Laboratoire NAVIER - UMR 8205

Curriculum

• 2008 - now : Researcher at Laboratoire Navier, Ecole des Ponts ParisTech, Université Paris-Est, Champs-sur-Marne, France
• 2004 - 2008 : PhD at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA. Thesis on : The nanogranular origin of concrete creep : A nanoindentation investigation of microstructure and fundamental properties of calcium-silicate-hydrates
• 2002-2003 : M.S. at Ecole des Ponts ParisTech, Champs-sur-Marne, France ; M.Eng. in civil engineering at Ecole des Ponts ParisTech, Champs-sur-Marne, France
• 1999-2002 : Bachelor at Ecole Polytechnique, Paris, France

Research interests

• Mechanics and physics of porous solids
• Cementitious materials and geomaterials
• Adsorption-induced deformation
• Nanoindentation technique
• Computed X-ray microtomography

Publications

International journals

1. M. Vandamme, C. A. Tweedie, G. Constantinides, F.-J. Ulm, K. J. Van Vliet, Quantifying plasticity-independent creep compliance and relaxation of viscoelastoplastic materials under contact loading. Journal of Materials Research (2011), accepted.
2. M. Vandamme, L. Brochard, B. Lecampion, O. Coussy, Adsorption and strain : the CO2-induced swelling of coal. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids 58(10) : 1489-1505 (2010).
3. J. J. Chen, L. Sorelli, M. Vandamme, F.-J. Ulm, G. Chanvillard, A coupled nanoindentation/SEM-EDS study on low water/cement ratio Portland cement paste : evidence for C–S–H/Ca(OH)2 nanocomposites. Journal of the American Ceramic Society 93(5) : p. 1484-1493 (2010).
4. F.-J. Ulm, M. Vandamme, H. M. Jennings, J. Vanzo, M. Bentivegna, K. J. Krakowiak, G. Constantinides, C. P. Bobko, K. J. Van Vliet, Does microstructure matter for statistical nanoindentation techniques ? Cement and Concrete Composites 32(1) : p. 92-99 (2010)
5. M. Vandamme, F.-J. Ulm, Nanogranular origin of concrete creep. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 106(26) : p. 10552-10557 (2009).
6. M. Vandamme, F.-J. Ulm, P. Fonollosa, Nanogranular packing of C-S-H at substochiometric conditions. Cement and Concrete Research 40(1) : p. 14-26 (2009)
7. N. Randall, M. Vandamme, and F.-J. Ulm, Nanoindentation analysis as a two-dimensional tool for mapping the mechanical properties of complex surfaces. Journal of Materials Research 24(3) : p. 679-690 (2009).
8. M. Miller, C. Bobko, M. Vandamme, and F.-J. Ulm, Surface roughness criteria for cement paste nanoindentation. Cement and Concrete Research 38(4) : p. 467-476 (2008).
9. F.-J. Ulm, M. Vandamme, C. Bobko, J. A. Ortega, K. Tai, and C. Ortiz, Statistical indentation techniques for hydrated nanocomposites : Concrete, bone, and shale. Journal of the American Ceramic Society 90(9) : p. 2677-2692 (2007).
10. M. Vandamme and F.-J. Ulm, Viscoelastic solutions for conical indentation. International Journal of Solids and Structures 43(10) : p. 3142-3165 (2006).

Proceedings of international conferences

• S. Nikoosokhan, L. Brochard, M. Vandamme, P. Dangla, R. J.-M. Pellenq, B. Lecampion, T. Fen-Chong, Carbon dioxide injection in coal beds : from molecular simulations to reservoir simulations. GeoProc 2011, Perth, Australia (2011).
• L. Brochard, S. Nikoosokhan, M. Vandamme, P. Dangla, R.J.-M. Pellenq, B. Lecampion, T. Fen-Chong, Adsorption and strain : from the molecule to a coal bed reservoir. Mechanics and Physics of Porous Solids 2011 : a tribute to Prof. Olivier Coussy, Champs-sur-Marne, France (2011).
• S. Nikoosokhan, M. Vandamme, P. Dangla, A dual-porosity model for coal bed reservoirs. 3rd Interpore Conference on Porous Media (Interpore 2011), Bordeaux, France (2011).
• L. Brochard, M. Vandamme, R. J.-M. Pellenq, T. Fen-Chong, Effect of nanopore adsorption on solid mechanics : case of CO2-induced swelling of coal. 3rd Interpore Conference on Porous Media (Interpore 2011), Bordeaux, France (2011).
• J.-F. Bruchon, N. Lenoir, J.-M. Pereira, M. Vandamme, M. Bornert, P. Delage, Investigation of capillary collapse in granular materials by x-ray microtomography. 2nd Conference on 3D-Imaging of Materials and Systems, Hourtin, France (2010). Poster.
• M. Vandamme, L. Brochard, Extension of poromechanics to surface effects. Engineering Mechanics Institute 2010, Los Angeles, CA (2010).
• M. Vandamme, L. Brochard, O. Coussy, Adsorption-induced deformation in porous media and application to CO2-injected coal beds, in Porous media and its applications in science, engineering, and industry. 3rd international conference on porous media and its applications in science, engineering, and industry, Montecatini, Italy (2010).
• L. Brochard, M. Vandamme, O. Coussy, R. J. M. Pellenq, Adsorption induced swelling of coal – importance of micropores and extension of usual poromechanics to microporous adsorption. 10th International Conference on Fundamentals of Adsorption, Awaji, Japan (2010).
• M. Vandamme, F.-J. Ulm, Nano-porosity as the governing parameter of creep of Calcium-Silicate-Hydrates. 4th Biot Conference on Poromechanics, New York, NY (2009).
• F.-J. Ulm, M. Vandamme, Probing nano-structure of C-S-H by micro-mechanics based indentation techniques. 3rd International Symposium on Nanotechnology in Construction, Prague, Czech Republic (2009).
• M. Vandamme, F.-J. Ulm, Minute-long measurement of year-long creep properties of concrete by nanoindentation. 2008 MRS Fall meeting, Boston, MA (2008). Poster.
• M. Vandamme, F.-J. Ulm, The nanogranular origin of concrete creep : a nanoindentation investigation. 3rd International Workshop of Young Doctors in Geomechanics, Paris, France (2008).

PhD thesis

• The Nanogranular Origin of Concrete Creep : A Nanoindentation Investigation of Microstructure and Fundamental Properties of Calcium-Silicate-Hydrates. 2008, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA.

Teaching

• Fall 2010 : Mechanics and Physics of Porous Solids
• Spring 2010 : Soil Mechanics (recitations)
• Fall 2009 : Mechanics and Physics of Porous Solids (recitations)
• Spring 2009 : Properties and behaviors of metals (lab class) ; Tutoring of a student team project : Building a Stirling engine
• Fall 2008 : Mechanics and Physics of Porous Solids (recitations)

Main colleagues

• Chris Bobko was my labmate during my PhD and is now a faculty at North Carolina State University
• Franz-Josef Ulm was my PhD advisor and is Professor in the department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Georgios Constantinides was my labmate during my PhD and is now a faculty at Cyprus University of Technology
• Jean-Michel Pereira is a colleague at Laboratoire Navier at Ecole des Ponts ParisTech and is specialized in soil mechanics
• Matt DeJong was my labmate during my PhD and is now a faculty at University of Cambridge
• Michel Bornert is a colleague at Laboratoire Navier at Ecole des Ponts ParisTech and is specialized in imaging and in micromechanics
• Olivier Coussy was a colleague at Laboratoire Navier at Ecole des Ponts ParisTech and was specialized in physics and mechanics of porous media