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Émilien AzémaDepartment of Civil, Geological and Mining Engineering
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Aponte, D., Barés, J., Renouf, M., Azéma, É., & Estrada, N. (2025). Experimental exploration of geometric cohesion and solid fraction in columns of highly non-convex Platonic polypods. Granular Matter, 27(1), 27. External link
Aponte, D., Estrada, N., Barés, J., Renouf, M., & Azéma, É. (2024). Geometric cohesion in two-dimensional systems composed of star-shaped particles. Physical Review E, 109(4), 044908 (11 pages). External link
Azéma, É., Cantor, D., & Preechawuttipong, I. (2021, July). Independence of shear strength with particle size dispersity still valid in polyhedral particle assemblies [Paper]. 9th International Conference on Micromechanics on Granular Media Powders & Grains (4 pages). Published in EPJ Web of Conferences, 249. External link
Azéma, É., Radjaï, F., & Roux, J.-N. (2018). Inertial shear flow of assemblies of frictionless polygons: Rheology and microstructure. European Physical Journal E, 41(1), 2 (12 pages). External link
Azéma, É., Sánchez, P., & Scheeres, D. J. (2018). Scaling behavior of cohesive self-gravitating aggregates. Physical Review E, 98(3), 030901(R) (6 pages). External link
Azéma, É., Linero, S., Estrada, N., & Lizcano, A. (2019, July). Does modifying the particle size distribution of a granular material (i.e. material scalping) alters its shear strength? [Paper]. 8th International Conference on Micromechanics on Granular Media (Powders & Grains 2019), Montpellier, France (4 pages). Published in E3S Web of Conference, 140. External link
Azéma, É., Linero, S., Estrada, N., & Lizcano, A. (2017). Shear strength and microstructure of polydisperse packings: The effect of size span and shape of particle size distribution. Physical Review E, 96(2), 022902 (10 pages). External link
Azéma, É., Estrada, N., Preechawuttipong, I., Delenne, J.-Y., & Radjaï, F. (2019, July). Systematic description of the effect of particle shape on the strength properties of granular media [Paper]. 8th International Conference on Micromechanics on Granular Media (Powders & Grains 2019), Montpellier, France (4 pages). Published in E3S Web of Conference, 140. External link
Azéma, É., Preechawuttipong, I., & Radjai, F. (2016). Binary mixtures of disks and elongated particles: Texture and mechanical properties. Physical Review E, 94(4), 04291 (12 pages). External link
Azéma, É., Radjaï, F., & Roux, J.-N. (2015). Internal friction and absence of dilatancy of packings of frictionless polygons. Physical Review E, 91(1), 010202(R) (5 pages). External link
Azéma, É., & Radjaï, F. (2014). Internal Structure of Inertial Granular Flows. Physical Review Letters, 112(7), 078001 (5 pages). External link
Azéma, É., Radjai, F., & Dubois, F. (2013). Packings of irregular polyhedral particles: Strength, structure, and effects of angularity. Physical Review E, 87(6), 062203 (14 pages). External link
Azéma, É., Radjaï, F., Saint-Cyr, B., Delenne, J.-Y., & Sornay, P. (2013). Rheology of three-dimensional packings of aggregates: Microstructure and effects of nonconvexity. Physical Review E, 87(5), 052205 (13 pages). External link
Azéma, É., Estrada, N., & Radjaï, F. (2013, July). Shear strength, force distributions and friction mobilization in sheared packings composed of angular particles [Paper]. 7th International Conference on Micromechanics of Granular Media (Powder and Grains 2013), Sydney, Australia. Published in AIP Conference Proceedings, 1542(1). External link
Azéma, É., Descantes, Y., Roquet, N., Roux, J.-N., & Chevoir, F. (2012). Discrete simulation of dense flows of polyhedral grains down a rough inclined plane. Physical Review E, 86(3), 031303 (14 pages). External link
Azéma, É., & Radjaï, F. (2012). Force chains and contact network topology in sheared packings of elongated particles. Physical Review E, 85(3), 031303 (12 pages). External link
Azéma, É., Estrada, N., & Radjaï, F. (2012). Nonlinear effects of particle shape angularity in sheared granular media. Physical Review E, 86(4), 041301 (15 pages). External link
Azéma, É., & Radjaї, F. (2011, May). Microscopic Origins of Shear Strength in Packings Composed of Elongated Particles [Paper]. 9th International Workshop on Bifurcation and Degradation in Geomaterials, Porquerolles, France. External link
