Eugen Brühwiler
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Fields of expertise
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
2024
Methods to assess the carbon footprint of structures involving UHPFRC elements
2024-03-08. 6th International Symposium on Ultra-High Performance Concrete and High Performance Building Materials for Sustainable Construction, Kassel, Germany, March 6-8, 2024. p. 1-308. DOI : 10.17170/kobra-202402059519.Influence of fiber orientation on the high cycle tensile fatigue resistance of Ultra-High Performance Fiber Reinforced Cementitious
International Journal Of Fatigue. 2024-03-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2023.108103.Towards a muon collider (vol 83, 864, 2023)
European Physical Journal C. 2024-01-15. DOI : 10.1140/epjc/s10052-023-12257-5.Influence of fiber orientation on the tensile behavior of UHPFRC and reinforced UHPFRC under static and fatigue loadings
Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-10789.Muon Collider Forum report
Journal Of Instrumentation. 2024-02-01. DOI : 10.1088/1748-0221/19/02/T02015.A global framework for data-informed bridge examination
Structure and Infrastructure Engineering. 2024. DOI : 10.1080/15732479.2024.2337088.Experimental and Analytical Investigation of Deflection of R-UHPFRC Beams Subjected to Loading-Unloading
International Journal Of Concrete Structures And Materials. 2024-01-19. DOI : 10.1186/s40069-023-00636-x.2023
Towards a muon collider
European Physical Journal C. 2023-09-26. DOI : 10.1140/epjc/s10052-023-11889-x.Elastic limit tensile stress of UHPFRC: Method of determination and effect of fiber orientation
Cement and Concrete Composites. 2023-07-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2023.105122.Influence of Fiber Orientation on the Elastic Limit Tensile Stress of UHPFRC
2023-06-08. Third International Interactive Symposium on Ultra-High Performance Concrete 2023, Wilmington, Delaware, USA, June 5-8,2023. DOI : 10.21838/uhpc.16742.Pont sur le Rhône à Fully: examen et projet d’intervention
2023-06-23Pont sur le Torrent d’Allèves : examen et projet d’intervention
2023-06-23Étude intégrale d'un processus scan-to- BIM pour la mise à jour d'une maquette numérique
2023-06-23Passage supérieur sur l’autoroute A1 à Bavois. Vérification de la structure existante et dimensionnement d’un nouvel ouvrage en CFUP armé
2023-06-23Examen d'un pont sur le Rhône à Raron (VS)
2023-07-07Projet d'intervention pour la remise en état et la conformité sismique du Viaduc de l'île Falcon
2023-07-07Lumière et héritage. École du patrimoine littorale naturel et construit
2023Framework to evaluate the value of monitoring-technique information for structural performance monitoring
Structure and Infrastructure Engineering. 2023-11-16. DOI : 10.1080/15732479.2023.2280727.Preserving suspended structures with light façades (1960-1980). Architectural study and retrofitting proposals
Lausanne, EPFL, 2023. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-11013.Un nouveau pont ferroviaire entièrement en CFUP
2023-10-03.Renforcement et élargissement du Pont de Ferpècle via un clavage des culées en CFUP armé
2023-10-26. Quatrième journée d'étude CFUP : Composite Cimentaire Fibré Ultra-Performant: convevoir, dimensionner, construire, Fribourg, Switzerland, October 26, 2023.Un nouveau pont ferroviaire entièrement en CFUP – Pont de l’Aiguillon
2023-10-26. Quatrième journée d'étude CFUP : Composite Cimentaire Fibré Ultra-Performant: convevoir, dimensionner, construire, Fribourg, Switzerland, October 26, 2023.Mesures de l’évolution des propriétés du CFUP en combinant les émissions acoustiques (passifs) et des ultrasons (actifs)
Academic Journal of Civil Engineering. 2023. DOI : 10.26168/ajce.41.4.18.Energy dissipation in fiber-polymer composites adhesive joints under cyclic loading
Lausanne, EPFL, 2023. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-10496.Selection of informative monitoring techniques for bridge-performance evaluations
2023-07-13. 14th International Conference on Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering (ICASP14), Dublin, Ireland, 9-13, July 2023.Making Bridges Sustainable
2023-07-06. Life-Cycle of Structures and Infrastructure Systems (IALCCE), Milano, Italy, July 2-6, 2023. DOI : 10.210/9781003323020-1.Predicting the usefulness of monitoring information for structural evaluations of bridges
