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A simple micro-inspired model for granular materials made of hollow crushable particles

Quentin Rousseau , Gaël Combe , Vincent Richefeu
Powders & Grains 2025 – 10th International Conference on Micromechanics on Granular Media, M. Alam, S.L. Das, M. Bose, T.G. Murthy, V. Chikkadi, A. Singh and S. Luding (Eds.), Dec 2025, Candolim, Goa, India. pp.07022, ⟨10.1051/epjconf/202534007022⟩
Communication dans un congrès hal-05400458 v1
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Particle-based modeling of continuum quasi-fragile matter fragmenting into granular-like packing

Gaël Combe , Vincent Richefeu , Marta Stasiak , Gilles Armand , Jad Zghondi
Powders & Grains 2025 – 10th International Conference on Micromechanics on Granular Media, M. Alam, S.L. Das, M. Bose, T.G. Murthy, V. Chikkadi, A. Singh and S. Luding (Eds.), Dec 2025, Candolim, India. pp.09022, ⟨10.1051/epjconf/202534009022⟩
Communication dans un congrès hal-05400477 v1
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Exploring inertial effects in the flow of granular media: double-scale approach MPM×DEM

Viet Anh Quach , Olivier Ozenda , Guillaume Chambon , Gaël Combe , Vincent Richefeu
Powders & Grains 2025 – 10th International Conference on Micromechanics on Granular Media, M. Alam, S.L. Das, M. Bose, T.G. Murthy, V. Chikkadi, A. Singh and S. Luding (Eds.), Dec 2025, Candolim, India. pp.09021, ⟨10.1051/epjconf/202534009021⟩
Communication dans un congrès hal-05400471 v1
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Domain heterogeneities in geomaterial modeling: Integrating multi-scale FEMxDEM and second-gradient approaches

Trung-Kien Nguyen , Thanh-Trung Vo , Anh-Tuan Vu , Gaël Combe
Powders & Grains 2025 – 10th International Conference on Micromechanics on Granular Media, M. Alam, S.L. Das, M. Bose, T.G. Murthy, V. Chikkadi, A. Singh and S. Luding (Eds.), Dec 2025, Candolim, India. pp.09005, ⟨10.1051/epjconf/202534009005⟩
Communication dans un congrès hal-05400462 v1
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Analysis of two-dimensional displacement fluctuations in granular media

Michail Komodromos , Vincent Richefeu , Gioacchino Viggiani , Gaël Combe
Powders & Grains 2025 – 10th International Conference on Micromechanics on Granular Media, M. Alam, S.L. Das, M. Bose, T.G. Murthy, V. Chikkadi, A. Singh and S. Luding (Eds.), Dec 2025, Canolim, Goa, India. pp.07015, ⟨10.1051/epjconf/202534007015⟩
Communication dans un congrès hal-05400445 v1
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Negative grain-pressures in frictional cohesionless granular media with elongated particles

Gaël Combe , Bilal Al Tfaily , Vincent Richefeu
Powders & Grains 2025 – 10th International Conference on Micromechanics on Granular Media, M. Alam, S.L. Das, M. Bose, T.G. Murthy, V. Chikkadi, A. Singh and S. Luding (Eds.), Dec 2025, Candolim, Goa, India. pp.04012, ⟨10.1051/epjconf/202534004012⟩
Communication dans un congrès hal-05400439 v1

High compressibility caused by particle breakage: a DEM investigation

Marta Stasiak , Vincent Richefeu , Gaël Combe , Jad Zghondi , Gilles Armand
Powders & Grains 2021 – 9th International Conference on Micromechanics on Granular Media, Jul 2021, VIRTUAL, France. pp.07011, ⟨10.1051/epjconf/202124907011⟩
Communication dans un congrès hal-04590718 v1

Sample preparation of dense granular materials Influence of void ratio e and coordination number Z * on the mechanical behaviour at failure

Shah Nawaz , Gaël Combe
Powders & Grains 2021 – 9th International Conference on Micromechanics on Granular Media, Jul 2021, VIRTUAL, France. pp.02012, ⟨10.1051/epjconf/202124902012⟩
Communication dans un congrès hal-04590712 v1