Azéma, É., & Radjaï, F. (2010). Stress-strain behavior and geometrical properties of packings of elongated particles. Physical Review E, 81(5), 051304 (17 pages). External link
Azéma, É., Radjai, F., & Saussine, G. (2009). Quasistatic rheology, force transmission and fabric properties of a packing of irregular polyhedral particles. Mechanics of Materials, 41(6), 729-741. External link
Azéma, É., Radjaï, F., Peyroux, R., Richefeu, V., & Saussine, G. (2008). Short-time dynamics of a packing of polyhedral grains under horizontal vibrations. European Physical Journal E, 26(3), 327-335. External link
Azéma, É., Radjaï, F., Peyroux, R., & Saussine, G. (2007). Force transmission in a packing of pentagonal particles. Physical Review E, 76(1), 011301 (13 pages). External link
Azéma, É., Radjaï, F., Peyroux, R., Dubois, F., & Saussine, G. (2006). Vibrational dynamics of confined granular materials. Physical Review E, 74(3), 031302 (10 pages). External link
Binaree, T., Jitsangiam, P., Renouf, M., & Azéma, É. (2025). Packing of cohesive angular particles: Cohesive strength, structure, and effects of angularity. Physical review. E, 111(1), 015407 (10 pages). External link
Binaree, T., Kwunjai, S., Jitsangiam, P., Azéma, É., & Jing, G. (2024). Assessment of macro and micro mechanical properties of fresh and deteriorated ballast combining laboratory tests and 2D-discrete element methods. Construction and Building Materials, 420, 135525 (12 pages). External link
Barés, J., Cárdenas-Barrantes, M., Pinzón, G., Andò, E., Renouf, M., Viggiani, G., & Azéma, É. (2023). Compacting an assembly of soft balls far beyond the jammed state: Insights from three-dimensional imaging. Physical Review E, 108(4), 044901 (10 pages). External link
Bignon, A., Renouf, M., Sicard, R., & Azéma, É. (2023). Nonlinear effect of grain elongation on the flow rate in silo discharge. Physical Review E, 108(5), 054901 (12 pages). External link
Barès, J., Azéma, É., & Renouf, M. (2022, August). Rhéologie des milieux granulaires à grains fortement concaves [Paper]. 25ième Congrès Français de Mécanique 2022 (CFM 2022), Nantes, France. External link
Barés, J., Cárdenas-Barrantes, M., Cantor, D., Renouf, M., & Azéma, É. (2022). Softer than soft: Diving into squishy granular matter. Papers in Physics, 14, 140009 (11 pages). External link
Barés, J., Cárdenas-Barrantes, M., Cantor, D., Azéma, É., & Renouf, M. (2021, July). Highly strained mixtures of bidimensional soft and rigid grains: an experimental approach from the local scale [Paper]. Powders & Grains 2021 - 9th International Conference on Micromechanics on Granular Media (4 pages). Published in EPJ Web of Conferences, 249. External link
Binaree, T., Azéma, É., Estrada, N., Renouf, M., & Preechawuttipong, I. (2021, July). Shape or friction? Which of these characteristics drives the shear strength in granular systems? [Paper]. 9th International Conference on Micromechanics on Granular Media (Powders & Grains 2021), Buenos, Argentina (4 pages). Published in E3S Web of Conference, 249. External link
Binaree, T., Azéma, É., Estrada, N., Renouf, M., & Preechawuttipong, I. (2020). Combined effects of contact friction and particle shape on strength properties and microstructure of sheared granular media. Physical Review E, 102(2), 022901 (9 pages). External link
Binaree, T., Preechawuttipong, I., & Azéma, É. (2019). Effects of particle shape mixture on strength and structure of sheared granular materials. Physical Review E, 100(1), 012904 (10 pages). External link
Binaree, T., Preechawuttipong, I., & Azéma, É. (2019, December). Texture properties of a-2D granular mixture of an angular particle under bi-axial compression [Paper]. 10th International Conference on Mechanics Engineeing (TSME-ICOME 2019), Pattaya, Thailand (7 pages). Published in IoP Conference Series : Materials Science and Engineering, 886. External link
Berger, N., Azéma, É., Douce, J.-F., & Radjai, F. (2015). Scaling behaviour of cohesive granular flows. Europhysics Letters, 112(6), 64004 (7 pages). External link
Boton, M., Estrada, N., Azéma, É., & Radjaï, F. (2014). Particle alignment and clustering in sheared granular materials composed of platy particles. European Physical Journal E, 37(11), 116 (8 pages). External link
