You can uploaded the draft final programme Drought and Constructions and the registration form.

It seems very important and even urgent to organize an international symposium on this topic. As a matter of fact, recent periods of water deficit revealed the vulnerability of constructions on clayey soils during long drought periods, because of the shrink/swell properties of these soils. Read More »

Venue
The symposium will be held in Ecole des ponts, amphitheatre Cauchy.
You can get there by Regional Express Railway (RER), line A, by car or taxi: click on this link to see access plan and on this link to see the building

Ecole des ponts ParisTech
6 et 8 avenue Blaise Pascal
Cité Descartes – Champs sur Marne

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Deadline for submission of papers has been postponed to May 16, 2008
Early bird registration fees until July 1st, 2008 : 600,00 € taxes not included

The symposium will gather researchers, engineers, insurers, administrators and the members of societies concerned by this topic, in order to share their knowledge, discuss the evolution of practice and standards, assess the research needs and more generally exchange information and ideas. The Symposium will be held in Paris-Marne la Vallée (France), from 1st to 3rd of September 2008.

The authors are invited to upload their final paper (6 pages) on the  dedicated website and to follow instructions

Three Committees have been set up. Read More »

The Symposium topics relate to the effects of drought on constructions and their environment, to the theoretical and experimental aspects of the understanding of these phenomena and to the technical means of controlling or mitigating their effects. Read More »

Françoise Bourgain
Ponts Formation Edition
33 (0)1 44 58 28 22
bourgain@enpc.fr