Université Gustave Eiffel has decided to digitise and make available for free download the works published in the INRETS collections, given the heritage value of these publications.
For 30 years, the INRETS collections have helped to capitalise on and disseminate scientific and technical knowledge on the safety, reliability and sustainability of land transport and on mobility, with a total of more than 400 works available to Internet users. The works are in French, with a few exceptions.
Download the catalogue of the INRETS collections.
The works are grouped into 4 collections: Recherches, Synthèses, Outils et Méthodes and Actes. Each work is accompanied by a detailed description and a download link.
Background
The French National Institute for Transport and Safety Research (Institut National de Recherche sur les Transports et leur Sécurité - INRETS) was created in 1985 as a Public Scientific and Technical Research Establishment under the joint supervision of the Ministry for Ecology and the Ministry for Research. INRETS was formed from the merger of the Institut de Recherche des Transports (IRT) and the Organisme National de Sécurité Routière (ONSER).
In 2011, the Institut National de Recherche sur les Transports et leur Sécurité and the Laboratoire Central des Ponts et Chaussées merged to form the French Institute of Science and Technology for Transport, Development and Networks (Institut Français des Sciences et Technologies des Transports, de l'Aménagement et des Réseaux - IFSTTAR). In 2020, IFSTTAR became Université Gustave Eiffel, following its merger with Université Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallée.