Laurent Brochard

Researcher at Navier lab (Ecole des Ponts, Univ. Gustave Eiffel, CNRS) and Professor at Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées.
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  • Laboratoire Navier (NAVIER UMR 8205)
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I am a researcher at Navier lab (Ecole des Ponts, Univ. Gustave Eiffel, CNRS) since 2012. I received my M.S. and Ph.D. from Ecole des Ponts ParisTech in 2008 and 2011. I am also engineer from Ecole Polytechnique (France) and from École des Ponts ParisTech (France). Since 2022, I have the HDR (habilitation to supervise PhDs). My research focuses on multi scale approaches for the study of the physics and mechanics of materials with emphasis on phenomena that have their origin at the molecular scale: adsorption and poromechanics, fracture mechanics and failure initiation, thermo-mechanical couplings, confined phase transition. Targeted applications are mostly in geomechanics: CO2 sequestration, nuclear waste storage, earth and bio-sourced construction, cementitious materials, fault stability, preservation of built heritage.

Publications

Publications

Sorption hysteresis in nanoporous swelling adsorbents

Yuliang Zou , Benjamin Maillet , Philippe Coussot , Laurent Brochard

Physical Review Research, 2025, 7 (1), pp.013205. ⟨10.1103/PhysRevResearch.7.013205⟩

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Investigating the effect of Cu2+ sorption in montmorillonite using density functional theory and molecular dynamics simulations

Yalda Pedram , Yaoting Zhang , Scott Briggs , Chang Seok Kim , Laurent Brochard et al.

Comput.Mater.Sci., 2025, 248, pp.113554. ⟨10.1016/j.commatsci.2024.113554⟩

Article dans une revue hal-04888148v1

Exploring crystallization pressure limits via molecular simulation

Bilal Mahmoud Hawchar , Tulio Honorio , Matthieu Vandamme , Florian Osselin , Jean-Michel Pereira et al.

The Journal of Chemical Physics, 2025, 163 (21), ⟨10.1063/5.0282117⟩

Article dans une revue insu-05423278v1
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Design Optimization and Rheological Property of Recyclable Epoxy Asphalt

Wenyi Zhou , Junyan Yi , Laurent Brochard , Zhongshi Pei , Sainan Xie et al.

Journal of Polymers and the Environment, 2025, 33 (3), pp.1651-1665. ⟨10.1007/s10924-025-03499-3⟩

Article dans une revue hal-05240824v1
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Use of rescue noninvasive ventilation for post-extubation respiratory failure

Domenico Luca Grieco , Samir Jaber , Spyros Zakynthinos , Alexandre Demoule , Jean-Damien Ricard et al.

Critical Care, 2025, 29 (1), pp.470. ⟨10.1186/s13054-025-05689-w⟩

Article dans une revue hal-05355900v1

Unveiling moisture transport mechanisms in cellulosic materials: Vapor vs. bound water

Yuliang Zou , Benjamin Maillet , Laurent Brochard , Philippe Coussot

PNAS Nexus, 2024, 3 (1), ⟨10.1093/pnasnexus/pgad450⟩

Article dans une revue hal-04357225v1
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A hierarchical C-S-H/organic superstructure with high stiffness, super-low porosity, and low mass density

Xinping Zhu , Laurent Brochard , Matthieu Vandamme , Qiang Ren , Chen Li et al.

Cement and Concrete Research, 2024, 176, pp.107407. ⟨10.1016/j.cemconres.2023.107407⟩

Article dans une revue hal-04355038v1
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Wet and dry cup test with hygroscopic materials: what do we really measure?

