This project has received funding from the
European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and
innovation programme under the Marie
Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 676139
Innovation and Networking for Fatigue and
Reliability Analysis of Structures – Training for
Assessment of Risk
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Odile ABRAHAM (project coordinator)
Hakim FERRIA (project manager)
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French institute of science and technology for transport, development and networks
Overview
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• Scientific
– Context, objectives, main results, network synergy
• Training
– Programme, complementary skills, secondments, open training events
• Networking
– Interaction, dissemination, outreach activities
• Management
– Recruitment, management, budget
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Context
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Civil infrastructures are the basis of socio-economic wealth
for modern societies.
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Context
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Civil infrastructures are the basis of socio-economic wealth
for modern societies.
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Context
• Traffic increase
• Climate change
• CO2 emission
• Increasing demand for housing, water, energy,
mobility
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Context
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Civil infrastructures are the basis of socio-economic wealth
for modern societies.
Limitations:
#1 Concrete structures are subjected to fatigue.
#2 Current technological means to measure fatigue are outdated, imprecise, and inappropriate.
#3 There is a lack of theoretical and practical developments of probabilistic methods.
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• 3 major challenges:
– To develop new relevant auscultation and monitoring systems.
– To reduce and optimize the safety margin encountered in wind
turbine and bridge design in the assessment of remaining
strength.
– To optimize design and life cycle costs.
Objectives
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Develop knowledge, expertise and skills for optimal and reliable management of structures.
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Strategy
• 3 scientific Work Packages– WP1: Monitoring and auscultation
– WP2: Structural and action models
– WP3: Reliability approaches for decision-making
• WP4: Recruitment and training policy
• WP5: Management, dissemination, outreach and business opportunities
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Analysis of Structures – Training for Assessment of Risk
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The network
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8 beneficiaries
• 4 academic institutions
• 4 industries
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The network
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8 beneficiaries
• 4 academic institutions
• 4 industries
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The network
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3 partner organisations
8 beneficiaries
• 4 academic institutions
• 4 industries
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The network
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3 partner organisations
8 beneficiaries
• 4 academic institutions
• 4 industries
1 advisory board with 7 members
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ESRs of WP1
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ESR1 Xin Wang
@
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ESRs of WP1
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ESR2 Antoine Bassil
@
ESR1 Xin Wang
@
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ESRs of WP1
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ESR2 Antoine Bassil
@
ESR1 Xin Wang
@
ESR3 Joyraj Chakraborty
@
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ESRs of WP1
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ESR2 Antoine Bassil
@
ESR1 Xin Wang
@
ESR3 Joyraj Chakraborty
@
ESR4 Imane Bayane
@
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ESRs of WP2
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ESR5 Bartek Sawicki
@
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ESRs of WP2
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ESR6 Mariia Nesterova
@
ESR5 Bartek Sawicki
@
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ESRs of WP2
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ESR6 Mariia Nesterova
@
ESR5 Bartek Sawicki
@
ESR7 Gianluca Zorzi
@
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ESRs of WP2
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ESR6 Mariia Nesterova
@
ESR5 Bartek Sawicki
@
ESR7 Gianluca Zorzi
@
ESR8 Joey Velarde
@
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ESRs of WP3
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ESR9 Amol Mankar
@
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ESRs of WP3
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ESR10 Morteza Ahmadivala
@
ESR9 Amol Mankar
@
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ESRs of WP3
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ESR10 Morteza Ahmadivala
@
ESR9 Amol Mankar
@
ESR11 Sima Rastayesh
@
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ESRs of WP3
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ESR10 Morteza Ahmadivala
@
ESR9 Amol Mankar
@
ESR11 Sima Rastayesh
@
ESR 12 Lijia Long
@
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• Scientific
– Context, objectives, main results, network synergy
• Training
– Programme, complementary skills, secondments, open training events
• Networking
– Interaction, dissemination, outreach activities
• Management
– Recruitment, management, budget
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WP1
Monitoring and auscultation
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Embedded
ultrasonics
NDT parameters ↔
fatigue
Fibre Optics
Data fusion
To smarten the structures.
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WP1
Monitoring and auscultation
What was done? What are the results?
– State of the art
– Throughout review of Non Destructive Testing for fatigue damage assessment
– Practical hands-on on Non Destructive Evaluation methods (extra skills)
– Joint implementation of Fibre Optics and Embedded ultrasonic sensors in several meter size test specimen specially designed
– Processing of data, sharing of data (BLEIB specimen, Crêt de l'Anneau)
– Modelling of Fibre Optics coating transfer function
– Crack monitoring and sizing
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WP2
Structural and action models
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Reinforced Concrete
and UHPFRC
Soil cyclic
behaviour
Extreme Actions
(traffic, wind)
Ground Base
Foundation WT
To improve structural and fatigue
loading models.
