Lucien Laiarinandrasana

Research Director

Keywords

Team

MEM - Mécanique Expérimentale et Matériaux

Biography

Lucien Laiarinandrasana is a researcher specializing in the study of polymer and composite materials, as well as in the analysis of their mechanical behavior and durability under various environmental and mechanical conditions. His work focuses in particular on fatigue, fracture, and the degradation mechanisms of materials, combining advanced experimental approaches—such as X-ray microtomography and digital image correlation—with innovative numerical modeling. He also explores the impact of microstructural parameters—such as fiber orientation or the presence of porosity—on the mechanical properties of composites, as well as the effects of thermal and chemical aging on polymers. His expertise includes the development of unified criteria for predicting the service life of materials under cyclic or static loading, and the application of deep learning methods to optimize microstructure design.

Publication(s)

2026
Microstructural damage on thermoplastic hybrid composite in fatigue: Qualitative correlation with a creep strain rate fatigue criterion DOI : 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2026.109567
2026
Image generation of short glass fibre composite microstructures: From control to optimisation and damage prediction DOI : 10.1016/j.cma.2025.118686
2025
Local measurement on oedometric compression tests: Time and temperature ageing effects on a fluorosilicone DOI : 10.1016/j.mechmat.2024.105193
2025
Antioxidant depletion in polyethylene used in chlorinated seawater: from accelerated ageing to modelling DOI : 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2025.111535
2024
Physics informed self-supervised segmentation of elastic composite materials DOI : 10.1016/j.cma.2024.117355
2024
Preface DOI : 10.1007/s00161-024-01293-5
2024
Mechanisms of void nucleation on neat and Glass Syntactic PolyPropylene using in situ synchrotron radiation tomography DOI : 10.1016/j.compositesb.2024.111696
2024
Dependence on strain rate of the glass and ductile-to-brittle transition temperatures of an ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene used at cryogenic temperature DOI : 10.1007/s00161-023-01261-5
2024
Plane–strain condition in plane–strain grooved tensile (PSGT) specimens during traction and creep loading at room and high temperature DOI : 10.1111/str.12467
2024
Effect of fibre concentration on the mechanical properties of welded reinforced polypropylene DOI : 10.1016/j.compositesb.2023.111111
2024
Stress amplification and relaxation imaging around cracks in nanocomposite gels using ultrasound elastography DOI : 10.1039/d4sm00909f
2024
Embrittlement induced by oxidation in polyethylene: Role of initial bimodality DOI : 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2024.111025
2024
Cyclic creep strain rate criterion for short-fibre reinforced thermoplastics: Validation of creep and fatigue performance across a wide range of load ratios DOI : 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2024.108257
2022
Thermal Degradation of Fluorosilicone Elastomers DOI : 10.1002/masy.202100220
2022
Short-term creep and low cycle fatigue unified criterion for a hybridised composite material DOI : 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2021.106571
2021
Nanocavitation mechanisms in deformed High Density PolyEthylene (HDPE) using synchrotron radiation NanoTomography DOI : 10.1016/j.polymer.2021.123959
2021
Impact speed dependency of the ductile failure threshold temperature for a plasticized polyvinylchloride DOI : 10.1007/s00161-021-01026-y
2021
Determination of the fracture resistance of ductile polymers: The ESIS TC4 recent experience DOI : 10.1520/MPC20190175
2020
Effects of stress triaxiality ratio on the heat build-up of polyamide 11 under loading DOI : 10.1016/j.mechmat.2020.103375
2020
Elastic properties of polychloroprene rubbers in tension and compression during ageing DOI : 10.3390/polym12102354
2020
Microstructure-mechanical properties relationships in vibration welded glass-fiber-reinforced polyamide 66: A high-resolution X-ray microtomography study DOI : 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2020.106454
2020
Void growth measurement and modelling in a thermosetting epoxy resin using SEM and tomography techniques DOI : 10.1007/s00161-020-00865-5
2020
Foreword DOI : 10.1007/s00161-020-00869-1
2020
Microstructural observations supporting thermography measurements for short glass fibre thermoplastic composites under fatigue loading DOI : 10.1007/s00161-019-00748-4
2020
Uncertainty in Fibre Strength Characterisation Due to Uncertainty in Measurement and Sampling Randomness DOI : 10.1007/s10443-020-09803-9
