Our goal is to develop an original approach to the physics and mechanics of discrete materials, including sub-micron colloidal systems, fine powders and granular materials and covering a broad range of scales and applications. We are interested in both fundamental understanding of the behavior of these materials and their realistic modeling in view of application to powder technology, soil mechanics, building materials, geomaterials, environmental processes, soft matter and biomaterials.
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Research themes
- Numerical modeling of discrete media
- Micromechanics of granular materials
- Environmental granular processes
- Dense suspensions and colloids
- Cohesive granular materials
- Soft particles and biomaterials
- Tribology, contact, friction, adhesion
- Multi-scale modeling of building materials
- Poromechanics
- Thermodynamics of granular materials