2023-07-06. Life-Cycle of Structures and Infrastructure Systems (IALCCE), Milano, Italy, July 2-6, 2023. DOI : 10.1201/9781003323020-210.Environmental and Life-Cycle Cost Evaluation of a Composite Timber-UHPFRC Bridge
2023. Third International Interactive Symposium on Ultra-High Performance Concrete, Wilmington, Delaware, USA, June 4-7, 2023. DOI : 10.21838/uhpc.16641.Combined Passive and Active Ultrasonic Stress Wave Monitoring of UHPFRC Properties on a Structural Level
2023. Third International Interactive Symposium on Ultra-High Performance Concrete, Wilmington, Delaware, USA, June 4-7, 2023. DOI : 10.21838/uhpc.16652.Pont-arc existant en béton armé - Examen et projet d'intervention
2023Variante de projet de pont mixte et comparaison complète entre les variantes
2023Experiments on the flexural behavior of full-scale PC box girders with service damage strengthened by prestressed CFRP plates
Composite Structures. 2023-03-06. DOI : 10.1016/j.compstruct.2023.116864.Editorial: Structural sensing for asset management
Frontiers In Built Environment. 2023-02-28. DOI : 10.3389/fbuil.2023.1164719.Assessment of the information gain of several monitoring techniques for bridge structural examination
Journal of Civil Structural Health Monitoring. 2023-04-03. DOI : 10.1007/s13349-023-00685-6.A UHPFRC solution to strengthen existing bridge half-joints
2023-03-20Repair and Strengthening of an existing bridge using UHPFRC
2023-02-16Etude de l'élargissement et du renforcement d'un ouvrage d'art existant: le pont de Villeneuve
2023-02-16Ponts en maçonnerie élargissement du tablier
2023-02-16Predicting the effect of non-uniform fiber distribution on the tensile response of ultra-high-performance fiber reinforced concrete by magnetic inductance-based finite element analysis
Cement & Concrete Composites. 2023-01-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2022.104810.Sensing the structural behavior: A perspective on the usefulness of monitoring information for bridge examination
Frontiers in Built Environment. 2023-01-04. DOI : 10.3389/fbuil.2022.1045134.2022
Public Workshop "European Railway"
European Blend festival, Zurich, Switzerland, November 4, 2022.Von Bettlach nach Grenchen über die restaurierte Brücke Witi – ein junger Baustoff weist den Weg
2022Drei neuere Schweizer UHFB-Brücken
Innsbrucker Bautage 2022: Festschrift zum 60. Geburtstag von Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jürgen Feix; Innsbruck: Studia Universitätsverlag, 2022-06-01. p. 479.Erneuerung einer festen Fahrbahn der Bahn unter Verwendung von UHFB – weltweit erstmaliger Einsatz von UHFB im Gleisbau – Teil 2: Übersicht der statischen Nachweise, Dimensionierung der hochleistungsfähigen Schwellensockel aus UHFB
Bautechnik. 2022. DOI : 10.1002/bate.202100040."Veredeln" als Ingenieurkonzept für die Erhaltung von genieteten Stahlbrücken
2022. Fachtagung Eisenbahndenkmalpflege, Zürich, Switzerland, June 23-25, 2022. DOI : 10.5446/60301.Improvement of fixed railway tracks using fatigue-resistant cementitious fibre reinforced composite material
5th International Conference on Railway Technology RAILWAYS 2022, Montpellier, France, August 22-25, 2022.Neuartige Methode zum Ermüdungsnachweis bestehender Straßenbrücken mittels Monitoring – Anwendungsbeispiel einer Straßenbrücke in der Schweiz
Beton- und Stahlbetonbau. 2022. DOI : 10.1002/best.202100096.Erneuerung von Stahlbetonbrücken mithilfe von UHFB
Beton- und Stahlbetonbau. 2022. DOI : 10.1002/best.202200041.Rénovation du Stade Renato Dall’Ara de Bologne
2022Revitalisation de la Cité-Nouvelle d’Onex-Lancy
2022Fire performance evaluation of GFRP-balsa sandwich bridge decks
Lausanne, EPFL, 2022. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-9364.Quantification of influence of monitoring duration on measured traffic action effects on fatigue of RC deck slabs of road bridges
Structure And Infrastructure Engineering. 2022-03-28. DOI : 10.1080/15732479.2022.2059527.Engineering of Existing Structures: The Need and Place for Non-destructive Evaluation
2022-09-01. NDT-CE 2022 - The International Symposium on Nondestructive Testing in Civil Engineering, Zurich, Switzerland, August 16-18, 2022.Cost-benefit evaluation of a monitoring system for structural identification of existing bridges
2022-07-14. 11th International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management - IABMAS 2022, Barcelona, