Laboratory of multiscale and multiphysics mechanics

LaMcube | UMR 9013
Biology and health Chemistry and materials Mechanics and civil engineering Transport and robotic Research unit Precision health Science for a changing planet

Our research activities focus on highly heterogeneous solid materials in complex structures subjected to extreme conditions. The research is structured around four research axes: i) material fatigue, ii) geomaterial behavior, iii) braking and frictional contacts, iv) soft tissue biomechanics. Our ambition is to create a continuum from the elaboration of materials to the description of systems under stress, taking into account the evolution of materials and structures under these stresses. To achieve this, we develop innovative experimental means representative of the conditions of use and we combine these experiments with original modelling and numerical methods often mixing several physics and several scales. We are open to all academic and industrial collaborations and propose services in line with our expertise.

Informations

Director: Jean-Baptiste Colliat

http://lamcube.univ-lille.fr/

Bâtiment ESPRIT, Avenue Henri Poincaré
Campus Cité Scientifique, Université de Lille
59655 VILLENEUVE D’ASCQ

Mots-clés

Mechanics of materials, Civil engineering, Transport, Geomaterials, Tribology, Bioengineering, Biomechanics, Fatigue of materials, Braking, Modeling

Localisation

  • Experimental mechanics
  • Numerical mechanics
  • Geomechanics
  • Tribology
  • Fatigue and fracturing of materials
  • Biomedical engineering
  • Civil engineering
  • Elaboration of complex materials
  • Description of the systems under stress (plasticity micromechanism, energy balance, vibration)
  • Evolution of materials and structures under stress
  • Numerical modeling

Examples of projects:

  • Reduction of energy consumption by lightening structures
  • Reduction of noise pollution induced by friction
  • Reduction of pollutants emitted by braking systems
  • Formulation and study of material properties
  • Development of "model" materials for industry
  • Development of materials with controlled microstructures
  • Multimodal microstructural analysis of materials
  • Multiscale modeling
  • Kinematic or thermal field measurements
  • Identification by reverse registration
  • Study of the behavior of materials at different scales
  • Identification of stresses on the components and on the mechanical system
  • Characterization of soft tissue behavior
  • Modeling of anisotropic hyperelastic behavior
  • Patient-specific digital simulation of care
  • Development of organic matrix friction materials (mainly for braking application)
  • 3D characterization of microstructures
  • Characterization of the mechanisms of deformation, cracking and degradation

LaMcube has access to a wide range of state-of-the-art equipment spread over technological platforms. These include:

  • fine characterization of the microstructure and properties 
  • mechanical behavior under complex stress and calculations. 

The inauguration of the CISIT Halle in 2015 allowed us to group together all the multi-axial mechanical and tribological testing equipment. A number of instruments have been developed in-house and are therefore original on a national scale.

See the detailed list of equipment.
List of platforms: 4Maat, PIMS, ISIS4D

Private
MG-Valdunes (laboratoire commun SWIT’lab), DEFECTO, Teijin Aramid, Safran Aircraft Engines, Imerys graphite & carbon, Aperam, NSSM Corp., PROMAT Int., ANDRA, ENGIE-STORENGY , TOTAL, EDF, Johnson & Johnson, COVIDIEN, PSA, MICHELIN, SNCF, SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES, MG-VALDUNES, FLERTEX, Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal...

Academic
ONERA, IFSTTAR, INSA Lyon, Sorbonne Université, Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France, GEMTEX, MSMP, LAMIH, CHRU Lille, ENSCL
IIT Dehli (India), IIT Kharagpur (India), KU Leuwen (Belgium), MCL-Leoben (Austria), RWTH-Aachen (Germany), STU-Bratislava (Slovakia), Technion (Israel), TU Braunschweig (Germany), Univ. Centrale du Venezuela à Caracas (Venezuela), Université de Liège (Belgium), University McMaster (Canada), Université de Mons (Belgium), Université de M’Sila (Algeria), 
Université Polytechnique de Hong-Kong (Hong-Kong), Université de Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Université de Rosario (Argentina), Universidad Nacional de San Agustín (Peru), 
Université de Sfax (Tunisia), Université de Timisoara (Romania), Université de Wroclaw (Poland), Université Yaoundé I (Cameroun)

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