Yuliang Zou , Elea Moss , Laurent Brochard , Philippe Coussot

InterPore Journal, 2024, 1 (2), pp.16. ⟨10.69631/ipj.v1i2nr22⟩

Article dans une revue hal-05240821v1
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Critical role of boundary conditions in sorption kinetics measurements

Yuliang Zou , Luoyi Yan , Benjamin Maillet , Rahima Sidi-Boulenouar , Laurent Brochard et al. Article dans une revue hal-04360331v1
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Nature of aluminates in C-A-S-H: A cryogenic stability insight, an extension of DNA-code rule, and a general structural-chemical formula

Xinping Zhu , Matthieu Vandamme , Laurent Brochard , Zhenlei Zhang , Qiang Ren et al.

Cement and Concrete Research, 2023, 167, pp.107131. ⟨10.1016/j.cemconres.2023.107131⟩

Article dans une revue hal-04159290v1
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Molecular simulation of the confined crystallization of ice in cement nanopore

Xinping Zhu , Matthieu Vandamme , Zhengwu Jiang , Laurent Brochard

The Journal of Chemical Physics, 2023, 159, pp.154704. ⟨10.1063/5.0169783⟩

Article dans une revue hal-04346518v1

Fast transport diffusion of bound water in cellulose fiber network

Yuliang Zou , Benjamin Maillet , Laurent Brochard , Philippe Coussot

Cellulose, 2023, 30 (12), pp.7463-7478. ⟨10.1007/s10570-023-05369-4⟩

Article dans une revue hal-04206777v1
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Molecular simulations of premelted films between C-S-H and ice: Implication for cryo-suction in cement-based materials

Xinping Zhu , Laurent Brochard , Zhengwu Jiang , Matthieu Vandamme

Cement and Concrete Research, 2023, 174, pp.107341. ⟨10.1016/j.cemconres.2023.107341⟩

Article dans une revue hal-04233404v1
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Scaling of nanoscale elastic and tensile failure properties of cementitious calcium-silicate-hydrate materials at cryogenic temperatures: A molecular simulation study

Xinping Zhu , Laurent Brochard , Matthieu Vandamme , Zhengwu Jiang

Cement and Concrete Research, 2023, 172, pp.107242. ⟨10.1016/j.cemconres.2023.107242⟩

Article dans une revue hal-04159305v1
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Thermoporoelastic Moduli from Molecular Fluctuations and Application to Moisture Effect on Amorphous Cellulose

Laurent Brochard

Journal of Engineering Mechanics - ASCE, 2023, 149 (11), ⟨10.1061/JENMDT.EMENG-7020⟩

Article dans une revue hal-04206781v1
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Solubility of NaCl under anisotropic stress state

Bilal Mahmoud Hawchar , Tulio Honorio , Matthieu Vandamme , Florian Osselin , Jean-Michel Pereira et al.

The Journal of Chemical Physics, 2023, 159 (3), ⟨10.1063/5.0156229⟩

Article dans une revue hal-04167031v1
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A meso-scale model of clay matrix: the role of hydration transitions in geomechanical behavior

Farid Asadi , Hua-Xiang Zhu , Matthieu Vandamme , Jean-Noël Roux , Laurent Brochard

Soft Matter, 2022, 18 (41), pp.7931-7948. ⟨10.1039/D2SM00773H⟩

Article dans une revue hal-03994258v1
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Vapor-sorption Coupled Diffusion in Cellulose Fiber Pile Revealed by Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Xiaoyan Ma , Benjamin Maillet , Laurent Brochard , Olivier Pitois , Rahima Sidi-Boulenouar et al.

Physical Review Applied, 2022, 17 (2), pp.024048. ⟨10.1103/PhysRevApplied.17.024048⟩

Article dans une revue hal-03994227v1
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Drained and undrained heat capacity of swelling clays

Tulio Honorio , Laurent Brochard

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2022, 24 (24), pp.15003-15014. ⟨10.1039/D2CP01419J⟩

Article dans une revue hal-03676559v1
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Swelling of Montmorillonite from Molecular Simulations: Hydration Diagram and Confined Water Properties

Laurent Brochard

Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2021, 125 (28), pp.15527-15543. ⟨10.1021/acs.jpcc.1c02659⟩

Article dans une revue hal-03691833v1
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Advances in atomistic modeling and understanding of drying shrinkage in cementitious materials

Mohammad Javad Abdolhosseini Qomi , Laurent Brochard , Tulio Honorio , Ippei Maruyama , Matthieu Vandamme

Cement and Concrete Research, 2021, 148, pp.106536. ⟨10.1016/j.cemconres.2021.106536⟩

Article dans une revue hal-03304057v1

L'analyse du cycle de vie (ACV). Une méthode fonctionnelle, multicritère et comparative d'évaluation des impacts environnementaux.

