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Dr Cedric Gerald Lambert

Civil and Natural Resources Engineering

Fields of Research

  • Geomechanics
  • Rock mechanics
  • Slope stability
  • Discrete element methods
  • Discrete fracture networks

Researcher Summary

Research interests include:
   -  Slope stability in soil and rock masses
   -  Discrete element methods applied to granular materials and fractured rock masses
   -  Mechanical behaviour of rock discontinuities: constitutive and numerical modelling
   -  Mechanical behaviour of jointed rock masses
   -  Rock- and soil-structure interaction
   -  Analysis of rockfall hazard and mitigation

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Publications


Journal Article
  • Giacomini, A., Thoeni, K., Lambert, C., Booth, S. and Sloan, S.W. (2012) Experimental study on rockfall drapery systems for open pit highwalls. International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences 56: 171-181. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrmms.2012.07.030.
  • Lambert, C., Thoeni, K., Giacomini, A., Casagrande, D. and Sloan, S. (2012) Rockfall Hazard Analysis From Discrete Fracture Network Modelling With Finite Persistence Discontinuities. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering 45(5): 871-884. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00603-012-0250-1.
  • Lambert, C., Buzzi, O. and Giacomini, A. (2010) Influence of calcium leaching on the mechanical behavior of a rock-mortar interface: A DEM analysis. Computers and Geotechnics 37(3): 258-266. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compgeo.2009.09.006.
Chapter in Book
  • Lambert, C. and Read, J. (2011) Assessment of Constitutive Behaviors in Jointed Rock Masses from a DEM Perspective. In S. Lambert and F. Nicot (Ed.), Rockfall Engineering: 113-142. London: ITSE; Hoboken: Wiley.
  • Darve F. and Lambert C. (2005) Incrementally non-linear constitutive relations: new challenges. In Yamamuro and Kaliakin (Ed.), Soil Constitutive Models: evaluation, selection and calibration,: 133-158. Austin: ASCE.
  • Darve F., Lambert C. (2004) Continuous and discrete modelling of failure in geomechanics. In Darve and Vardoulakis (Ed.), Degradations and Instabilities in Geomaterials: 197-234. Udine: Springer Verlag.
Additional Publications
  • Giacomini, A., Lambert, C. and Thoeni, K. (2012) Improved Management of the Rock Fall Hazard at the Base of the Highwalls. ACARP.
  • Rait, K., Bowman, E. and Lambert, C. (2012) Modelling the shearing behaviour of sturzstrom. Banff, Canada: 11th International & 2nd North American Symposium on Landslides (ISL-NASL), 3-8 Jun 2012. In Landslides and Engineered Slopes: Protecting Society through Improved Understanding: 883-888.
  • Thoeni, K., Giacomini, A., Lambert, C. and Sloan, S.W. (2012) Numerical and experimental investigation of a rockfall drapery system. Vienna, Austria: European Geosciences Union General Assembly (EGU), 22-27 Apr 2012. In Geophysical Research Abstracts 14: 1567.
  • Giacomini, A., Thoeni, K., Kniest, E. and Lambert, C. (2011) In Situ Experiments of Rockfall in Open Pit Coal Mine. Vancouver, Canada: Slope Stability 2011, 18-21 Sep 2011.
  • Thoeni, K., Giacomini., A., Sloan, S.W., Lambert, C. and Casagrande, D. (2011) Numerical analysis of rockfall hazard in open pit coal mines. Melbourne, Australia: 13th International Conference of the International Association for Computer methods and Advances in Geomechanics (IACMAG 13), 9-11 May 2011. In IACMAG 2011 1151-1156.
  • Lambert, C. and Read, J. (2010) Sensitivities in rock mass properties: A DEM insight. Paris, France: Rock Slope Stability (RSS2010), 24-25 Nov 2010.
  • Lambert, C. and Coll, C. (2009) A DEM approach to rock joint strength estimate. Santiago, Chile: Rock Slope Stability 2009 (SlopeStability2009), 9-11 Nov 2009.
  • Lambert, C., Buzzi, O. and Giacomini, A. (2009) DEM study of the mechanical behavior of a leached interface upon shearing. Toronto, Canada: 3rd Canada-US Rock Mechanics Symposium & 20th Canadian Rock Mechanics Symposium (RockEng09), 11-13 May 2009. In ROCKENG09: Proceedings of the 3rd CANUS Rock Mechanics Symposium 79-80.
  • Lambert, C., Buzzi, O. and Giacomini, A. (2008) Modelling the Mechanical Behaviour of Leached Interface. Venice, Italy: 8th World Congress on Computational Mechanics & 5th European Congress on Computational Method in Applied Sciences and Engineering (WCCM8 & ECCOMAS 2008), 30 Jun-4 Jul 2008.
  • Lambert, C. and Read, J. (2008) The Synthetic Rock Mass approach: from field data to rock mass constitutive behaviour. Wellington, New Zealand: 8th Young Geotechnical Professionals Conference (8th YGPC), 5-8 Nov 2008. In Proceedings 103-108.
  • Lambert, C. (2008) Variability and Uncertainty on Rock Mass Strength via a Synthetic Rock Mass Approach. Perth, Australia: First Southern Hemisphere International Rock Mechanics Symposium, 16-19 Sep 2008. In SHIRMS 2008, Vol. 1 355-366.
  • Lambert, C., Darve, F. and Nicot, F. (2005) Modélisation discrète du coin sud-est de l’Acropole : une approche multi-échelle. Troyes: 17ème Congrès Français de Mécanique, 29 Aug-2 Sept.
  • Lambert, C., Darve, F. and Nicot, F. (2004) A multiscale approach for rock slope stability. Finland: European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering (ECCOMAS), 24-28 Jul.
  • Lambert, C., Stefanou, I., Donzé, F., Vardoulakis, I. and Darve, F. (2004) Discrete Modelling of the S.E. corner of Acropolis. Aussois: 16th ALERT-Geomaterials Workshop, 11-13 Oct.
  • Nicot, F., Lambert, C. and Darve, F. (2003) A new constitutive relation for rock joints calibrated by means of a discrete method. Lyon: Deformation characteristics of geomaterials, ISLYON03, 22-24 Sept.