Structures

Explore the programs and courses offered by Structures

Browse Programs Admission Information

Program Overview

The main objective of this doctoral program is to create a hub for exchange and innovation among PhD students to enhance the state of the art in various topics related to the application of composite structures and materials in civil engineering, in line with environmental requirements and sustainable development. In recent years, the use of composite materials and structures in civil engineering works has advanced rapidly. These high-performance structures, made of high-strength fibrous materials embedded in a polymer matrix, offer unique properties that make them extremely attractive for structural applications. Non-corrosive composites have favorable strength-to-weight ratios, good fatigue behavior, electromagnetic neutrality, and allow for easy handling and installation. Moreover, composite structures can be combined in many ways with various matrices, providing optimal solutions to a wide range of structural problems—mechanical, physical, and thermal. This doctoral program also serves a socio-economic purpose by aiming to reduce environmental impact through the design of cost-effective new composite structures and the study of their physical, thermal, and mechanical behavior.

Teaching Language : English-French

Curriculum Highlights

Core Courses

Specialization Courses:

Composite Materials and Structures

Elasticity, Rheology, and Plasticity

Nonlinear Structural Modeling

Research Methodology

Introduction to Teaching and Pedagogy ICT Courses

Foreign Language Skill Enhancement

Advanced Topics

New techniques for internal and external masonry confinement using FRP composite materials

Experimental analysis and modeling of sandwich panel behavior based on composite materials and plant fiber cores

Reliability and probabilistic study of composite structures using functionally graded materials: Thermo-mechanical coupling and reliability

Admissions Information

A national entrance exam is open to candidates holding, in addition to a high school diploma (baccalaureate), a Master's degree, a State Engineering degree, a five-year degree from a Higher Normal School (ENS), a Magister degree, or a recognized equivalent foreign diploma.

 The application must correspond to the field of civil engineering.

The applicant must not be enrolled in any doctoral program at a national or foreign higher education institution.

Apply Now