Dieudonné, A. A. M.

Key publications

Liaudat J., Dieudonné A.C. & Vardon P.J. (2023) Modelling gas fracturing in saturated clay using zero-thickness interface elements. Computers and Geotechnics 154: 105128.

Zhang A. & Dieudonné A.C. (2023) Effects of carbonate distribution pattern on the mechanical behaviour of bio-cemented sands: a DEM study. Computers and Geotechnics 154: 105152.

Rawat A., Lang L., Baille W., Dieudonné A.C. & Collin F. (2020) Coupled Hydro-mechanical behaviour of compacted bentonite-sand mixture: experimental and numerical investigations. Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering 12(3): 620-629.

Dieudonné A.C., Della Vecchia G. & Charlier R. (2017) A water retention model for compacted bentonites. Canadian Geotechnical Journal 54(7): 915-925.

Gatabin C., Talandier J., Collin F., Charlier R. & Dieudonné A.C. (2016) Competing effects of volume change and water uptake on the water retention behaviour of a compacted MX-80 bentonite/sand mixture. Applied Clay Science 121-122: 57-62.

Cerfontaine B., Dieudonné A.C., Radu J.P., Collin F. & Charlier. (2015) 3D zero-thickness coupled interface finite element: Formulation and application. Computers and Geotechnics 69: 124-140.

Dieudonné A.C., Cerfontaine B., Collin F. & Charlier R. (2015) Hydromechanical modelling of shaft sealing for CO₂ storage. Engineering Geology 193: 97-105.

Della Vecchia G., Dieudonné A.C., Jommi C. & Charlier R. (2015) Accounting for evolving pore size distribution in water retention models for compacted clays. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics 39(7): 702-723.

Educational activities

I am responsible for and teach the following courses:

• Rock Mechanics (AESB2342)
• Engineering Geology (CIEM2110)
• Environmental and Energy Geotechnics (CIEM2304)

Since 2023, I am also a member of the Board of Studies of Applied Earth Sciences and a member of the TU Delft Teaching Academy Pannel.

Background

I received my BSc in Civil Engineering (2009) and MSc in Geological and Mining Engineering (2011) from the University of Liege, Belgium. After my MSc, I joined the group of Geomechanics and Engineering Geology of the University of Liege to work on a PhD on the hydromechanical behaviour of bentonite barriers for the geological disposal of radioactive waste. As part of my PhD, I spent 4 months at the Technical University of Catalonia to work on the experimental characterisation of clay interfaces behaviour. Between December 2015 and April 2017, I was a scientist at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne where I kept on working on research projects related to the disposal of radioactive waste and led the numerical analysis activities of the Laboratory of Soil Mechanics. In May 2017, I was appointed by TU Delft as Assistant Professor of Engineering Geology and joined the section of Geo-Engineering in the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences.

Recognitions

• NWO Veni grant for the project entitled "How do fractures perish? Towards a theory of self-healing mechanics for clays" (2019)
• Ioannis Vardoulakis PhD Prize awarded by the Alliance of Laboratories in Europe for Education, Research and Technology (ALERT) “Geomaterials” (2017)
• WBI excellence grant for a research stay at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (2014)
• ABTUS (Belgian Association for Underground Techniques and Urbanism) scientific prize for the master thesis entitled “Geological sequestration of CO₂: shaft sealing” (2012)
• AILg C.B.R. Heidelberg prize for the master thesis entitled “Geological sequestration of CO₂: shaft sealing” (2011)

Professional affiliations

• Member of the Board of Directors of ALERT Geomaterials
• Board member of the Dutch association of engineering geologists and geo-engineers (Ingeokring)
• Member of ISSMGE technical committee TC105 (Geo-Mechanics from micro to macro)
• Member of ISSMGE technical committee TC308 (Energy geotechnics)