Publications and communications of Bertrand François

Blanc, L., Pol, A., François, B., Delchambre, A., Lambert, P., & Gabrieli, F. (2018). Granular Jamming as Controllable Stiffness Mechanism for Medical Devices. In Trends in Mathematics. Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-99474-1_6

Laloui, L., Nuth, M., & François, B. (2010). Mechanics of unsaturated soils. In L. Laloui (Ed.), Mechanics of unsaturated materials (pp. 29-54). Wiley.

François, B., Bonnard, C., Laloui, L., & Triguero, V. (2006). Numerical modeling of the hydro-mechanical behaviour of a large slope movement: the Triesenberg landslide. In T. Zimmermann & A. Truty, Numerics in geotechnics and structures. Elmepress Int.

Gao, X.-G., Wang, J.-P., Ge, S., Su, S.-K., Bai, M., & François, B. (11 July 2024). Investigation of canopy interception characteristics in slope protection grasses: A laboratory experiment. Science of the Total Environment, 948, 174731. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.174731

Gigot, V., François, B., Huysmans, M., & Gerard, P. (December 2023). Monitoring of the thermal plume around a thermally activated borehole heat exchanger and characterization of the ground hydro-geothermal parameters. Renewable Energy, 218, 119250. doi:10.1016/j.renene.2023.119250

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., & François, B. (05 September 2014). Efficiency of various grouting materials for borehole heat exchangers. Applied Thermal Engineering, 70 (1), 788 - 799. doi:10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2014.05.034

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

François, B., Labiouse, V., Dizier, A., Marinelli, F., Charlier, R., & Collin, F. (January 2014). Hollow Cylinder Tests on Boom Clay: Modelling of Strain Localization in the Anisotropic Excavation Damaged Zone. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 47 (1), 71-86. doi:10.1007/s00603-012-0348-5

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.

Dascalu, C., François, B., & Keita, O. (2010). A two-scale model for subcritical damage propagation. International Journal of Solids and Structures, 47 (3-4), 493 - 502. doi:10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2009.10.018

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

François, B., & Laloui, L. (2010). An Oedometer for Studying Combined Effects of Temperature and Suction on Soils. Geotechnical Testing Journal, 33 (2). doi:10.1520/GTJ102348

François, B., Laloui, L., & Clément, L. (2009). Thermo-hydro-mechanical simulation of ATLAS in situ large scale test in Boom Clay. Computers and Geotechnics, 36 (4), 626-640. doi:10.1016/j.compgeo.2008.09.004

Hueckel, T., François, B., & Lyesse, L. (2009). Explaining thermal failure in saturated clays. Geotechnique, 59 (3), 197-212. doi:10.1680/geot.2009.59.3.197

Laloui, L., & François, B. (2009). ACMEG-T: Soil Thermoplasticity Model. Journal of Engineering Mechanics, 135 (9), 932-944. doi:10.1061/(ASCE)EM.1943-7889.0000011

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

François, B., & Laloui, L. (2008). ACMEG-TS: A constitutive model for unsaturated soils under non-isothermal conditions. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, 32, 1955-1988. doi:10.1002/nag.712

Salager, S., François, B., El Youssoufi, M. S., Laloui, L., & Saix, C. (2008). Experimental investigations of temperature and suction effects on compressibility and pre-consolidation pressure of a sandy silt. Soils and Foundations, 48 (4), 453-466. doi:10.3208/sandf.48.453

Sanavia, L., François, B., Bortolotto, R., Luison, L., & Laloui, L. (2008). Finite element modelling of thermo-elasto-plastic water saturated porous materials. Journal of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, 38 (1-2), 7-34.

François, B., Tacher, L., Bonnard, C., Laloui, L., & Triguero, V. (2007). Numerical modelling of the hydrogeological and geomechanical behaviour of a large slope movement: The Triesenberg landslide (Liechtenstein). Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 44 (7), 840-857. doi:10.1139/T07-028

Laloui, L., Cekerevac, C., & François, B. (2005). Constitutive modelling of the thermo-plastic behaviour of soils. Revue Européenne de Génie Civil, 9 (5-6), 635-650.

Bertola, F., Klotz, F., Nicaise, S., François, B., & Gerard, P. (2024). Digues en limons traités à la chaux : évolution des matériaux 6 ans après la mise en œuvre. In Journées Nationales de Géotechnique et de Géologie de l’Ingénieur – Poitiers 2024 (2024). sciencesconf.org.

