doi:10.1115/OMAE2024-131914
Development of a New Laboratory Earthquake Setup Featuring a Paraffin oil-based Gel as Analogue Material, Abdallah Aoude, Ioannis Stefanou, Jean François Semblat, Vito Rubino, Proceedings of the World Congress on New Technologies, ISBN:[9781990800450] (2024), doi:10.11159/icceia24.140
Reduced-scale Testing of Masonry Structures Subjected to Explosions, Ahmad Morsel, Filippo Masi, Ioannis Stefanou, Panagiotis Kotronis, Guillaume Racineux, Emmanuel Marché, World Congress on Civil Structural and Environmental Engineering, ISBN:[9781990800351] (2024), doi:10.11159/icsect24.132
Robust detection and characterization of a bifurcated bi-phasic interface propagating through a granular medium: physically and morphologically, Rana Al Nemer, Julien Réthoré, Giulio Sciarra, Experiments in Fluids, Vol. 65, number 83, issue 12 (2024), doi:10.1007/s00348-024-03919-5
Correction to: Microstructure evolution and fluid transport in porous media: a formal asymptotic expansions approach, Microstructure evolution and fluid transport in porous media: a formal asymptotic expansions approach, Quentin Rousseau, Giulio Sciarra, Archive of Applied Mechanics, Vol. 94, issue 11, 4, pp. 3293-3295 (2024), doi:10.1007/s00419-024-02704-4, 10.1007/s00419-024-02668-5
Atténuation des vibrations et de la fatigue d'une éolienne offshore flottante de type barge de 5 MW sous des charges de vent et de houle stochastiques, Riad El Hamoud, Philip Alkhoury, Mourad Aït-Ahmed, Abdul‐hamid Soubra, Franck Schoefs, Rabih Dib, Academic Journal of Civil Engineering (2024), doi:10.26168/ajce.42.1.30
Design of a new laboratory earthquake experiment, Abdallah Aoude, Ioannis Stefanou, Jean-François Semblat, Vito Rubino, EGU General Assembly 2024 (2024), doi:10.5194/egusphere-egu24-11981
New device for the study of suffusion under several stress states, Didier Marot, Bikram Oli, Rachel Gelet, Fateh Bendahmane, Revue française de Géotechnique, Vol. 53, number 3, issue 178 (2024), doi:10.1051/geotech/2024006
Numerical investigation of a permeability-microstructure relationship in the context of internal erosion, Mohamed El Shamieh, François Bignonnet, Ngoc-Son Nguyen, Rachel Gelet, Didier Marot (2024)
Microstructure evolution and fluid transport in porous media: a formal asymptotic expansions approach, Quentin Rousseau, Giulio Sciarra, Archive of Applied Mechanics, number 235, issue 4 (2024), doi:10.1007/s00419-024-02668-5
Correction to: Microstructure evolution and fluid transport in porous media: a formal asymptotic expansions approach (Archive of Applied Mechanics, (2024), 94, 11, (3253-3291), 10.1007/s00419-024-02668-5), Quentin Rousseau, Giulio Sciarra, Archive of Applied Mechanics, Vol. 94, issue 11, pp. 3293-3295 (2024), doi:10.1007/s00419-024-02704-4
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
Solidification Study of an Organic Fine Sediment Using Geopolymer Binders Properties, Ishak Moghrabi, Harifidy Ranaivomanana, Fateh Bendahmane, Ouali Amiri, Dimitri Deneele, International Journal of Geomechanics, Vol. 23, number 721, issue 10 (2023), doi:10.1061/IJGNAI.GMENG-8187
Numerical estimation of the permeability of granular soils using the DEM and LBM or FFT-based fluid computation method, Ngoc Son Nguyen, François Bignonnet, Granular Matter, Vol. 25, number 711, issue 3 (2023), doi:10.1007/s10035-023-01330-1
Fingering and strain localization in porous media during imbibition processes, Mohammed Zaïm, Siddhartha Harsha Ommi, Frédéric Collin, Panagiotis Kotronis, Giulio Sciarra, International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, Vol. 124, issue 16, pp. 3554-3581 (2023), doi:10.1002/nme.7261
MODELLING OF RIGID INCLUSIONS REINFORCED FOUNDATIONS TO INVESTIGATE THE FAILURE ENVELOPE IN THE V-M-H SPACE (COMPDYN 2023), Ramon Alcala-Ochoa, Zheng Li, Panagiotis Kotronis, Giulio Sciarra, Compdyn Proceedings (2023)
GLRC_HEGIS Global Nonlinear Cyclic Model for Reinforced Concrete Walls and Slabs, Miquel Huguet, Michele Massarella, Olivier Lherminier, Silvano Erlicher, Panagiotis Kotronis, François Voldoire, Building for the Future: Durable, Sustainable, Resilient, Vol. 350 LNCE, pp. 459-468, ISBN:[9783031325106] (2023), doi:10.1007/978-3-031-32511-3_49
Finite-element modeling of intermittent dynamic rupture in fault gouge using rate-and-state friction with flash heating, Shengduo Liu, Nadia Lapusta, Vito Rubino, Ares Rosakis, AGU Fall Meeting 2023 (2023)
Norme XP P94-065 – Sols : reconnaissance et essais - Hole Erosion Test - Principe et méthode d'essai en laboratoire pour la détermination des caractéristiques de résistance à l'érosion de conduit, Stéphane Bonelli, Nadia Benahmed, Christophe Chevalier, Didier Marot, Abdelwadoud Mehenni, Véronique Berche, Yasmina Boussafir, Nicolas Burchart, Delphine Jacqueline, Sylvie Nicaise, Jean-Christophe Pellez, Maxime Boucher, Rémi Beguin (2023)
