Integrated Master-PhD Track | Civil Engineering
Students on the track will be assigned to the Research Institute in Civil and Mechanical Engineering (GeM) with supervision from a member of faculty. It is within GeM Laboratory that the students on this track would naturally progress towards funded PhD studies, subject to successful completion of the Master's degree, final acceptance by the ad hoc committee and the award of a PhD grant.
- Course Content
- Course content in the M1 and M2 years is based on the Master's specialism - Materials and Structures in their Environment - whereby Integrated Master-PhD Track students have a (limited) choice of modules, plus a research module and supervised research project. Full details below.
Civil Engineering
- M1 Year
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30 ECTS Credits per semester.
Language of instruction: EnglishAutumn Semester
Core Courses ECTS Continuum Mechanics 5 Fluid Mechanics 1 5 Numerical Analysis 5 Numerical Methods 5 Tools and Methods for Research 1 3 Vibrations and Differential Equations 5 Language Courses (1 out of 3)* French as Foreign Language 2 Cultural and Communicational English 2 Spanish 2
* 'French as Foreign Language' except for French native speakers who will study 'Cultural and Communicational English' or Spanish (depending on sufficient demand).Spring Semester
Core Courses ECTS Constitutive Laws 5 Concrete and Structures 5 Geotechnical Engineering 5 Mathematical Methods in Civil Engineering 4 Tools and Methods for Research 2 5 Elective Courses (choose 1 out of 2) Imaging in Civil Engineering 5 Physical Modelling 4 Language Courses (1 out of 3)* French as Foreign Language 2 Cultural and Communicational English 2 Spanish 2
* 'French as Foreign Language' except for French native speakers who will study 'Cultural and Communicational English' or Spanish (depending on sufficient demand).
NB Course content may be subject to minor changes - M2 Year
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30 ECTS Credits per semester.
Language of instruction: EnglishAutumn Semester
Core Courses ECTS Numerical Methods for Simulation of Coupled Problems 4 Mechanics of Porous Media 5 Surrogate modeling 2 Tools and Methods for Research 3 5 Elective Courses (choose 3 out of 7) Design and behavior of modern concrete 4 Durability and Structural Maintenance 4 Earthquake Engineering 4 Homogenization Methods in Heterogeneous Media 4 Large Infrastructures for Energy & Transport 4 Statistics of Materials and Structural Reliability 4 Theory of Structures 4 Language Courses (1 out of 3) French as Foreign Language 2 Cultural and Communicational English 2 Spanish 2
* 'French as Foreign Language' except for French native speakers who will study 'Cultural and Communicational English' or Spanish (depending on sufficient demand).Spring Semester
ECTS Master Thesis/Internship 30
NB Course content may be subject to minor changes
Download syllabus | Integrated Master-PhD Track - Civil Engineering
- Research Environment
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About the GeM Institute
The GeM Institute is a Joint Research Unit supervised by Nantes Université, Centrale Nantes and the CNRS. Founded in 2004, the objective was to bring together within the same laboratory all the skills in the Nantes Saint-Nazaire area in the fields of civil engineering, materials and processes, modelling and simulation in structural mechanics. The GeM is actively involved in research training with around one hundred PhD students and several master programmes. Learn more
Research Projects
► INJECT | 2023-2028
INJECT aims to develop a new, groundbreaking scientific method to prevent human-induced seismicity and optimise energy production and storage. As such, INJECT will unlock the earth's hidden energy potential to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. INJECT's interdisciplinary methodology is underpinned by an astute scientific programme that brings control theory and mathematics to the heart of this challenge. Learn more
► EDYCEM - Centrale Nantes Chair | 2019-2024
This industrial research chair relates to environmentally responsible concrete with the research work focusing on the development of building materials with a low environmental footprint. They meet today's technical requirements in terms of thermal insulation for buildings and protection against natural hazards for civil engineering structures. Learn more
► STOCH 2 Regional Project | 2022-2026
Platform for the study of underground storage and hydrogen extraction in the Pays de la Loire region.
► Carnot MERS – MERCC Project (Modelling coastal erosion in the face of climate change) | 2022-2025
The project aims to advance in the understanding and validation of a soft approach to the protection of land in relation to the problem of coastal erosion, in particular sandy coastlines with the presence of dunes. The idea is to consider coastal erosion as the consequence of the alteration of the mechanical properties of the soil, the action of the waves being a clearing action of the strongly altered materials and therefore no longer capable of self-sustaining.
Research Facilities
Sustainability and Green Building Platform
These facilities provides researchers and companies with exceptional experimental and digital resources.
In order to meet the challenges of environmental civil engineering, the platform brings together simulation tools adapted for design and management of the lifecycle of structures.
► Learn moreBiaxial machine
The biaxial machine BIAX is a unique piece of apparatus, designed at Centrale Nantes, to simulate at laboratory scale, the propagation of fluid flow through a partially saturated medium, under hydro-mechanical loadings. Experimental campaigns using this apparatus are envisaged to characterize the behavior of soils with respect to pollutant infiltration, but also underground energy storage
► Learn more - PhD Opportunities
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Examples of PhD theses underway or recently defended
- Durability of the floating part of an offshore wind turbine: From laboratory to real site
- Modeling of littoral erosion in the face of climate changes
- Durability of concretes based on new low-carbon binders: Performance and environmental impact, Rheo-mechanical behavior of cementitious materials suitable for placement by 3D printing
- Study of hydro-mechanical instabilities in geomaterials
- Controlling earthQuakes in the laboratory using pertinent fault stimulating techniques
Numerous awards for our PhD students:
- Marinelle El Khoury receives the Centrale Innovation 2023 PhD Prize
- Siddhartha H. Ommi - award-winning finalist for the Ioannis Vardoulakis PhD prize at the ALERT Geomaterials 2023 Workshop
- Rana Al Nemer wins the Best Poster Award during the ALERT Geomaterials 2023 workshop
- Imane Elkhaldi wins the prize for best scientific contribution on concrete at the Congrès Français du Génie Civil
- Hannah Franz, PhD student at Centrale Nantes, awarded the René Houpert 1st Prize from the Association Universitaire de Génie Civil (AUGC)
- What our graduates say
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Rana Al Nemer
PhD, Research Institute in Civil and Mechanical Engineering (GeM)
Master of Science (MSc) Civil Engineering | Materials and Structures in their Environment
Imane Elkhaldi
PhD, Research Institute in Civil and Mechanical Engineering (GeM)
Master of Science (MSc) Civil Engineering | Materials and Structures in their Environment - Meet the Programme Coordinator
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Giulio Sciarra is Professor in Mechanics at Centrale Nantes. He heads up the GEOMEC (Environmental Geomechanics) research team in the GeM (Research Institute in Civil and Mechanical Engineering) at Centrale Nantes. He is interested in the mechanics of porous media and geomechanics, both in the framework of numerical modeling and advanced experimental activity, with a particular emphasis in hydro-mechanical instabilities.
How to apply for the Integrated Master-PhD Track
- Learn more about the admissions process, tuition fees and financing
- Apply online (from 30 October 2023)
Contact
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