Publications and communications of Bertrand François

Articles accepted in reviewed journal

Kan, K., & François, B. (2023). Triaxial tension and compression tests on saturated lime-treated plastic clay upon consolidated undrained conditions. Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 15 (12), 3328-3342. doi:10.1016/j.jrmge.2023.03.017

Kiyukeno Kitwanyoka, Y., Mukoko, G., & François, B. (2023). Laboratory Geotechnical Investigations on Five Silty Soils Sampled Along the Banks of the Lubumbashi River/Haut-Katanga/DR Congo. International Journal of Engineering Research in Africa, 65, 73 - 89. doi:10.4028/p-3hLFCa

Wang, J.-P., Luan, J.-Y., Gao, X.-G., Liu, T.-H., Andò, E., & François, B. (November 2022). A micro-investigation of unsaturated sand in mini-triaxial compression based on micro-CT image analysis. Acta Geotechnica, 17 (11), 4799 - 4821. doi:10.1007/s11440-022-01658-7

Poncelet, N., & François, B. (May 2022). Effect of laboratory compaction mode, density and suction on the tensile strength of a lime-treated silty soil. Transportation Geotechnics, 34, 100763. doi:10.1016/j.trgeo.2022.100763

François, B., & Corda, G. (March 2022). Experimental characterization and numerical modeling of the self-weight consolidation of a dredged mud. Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment, 29, 100274. doi:10.1016/j.gete.2021.100274

Poncelet, N., Herrier, G., & François, B. (March 2022). An effective stress constitutive framework for the prediction of desiccation crack in lime-treated soil: Experimental characterization and constitutive prediction. Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment, 29, 100265. doi:10.1016/j.gete.2021.100265

Yonli, H. F., François, B., Toguyeni, D. Y. K., & Pantet, A. (March 2022). Hydro-mechanical behavior of two clayey soils in presence of household waste leachates. Global Journal of Environmental Science and Management, 8 (2), 169 - 182. doi:10.22034/GJESM.2022.02.02

Coen, T., François, B., & Gerard, P. (15 December 2021). Analytical solution for multi-borehole heat exchangers field including discontinuous and heterogeneous heat loads. Energy and Buildings, 253, 111520. doi:10.1016/j.enbuild.2021.111520

Gerard, P., Vincent, M., & François, B. (September 2021). A methodology for lithology-based thermal conductivities at a regional scale for shallow geothermal energy – Application to the Brussels-Capital Region. Geothermics, 95, 102117. doi:10.1016/j.geothermics.2021.102117

Blanc, L., François, B., Delchambre, A., & Lambert, P. (2020). Characterization and Modeling of Granular Jamming: Models for Mechanical Design. Granular Matter, 23 (6). doi:10.1007/s10035-020-01071-5

Wang, J.-P., François, B., & Lambert, P. (2020). From Basic Particle Gradation Parameters to Water Retention Curves and Tensile Strength of Unsaturated Granular Soils. International Journal of Geomechanics, 26 (6). doi:10.1061/(ASCE)GM.1943-5622.0001677

François, B., Nève, J. J., Levasseur, S., Dizier, A., & Gerard, P. (2019). Hydro-mechanical modelling of the boom clay excavation, convergence and contact with concrete lining. Springer Series in Geomechanics and Geoengineering, 0 (217729), 418 - 425. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-99670-7_52

Poncelet, N., & François, B. (2019). Desiccation crack in lime-treated silty clay: Experimental evaluation and constitutive interpretation. E3S Web of Conferences, 92. doi:10.1051/e3sconf/20199211002

Wang, J.-P., Andò, E., Charrier, P., Salager, S., Lambert, P., & François, B. (2019). Micro-scale investigation of unsaturated sand in mini-triaxial shearing using X-ray CT. Geotechnique Letters, 9 (4), 269 - 277. doi:10.1680/jgele.18.00214

Wang, J.-P., Lambert, P., De Kock, T., Cnudde, V., & François, B. (2019). Investigation of the effect of specific interfacial area on strength of unsaturated granular materials by X-ray tomography. Acta Geotechnica. doi:10.1007/s11440-019-00765-2

Erol, S., & François, B. (2018). Multilayer analytical model for vertical ground heat exchanger with groundwater flow. Geothermics, 71, 294 - 305. doi:10.1016/j.geothermics.2017.09.008

Hashemi Afrapoli, M. A., Massart, T., & François, B. (2018). Experimental characterisation of clay-sand mixtures treated with lime. European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering, 22(8), 962 - 977. doi:10.1080/19648189.2016.1229228

