Matériaux et Durabilité des Constructions Laboratoire Matériaux et Durabilité des Constructions Université de Toulouse France (INSA - Université Paul Sabatier) 135, Avenue de Rangueil 31077 Toulouse Cedex 4 France http://www-lmdc.insa-toulouse.fr

« Université de Toulouse » get together : Since March 21, 2007 « Université de Toulouse » get together : - Université Toulouse I – Sciences sociales - Université Toulouse II – Le Mirail - Université Paul Sabatier – Toulouse III - Institut National Polytechnique – INPT - Institut National des Sciences Appliquées- INSA - Institut Supérieur de l’Aéronautique et de l’Espace – ISAE (SUPAERO + ENSICA)

Matériaux et Durabilité des Constructions Laboratoire Matériaux et Durabilité des Constructions Université de Toulouse France (INSA - Université Paul Sabatier) 135, Avenue de Rangueil 31077 Toulouse Cedex 4 France http://www-lmdc.insa-toulouse.fr

General Presentation Staff 2007 - 2008 _____________________________ Staff 2007 - 2008  34 Doctors (professors-researchers)  technical staff : 7  36 PhD students, 6 « ATER », 2 Post-Doc And also : - about 11 Master-2 students (Master of science), - always a few visiting researchers.

General Presentation LMDC is an university research laboratory _____________________________ LMDC is an university research laboratory in the field of material science in civil engineering. Multidisciplinary research. Expertise domain includes : - New materials (innovative materials and eco-materials), - Ageing and durability of the building materials, - Service life of structures or civil engineering works (non destructive diagnosis, maintenance, reassessment of service ability) Both levels : Experimental, and theoretical including numerical.

Research Organization _____________________________ The scientific activity is organized in four clusters including two transversal axes as follows. Cluster 1: Development, characterization and behaviour of civil engineering materials Cluster 2: Physico-chemical evolution, and durability of materials Cluster 3: Mechanical behaviour of materials in construction works Cluster 4 Diagnosis and maintenance of construction works Transversal axes : - Reliability and modelling - Durable development and construction materials

4 Research Clusters 2 axes Research Organization _____________________________ 4 Research Clusters 2 axes Development and characterization of materials Pierre Clastres / Bernard Husson Physico-chemical evolution and durability of materials Myriam Carcasses / Sylvie Lorente Reliability and modelling Alain Sellier  Durable development Bernard Perrin    Mechanical behaviour of materials in construction works Raoul François / Anaclet Turatsinze Diagnosis and maintenance of construction works Ginette Arliguie / Jean-Paul Balayssac

Collaborations LMDC co-operates in numerous projects associating _____________________________ LMDC co-operates in numerous projects associating different teams through laboratory nets : - French Urban and Civil Engineering Net (RGCU), - National Projects (IREX), and in national or international scientific working groups : - AFGC (French association of Civil Engineering) - CEREM (Center of study and research on coatings and mortars) - CEFRACOR (French Center of Anti-corrosion) - COST 534

International and European collaborations _____________________________ International Collaborations : Algérie : M’Sila university Allemagne : Dresde university Brésil : Sao Paulo university, Goïania university Canada : Sherbrooke university, Université Laval in Québec, Ecole Polytechnique de Montréal Etats-Unis : Duke University Madagascar :Technology Institut of Antananarivo Maroc : Tanger university Pologne : Academy of science in Varsovie Suède : Lund university Tunisie : ENIT Tunis

International and European collaborations _____________________________ RILEM working groups : «Microbial Impacts on Building Materials (MIB)» 193-RLS " Bonded cement-based material overlays for the repair, the lining or the strengthening of slabs or pavements" 207-INR « Interpretation of non destructive results » TC-PAE « Performance of Cement-Based Materials in aggressive Aqueous Environments »

International and European collaborations _____________________________ Visiting researchers There are always some visiting researchers of foreign countries Brazil, Madagascar, … Strangers Thesis (Ph-D) : 1 for Béchar university (Algérie), 2 for ANNABA university (Algérie), 1 for Mostaganem university (Algérie), 1 for l’USTO of Oran (Algérie), 1 for Mantouri university – Constantine (Algérie), 2 for IST Antananarivo (Madagascar).

Key words Civil engineering, Durability, Materials, _____________________________ Civil engineering, Durability, Materials, Reinforcement corrosion, Pathology, Concrete, Environmental valorisation, Mechanical behaviour, Rheology, Life time of constructions, Non destructive testing, Maintenance, Reassessment, Environmental quality, Durable development.

Matériaux et Durabilité des Constructions Laboratoire Matériaux et Durabilité des Constructions 135, Avenue de Rangueil 31077 Toulouse Cedex 4 France http://www-lmdc.insa-toulouse.fr

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