EDME Published theses

2024

A FEM modelling workflow to simulate THM effects in the rock around nuclear waste packages

M. T. S. Wojnarowicz / L. Laloui; A. Madaschi (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Towards an improved understanding of wind turbine wakes in complex terrain

A. S. Dar / F. Porté Agel (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Filiform Variable Stiffness Technologies for Medical Robotics

Y. Piskarev / D. Floreano (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Stochastic Simulations and Machine Learning Modeling to Predict Bedload Transport and Bed Topography

M. Kiani Oshtorjani / C. Ancey (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Instabilities in Elastic and Magneto-Elastic Beams and Shells: from Shell Buckling to the Design of a Programmable Braille Reader

A. Abbasi / P. M. Nunes Pereira de Almeida Reis (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Thermo-hydro-mechanical behaviour of the Callovo-Oxfordian claystone under thermal changes

H. M. Fuselier / L. Laloui; A. Ferrari (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Enhancing Chondrocyte Biosynthetic Activities: Harnessing the Power of Loading-Induced Evolved Temperature

T. Stampoultzis / D. Pioletti (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Synergetic Support of Cartilage Homeostasis via Coupled Thermal-Hydrostatic Pressure Stimuli

Y. Guo / D. Pioletti (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Flexible and stretchable thin-film encapsulation for chronic implantable bioelectronics

K. Wu / S. Lacour (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Adjoint-based variational methods for computing invariant solutions in spatio-temporally chaotic PDEs

O. Ashtari / T. Schneider (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Theoretical and numerical studies of wind turbine wakes in the atmospheric boundary layer

D. Vahidi / F. Porté-Agel (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

Non-normal forms

Y-M. F. Ducimetière / F. Gallaire (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

2023

Wind Turbine Wakes in Active Yaw Control: Numerical and Theoretical Studies

M. Lin / F. Porté Agel (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2023. 

The effects of kinematics, flexibility, and planform on the vortex formation and aerodynamic performance of flapping wing flight

A. Gehrke / K. A. J. Mulleners (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2023. 

Mechanics of Physical Knots: From Filaments in Contact to Surgical Suturing

P. Johanns / P. M. Nunes Pereira de Almeida Reis (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2023. 

Influence of pore-scale heterogeneity on the precipitation patterns in Microbially Induced Calcite Precipitation (MICP)

A. Elmaloglou / L. Laloui; D. Terzis (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2023. 

Wetting Dynamics Beneath an Impacting Droplet

R. Kaviani / J. M. Kolinski (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2023. 

Snow transport in extreme environments: from small to large scale modeling

D. Brito Melo / M. Lehning (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2023. 

Understanding motor control and impairment: An upper-limb model for muscular assessment

T. J. R. Barjavel / S. Micera (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2023. 

Interactions of Cavitation Bubbles with Deformable Interfaces

A. B. Sieber / M. Farhat (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2023. 

The influence of the gas on the dynamics of cavitation bubbles

D. B. Preso / M. Farhat (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2023. 

Nucleation, propagation, and scale dependence of laboratory frictional ruptures; implications for earthquake mechanics

F. Paglialunga / M. E. S. Violay; F. X. T. Passelègue (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2023. 

Propagation of planar three-dimensional buoyant hydraulic fractures

A. Möri / B. T. A. Lecampion (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2023. 

Three-dimensional fluid-driven frictional ruptures: theory and applications

A. A. Sáez Uribe / B. T. A. Lecampion (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2023. 

Columnlike free-interface flows: symmetry breaking and linear instability

S. Eghbali / F. Gallaire (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2023. 

Self-sustained dynamics and forced resonant oscillations in flows: cross-junction jets and sloshing liquids

A. Bongarzone / F. Gallaire (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2023. 

Three-dimensional hydraulic fracture propagation in homogeneous and heterogeneous media

C. Peruzzo / B. T. A. Lecampion (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2023. 

Modeling the mechanics and rheology of porous and granular media: an elastoplastic continuum approach

L. K. U. Blatny / J-F. Molinari; J. A. P. Gaume (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2023. 

Lattice Green’s function method for Atomistic/Continuum coupling

A. Gupta / W. Curtin (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2023. 

2022

Experimental Study on Bedload Transport and Bedforms: Behaviour and Interplay in Steep Turbulent Streams

I. Pascal / C. Ancey (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2022. 

Growth, timing, & trajectory of vortices behind a rotating plate

D. Francescangeli / K. A. J. Mulleners (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2022. 

Swelling and shrinkage of partially saturated gas shales: from laboratory tests to an effective stress framework

J. Kim / L. Laloui; A. Ferrari (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2022. 

Investigation of the effect of mineral dissolution on the geomechanical behaviour of geomaterials

T. Kim / L. Laloui; A. Ferrari (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2022. 

Mechanical performance and upscaling of bio-improved soils

R. Harran / L. Laloui; D. Terzis (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2022. 

Impact of the ventilated air-space behind traditional (passive) and BIPV (active) façades on the thermo-hydrodynamic performance of the building wall structures

M. Rahiminejad / D. Khovalyg (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2022. 

Water vapor transport in snowpacks

M. Jafari / M. Lehning (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2022. 

Mechanics of alkali-silica reaction in concrete across scales

E. Gallyamov / J-F. Molinari (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2022. 

From coating flow patterns to porous body wake dynamics via multiscale models

P. G. Ledda / F. Gallaire (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2022. 

Modeling the origins of adhesive wear across scales

S-J. Pham-Ba / J-F. Molinari (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2022. 

Non-destructive Prediction of the Buckling Load of Cylindrical Shells

E. J. Lozano Vazquez / T. Schneider (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2022. 

Design, prototyping, and thermo-mechanical modelling of a neutron spallation target impacted by high-energy proton-beam pulses in the n_TOF facility at CERN

R. Esposito / R. Logé; M. Calviani (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2022. 

Strengthening mechanisms in dilute and random solid solution high-entropy BCC alloys

A. Ghafarollahi / W. Curtin (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2022. 

Efficient Meso-Scale Modeling of Alkali-Silica-Reaction Damage in Concrete

A. Falsafi / W. Curtin; T. Junge (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2022. 

2021

Evolution of the vorticity distribution in vortex rings

G. de Guyon-Crozier / K. A. J. Mulleners (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2021. 

Particle-size segregation and rheology coupling in dense granular flows.

T. A. Trewhela Palacios / C. Ancey (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2021. 

Pressure on obstacles induced by granular snow avalanches

M. L. Kyburz / C. Ancey; B. Sovilla (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2021. 

Studies on the mechanical evolution of compacted bentonite subjected to environmental actions

J. A. Bosch Llufriu / L. Laloui; A. Ferrari (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2021. 

Cyclic thermomechanical behaviour of pile-soil interface and design methods for energy pile foundations

E. Ravera / L. Laloui (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2021. 

Effective stress for unsaturated active clays and in-situ effective stress estimation methodology

A. Tuttolomondo / L. Laloui; A. Ferrari (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2021. 

Advances in the Soil-Structure Interaction Analysis — from Surface Footings to Thermoactive Deep Foundations

C. Garbellini / L. Laloui (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2021. 

Overcorrected Implants for Total Shoulder Arthroplasty

Y. Boulanaache / D. Pioletti; A. Terrier (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2021. 

Multi-scale modeling of aggregate interlock phenomena in concrete

M. Pundir / J-F. Molinari; G. Anciaux (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2021. 

On the effects of fluid pressure variations on rock-mass and fault mechanical behaviour

C. J-M. R. Noël / M. E. S. Violay (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2021. 

Tessellation and lmprovement of Simplicial Meshes using Neural Networks

A. Papagiannopoulos / F. Gallaire; P. Clausen (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2021. 

Hydraulic fracture growth in quasi-brittle materials

D. Liu / B. T. A. Lecampion (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2021. 

Accurate isogeometric methods for trimmed shell structures.