Negawo, W. J., Di Emidio, G., Bezuijen, A., Verastegui Flores, R. D., & François, B. (2018). Lime-stabilisation of high plasticity swelling clay from Ethiopia. European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering, doi.org/10.1080/19648189.2017.1304272. doi:10.1080/19648189.2017.1304272

Silva, J., Azenha, M., Correia, A. G., & François, B. (2018). Two-staged kinetics of moduli evolution with time of a lime treated soil under different curing temperatures. Transportation Geotechnics, 17, 133 - 140. doi:10.1016/j.trgeo.2018.09.013

François, B., Palazon, L., & Gerard, P. (2017). Structural behaviour of unstabilized rammed earth constructions submitted to hygroscopic conditions. Construction and Building Materials, 155, 164 - 175. doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2017.08.012

Wang, J.-P., François, B., & Lambert, P. (2017). Equations for hydraulic conductivity estimation from particle size distribution: A dimensional analysis. Water Resources Research, 53 (9), 8127 - 8134. doi:10.1002/2017WR020888

Wang, J.-P., Hu, N., François, B., & Lambert, P. (2017). Estimating Water Retention Curves and Strength Properties of Unsaturated Sandy Soils from Basic Soil Gradation Parameters. Water Resources Research, 53 (7), 6069 - 6088. doi:10.1002/2017WR020411

Erol, S., & François, B. (2016). Freeze damage of grouting materials for borehole heat exchanger: Experimental and analytical evaluations. Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment, 5 (1), 29 - 41. doi:10.1016/j.gete.2015.12.002

Oualmakran, M., Mercatoris, B., & François, B. (2016). Pore-size distribution of a compacted silty soil after compaction, saturation, and loading. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 53 (12), 1902 - 1909. doi:10.1139/cgj-2016-0184

Wang, J.-P., Gallo, E., François, B., Gabrieli, F., & Lambert, P. (2016). Capillary force and rupture of funicular liquid bridges between three spherical bodies. Powder Technology, 305, 89 - 98. doi:10.1016/j.powtec.2016.09.060

Erol, S., & François, B. (2015). Thermal stresses in borehole heat exchangers. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, 39 (13), 1450 - 1470. doi:10.1002/nag.2373

François, B., & Keita, O. (2015). A microstructurally-based internal length for strain localization problems in dynamics. European Journal of Mechanics. A, Solids, 53, 282 - 293. doi:10.1016/j.euromechsol.2015.05.012

Gerard, P., Mahdad, M., Robert McCormack, A., & François, B. (2015). A unified failure criterion for unstabilized rammed earth materials upon varying relative humidity conditions. Construction and Building Materials, 95, 437 - 447. doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2015.07.100

Hashemi Afrapoli, M. A., Massart, T., Salager, S., Herrier, G., & François, B. (2015). Pore scale characterization of lime-treated sand-bentonite mixtures. Applied Clay Science, 111, 50 - 60. doi:10.1016/j.clay.2015.04.001

Sonon, B., François, B., & Massart, T. (2015). An advanced approach for the generation of complex cellular material Representative Volume Elements using distance fields and level sets. Computational Mechanics. doi:10.1007/s00466-015-1168-8

Erol, S., Hashemi Afrapoli, M. A., & François, B. (2014). Analytical solution of discontinuous heat extraction for sustainability and recovery aspects of borehole heat exchangers. International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 88, 47 - 58. doi:10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2014.09.007

Keita, O., Dascalu, C., & François, B. (2014). A two-scale model for dynamic damage evolution. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 64 (1), 170 - 183. doi:10.1016/j.jmps.2013.11.003

François, B., & Laloui, L. (2013). Modelling the thermo-plasticity of unsaturated soils. Springer Series in Geomechanics and Geoengineering, 535 - 540.

Hashemi Afrapoli, M. A., Khaddour, G., François, B., Massart, T., & Salager, S. (2013). A tomographic imagery segmentation methodology for three-phase geomaterials based on simultaneous region growing. Acta Geotechnica. doi:10.1007/s11440-013-0289-5

Salager, S., François, B., Nuth, M., & Laloui, L. (2012). Constitutive analysis of the mechanical anisotropy of Opalinus Clay. Acta Geotechnica, 8 (2), 137 - 154. doi:10.1007/s11440-012-0187-2

Sonon, B., François, B., & Massart, T. (2012). A unified level set based methodology for fast generation of complex microstructural multi-phase RVEs. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 223-224, 103 - 122. doi:10.1016/j.cma.2012.02.018

Dupray, F., François, B., & Laloui, L. (2011). Analysis of the FEBEX multi-barrier system including thermoplasticity of unsaturated bentonite. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, 37 (4), 399 - 422. doi:10.1002/nag.1103

Hueckel, T., François, B., & Laloui, L. (2011). Temperature-dependent internal friction of clay in a cylindrical heat source problem. Geotechnique, 61 (10), 831 - 844.