Laurent Brochard , Adélaïde Feraille , Myriam Saadé

Transitions. Les nouvelles Annales des Ponts et Chaussées, 2021, 1, pp.44-49

Article dans une revue hal-05246554v1
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Thermo-poro-mechanics under adsorption applied to the anomalous thermal pressurization of water in undrained clays

Laurent Brochard , Tulio Honorio

Acta Geotechnica, 2021, ⟨10.1007/s11440-021-01188-8⟩

Article dans une revue hal-03223764v1
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Revisiting thermo-poro-mechanics under adsorption: Formulation without assuming Gibbs-Duhem equation

Laurent Brochard , Tulio Honorio

International Journal of Engineering Science, 2020, 152, pp.103296. ⟨10.1016/j.ijengsci.2020.103296⟩

Article dans une revue hal-02586084v1
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Lung- and Diaphragm-Protective Ventilation

Ewan C. Goligher , Martin Dres , Bhakti K. Patel , Sarina K Sahetya , Jeremy R. Beitler et al.

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2020, 202 (7), pp.950-961. ⟨10.1164/rccm.202003-0655CP⟩

Article dans une revue hal-02863768v1
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Stress concentration and instabilities in the atomistic process of brittle failure initiation

Sabri Souguir , Laurent Brochard , Karam Sab

International Journal of Fracture, 2020, 224 (2), pp.235-249. ⟨10.1007/s10704-020-00459-x⟩

Article dans une revue hal-03170412v1
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Effective stresses and estimations of the apparent Biot coefficient in stacked clay layers

Tulio Honorio , Laurent Brochard , Matthieu Vandamme

Géotechnique Letters, 2018, 8 (2), pp.1 - 5. ⟨10.1680/jgele.17.00170⟩

Article dans une revue hal-01825099v1
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Scaling of brittle failure: strength versus toughness

Laurent Brochard , Sabri Souguir , Karam Sab

International Journal of Fracture, 2018, 210 (1-2), pp.153 - 166. ⟨10.1007/s10704-018-0268-9⟩

Article dans une revue hal-01744161v1
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Statistical variability of mechanical fields in thermo-poro-elasticity: Multiscale analytical estimations applied to cement-based materials at early-age

Tulio Honorio , Laurent Brochard , Benoît Bary

Cement and Concrete Research, 2018, 110, pp.24 - 41. ⟨10.1016/j.cemconres.2018.05.010⟩

Article dans une revue hal-01825103v1
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Flexibility of nanolayers and stacks: implications in the nanostructuration of clays

Tulio Honorio , Laurent Brochard , Matthieu Vandamme , Arthur Lebée

Soft Matter, 2018, 14 (36), pp.7354 - 7367. ⟨10.1039/C8SM01359D⟩

Article dans une revue hal-01896675v1
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Hydration Phase Diagram of Clay Particles from Molecular Simulations

Túlio Honório , Laurent Brochard , Matthieu Vandamme

Langmuir, 2017, 33 (44), pp.12766-12776. ⟨10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b03198⟩

Article dans une revue hal-01695174v1
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Precipitation Mechanisms of Mesoporous Nanoparticle Aggregates: Off-Lattice, Coarse-Grained, Kinetic Simulations

Igor Shvab , Laurent Brochard , Hegoi Manzano , Enrico Masoero

Crystal Growth & Design, 2017, 17 (3), pp.1316 - 1327. ⟨10.1021/acs.cgd.6b01712⟩

Article dans une revue hal-01686204v1
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Role of Interfaces in Elasticity and Failure of Clay–Organic Nanocomposites: Toughening upon Interface Weakening?