2020
Investigation of tensile strength and dimensional variation of T700 carbon fibres using an improved experimental setup DOI : 10.1177/0731684419873712
2020
Manufacturing and performance of hybrid fabric reinforcements and their composites
2020
Hybrid effect in in-plane loading of carbon/glass fibre based inter-and intraply hybrid composites DOI : 10.3390/jcs4010006
2020
Modelling the effect of porosity on the mechanical properties of unidirectional composites. The case of thick-walled pressure vessels
2020
Towards accurate and efficient single fibre characterization to better assess failure strength distribution
2019
In Situ tensile tests to analyze the mechanical response, crack initiation, and crack propagation in single polyamide 66 fibers DOI : 10.1002/polb.24823
2019
A mixed strain rate and energy based fatigue criterion for short fiber reinforced thermoplastics DOI : 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2019.06.003
2019
On the role of the spherulitic microstructure in fatigue damage of pure polymer and glass-fiber reinforced semi-crystalline polyamide 6.6 DOI : 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2019.04.036
2019
Development of a Versatile Mechanical Testing Device for In Situ Synchrotron Tomography and Diffraction Experiments DOI : 10.1007/s40192-019-00143-6
2019
Stress heterogeneity leading to void nucleation within spherulites for semi-crystalline polymers DOI : 10.3390/cryst9060298
2019
Analysis of fiber orientation and distribution of volumetric strain in polyamide 6-glass fiber composites using cylinder correlation and digital volume correlation methods
2019
Effect of through-thickness compressive stress and porosity on the tensile strength of carbon-fibre reinforced composites
2019
Adaptation of weibull analysis to represent strength behaviour of brittle fibres
2019
A constitutive model for rubber bearings subjected to combined compression and shear DOI : 10.1201/9780429324710-45
2019
Evaluation of critical parameters in tensile strength measurement of single fibres DOI : 10.3390/jcs3030069
2018
3D Stress Fields Versus Void Distributions Ahead of a Notch Tip for Semi-crystalline Polymers DOI : 10.1016/j.prostr.2018.12.367
2018
Improvements in determination of carbon fibre strength distribution using automation and statistical data analysis
2018
Investigation of the fatigue behavior of notched reinforced thermoplastics DOI : 10.1051/matecconf/201816507010
2018
Time dependent voiding mechanisms in polyamide 6 submitted to high stress triaxiality: experimental characterisation and finite element modelling DOI : 10.1007/s11043-017-9360-1
2018
Anisotropic (Continuum Damage Mechanics)-based multi-mechanism model for semi-crystalline polymer DOI : 10.1177/1056789516679494
2018
Study of the plastic deformation behaviour of ductile polymers: Use of the material key curves DOI : 10.1016/j.mechmat.2017.11.002
2017
Voiding Mechanisms in Deformed Polyamide 6 Observed at the Nanometric Scale DOI : 10.1021/acs.macromol.7b00727
2017
Finite element modelling of woven composite failure modes at the mesoscopic scale: deterministic versus stochastic approaches DOI : 10.1007/s00161-017-0553-2
2017
Gradients of void volume fraction and void morphology in PA6: Experimental characterization and finite element modelling
2017
Prediction of residual lifetime of high density polyethylene pipes based on the micro-mechanisms of creep fracture
2016
Observations by in-situ X-ray synchrotron computed tomography of the microstructural evolution of semi-crystalline Polyamide 11 during deformation DOI : 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2016.10.023
2016
Comparison of voiding mechanisms in semi-crystalline polyamide 6 during tensile and creep tests DOI : 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2015.11.019
2016
Structural versus microstructural evolution of semi-crystalline polymers during necking under tension: Influence of the skin-core effects, the relative humidity and the strain rate DOI : 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2016.09.012
2016
Voiding mechanisms in semi-crystalline polyamide 6 during creep tests assessed by damage based constitutive relationships and finite elements calculations DOI : 10.1016/j.ijplas.2016.08.004
2016
Three dimensional quantification of anisotropic void evolution in deformed semi-crystalline polyamide 6 DOI : 10.1016/j.ijplas.2016.04.001
2016
Modelling of Failure of Woven Composites. Part 1: Nomenclature Defining the Interzone Concept DOI : 10.1007/s10443-016-9479-2
2016
Multiscale modeling of highly reinforced thermoplastic composite: From microstructural simulations of the transverse damage kinetics towards engineering structure computations
