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Propriétés de la neige: Caractéristiques physiques et mécaniques

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ENV-525: Physics and hydrology of snow

This course covers principles of snow physics, snow hydrology, snow-atmosphere interaction, and snow modeling. It transmits detailed understanding of physical processes within the snow and at its interfaces with the atmosphere and the ground, and presents ...

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Cette séance de cours couvre les propriétés physiques de la neige, y compris les concepts de thermodynamique tels que la conservation de l'énergie et l'équation Clausius Clapeyron. Il explore également la pression de vapeur de saturation sur les surfaces de glace et d'eau, ainsi que les propriétés thermiques, mécaniques et électromagnétiques de la neige. La discussion s'étend à l'élasticité, au stress, à la contrainte et à la résistance de la neige, en soulignant les facteurs qui influencent la résistance de la neige, tels que la forme, la structure et les conditions de chargement du grain.

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Wolf Hendrik Huwald

Dr. Hendrik Huwald is a scientist at the Laboratory of Cryospheric Sciences (CRYOS) and a lecturer at the Environmental Sciences and Engineering Section (SSIE) of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL). He completed his PhD in 2003 at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich (ETHZ), developing a numerical model for sea ice and studying energy transfer processes in the Arctic. Between 2005 and 2012 he was a post-doctoral fellow and scientist at the Laboratory of Environmental Fluid Mechanics and Hydrology (EFLUM) of EPFL working on Alpine snow-atmosphere interaction, and energy balance-related research mainly in mountain regions. During this time, he designed, led and participated in numerous large field experiments in different environments. In 2013 he joined the newly founded CRYOS laboratory where he conducted research in the domains of snow science, hydrology, boundary layer meteorology and environmental sensing. He has extensive experience with project management both on national and international level.

Johan Alexandre Philippe Gaume

I started my scientific career in 2008 at the Grenoble University in the IRSTEA laboratory where I did my master's thesis on the rheology of dense granular materials using the discrete element method. In the same lab, I followed with a PhD on the numerical modeling of the release depth of extreme avalanches using a combined mechanical-statistical approach and spatial extreme statistics. In 2013 I obtained a postdoc position at the WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF in Davos where I was in charge of developing and applying numerical models to improve the evaluation of avalanche release conditions and thus avalanche forecasting. While my PhD was mostly theoretical and numerical, my postdoc in Davos allowed me to gain a practical expertise by participating in laboratory and field experiments which helped to validate the models I develop. In 2016, I was awarded a SNF grant to work as a research and teaching associate in CRYOS at EPFL on the multiscale modeling of snow and avalanche processes. I developed discrete approaches to model snow micro-structure deformation and failure in order to evaluate constitutive snow models to be used at a larger scale in continuum models. I also developed numerical models for wind-driven snow transport. In 2017, I was a Visiting Scholar at UCLA to work on a Material Point Method (MPM) to simulate both the initiation and propagation of snow avalanches in a unified manner. The UCLA MPM model was initially developed for the Disney movie "Frozen" and has been modified and enriched based on Critical State Soil Mechanics to model the release and flow of slab avalanches. The results of this collaboration have been published in Nature Communications. In 2018, I was awarded the SNF Eccellenza Professorial Fellowship and became professor at EPFL and head of SLAB, the Snow and Avalanche Simulation Laboratory. At SLAB, we study micro-mechanical failure and fracture propagation of porous brittle solids, with applications in snow slab avalanche release. We also simulate avalanche dynamics and flow regime transitions over complex 3D terrain through the development of new models (depth-resolved and depth-averaged) based on MPM.In 2020, I obtained a SPARK grant to develop a new approach to simulate and better understand complex process chains in gravitational mass movements, including permafrost instabilities, rock, snow and ice avalanches and transitions to debris flows.

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Génie chimique

Science des matériaux: Deformation of materials

Concepts associés (32)

Stress–strain curve

In engineering and materials science, a stress–strain curve for a material gives the relationship between stress and strain. It is obtained by gradually applying load to a test coupon and measuring the deformation, from which the stress and strain can be determined (see tensile testing). These curves reveal many of the properties of a material, such as the Young's modulus, the yield strength and the ultimate tensile strength. Generally speaking, curves representing the relationship between stress and strain in any form of deformation can be regarded as stress–strain curves.

Finite strain theory

In continuum mechanics, the finite strain theory—also called large strain theory, or large deformation theory—deals with deformations in which strains and/or rotations are large enough to invalidate assumptions inherent in infinitesimal strain theory. In this case, the undeformed and deformed configurations of the continuum are significantly different, requiring a clear distinction between them. This is commonly the case with elastomers, plastically-deforming materials and other fluids and biological soft tissue.

Thermodynamique

La thermodynamique est la branche de la physique qui traite de la dépendance des propriétés physiques des corps à la température, des phénomènes où interviennent des échanges thermiques, et des transformations de l'énergie entre différentes formes. La thermodynamique peut être abordée selon deux approches différentes et complémentaires : phénoménologique et statistique. La thermodynamique phénoménologique ou classique a été l'objet de nombreuses avancées dès le .

Stress–strain analysis

Stress–strain analysis (or stress analysis) is an engineering discipline that uses many methods to determine the stresses and strains in materials and structures subjected to forces. In continuum mechanics, stress is a physical quantity that expresses the internal forces that neighboring particles of a continuous material exert on each other, while strain is the measure of the deformation of the material. In simple terms we can define stress as the force of resistance per unit area, offered by a body against deformation.

Principes de la thermodynamique

vignette|Entropie d'un corps à 0 K (à gauche) Corps avec une température supérieur à 0 K (à droite) Les principes de la thermodynamique sont les principales lois (principes en fait, car non démontrés) qui régissent la thermodynamique : premier principe de la thermodynamique : principe de conservation de l'énergie ; introduction de la fonction énergie interne, U ; deuxième principe de la thermodynamique : principe d'évolution ; création d'entropie, S ; troisième principe de la thermodynamique ou principe de N

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Explore la théorie de l'élasticité, y compris la loi de Hooke, les tenseurs de contrainte, le tenseur de contrainte et la thermodynamique de la déformation.

Élasticité: Modélisation constitutive en géomécanique

Explore les équations constitutives en géomécanique, comportement stress-strain et applications pratiques en ingénierie.

Dynamique des fluides et élasticité: Cusps, conseils et fils

Déplacez-vous dans des phénomènes autosimilaires dans la dynamique des fluides et l'élasticité, couvrant l'équation de Stokes, l'élasticité non linéaire et le flux viscoélastique.

Déformation et déformation Tenseurs de souches

Explore les tenseurs de déformation et de déformation, la représentation de Lagrange, la théorie de l'élasticité et le théorème de divergence.

Chimie : Structure atomique et thermodynamique

Couvre la structure atomique, la thermodynamique, les propriétés matérielles et la loi du gaz idéal.

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Concepts associés (32)

Stress–strain curve

Finite strain theory

Thermodynamique

Stress–strain analysis

Principes de la thermodynamique

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