György Hantal , Laurent Brochard , Roland J.-M. Pellenq , Franz-Joseph Ulm , Benoit Coasne

Langmuir, 2017, 33 (42), pp.11457 - 11466. ⟨10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b01071⟩

Article dans une revue hal-01686205v1
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Nanoscale origin of the thermo-mechanical behavior of clays

Laurent Brochard , Túlio Honório , Matthieu Vandamme , Michel Bornert , Michaël Peigney

Acta Geotechnica, 2017, 12 (6), pp.1261-1279. ⟨10.1007/s11440-017-0596-3⟩

Article dans une revue hal-01686216v1
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From yield to fracture, failure initiation captured by molecular simulation

Laurent Brochard , Ignacio G. Tejada , Karam Sab

Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 2016, 95, pp.632 - 646. ⟨10.1016/j.jmps.2016.05.005⟩

Article dans une revue hal-01686201v1

Coupling a reactive potential with a harmonic approximation for atomistic simulations of material failure

Ignacio G. Tejada , Laurent Brochard , Tony Lelièvre , Gabriel Stoltz , Frédéric Legoll et al.

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 2016, 305, pp.422 - 440. ⟨10.1016/j.cma.2016.03.011⟩

Article dans une revue hal-01196505v1
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Capturing material toughness by molecular simulation: accounting for large yielding effects and limits

Laurent Brochard , György Hantal , Hadrien Laubie , Franz-Joseph Ulm , Roland Pellenq

International Journal of Fracture, 2015, ⟨10.1007/s10704-015-0045-y⟩

Article dans une revue hal-01274102v1
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Atomic-scale modelling of elastic and failure properties of clays

G. Hantal , Laurent Brochard , H. Laubie , E. Ebrahimi , R-J-M. Pellenq et al.

Molecular Physics, 2014, 112 (9-10), pp.1294-1305

Article dans une revue hal-01021110v1
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Surface Chemistry and Atomic-Scale Reconstruction of Kerogen-Silica Composites

G. Hantal , Laurent Brochard , M.N.D.S. Cordeiro , F.J. Ulm , R.J.M. Pellenq

Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2014, 118 (5), pp.2429-2438

Article dans une revue hal-00975156v1
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Poromechanics of microporous media

Laurent Brochard , Matthieu Vandamme , Roland J. M. Pellenq

Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 2012, 60 (4), pp.606-622

Article dans une revue hal-00691798v1
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Adsorption-induced deformation of microporous materials: coal swelling induced by CO2-CH4 competitive adsorption

Laurent Brochard , Matthieu Vandamme , Roland J. M. Pellenq , Teddy Fen-Chong

Langmuir, 2012, 28 (5), pp.2659-2670

Article dans une revue hal-00691799v1
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Adsorption and strain: The CO2-induced swelling of coal

Matthieu Vandamme , Laurent Brochard , Brice Lecampion , Olivier Coussy

Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 2010, 58 (10), pp.1489-1505. ⟨10.1016/j.jmps.2010.07.014⟩

Article dans une revue hal-00542308v1
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Effects of poro-mechanical coupling on fracture propagation around a pressurized excavation

Joseph Fallah , Amade Pouya , Laurent Brochard , Minh Ngoc Vu , Christophe de Lesquen

3rd International Conference on Energy Geotechnics 2025, Navier Laboratory, Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées, Université Gustave Eiffel, CNRS, Jun 2025, Paris, France

Communication dans un congrès hal-05343954v1
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Fluid Injection Influence on Fracture Propagation Near an Underground Drift

Mohammad Youssef Fallah Soltanabad , Amade Pouya , Laurent Brochard , Lina-María Guayacán-Carrillo , Christophe De Lesquen et al.

