The lecture "Magic Concrete or the Magic of Concrete," presented by Olivier PLÉ, professor at the LabOratoire proCédés énergIe bâtimEnt (LOCIE), Polytech Annecy-Chambéry, will take place onTuesday, May 16, 2023, at 6:30 p.m., at the presidency of the University of Savoie Mont Blanc in Chambéry.
It will also be held:
- Tuesday, October 18, 2022, at 6:30 p.m. in Albertville
- Thursday, May 11, 2023, at 6:30 p.m. in Annecy
- Tuesday, April 4, 2023, in Archamps
The conferences will take place subject to the health conditions related to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic and in compliance with the safety guidelines in force at the venue hosting the event.
ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
" When I tell my university colleagues that I teach concrete and reinforced concrete, they laugh. They teach the physics of phase transformations, molecular chemistry, or the mechanics of discontinuous media. And yet, studying and understanding this material requires drawing on all of these hard sciences. What's more, it sometimes means going beyond established scientific knowledge to conduct very fundamental research that allows us to better understand concrete and use it more effectively."
Although often unpopular today due to accusations that it pollutes the planet, concrete was the material used to rebuild Europe after World War II. In fact, it has been used since ancient times, and its vast potential has enabled the greatest architects to build their most beautiful works of art. Concrete can be translucent, lighter than water, waterproof, ultra-resistant, self-repairing, a CO2 trap, recyclable, draining, photovoltaic, nano-textured to produce energy... In a word: magical!