François, B., & Dascalu, C. (2010). A two-scale time-dependent damage model based on non-planar growth of micro-cracks. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 58 (11), 1928 - 1946. doi:10.1016/j.jmps.2010.07.018

Laloui, L., & François, B. (2009). ACMEG-T: A soil thermo-plasticity model. Journal of Engineering Mechanics, 135 (9), 932 - 945.

Articles accepted in conference proceedings

Gigot, V., François, B., & Gerard, P. (2023). In-situ investigation on the effects of groundwater flows around bore-hole heat exchangers. In Symposium in Energy Geotechnics. -. doi:10.59490/seg.2023.512

Gerard, P., Kukral, J., François, B., Huysmans, M., Agniel, M., Van Lysebetten, G., & Petitclerc, E. (2019). Assessment of thermal conductivity scanner for the determination of soils thermal conductivities for geothermal applications. In European Geothermal Congress 2019 (2019). -.

Blanc, L., François, B., Delchambre, A., & Lambert, P. (2017). Granular Jamming as Controllable Stiffness Mechanism for Endoscopic and Catheter Applications. In 23ème Congrès Français de Mécanique. -.

Wang, J.-P., François, B., & Lambert, P. (2017). From basic particle gradation parameters to water retention curves of unsaturated sandy soils. In 15th Int. Conference of the International Association for Computer Methods and Recent Advances in Geomechanics. (2017)-. -.

Blanc, L., François, B., Delchambre, A., & Lambert, P. (2016). Granular jamming as controllable stiffness mechanism for endoscopic and catheter applications. In Micro to MACRO Mathematical Modelling in Soil Mechanics. Trends in Mathematics. -.

Erol, S., & François, B. (2016). Temperature distribution in the vicinity of a borehole heat exchanger for intermittent heat extraction: An analytical solution. In 1st International Conference on Energy Geotechnics ICEGT 2016 (2016). -.

Gerard, P., Mahdad, M., Robert McCormack, A., & François, B. (2016). Influence of atmospheric conditions on the strength of unstabilized earthen constructions. In Proceedings of E-UNSAT 2016 Conference (2016). -.

Gerard, P., Mahdad, M., Robert McCormack, A., & François, B. (2016). Impact of hygroscopic transfers on the strength of earthen materials. In Actes des Rencontres Universitaires du Génie Civil 2016. -.

Erol, S., & François, B. (2015). On freezing resistance of borehole heat exchangers. In Symposium on Energy Geotechnics (SEG2015), Barcelona, Spain (2015). -.

Erol, S., & François, B. (2015). Experimental and analytical evaluations of freezing effects in borehole heat exchangers. In 2nd EAGE Workshop on Geomechanics and Energy, Celle, Germany (2015). -. doi:10.3997/2214-4609.201414309

Herrier, G., Adab, J., François, B., & Puatti, D. (2015). Shrinkage/swelling behavior of a lime-treated soil. In International Symposium SEC 2015, Marne-La-Vallée, France (2015). -.

Keita, O., François, B., & Dascalu, C. (2015). A new model for rock blasting damage in tension through two-scale framework analysis. In ARMS8 – 2014 ISRM International Symposium – 8th Asian Rock Mechanics Symposium. (2014). -.

Hashemi Afrapoli, M. A., François, B., Massart, T., Salager, S., & Herrier, G. (2014). Multi-scale analysis of lime treated sand-bentonite mixtures. In Geomechanics from Micro to Macro - Proceedings of the TC105 ISSMGE International Symposium on Geomechanics from Micro to Macro, IS-Cambridge 2014 (2014). -.

De Bel, R., Gomes Correia, A., Duvigneaud, P.-H., François, B., Herrier, G., & Verbrugge, J.-C. (2013). Evolution mécanique et physico‐chimique à long terme d’un sol limoneux traité à la chaux. In Colloque Terdouest, Paris, France. -.

Erol, S., & François, B. (2013). Thermal, hydraulic and mechanical performances of enhanced grouting materials for borehole heat exchanger. In TC215 CPEG (Coupled Phenomena in Environmental Geotechnics) Symposium, Torino, Italy (2013). -.

Herrier, G., Abad, J., François, B., & Puatti, D. (2013). Comportement d’un sol argileux traité à la chaux vis‐à‐vis du retrait/gonflement. In International Symposium SEC 2015, Marne-La-Vallée, France. (2015). -.