L. Coradello / A. Buffa; A. Reali (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2021. 

Precipitation Strengthening in Al-Mg-Si Alloys

Y. Hu / W. Curtin (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2021. 

Atomic scale investigations of fracture in metal alloys

E. Y. K. Mak / W. Curtin (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2021. 

2020

Surface roughness evolution in adhesive wear processes

E. Milanese / J-F. Molinari (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2020. 

Morphology and morphodynamics of braided rivers: an experimental investigation

D. V. Papa / C. Ancey (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2020. 

Experimental study of impulse waves generated by viscoplastic fluid

Z. Meng / C. Ancey (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2020. 

Thermomechanical behavior of underground energy infrastructures

J. Zannin / L. Laloui; A. Ferrari (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2020. 

Geotechnical and environmental performance of retaining structures in unsaturated soils

G. Speranza / L. Laloui; A. Ferrari (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2020. 

Stress management in the context of induced seismicity in subsurface reservoirs

B. P. Fryer / L. Laloui; G. Siddiqi (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2020. 

Physical Mechanism and Flow Control of Tip Vortex Cavitation

A. Amini / M. Farhat (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2020. 

Experimental studies of hydro-mechanical couplings in Enhanced Geothermal Reservoirs

M. A. Acosta / M. E. S. Violay (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2020. 

Mechanical behaviour of fluid lubricated faults during earthquake nucleation and propagation

C. Cornelio / M. E. S. Violay (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2020. 

Propagation of fluid driven fractures in transversely isotropic material

F-E. Moukhtari / B. T. A. Lecampion (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2020. 

Hydraulic stimulation of pre-existing discontinuities in tight rocks

F. Ciardo / B. T. A. Lecampion (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2020. 

Invariant solutions underlying small- and large-scale structures in turbulent boundary layers

S. Azimi / T. Schneider (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2020. 

Multiphase flows in Microfluidic Reactors

P. Hadikhani / D. Psaltis (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2020. 

Atomic Scale Investigations into the Origins of Ductility in Mg Alloys

R. Ahmad / W. Curtin (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2020. 

2019

Multiscale experimental characterisation and modelling of transverse cracking in thin-ply composites

S. Kohler / J. Botsis; J. Cugnoni (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2019. 

Turbulent Flows over Rough Permeable Beds in Mountain Rivers: Experimental Insights and Modeling

G. P. D. M. Rousseau / C. Ancey (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2019. 

The role of mechanical hysteresis source in mechanical and mechanobiological performances of load-bearing biomaterials

N. Nasrollahzadeh Mamaghani / D. Pioletti (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2019. 

Hydro-mechanical response of Opalinus Clay shale: dependency on composition and burial depth

E. Crisci / L. Laloui; A. Ferrari (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2019. 

Turbulent patterns in wall-bounded shear flows: invariant solutions and their bifurcations

F. Reetz / T. Schneider (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2019. 

Response of noise-amplifier flows: From linear control to nonlinear jet breakup

I. Shukla / F. Gallaire (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2019. 

The mechanics of crack-tip dislocation emission and twinning

P. Andric / W. Curtin (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2019. 

2018

Innovative measurement techniques for atmospheric turbulence and wind energy

F. Carbajo Fuertes / F. Porté Agel (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2018. 

Hydro-mechanical characterization of gas shales and Opalinus Clay shale in partially saturated conditions

A. Minardi / L. Laloui; A. Ferrari (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2018. 

Thermo-mechanical performance of energy pile groups

A. F. Rotta Loria / L. Laloui (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2018. 

Wind turbine wakes: exploring the underexplored : vertical-axis wind turbines and topography

S. Shamsoddin / F. Porté Agel (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2018. 

Numerical Experiments of Atmospheric Boundary Layer flows : interplay between distributed drag elements and buoyancy effects

V. Sharma / M. Lehning; M. Parlange (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2018. 

Frictional and transport properties of faults zones in the Opalinus Clay formation

L. F. Orellana Espinoza / M. E. S. Violay; J-F. Molinari (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2018. 

Pattern formation in thin liquid films: from coating-flow instabilities to microfluidic droplets

