Laboratoire de Mécanique des Contacts et des Structures

A joint research unit UMR5259 of the INSA Lyon and the CNRS, the role of LaMCoS is to carry out research on understanding and controlling the behavior of mechanical structures and systems by studying their interfaces.

We innovate to improve understanding of fundamental phenomena to anticipate major societal challenges and respond to technological problems in the fields of Transport, Energy, Health, Biomedicine, Sport and Machine Tools.

An overview of the scientific results of the laboratory

  • Pressure perturbations due to an indent crossing a contact
  • Equipex Phare
  • Finite element simulation of the ballooning of a Zircaloy-4 sheath under conditions simulating a LOCA. Several physics involved, including elasto-v...
  • <a href='./files/apercu_deroulant/pdf/10_EN.pdf'>Efficient multigrid FE solver</a>
  • Deformations of the vascular structure under the effect of inserted tools (M. Menut PhD)
  • <a href='./files/apercu_deroulant/pdf/13_EN.pdf'>Pressure distribution between an oil control ring and a textured liner</a>
  • Stress at the root of a spiral bevel gear
  • Distributed piezoelectric sensors for boundary forces measurements
  • Adhesive contact
  • Visco-elastic contact
  • Thermal memory effect
  • Advanced Chebyshev expansion for identification on continuous structures
  • Multiscale topological optimisation (PhD by T.Djourachkovitch)
  • Nonlinear dynamics of on-board structure equipped with elastomer mounts
  • Plane stresses in a part subjected to an explicit dynamic impact (source: Jean Di Stasio's Michelin CIFRE PhD)
  • Hybrid vibration control
  • Example of a multiparametric digital twin for welding (PhD by Y. LU, AREVA-SAFRAN-LAMCOS Chair)
  • Rotating machine on active magnetic bearings
  • Rotor demonstrator on PMA
  • <a href='./files/apercu_deroulant/pdf/12_EN.pdf'>Textured cylinder-liner surface</a>
  • Contact spalling
  • Surface measured with roughness meter (Amplitude ~1 µm, surface size ~ 600 µm x 480 µm)
  • Tactile perception
  • Control of rotating machinery supported by Active Magnetic Bearings (AMB)
  • Silent wheel: Identification and control
  • Load passage for a rough contact on a granular mass and illustration of the maximum shear stress
  • Molecular Dynamics simulation of ZDDP effects on friction in nano-scale lubricated contacts
  • Phonons in a nanocomposite with different elastic contrasts simulated by Finite Elements
  • Monitoring of Rotating Machines in evolving and unstable environnement: Application to wind turbines
  • Nonlinear vibrations of M/NEMS resonant sensors
  • <a href='./files/apercu_deroulant/pdf/11_EN.pdf'>'Measurement' of pressure spike & lubricant rheology</a>
  • Elasto-Visco-Plastic Buckling of Thick Shell [Jacquet et al. 2021]
  • Flange roller-end contact: numerical (FEM) vs experimental (interferometry) values of the lubricant film thickness (Trybogyr)
  • Active control of embedded electronic cards
  • Tribological study of a bolted interface subjected to vibration: micro-slip and micro-detachment measured by image correlation
  • Boundary layer in an EHL contact
  • Multiscale topological optimisation (PhD by T.Djourachkovitch)
  • Shear angles during thermoforming of thermoplastic prepregs Experimental-simulation comparisons
  • Optimisation of the shape and position of the ribs of an aircraft wing loaded in bending at constant mass. Compliance reduced by 80%
  • Validation of the hybrid modular model: Comparison of tooth pressure with an EF model for thin-walled gears (source: CIFRE Safran Helicopter Engine...
  • Understanding the early detection of bearing defects in non-stationary conditions
  • Velocity vectors in a carotid artery in healthy and pathological cases
  • Mesoscopic analysis of the compaction of a 3D reinforcement Experimental-simulation comparisons
  • Numerical prediction of flow through a spur gear (Marchesse et al. 2015)
  • Original electrical application architecture with strong electro-magnetic-mechanical coupling (© Leroy-Somer)
  • 3D discrete simulation of wear flow in dry contact
  • Package drop test: forces on the protected object and energy distribution
  • Diagnostic and monitoring of rotating parts in vehicles
  • 2dof electromagnetic generator for railway applications
  • Equivalent stress field generated by a rolling contact on a heterogeneous viscoelastic mass
  • Explicit-implicit co-simulation (Zebulon / Europlexus)
  • Study of losses in transmission belts
  • Bio-tribology for the prevention, diagnosis and early treatment of pathologies
  • Explosion tests carried out at the DGA TN Tourris site
  • Hybrid vibration control
  • Lipid structures of synovial fluid in healthy and arterial cases
  • Simulation of rolling contact on an elastic-plastic heterogeneous mass
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The last 10 publications of the laboratory