Grain-scale DEM study of open-ended pipe pile penetration in granular soils

Michail Komodromos , Gaël Combe , Gioacchino Viggiani
Powders & Grains 2021 – 9th International Conference on Micromechanics on Granular Media, Jul 2021, VIRTUAL, France. pp.11007, ⟨10.1051/epjconf/202124911007⟩
Communication dans un congrès hal-04590716 v1

A numerical homogenized law using discrete element method for continuum modelling of boundary value problems

Trung Kien Nguyen , Jacques Desrues , Gaël Combe , Duc Hanh Nguyen
CIGOS 2019, Innovation for Sustainable Infrastructure., Oct 2019, HANOI, France. pp.715-720, ⟨10.1007/978-981-15-0802-8_113⟩
Communication dans un congrès hal-04590708 v1

2nd gradient

A. Argilaga , J. Desrues , Stefano Dal Pont , D. Caillerie , Gaël Combe
IWBDG2017, May 2017, Limassol, Cyprus
Communication dans un congrès hal-01965695 v1

Experimental investigation of mode I fracture for brittle tube-shaped particles

M. Stasiak , Gaël Combe , Jacques Desrues , Vincent Richefeu , Pascal Villard et al.
Powders & Grains (PG2017), 2017, Montpellier, France
Communication dans un congrès hal-02007564 v1

FEM _ DEM: a new efficient multi-scale approach for geotechnical problems with strain localization

T.K. Nguyen , A. Argilaga , D. Caillerie , Gaël Combe , Stefano Dal Pont et al.
Powders and grains 2017, Jul 2017, Montpellier, France
Communication dans un congrès hal-01965698 v1

Wear of sharp aggregates in a rotating drum

Ivan Deiros Quintanilla , Gaël Combe , Fabrice Emeriault , Jean-Benoit Toni , Charles Voivret et al.
POWDERS and GRAINS 2017 - 8th International Conference on Micromechanics on Granular Media, Jul 2017, Montpellier, France. pp.07009, ⟨10.1051/epjconf/201714007009⟩
Communication dans un congrès hal-02020063 v1

FEM-DEM multiscale analysis in Geomechanics : Strain Localisationand 2nd gradient regularisation

J. Desrues , T.K. Nguyen , A. Argilaga , Gaël Combe , D. Caillerie et al.
Euromech 559 Multi Scale Computationa Methods for bridging scales in materials and structures, Feb 2015, Eindhoven, Netherlands
Communication dans un congrès hal-01965818 v1

FEMxDEM Multi-scale modelling: overcoming numerical issues

A. Argilaga , Stefano Dal Pont , Gaël Combe , J. Desrues , D. Caillerie
COMPLAS XIII, Sep 2015, Barcelona, Spain
Communication dans un congrès hal-01965799 v1
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Evaluation de la dégradation du ballast ferroviaire à partir des simulations par éléments discrets des conditions de voie et de l'essai Micro-Deval

Ivan Deiros Quintanilla , Gaël Combe , Fabrice Emeriault , Charles Voivret
CFM 2015 - 22ème Congrès Français de Mécanique, Aug 2015, Lyon, France
Communication dans un congrès hal-03444820 v1

From discrete to continuum approach of BVP in Geomechanics : FEMxDEM integrated approach

J. Desrues , T.K. Nguyen , A. Argilaga , Stefano Dal Pont , Gaël Combe et al.
ALERT Geomaterials 2015, Sep 2015, Aussois, France
Communication dans un congrès hal-01965820 v1
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Champs cinématiques dans un sable lors de l'enfoncement d'un pieu par tomographie RX: comparaison des corrélations numérique continue et discrète

M. Silva , Jeanne Doreau-Malioche , Gaël Combe
CFM 2015 - 22ème Congrès Français de Mécanique, Aug 2015, Lyon, France
Communication dans un congrès hal-03444810 v1

Soil-Pile interaction during pile installation. Observations from X-Ray tomography and 3D-DIC

M. Silva , Gaël Combe
15th PCSMGE / 8th SCRM, Nov 2015, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Communication dans un congrès hal-01965483 v1

