Key Words Structural Mechanics, computational mechanics, contact mechanics, efficient solvers, interfaces, modelling, applications in mechanical and civil engineering.
Brief CV
PhD in Applied Mathematics, speciality Computational Mechanics, 1989, Provence University.
Habilitation in Mechanics, 1999, Montpellier 2 University.
2003-present Professor, Aix-Marseille University, Mechanics and Acoustics Laboratory.
2001-2003 Professor, Claude Bernard Lyon 1 University, Civil Engineering Department, Materials and Structures Mechanics Laboratory.
2000-2001 Visiting Professor Tor Vergata Rome 2 University, Civil Engineering Department.
1989-2001 Assistant Professor, Montpellier 2 University, Mechanics and Civil Engineering Laboratory.
Some examples
Tyre in cornering : temperature field
Direct bonding : wedge test
Pellet-cladding interaction : LDC method
