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Multiscale mechanics of soft dissipative materials
A wide class of physical systems — including macromolecular materials, granular assemblies, and architected materials — is characterized by an intrinsically multiscale organization. These systems are often disordered or amorphous, with intermediate-scale structures connected through weak interactions.
Such multiscale architectures give rise to original and sometimes highly complex mechanisms of deformation and flow, frequently associated with geometric or material instabilities that are central issues in modern physics.
Our research aims to understand, characterize, and quantify these phenomena across a broad range of systems. To this end, we develop and implement innovative experimental approaches designed to bridge length scales, from local structure to macroscopic mechanical response.
Members
E. Barthel★, B. Bresson, A. Chateauminois, M. Ciccotti, J. Comtet, C. Creton, J.-B. d’Espinose, L. Jørgensen, A. Kovalenko, F. Lequeux, A. Marcellan★.
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