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20232026
most citedA Phase-Field Discrete Element Method to study chemo-mechanical coupling in granular materials

18 citations · 25 across the 5 of their papers we have counts for

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6 papers

physics.geo-ph2026

Predicting the Elastic Properties of a Cemented Granular Material during Chemical Damage (Debonding)

Alexandre Sac-Morane, Maria Olarte-Garzon, Philipp Braun +3

While underground reservoirs emerge as essential elements to face global warming, these systems represent complex multi-physical and multiscale problems. The considered injection o…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025

Predicting cement microstructure and mechanical properties in hydrating cement paste with a Phase-Field model

Alexandre Sac-Morane, Katerina Ioannidou, Manolis Veveakis +1

Predicting the evolving microstructure of hydrating cement is essential for understanding and modeling its mechanical property development. Physics-based continuum approaches offer…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2024★ 1 cited

Importance of precipitation on the slowdown of creep behaviour induced by pressure-solution

Alexandre Sac-Morane, Hadrien Rattez, Manolis Veveakis

Pressure-solution is a chemo-mechanical process, involving dissolution at grain/asperity contacts and precipitation away from them. It induces a compaction in time of rocks and sed…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2024

Stress state evolution of a cemented granular material subjected to bond dissolution by Discrete Element Modeling

Alexandre Sac-Morane, Hadrien Rattez, Manolis Veveakis

Rock weathering is a common phenomenon in most engineering applications, such as underground storage or geothermal energy. This work offers a discrete element modelization of the p…

physics.geo-ph2023★ 6 cited

Frictional weakening of a granular sheared layer due to viscous rolling revealed by Discrete Element Modeling

Alexandre Sac-Morane, Manolis Veveakis, Hadrien Rattez

Considering a 3D sheared granular layer modeled with discrete elements, it is well known the rolling resistance significantly influences the mechanical behavior. Even if the rollin…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2023★ 18 cited

A Phase-Field Discrete Element Method to study chemo-mechanical coupling in granular materials

Alexandre Sac-Morane, Manolis Veveakis, Hadrien Rattez

This paper presents an extension of the discrete element method using a phase-field formulation to incorporate grain shape and its evolution. The introduction of a phase variable e…