DeeP MeLT
Arson's Lab
Research
Homogenization theory, computational geomechanics, bio-inspired design
Micro-macro modeling of damage and healing in rocks
Micro-macro models of crack initiation, opening, closure and rebonding for carbonate rock, granite and halite.
Numerical methods for multiscale fracture propagation
Computational tools that allow simulation of the propagation of discrete fractures within a continuum damage process zone.
Mechanics of fragmentation
Micro-mechanical analysis of particle fragmentation and the associated energy distribution with the Discrete Element Method DEM).
Bio-inspired burrowing mechanics
Self-propelled probes that can excavate with minimum soil disturbance, to allow data collection on soil properties.
Bio-inspired network dynamics and biomaterials
Infrastructure networks inspired by nature. Homogenization methods applied to biology.
Computational mechanics applied to engineering and science
Numerical applications for geological storage, structural engineering, material sciences and geomeorphology.