15th ISRM International Congress on Rock Mechanics, Oct 2023, Salzbourg, Austria

Communication dans un congrès hal-04376935v1
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Granular modeling of swelling clays: a bottom-up approach

Farid Asadi , Laurent Brochard

25ème Congrès Français de Mécanique, Aug 2022, Nantes, France

Communication dans un congrès hal-03994293v1
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FUNDAMENTALS OF BRITTLE FAILURE AT THE ATOMIC SCALE

Laurent Brochard , Sabri Souguir , Karam Sab

10th International Conference on Fracture Mechanics of Concrete and Concrete Structures, Jun 2019, Bayonne, France. ⟨10.21012/FC10.235517⟩

Communication dans un congrès hal-03170502v1
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Thermo-mechanical behavior of clays explained from the nanoscale

Laurent Brochard , Tulio Honorio , Matthieu Vandamme , Ioannis Stefanou , Siavash Ghabezloo et al.

6th International Conference on Coupled THMC Processes in Geosystems, Ecole des Ponts ParisTech, Jul 2017, Champs-sur-Marne, France

Communication dans un congrès hal-03994310v1
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Stability of Hydrated Clay Layers from Molecular Simulations

Túlio Honório , Laurent Brochard , Matthieu Vandamme , Ioannis Stefanou , Siavash Ghabezloo et al.

Sixth Biot Conference on Poromechanics, Jul 2017, Paris, France. pp.688, ⟨10.1061/9780784480779.085⟩

Communication dans un congrès hal-01686230v1
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A Possible Nano-Scale Origin of the Surprising Thermal Expansion of Clays

Laurent Brochard , Túlio Honório , Matthieu Vandamme , Ioannis Stefanou , Siavash Ghabezloo et al.

Sixth Biot Conference on Poromechanics, Jul 2017, Paris, France. pp.626, ⟨10.1061/9780784480779.077⟩

Communication dans un congrès hal-01686247v1
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Multiscale Estimation of the Fluctuations of Mechanical Fields in Poroelasticity: Application to Cement-Based Composites

Tulio Honorio , Laurent Brochard

Sixth Biot Conference on Poromechanics, Jul 2017, Paris, France. ⟨10.1061/9780784480779.164⟩

Communication dans un congrès hal-01686268v1
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Flexibility of C-S-H sheets and stacks from molecular simulations

Tulio Honorio , Laurent Brochard

EAC-02 - 2nd International RILEM/COST Conference on Early Age Cracking and Serviceability in Cement-based Materials and Structures, Sep 2017, Brussels, Belgium

Communication dans un congrès hal-01986296v1

Prise en compte de la variabilité spatiale des propriétés de l’argilite au travers d’une approche numérique-expérimentale à plusieurs échelles

Stefano Dal Pont , P. Bésuelle , P. Cosenza , S. Hedan , J. Desrues et al.

journées Needs MiPor, Dec 2016, Paris, France

Communication dans un congrès hal-01965813v1
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Combining a reactive potential with a harmonic approximation for molecular dynamics simulation of failure: construction of a reduced potential

Ignacio G Tejada , Laurent Brochard , Gabriel Stoltz , Frédéric Legoll , Tony Lelièvre et al.

3rd International Conference on Mathematical Modeling in Physical Sciences (IC-MSQUARE), Aug 2014, Madrid, Spain. pp.012041, ⟨10.1088/1742-6596/574/1/012041⟩

Communication dans un congrès hal-01095102v1
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Fracture Mechanisms in Organic-Rich Shales: Role of Kerogen

Laurent Brochard , György Hantal , Hadrien Laubie , Franz-Joseph Ulm , R.J.M. Pellenq

Fifth Biot Conference on Poromechanics, 2013, Vienna, Austria. pp.2471-2480

Communication dans un congrès hal-01274165v1
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Chemistry of Interfaces Between Inorganic Minerals and Porous Carbons : Implications for the Mechanical Properties of Gas Shale

