The French institute
of science and technology
for transport, development
and networks

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    Quality policy
- Departments
  MAST - Materials and Structures
  
  GERS - Geotechnical engineering, Environment, Natural hazards and Earth sciences Department
  
  COSYS - Components and systems Department
  
  TS2 - Transport, health, safety Department
  
  AME - Planning, Mobilities and Environment Department
- The departmentMAST - Materials and structures Department
  MAST LaboratoriesLaboratories
  
  LAMES - LAboratory for Modelling, Experimentation and Survey of transport infrastructures
  
  CPDM - Division for Material Physicochemistry
  
  EMGCU -
  
  FM2D - Mix-design, Microstructure, Modelling and Durability of Building Materials Laboratory
  
  GPEM - Aggregates & Materials Processing Laboratory
  
  MIT - Advanced Materials for Transportation Infrastructure Laboratory
  
  NAVIER -
  
  SMC - Metallic Structures and Cables Laboratory
  
  The departmentGERS - Geotechnical engineering, Environment, Natural hazards and Earth sciences Department
  GERS LaboratoriesLaboratories
  
  EE - Water and Environment Laboratory
  
  GeoEND - Assessment and Imaging Laboratory
  
  GMG - Geomaterials and Geotechnical Modeling
  
  ISTerre - Institute of Earth Sciences
  
  NAVIER -
  
  SRO - Soils, Rocks and Geotechnical Structures Laboratory
  
  SV - Earthquakes and Vibrations
  
  RRO - Rockfall hazards and design of geotechnical structures
  
  The departmentCOSYS - Components and systems Department
  COSYS LaboratoriesLaboratories
  
  ERENA VA -
  
  ESTAS - Evaluation of Automated Transport Systems and their Safety Laboratory
  
  GRÉTTIA - Engineering of Surface Transportation networks and Advanced Computing Laboratory
  
  LEOST - Laboratory on Electronics, Waves and Signal Processing for Transport
  
  LICIT - Transport and Traffic Engineering LaboratorY
  
  LISIS - Laboratory on Instrumentation, Scientific Informatics and Simulation
  
  PICS-L - The Perceptions, Interactions, Behaviors & Simulations Lab for road and street users
  
  SII - Structures and Instrumentation Laboratory
  
  The departmentTS2 - Transport, health, safety Department
  TS2 LaboratoriesLaboratories
  
  LBA - Laboratory of Biomechanics and Application
  
  LBMC - Biomechanics and Impact Mechanics Laboratory
  
  LESCOT - Laboratory Ergonomics and Cognitive Sciences applied to Transport
  
  LMA - Laboratory of Accident Mechanism Analysis
  
  UMRESTTE - Epidemiological Research and Surveillance Unit in Transport, Occupation and Environment
  
  Simu& Moto ERE -
  
  The departmentAME - Planning, Mobilities
  and Environment Department
  AME LaboratoriesLaboratories
  
  DEST - Economic and Social Dynamics of Transport Laboratory
  
  EASE - Environment, Planning, Safety and Eco-design Laboratory
  
  GEOLOC - Geopositioning Laboratory
  
  LPC - Mobility and Behavior Psychology Laborator
  
  LVMT - City, Mobility and Transport Laboratory
  
  SPLOTT - Production Systems, Logistics, Transport Organization and Work
  
  LAE - Environmental Acoustics Laboratory
  
  Eco7 - Eco-management of energy systems for transport
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    R5G: 5th Generation Road
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    Transpolis
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- Expertise
- Evaluation
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  IFSTTAR’s 10-year scientific strategy
  
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- See also
  
  The websites of our subsidiaries and associations
  
  Certifer - Assessment of confordmity in the track-guided transport sector
  
  Civitec - Software for the automobile and road safety industries
  
  LCPC Experts - Expert appraisal services for physical planning and construction
  
  Transpolis - Pooled resources test centre for urban mobility and the city of the future
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- NEWS
  
  Inauguration du laboratoire international EVASYM
  
  Communiqué du Centre de recherche du CHUM, 8 novembre 2019
  
  ECOMAT LIA: Ifsttar and the Université de Sherbrooke join forces for sustainable construction
  
  Founded in 2016 by the Université de Sherbrooke (Québec) and IFSTTAR, the ECOMAT International...
  
  L'Ifsttar et l'UPEM ont accueilli une délégation de Djibouti
  
  La délégation de Djibouti reçu le 18 juin 2019, était composée du Ministre de l'enseignement...
  
  Ecole d'été
  
  « de Montréal à Bruxelles : première école d’été internationale « ville, territoire, économie...
  
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  Pour toute demande d'informations concernant nos activités à l'international vous pouvez contacter notre Direction des Affaires Européennes et Internationales.
ONLINE
RESOURCES
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Online resources
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  Documentary portal
  
  This portal allows you to access IFSTTAR’s documentary resources :
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- NEWS
  
  PETIT CAMPUS : Ce que nos rapports avec les animaux disent de nous
  
  RESSOURCE PÉDAGOGIQUE : Une information de référence pour susciter le questionnement et apporter des...
  
  Le rapport d'activité 2019 de l'Ifsttar est en ligne !
  
  Découvrez l'actualité de notre Institut
  
  ELEA expérimente expérimente le train du futur
  
  MULTIMEDIA : As-tu déjà imaginé le train du futur ? Découvre en images ce que les chercheurs...
  
  ELEA expérimente la logistique urbaine
  
  MULTIMEDIA : Découvrez l’histoire de la logistique urbaine ou l'art de bien organiser la...
  
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- NEWS
  
  Ouverture des concours internes et externes 2020
  
  Travailler à l'Université Gustave Eiffel
  
  Offres de thèses 2020
  
  Ouverture de la session 2020 pour les candidatures aux thèses Université Gustave Eiffel (Ifsttar)
  
  Concours externes 2020
  
  Recrutement de chercheurs du développement durable
  
  L'Ifsttar devient l'Université Gustave Eiffel
  
  Depuis le 1er janvier 2020, l'Ifsttar a fusionné avec 5 autres organismes pour devenir Gustave...
  
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Science and society

Why model a human being?

Multimedia April 2015 VideoModelling and computer simulationHuman behaviourRoad safety

Presented by Philippe Vezin, Head of IFSTTAR's laboratory of Impact Mechanics and Biomechanics (LBMC) - TS2 Departement

A biomechanical model is a representation of the human body and its mechanical operation. Using a model allows us to reproduce a situation which involves an individual and his or her environment.

In addition to the thematic file Model of human beings : their impacts on tomorrow's mobility, watch this video which explains the potential advantages of using a human model in the fields of transport, health and safety. (video in French)

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Model of human beings : their impacts on tomorrow's mobility

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