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Pierre-Yves Hicher

Pierre-Yves Hicher

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Engineering and Technology

D-Index
54
Citations
9599
World Ranking
3247
National Ranking
52

Overview

Pierre-Yves Hicher is affiliated with École Centrale de Nantes in France and has contributed extensively to the field of engineering, with a primary focus on civil and structural engineering as well as mechanics of materials. Their research spans multiple subfields, including management, monitoring, policy and law, computational mechanics, and mechanical engineering, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to engineering challenges.

The scientist's main research topics cover several areas in geotechnical engineering and soil mechanics. Key topics include:

  • Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics
  • Landslides and related hazards
  • Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures
  • Grouting, Rheology, and Soil Mechanics
  • Soil and Unsaturated Flow
  • Dam Engineering and Safety
  • Rock Mechanics and Modeling

The publication record of Pierre-Yves Hicher includes articles appearing frequently in a core set of scientific journals. Among the principal venues of publication are:

  • International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Engineering Geology
  • Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
  • Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment

Recent research papers authored or co-authored by Pierre-Yves Hicher include:

  • Micro-mechanical analysis of one-dimensional compression of clay with DEM, 2023, International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics
  • Three-dimensional hydromechanical modeling of internal erosion in dike-on-foundation, 2020, International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics
  • Hydro-mechanical analysis of particle migration in fractures with CFD-DEM, 2024, Engineering Geology
  • Data Compilation from Large Drained Compression Triaxial Tests on Coarse Crushable Rockfill Materials, 2020, Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
  • Cyclic volumetric strain accumulation for sand under drained simple shear condition, 2020, Applied Ocean Research

Their collaborative network includes several frequent co-authors, highlighting ongoing research partnerships. Notable collaborators are:

  • Zhen-Yu Yin
  • Christophe Dano
  • Farid Laouafa
  • Hamza Mhamdi Alaoui
  • Chaofa Zhao

Best Publications

  • Elementary Mechanics of Soil Behaviour: Saturated Remoulded Soils

    Jean Biarez;Pierre-Yves Hicher

  • An anisotropic elastic-viscoplastic model for soft clays

    Zhen Yu Yin;Zhen Yu Yin;Ching S. Chang;Minna Karstunen;Pierre Yves Hicher

  • An elasto-plastic model for granular materials with microstructural consideration

    C.S. Chang;P.-Y. Hicher

  • Optimization techniques for identifying soil parameters in geotechnical engineering: Comparative study and enhancement

    Zhen Yu Yin;Zhen Yu Yin;Yin Fu Jin;Yin Fu Jin;Jack Shuilong Shen;Pierre Yves Hicher

  • An elastoplastic model for granular materials taking into account grain breakage

    Ali Daouadji;Pierre-Yves Hicher;Afif Rahma

  • Experimental study of swelling in unsaturated compacted clays

    Nadia Saiyouri;Dominique Tessier;Pierre-Yves Hicher

  • On the capillary stress tensor in wet granular materials

    L. Scholtès;P.-Y. Hicher;F. Nicot;B. Chareyre

  • Rockfill shear strength evaluation: a rational method based on size effects

    Étienne Frossard;Wei Hu;Christophe Dano;Pierre Yves Hicher

  • The effect of size on the strength of coarse rock aggregates and large rockfill samples through experimental data

    Carlos Ovalle;Etienne Frossard;Christophe Dano;Wei Hu

  • An enhanced constitutive model for crushable granular materials

    Ali Daouadji;Pierre-Yves Hicher

  • A micromechanics-based model for sand-silt mixtures

    Zhenyu Yin;Zhenyu Yin;Jidong Zhao;Pierre Yves Hicher;Pierre Yves Hicher

  • Micromechanical modelling for effect of inherent anisotropy on cyclic behaviour of sand

    Zhen-Yu Yin;Ching S. Chang;Pierre-Yves Hicher

  • Elastoplastic Model for Clay with Microstructural Consideration

    Ching S. Chang;Pierre Yves Hicher;Z.Y. Yin;L.R. Kong

  • ENGINEERING PROPERTIES OF GROUTED SANDS

    Christophe Dano;Pierre-Yves Hicher;S Tailliez

  • Modeling Mechanical Behavior of Very Coarse Granular Materials

    Zhen Yu Yin;Pierre Yves Hicher;Christophe Dano;Yin Fu Jin

  • Microstructural analysis of inherent and induced anisotropy in clay

    P. Y. Hicher;H. Wahyudi;D. Tessier

  • Microstructural approach and transfer water modelling in highly compacted unsaturated swelling clays

    Nadia Saiyouri;Pierre-Yves Hicher;Dominique Tessier

  • Selection of sand models and identification of parameters using an enhanced genetic algorithm

    Yin-Fu Jin;Yin-Fu Jin;Zhen-Yu Yin;Zhen-Yu Yin;Shui-Long Shen;Pierre-Yves Hicher

  • Elastic Properties of Soils

    Pierre-Yves Hicher

  • A constitutive model for granular materials considering grain breakage

    Wei Hu;Zhenyu Yin;Christophe Dano;Pierre Yves Hicher

Frequent Co-Authors

Zhen-Yu Yin
Zhen-Yu Yin Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Ching S. Chang
Ching S. Chang University of Massachusetts Amherst
Hongwei Huang
Hongwei Huang Tongji University
François Nicot
François Nicot Grenoble Alpes University
Qiang Xu
Qiang Xu Chengdu University of Technology
Félix Darve
Félix Darve Grenoble Institute of Technology
Gonghui Wang
Gonghui Wang Kyoto University
Gianvito Scaringi
Gianvito Scaringi Charles University
Shui-Long Shen
Shui-Long Shen Shantou University
Anil Misra
Anil Misra University of Kansas

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