G. M. N. Balestra / F. Gallaire (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2018. 

Dynamics and Optimal Control of Self-Sustained Instabilities in Laminar and Turbulent Swirling Flows: Application to the Part Load Vortex Rope in Francis Turbines

S. Pasche / F. Avellan; F. Gallaire (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2018. 

When droplets deform, break up and propel microswimmers

G. Gallino / F. Gallaire (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2018. 

Two-phase flow phenomena in hydraulic turbines and pump-turbines operating in synchronous condenser mode

E. Vagnoni / F. Avellan; L. Andolfatto (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2018. 

Dislocation Cross-Slip in Face-Centered Cubic Solid Solution Alloys

W. G. Nöhring / W. Curtin (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2018. 

On flexible Green function methods for atomistic/continuum coupling

M. L. Hodapp / W. Curtin (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2018. 

2017

Effect of an adhesive layer on the mode I delamination in unidirectional CFRP bonded joints

N. Nasri / J. Botsis; J. Cugnoni (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2017. 

Unsteady fluid dynamics around a hovering flat plate wing

S. B. Krishna / K. A. J. Mulleners; M. A. Green (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2017. 

Multi Level Monte Carlo Methods for Uncertainty Quantification and Robust Design Optimization in Aerodynamics

M. Pisaroni / P. Leyland; F. Nobile (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2017. 

Kinetics, Mechanics and Micro-structure of Bio-cemented Soils

D. Terzis / L. Laloui (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2017. 

Multiphysical behaviour of shales from Northern Switzerland

V. Favero / L. Laloui; A. Ferrari (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2017. 

Studies on Traction Separation Relations in Fracture of Layered Composites : Experiments and Modeling

G. Pappas / J. Botsis (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2017. 

Collapse phenomena of deformed cavitation bubbles

O. Supponen / M. Farhat (Dir.)  

EPFL, 2017. 

Physical Phenomena in Dynamic Failure of Concrete at the Mesoscale

O. Yilmaz / J-F. Molinari (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2017. 

Coupled 3D Dislocation Modeling at Nano- and Micro-Scales

J. Cho / J-F. Molinari; G. Anciaux (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2017. 

Multi-Scale Modeling of the Alkali-Silica Reaction in Concrete

A. I. Cuba Ramos / J-F. Molinari (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2017. 

Interaction of atmospheric boundary layer flow with wind turbines : theoretical and experimental studies

M. Bastankhah / F. Porté Agel (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2017. 

Fracture of thin-ply composites : effects of ply thickness

G. Frossard / J. Botsis; T. Gmür (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2017. 

Atomistic mechanisms of hydrogen embrittlement

A. Tehranchi / W. Curtin (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2017. 

Effect of charging/discharging on plasticity and fracture in Si anodes for batteries

S. M. Khosrownejad / W. Curtin (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2017. 

2016

Bridging effects on Mixed Mode delamination: experiments and numerical simulation

M. Borotto / J. Botsis (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2016. 

Particle Size Segregation in Dense Granular Flows

K. van der Vaart / C. Ancey (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2016. 

Constitutive and numerical modeling of anisotropic quasi-brittle shales

F. Parisio / L. Laloui (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2016. 

Geomechanical modelling of CO₂ injection in deep aquifers

C. Li / L. Laloui (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2016. 

Seismic response of rock joints under obliquely incident wave

Y. Zou / L. Laloui; J. Zhao (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2016. 

Theoretical and numerical studies of atmospheric boundary-layer flows over complex terrain

M. G. Giometto / J. Fang; M. Parlange (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2016. 

Micromotion and fluid flow around cementless femoral components in total hip arthroplasty

V. H. E. Malfroy Camine / D. Pioletti; A. Terrier (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2016. 

Dynamics of the cavitation precessing vortex rope for Francis turbines at part load operating conditions

A. T. Favrel / F. Avellan (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2016. 

Resonance in swirling wakes and sloshing waves : non-normal and sublinear effects

