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SUMMARY:Molecular simulations to predict evolutions of properties of clays
  with moisture? A comparison with experiments on thin clay films - Dr Matt
 hieu Vandamme\, Laboratoire Navier (ENPC\, CNRS\, IFSTTAR) at École Natio
 nale des Ponts et Chaussées
DTSTART:20180502T180000Z
DTEND:20180502T190000Z
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CONTACT:Fiona Hughes
DESCRIPTION:Molecular simulations are increasingly used to study materials
  of any kind\, including materials relevant for civil engineering applicat
 ions\, such as cement or soils. But one important question is how results 
 obtained at the atomistic scale by molecular simulations can be transferre
 d to the macroscopic scale of the engineer.\nDr. Mattieu will compare mole
 cular simulation results obtained at the nanometric scale of the clay laye
 r with experiments on a clay system at a larger scale. He will focus on ho
 w moisture modifies the mechanical properties of clay at those two scales.
  The clay systems studied experimentally are self-standing clay films with
  a thickness of a few dozen microns\, which are less heterogeneous than cl
 ay-based rocks but are sufficiently large to be mechanically tested with c
 onventional techniques.
LOCATION:1 Newnham Terrace First Floor\, Darwin College
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