External blast risks

INB 50 (basic nuclear facility) safety reassessment
Study of buildings behavior under blast load

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Expertise – Risks of external blast

Pôle Fiduciaire Francilien of Banque de France
Expertise of the structures conception and design regarding external blast risks

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Mechanical studies in the context of a CSTB’s certification

Heating and cooling floor system
Check of the mechanical strength of the heating/cooling floor system, made up of insulating material, concrete screed and lining

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Feasibility studies

Concrete of hemp interlocking blocks (Baumer process)
Feasibility studies for individual housing construction in seismic situation

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Numerical modeling, calculations and design for the obtention of CSTB’s certification

Plakagroup/Schock thermal breaker
Modeling of the thermo-mechanical behavior of a thermal breaker equipped building, under gravity and thermal loadings. Design, finite element calculations and study report.

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Seismic assessment of an underground gaz tank

Mâcon gaz filling plant (STOGAZ)
Seismic study in the context of the 04/10/2010 Ministerial Order regarding classified industrial plants. Assessment of the buried steel tank, the reinforced concrete structure, foundation piles and soil. Suggestions of optimization solutions.

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Technical support and studies for the obtention of CSTB’s certification

GBE system (Beaumont – Lafarge)
Technical support in order to obtain the CSTB’s certification for GBE innovation : construction of a double sandwich wall made of two reinforced concrete layers simulteanously cast in situ with an interposed insulating material in between. Structural design of the GBE system : seismic, thermal, gravitationnal and climatic loadings.

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Seismic assessment and retrofitting of a public building

Former gendarmerie of Basse-Terre (Guadeloupe, French Caribbean)
Seismic study of the two buildings of the former gendarmerie of Basse-Terre. Reinforced concrete structure : seismic assessment, feasibility study of the rehabilitation project, retrofitting solutions, and final calculation check.

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Seismic assessment and retrofitting of a public building

Aquathermal center of Eaux-Bonnes, France
Seismic study of the existing structure of the rehabilitation project of the aquathermal center of Eaux-Bonnes, France. Mixed structure : reinforced concrete and stone masonry for the existing, timber for the expansion. Seismic assessment, retrofitting solutions, and final calculation check.

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