Double scale numerical FEM-DEM analysis for cohesive-frictional materials

J. Desrues , T.K. Nguyen , A. Argilaga , Stefano Dal Pont , Gaël Combe et al.
COMPLAS XIII, Sep 2015, Barcelona, Spain
Communication dans un congrès hal-01965817 v1
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Kinematic fields in 2D granular media

Mathias Tolomeo , Gaël Combe , Vincent Richefeu
CFM 2015 - 22ème Congrès Français de Mécanique, Aug 2015, Lyon, France
Communication dans un congrès hal-03444869 v1

Arching effect in a granular soil subjected to monotonic or cyclic loading: Kinematic analysis

O. Jenck , G. Combe , F. Emeriault , A. de Pasquale
Physical Modelling in Geotechnics - Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Physical Modelling in Geotechnics 2014, ICPMG 2014, 2014, Perth, Australia. pp.1243-1249
Communication dans un congrès hal-02074588 v1

Sand displacement field analysis during pile installation using x-ray tomography and digital image correlation

M. Silva , Gaël Combe
International Symposium on Geomechanics from Micro to Macro, Sep 2014, Cambridge, United Kingdom. pp.1599-1603
Communication dans un congrès hal-01965417 v1

Displacement fluctuations in granular materials: a direct manifestation of grain rearrangement

Gaël Combe , V. Richefeu , Gioacchino Cinno Viggiani
International Symposium on Geomechanics from Micro to Macro,, Sep 2014, Cambridge, United Kingdom. pp.1179-1182
Communication dans un congrès hal-01965389 v1

Arching effect in a granular soil submitted to monotonic or cyclic loading: kinematic analysis

O. Jenck , Gaël Combe , F. Emeriault
ICPMG2014, 8th International Conference on Physical Modelling in Geotechnics, Jan 2014, Perth, Australia. pp.1243--1249
Communication dans un congrès hal-01965403 v1

Double Scale Numerical FEM-DEM Analysis of cohesive-frictional materials

J. Desrues , T.K. Nguyen , Gaël Combe , D. Caillerie
10th Euroconference on Rock Physics and Rock Mechanics, Aussois, France,, May 2014, Aussois, France
Communication dans un congrès hal-01965814 v1
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A benchmark for particle shape dependence

Gaël Combe , Cécile Nouguier-Lehon , Emilien Azéma , Krzysztof Szarf , Baptiste Saint-Cyr et al.
Powder and Grains 2013, 2013, Sydney, Australia. pp.883-886, ⟨10.1063/1.4812073⟩
Communication dans un congrès hal-00842754 v1
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How granular materials deform in quasistatic conditions

Jean-Noël Roux , Gaël Combe
IUTAM-ISIMM Symposium on Mathematical Modeling and Physical Instances of Granular Flow, Sep 2009, Reggio Calabria, Italy. pp.260
Communication dans un congrès hal-00532833 v1
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Load transfers and arching effects in granular soil layer

Bastien Chevalier , Gaël Combe , Pascal Villard
CFM 2007 - 18ème Congrès Français de Mécanique, Aug 2007, Grenoble, France
Communication dans un congrès hal-03357983 v1
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Discrete numerical simulation, quasistatic deformation and the origins of strain in granular materials.

Gaël Combe , Jean-Noël Roux
Third international symposium on deformation characteristics of geomaterials, Sep 2003, Lyon, France. pp. 1071-1078
Communication dans un congrès hal-00354754 v1
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Study of the mechanical behavior of the ballast using discrete approach

C. Cholet , X. Oviedo , Gaël Combe , P.E. Gautier , Karam Sab et al.
World Congress on Railway Research: Markets, Products, Technology, Sep 2001, Cologne, Germany
Communication dans un congrès hal-01864203 v1

Variability and loss of uniqueness of numerical solutions in FEM×DEM modeling with second gradient enhancement

Trung‐kien Nguyen , Thanh‐trung Vo , Nhu Nguyen , Gaël Combe
International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, 2024, 48 (9), pp.2381-2407. ⟨10.1002/nag.3737⟩
Article dans une revue hal-04546063 v1

Macro-micro analysis of ground response to circular tunnel excavation in granular media

Trung-Kien Nguyen , Jacques Desrues , Thanh-Trung Vo , Gaël Combe
European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering, 2024, 28 (12), pp.1 - 19. ⟨10.1080/19648189.2024.2327849⟩
Article dans une revue hal-04546066 v1

FEM×DEM multi‐scale model for cemented granular materials: Inter‐ and intra‐granular cracking induced strain localisation

Trung‐kien Nguyen , Jacques Desrues , Thanh‐trung Vo , Gaël Combe
International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, 2022, 46 (5), pp.1001-1025. ⟨10.1002/nag.3332⟩
Article dans une revue hal-04093053 v1

High compression of granular assemblies of brittle hollow tubular particles: investigation through a 3D discrete element model

M. Stasiak , G. Combe , V. Richefeu , G. Armand , J. Zghondi
Computational Particle Mechanics, 2022, 9 (4), pp.825-842. ⟨10.1007/s40571-021-00449-3⟩
Article dans une revue hal-04093061 v1

Étude du comportement de l’interface sable-pieu sous chargement axial monotone et cyclique à l’échelle granulaire

Jeanne Doreau-Malioche , Gaël Combe , Gioacchino Viggiani
Revue française de Géotechnique, 2021, 166, pp.4. ⟨10.1051/geotech/2021005⟩
Article dans une revue istex hal-04093065 v1

The particle image tracking technique: An accurate optical method for measuring individual kinematics of rigid particles

Vincent Richefeu , Gaël Combe
Strain, 2020, 56 (6), ⟨10.1111/str.12362⟩
Article dans une revue hal-04896519 v1

X-ray CT analysis of the evolution of ballast grain morphology along a Micro-Deval test: key role of the asperity scale

Ivan Deiros Quintanilla , Gaël Combe , Fabrice Emeriault , Charles Voivret , Jean-François Ferellec
Granular Matter, 2019, 21 (2), pp.30. ⟨10.1007/s10035-019-0881-y⟩
Article dans une revue hal-02083956 v1

Characterising processes at sand-pile interface using digital image analysis and X-ray CT

J. Doreau-Malioche , A. Galvis-Castro , R. Tovar-Valencia , G. Viggiani , G. Combe et al.
Géotechnique Letters, 2019, 9 (4), pp.254-262. ⟨10.1680/jgele.18.00232⟩
Article dans une revue hal-04093072 v1

An assessment of discrete element approaches to infer intergranular forces from experiments on 2D granular media

M. Tolomeo , V. Richefeu , Gaël Combe , J.N. Roux , G. Viggiani
International Journal of Solids and Structures, 2019, 187, pp.48-57. ⟨10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2019.01.010⟩
Article dans une revue hal-02091043 v1

From discrete to continuum modelling of boundary value problems in geomechanics: An integrated FEM‐DEM approach

Jacques Desrues , Albert Argilaga , Denis Caillerie , Gaël Combe , Trung Kiên Nguyen et al.
International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, 2019, 43 (5), pp.919-955. ⟨10.1002/nag.2914⟩
Article dans une revue hal-02382738 v1

FEM×DEM multiscale modeling: Model performance enhancement from Newton strategy to element loop parallelization

A. Argilaga , J. Desrues , Stefano Dal Pont , Gaël Combe , D. Caillerie
International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 2018, 114 (1), pp.47-65. ⟨10.1002/nme.5732⟩
Article dans une revue hal-01945820 v1

Shaft friction changes for cyclically loaded displacement piles: an X-ray investigation

Jeanne Doreau-Malioche , Gaël Combe , Gioacchino Cinno Viggiani , Jean-Benoît Toni
Géotechnique Letters, 2018, 8 (1), pp.66-72. ⟨10.1680/jgele.17.00141⟩
Article dans une revue hal-01995997 v1

Emergence of Shear Bands in Confined Granular Systems: Singularity of the q-Statistics

Léo Viallon-Galiner , Gaël Combe , Vincent Richefeu , Allbens Picardi Faria-Atman
Entropy, 2018, 20 (11), pp.862. ⟨10.20944/preprints201810.0172.v1⟩
Article dans une revue hal-01995991 v1

Ballast wear: Insight from the discrete element-simulation of tracks and micro-deval tests

