LVA @ INSA Lyon: half a century of research and teaching in vibration and acoustic engineering

The Laboratoire Vibrations Acoustique is a research unit of INSA Lyon, founded in the late 1960s to study vibrations and their consequences on noise emitted by machines and structures. The aim of this article is to review the historical contributions and main developments of the laboratory over the last fifty years. After examining the early years of the laboratory, the authors retrace the developments and key scientific contributions that have enabled it to gain renown at national and international levels in the field of vibration and acoustical engineering.