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

Ebrahimisadr, H., Ebrahimisadr, H., & François, B. (24 April 2023). Water retention curves and tensile strength for studying desiccation cracking of compacted clay soils. E3S Web of Conferences, 382, 09003. doi:10.1051/e3sconf/202338209003

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). -.

François, B., & Gerard, P. (2018). Hydro-mechanical finite element modelling of rammed earth construction submitted to moisture variations. In 7th International Conference on Unsaturated Soils. -.

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., Kadiri, H., Massart, T., Verbrugge, J.-C., & François, B. (2012). Influence of the clay content of a lime-treated soil on its compression strength. In International Symposium on Recent Research, Advances & Execution Aspects of ground improvement works (IS-GI Brussels 2012), Volume II, 365-372. -.

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. -.

Levasseur, S., Collin, F., François, B., & Charlier, R. (2012). Field scale experiment modelling in Opalinus Clay: the HGA experiment. In Clays in Natural & Engineered Barriers for Radioactive Waste Confinement, 2012.

Massart, T., Mercatoris, B., Sonon, B., François, B., & Selvadurai, P. A. P. S. (2012). Towards realistic multiscale modelling of cohesive-frictional materials. In Euromech Colloquium 537 on Multi-scale computational homogenization of heterogeneous structures and materials, Marne-la-Vallée, France. -.

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. -.

François, B., Collin, F., Dizier, A., & Charlier, R. (2011). Development of an extended Drucker-Prager hardening model for cross-anisotropy of soft rocks. In S. Pietruszczak & G. N. Pande (Eds.), PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2 nd INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON COMPUTATIONAL GEOMECHANICS (COMGEO II) (Computational Geomechanics COMGEO II, pp. 142-152).

François, B., Collin, F., Dizier, A., & Charlier, R. (2011). An extended Drucker-Prager hardening model for cross-anisotropy of soft rocks. In A. Anagnostopoulos (Ed.), Proceedings of the 15th European Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (pp. 537-540). Greece: IOS Press.

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., & Laloui, L. (2010). Non-isothermal infiltration in plastic bentonite. In E. Alonso & A. Gens (Eds.), Unsaturated Soils (pp. 1375-1382). CRC Press.

Dizier, A., Collin, F., Garitte, B., François, B., Chen, G., Sieffert, Y., Labiouse, V., Charlier, R., & Chambon, R. (2009). THERMO-HYDRO-MECHANICAL MODELLING OF HOLLOW CYLINDER LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS ON BOOM CLAY. In EC-TIMODAZ-THERESA THMC conference, 29 Sep. – 01 Oct. 2009.

François, B., Dascalu, C., & Operchalska, B. (2009). A time-dependent multi-scale damage model for rocks based on sub-critical growth of micro-cracks. In 1st International Symposium on Computational Geomechanics (ComGeo I) (pp. 38-48).

François, B., & Laloui, L. (2009). Behaviour of an engineered clay barrier involved in a prospective nuclear waste isolation system. In 1st International Symposium on Computational Geomechanics (ComGeo I) (pp. 422-433).

François, B., & Laloui, L. (2009). Behaviour of an engineered clay barrier for A nuclear waste isolation system. In Computational Methods for Coupled Problems in Science and Engineering, Coupled Problems’09.

Hueckel, T., François, B., & Laloui, L. (2009). Implications of thermal sensitivity of the static internal friction angle. In 1st International Symposium on Computational Geomechanics (ComGeo I) (pp. 104-115).

Sanavia, L., Laloui, L., Passarotto, M., Luison, L., & François, B. (2009). Coupled hydro-thermo-mechanical analysis of a deep radioactive waste disposal based on porous media mechanics. In Int. Conf. on Computational Methods for Coupled Problems in Science and Engineering, Coupled Problems’09.

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., Bonnard, C., & Laloui, L. (2008). Investigation of the geomechanical aspects of a large landslide by means of a finite-element method: a case study. In 12th IACMAG Conference.

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. (2008). ACMEG-TS: A unified elasto-plastic constitutive model to simulate coupled processes in non-isothermal unsaturated soils. In 1st European Conf. on Unsaturated Soils.

François, B., & Lyesse, L. (2008). Unsaturated soils under non-isothermal conditions: Framework of a new constitutive model. In Geo Congress 08.

