Eugen Brühwiler
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EPFL ENAC IIC MCS
GC A3 399 (Bâtiment GC)
Station 18
CH-1015 Lausanne
+41 21 693 28 82
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Office: GC A3 399
EPFL > ENAC > IIC > MCS
Web site: Web site: https://mcs.epfl.ch/
Fields of expertise
structural and material engineering; existing civil structures in particular bridges of high cultural value; fatigue, dynamics and structural behaviour of bridges; Ultra-high performance fiber reinforced concrete and composite UHPFRC-RC structures.
Mission
The activities as a Professor at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) (since 1995) are motivated by the following vision :Methods for the examination of existing structures (Examineering) must be developed with the ultimate goal to limit construction intervention (and thus the clients expenditure) to a strict minimum. If interventions are necessary then their objective is to improve the structure (not just to repair it). This goal is in agreement with the principles of sustainable development.
Biography
birth date: 19.11.1958nationality: Swiss (native from Dussnang, Canton of Thurgau)
Education :
- July 1988 : doctoral degree from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland with a thesis entitled Fracture mechanics of dam concrete subjected to quasi-static and seismic loading conditions
- December 1983 : civil engineering diploma (university degree) from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich, Switzerland
Professional Experience :
- Since 1st April 1995 : Professor of Structural Engineering at EPFL and Head of the Laboratory of Maintenance, Construction and Safety for Civil Structures (MCS) (often considered being the first chair worldwide devoted exclusively to existing civil structures).
- 1991-94 Project Manager and structural engineer with the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB), Division of Bridges and Structures, Zurich: Monitoring and maintenance of bridges and structures, Project manager and checking engineer for the construction of new bridges and rehabilitation of existing bridges.
- 1989/90 Research associate at the Department of Civil Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA : Fracture mechanics of concrete and fracture of concrete dams.
- 1986-88 Doctoral student at EPFL-LMC (Building Materials, Prof. Wittmann) : Fracture mechanics of concrete, fracture of concrete dams under seismic loading
- 1984/85 Research engineer at EPFL-ICOM (Steel Structures, Prof. Badoux and Prof. Hirt) : Fatigue behaviour and fracture mechanics of riveted bridges
External functions
Reviewer for and member of the Editorial Board of several scientific journalsFederal Expert for monuments (bridges and engineering structures) (since 2005)
Consulting engineer for the examination and enhancement of existing structures using UHPFRC
Other activities and interests:
monuments (reinforced concrete, steel, masonry, timber), bridges, art, architecture, reading and writing, nature, sports: running, swimming, hiking.Publications
Infoscience publications
Last publications
2020
An Analytical Method to Predict the Structural Behavior of Timber-Concrete Structures With Brittle-to-Ductile Shear Connector Laws
Engineering Structures. 2020-10-15. DOI : 10.1016/j.engstruct.2020.110826.Biaxial flexural response of Strain-Hardening UHPFRC circular slab elements
Construction And Building Materials. 2020-09-20. DOI : 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.119344.Optimisation d’un plancher mixte Bois/CFUP
2020-09-16Prolongement du Pont sur le Rhône à Aproz
2020-07-14Elargissement du pont de Peney
2020-07-02Viaduc de Riddes
2020-07-02Ouvrages en maçonnerie de pierres naturelles. Ponts historiques et monitoring de l'abbatiale de Payerne
2020-01-24Rénovation du viaduc ferroviaire de Vyšehrad, Prague
2020-01-23Méthodologie de planification de projets de construction, réalisés en BIM
2020-01-23Examen et projet d’intervention Pont Chalais à Noës, VS
2020-01-23Projet d’intervention : Aarebrücke Schinznach
2020-01-23Static and Fatigue Biaxial Flexural Behavior of Strain-Hardening UHPFRC Thin Slab Elements
Lausanne, EPFL, 2020. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-7460.Multiaxial fatigue analysis of high-strength steel welded joints using generalized local approaches
Lausanne, EPFL, 2020. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-7394.Long‑term strain measurements of traffic and temperature effects on an RC bridge deck slab strengthened with an R‑UHPFRC layer