F. Viola / F. Gallaire (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2016. 

Acoustic metamaterial properties of a 2D closed cellular solid with entrained fluid

V. Dorodnitsyn / W. Curtin; B. Van Damme (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2016. 

2015

Fluid dynamics of basal entrainment by geophysical gravity-driven flows

B. M. Bates / C. Ancey (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2015. 

Effect of Patient Specific Parameters on Degenerative Shoulder Diseases

C. A. Engelhardt / D. Pioletti; A. Terrier (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2015. 

A patient-specific numerical musculoskeletal knee model : application to patellar resurfacing in Total Knee Arthroplasty

A. Latypova / D. Pioletti; A. Terrier (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2015. 

Hydro-chemo-mechanical characterisation of sand/bentonite mixtures : with a focus on the water and gas transport properties

D. Manca / L. Laloui; A. Ferrari (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2015. 

Self-heating hydrogel for mechanically-controlled drug release

M. Nassajian Moghadam / D. Pioletti (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2015. 

Mind The Gap : Tip Leakage Vortex Dynamics and Cavitation in Axial Turbines

M. Dreyer / M. Farhat (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2015. 

Analysis of TBM tunnelling performance in faulted and highly fractured rocks

E. Paltrinieri / J. Zhao; F. Sandrone (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2015. 

Instability of two-phase co-axial jets at small Reynolds number

L. Augello / F. Gallaire (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2015. 

Too big to grow : self-consistent model for nonlinear saturation in open shear flows

V. Mantič Lugo / F. Gallaire (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2015. 

A Novel Structural Health Monitoring Method for Full-Scale CFRP Structures

E. R. Guzman Solares / T. Gmür (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2015. 

Wave propagation in periodic buckled beams

F. P. R. Maurin / W. Curtin (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2015. 

2014

Prediction of peri-implant bone adaptation to mechanical environments : theoretical developments and experimental validation

M. Piccinini / I. Botsis; J. Cugnoni (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2014. 

A study of the spatio-temporal behaviour of bed load transport rate fluctuations

J. Heyman / C. Ancey (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2014. 

Morphodynamic mechanisms in steep channels : from local processes to large-scale evolution

F. Mettra / C. Ancey (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2014. 

Modelling Plasticity in Nanoscale Contact

T. Junge / J-F. Molinari (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2014. 

Thermomechanical Characterization of Energy Geostructures with Emphasis on Energy Piles

T. Mimouni / L. Laloui (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2014. 

Simulation of Silt Erosion Using Particle-Based Methods

E. Jahanbakhsh / F. Avellan (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2014. 

Thermo-hydro-mechanical characterisation and modelling of MX-80 granular bentonite

A. Seiphoori / L. Laloui; A. Ferrari (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2014. 

Large Scale Computation of the Rotating Stall in a Pump-Turbine using an Overset Finite Element Large Eddy Simulation Numerical Code

O. Pacot / F. Avellan; C. Kato (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2014. 

Interaction of the atmospheric boundary layer with land surface heterogeneity and wind turbines : numerical and analytical studies

M. Abkar / F. Porté-Agel (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2014. 

Field and numerical studies on the causes and effects of blocky rock conditions on TBM tunnelling

A. Delisio / J. Zhao (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2014. 

Mechanical Behaviour of Rock Materials under Dynamic Loading

Q. Zhang / J. Zhao (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2014. 

Snow-Atmosphere Interactions over a Mountain Terrain

M. Diebold / M. Parlange (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2014. 

Slip Fronts at Frictional Interfaces : A Numerical and Theoretical Study

D. S. Kammer / J-F. Molinari (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2014. 

Thermo-mechanical aspects of energy piles

A. Di Donna / L. Laloui (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2014. 

An adjoint-based approach to the optimal control of separated flows

E. Boujo / F. Gallaire (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2014. 

Modeling droplets flowing in microchannels

M. Nagel / F. Gallaire (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2014. 

2013

TBM Performance Evaluation in Rock-Soil Interface Mixed Ground

Á. Tóth / J. Zhao (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2013. 

