Jean-Marie Drezet
Senior Scientist
jean-marie.drezet@epfl.ch +41 21 693 39 20
Citizenship: french
Birth date: 15.01.1968
EPFL STI IMX-GE
MXG 330 (Bâtiment MXG)
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+41 21 693 39 20
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Fields of expertise
Residual stress measurements using neutron diffraction in metallic parts
Solidification and precipitation in aluminium alloys
Thermomechanical modelling using finite elements
Solidification cracking
Modelling machining using FEM
Solidification and precipitation in aluminium alloys
Thermomechanical modelling using finite elements
Solidification cracking
Modelling machining using FEM
Miscellaneous
- member of the admission commission in Materials Science master programme- member of the library commission of the Materials Science Institute
- member of the editorial board of Metallurgical research and technology
MAJOR PUBLICATIONS
J.-M. Drezet and A. Phillion. As-Cast Residual Stresses in an Aluminum Alloy AA6063 Billet: Neutron Diffraction Measurements and Finite Element Modeling. Mettalurgical transactions A, 41 A:3396-3404, 2010.C. Acevedo, J. M. Drezet, J.-P. Lefebvre, L. D'Alvise, and A. Nussbaumer. Residual stresses in as-welded joints: finite element modeling and neutron diffraction stress measurements. In Z. Tonkovic and M. H. Aliabadi, editors, Advances in Fracture and Damage Mechanics X, Key Engineering Materials, pages 335-338, Zurich, 2012. Trans Tech Publications Ltd.
K. Shahim, J.-M. Drezet, J.-F. Molinari, R. Sinkus, and S. Momjian. Finite element analysis of normal pressure hydrocephalus: influence of CSF content and anisotropy in permeability. Applied Bionics and Biomechanics, 7(3):187-197, 2010.
J. Vannod, M. Bornert, J. E. Bidaux, L. Bataillard, A. Karimi, J. M. Drezet, M. Rappaz, and A. Hessler-Wyser. Mechanical and microstructural integrity of nickel-titanium and stainless steel laser joined wires. Acta Materialia, 59:6538-6546, 2011.
J.-M. Drezet, M.S.-F Lima, J.-D. Wagnière, M. Rappaz and W. Kurz: Crack-free aluminium alloy welds using a twin laser process, invited lecture at the 61st Inter. Conf. of the Inter. Institute of Welding, Graz, July 2008.
J.-M. Drezet, O. Ludwig, C. Jaquerod and E. Waz: Fracture prediction during sawing of DC cast high strength aluminium alloy rolling slabs, in Inter. Journal of Cast Metals, 2007, vol. 20, no. 3, p. 163-170.
O. Ludwig, C.-L. Martin, J.-M. Drezet and M. Suéry: Rheological behaviour of Al-Cu alloys during solidification: constitutive modelling, experimental identification and numerical study in Met. Mat. Trans, vol 36A, June 2005, p. 1525-1535.
M. Rappaz, J.-M. Drezet and M. Gremaud: A New Hot Tearing Criterion, in Metallurgical and Materials Transactions, vol. 30A, February 1999, pp. 449-455.
J.-M. Drezet and M. Rappaz : Modelling of Ingot Distortions during Direct Chill Casting of Aluminium Alloys , in Metallurgical and Materials Transactions, vol. 27A, no. 10, October 1996, pp. 3214-3225.