Journal of Civil Structural Health Monitoring. 2020. DOI : 10.1007/s13349-020-00387-3.Stilling Basin Performance Downstream of Stepped Spillways
Lausanne, EPFL, 2020. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-7481.2019
Probabilistic reliability framework for assessment of concrete fatigue of existing RC bridge deck slabs using data from monitoring
Engineering Structures. 2019-12-15. DOI : 10.1016/j.engstruct.2019.109788.Getting More Out of Existing Structures: Steel Bridge Strengthening via UHPFRC
Frontiers in Built Environment. 2019-04-16. DOI : 10.3389/fbuil.2019.00026.Linienführung der BTS entlang des SBB-Trassees in Oberaach
Mobilität Thurgau – BTS/OLS: mehr als nur Strassen; 2019. p. 22-25.Bau einer Bahnbrücke aus bewehrtem UHFB : Weltweit erste Bahnbrücke aus UHFB auf einer Hauptlinie
Beton- und Stahlbetonbau. 2019.European Experiences and Latest Development in Ultra High Performance Concrete (UHPC)
2019. The 2019 International Accelerated Bridge Construction Conference, including Automation, Service Life and Ultra High-Performance Concrete, Miami, USA, December 12-13, 2019.UHFB - Technologie: aktueller Stand und weitere Entwicklungen
2019. 3ème Journée Suisse du BFUP, Fribourg, Suisse, October 24, 2019. p. 3-14.Ersatz der SBB Bahnbrücke SU Unterwalden aus bewehrtem UHFB
2019. 3ème Journée Suisse du BFUP, Fribourg, Suisse, October 24, 2019. p. 151-160.Renforcement au CFUP du pont de Bramois sur le Torrent de Verbier
2019. 3ème Journée Suisse du BFUP, Fribourg, Suisse, October 24, 2019. p. 25-36.Passerelle intégrale en CFUP armé et précontraint au Bouveret
2019. 3ème Journée Suisse du BFUP, Fribourg, Suisse, October 24, 2019. p. 169-178.Adding value to bridges by monitoring and UHPFRC technology
2019. SMAR 2019 - 5th International Conference on Smart Monitoring, Assessment and Rehabilitation of Civil Structures, Postdam, Germany, August 27-29, 2019.Acoustic emission and ultrasonic testing for fatigue damage detection in a RC bridge deck slab
2019. SMAR 2019 - 5th Conference on Smart Monitoring, Assessment and Rehabilitation of Civil Structures, Potsdam, Germany, August 27-29, 2019.Static behavior of reinforced UHPFRC beams with minimal cover thickness
2019. 2IIS-UHPC - The 2nd International Interactive Symposium on Ultra-High Performance Concrete, Albany, USA, June 2-5, 2019.Application of Time Series Methods on Long-Term Structural Monitoring Data for Fatigue Analysis
2019. SMAR 2019 - 5th International Conference on Smart Monitoring, Assessment and Rehabilitation of Civil Structures, Postdam, Germany, August 27-29, 2019.Long term monitoring of a UHPFRC-strengthened bridge deck slab using strain gauges
2019. SMAR 2019 - 5th International Conference on Smart Monitoring, Assessment and Rehabilitation of Civil Structures, Postdam, Germany, August 27-29, 2019.«Wir müssen seinem Werk Sorge tragen» – Clementine Hegner-van Rooden Ein Gespräch mit Eugen Brühwiler über den Ingenieur und Mensch Christian Menn
TEC21. 2019.Bauingenieur aus Leidenschaft – Christian Menn, eine Würdigung
TEC21. 2019.Pourquoi changer quand tout va bien ?
Bâtir. 2019.Vibration-based Damage Identification in the UHPFRC Strengthened Buna bridge
2019. ANCRiSST 2019 - 14th International Workshop on Advanced Smart Materials and Smart Structures Technology, Rome, Italy, July 18-21, 2019.Bridge deck replacement using precast RC panels and cast-in-place UHPFRC top layer and joint filling
2019. 2nd International Interactive Symposium on Ultra-High Performance Concrete, Albany, USA, June 2-5, 2019.Flexural fatigue behavior of circular UHPFRC slab specimens
2019. 2nd International Interactive Symposium on Ultra-High Performance Concrete, Albany, USA, June 2-5, 2019.Static behavior of Reinforced UHPFRC beams with thin cover depth
2019. 2nd International Interactive Symposium on Ultra-High Performance Concrete, Albany, USA, June 2-5, 2019.Quantification of the conditional value of SHM data for the fatigue safety evaluation of a road viaduct
2019. ICASP13 - 13th International Conference on Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering, Seoul, South Korea, May 26-30, 2019.Quantification of traffic and temperature effects on the fatigue safety of a reinforced-concrete bridge deck based on monitoring data
Engineering Structures. 2019. DOI : 10.1016/j.engstruct.2019.109357.Kinetics of mixing-water repartition in UHPFRC paste and its effect on hydration and microstructural development
Cement and Concrete Research. 2019. DOI : 10.1016/j.cemconres.2019.105784.Accurate and efficient interpretation of load-test data for asset-management
