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Urban and Civil Engineering Research Network (network)

PROGRAMMES
Programme Type
Networks
Origin
National (France)
France
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Duration
STRIA Roadmaps
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Overview

Background & Policy context

This network was launched in 1998 as a follow up and enlargement of the Civil Engineering Plan of the French state, which ended in 1998.

Strategic Objectives

The main objective is to co-ordinate research in urban civil engineering. It encompasses all public and private civil constructions for land, sea and air transport, bridges, underground constructions (tunnels), canalisation, pipes, buildings, environmentally-friendly constructions and materials, industrial constructions, etc.

The network also focuses on engineering of buildings, roads, infrastructure in urban environments, and integration of civil engineering into the urban environment to satisfy the population.

Actions are closely co-ordinated with European research e.g. in FP5.

Programme organisation

The main themes studied are the following:

- Materials and constructive methods
- Risks linked to soils and hydrology
- Follow-up, diagnosis and maintenance of constructions
- Construction and environment: reduction of waste and polluting materials
- Reduction of noise and vibration
- Follow-up, diagnosis and maintenance of urban networks
- Conception and maintenance of roads and urban equipment
- Software development.

Funding

Institution Type
Institution Name
METLTM: Ministère de l'Equipement, des Transports, du Logement, du Tourisme et de la Mer (Ministry of Public Works, Transport, Housing, Tourism and the Sea)
Type of funding
Public (national/regional/local)
Programme funding arrangements and funding conditions

Maximum rates of subsidy are the following:
- 20% of the total cost for private partners
- 50% of the total cost for small and medium size companies, and semi-public companies
- 100% of marginal cost (out of wages) for public partners (Universities, research centres, etc).

Participating countries
France

Projects covered

No projects covered for this programme.

Contact

Name
Mr André Colson
Email
rgc&u@equipement.gouv.fr
Organisation
METLTM (Ministère de l'Equipement) - DRAST
(French Ministry of Transport, Scientific affairs and research directorate)
Zipcode
F-92055
City
La Défense cedex 04
Country
Phone
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