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Abstract

Welcome to the Special Issue of Academic Journal of Civil Engineering related to the conference organized each year by AUGC (The University - Association of Civil Engineering). In 2025, the conference was organized at Marseille and Aix-en-Provence. The aim of the conference was to promote information dissemination and exchange, discussions and debates on research, learning and practice related to the construction field. The conference has been co-organized by AUGC, INRAE, Aix-Marseille University, Polytech Marseille and ISBA-TP. The theme was: “Le génie civil et l’eau, opportunités et risques pour l’adaptation au changement climatique”.  This year, the organizers benefited from the sponsorship of INRAE, LMA, IUSTI, IUT Aix-Marseille, CIMBETON, MDS, 3R, VICAT, AFPS, Ecole française du béton, and Sites. May they find here the recognition of our community for their contributions and supports. The RUGC 2025 special issue includes a section of academic papers presented at the conference. It consists of 118 full texts of papers.