Mission
Teaching:- Continuum Mechanics for Materials Science section (MX3)
- Technology and practice of materials for Materials Science section (MX2)
- Metals for Genie Civil section (GC1)
- Metals and alloys (GM3 and MX3)
- Introduction to numerical methods (MX5)
Expertise area:
- thermomechanical effects (distortions, internal stresses, cracking) in as-cast parts (continuous casting of aluminium billets and rolling sheet ingots)
- residual stress measurements using neutron diffraction in metallic parts (PSI-Villigen and ILL-Grenoble)
- study of solidification cracking in continuous casting of Al. alloys and in welding
- study of the influence of precipitation on stress build-up during quenching of thick aluminium parts (plates and forgings)
Biography
1992-1996: PhD work at Laboratoire de Métallurgie Physique under the supervision of Prof. Michel Rappaz(cf : http://library.epfl.ch/theses/?display=detail&nr=1509)
1997-2000: EMPACT project (European Modelling Programme for Aluminium Casting Technologies)
2001-2004: VIRCAST project (European Virtual Casting)
2005-2006: Study of the sawing process of rolling sheet al. ingots (Alcan Fonds)
2005-2006: WelAIR project (Welding of Airframes, EADS)
2005-2008: study of the electron beam welding of Cu-Cr-Zr alloys (CEA, France)
2006-2008: study of the laser beam welding of Al-Li alloys (EADS, France)
2008-2011: co-supervision with Prof. A. Nussbaumer of the PhD work of C. Acevedo on the influence of residual stresses on the fatigue design of tubular welded joints, http://library.epfl.ch/theses/?nr=5056
2007-2010: co-supervision with Prof. J.-F. Molinari of the PhD work of K. Shahim on the Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (S. Momjian, HU-Genève et R. Sinkus, ESPCI-Paris), http://library.epfl.ch/theses/?nr=5191
2008-2012: co-supervision with Prof. M. Rappaz of the PhD work of M. Sistaninia on the simulation of solidification cracking using granular models (CCMX-MERU project)
2010-2014: supervision with Prof. M. Rappaz of the PhD work of N. Chobaut on the modelling of stresses during quenching of thick heat treatable aluminium parts (CCMX-MERU project)
2011-2015: supervision with Prof. H. Van Swygenhoven-Moens of the PhD work of P. Schloth on precipitation during quenching of thick heat treatable aluminium parts (CCMX-MERU project)
Publications
Infoscience publications
Infoscience
Residual stresses of friction melt bonded aluminum/steel joints determined by neutron diffraction
Journal Of Materials Processing Technology. 2019-04-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2018.11.030.On the Prediction of Hot Tearing in Al-to-Steel Welding by Friction Melt Bonding
Metallurgical and Materials Transactions. 2018-04-13. DOI : 10.1007/s11661-018-4618-z.Stress generation during the quenching of large AA2618 forgings: Finite element computations and validation against neutron diffraction measurements
Finite Elements in Analysis and Design. 2017. DOI : 10.1016/j.finel.2017.03.004.Measurements and Modeling of Stress in Precipitation-Hardened Aluminum Alloy AA2618 during Gleeble Interrupted Quenching and Constrained Cooling
Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A. 2016. DOI : 10.1007/s11661-016-3724-z.Modeling of GP (I) zone formation during quench in an industrial AA7449 75mm thick plate
Materials and Design. 2016. DOI : 10.1016/j.matdes.2016.09.052.Characterisation of precipitation upon cooling of an AA2618 Al-Cu-Mg alloy
Journal Of Alloys And Compounds. 2016. DOI : 10.1016/j.jallcom.2015.09.113.Welding simulation of tubular K-joints in steel S690QH
2015. 15th International Symposium on Tubular Structures, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, May, 27-29, 2015.In situ X-ray Diffraction during Casting: Study of Hot Tearing in Al-Zn alloys
2015. 2nd International Conference on Materials Science and Engineering Technology (MSET 2015), Shanghai, China, April 25-26, 2015. p. 1134-1141. DOI : 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.1120-1121.1134.Early cluster formation during rapid cooling of an Al-Cu-Mg alloy: In situ small-angle X-ray scattering
Scripta Materialia. 2015. DOI : 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2015.06.015.Prediction of quenching-induced stress distribution in 7XXX aluminium alloy thick plates using Gleeble interrupted quench tests
2015. International Conference on Solid-Solid Phase Transformations in Inorganic Materials 2015, Whistler, BC, Canada, June 28 - July 3rd, 2015. p. 1067-1074.Measurement of Mechanical Coherency Temperature and Solid Volume Fraction in Al-Zn Alloys Using In Situ X-ray Diffraction During Casting
Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A. 2015. DOI : 10.1007/s11661-015-3041-y.Precipitation in the high strength AA7449 aluminium alloy
Lausanne, EPFL, 2015. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-6525.Quench-Induced Stresses in AA2618 Forgings for Impellers: A Multiphysics and Multiscale Problem
Journal of Metals. 2015. DOI : 10.1007/s11837-015-1363-2.Quench induced residual stress prediction in heat treatable 7xxx aluminium alloy thick plates using Gleeble interrupted quench tests
Journal of Materials Processing Technology. 2015. DOI : 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2015.03.029.Measurements and modelling of residual stresses during quenching of thick heat treatable aluminium components in relation to their precipitation state
Lausanne, EPFL, 2015. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-6559.Détermination du diagramme TRC pour un acier haute résistance, le S690QH
2014Early precipitation during cooling of an Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloy revealed by in situ small angle X-ray scattering
Applied Physics Letters. 2014. DOI : 10.1063/1.4894768.Determination of Coherency and Rigidity Temperatures in Al-Cu Alloys Using In Situ Neutron Diffraction During Casting
Journal of Metals. 2014. DOI : 10.1007/s11837-014-1018-8.Monitoring precipitation kinetics in heat treatable aluminium alloys using in-situ resistivity in Gleeble thermomechanical simulator
2014. Int. Conf. on Aluminium Alloys, ICAA 2014, Trondheim, Norway, June 2014. p. 921-925. DOI : 10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.794-796.921.Neutron Diffraction Measurement of As-Cast Residual Stresses in Aa7050 Rolling Plate Ingots: Influence of A Wiper
2014. Light Metals, TMS, 2014, San Diego, USA, February 2014, 17th - 20th. p. 893-898. DOI : 10.1007/978-3-319-48144-9_149.In situ Neutron Diffraction during Casting: Determination of Rigidity Point in Grain Refined Al-Cu Alloys
Materials Journal. 2014. DOI : 10.3390/ma7021165.Influence of a wiper on residual stresses in AA7050 rolling plate ingots
Journal Of Materials Processing Technology. 2014. DOI : 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2014.02.011.Welding Simulation and Fatigue Assessment of Tubular K-Joints in High-Strength Steel
Lausanne, EPFL, 2014. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-6158.Hot tearing in polycrystalline Ni-based IN738LC superalloy: Influence of Zr content
Journal of Materials Processing Technology. 2014. DOI : 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2013.10.001.Experimental and numerical characterisation of heat flow during flame cutting of thick steel plates
Journal of Materials Processing Technology. 2014. DOI : 10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2013.09.016.INTERNAL STRESS GENERATION DURING QUENCHING OF THICK HEAT TREATABLE ALUMINIUM ALLOYS
2013. Light Metals, TMS, 2013, EDP Congress, San Antonio, USA, March 2013. p. 65-72. DOI : 10.1002/9781118658468.ch8.Simulation of welding stresses for fatigue design of welded tubular connections
2013. 10th International Conference on Math. Modelling of Weld Phenomena, Seggau, Sept. 2012, Eds. C. Sommitsch and N. Enzinger, TU-Graz, 2013., Seggau, Graz, Austria., September 2012. p. 501-519.Stress-Strain Predictions of Semisolid Al-Mg-Mn Alloys During Direct Chill Casting: Effects of Microstructure and Process Variables
Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B. 2013. DOI : 10.1007/s11663-013-9902-0.Prediction of Hot Tear Formation in Vertical DC Casting of Aluminum Billets Using a Granular Approach
Journal of Metals. 2013. DOI : 10.1007/s11837-013-0662-8.3-D granular modeling and in situ X-ray tomographic imaging: A comparative study of hot tearing formation and semi-solid deformation in Al-Cu alloys
Acta Materialia. 2013. DOI : 10.1016/j.actamat.2013.03.021.Prediction of Hot Tearing Formation in Metallic Alloys Using a Granular Approach
Lausanne, EPFL, 2013. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-5586.Numerical modelling and experimental investigation on welding residual stresses in large-scale tubular K-joints
Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures. 2013. DOI : 10.1111/j.1460-2695.2012.01712.x.RESIDUAL STRESSES IN AS-CAST BILLETS: NEUTRON DIFFRACTION MEASUREMENT AND THERMOMECHANICAL MODELING
2012. TMS (The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society), 2012, Orlando, USA, 2012. p. 1117-1122.HOT TEARING SUSCEPTIBILITY IN DC CAST ALUMINUM ALLOYS
2012. TMS (The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society), 2012, Orlando, USA.Residual Stress Analysis in AA7449 As-Quenched Thick Plates Using Neutrons and Fe Modelling
2012. 13th International Conference on Aluminum Alloys (ICAA13), Pittsburgh, PA, USA, June 3-7, 2012. p. 285-291. DOI : 10.1007/978-3-319-48761-8_44.A 3D coupled hydro-mechanical granular model for the prediction of hot tearing formation
2012. 13th International Conference on Modeling of Casting, Welding and Advanced Solidification Processes (MCWASP)'. DOI : 10.1088/1757-899X/33/1/012070.A 3-D coupled hydromechanical granular model for simulating the constitutive behavior of metallic alloys during solidification
Acta Materialia. 2012. DOI : 10.1016/j.actamat.2012.08.057.Three-dimensional granular model of semi-solid metallic alloys undergoing solidification: Fluid flow and localization of feeding
Acta Materialia. 2012. DOI : 10.1016/j.actamat.2012.03.036.Ventricle Equilibrium Position in Healthy and Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Brains Using an Analytical Model
Journal Of Biomechanical Engineering-Transactions Of The Asme. 2012. DOI : 10.1115/1.4006466.Stored elastic energy in aluminium alloy AA 6063 billets: residual stress measurements and thermomechanical modelling
International Journal Of Cast Metals Research. 2012. DOI : 10.1179/1743133611Y.0000000029.Residual stresses in as-welded joints: finite element modeling and neutron diffraction stress measurements
Key Engineering Materials. 2012. DOI : 10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.488-489.335.Contraintes Résiduelles dans les Billettes d’Aluminium : Mesures par Diffraction de Neutrons et Simulation Thermomécanique
2011. 20ème Congrès Français de Mécanique, Besançon, France, 29 août au 2 septembre 2011.Hot tearing test for TIG welding of aluminum alloys: application of a stress parallel to the fusion line
2011. Hot Cracking in Welds 2010, Columbus, Ohio, USA, March 2010. p. 43-58. DOI : 10.1007/978-3-642-16864-2_3.Mechanical and microstructural integrity of nickel-titanium and stainless steel laser joined wires
Acta Materialia. 2011. DOI : 10.1016/j.actamat.2011.06.031.Calculation of intracranial pressure in human brain using Darcy's and Biot's models
2011. 36th Congress of the Society-of-Biomechanics, Besancon, FRANCE, Aug 31-Sep 02, 2011. p. 285-287. DOI : 10.1080/10255842.2011.595247.Residual Stresses in DC cast Aluminum Billet: Neutron Diffraction Measurements and Thermomechanical Modeling
2011. 14th International Conference on Material Forming Esaform, Belfast, NORTH IRELAND, Apr 27-29, 2011. p. 1131-1136. DOI : 10.1063/1.3589668.Bio Simulation of Brain Ventricle Dilation in Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
Lausanne, EPFL, 2011. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-5191.Evaluation of residual welding stresses and fatigue crack behavior in tubular K-joints in compression
Stahlbau. 2011. DOI : 10.1002/stab.201101456.Numerical modeling and experimental investigation on welding residual stresses that influence the fatigue crack growth in tubular K-joints
2011. 2nd International Conference of Engineering against Fracture (ICEAF II), Mykonos, Greece, June 22-24, 2011.Influence of Residual Stresses on Fatigue Response of Welded Tubular K-Joints
Lausanne, EPFL, 2011. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-5056.Simulation of Semi-Solid Material Mechanical Behavior Using a Combined Discrete/Finite Element Method
