Amphis pour Tous – Magic Concrete, or the magic of concrete

April 4, 2023, 6:30 p.m. - April 4, 2023, 7:30 p.m.

The lecture “Magic Concrete: The Magic of Concrete , ” presented by Olivier PLÉ, university professor at the Laboratory for Energy and Building Processes (LOCIE), Polytech Annecy-Chambéry, will take place on Tuesday, April 4, 2023, at 6:30 p.m. at Archparc, Mont-Blanc 1 building, 61 rue Antoine Rédier, 74610 Archamps.

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, May 16, 2023, at 6:30 p.m. in Chambéry

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!

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