75272 Paris Cedex 06
Tel.: 01 49 32 90 82
Fax: 01 49 32 91 28
Marne-la-Vallée : Centre de Géologie de l'Ingénieur
Bâtiment IFI,
Université de Marne-la-Vallée
Cité Descartes
5, boulevard Descartes
Champs sur Marne
77454 Marne-la-Vallée
Cedex 2
Telephone: 01 49 32 90 82
Fax : 01 49 32 91 28
WEB : http://www-cgi.ensmp.fr/
> Centre for Engineering Geology (CGI)
The overall purpose of research activities at the Engineering Geology Centre is to develop and promote means, methods and methodologies aimed at taking account more effectively of geological and geodynamic environmental data in engineering studies.
Whether it be spatial planning and management, locating and constructing building work on a given site, exploiting and developing sub-soil resources or preserving, even restoring, what already exists, a knowledge as perfect as possible of geological and geodynamic factors is indispensable in order to ensure the best economic and safety conditions of projects.
The approach is a pluridisciplinary one and combines the geologists knowledge of nature, the pragmatism of the field worker and experimenter, and the engineers skills in modellizing. The approach seeks to link the engineers theories and models to reality, to build a bridge between the heterogeneous, complex qualitative factor and the homogeneous, idealized quantitative factor.
The subjects tackled cover a wide range of space and time scales with the challenge that has constantly to be met of changes in scale. The Centre has developed expertise both in experimental evaluation, including the conception of original forms of apparatus for observation, measurement and physical modelling, and mathematical modelling of geometries and behaviour, as well as the geological and geomechanical analysis of the terrain.
The validation of devised theories through practical cases is a constant concern as well as an academic necessity. The choice of research themes is guided by industrial demand and the concerns of the socio-economic world, but in continuity with the Centres main lines of research.
Research areas:
Properties of soils and rocks Geomaterials and environment Open-cast mining and quarrying operations Slope stability and movement Natural hazards
Director : Michel DEVEUGHELE
Scientific Adviser: Marcel ARNOULD
Research academics: 10 Other scientists: 3 Technical and administrative staff : 7 Doctoral students: 16