Micro-macro models of crack initiation, opening, closure and rebonding for carbonate rock, granite and halite.
Computational tools that allow simulation of the propagation of discrete fractures within a continuum damage process zone.
Micro-mechanical analysis of particle fragmentation and the associated energy distribution with the Discrete Element Method DEM).
Self-propelled probes that can excavate with minimum soil disturbance, to allow data collection on soil properties.
Infrastructure networks inspired by nature. Homogenization methods applied to biology.
Numerical applications for geological storage, structural engineering, material sciences and geomeorphology.