Boton, M., Azéma, É., Estrada, N., Radjaï, F., & Lizcano, A. (2013). Quasistatic rheology and microstructural description of sheared granular materials composed of platy particles. Physical Review E, 87(3), 032206 (12 pages). External link
Boton, C., Azéma, É., Estrada, N., Radjaï, F., & Lizcano, A. (2013, July). Shear strength and microstructure of 3D assemblies of platy particles [Paper]. 7th International Conference on Micromechanics of Granular Meda (Powder and Grains 2013), Sydney, Australia. Published in AIP Conference Proceedings, 1542(1). External link
Cantor, D., Azéma, É., & Ovalle, C. (2024). Failure of an effective stress approach in polydisperse wet granular materials. Physical Review Research, 6(2), 022008 (8 pages). External link
Coppin, N., Cabrera, M. A., Azéma, É., Legat, V., & Lambrechts, J. (2024, May). Simulations numériques d'effondrement de colonnes de grains allongés [Paper]. 16ième Colloque national en calcul des structures (CSMA 2024), Presqu’île de Giens (5 pages). External link
Coppin, N., Henry, M., Cabrera, M., Azéma, É., Dubois, F., Legat, V., & Lambrechts, J. (2023). Collapse dynamics of two-dimensional dry and immersed granular columns of elongated grains. Physical Review Fluids, 8(9), 094303 (20 pages). External link
Cantor, D., Ovalle, C., & Azéma, É. (2022). Microstructural origins of crushing strength for inherently anisotropic brittle materials. International Journal of Solids and Structures, 238, 111399 (12 pages). Available
Cárdenas-Barrantes, M., Barés, J., Renouf, M., & Azéma, É. (2022). Experimental validation of a micromechanically based compaction law for mixtures of soft and hard grains. Physical Review E, 106(2), L022901 (6 pages). External link
Cardenas-Barrantes, M., Barés, J., Renouf, M., & Azéma, É. (2022, August). Mixtures of soft and rigid grains : an experimental approach [Mélange de grains durs et mous : une approche expérimentale]. [Presentation]. In 25ième Congrès Français de Mécanique 2022 (CFM 2022), Nantes, France. Unavailable
Coppin, N., Lambrechts, J., Cabrera, M., Azéma, É., Dubois, F., & Legat, V. (2022, May). Simulations numériques d'avalanches de grains allongés [Paper]. 14ième Colloque national en calcul des structures (CSMA 2022), Presqu’île de Giens (7 pages). External link
Cárdenas-Barrantes, M., Cantor, D., Barés, J., Renouf, M., & Azéma, É. (2022). Three-dimensional compaction of soft granular packings. Soft Matter, 18(2), 312-321. External link
Cantor, D., Cárdenas-Barrantes, M., Preechawuttipong, I., Renouf, M., & Azéma, É. (2021, July). Bulk modulus of soft particle assemblies under compression [Paper]. 9th International Conference on Micromechanics on Granular Media (Powders & Grains 2021) (4 pages). Published in EPJ Web of Conferences, 249. Available
Cárdenas-Barrantes, M., Cantor, D., Barés, J., Renouf, M., & Azéma, É. (2021, July). A micro-mechanical compaction model for granular mix of soft and rigid particles [Paper]. 9th International Conference on Micromechanics on Granular Media Powders & Grains (4 pages). Published in EPJ Web of Conferences, 249. External link
Cárdenas-Barrantes, M., Cantor, D., Barés, J., Renouf, M., & Azéma, É. (2021). Micromechanical description of the compaction of soft pentagon assemblies. Physical Review E, 103(6), 10 pages. External link
Cantor, D., Ovalle, C., & Azéma, É. (2021, July). Strength and energy consumption of inherently anisotropic rocks at failure [Paper]. 9th International Conference on Micromechanics on Granular Media (Powders & Grains 2021). Published in EPJ Web of Conferences, 249. External link
Cantor, D., Cárdenas-Barrantes, M., Preechawuttipong, I., Renouf, M., & Azéma, É. (2020). Compaction Model for Highly Deformable Particle Assemblies. Physical Review Letters, 124(20), 208003 (6 pages). External link
Cárdenas-Barrantes, M., Cantor, D., Barés, J., Renouf, M., & Azéma, É. (2020). Compaction of mixtures of rigid and highly deformable particles: A micromechanical model. Physical Review E, 102(3), 10 pages. External link
Cantor, D., Azéma, É., & Preechawuttipong, I. (2020). Microstructural analysis of sheared polydisperse polyhedral grains. Physical Review E, 101(6), 062901 (12 pages). External link
Cantor, D., Azéma, É., Sornay, P., & Radjai, F. (2018). Rheology and structure of polydisperse three-dimensional packings of spheres. Physical Review E, 98(5), 052910 (11 pages). External link