Laloui, L., & François, B. (2008). Numerical simulation of an in-situ underground experiment for nuclear waste storage. In 12th IACMAG Conference (pp. 2345-2355).

Laloui, L., François, B., Nuth, M., Peron, H., & Koliji, A. (2008). A thermo-hydro-mechanical stress-strain framework for modelling the performance of clay barriers in deep geological repositories for radioactive waste. In 1st European Conf. on Unsaturated Soils (pp. 63-80).

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.

François, B., & Lyesse, L. (2007). A stress-strain framework for modelling the behaviour of unsaturated soils under non-isothermal conditions. In Springer Proceedings in Physics 113, Theoretical and Numerical Unsaturated Soils Mechanics (pp. 119-126).

François, B., Nuth, M., & Laloui, L. (2007). Mechanical constitutive framework for thermal effects on unsaturated soils. In Proceeding of the 10th Int. Symp. on Numerical Models in Geomechanics, NUMOG X.

François, B., Salager, S., El Youssouffi, M. S., Ubals Picanyol, D., Laloui, L., & Saix, C. (2007). Compression tests on a sandy silt at different suction and temperature levels. In ASCE Geotechnical Special Publication 157.

Gigot, V., François, B., Huysmans, M., & Gerard, P. (03 March 2021). Advanced investigations of hydro-geothermal ground properties using a geothermal experimental platform [Paper presentation]. EGU General Assembly. doi:10.5194/egusphere-egu21-2838

Petitclerc, E., Gerard, P., Devleeschouwer, X., François, B., Huysmans, M., Agniel, M., Gigot, V., Gaudaré, L., Van Lysbetten, G., & Burlet, C. (23 March 2020). Shallow Geothermal Resources Assessment of the Brussels Region: Exploration, 3D Geological Model, Geothermal Potential Mapping and Challenges Related [Paper presentation]. EGU 2020. doi:10.5194/egusphere-egu2020-9769

Gerard, P., & François, B. (2018). Coupled hydro-mechanical finite element modelling of rammed earth construction [Paper presentation]. 2nd International Workshop on Finite element Code Lagamine (LAGASHOP 2018), Delft.

Gerard, P., Nève, J. J., Levasseur, S., Dizier, A., & François, B. (2018). Clay-support interactions for geological radioactive waste disposal [Paper presentation]. 2nd International Workshop on Finite element Code Lagamine (LAGASHOP 2018), Delft.

Poncelet, N., & François, B. (2017). Experimental characterization of desiccation of lime treated clayey silt [Paper presentation]. GeoProc 2017., Paris.

Erol, S., & François, B. (2016). Temperature and energy deficit in the ground during operation and recovery phases of closed-loop ground source heat pump system: Effect of the groundwater flow [Paper presentation]. Geophysical Research Abstracts Vol. 18, EGU2016.

Wang, J.-P., Lambert, P., François, B., Gallo, E., & Gabrieli, F. (2016). A numerical study of funicular water bridge effect based on three spheres [Paper presentation]. 1st International Conference on Multiscale Applications of Surface Tension, Brussels, Poster session.

François, B., & Keita, O. (2015). A dynamic damage law with internal length to model localized failure [Paper presentation]. 2nd International Conference on Damage Mechanics, Troyes, France.

Massart, T., Sonon, B., & François, B. (2015). A level set-based generalized tessellation for the generation of complex microstructural RVEs [Paper presentation]. Euromech 559 Multi-scale computational methods for bridging scales in materials and structures.Eindhoven, The Netherlands.

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.

Sonon, B., François, B., & Massart, T. (2015). An advanced approach for the generation of complex heterogeneous and cellular materials RVEs using distance fields and level sets [Paper presentation]. European Solid Mechanics Conference, Madrid, Spain.

Wang, J.-P., Gallo, E., Lambert, P., François, B., & Gabrieli, F. (2015). A numerical analysis of funicular water bridge effect among three particles [Paper presentation]. 12th UK Travelling Workshop – GeoMechanics: from Micro to Macro (GM3).

François, B., Keita, O., & Dascalu, C. (2014). Dynamic damage law for rock blasting  [Paper presentation]. 11th. World Congress on Computational Mechanics (WCCM XI), Barcelona, Spain.

Hashemi Afrapoli, M. A., François, B., & Massart, T. (2014). Multiphysical characterization of lime treated sand-bentonite mixtures [Paper presentation]. ALERT Workshop 2014, Aussois, France.