Keita, O., François, B., & Dascalu, C. (2013). A two-scale damage model for dynamic rock behavior. In 1st International Conference on Rock Dynamics (RocDyn-1), Lausanne, Switzerland (2013). -.

Khaddour, G., Hashemi Afrapoli, M. A., Salager, S., Desrues, J., Massart, T., & François, B. (2013). Phase segmentation in 3D X‐ray images of unsaturated granular materials. In XVI French-Polish Colloquium of Soil and Rock Mechanics, 8-10 July 2013, Montpellier, France. (2013). -.

Sonon, B., François, B., & Massart, T. (2013). XFEM‐based geomechanical modelling of porous media at small scale. In 3rd International Symposium on Computational Geomechanics (ComGeo III), Krakow, Poland. (2013). -.

Sonon, B., François, B., Selvadurai, P. A. P. S., & Massart, T. (2013). Modelling of degradation‐permeability coupling in complex geomaterials. In 13th International Conference on Fracture, Beijing, China (2013). -.

François, B., & Ettahiri, S. (2012). Role of the soil mineralogy on the temperature dependence of the water retention curve. In Unsaturated soils: research and Application. 2nd European Conf. on Unsaturated Soils (E-UNSAT 2012), Napoli, Ital (2012). -.

François, B., & Laloui, L. (2012). Modelling the thermo-plasticity of unsaturated soils. In 2nd International Symposium on Constitutive Modeling of Geomaterials (ISModel 2012, Bejing, China), Series in Geomechanics and Geoengineering, 2012, Constitutive Modeling of Geomaterials (2012). -.

Hashemi Afrapoli, M. A., Zine, N., Massart, T., Verbrugge, J.-C., & François, B. (2012). Lime-treatment of sand improved by bentonite addition. In European Young Technical Engineers Conference (EYGEC), Goteborg, Sweden. -.

Sonon, B., Hashemi Afrapoli, M. A., Verbrugge, J.-C., François, B., & Massart, T. (2012). Effect of fabric on elastic properties of a lime treated clayey sand. In International Symposium on Recent Research, Advances & Execution Aspects of ground improvement works (IS-GI Brussels 2012) (2012). -.

Dascalu, C., & François, B. (2011). A two-scale damage law for creeping rocks. In Multiscale and Multiphysics Processes in Geomechanics, Springer Series in Geomechanics and Geoengineering. -.

Dupray, F., François, B., & Laloui, L. (2011). Analysis of the febex in-situ experiment through an advanced thermo-hydro-mechanical coupled plasticity model. In 2nd International Symposium on Computational Geomechanics (ComGeo II), Cavtat-Dubrovnik, Croatia. -.

Hueckel, T., François, B., & Laloui, L. (2011). Effect of thermal variability of the internal friction in clay in a cylindrical thermo-mechanical problem. In 2nd International Symposium on Computational Geomechanics (ComGeo II), Cavtat-Dubrovnik, Croatia. -.

Dascalu, C., & François, B. (2010). A time-dependent damage law in solids: a homogenization approach. In 9th HSTAM International Congress on Mechanics.

Dascalu, C., & François, B. (2010). A time-dependent damage law in deformable solid: a homogeneization approach. In 9th HSTAM International Congress on Mechanics Limassol, Cyprus (2010). -.

François, B., & Dascalu, C. (2010). A subcritical damage model for clay as a two-scale material. In CLAYS IN NATURAL & ENGINEERED BARRIERS FOR RADIOACTIVE WASTE CONFINEMENT (pp. 749-750).

François, B. (2008). Un modèle de comportement thermo-plastique pour les sols-non-saturés: Application aux stockages de déchets nucléaires. In 26eme Rencontres Universitaires de Génie Civil.

François, B., & Laloui, L. (2008). Thermo-plasticity of soils at various saturation states: a constitutive model. In 3rd International Workshop of Young Doctors in Geomechanics (pp. 7-10).

François, B., & Laloui, L. (2007). A fully coupled thermo-mechanical model for unsaturated soil. In 2nd International Conference on Porous Media and its Applications in Science, Engineering and Industry.

Oral presentations in conferences with scientific selection committee

Oualmakran, M., & François, B. (2015). Elasto-plastic constitutive law based on evolving soil structure [Paper presentation]. International Conference on “Clays in Natural and Engineered Barriers for Radioactive Waste Confinement”, Poster Session, Brussels.

Oualmakran, M., & François, B. (2015). A two-mechanism plasticity model for aggregated soils [Paper presentation]. VI International Conference on Coupled Problems in Science and Engineering, Venice, Italy.