P. Eng., M. Sc. A., Ph. D.

• Responsable du laboratoire de génie civil Matériaux et structures depuis 11.2013
• Directeur du laboratoire L(CM)²M  de nano-mécanique de l’Université Laval (« Laboratory for the Chemo-Mechanical Characterization of Materials' Microstructure »)

• Directeur du comité d'appui et d'action au développement communautaire GCI-GEX CAADC
• http://www.gci.ulaval.ca/?id=687Ingénieur au centre de recherche Lafarge, Lyon (2008)
• Chercheur au MIT, Cambridge (2004-2006)
• Chercheur au LCPC-IFSTTAR, Paris (2002, 2007)

 Selected publications

Picard, DJ, Sorelli, L., Réthoré J., Alamdari H., Baril, M.A., Fafard M., Identification of the Stress Intensity Factor of Carbon Cathode by Digital Image Correlation, Springer, Light Metals 2017,  1275-1280

Chimeni, D.Y., Vallée, É., Sorelli, L., Rodrigue D., “Effect of glass bead size and content on the thermomechanical properties of LDPE composites”, Submitted to Wiley Polymers Engineering and Science, Accepted for publication on November 2019

Wilson, W., Sorelli, L., Tagnit-Hamou, A. “Automated coupling of Statistical NanoIndentation and Quantitative Energy-Dispersive Spectroscopy (SNI-QEDS): A comprehensive method to disclose the micro-mechanical properties of cement pastes”, Elsevier Cement and Concrete Composites. Volume 91, January 2017, Accepted for publication and available on line from September 2017.

Laadila, M. A., Hegde, K., Rouissi, T., Brar, S. K., Galvez, R., Sorelli, L., Abokitse, K. (2017). Green synthesis of novel biocomposites from treated cellulosic fibers and recycled bio-plastic polylactic acid. Elsevier, Journal of Cleaner Production, 164, 15 October 2017, Pages 575–586.

Zhang, C., Sorelli, L., Fournier, B., Duchesne, J., Bastien, J., Chen, Z. Stress Relaxation of Crystalline Alkali-Silica Reaction Products: Characterization by Micro and Nano-indentation and Simplified Modeling, Elsevier, Construction Building Materials in November, 148, 1 September 2017, Pages 455–464

Zhao, C., Sorelli, L., Frech-Baronet, J., Sanahuja, J., Vandamme M., Chen J. Duality between Creep and Relaxation of a Cement Paste at Different Levels of Relative Humidity: Characterization by Microindentation and Analytical Modeling, Journal of Nanomechanics and Micromechanics, 2017, 7(4).

Ferrara, L, Cremonesi, M, Faifer, M., Toscani, S., Sorelli, L., Baril, M.A., Réthoré, J., Baby, F., Toutlemonde F., and Bernardi, S., Structural elements made with highly flowable UHPFRC: can Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and non-destructive survey of fiber dispersion complement structural design in predicting failure modes? Elsevier Engineering Structures, 15 February 2017, Pages 151–171

Frech-Baronet, J., Sorelli, L., J.P. Charron, New evidences on the effect of the internal relative humidity on the creep and relaxation behaviour of a cement paste by micro-indentation techniques, Elsevier Cement and Concrete Research, Volume 91, January 2017, Pages 39–51

Wilson, W., Rivera-Torres, J. M., Sorelli, L., Durán-Herrera, A., Tagnit-Hamou, A. “A coupled chemo-mechanical analysis of the microstructure of high performance high-volume natural pozzolan concretes”’, Elsevier Cement and Concrete Composites. Volume 91, January 2017, Pages 1–12

Duhamel-Labrecque, Y., Sorelli, L., Réthoré, J., Baby, F., Toutlemonde, F., Bernadi, S., Featuring the Micro-Cracking Process of UHPFRC under Bending by Digital Image Correlation ACI Material journal. under review

Baril, M.A., Sorelli, L., Réthoré, J., Ferrara, L., Toutlemonde, F., Baby, F., Bernardi, Fafard, M., S. “The Effect of Casting Flow Defects on the Crack Propagation of UHPFRC Thin Slabs by Stereovision Digital Image Correlation”, Elsevier Construction Building Materials, Volume 129, 30 December 2016, Pages 182–192.