Rock fragmentation mechanism by TBM cutter and TBM tunnelling under stressed grounds

L. Yin / J. Zhao (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2013. 

Geomechanical modelling of rainfall-induced landslides in partially saturated slopes

J. Eichenberger / L. Laloui (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2013. 

The effect of pressure gradient on the collapse of cavitation bubbles in normal and reduced gravity

M. Tinguely / M. Farhat (Dir.)  

EPFL, 2013. 

Moisture and energy dynamics in fields soils : the influence of the diurnal cycle

F. Ciocca / M. Parlange; I. Lunati (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2013. 

Laboratory Investigation on Seismic Response of Rock Fractures Filled with Granular Materials

W. Wu / J. Zhao (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2013. 

Hydrodynamics of orbital shaken bioreactors

M. Reclari / M. Farhat (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2013. 

2012

Large Eddy Simulation of Particle Dynamics Inside a Differentially Heated Cavity

C. Bosshard / M. Deville; L. Kleiser (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2012. 

Deformation and Damage in Lead-free Solder Joints : Microstructure-based Modeling and Experimental Characterization

M. Maleki / I. Botsis; J. Cugnoni (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2012. 

Dam Break of Newtonian Fluids and Granular Suspensions : Internal Dynamics Measurements

N. Andreini / C. Ancey (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2012. 

Multiphysical Modelling of Soils with a Focus on Microbially Induced Calcite Precipitation

S. Fauriel / L. Laloui (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2012. 

Fluid-Structure Coupling Effects on the Dynamic Response of Pump-Turbine Guide Vanes

S. Roth / F. Avellan; M. Farhat (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2012. 

Hydrodynamics of a Pump-Turbine Operating at Off-Design Conditions in Generating Mode

V. Hasmatuchi / F. Avellan; M. Farhat (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2012. 

A 3D ALE Finite Element Method for Two-Phase Flows with Phase Change

G. Rabello Dos Anjos / J. R. Thome; N. Borhani (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2012. 

Effect of Hydrofoil Trailing Edge Geometry on the Wake Dynamics

A. Zobeiri / F. Avellan; M. Farhat (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2012. 

Modélisation physique et analyse numérique de la propagation d’une masse granulaire : contribution à l’étude des avalanches rocheuses

C. Sauthier / V. Labiouse (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2012. 

2011

Hygrothermal Ageing and Damage Characterization in Epoxies and in Epoxy-Glass Interfaces : a Micromechanical Approach Using Embedded Optical Sensors

M. Lai / I. Botsis (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2011. 

Study of a Fully Developed Wind Turbine Array Boundary Layer

M. Calaf Bracons / M. Parlange (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2011. 

Thermomechanical Hysteresis of Biological and Synthetic Hydrogels : Theory, Characterisation, and Development of a Novel Deformation Calorimeter

A. Vogel / D. Pioletti (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2011. 

Biomechanical Aspects of Osteogenesis in Load-Bearing Tissue Engineering Scaffolds

A. Roshan Ghias / D. Pioletti (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2011. 

Effect of Micromotion on Morphogen Dynamics in Peri-Implant Healing

M. Gortchacow / D. Pioletti; A. Terrier (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2011. 

Simulation of Time-Dependent Viscoelastic Fluid Flows by Spectral Elements

A. Jafari / M. Deville; D. Favrat (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2011. 

Improved Methodology for Rock Fall Hazard Zoning at the Local Scale

J. M. Abbruzzese / V. Labiouse (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2011. 

Theoretical and Numerical Analyses of Wave Propagation in Jointed Rock Masses

J. Zhu / J. Zhao (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2011. 

Micromechanical Study of Rock Fracture and Fragmentation under Dynamic Loads using Discrete Element Method

T. Kazerani / J. Zhao (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2011. 

Understanding Small Scale Variability of the Mountain Snow Cover

R. M. Mott / M. Parlange; M. Lehning (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2011. 

Characterisation of Low Impact Energy Induced Damage in Composite Plates with Embedded Optical Sensors

