Research

Research Grant             

                           Awarded

Research subject Funding sources planning position
Determination of the effects of rock mass parameters on the erosion of unlined dam spillways based on flume experiment and numerical modelling MITACS,  UNIPER,  Hydro-Quebec 2021 – 2024 Principal Applicant
Canada Research Chair in Prediction and Prevention of Risks Related to Hydro-geotechnical Hazards CRC 2020 – 2024 Principal Applicant
Studies of rock erosion mechanisms downstream of spillways by large-scale experimental (CRD) Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) + Hydro-Quebec 2019 – 2024 Principal Applicant
Probabilistic assessment of the vulnerability of buildings in seismic regions Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) 2019 – 2024 Principal Applicant
Rock erosion mechanisms of the dams spillways by large-scale experimental simulations Hydroelectric Power – UNIPER-Sweden 2019 – 2024 Principal Applicant
Assessment of the vulnerability of the hydroelectric equipment to seismic risks in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)  +  Hydro-Québec 2019 – 2023 Principal Applicant
 Determining the effects of structural context, degree of metamorphism, and depth on the occurrence on rockburst phenomena in the Westwood Mine  Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)  + Westwood mine  2018 – 2021  Principal Applicant
 Establishing stratigraphic sections for the Charlevoix region  Geological Survey of Canada  2018 – 2020  Principal Applicant
Geotechnical and geomorphological analysis of landslide risks and the possibility of recognizing the Saint-Jean-Vianney site as a GeoSite/GeomorphoSite MITACS, Promotion Saguenay, FUQAC  2018 – 2020  Principal Applicant
 Rock mechanics tests for SNC-Lavalin  SNC-Lavalin  2017-2020   Principal Applicant
 Determining the uncertainty associated with the parameters of sensitive clay for geotechnical risk analysis  Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) + SEP  2019/4 – 2019/10  Principal Applicant
 Evaluation of hydraulic erodibility in Hydro-Quebec spillways dams  Mathematics of Information Technology and Complex Systems (MITACS) + Hydro-Qubebc  2017 – 2019  Principal Applicant
 Development of a damage simulator for the probabilistic assessment of building vulnerability in flood areas Fondation de l’Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (FUQAC)  2017 – 2019   Principal Applicant
 Development of a damage simulator for the probabilistic assessment of building vulnerability in flood areas  Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)  2017 – 2019  Principal Investigator
Research group infrastructure grant: R2eau UQAC Fondation de l’Université du Québec à Chicoutimi  (FUQAC) 2013 – 2018 Co-applicant

      Completed

Research subject Funding sources planning position
Back analysis of collapses to better assess the stability of future projects of an operating mine Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
Collaborative Research and Development Grants(Niobec Mine-NSERC)
2017 – 2019 Principal Investigator
Seismic hazard zonation in the Saguenay region with consideration of site effects Fondation de l’Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (FUQAC) 2016- 2017 Principal Applicant
Susceptibility to the erosion of the rock-excavated spillways Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) 2016/7 – 2016/12 Principal Applicant
Assessment of seismic risks for the Saguenay region and evaluation of vulnerability of some public buildings Natural Resources Canada + Ville de Saguenay 2014 -2016 Principal Investigator
Hydraulic and geochemical consequences of hydrofracking on aquifers for shale gas extraction Fondation de l’Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (FUQAC) 2013 – 2016 Collaborator
Evaluation of rock fall risk in the Saguenay region Fondation de l’Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (FUQAC) 2012 – 2015 Principal Investigator
start-up grant Fondation de l’Université du Québec à Chicoutimi(FUQAC) 2012/4 – 2014/3 Principal Investigator

Presentation on researches

  • Geotechnical analysis of landslide risks in anticipation of the planned development of the city of Saguenay at the Saint-Jean-Vianney site

Analyse géotechnique des risques de glissement de terrain en prévision du développement prévu de la ville de Saguenay du site de Saint-Jean-Vianney

  • Hydraulic Rock Erosion of Unlined Spillway – Review of Existing Evaluation Methods

  •  Determining geomechanical parameters controlling rock hydraulic erodibility in unlined spillways

Détermination des paramètres géomécaniques contrôlant l'érodibilité hydraulique des roches dans des déversoirs sans revêtement

Professor at the University of Quebec at Chicoutimi