Cuerrier Auclair S., Sorelli, L, Salenikovih, A., New Composite Connector for Timber-Concrete Composite Structures, Elsevier Construction and Building Materials, 112, 1 June 2016, 84–92

Cuerrier Auclair S., Sorelli, L,, Salenikovih, A., Simplified Non-Linear Model for Timber-Concrete Composite Beams, Elsevier, International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, Volume 117, October 2016, 30–42

Bah, S. T , Ba , C. O. F., D’Auteuil, M., Ashrit, P.V., Sorelli, L., Vallée, R. Fabrication of TaOxNy thin films by ion beam assisted double beam cathode sputtering for optical applications for consideration to Thin Solid Films, Elsevier Thin Solid Films, Volume 615, 30 September 2016, 351–357

Cuerrier Auclair S., Sorelli, L, Fafard, M., Salenikovih, A., The Effect of Rotatory Inertia on the Natural Frequencies of Composite Beams, Elsevier, Journal of Sound and Vibration, 366, 31/03/2016, 230–247.

Sorelli, L., Fabbri, F., Frech-Baronet, J., Fafard, M., Vu, A-D, Gacoin, T., Lalhil, K,, Martinelli, L., Peretti, J.  A Closer Look at the Light Induced Changes in the Visco-elastic Properties of Azobenze-Containing Polymers by Statistical Nano-indentation, Journal of Materials Chemistry C, Elsevier, 11 September 2015, 11055-11065.

Venkovic, N., Sorelli, L., Martitena, F., 2012 “Nanoindentation Study of Calcium-Silicate-Hydrates in Concrete Hydrated with Bioplasticizer of Efficient Microorganisms" Under review for Elsevier, Cement and Concrete Composites.

Sorelli, L., Davila, R., Ulm, F.-J., 2012 `The Thermo-Chemo-Mechanical Coupling Accounted For Early Age Cracking of Ultra High Performance Concrete Bridges', Under review for Elsevier Journal of Engineering Structures.

Venkovic, N., Sorelli, L., Gagné, R., 2012, ‘Uncertainty Propagation of a Multiscale Poromechanics-Hydration Model for Poroelastic Properties of Cement Paste at Early-Age', Elsevier Journal of Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics, (7)1-18.

Chen, J.J., Sorelli, L., Vandamme, M., Ulm, F.-J. and Chanvillard G., 2010 ‘A coupled nanoindentation/SEM-EDX study on low water/cement ratio Portland cement paste: Evidence for C–S–H/CH nanocomposites’ Journal American of Ceramic Society, 93(5) 1484-1493.

Sorelli, L., Constantinides, G., Ulm, F.-J., Toutlemonde, F., 2008 ‘The nano-mechanical signature of Ultra High Performance Concrete by statistical nanoindentation techniques’ Cement and Concrete Research, 38,(12) December 1447-1456

Sorelli, L., Meda A., Plizzari G. A., 2006 `Steel Fibre Reinforced Slabs on Grade: a Structural Matter', American Concrete Institute, Structural Journal, July-August, v.103, No. 4, 551-558.

Toutlemonde, F., Resplendino, J., Sorelli, L., Bouteille, S., and Brisard S. 2005 `Innovative Design of Ultra High-Performance Fiber Reinforced Concrete Ribbed Slab: Experimental Validation and Preliminary Detailed Analyses', American Concrete Institute, SP-228-76, June, 1187-1206.

Sorelli, L., Plizzari G. A., Meda A, 2004 `Bending and Uniaxial Tensile Tests on Concrete Reinforced with Hybrid Steel Fibers', J. Material Civil Engineering, ASCE, September - Octobre, v.17, No.5, 519-527.

Sorelli, L., Banthia, N. and Plizzari, G., 2004 `Crack Growth Resistance of Thin Mortar Layers with Hybrid Fiber Reinforcement', American Concrete Institute, SP-224, 161-178

Undergraduate courses

• GCI-2011 « Conception de structures I »
• GCI-2001 « Théorie de poutres »
• GCI-2000 « Mécanique de solides déformables »
• GCI-3000 « Conception des structures II »

Graduate courses

• GCI-7084 « Micromécanique et durabilité de milieux poreux » (click for more information on this course)
• GCI-7091 « Conception avancée de structures en béton composite et structures mixtes »

• Membre de l'ordre des ingénieurs de Québec (OIQ)
• Membre du groupe de recherche  cirCERB sur la construction éco-responsable

• Membre du centre de recherche CRIB

• Membre de American Society Civil Engineering (ASCE) EMI

• Member of American Concrete Institute (ACI) 236 "Materials Science of Concrete" et 239 "Ultra High Performance Concretes"

• Membre de Canadian Standards Association CSA

JOB OFFERS

• MSc Fellowship (Bourse de maîtrse) on the composite structures timber/concrete

Send to  luca.sorelli@gci.ulaval.ca:

1. CV complete 
2. motivation letter
3. report card (bulletin de notes)
4. list of 2 references