I. Deiros , C. Voivret , G. Combe , F. Emeriault
Civil-Comp Proceedings, 2016, 110, ⟨10.4203/ccp.110.20⟩
Article dans une revue hal-02074585 v1

Fingering phenomena during grain-grain displacement

N.M.P. Mello , H. Paiva , Gaël Combe , A. Atman
Computational Particle Mechanics, 2016, ⟨10.1007/s40571-016-0113-8⟩
Article dans une revue hal-01956951 v1

A study of the influence of REV variability in double-scale FEM ×DEM analysis

Ghassan Shahin , Jacques Desrues , Stefano Dal Pont , Gaël Combe , Albert Argilaga
International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 2016, 107 (10), pp.882-900. ⟨10.1002/nme.5202⟩
Article dans une revue hal-01945827 v1

Quantifying Degradation of Railway Ballast Using Numerical Simulations of Micro-deval Test and In-situ Conditions

Ivan Deiros , Charles Voivret , Gaël Combe , Fabrice Emeriault
Procedia Engineering, 2016, 143, pp.1016-1023. ⟨10.1016/j.proeng.2016.06.096⟩
Article dans une revue hal-02020065 v1

Experimental validation of nonextensive scaling law in confined granular media

Gaël Combe , V. Richefeu , M. Stasiak , A. Atman
Physical Review Letters, 2015, ⟨10.1103/physrevlett.115.238301⟩
Article dans une revue hal-01954517 v1

Mechanical properties of inclined frictional granular layers

Allbens P. F. Atman , Philippe Claudin , Gaël Combe , G.H.B. Martins
Granular Matter, 2014, 16, pp.193. ⟨10.1007/s10035-014-0482-8⟩
Article dans une revue hal-00975255 v1

Particle shape effect on macroscopic behaviour of underground structures: numerical and experimental study

K. Szarf , Gaël Combe , P. Villard
Studia Geotechnica et Mechanica, 2014, XXXVI (3), pp.67-74. ⟨10.2478/sgem-2014-0028⟩
Article dans une revue hal-01953968 v1
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Jamming transition in a two-dimensional open granular pile with rolling resistance

C.F.M. Magalhaes , A.P.F. Atman , Gaël Combe , J.G. Moreira
Papers in physics, 2014, 6 (2), ⟨10.4279/PIP.060007⟩
Article dans une revue hal-01953950 v1

FEM x DEM modelling of cohesive granular materials: numerical homogenisation and multi-scale simulation

T.K. Nguyen , Gaël Combe , D. Caillerie , J. Desrues
Acta Geophysica, 2014, 62 (5), pp.1109-1126. ⟨10.2478/s11600-014-0228-3⟩
Article dans une revue hal-01953955 v1

Mechanical response of an inclined frictional granular layer approaching unjamming

Allbens P. F. Atman , Philippe Claudin , Gaël Combe , Romain Mari
EPL - Europhysics Letters, 2013, 101, pp.44006. ⟨10.1209/0295-5075/101/44006⟩
Article dans une revue hal-00800313 v1
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Particle shape dependence in 2D granular media

Baptiste Saint-Cyr , Szarf Krzysztof , Charles Voivret , Emilien Azéma , Vincent Richefeu et al.
EPL - Europhysics Letters, 2012, 98 (4), pp.44008. ⟨10.1209/0295-5075/98/44008⟩
Article dans une revue hal-00689845 v1

An experimental assessment of displacement fluctuations in a 2D granular material subjected to shear

V. Richefeu , Gaël Combe , G. Viggiani
Géotechnique Letters, 2012, 2 (3), pp.113-118. ⟨10.1680/geolett.12.00029⟩
Article dans une revue hal-04584967 v1

Experimental and discrete element modeling studies of the trapdoor problem: influence of the macro-mechanical frictional parameters

B. Chevalier , Gaël Combe , Pascal Villard
Acta Geotechnica, 2012, 7 (1), pp.15-39. ⟨10.1007/s11440-011-0152-5⟩
Article dans une revue istex hal-01998471 v1

Polygons vs. clumps of discs: A numerical study of the influence of grain shape on the mechanical behaviour of granular materials

