Samuel Yniesta, Polytechnique Montréal

Research

Constitutive Model Cyclic Softening Dynamic Simulations Earthquake Engineering Nonlinear Analysis Seismically induced Landslide Site Response Soft soils

Latest funding

Effect of Climate Change on Geomechanical Behavior and Flow Liquefaction of Tailings
NSERC · 2024 · Co-investigator
$40,000
Applicabilité du test de scissomètre pour la caractérisation de la résistance non-drainée des résidus miniers
NSERC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$91,000
Geotechnical and Structural Paradigms for the Design, Implementation, and Operation of Small Modular Reactors in Canada's North
NSERC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$360,000

All 5 grants and awards

Effect of Climate Change on Geomechanical Behavior and Flow Liquefaction of Tailings

Co-investigatorNSERC2024Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Maghoul, Pooneh P

Keywords: climate change; cold regions; constitutive modeling; flow liquefaction; numerical modeling; stability of tailings dams; tailings

$40,000

Applicabilité du test de scissomètre pour la caractérisation de la résistance non-drainée des résidus miniers

Co-investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Ovalle Ortega, Carlos C

Keywords: liquéfaction; résidus miniers; scissomètre

$91,000

Geotechnical and Structural Paradigms for the Design, Implementation, and Operation of Small Modular Reactors in Canada's North

Co-investigatorNSERC2022Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Maghoul, Pooneh P

Keywords: climate change; energy transition; foundation engineering; geohazards; ground improvement; northern development; northern infrastructure; permafrost engineering; small modular reactors; soil-structure interaction

$360,000

Comportement sismique des dépôts sédimentaires de la côte Est de l'Amérique du Nord.******

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Engage Grants Program

Principal investigators: Yniesta, Samuel

$25,000

Advanced Constitutive Modelling of Soils for Characterization of Seismic Hazard through Nonlinear Dynamic Simulations

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Yniesta, Samuel

Keywords: Constitutive Model; Cyclic Softening; Dynamic Simulations; Earthquake Engineering; Nonlinear Analysis; Seismically induced Landslide; Site Response; Soft soils; Topographic Amplification

$140,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Constitutive Model Dear Professor Yniesta, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on constitutive model connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]