Alain Nussbaumer

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alain.nussbaumer@epfl.ch +41 21 693 24 26 http://resslab.epfl.ch

Citizenship: Suisse

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8994-4926

EPFL ENAC IIC RESSLAB
GC B3 495 (Bâtiment GC)
Station 18
CH-1015 Lausanne

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EPFL ENAC IIC GIS-GE
GC B3 495 (Bâtiment GC)
Station 18
CH-1015 Lausanne

+41 21 693 24 26
Office: GC B3 495
EPFL > ENAC > IIC > GIS-GE

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Fields of expertise

Metallic structures
Structural glass
Fatigue and fracture mechanics
Assessment of existing structures
Ultra low cycle

Mission

RESEARCH: In charge of the research domain « fatigue and fracture of steel structures ». Has extensive experience in the domains of fatigue and fracture of steel, aluminum and glass structures, safety and serviceability as well as structural elements composed of different materials.
Granted the right to supervise doctoral candidates since 2005.
TEACHING: In charge of the courses steel structures, special topics in steel structures, ENAC teaching unit "habiter Mars", lecturer for the courses conceptual design of bridges, fatigue and fracture mechanics (EDCE).
CONSULTING: work in assessment, control and forensic engineering. Examples are : Solar Impulse airplane, Alinghi race boat, Expo.02 plateforms, the Millau Viaduct, Kirchenfeld and Kornhaus bridges (Bern), 3rd Bosphorus crossing, Grande Dixence rehab.

Current work

- Multiaxial fatigue of steel structures, S355 to S 690
- Effects of High Frequency Mechanical Peening
- Traffic simulations on road bridges and structural reliability index
- Project Team SC3.T8 revision EN1993-1-9 Fatigue and SC3.WG1 Evolution of EN 1993-1-1

Publications

Infoscience publications

Research

Current research

See under biblio and current work

Teaching & PhD

Teaching

Civil Engineering

Design Together ENAC

PhD Programs

PhD Students

Zhan Jian,

Past EPFL PhD Students

Acevedo Claire , Costa Borges Luís , Cupac Jagoda , D'Angelo Luca , De Abreu E Presa De Castro E Sousa Albano António , Garcia Martin Antonio René , Heydarinouri Hossein , Hosseini Ardalan , Maddah Nariman , Pereira Baptista Cláudio Alexandre , Rocha Pinto Portela Nunes Marina , Santarsiero Manuel , Zamiri Akhlaghi Farshid ,

PhD co-supervision until 2005:

Andrea Bassetti (n° 2440, 2001), Ann Schumacher (n° 2727, 2003), Senta Christine Haldimann-Sturm (n° 3274, 2005), Scott Walbridge (n° 3330, 2005)

Courses

Design of steel structures

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.

Bridge design

Introduction to the design of road bridges focused on steel-concrete composite, reinforced and prestressed concrete road bridges. This course deals with the bridge design criteria, construction technique, the material and applications of the design principles to different situations.

Steel structures

Conceptual and structural design of steel structures, with emphasis on different analysis and design methods concerning connections, fatigue and fire protection.

Fracture Mechanics and Fatigue of Structures

Determination of stress intensity factors and application of fracture mechanics to structures made of different materials.Ability to apply fracture mechanics to predict brittle fracture compute fatigue life of structural elements.Understanding of the influencing parameters methods to determine them

Living in Mars

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.

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