K. Szarf , Gaël Combe , Pascal Villard
Powder Technology, 2011, 208 (2), pp.279-288. ⟨10.1016/j.powtec.2010.08.017⟩
Article dans une revue hal-01998466 v1

Investigation of Load-Transfer Mechanisms in Geotechnical Earth Structures with Thin Fill Platforms Reinforced by Rigid Inclusions

B. Chevalier , Pascal Villard , Gaël Combe
International Journal of Geomechanics, 2011, 11 (3), pp.239-250. ⟨10.1061/(asce)gm.1943-5622.0000083⟩
Article dans une revue hal-02002815 v1

Two-scale modeling of granular materials: a DEM-FEM approach

Michał Nitka , Gaël Combe , Cristian Dascalu , Jacques Desrues
Granular Matter, 2011, 13 (3), pp.277-281. ⟨10.1007/s10035-011-0255-6⟩
Article dans une revue istex hal-04584940 v1

Departure from elasticity in granular layers: investigation of a crossover overlad force

Allbens P.F. Atman , Philippe Claudin , Gaël Combe
Computer Physics Communications, 2009, pp.612
Article dans une revue hal-00370653 v1

Coupling between finite and discrete element methods for the modelling of earth structures reinforced by geosynthetic

Pascal Villard , B. Chevalier , B. Le Hello , Gaël Combe
Computers and Geotechnics, 2009, 36 (5), pp.709-717. ⟨10.1016/j.compgeo.2008.11.005⟩
Article dans une revue istex hal-01998451 v1

Departure from elasticity in granular layers: Investigation of a crossover overload force

A.P.F. Atman , P. Claudin , Gaël Combe
Computer Physics Communications, 2009, 180 (4), pp.612-615. ⟨10.1016/j.cpc.2008.12.017⟩
Article dans une revue istex hal-04584938 v1
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Etude du comportement mécanique de matériaux granulaires hétérogènes par simulations numériques discrètes

Bastien Chevalier , Gaël Combe , Pascal Villard
Bulletin des Laboratoires des Ponts et Chaussees, 2007, 268-269, pp.105-128
Article dans une revue hal-02088621 v1

Scale Separation in Granular Packings: Stress Plateaus and Fluctuations

C. Goldenberg , A. Atman , P. Claudin , Gaël Combe , I. Goldhirsch
Physical Review Letters, 2006, 96 (16), pp.168001. ⟨10.1103/PhysRevLett.96.168001⟩
Article dans une revue hal-04584930 v1

Scale separation in granular packings: stress plateaus and fluctuations

Chay Goldenberg , Allbens P. F. Atman , Philippe Claudin , Gaël Combe , Isaac Goldhirsch
Physical Review Letters, 2006, 96, pp.168001
Article dans une revue hal-00068186 v1

Sensitivity of the stress response function to packing preparation

A. P. F. Atman , P. Brunet , J. Geng , G. Reydellet , Gaël Combe et al.
Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 2005, 17, pp.no.24
Article dans une revue hal-00011256 v1
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Quasistatic rheology and the origins of strain

Jean-Noël Roux , Gaël Combe
Comptes Rendus. Physique, 2002, 3 (2), pp. 131-140
Article dans une revue hal-00354256 v1

Strain versus stress in a model granular material: a Devil's staircase

Gaël Combe , Jean-Noël Roux
Physical Review Letters, 2000, 85, pp. 3628-3631
Article dans une revue hal-00354791 v1

Experimental micromechanical analysis of a 2D granular material: relation between structure evolution and loading path

F. Calvetti , Gaël Combe , J. Lanier
Mechanics of Cohesive-frictional Materials, 1997, 2 (2), pp.121-163. ⟨10.1002/(SICI)1099-1484(199704)2:2<121::AID-CFM27>3.0.CO;2-2⟩
Article dans une revue istex hal-04582880 v1
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Méthodes quasi-statiques pour la simulation numérique discrète des assemblages granulaires.

Jean-Noël Roux , Gaël Combe
Fahrang Radjaï, Frédéric Dubois. Modélisation numérique discrète des matériaux granulaires, Lavoisier, pp.83, 2010, mécanique et ingéniérie des matériaux (MIM)
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