Contreras, R. J., Berger, N., Izard, E., Douce, J.-F., Koltsov, A., Delenne, J.-Y., Azéma, É., Nezamabadi, S., Van Loo, F., Pellenq, R., & Radjaï, F. (2019, July). Cohesive strength of iron ore granules [Paper]. 8th International Conference on Micromechanics on Granular Media (Powders & Grains 2019), Montpellier, France (4 pages). Published in E3S Web of Conference, 140. External link
Cantor, D., Azéma, É., Sornay, P., & Radjaï, F. (2017). Three-dimensional bonded-cell model for grain fragmentation. Computational Particle Mechanics, 4(4), 441-450. External link
Cantor, D., Estrada, N., & Azéma, É. (2015). Split-Cell Method for grain fragmentation. Computers and Geotechnics, 67, 150-156. External link
Cantor, D., Estrada, N., & Azéma, É. (2014, September). New approach to grain fragmentation for discrete element methods [Paper]. TC105 Internationa Symposium on Geomechanics from Micro to Macro, Cambridge, UK. Unavailable
Combe, G., Nouguier-Lehon, C., Azéma, É., Szarf, K., Saint-Cyr, B., Chaze, M., Radjaï, F., Villard, P., Delenne, J.-Y., Richefeu, V., Sornay, P., Voivret, C., & Group, C. E.G.E.O. (2013, July). A benchmark for particle shape dependence [Paper]. 7th International Conference on Micromechanics of Granular Media (Powders and Grains 2013), Sydney, Australia. Published in AIP Conference Proceedings, 1542(1). External link
Estrada, N., Azéma, É., Radjaï, F., & Taboada, A. (2013, July). Comparison of the effects of rolling resistance and angularity in sheared granular media [Paper]. 7th International Conference on Micromechanics of Granular Media (Powders and Grains 2013), Sydney, Australia. Published in AIP Conference Proceedings, 1542(1). External link
Estrada, N., Azéma, É., Radjai, F., & Taboada, A. (2011). Identification of rolling resistance as a shape parameter in sheared granular media. Physical Review E, 84(1), 011306 (5 pages). External link
Linero-Molina, S., Azéma, É., Estrada, N., Fityus, S., Simmons, J., & Lizcano, A. (2021, July). Impact of sample scaling on shear strength : coupled effects of grains size and shape [Paper]. 9th International Conference on Micromechanics on Granular Media (Powders & Grains 2021), Buenos, Argentina (4 pages). Published in E3S Web of Conference, 249. External link
Linero, S., Fityus, S., Simmons, J. V., Azéma, É., Estrada, N., & Dixon, J. (2020, May). Influence of particle size-shape correlation on the shear strength of scaled samples of coarse mine waste [Paper]. International Symposium on Slope Stability in Open Pit Mining and Civil Engineering (Slope Stability 2020), Perth, Australia. External link
Linero Molina, S., Azéma, É., Estrada, N., Fityus, S., Simmons, J., & Lizcano, A. (2019). Impact of grading on steady-state strength. Géotechnique Letters, 9(4), 328-333. External link
Nguyen, D.-H., Azéma, É., Sornay, P., & Radjaï, F. (2018). Rheology of granular materials composed of crushable particles. European Physical Journal E, 41(4), 50 (11 pages). External link
Nguyen, D.-H., Azéma, É., Sornay, P., & Radjaï, F. (2015). Bonded-cell model for particle fracture. Physical Review E, 91(2), 022203 (9 pages). External link
Nguyen, D.-H., Azéma, É., Sornay, P., & Radjai, F. (2015). Effects of shape and size polydispersity on strength properties of granular materials. Physical Review E, 91(3), 032203 (9 pages). External link
Nguyen, D.-H., Azéma, É., Radjai, F., & Sornay, P. (2014). Effect of size polydispersity versus particle shape in dense granular media. Physical Review E, 90(1), 012202 (12 pages). External link
Nguyen, D. H., Azéma, É., Sornay, P., & Radjai, F. (2014, September). Evolution of particle size distribution in crushable granular materials [Paper]. TC105 International Symposium on Geomechanics from Micro to Macro, Cambridge, UK. Unavailable
Polanía, O., Renouf, M., Cabrera, M., Estrada, N., & Azéma, É. (2025). Monodisperse behavior of polydisperse flows [Discussion or Letter]. Physical Review E, 111(4), L043401 (7 pages). External link
Polanía, O., Estrada, N., Azéma, É., Renouf, M., & Cabrera, M. (2024). Polydispersity effect on dry and immersed granular collapses: an experimental study. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 983, A40 (19 pages). External link
Polanía, O., Cabrera, M., Renouf, M., Azéma, É., & Estrada, N. (2023). Grain size distribution does not affect the residual shear strength of granular materials: An experimental proof. Physical Review E, 107(5), L052901 (6 pages). External link
