1. Matériaux et Durabilité des Constructions
Laboratoire
Matériaux et Durabilité des Constructions
Université de Toulouse
France
(INSA - Université Paul Sabatier)
135, Avenue de Rangueil Toulouse Cedex 4 France

2. « 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)

3. Matériaux et Durabilité des Constructions
Laboratoire
Matériaux et Durabilité des Constructions
Université de Toulouse
France
(INSA - Université Paul Sabatier)
135, Avenue de Rangueil Toulouse Cedex 4 France

4. General Presentation Staff 2007 - 2008
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Staff
 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.

5. General Presentation LMDC is an university research laboratory
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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.

6. Research Organization
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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

7. 4 Research Clusters 2 axes
Research Organization
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4 Research Clusters 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

8. Collaborations LMDC co-operates in numerous projects associating
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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

9. International and European collaborations
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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

10. International and European collaborations
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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 »

11. International and European collaborations
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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).

12. Key words Civil engineering, Durability, Materials,
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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.

13. Matériaux et Durabilité des Constructions
Laboratoire
Matériaux et Durabilité des Constructions
135, Avenue de Rangueil Toulouse Cedex 4 France

14. LMDC
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