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Civil Engineering

ENGINEERING CHALLENGE TERM ACADEMIC TERM

CORE COURSE : OPTIMISATION (2,5 ECTS) ELECTIVE SERIES 2.4 (2,5 ECTS)
(MANDATORY)
• ENERGY CONVERSION
This course will explore various fundamental notions of both continuous and The course begins with the positioning of principles and systems that will
discrete optimisation. The following topics will be addressed and implemented : be studied in relation to the basics already acquired by students in the field
formulation of optimisation problems, existence conditions for global and local of electrical energy. The focus is on the industrial and economic stakes of
minimizers, convexity, duality, Lagrange multipliers, first-order methods, linear energy management. The first part of the course is devoted to the study of
programming, integer linear programming, branch and bound approaches, AC rotating electrical machines, which are major players in the production and
preliminary stochastic optimisation concepts. consumption of electrical energy today. We will then discuss the components
and electronic power converters. The importance of electronic switching
CONCENTRATION (7,5 ECTS) operation and its connection with the topological and thermal aspects of the
design is emphasised.
• HIGH PERFORMANCE SIMULATION FOR FOOTPRINT
REDUCTION ELECTIVE SERIES 2.5 (2,5 ECTS)

Concentration course : Parallel Computing Methods • CHEMICAL ENGINEERING : PROCESS ENGINEERING
and Algorithms, and Optimisation Methods FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
PARIS SACLAY to reduce the impact of the products created: reducing the carbon footprint, and services, in many traditional and high-tech sectors and for the production
Process Engineering consists in designing, operating and optimising
Simulation today is at the heart of many design and optimisation approaches,
environmentally-friendly processes for the development of various products
the sound footprint, etc. Such problems are often complex systems,
of traditional and renewable energies.
whose simulation requires specific skills in high performance and large-
This course is an introduction to Bioprocess Engineering and its methodologies,
scale simulations. In this course, students will learn to develop models and
allowing students to acquire general tools that can easily be transposed to
simulations whichever the size of the problem, without sacrificing the accuracy
multiple fields. It is fully in support of the current environment, energy and
of computations.
Concentration project (SELECT ONE) health challenges.
ELECTIVE SERIES 2.6 (2,5 ECTS)
Project (1) : Cost optimisation of a seismic exploration
campaign for infrastructure protection • MULTIPHYSICS COUPLING SIMULATION WITH FINITE
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CEA-DAM ELEMENT METHODS
Research concerns the optimisation of a geophysics exploration campaign on The aim of this class is to give theoretical and applied insights on multiphysics
SEMESTER BY COURSEWORK
an experimental site, using its digital twin. A wave propagation code (SEM3D coupling simulations such as: thermomechanical, piezoelectric, vibro-acoustic,
with domain decomposition on Cartesian mesh is in development. It will magneto-mechanic.
simulate the spread of seismic waves in the presence of complicated 3D
geology and the topography of the site. The project consists in optimising the
number of sensors necessary to reconstruct the geological configuration of
the site of interest, requiring many realistic simulations using the SEM3D code.
INTENSIVE SEMINAR
Project (2) : Optimisation of infrasonic wave detection
for verification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban (SELECT ONE)
Treaty
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CEA DAM HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES (2 ECTS)
NB : Project open to European students only
The study concerns the characterisation and detection of infrasonic waves Students are offered a choice of Humanities and Social Sciences courses in
at long distances, taking into account the topography and atmospheric four broad domains - Work, Society, and the Individual ; Science, Technology,
conditions (e.g. wind). A compressible 2D axisymmetric / 3D hydrocode which and Society ; Innovation, Art, and Creativity ; General Perspective on Key
supports adaptive mesh refinement (AMR) and hybrid parallelism (MPI domain Social Issues. These courses are designed to introduce students to critical
decomposition / OpenMP multithreading) on Cartesian grids is developed in perspectives on their own practices of science and engineering.
our laboratory. It can simulate the propagation of blast and acoustic waves in PROCUREMENT MANAGEMENT (2 ECTS)
the presence of relief and buildings, with or without wind. Judiciously located
sensors allow overpressure signals recordings. This course intends to provide students with basic knowledge and skills to
master the main purchasing processes in which they will be involved, whatever
function they will perform in a company.
BRIDGE BUILDING CHALLENGE (2 ECTS)
The goal is to build a cardboard bridge model capable of supporting the
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