  • A review of characteristic lengths in the coupled criterion framework and advanced fracture models
    By : Molnar, Gergely, Doitrand, Aurelien, Estevez, Rafael, Gravouil, Anthony
    COMPTES RENDUS MECANIQUE - Published : 2025
  • Creep constitutive model for salt rock considering loading and unloading path based on state variables
    By : Fan, Jinyang, Yang, Fan, Li, Zongze, Zou, Yang, Chen, Jie, Jiang, Deyi, Nelias, Daniel
    GEOMECHANICS AND GEOPHYSICS FOR GEO-ENERGY AND GEO-RESOURCES - Published : DEC 2025
  • Impact of a prophylactic mesh on the biomechanics of abdominal wall closure: an animal study
    By : Le Ruyet, Anicet, Pillet, Baptiste, Vegleur, Anthony, Jourdan, Arthur, Bel-Brunon, Aline, Boure, Ludovic, Pierrat, Baptiste
    JOURNAL OF THE MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS - Published : AUG 2025
  • Case-Based Simulation to Support Complex Active Catheterization: Preliminary Results
    By : Badrou, Arif, de Turenne, Aurelien, Lescanne, Nathan, Szewczyk, Jerome, Blanc, Raphael, Hamila, Nahiene, Tardif, Nicolas, Bel-Brunon, Aline, Haigron, Pascal
    IRBM - Published : JUN 2025
  • Accuracy, consistency, and contextual understanding of large language models in restorative dentistry and endodontics
    By : Lafourcade, Claire, Kerouredan, Olivia, Ballester, Benoit, Richert, Raphael
    JOURNAL OF DENTISTRY - Published : JUN 2025
  • Vibration Control of AMB-Rotor System Under Base Motions Based on Disturbance Observer
    By : Zhang, Yue, Xu, Yuanping, Zhou, Jin, Zhou, Yang, Mahfoud, Jarir
    IEEE-ASME TRANSACTIONS ON MECHATRONICS - Published : MAY 2 2025
  • Video-based diagnosis of a rolling element bearing using a high-speed camera: Feedback on the Survishno 2023 conference contest
    By : Leclere, Quentin, Andre, Hugo, Antonia, Jerome, Burel, Arthur, Capdessus, Cecile, Cocconcelli, Marco, D'Elia, Gianluca, Daga, Alessandro Paolo, Dion, Jean-Luc, El Badaoui, Mohammed, El Hidali, Abdallah, Garibaldi, Luigi, Girardin, Francois, Griffaton, Julien, Gryllias, Konstantinos, Han, Yunhyeok, Helsen, Jan, Karkafi, Fadi, Kestel, Kayacan, Kordylas, Layla, Kunte, Deepti, Lo Feudo, Stefania, Marsick, Adrien, Marx, Douw, Mauricio, Alex Ricardo, Miranda-Fuentes, Johann, Peeters, Cedric, Poupon, T
    MECHANICAL SYSTEMS AND SIGNAL PROCESSING - Published : MAY 1 2025
  • Fluid-structure-growth modeling in ascending aortic aneurysm: capability to reproduce a patient case
    By : Yan, Kexin, Ye, Wenfeng, Martinez, Antonio, Geronzi, Leonardo, Escrig, Pierre, Tomasi, Jacques, Rochette, Michel, Haigron, Pascal, Bel-Brunon, Aline
    BIOMECHANICS AND MODELING IN MECHANOBIOLOGY - Published : APR 2025
  • Study of load distribution and ellipse truncation for angular contact pitch bearings-blade assembly subjected to external loads
    By : Duquesne, Remy, Nelias, Daniel, Morterolle, Sebastien, Ancey-Rocchi, Stella
    TRIBOLOGY INTERNATIONAL - Published : APR 2025
  • Bio-inspiration from the Issus Nymph gear - strength analysis
    By : Guilbert, Berengere, Winger, Marie, Cavoret, Jerome, Sutton, Gregory, Johnston, Richard, Ville, Fabrice
    MECHANICS & INDUSTRY - Published : APR 4 2025

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