Platform of Hydraulic Constructions LCH

The Platform of Hydraulic Constructions (PL-LCH) of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) maintains a permanent synergy between teaching, research and services.

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The Hydraulic Constructions Platform (LCH) is a laboratory of Civil Engineering Institute (IIC) of the School of Architecture, Civil and Environnment Engineering (ENAC).

Méryl Schopfer and Julie Devènes, Master's students in Civil Engineering at the EPFL, in the hydraulic hall where a dam project on the Rhône is being tested. © 2021 Alain Herzog

Women at EPFL: (civil) engineering the future

Published:09.03.21 — International Women’s Day Serie – Like EPFL’s other branches of engineering, its civil engineering program struugles to attract female students, who account for approximately 25% of total enrollment. Nonetheless, the department is determined to boost the appeal of this discipline and the wide range of professions for which it prepares graduates. We interviewed women in Bachelor’s and Master’s programs about why they chose civil engineering and how to bring more women on board.

The Gironde estuary, one of the biggest estuary in the world. © Chell Hill /Wikimedia Commons

Protecting estuarine cities from rising sea levels

Published:27.08.20 — As climate change raises sea levels, estuarine cities are facing up to the dual threat of flooding and significant erosion. Research by a joint team from EPFL and the UNSW Sydney sheds new light on the hydrodynamic forces at play and paves the way for preventive strategies.