GeM is a Joint Research Unit supervised by Nantes Université, Centrale Nantes and the CNRS.
Founded in 2004, the objective was to bring together within the same laboratory all the skills in the Nantes Saint-Nazaire area in the fields of civil engineering, materials and processes, modelling and simulation in structural mechanics.
Original research in response to concrete industrial problems…
The mission of our research institute is to propose innovative manufacturing processes and simulation tools adapted to the dimensioning and life cycle management of products, structures and works, taking into account the influence of severe stresses and environmental actions.
The research carried out at GeM is balanced between advanced and applied research. The unit is characterised by its significant and differentiating testing resources, with several technological platforms: civil engineering (test slab, durability characterisation, environment), manufacturing (bio-printing and additive manufacturing, composite processes), materials (X-ray diffraction, composite durability), structures (membrane structures, static and dynamic tests)
The projects are conducted in close collaboration with industry, project owners and companies specialising in mechanical and civil engineering. It is also the subject of scientific collaboration with other French and foreign research centres, in particular as part of European programmes or networks.
