Description du projet
Ouvrir la voie à des routes plus intelligentes et plus écologiques
Face à l’importance de plus en plus prépondérante de nos infrastructures routières en termes économiques et sociaux, il importe de les développer plus avant. Le projet CIRCOPAV, financé par les MSCA, fait appel à plusieurs universités, entreprises et administrations routières pour lancer un programme de formation doctorale multidisciplinaire visant à préparer les acteurs concernés à la numérisation du réseau routier et à le rendre intelligent et automatisé. Cette formation répondra également à la demande croissante de matériaux et de techniques de construction routière plus écologiques présentant une empreinte carbone réduite tout en pouvant résister aux effets du changement climatique. Les protocoles et prototypes qui en découleront seront conçus pour être mis en œuvre en Europe et ailleurs, leur diffusion étant assurée par des publications librement accessibles et des événements internationaux.
Objectif
Roads are the arteries through which economic and social development pulses, and are one of the most important public services in the world. However, roadway assets are currently made of virgin and fossil-based materials and processes. Additionally, roads are subjected to ever-heavier traffic loads, relentless traffic concentrations and climate change, which will result in much quicker infrastructure failures, and in turn costs. Therefore, the aim of this DN is to create Circular and Connected Pavements for Carbon-Neutral and Digital Roads (CIRCOPAV) through a world-class international, inter-disciplinary and inter-sectorial training programme for ten doctoral candidates. CIRCOPAV DN will complete two key scientific objectives: 1) road network digitalisation to create smart and automated pavements, and 2) pavement sustainability to mitigate carbon footprint and ensure climate change resilience. These targets will be achieved through a consortium of 8 universities, 8 industrial companies and a road administration, across 8 countries and 3 continents, and combine the transportation, construction engineering, sustainability, electronics and data science sectors to create a new generation of creative, entrepreneurial and innovative leaders for the next generation of roads. Additionally, these goals fall directly in line with Horizon Europe’s goal to transition to a green and digital economy, the Green Charter and two Horizon Europe Missions. They will be achieved via intelligent and connected (e.g. sensors and IoT networks) and sustainable technologies (e.g. low emission materials and manufacturing and climate change resilient designs and materials). As a result, guidelines and prototypes will be developed up to TRL 6 and designed for exploitation in Europe and developing countries, and will be supported by open-days, open-access publications and seven international external advisory and dissemination entities.
Champ scientifique
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesdata science
- social sciencessociologygovernancepublic services
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensors
- engineering and technologycivil engineeringconstruction engineering
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesatmospheric sciencesclimatologyclimatic changes
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Programme(s)
- HORIZON.1.2 - Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Main Programme
Régime de financement
HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-DN - HORIZON TMA MSCA Doctoral NetworksCoordinateur
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