2016
3D Damage Micromechanisms in Polyamide 6 Ahead of a Severe Notch Studied by in Situ Synchrotron Laminography DOI : 10.1002/macp.201500316
2016
Architectural design of 3D woven composites assisted by FE multiscale modelling
2016
Modelling of Failure of Woven Composites. Part 2: Experimental and Numerical Justification of the Interzone Concept DOI : 10.1007/s10443-016-9480-9
2015
Comparative study of continuum damage mechanics and Mechanics of Porous Media based on multi-mechanism model on Polyamide 6 semi-crystalline polymer DOI : 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2014.10.031
2015
Damage based model to study the effect of notch introduction technique on the J-integral value of PolyOxyMethylene DOI : 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2015.08.031
2015
Application of the load separation criterion in J-testing of ductile polymers: A round-robin testing exercise DOI : 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2015.03.019
2014
Avalanche failure of yarns in a 3D woven composite: Finite element multi-scale modelling based on tomography inspection
2014
Nanovoid morphology and distribution in deformed HDPE studied by magnified synchrotron radiation holotomography DOI : 10.1016/j.polymer.2014.10.022
2014
Diametral compression tests of a pultruded pa6 reinforced glass fibre composite: A macro and micro transverse damage kinetic investigation
2014
Experimental investigation and modelling of compressibility induced by damage in carbon black-reinforced natural rubber DOI : 10.1016/j.crme.2014.02.005
2014
Experimental study of the crack depth ratio threshold to analyze the slow crack growth by creep of high density polyethylene pipes DOI : 10.1016/j.ijpvp.2014.07.002
2014
Damage and fracture mechanisms of polyoxymethylene: Multiscale experimental study and finite element modeling DOI : 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2013.11.011
2013
Damage based constitutive relationships in semi-crystalline polymer by using multi-mechanisms model DOI : 10.1016/j.ijplas.2013.06.008
2013
Local approach of fracture on semi-crystalline polymers: Contribution of X-ray laminography technique
2013
Combining X-Ray microtomography with the finite elements method to study damage and cracking in stuctural materials DOI : 10.1002/9781118663547.ch142
2013
Ductile to brittle transition concept on fracture behavior of poly(vinylidene fluoride) / poly(methyl methacrylate) blends
2013
Finite element multi-scale modeling of the failure mechanisms in a 3D woven composite
2013
Experimental and numeric multiscale analyses of failure mechanisms on pultruded polymeric composite material
2012
Bending effect on the risk for delamination at the reinforcement/matrix interface of 3D woven fabric composite using a shell-like RVE DOI : 10.1016/j.compstruct.2012.03.015
2012
Experimental investigation and finite element modelling of microstructural composite material
2012
Effect of multiaxial stress state on morphology and spatial distribution of voids in deformed semicrystalline polymer assessed by X-ray tomography DOI : 10.1021/ma3005247
2012
Toughness improvement of epoxy networks by nanophase-separating antiplasticizers DOI : 10.1002/app.34646
2012
Fracture behavior of amorphous and semicrystalline blends of poly(vinylidene fluoride) and poly(methyl methacrylate) DOI : 10.1002/polb.23188
2012
Durability of a 3D woven composite assisted by finite element multi-scale modelling
2012
Reprint of: Modelling the effects of various contents of fillers on the relaxation rate of elastomers DOI : 10.1016/j.matdes.2011.11.001
2012
Modelling the effects of various contents of fillers on the relaxation rate of elastomers DOI : 10.1016/j.matdes.2011.06.054
2011
Kinetics of chlorine-induced polyethylene degradation in water pipes DOI : 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2011.03.013
2011
Effects of aging on the creep behaviour and residual lifetime assessment of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipes DOI : 10.1016/j.ijpvp.2011.01.002
2011
Multi-mechanism damage-plasticity model for semi-crystalline polymer: Creep damage of notched specimen of PA6 DOI : 10.1016/j.msea.2010.09.071
2011
Experimental investigations and modeling of volume change induced by void growth in polyamide 11 DOI : 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2011.05.016
2011
Chemical interaction of polyethylene pipes with chlorine in drinking water distribution systems; [Interactions chimiques des tubes en polyéthylène avec le chlore en eau potable] DOI : 10.1051/tsm/201109028
2011
Multi-scale modelling of heterogeneous shell structures