Lausanne, EPFL, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-7254."Pocket-monitoring" for fatigue safety verification of a RC bridge deck slab
2019-01-01. 6th International Symposium on Life-Cycle Civil Engineering (IALCCE), Ghent, BELGIUM, Oct 28-31, 2018. p. 2525-2532.Measurement data interpretation and prediction for optimal management of bridges
Lausanne, EPFL, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-7567.Design and construction of a railway bridge in reinforced UHPFRC – World’s first UHPFRC bridge on a main railway line
Beton- und Stahlbetonbau. 2019. DOI : 10.1002/best.201900010.UHPFRC technology to enhance the performance of existing concrete bridges
Structure and Infrastructure Engineering. 2019. DOI : 10.1080/15732479.2019.1605395.Two-dimensional crack growth in FRP laminates and sandwich panels
Lausanne, EPFL, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-9421.Basic creep and autogenous shrinkage of Limestone Calcined Clay Cement (LC3)
Lausanne, EPFL, 2019. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-9321.Towards the use of UHPFRC in railway bridges: the rehabilitation of Buna Bridge
2019-01-01. 6th International Symposium on Life-Cycle Civil Engineering (IALCCE), Ghent, Belgium, October 28-31, 2018.Fatigue safety verification of a steel railway bridge using short term monitoring data
2019-01-01. 6th International Symposium on Life-Cycle Civil Engineering (IALCCE), Ghent, Belgium, October 28-31, 2018. p. 2533-2540.2018
Pont de Sierne: Examen et projet d’intervention Veyrier, Genève
2018-06-22PROJET D’INTERVENTION SUR LE VIADUC DE WIPKINGEN – ZURICH
2018-06-22Renforcement de dalles de bâtiment avec la technologie CFUP
2018-06-22CONCEPTION D’UN MÂT D’ÉOLIENNE EN CFUP
2018-06-22Rheinbrücke Kriessern – Mader
2018-06-22Pont St. Michel sur la Viège
2018-01-19Tensile Behavior of UHPFRC under Uniaxial and Biaxial Stress Conditions
Journal of Asian Concrete Federation. 2018. DOI : 10.18702/acf.2019.1.4.2.67.Bau einer Bahnbrücke aus bewehrtem UHFB – Weltweit erste Bahnbrücke aus Ultra-Hochleistungs-Faserbeton (UHFB)
Der Eisenbahningenieur. 2018.Addressing the need to monitor concrete fatigue with Non Destructive Testing: results of Infrastar European project
2018. Structural Materials Technology for Highways and Bridges (SMT) and the International Symposium on Non-Destructive Testing in Civil Engineering (NDT-CE), New Brunswick, NJ, USA, August 27-29, 2018.“Pocket-Monitoring” for the fatigue safety verification of a RC bridge deck slab
2018. IALCCE 2018 Symposium, Ghent, Belgium, October 28-31, 2018.Generalized Pareto Distribution for reliability of bridges exposed to fatigue
2018. IABMAS 2018, Melbourne, Australia, July 9-13, 2018. p. 2477-2484.Orthotropic steel bridge deck study with UHPFRC cold composite overlay
2018. IABMAS 2018, Melbourne, Australia, July 9-13, 2018. p. 1319-1326.Monitoring of the Chillon viaduct after strengthening with UHPFRC
2018. IABMAS 2018, Melbourne, Australia, July 9-13, 2018. p. 968-975.“Pocket-Monitoring” for the fatigue safety verification of bridge members in steel and reinforced concrete
2018. IABMAS 2018, Melbourne, Australia, July 9-13, 2018. p. 1605-1612.UHPFRC Technology to enhance the performance of existing concrete bridges
2018. IABMAS 2018, Melbourne, Australia, July 9-13, 2018. p. 318-324.Überführungsbauwerk der L3378 bei Fulda-Lehnerz - Erster Einsatz von UHFB in Deutschland im Straßenbrückenbau, Teil 1: Projektentwicklung und Baudurchführung
Beton- und Stahlbetonbau. 2018.Numerical simulation of the probability of corrosion initiation of RC elements made of reinforcing steel with improved corrosion performance
Structure and Infrastructure Engineering. 2018. DOI : 10.1080/15732479.2018.1446180.CHARACTERIZATION OF TENSILE BEHAVIOR IN UHPFRC THIN SLAB USING NDT METHOD AND DIC SYSTEM
2018. 2nd International Conference on UHPC Materials and Structures (UHPC 2018 - China), Fuzhou, China, November 7-10, 2018. p. 324-336.“STRUCTURAL UHPFRC” TO ENHANCE BRIDGES
2018. 2nd International Conference on UHPC Materials and Structures (UHPC 2018 - China), Fuzhou, China, November 7-10, 2018. p. 140-158.Pont arc sur le Mundbach Route 164 Naters-Birgisch-Mund-Roosse
2018COMPORTEMENT À LONG TERME DE STRUCTURES AMÉLIORÉES AU MOYEN DE BFUP
2018Viaduc du Crêt-de-l’Anneau : Vérification d’une structure existante au moyen du monitoring
2018Extreme Hydrodynamic impact onto buildings
Lausanne, EPFL, 2018. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-8116.Le BFUP pour ajouter de la plus-value aux ouvrages en béton armé
Tracés. 2018.Long-term monitoring of existing wind turbine towers and fatigue performance of UHPFRC under compressive stresses