Massart, T., Sonon, B., Mercatoris, B., François, B., & Selvadurai, P. A. P. S. (2014). A level set-based extended finite element description for THM couplings in heterogeneous geomaterials [Paper presentation]. Engineering Mechanics Institute Conference (EMI 2014), McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.

Sonon, B., Amalou, S., Mercatoris, B., François, B., & Massart, T. (2014). A XFEM/Level set-based poroelastic framework for heterogeneous geomaterials [Paper presentation]. 11th. World Congress on Computational Mechanics (WCCM XI), Barcelona, Spain.

Dupray, F., François, B., & Laloui, L. (2013). Case study on thermoplasticity and swelling processes in bentonite included in a multiscale system for nuclear waste disposal [Paper presentation]. 1st International Workshop on Finite element Code Lagamine (LAGASHOP 2013), Liège.

Keita, O., François, B., & Dascalu, C. (2013). Dynamic damage model implemented in a finite element code to model rock blasting [Paper presentation]. 1st International Workshop on Finite element Code Lagamine (LAGASHOP 2013), Liège.

Sonon, B., François, B., & Massart, T. (2013). A level-set based microstructure generator for the computational homogenisation of complex heterogeneous materials [Paper presentation]. International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Seattle, USA.

Levasseur, S., Collin, F., François, B., & Charlier, R. (2012). Field-scale experiment modelling in Opalinus Clay: the HGA experiment [Paper presentation]. 5th International meeting on “Clays in Natural and Engineered Barriers for Radioactive Waste Confinement”, Poster Session, Montpellier, France.

Levasseur, S., Collin, F., François, B., & Charlier, R. (2012). Anisotropic hydro-mechancial modelling of HGA field-scale experiment in Opalinus Clay [Paper presentation]. 23th ALERT Workshop, Aussois, France.

Hashemi Afrapoli, M. A., Sonon, B., François, B., Massart, T., & Verbrugge, J.-C. (2011). Mechanical properties of sand-bentonite mixture stabilized with lime [Paper presentation]. 22th ALERT Workshop, Poster session. Aussois, France.

Sonon, B., François, B., & Massart, T. (2011). A level-set based multi-scale computiational modelling of soil lime-treatment processes [Paper presentation]. International conference on computational modeling of fracture and failure of materials and structures (CFRAC 2011), Barcelona, Spain.

Sonon, B., François, B., & Massart, T. (2011). A Level Set Based Multi-scale Computational Modelling of Soil Lime-treatment Processes [Paper presentation]. International conference on computational modeling of fracture and failure of materials and structures (CFRAC 2011), Barcelona, Spain.

Sonon, B., Hashemi Afrapoli, M. A., François, B., & Massart, T. (2011). Modelling of lime treatment effect of soils using level set enhanced computational tools [Paper presentation]. 22th ALERT Workshop, Session Multiscale geomechanics: from fabric to material properties. Aussois, France.

Dizier, A., François, B., Collin, F., & Charlier, R. (2010). Application of a new thermo-mechanical model for study of the nuclear waste disposal in clay rock [Paper presentation]. 21th ALERT Workshop, Session Mechanics of clay rocks. Aussois, France.

Luison, L., Passarotto, M., François, B., Sanavia, L., & Laloui, L. (2010). Finite element modelling of thermo-elasto-plastic unsaturated porous materials with application to nuclear waste disposal [Paper presentation]. 4th European Conference on Computational Mechanics, Paris, France.

Dizier, A., Collin, F., Garitte, B., François, B., Chen, G. J., Sieffert, Y., Labiouse, V., Charlier, R., & Chambon, R. (2009). Thermo-hydro-mechanical modelling of hollow cylinder laboratory experiments on Boom and Opalinus Clays [Paper presentation]. Int. Conf. on Impact of thermo-hydro-mechanical-chemical processes on the safety of underground radioactive waste repositories. Poster Session, Luxembourg.

Laloui, L., & François, B. (2008). Thermo-hydro-mechanical simulation of Atlas in situ large-scale test in Boom clay [Paper presentation]. 19th ALERT Workshop, Session Multiphysics of Multiphase Materials. Aussois, France.

Luison, L., François, B., Bortolotto, R., Sanavia, L., & Laloui, L. (2007). Finite element modelling of thermo-elasto-plastic water saturated porous materials [Paper presentation]. 18th ALERT Workshop, Poster Session, Aussois, France.