Polanía, O., Estrada, N., Renouf, M., Azéma, É., & Cabrera, M. (2023, June). Granular column collapse : the role of particle size polydispersity on the velocity and runout [Paper]. 8th International Conference on Debris Flow Hazard Mitigation (DFHM 2023), Torino, Italy (3 pages). Published in E3S Web of Conference, 415. Available
Polanía, O., Cabrera, M., Renouf, M., & Azéma, É. (2022). Collapse of dry and immersed polydisperse granular columns: A unified runout description. Physical Review Fluids, 7(8), 084304 (16 pages). External link
Quiroz-Rojo, P., Cantor, D., Renouf, M., Azéma, É., & Ovalle, C. (2025). Micro- and Macro-Mechanical Analysis of Rev in Sheared Polydisperse Granular Samples. IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science, 1480(1), 012076 (4 pages). External link
Quiroz-Rojo, P., Ovalle, C., Girumugisha, G., Cantor, D., Azéma, É., & Renouf, M. (2024, November). Particle size effects on critical strength of granular soils through numerical and laboratory testing [Paper]. 17th Pan-American Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (PCSMGE 2024), La Serena, Chile (5 pages). External link
Quiroz-Rojo, P., Cantor, D., Renouf, M., Ovalle, C., & Azéma, É. (2024). Rev assessment of granular materials with varied grading based on macro- and micro-mechanical statistical data. ACTA Geotechnica, 14 pages. External link
Renouf, M., Azéma, É., & Mozul, R. (2019, September). The contact dynamics (CD) method, as a discrette element method for the simulation of granular asteroid [Paper]. EPSC-DPS Joint Meeting, Geneva, Switzerland (2 pages). External link
Radjai, F., Delenne, J. Y., Azéma, É., & Roux, S. (2012). Fabric evolution and accessible geometrical states in granular materials. Granular Matter, 14(2), 259-264. External link
Richefeu, V., El Youssoufi, M. S., Azéma, É., & Radjaï, F. (2009). Force transmission in dry and wet granular media. Powder Technology, 190(1-2), 258-263. External link
Radjai, F., & Azéma, É. (2009). Shear strength of granular materials. European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering, 13(2), 203-218. External link
Sanchez, P., Azéma, É., Hoover, C., Ryan, A., Ballouz, R.-L., Connolly, H. C. J., & Lauretta, D. S. (2024). A revised modelling of the strength of regolith in asteroid. Bulletin of the AAS, 55(8). External link
Sanchez, P., Renouf, M., & Azéma, É. (2023, March). Modelling gravitational accretion : observable polydispersity at the surface VS real polydispersity preliminary results [Paper]. 54th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, The Woodlands, Texas, USA / En ligne / Online (2 pages). External link
Sánchez, P., Renouf, M., Azéma, É., Mozul, R., & Dubois, F. (2021). A contact dynamics code implementation for the simulation of asteroid evolution and regolith in the asteroid environment. Icarus, 363, 114441 (16 pages). External link
Sánchez, P., Renouf, M., Azéma, É., & Mozul, R. (2021, July). A contact dynamics open source code for the simulation of granular asteroid with realistic regolith shapes - application to the accretion process [Paper]. 9th International Conference on Micromechanics on Granular Media (Powders & Grains 2021), Buenos, Argentina (4 pages). Published in E3S Web of Conference, 249. External link
Saint-Cyr, B., Szarf, K., Voivret, C., Azéma, É., Richefeu, V., Delenne, J. Y., Combe, G., Nouguier-Lehon, C., Villard, P., Sornay, P., Chaze, M., & Radjaï, F. (2012). Particle shape dependence in 2D granular media. Europhysics Letters, 98(4), 44008 (6 pages). External link
Visseq, V., Martin, A., Iceta, D., Azéma, É., Dureisseix, D., & Alart, P. (2012). Dense granular dynamics analysis by a domain decomposition approach. Computational Mechanics, 49(6), 709-723. External link
Wang, W., Barés, J., Renouf, M., & Azéma, É. (2024). Steady granular flow in a rotating drum: A theoretical nonlocal model for characterizing stress, velocity, and packing fraction profiles, encompassing grain shape effects from convex to highly concave. Physical Review Research, 6(4). Available
Wang, W., Barés, J., Renouf, M., & Azéma, É. (2022, August). Écoulement en tambour tournant de milieux granulaires à grains fortement concaces [Paper]. 25ième Congrès Français de Mécanique 2022 (CFM 2022), Nantes, France. Unavailable
