Research > Laboratory of Environment, Geomechanics and Great Works
This laboratory is shared between MINES of Nancy and the Nancy School of Geology and associated to INERIS (National Institute for Industrial Environment and Risks), which is a state-run organization governed by the Ministry of Territorial Infrastructure and Environment).
LAEGO's research area lies in the broad sector which addresses man's use and development of the above-ground and underground environment.
LAEGO operates around three main areas :
soil mechanics rock mechanics porous media transformations and hydrogeology,
whose the aim is to create new scientific knowledge to be applied to the problem of waste storage, optimization of mining works and foundation type works, heaps, quarries, civil engineering materials, water resources and their protection (pollutant transfer) and more generally the problems of risks for the environment and constructions.
It also deals with the interaction between surface structures and ground and underground behavior, as well as with the consequences of closing down underground structures.
Two transversal themes correspond to a deliberate project to develop new methods: solicitations and dynamic effects on the control of natural risks in geoengineering.