Metallurgical and Materials Transactions. 2011. DOI : 10.1007/s11661-010-0491-0.Finite element analysis of normal pressure hydrocephalus: influence of CSF content and anisotropy in permeability
Applied Bionics and Biomechanics. 2010. DOI : 10.1080/11762322.2010.490044.Experimental and numerical analysis of the hot tearing susceptibility of a CuCrZr alloy
2010. p. 997-1010.Etude de la sensibilité à la fissuration à chaud d’un alliage CuCrZr au cours du soudage par faisceau d’électrons
Matériaux et Techniques. 2010. DOI : 10.1051/mattech/2010108.As-Cast Residual Stresses in an Aluminum Alloy AA6063 Billet: Neutron Diffraction Measurements and Finite Element Modeling
Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A. 2010. DOI : 10.1007/s11661-010-0424-y.Determination of the thermophysical properties of a CuCr1Zr alloy from liquid state down to room temperature
Int. Journal of Material Forming. 2008. DOI : 10.1007/s12289-008-0.Application of the Rappaz-Drezet-Gremaud Hot Tearing Criterion to Welding of Aluminium Alloys
2008. 2nd International Workshop on Hot Cracking Phenomena in Welds, Berlin, GERMANY, Mar 05-06, 2007. p. 19-37. DOI : 10.1007/978-3-540-78628-3_2.Two-phase modelling of hot tearing in aluminium alloys using a semi-coupled approach
Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering. 2007. DOI : 10.1088/0965-0393/15/2/008.Fracture prediction during sawing of DC cast high strength aluminium alloy rolling slabs
International Journal of Cast Metals Research. 2007. DOI : 10.1179/136404607X239753.Towards a Micro-Macro Model of Hot Tearing
Materials Science Forum. 2006. DOI : 10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.519-521.1665.Non-isothermal tensile tests during solidification of Al–Mg–Si–Cu alloys: Mechanical properties in relation to the phenomenon of hot tearing
Acta Materialia. 2006. DOI : 10.1016/j.actamat.2006.06.027.Marangoni Convection and Fragmentation in Laser Heat Treatment
Materials Science Forum. 2006. DOI : 10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.508.257.Rheological behavior of a commercial AA5182 aluminum alloy during solidification
Materials Science and Engineering A. 2005. DOI : 10.1016/j.msea.2005.09.087.Rheological Behavior of Al-Cu Alloys during Solidification: Constitutive Modeling, Experimental Identification, and Numerical Study
Metallurgical and Materials Transactions. 2005. DOI : 10.1007/s11661-005-0244-7.Modelling Marangoni convection in laser heat treatment
Journal de Physique IV. 2004. DOI : 10.1051/jp4:2004120034.SHEAR BEHAVIOUR OF A SEMI-SOLID AL-4.5 WT.PCT CU ALLOY IN RELATION WITH ITS MICROSTRUCTURE
2004. p. 399-408.HOW DOES COALESCENCE OF DENDRITE ARMS OR GRAINS INFLUENCE HOT TEARING ?
2004. p. 179-90.Fissuration à chaud: des alliages organiques aux superalliages
Mecanique et Industries. 2004. DOI : 10.1051/meca:2004041.The Importance of Viscoplastic Strain Rate in the Formation of Center Cracks during the Start-Up Phase of Direct-Chill Cast Aluminum Extrusion Ingots
Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A. 2003. DOI : 10.1007/s11661-003-0159-0.The computation and measurement of residual stresses in laser deposited layers
Transactions of the ASME. 2003. DOI : 10.1115/1.1584493.Hot tearing and coalescence: two deeply-connected phenomena
2003. p. 53.Influence of the Microstructure on the Shearing behaviour of Al-4.5wt% Cu alloy in the mushy state
2002. (ICAA-8), Cambridge.Hot Tear formation and coalescence observations in organic alloys
Journaf of Metals - electronic edition. 2002.STUDY AND MODELING OF HOT TEARING FORMATION
2001. Merton Flemings Symposium on Solidification and Materials Processing. p. 213-222.PREDICTION OF HOT TEARS IN DC CAST ALUMINUM BILLETS
2001. p. 887.FEM Implementation of a New hot tearing critrion
2001. p. 741.Numerical simulation of deformation-induced segregation in continuous casting of steel
Metallurgical and Materials Transactions. 2001. DOI : 10.1007/s11661-001-0236-1.In-situ Observation of Hot tearing Formation in Succinonitrile-Acetone
Acta Materialia. 2001. DOI : 10.1016/S1359-6454(01)00013-1.Direct observation of hot tear formation in organic alloys
2001.Pre-Heating of Thermoplastic Sandwich Materials for Rapid Thermoforming
Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials. 2000. DOI : 10.1106/55B0-K757-FJA4-L1NK.Predicting Hot Tearing in Aluminium Castings
Esaform Bulletin. 2000.GLEEBLE MACHINE DETERMINATION OF CREEP LAW PARAMETERS FOR THERMALLY INDUCED DEFORMATIONS IN ALUMINIUM DC CASTING
Journal of Thermal Stresses. 2000. DOI : 10.1080/014957300280551.Study and modeling of hot tearing formation
2000. Merton C. Flemings Symposium on Solidification and Materials Processing, MIT, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, June 28-30, 2000. p. 213-22.Determination of thermophysical properties and boundary conditions of DC cast aluminum alloys using inverse methods
Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A. 2000. DOI : 10.1007/s11661-000-0172-5.Direct chill and electromagnetic casting of aluminium alloys: Thermomechanical effects and solidification aspects
Lausanne, EPFL, 2000. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-1509.Un nouveau critère de fissuration à chaud
Mecamat Infos. 1999.Validation of a new hot tearing criterion using the ring mould test
Journal de Physique IV. 1999. DOI : 10.1051/jp4:1999906.A New Hot-Tearing Criterion
Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A. 1999. DOI : 10.1007/s11661-999-0334-z.Study of Hot Tearing in Aluminum Alloys using the Ring Mold Test
1998. p. 883.Direct Chill Casting of Aluminum Alloys : Ingot Distorsion and Mold Design Optimization
1997. p. 1071.Direct Chill Casting of Aluminium Alloys : Ingot Distorsion and Stress Build-up
1997. p. 185.A new interpretation of bulge test measurements using numerical simulation
Diamond and Related Materials. 1996. DOI : 10.1016/0925-9635(95)00402-5.Modelling of Thermomechanical Effects during Direct Chill Casting of AA1201 Aluminium Alloy
1996. p. 305-310. DOI : 10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.217-222.305.Modelling of Microsegregation in Macrosegregation Computations
Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A. 1996. DOI : 10.1007/BF02651886.Modeling of ingot distortions during direct chill casting of aluminum alloys
Metallurgical and Materials Transactions. 1996. DOI : 10.1007/BF02663872.Thermomechanical Effects during Direct Chill and Electromagnetic Casting of Aluminum Alloys. Part I : Experimental Investigation
TMS light metals. 1995.Experimental investigation of thermomechanical effects during direct chill and electromagnetic casting of aluminium alloys
Metallurgical and Material Transactions. 1995. DOI : 10.1007/BF02651729.Numerical and Experimental Study of Rolling Faces Pull-In during Direct Chill Casting of Aluminium Alloys
1995. p. 197.Application of Inverse Methods to the Estimation of Boundary Conditions and Properties
1995. Seventh conference in a series on modeling casting and welding processes, London, England, 10-15 September 1995. p. 449-457.Thermomechanical Effects during Direct Chill and Electromagnetic Casting of Aluminum Alloys. Part II : Numerical Simulation
1995. p. 941-950.Teaching & PhD
Teaching
Materials Science and Engineering
PhD Students
Cocen Ocson Reginald,Past EPFL PhD Students
Acevedo Claire , Chobaut Nicolas Paul Henry , Schloth Patrick , Shahim Kamal , Sistaninia Meisam , Zamiri Akhlaghi Farshid ,Courses
Materials
Introduction course of material science applied to usual building materials, especially concrete and metals. Description of their fabrication, mechanical and thermal properties and use in construction.
Continuum mechanics
In this course, the tools to describe the materials not at the atom level but as a continuum are presented. The stress and deformation tensors, the conservation laws (mass, energy, momentum), the linear elasticity and the Newtonian flow are treated using examples of practical applications.
Finite element theory and practice
The aim of this class is to understand the finite element method i.e. the weak and strong variational formulations and the resolution schemes in space and time. The second part of the semester is dedicated to the practice using the commercial program Abaqus.
Fracture of materials
This course covers elementary fracture mechanics and its application to the fracture of engineering materials.