Generally last year
in PhD is bit stressed with running behind publications, writing up thesis,
working late hours and then such training school brings a light rain in hot
summer and refreshes you to come back to take up more challenges.
It was fantastic to
visit to Nantes during this spring for the first INFRASTAR
Training school.
Nantes is a walkable city with beautiful buildings of 19th century
along with Castle of the Dukes of Brittany from 15th Century.
one of the main squares of Nantes with beautiful 19th Century buildings
Castle
of the Dukes of Brittany
Training school was
jam packed with lectures covering different aspects:
Monitoring and auscultation,
structural model updating, UHPFRC material for new structures, reliability frameworks
structures, not only technical but some lectures on legal aspects e.g. patents,
women transportation.
Further IFSTTAR arranged a technical visit
to their laboratory, which covers different testing facilities available there!
Following are few pictures of these unique facilities in IFSTTAR for research
in transportation field.
Centrifuge
machine for soil testing creating artificial gravity
Fatigue
testing of new pavement for rail transportation in a tunnel
Noise
testing facility with semi-acoustic rooms
There were 16
participant-researchers from outside INFRASTAR participated in the training
school who carries same interest as INFRASTAR. All enjoyed the fun packed week
with enhancement in technical knowledge and networking.
A big thanks to our INFRASTAR Project manager Hakim FERRIA :)
A big thanks to our INFRASTAR Project manager Hakim FERRIA :)
Stay tuned with me
for future updates.
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