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
- Hydraulic Rock Erosion of Unlined Spillway – Review of Existing Evaluation Methods
- Determining geomechanical parameters controlling rock hydraulic erodibility in unlined spillways
