1. Multi-Scale and Multi-Physics Modeling of the Contact Interface Using DEM and Coupled DEM-FEM Approach 2. Adsorption-induced Instantaneous Deformation in Double Porosity Media: Modeling and Experimental Validations 3. Granular Materials: Mesoscale Structures and Modeling 4. Behavior of Granular Materials Affected by Grain Breakage 5. Multi-scale Modeling of the Mechanical Behaviour of Clays 6. Modeling of Complex Microcracking in Quasi-Brittle Materials: Numerical Methods and Experimental Validations 7. Multi-Scale Methods for the Analysis of Creep-Damage Coupling in Concrete 8. Effect of Variability of Porous Media Properties on Drying Kinetics: Application to Cement-based Materials 9. State of the Art on the Likelihood of Internal Erosion of Dams and Levees by Means of Testing 10. Mechanical Stability of River Banks Submitted to Fluctuations of the Water Level
François Nicot is a graduate from « Centrale de Lyon »school. He joined Cemagref (now IRSTEA) in 2000, where he currently works as Research Director. He has been Editor-in-Chief of the international journal "European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering" since 2009, and co-directs the GDRI (international research group) GeoMech since 2008. Author of more than 150 international publications, his research focuses on the geomechanics and behavior of granular materials.
Olivier Millet is Professor in Mechanics and Civil Engineering at La Rochelle University in France. Until recently, he was the head of MeGe GDR.