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Overview
What you will study
The application of environmentally friendly technologies that exploit renewable energy sources is key to follow international agreements for the development of low-carbon buildings and infrastructures.
The Energy geostructures - analysis and design course offered by University of Lausanne will talk about energy geostructures as an innovative, multifunctional technology that can be used to address the aforementioned challenge. By coupling the role of the ground structures with that of the geothermal heat exchangers, energy geostructures can serve as structural supports as well as heating and cooling elements for buildings and infrastructures.
Objectives:
- Understand the thermal and mechanical behaviour of energy geostructures, with reference to the latest scientific achievements
- Be able to perform the energy, geotechnical and structural design of energy geostructures
- Learn how to exploit current standards available at the European level (e.g., the so-called “Eurocodes”) for the design of energy geostructures
- Experiment with practical exercises all the key steps involved in the analysis and design process of energy geostructures
- Learn on some practical examples of recent projects worldwide
Programme Structure
The program focuses on:
Observed performance of energy geostructures
- Energy geostructures: principles
- Thermo-hydro-mechanical behaviour of energy pile foundations
- Thermo-hydro-mechanical behaviour of energy tunnels, walls, and slabs
- Thermo-hydro-mechanical behaviour of soils and soil-concrete interfaces
- Performance-based design of energy geostructures in the framework of Eurocodes
Analysis and design of energy geostructures
- Heat transfer, mass transfer, and deformation in the context of energy geostructures
- Analytical modelling of heat transfer around energy piles
- Energy design of an energy pile foundation
- Analytical modelling of capacity and deformation of energy piles
- Geotechnical and structural design of an energy pile foundation
- Thermal potential of sites and design parameters
Application of energy geostructures
- Development of projects of energy geostructures
- Analysis of constructed energy geostructure projects around the world
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 3 days
- Part-time
- 3 days
Start dates & application deadlines
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More details
- Dates to be confirmed.
Language
English
Delivered
Blended
Disciplines
Sustainable EnergyWhat students do after studying
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Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Student insurance
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- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Other requirements
General requirements
- Professionals – such as civil and energy engineers, architects, urban project managers or geologists – and scientists who want to acquire knowledge on the energy, geotechnical and structural performance of energy geostructures.
- No specific experience with energy geostructures is needed.
- Basic knowledge of soil and structural mechanics.
Technological requirements
- Participants should bring their own laptop (for use during the practical application exercises).
Tuition Fee
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International
1900 CHF/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1900 CHF for the full programme during 3 days. -
National
1900 CHF/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1900 CHF for the full programme during 3 days.
- 10% special discount for contributing members of EPFL Alumni
Living costs for Lausanne
1609 - 1979 CHF /month
Living costs
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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