György Hantal , Laurent Brochard , Benoit Coasne , Franz-Joseph Ulm , R.J.M. Pellenq

Annual world conference on Carbon (Carbon 2013), 2013, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Communication dans un congrès hal-01274168v1
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Fracture Properties of Kerogen and Importance for Organic-Rich Shales

Laurent Brochard , György Hantal , Hadrien Laubie , R.J.M. Pellenq , Franz-Joseph Ulm

Annual world conference on Carbon (Carbon 2013), Jul 2013, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Communication dans un congrès hal-01274161v1
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Poromechanics of Microporous Carbons: Application to Coal Swelling during Carbon Storage

Laurent Brochard , Matthieu Vandamme , R.J.M. Pellenq , Teddy Fen-Chong

Annual world conference on Carbon (Carbon 2012), Jun 2012, Krakow, Poland

Communication dans un congrès hal-01274150v1

Carbon dioxide injection in coal beds: from molecular simulations to reservoir simulations

Saeid Nikoosokhan , Laurent Brochard , Matthieu Vandamme , Patrick Dangla , Roland J. M. Pellenq et al.

Geoproc 2011, Jul 2011, Perth, Australia

Communication dans un congrès hal-00691803v1

Adsorption and strain: from the molecule to a coal bed reservoir

Laurent Brochard , Saeid Nikoosokhan , Matthieu Vandamme , Patrick Dangla , Roland J. M. Pellenq et al.

MPPS 2011, Symposium on Mechanics and Physics of Porous Solids : A tribute to Pr. Olivier Coussy, Apr 2011, Marne-la-Vallée, France. pp.1-1

Communication dans un congrès hal-00691802v1

Effect of nanopore adsorption on solid mechanics : case of CO2 induced swelling of coal

Laurent Brochard , Matthieu Vandamme , Roland J. M. Pellenq , Teddy Fen-Chong

3rd International Conference on Porous Media, Interpore, Mar 2011, Bordeaux, France

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Extension of poromechanics to surface effects

Matthieu Vandamme , Laurent Brochard

Engineering Mechanics Institute 2010, Aug 2010, Los Angeles, United States

Communication dans un congrès hal-00545954v1

Adsorption-induced deformation in porous media and application to CO2-injected coal beds

Matthieu Vandamme , Laurent Brochard , Olivier Coussy

Third international conference on porous media and its applications in science, engineering, and industry, Jun 2010, Montecatini Terme, Italy. pp.319

Communication dans un congrès hal-00545909v1
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Mécanismes physiques de la thermo-­mécanique des argiles

Laurent Brochard

Colloque SPICE (Science Physique Ingénierie Chimie Energie), Apr 2017, Paris, France

Poster de conférence hal-03995509v1
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Expansion thermique des argiles depuis l'échelle moléculaire

Laurent Brochard , Tulio Honorio , Matthieu Vandamme , Ioannis Stefanou , Siavash Ghabezloo et al.

14ème colloque du Groupe Français des Argiles, May 2016, Poitiers, France.

Poster de conférence hal-03995501v1
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Mechanical effect of absorption Carbon sequestration and swelling of coal

Laurent Brochard

TODO, Jan 2011, Lyon, France

Poster de conférence hal-00563374v1
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Adsorption behavior in disordered nanoporous solids

Laurent Brochard , Matthieu Vandamme , R.J.M. Pellenq , Teddy Fen-Chong

Mechanics and Physics of Porous Solids - mpps 2011, Apr 2011, Champs-Sur-Marne, France. 2011

Poster de conférence hal-00702677v1
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Coupling of adsorption and strain in coal

Laurent Brochard , Matthieu Vandamme , Roland Pellenq , Fen-Chong Teddy

ALERT-geomaterials - Workshop 2011 (21st edition), Oct 2011, Aussois, France.

Poster de conférence hal-03995472v1