Lausanne, EPFL, 2018. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-8404.2017
Learning from the past to build the future, Editorial
Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Engineering History and Heritage. 2017. DOI : 10.1680/jenhh.2017.170.4.163.Hochfest weiter dank UHFB
TEC21. 2017.Valorisons nos ponts et nos bâtiments – Réduire les dépenses publiques grâce aux dernières technologies
2017Strengthening Of Existing Structures Using R-UHPFRC: Principles And Conceptual Design
2017. The 2nd ACF Symposium 2017 – Innovations for Sustainable Concrete Infrastructures, Chiang Mail, Thailand, November 23-25, 2017.Tensile Behavior of UHPFRC Under Uniaxial And Biaxial Conditions
2017. The 2nd ACF Symposium 2017 – Innovations for Sustainable Concrete Infrastructures, Chiang Mail, Thailand, November 23-25, 2017.Strengthening of existing structures using R-UHPFRC: Principles and conceptual design
2017. UHPFRC 2017, Montpellier, France, October 2-4, 2017. p. 993-1002.Flexural quasi-static behaviour of UHPFRC and R-UHPFRC circular slab specimens
2017. UHPFRC-2017, Montpellier, France, October 2-4, 2017. p. 375-384.Characterization of the tensile response of strain hardening UHPFRC - Chillon viaducts
2017. UHPFRC-2017, Montpellier, France, October 2-4, 2017. p. 242-250.Conceptual design and construction of lightweight R-UHPFRC bridges
2017. 2017 IABSE Symposium, Vancouver, Canada, September 21-23, 2017.Stabilisation of the gravity structure of the Romanesque Abbey of Payerne Switzerland
2017. 2017 IABSE Symposium, Vancouver, Canada, September 21-23, 2017.Strengthening & waterproofing of concrete structures with Ductal® UHPFRC
2017. SMAR 2017 – Fourth Conference on Smart Monitoring, Assessment and Rehabilitation of Civil Structures, Zurich, Switzerland, September 13-15, 2017.Damage detection method based on state representation methodology (SRM)
2017. SMAR 2017 – Fourth Conference on Smart Monitoring, Assessment and Rehabilitation of Civil Structures, Zurich, Switzerland, September 13-15, 2017.A Vehicle-based Health Monitoring System for Short and Medium Span Bridges and Damage Detection Sensitivity
2017. Eurodyn 2017 - X International conference on structural dynamics, Rome, Italy, September 10-13, 2017. p. 1955-1963.Concepts for non-invasive enhancement of structural performance of heritage structures
2017. IABSE Bath 2017, Bath, UK, April 19-20, 2017.Afterword: Learning from the past to build the future
IABSE SED (Structural Engineering Documents); Zurich: International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering – IABSE, 2017. p. 205-206.Examination of two riveted railway bridges over the river Rhine
IABSE SED (Structural Engineering Documents); Zurich: International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering – IABSE, 2017. p. 161-166.Restoration of Robert Maillart's reinforced concrete bridges in Switzerland
IABSE SED (Structural Engineering Documents); Zurich: International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering – IABSE, 2017. p. 155-160.Integrally attached timber folded surface structures
Lausanne, EPFL, 2017. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-8114.Local structural effects in fiber-reinforced polymer web-core sandwich structures
Lausanne, EPFL, 2017. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-7932.Ronchamp, de la Chapelle au village: stratégies de revalorisation du site (F)
2017Un hôtel au pied du barrage. Réaffectation des logements ouvriers de la Grande-Dixence (VS)
2017Sauvegarde et réaffectation d'un objet technique. La buvette d'Evian (M. Novarina, J. Prouvé, 1955-57)
2017Une icône du XXe siècle délaissée. Conservation et réhabilitation de l'école de plein-air de Suresnes (E. Beaudouin, M. Lods, 1935)
2017Hydro-morphological processes through permeable sediment traps at mountain rivers
Lausanne, EPFL, 2017. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-7655.Validation of a FEA model of structural response of RC-cantilever beams strengthened with a (R-) UHPFRC layer
Construction and Building Materials. 2017. DOI : 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2017.02.090.Probabilistic failure analysis of riprap as riverbank protection under flood uncertainties
Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment. 2017. DOI : 10.1007/s00477-016-1368-6.2016
Verbesserung von Betonbrücken mit hochleistungsfähigem Faserbeton (UHFB)
BWVI Internationale Arbeitstagung Brücken- und Ingenieurbau 2016, Hamburg, Germany, April 20-22, 2016.Teaching & PhD
Teaching
Civil Engineering