Advanced Construction Materials in their Environment (ACME)

Lectures	Hours	Credits
Building materials	80	8
Design and Calculation	80	8
Diagnosis and repairing	40	6
Technical and scientific project	120	6
SME or R&D	80	6
Foreign Languages	40	4
Sports	20	1
TOTAL	360	38

Syllabus description

Building materials (80 hours, 8 credits)

• Binders, Concretes and additives 24 h, 3 credits
• Green materials for construction 16 h, 1 credits
• Soil 20 h, 2 credits
• Lab teaching 20 h, 2 credits

Design and Calculation (80 hours, 8 credits)

• Rheology of building materials (16 h), 1 credit
• Reinforced concrete design basic (24 h), 3 credits
• Reinforced concrete design advanced (20 h), 2 credits
• Pre-stressed concrete design (20 h), 2 credits

Diagnosis and repairing (40 hours, 6 credits)

• Degradation of construction materials 20, 3 credits
• Technics of diagnosis and repairing 20, 3 credits

Technical and scientific project (120 hours, 6 credits)

The project is dedicated to initiation of student to handle a project in its different dimension : technical aspects, innovation, economical aspect and it is impact on the environment

SME or R&D (80 hours, 6 credits)

The students are able to choose between :
– a research project to deepen their knowledge in the field of innovative building materials, design methods and characterization,
– a mission in a company to perform diagnosis to enhance the strategy of management.

Complementary activities (5 credits)

• 2 Languages (including French for foreigners), 4 credits
• Sports (selection among 15 disciplines), 1 credit