Energy geostructures

Summary

Energy geostructures are a technology that couples the structural role of foundations with the heating/cooling role of geothermal heat exchangers. The goal of the course is to provide an understanding of the structural, geotechnical and energy behaviour.

Content

Keywords

Energy geostructures – design – thermo-mechanics

Learning Prerequisites

Required courses

Any EPFL bachelor degree

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, the student must be able to:

• Describe the thermal and mechanical behavior of energy geostructures referring to the latest scientific advances.
• Advise on how the exploit the energetic, geotechnical and structural design of energy geostructures.
• Use the standards in force at the European level (i.e. the Eurocodes) for the design of energy geostructures.
• Design energy geostructures with participal exercices covering all the key steps involved in this process.
• Recognize the potential of this technology based on practical examples of recent projects carried out around the world.

Transversal skills

• Set objectives and design an action plan to reach those objectives.
• Collect data.
• Take feedback (critique) and respond in an appropriate manner.
• Use both general and domain specific IT resources and tools
• Make an oral presentation.
• Write a scientific or technical report.

Teaching methods

Powerpoint ; discussion ; in-class exercises ; group project

Expected student activities

Attend lectures ; participate in exercises ; home study ; project group work

Assessment methods

• Written exam (theoretical questions and exercises) : 45% of the final mark
• 5 assigned exercises : 25 % of the final mark
• Design project : 30% of the final mark (20% design project report, 10% design project presentation), group work

Supervision

Resources

Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI)

No

Bibliography

Laloui, Lyesse, and Alessandro F. Rotta Loria. Analysis and Design of Energy Geostructures,1st Edition: Theoretical Essentials and Practical Application. Academic Press, ISBN:9780128206232

Laloui, Lyesse, and Alice Di Donna, eds. Energy geostructures: innovation in underground engineering. Wiley-ISTE, 250 pages, ISTE Ltd. and John Wiley and Sons, Hoboken, NJ, ISBN: 9781848215726

Laloui, Lyesse, and Alice Di Donna, eds. Géostructures énergétiques. Hermes science Publications, 250 pages, ISBN: 978-2-7462-4577-8.

Ressources en bibliothèque

• Laloui, Lyesse, and Alessandro F. Rotta Loria. Analysis and Design of Energy Geostructures
• Laloui, Lyesse, and Alice Di Donna, eds. Energy geostructures: innovation in underground engineering.
• Laloui, Lyesse, and Alice Di Donna, eds. Géostructures énergétiques

Moodle Link

• https://go.epfl.ch/CIVIL-444

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