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What was done? What are the results?
– State of the art
– Structures : Bridge, WT foundation, soil, Reinforced concrete and UHPFRC
– Actions : Wind, traffic, waves
– Data collection (monitoring), data extrapolation
– Fatigue resistance models (from literature data)
– Fatigue loading models (including case studies)
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WP2
Structural and action models
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WP3
Reliability approaches for decision-making
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Reliability Analysis
Risk Analysis
Maintenance
Optimisation
Value of
Information
To improve the risk assessment for
decision-making.
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What was done? What are the results?
– State of the art
– Probabilistic framework for reliability assessment
– Statistical analyses and stochastic models (based on data from
literature) for fatigue of concrete and fatigue of steel rebars
– Stochastic models for action effects (1st attempt on Crêt de l'Anneau
viaduct)
– Time variant reliability problems (Surrogate models, Bayesian approach)
– Bayesian decision theory
– Risk based approaches (1st implementation on icing event in wind turbine)
– Value of Information (1st implementation on a truss bridge girder)
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WP3
Reliability approaches for decision-making
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WP1 WP2 WP3
Next scientific steps
For each ESR: to make a personal
contribution to knowledge
For each of them in INFRASTAR: to benefit of a
multi-disciplinarity breeding ground to amplify
their contribution
→ How: the shared objects
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Co-operation
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What is a
shared object?
What is it for?
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Shared objects
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• Aims:
– To promote collaboration between WPs
– To boost ESRs collaboration
– To exemplify the inter-sectoral approach
• Nature:
– On site structures
– Reduced scale lab specimen
– Models
– Data sets
– etc
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Shared objects / Bridges
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Millau viaduct
Chillon viaduct
Kwidzyń bridge
Bridge over Kłodnica river
Crêt de l’Anneau viaduct
Rędziński bridge
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Shared objects / Wind Turbines
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Onshore wind turbine
Onshore wind turbine
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Shared objects / Lab specimen
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BLEIB reference structure
Onshore wind turbine
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Co-operation
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Co-operation: Ex. 1
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Co-operation: Ex. 2
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Crêt de l’Anneau viaduct
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Co-operation: Ex. 3
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Millau viaduct
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Co-operation
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Overview
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• Scientific
– Context, objectives, main results, network synergy
• Training
– Programme, complementary skills, secondments, open training events
• Networking
– Interaction, dissemination, outreach activities
• Management
– Recruitment, management, budget
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Training programme
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To enhance employability of ESRs.
To provide individual, collective training courses and
complementary skills.
To expose them to different cultural, scientific and
organisational environment.
To help them to understand the scope of their
work in an industrial context.
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Training programme
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To enhance employability of ESRs.
To provide individual, collective training courses and
complementary skills.
To expose them to different cultural, scientific and
organisational environment.
To help them to understand the scope of their
work in an industrial context.
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Training programme
Three training weeks:
• Scientific lectures (43 hours).
• Lecturers from academia and industries.
• Technical visits (8 hours).
• Teamworks on shared objects (5 hours).
• Presentation/discussion (60’ / ESR).
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To enhance employability of ESRs.
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Training programme
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Training programme
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Training programme
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Training programme
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Training programme
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Training programme
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Training programme
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Training programme
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Training programme
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Training programme
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Training programme
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Training programme
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Training programme
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Training programme
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Training programme
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Training programme
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Complementary skills
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• Ethics in research
• Open access, open data
• Teamwork
• Career development
• Entrepreneurship
• Intellectual property
Personal Career Development Plan
67h
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Secondments
• Mobility (country and/or sector).
• Partnership of academic and non-academic institutions.
• Joint supervision.
• Secondment agreement, work programme.
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To experience different organisations,
environment and cultures.
34 months performed 33 months remaining
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Open training events
• Winter school @
– March 2019
– Advanced and practical courses
– Poster session
• Final workshop in Brussels
– February 2020
– Towards the industries
– Widely open
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Overview
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• Scientific
– Context, objectives, main results, network synergy
• Training
– Programme, complementary skills, secondments, open training events
• Networking
– Interaction, dissemination, outreach activities
• Management
– Recruitment, management, budget
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Interaction with private sector
• ImpDay#01 @
• ImpDay#02 @
• ImpDay#03 @
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To boost networking opportunities.
Save the date:
Friday 12
October 2018
Save the date:
June 2019
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Interaction with private sector
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Dissemination
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Communication to the scientific community.
2016
2017
2018
20192020
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Dissemination
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Communication to the scientific community.
2016
2017
2018
201920203 conference papers
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Dissemination
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Communication to the scientific community.
2016
2017
2018
2019202013 conference papers
3 journal papers
1 poster
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2016
2017
2018
20192020
Dissemination
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Communication to the scientific community.
