Alain Nussbaumer
Nationality: Suisse
EPFL ENAC IIC RESSLAB
GC B3 495 (Bâtiment GC)
Station 18
1015 Lausanne
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Expertise
Structural glass
Fatigue and fracture mechanics
Assessment of existing structures
Ultra low cycle
Awards
Best teacher in the Civil Engineering Section
EPFL/ENAC
2024
Selected publications
Probabilistic model for determining the effect of post-weld treatment on the fatigue performance of tubular bridge joints
WALBRIDGE, Scott and NUSSBAUMER, Alain.
Published in Int. Journal of Fatigue, Vol. 29, 2007, pp. 516�532 (available online June 30th, 2006). in
Assessment of existing steel structures : A guideline for estimation of the remaining fatigue life
HELMERICH, Rosemarie, K�HN, Bertram, NUSSBAUMER, Alain
Published in Structure and Infrastructure Engineering journal, editor Taylor&Francis Group, London, Vol. 2, No. 3, September 2006. in
Experimental study on the fatigue behavior of welded tubular K-joints for bridges
SCHUMACHER, Ann, and NUSSBAUMER, Alain
Published in Engineering Structures, Vol. 28, Issue 5, April 2006, pp. 745-755. in
Crack growth induced delamination on steel members reinforced by prestressed composite patch
COLOMBI, Pierluigi, BASSETTI, Andrea and NUSSBAUMER, Alain
Published in Blackwell Publishing Ltd., Fatigue Fract Engng Mater Struct, volume 26, no. 5, 2003, pp. 429-437. in
Analysis of cracked steel members reinforced by pre-stressed composite patch
COLOMBI, Pierluigi, BASSETTI, Andrea and NUSSBAUMER, Alain
Published in Blackwell Publishing Ltd., Fatigue Fract Engng Mater Struct, vol. 26, n� 1, 2003, pp. 59-66. in
Delamination effects on cracked steel members reinforced by prestressed composite patch
COLOMBI, Pierluigi, BASSETTI, Andrea and NUSSBAUMER, Alain
Published in Elsevier Science Ltd., Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics, volume 39, n� 1, 2003, pp. 61-71. in
On the Practical Use of Weld Improvement Methods
IMHOF, Daniel, NUSSBAUMER, Alain.
Published in Progress in Structural Engineering and Materials, Wiley Interscience, Vol. 3, N� 1, 2001, pp. 95-105. in
Behaviour of long fatigue cracks in cellular box beams
NUSSBAUMER, Alain, FISHER, John W., and DEXTER, Robert J.
Published in Journal of structural engineering, ASCE, Vol. 125, N� 11, 1999, pp. 1232-1238. in
Stahlbau: Grundbegriffe und Bemessungsverfahren
HIRT, M.A., BEZ, Rolf., et NUSSBAUMER, Alain
Published in Trait� de G�nie Civil 10, 2�me �dition revue et augment�e, Presses polytechniques et universitaires romandes, Lausanne, janvier 2007 (in press). in
Construction M�tallique: Notions fondamentales et m�thodes de dimensionnement.
HIRT, M.A., BEZ, Rolf., et NUSSBAUMER, Alain
Published in Trait� de G�nie Civil 10, 2�me �dition revue et augment�e, Presses polytechniques et universitaires romandes, Lausanne, March 2006. in
Use and application of high performance steels (HPS) for steel structures (Sections 5.2 : Toughness requirements in structural applications and 5.4: Improving the fatigue resistance)
NUSSBAUMER, Alain, SEDLACEK, Gerhard, and KUHN, Bertram.
Published in Structural Engineering Document n� 8, IABSE, Zurich, 2004. in
Fatigue Resistance and Repairs of Bridge Riveted Members
BASSETTI, Andrea, LIECHTI, Peter, NUSSBAUMER, Alain.
Published in Fatigue Design and Reliability, Serie European Structural Integrity Society, 23, Elsevier, 1999, pp. 207-218. in
Publication list
Teaching & PhD
Past EPFL PhD Students
Luís Costa Borges, Claire Acevedo, Nariman Maddah, Farshid Zamiri Akhlaghi, Manuel Santarsiero, Luca D'Angelo, Cláudio Alexandre Pereira Baptista, Albano António Sousa, Jagoda Cupac, Ardalan Hosseini, Martin Garcia, Hossein Heydarinouri, Jian Zhan
Past EPFL PhD Students as codirector
Courses
Design of steel structures
CIVIL-235
This course deals with the fondamental and practical aspects of steel structures design. This includes the design of beams, columns, connections, frames, structural systems and stability problems.
Engineering of existing structures
CIVIL-511
The engineering of existing structures encompasses the examination of condition and load-carrying capacity, decision criteria, and methods for rehabilitation or strengthening. This course presents the bases necessary for this approach at the level of materials and structural response.
Living in Mars
PENS-304
This course proposes to students of the 3 ENAC sections (AR,GC,SIE) to design in groups a space habitat on planet Mars. In an interdisciplinary way, they will approach problematics which they will have to analyze, interpret, integrate and represent.
Steel structures, selected topics
CIVIL-526