J. Frieden / I. Botsis; T. Gmür (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2011. 

2010

The Effects of Fluid Elasticity on Grid Turbulence

R. Vonlanthen / P. A. Monkewitz (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2010. 

Numerical investigation of particle-laden thermally driven turbulent flows in enclosure

R. Puragliesi / M. Deville; A. Soldati (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2010. 

Simulating Viscoplastic Avalanches

M. Rentschler / C. Ancey (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2010. 

Rheophysics of concentrated particle suspensions in a Couette cell using a refractive index matching technique

S. Wiederseiner / C. Ancey (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2010. 

Development of Micro-Macro Continuum-Discontinuum Coupled Numerical Method

G. Zhao / J. Zhao; J. Fang (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2010. 

Grid Filter Models for the Large Eddy Simulation of Fluid Flows

M. A. D. Habisreutinger / M. Deville; D. Favrat (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2010. 

Macro-to-Microchannel Transition in Two-Phase Flow and Evaporation

C. L. Ong / J. R. Thome (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2010. 

Hydrodynamics of High Specific Power Pumps for Off-Design Operating Conditions

S. Berten / F. Avellan; M. Farhat (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2010. 

Exploring the Physics behind Dynamic Fragmentation through Parallel Simulations

S. Levy / J-F. Molinari (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2010. 

2009

Experimental investigation of unstrained diffusion flames and their instabilities

E. Robert / P. A. Monkewitz (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2009. 

Lattice Boltzmann method for the simulation of viscoelastic fluid flows

O. P. Malaspinas / M. Deville (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2009. 

Numerical modeling and neural networks to identify constitutive parameters from in situ tests

R. F. Obrzud / L. Vulliet; A. Truty (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2009. 

Cyclic properties of sand : dynamic behaviour for seismic applications

E. Rascol / L. Vulliet (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2009. 

Pore scale analyses of evaporation from porous media

N. Shokri / D. Or; L. Laloui (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2009. 

Constitutive modelling of unsaturated soils with hydro-geomechanical couplings

M. Nuth / L. Laloui (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2009. 

Turbulent vortex shedding from a blunt trailing edge hydrofoil

P. Ausoni / F. Avellan; M. Farhat (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2009. 

Part load flow in radial centrifugal pumps

O. Braun / F. Avellan (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2009. 

2008

Fluid mechanics of intrathecal drug delivery

R. M. Nelissen / P. A. Monkewitz; N. Borhani (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2008. 

Experimental investigation into localized instabilities of mixed Rayleigh-Bénard-Poiseuille convection

E. Grandjean / P. A. Monkewitz (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2008. 

Optimal application-oriented resource brokering in a high performance computing grid

V. Keller / M. Deville; U. Schwiegelshohn (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2008. 

Mechanical behaviour of unsaturated aggregated soils

A. Koliji / L. Vulliet (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2008. 

Experimental and numerical investigations on the fluid contribution to the tensile-compressive mechanical behavior of the bovine periodontal ligament

M. Bergomi / I. Botsis (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2008. 

Thermo-plasticity of fine-grained soils at various saturation states : application to nuclear waste disposal

B. François / L. Laloui (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2008. 

Convective boiling heat transfer in a single micro-channel

L. Consolini / J. R. Thome (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2008. 

Parallel mesh adaptive techniques for complex flow simulation

A. Casagrande / P. Leyland (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2008. 

Desiccation cracking of soils

H. Péron / L. Laloui (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2008. 

Experimental identification of adhesive properties between epoxy and glass

A. Sekulic / A. Curnier (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2008. 

Identification modale numérique-expérimentale des propriétés élastiques et dissipatives de matériaux composites

M. Matter / T. Gmür (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2008. 

Analyse de l’état de contrainte et de l’endommagement d’assemblages sertis en matériau mixte métal-composite sollicités en traction ou en flexion

A. Prenleloup / T. Gmür (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2008. 

2007

Measurements of time-dependent free-surface viscoplastic flows down steep slopes

S. Cochard / C. Ancey (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2007.