Education

Sharing our expertise, training the engineers of tomorrow.

Training has always been a key priority for the teams at Terrasol.

Passing on our expertise, whether by training the engineers of tomorrow or supporting those already in the profession, is at the heart of our mission. Our engineers play an active role in teaching geotechnical disciplines at France’s leading engineering schools, whilst also playing a key role in continuing professional development programmes. 

28
engineering lecturers
18
schools where we work
1300
average number of teaching hours per year
General geotechnics

Foundations, retaining structures, slope stability, soil investigation, soil improvement.

  • Foundations and Retaining Structures, ENPC, lecture and tutorial – F. Cuira
  • Foundations and Retaining Structures, CNAM, lecture – K. V. Nguyen & G. Baldi
  • Soil Mechanics – General Principles, Foundations, General Stability and Retaining Structures, EOST, lecture, tutorial and practical – J. Tharghaoui, C. Prud’hon & M. Cahn
  • Foundations and Geotechnical Modelling (Talren, K-Réa and FoXta), Polytech Sorbonne & Sorbonne University M2G², lectures and practicals – M. Reboul & C. Babin
  • Geotechnical Practices – Eurocode 7, UniLaSalle (Beauvais), lectures and tutorials – M. Targosz
  • Offshore Wind Turbines: Introduction to pre-design of monopiles, Builders Caen (formerly ESITC Caen), lecture + practical – C. Babin
  • Stability of Marine Slopes (Talren), Builders Caen (formerly ESITC Caen), lecture + practical – C. Babin
  • Soils and Earthquakes, Polytech Grenoble, lectures and practical sessions – A. Beaussier & J. Targhaoui
  • Soil Improvement and Reinforcement, Polytech Grenoble, lectures and practicals – C. Bernuy & J. Targhaoui
  • Retaining Structures and Slope Stability, Polytech Grenoble, lectures and practicals – N. Frattini & A. Wassermann
  • Retaining Structures (K-Réa), AFTES ENTPE/INSA Master’s, lectures and practicals – C. Bernuy
Mechanics and Strength of Materials

Elastic structures, beams, equilibrium, mechanical behaviour.

  • Calculation of elastic structures – Structural Mechanics, ENPC, tutorial – F. Cuira & Y. Abdallah
  • Strength of Materials, EOST, lecture, tutorial and practical – J. Tharghaoui, Y. Abdallah & M. Cahn
Soil and Rock Mechanics

Advanced mechanics, applied geology, rock mechanics.

  • Advanced soil mechanics, ENSG, lecture – F. Cuira
  • Geology, geotechnics, rock mechanics applied to underground structures, ENPC, lecture + practical – F. Binet, J. Marlinge & H. Le Bissonais
Structural dynamics

Vibrations, advanced dynamics, seismic effects.

  • Structural and Civil Engineering Dynamics, ENPC, Theoretical Tutorial – J. Pérez
  • Advanced dynamics, ENPC, lecture – J. Pérez
Underground structures and tunnels

Design, dimensioning, construction methods.

  • Major structures: underground structures – Methods and dimensioning, Polytech Sorbonne, lecture – H. Le Bissonnais, G. Chapron & M. Cahn
  • Tunnel construction methods, ENSG, lecture + project – L. Pavel
Numerical modelling

Plaxis 2D, Talren, K-Réa, FoXta, EXPGE modelling.

  • Talren and KREA training – General stability and retaining structures, IMT Mines d’Alès, software practicals – G. Baldi
  • EXPGE – Numerical modelling, ENPC, practical session – J.F. Bruchon, A. Lopes & M. Cahn
  • Geotechnical modelling – Introduction to Plaxis 2D, UniLaSalle (Beauvais), lecture and tutorial – A.M. Alzate, H. El Arja, C. Prud’hon & Y. Abdallah
Marine and port geotechnics
  • Geotechnical Structures, Polytech Lille – MSc in Hydraulic and Maritime Engineering, lectures, software practicals, project – A. Lopes & J. Habert
  • Geotechnical project, Polytech Lille – MSc in Civil Engineering, software practicals, project – J. Habert
  • Maritime and Port Infrastructure, Polytech Lille – MSc in Civil Engineering, lectures, project – J. Habert
Thermal and low-carbon geostructures
  • Thermal geostructures, Builders Caen (formerly ESITC Caen), lecture – Y. Delerablee & J. Habert
Standards and regulations
  • Eurocode 7 – Foundations and Retaining Structures, UniLaSalle (Beauvais), lecture and tutorial – Mr Targosz
Other specialist topics
  • Geotechnical in-situ testing, Builders Caen (formerly ESITC Caen), lecture – M. Brun
  • Project management professions, ENSI Poitiers, lecture – L. Pavel

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