2011
Multiaxial stress state assessed by 3D X-Ray tomography on semi-crystalline polymers DOI : 10.1007/978-1-4614-0228-2_7
2011
Ring tests on high density polyethylene: Full investigation assisted by finite element modeling DOI : 10.1016/j.ijpvp.2010.12.002
2010
Characterisation of aged hdpe pipes from drinking water distribution: Investigation of crack depth by nol ring tests under creep loading
2010
Effect of notch root radius on the creep failure mechanisms on palyamide 6: Application of fracture mechanics approaches
2010
Toughness improvement of polyamide 11 assessed via quasistatic tensile tests on notched round bars
2010
Characterisation of the mechanical behaviour of semicrystalline polymers under multiaxial loading DOI : 10.1051/epjconf/20100625005
2010
Characterisation of the dilatational stress relaxation for viscoelastic Polyurethane materials DOI : 10.1051/epjconf/20100603004
2010
Damage of semicrystalline polyamide 6 assessed by 3D X-ray tomography: From microstructural evolution to constitutive modeling DOI : 10.1002/polb.22043
2009
Experimental and numerical study of creep and creep rupture behavior of PA6 DOI : 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2009.04.016
2009
Accounting for porosity, time and temperature dependency in fracture mechanics concepts on polyvinylidene fluoride material DOI : 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2009.06.003
2009
Simulating creep crack growth of 316 L(N) stainless steel
2009
A local approach to creep fracture by slow crack growth in an MDPE: Damage modelling DOI : 10.1016/j.ijpvp.2008.09.002
2009
Multi-mechanism models for semi-crystalline polymer: Constitutive relations and finite element implementation DOI : 10.1016/j.ijplas.2008.09.010
2009
A multilevel finite element analysis of a textile composite
2009
Temperature dependent mechanical behaviour of PVDF: Experiments and numerical modelling DOI : 10.1016/j.ijplas.2008.09.008
2008
Experimental and numerical study of behaviour, damage and crack propagation of PA6
2008
Fracture mechanics concepts applied to PVDF polymeric material exhibiting porosity, time and temperature dependency
2008
Failure of PolyAmide 11 using a damage finite elements model
2007
Viscoplastic behaviour of a medium density polyethylene (MDPE): Constitutive equations based on double nonlinear deformation model DOI : 10.1016/j.ijplas.2006.11.007
2007
Fracture mechanics global approach concepts applied to creep slow crack growth in a medium density polyethylene (MDPE) DOI : 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2006.10.009
2006
A multi-scale analysis of the microstructure and the tensile mechanical behaviour of polyamide 66 fibre DOI : 10.1016/j.polymer.2005.10.093
2006
Specimen geometry effect on creep crack growth in 316L(N) DOI : 10.1111/j.1460-2695.2006.00973.x
2006
Fracture mechanics on PVDF polymeric material : Specimen geometry effects DOI : 10.1007/1-4020-4972-2_567
2006
Effect of specimen geometries on the C* versus da/dt master curve for type 316L stainless steel DOI : 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2005.10.004
2006
Multiaxial fatigue crack initiation on filled rubbers : Statistical aspects DOI : 10.1007/1-4020-4972-2_378
2006
Damage and fracture of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) at 20 °C: Experiments and modelling DOI : 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2005.06.007
2005
Constitutive modelling of compressibility induced by damage in carbon black reinforced natural rubber
2005
Mechanical behaviour and fatigue lifetime of natural rubber reinforced by two grades of precipitated silica
2003
Visco-hyperelastic model with internal state variable coupled with discontinuous damage concept under total Lagrangian formulation DOI : 10.1016/S0749-6419(02)00089-X
1999
Synthesis of the fracture assessment methods proposed in the French RCC-MR code for high temperature
1998
A synthesis of the fracture assessment methods proposed in the french rcc-mr code for high temperature
1998
Modelling tail effects in creep-crack initiation and growth for 316L stainless steel DOI : 10.1080/09603409.1998.11689598
1998
Creep-fatigue crack initiation in 316L stainless steel: Comparison between stress and strain calculation methods DOI : 10.1080/09603409.1998.11689590
1995
A Practical Method Based on Stress Evaluation (σdCriterion) to Predict Initiation of Crack Under Creep and Creep-Fatigue Conditions DOI : 10.1115/1.2842132
1995
Crack initiation under creep and creep-fatigue on CT specimens of an austenitic stainless steel DOI : 10.1016/0029-5493(95)00986-M
1993
Crack initiation on CT25 specimens under creep and creep-fatigue conditions