Dynamic analysis of a monopile-supported offshore wind turbine considering the soil-foundation-structure interaction, Philip Alkhoury, Abdul Hamid Soubra, Valentine Rey, Mourad Aït-Ahmed, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Vol. 158, number 107281, issue 3 (2022), doi:10.1016/j.soildyn.2022.107281
Vibration reduction of monopile-supported offshore wind turbines based on finite element structural analysis and active control, Philip Alkhoury, Mourad Aït-Ahmed, Abdul Hamid Soubra, Valentine Rey, Ocean Engineering, Vol. 263, number 112234, issue 3 (2022), doi:10.1016/j.oceaneng.2022.112234
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
Internal erosion by suffusion on cohesionless gap-graded soils: Model and sensibility analysis, Rachel Gelet, Didier Marot, Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment, Vol. 31, number 100313, issue 9 (2022), doi:10.1016/j.gete.2022.100313
Numerical analysis of slope collapse using SPH and the SIMSAND critical state model, Zhao Lu, Zhuang Jin, Panagiotis Kotronis, Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Vol. 14, issue 1, pp. 169-179 (2022), doi:10.1016/j.jrmge.2021.03.009
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
A phase field model for partially saturated geomaterials describing fluid–fluid displacements. Part I: The model and one-dimensional analysis, Siddhartha H. Ommi, Giulio Sciarra, Panagiotis Kotronis, Advances in Water Resources, Vol. 164, number 104170, issue 5 (2022), doi:10.1016/j.advwatres.2022.104170
A second gradient cohesive element for mode I crack propagation, Gwendal Jouan, Panagiotis Kotronis, Denis Caillerie, Frédéric Collin, Finite Elements in Analysis and Design, Vol. 204, number 103732, issue 30 (2022), doi:10.1016/j.finel.2022.103732
A phase field model for partially saturated geomaterials describing fluid–fluid displacements, Part II: Stability analysis and two-dimensional simulations, Siddhartha H. Ommi, Giulio Sciarra, Panagiotis Kotronis, Advances in Water Resources, Vol. 164, number 104201, issue 5 (2022), doi:10.1016/j.advwatres.2022.104201
3D interaction diagrams for symmetrically reinforced concrete square sections with various reinforcement ratios, Androniki Anna Doulgeroglou, Panagiotis Kotronis, Giulio Sciarra, Catherine Bouillon, Engineering Structures, Vol. 262, number 114272, issue 6 (2022), doi:10.1016/j.engstruct.2022.114272
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
Non-uniqueness, stability and bifurcation analyses in elasto-viscoplastic boundary value problems with no inertia, Huan Wang, Panagiotis Kotronis, Giulio Sciarra, International Journal of Engineering Science, Vol. 177, number 103714, issue 4 (2022), doi:10.1016/j.ijengsci.2022.103714
Variational Approach to Damage Induced by Drainage in Partially Saturated Granular Geomaterials, Siddhartha H. Ommi, Giulio Sciarra, Panagiotis Kotronis, Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering, Vol. 8, number S283 (2022), doi:10.3389/fmech.2022.869568
Editorial: Hydromechanical Instabilities in Geomaterials: Advances in Numerical Modeling and Experimental Techniques, Giulio Sciarra, Gioacchino Viggiani, Frédéric Collin, Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering, Vol. 8, number 104201 (2022), doi:10.3389/fmech.2022.954665
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
Consequences of scalping and scalping/replacement procedures on strength properties of coarse-grained gap-graded soils, Nadine Ali Hassan, Ngoc Son Nguyen, Didier Marot, Fateh Bendahmane, Canadian Geotechnical Journal, Vol. 59, issue 10, pp. 1819-1832 (2022), doi:10.1139/cgj-2021-0504
A DEM study of the effect of the loss of fine particles on the mechanical behavior of gap-graded soils, Habib Taha, Ngoc Son Nguyen, Didier Marot, Abbas Hijazi, Khalil Abou-Saleh, Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment, Vol. 31, number 100305, issue 3 (2022), doi:10.1016/j.gete.2021.100305
Drainage Instabilities in Granular Materials: A New Biaxial Apparatus for Fluid Fingering and Solid Remodeling Detection, Rana Al Nemer, Giulio Sciarra, Julien Réthoré, Frontiers in Physics, Vol. 10, number L21403 (2022), doi:10.3389/fphy.2022.854268
Natural frequencies estimation of a monopile supported DTU-10 MW Offshore Wind Turbine, Philip Alkhoury, Abdul-Hamid Soubra, Valentine Rey, Mourad Aït-Ahmed, 4th International Symposium on Frontiers in Offshore Geotechnics (2022)
Impact d'instabilités hydrauliques sur l'amplitude de déformation du milieu granulaire durant le drainage, Rana Al Nemer, Giulio Sciarra, Julien Réthoré, 11èmes journées nationales de géotechnique et de géologie de l’ingénieur (2022)
Détection et surveillance des instabilités hydromécaniques dans les géomatériaux : digitation et déformations localisées, Rana Al Nemer, Giulio Sciarra, Julien Réthoré, 25e Congrès Français de Mécanique (2022)