Energy geostructures

CIVIL-444 / 4 credits

Teacher: Laloui Lyesse

Language: English

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

  • Introduction: Energy geostructures general principles
  • Heat and mass transfer theory for energy geostructures
  • Analytical modelling of heat and mass transfer
  • Thermo-mechanical behaviour of single energy piles
  • Thermo-mechanical behaviour of energy pile groups
  • Thermo-mechanical behaviour of energy walls and tunnels
  • Design of energy geostructures
  • Construction of energy geostructures
  • Thermal potential of sites and determination of design parameters (testing)
  • Thermo-mechanical behaviour of soils and soil-concrete interfaces

Each macro-topic is introduced through focused lectures and subsequently explored in depth by students through adesign-oriented group project.

Keywords

Energy geostructures, design, thermo-mechanical behaviour, geothermal energy

Learning Prerequisites

Required courses

Geotechnical engineering (Ouvrages géotechniques)

Recommended courses

Geomechanics

 

Important concepts to start the course

Interdisciplinary and proactive attitudes of the students are the main prerequisites to follow this course, together with the ability to work autonomously and critically evaluate information from digital and artificial intelligence-based tools.

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 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

Introductory lectures (ex cathedra) ; discussion ; group design project with the aid of computational tools, including artificial
intelligence. The teaching staff provides core references and continuous guidance, while students are expected to take an
active role in the learning process.

Expected student activities

Attend lectures ; home study ; project group work ; autonomous exploration and critical use of artificial intelligence tools for engineering applications.

Assessment methods

Written exam (theoretical questions and exercices): 60% of the final mark

Design project : 10% design project report, 30% design project presentation, group work

Supervision

Office hours No
Assistant.e.s Yes
Forum Yes

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

Notes/Handbook

Dedicated notes will be given to the students.

 

Moodle Link

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In the programs

  • Semester: Spring
  • Exam form: Written (summer session)
  • Subject examined: Energy geostructures
  • Courses: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Exercises: 1 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Project: 1 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Type: optional
  • Semester: Spring
  • Exam form: Written (summer session)
  • Subject examined: Energy geostructures
  • Courses: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Exercises: 1 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Project: 1 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Type: optional
  • Semester: Spring
  • Exam form: Written (summer session)
  • Subject examined: Energy geostructures
  • Courses: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Exercises: 1 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Project: 1 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Type: optional
  • Semester: Spring
  • Exam form: Written (summer session)
  • Subject examined: Energy geostructures
  • Courses: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Exercises: 1 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Project: 1 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Type: optional
  • Semester: Spring
  • Exam form: Written (summer session)
  • Subject examined: Energy geostructures
  • Courses: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Exercises: 1 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Project: 1 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Type: optional
  • Semester: Spring
  • Exam form: Written (summer session)
  • Subject examined: Energy geostructures
  • Courses: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Exercises: 1 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Project: 1 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Type: optional
  • Exam form: Written (summer session)
  • Subject examined: Energy geostructures
  • Courses: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Exercises: 1 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Project: 1 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Type: optional

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