Teaching

Materials for Engineers

Lecturer

The in-person component (27 hours) is structured into plenary sessions in a lecture hall (12 hours), small-group sessions (12 hours) with fewer students, and presentations of lab reports to a panel (30 minutes). It also includes a written exam (2 hours and 30 minutes). Students’ independent study (18 hours) includes (in addition to the engine disassembly and reassembly activity mentioned above): A self-assessment multiple-choice quiz (30 min) on prerequisites. This self-assessment is conducted prior to the first class to identify students’ strengths and weaknesses and then focus on certain aspects during face-to-face instruction. An assignment on phase diagrams (2 hours) An assignment on material aging (2 hours) Laboratory work at the CMAT (6 hours): 13 lab sessions are conducted in groups of 4 to 5 students, supervised by the Center’s engineers and technicians as well as doctoral students, since most lab topics are related to current thesis projects. A 20-minute oral presentation for each lab is given at the end of the day in two parallel sessions. Students therefore complete one of the lab sessions and participate in or attend half of the presentations at the end of the day. Two similar days are organized to accommodate the entire class. Final exam review (5 hours)

PhD supervision

2026 Slow crack growth mechanisms and mechanics in aged HDPE base and welded materials HERNANDEZ HAFFNER Brian
2025 The impact of aging on the seismic behavior of fiberglass-reinforced polycarbonate components MARSAUDON Coralie
2025 Characterization and modeling of the damage to wound rotors under thermomechanical stress: wear and damage to insulators ROSSI Maminirina Alyssa Cynthia
2025 Characterization of the variability of recycled composites and their constituents CHANDRAN Lekhana
2024 Aging and durability of hydrogen pressure vessels and pipelines made of polymer or composite materials JAVEY Quentin
2023 Mechanisms and mechanical modeling of the behavior and high-speed failure of three-layer polymer material systems. LEFAY Gaultier
2022 Deep learning approaches for the analysis and optimization of fiberglass-reinforced polymer matrix composites BASSO DELLA MEA Guilherme
2021 Multi-scale organization of a piezoelectric PVDF/clay nanocomposite obtained by additive manufacturing. Impact of the electric field and evolution during deformation. PONS Nelly
2021 Influence of synthesis and aging on the mechanical properties of fluorosilicones LOGEAIS Clémence
2021 Experimentation and modeling of a periodic structure with fractal lacunar geometry in polymer, obtained by additive manufacturing WAKIM Rawad
2021 Study of the aging and long-term durability of HDPE pipes LAOT Robin
2019 Numerical modeling of thermal insulation coating for subsea oil pipelines HOURDOU Théophile
2019 Experimental and numerical modeling of the fatigue behavior and durability of Ultra-High-Molecular-Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE) at cryogenic temperature ODOU Nathan
2019 The effect of stress heterogeneity on the self-heating of reinforced polymers/elastomers WAN Lili
2017 Probabilistic monofilament characterization to improve the stochastic modeling of unidirectional composite strength ISLAM Faisal
2017 Advanced development of hybrid composite materials from glass and carbon fibers RAJPUROHIT Ashok
2017 Ductile-to-brittle transition of plasticized PVC at different impact rates: understanding mechanisms and modeling BERTAUX Clément
2016 Damage analysis and fatigue-creep criterion for reinforced polyamides GILLET Stéphane
2016 Characterization of polymer and composite material deformation mechanisms by 3D imaging and diffraction PELERIN Maxime