22 conference papers
15 journal papers
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Outreach activities
• Blog
• Three minutes thesis
• Fête de la science
• PhD days
• Videos
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Communication to the public.
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Outreach activities
• Blog
• Three minutes thesis
• Fête de la science
• PhD days
• Videos
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Communication to the public.
06/06/2018
Outreach activities
• Blog
• Three minutes thesis
• Fête de la science
• PhD days
• Videos
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Communication to the public.
06/06/2018
Outreach activities
• Blog
• Three minutes thesis
• Fête de la science
• PhD days
• Videos
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Communication to the public.
06/06/2018
Outreach activities
• Blog
• Three minutes thesis
• Fête de la science
• PhD days
• Videos
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Communication to the public.
06/06/2018
Outreach activities
• Blog
• Three minutes thesis
• Fête de la science
• PhD days
• Videos
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Communication to the public.
06/06/2018
Outreach activities
• Blog
• Three minutes thesis
• Fête de la science
• PhD days
• Videos
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Communication to the public.
06/06/2018
Outreach activities
• Blog
• Three minutes thesis
• Fête de la science
• PhD days
• Videos
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Communication to the public.
06/06/2018
Outreach activities
• Blog
• Three minutes thesis
• Fête de la science
• PhD days
• Videos
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Communication to the public.
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Communication
• Website
• Templates, logo
• Social networks:
– Facebook (230 posts, 90)
– Twitter (260 posts, 108 followers)
• Blog 78 posts
• Videos
• Newsletter (2 issues), brochure, etc.
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• Scientific
– Context, objectives, main results, network synergy
• Training
– Programme, complementary skills, secondments, open training events
• Networking
– Interaction, dissemination, outreach activities
• Management
– Recruitment, management, budget
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Recruitment
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232
applications
received
Open, transparent, impartial, equitable and merit-based
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Recruitment
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189
43
female
male
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Recruitment
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13Unknown
Non-EU198
21EU
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Recruitment
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37
candidates
interviewed
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Recruitment
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37
candidates
interviewed
9
female
male
28
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Recruitment
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12 ESRs recruited under employment contract
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Management
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Partner organisations
Beneficiaries
12 ESRs
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Management
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Executive Committee (ExCo)
• 1 person / beneficiary, including:
– Recruitment Coordinator (IFSTTAR)
– Training Coordinator (PHIMECA)
– Mobility Coordinator (EPFL)
– Industrial Coordinator (BAM)
– Dissemination Coordinator (COWI)
• 1 person / partner organisationBASt, EIFFAGE, VALEMO
• 1 ESR representative
Project
Management
Team
(IFSTTAR)
End-User
Advisory
Board
(EUAB)
Research
Executive
Agency (REA)
European
Commission (EC)
DECISIONS REPORTS
REPORTS
ADVISES
CRITICAL
ASSESSMENT
ANNUAL
REPORT
General Assembly (GA)
(1 representative per beneficiary)
Ultimate decision-making body
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Management
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Executive Committee (ExCo)
• 1 person / beneficiary, including:
– Recruitment Coordinator (IFSTTAR)
– Training Coordinator (PHIMECA)
– Mobility Coordinator (EPFL)
– Industrial Coordinator (BAM)
– Dissemination Coordinator (COWI)
• 1 person / partner organisationBASt, EIFFAGE, VALEMO
• 1 ESR representative
Project
Management
Team
(IFSTTAR)
End-User
Advisory
Board
(EUAB)
Research
Executive
Agency (REA)
European
Commission (EC)
DECISIONS REPORTS
REPORTS
ADVISES
CRITICAL
ASSESSMENT
ANNUAL
REPORT
General Assembly (GA)
(1 representative per beneficiary)
Ultimate decision-making body
06/06/2018
Budget
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Pre-financing
60%
Interim payment
25%Payment of
the balance
15%
Grant Agreement
signature
1st periodic report
30th June 2018Final
report
1st May
2016
30th April
2020
Mid-term meeting
Financial
report
Financial
report
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June 2018
Next steps
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May
2016
EUAB
TW#1
TW#2 TW#3
MTR
ImpDay#1
EUAB
ImpDay#2
EUAB
Winter
school
ImpDay#3
Final
workshop
April
2020KoM
To be submitted:
First periodic report
1 training activity report
2 implementation-day reports
2 EUAB reports
Peer-reviewed papers
12 scientific reports
1 outreach activity report
1 dissemination plan
Final report
Deliverables submitted:
1 Project and 1 ESR handbook
1 recruitment report
3 State of the arts
2 training activity reports
1 implementation-day report
2 EUAB reports
Website, newsletter, diss. material
Draft periodic report
06/06/2018
This project has received funding from
the European Union’s Horizon 2020
research and innovation programme
under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant
agreement No 676139
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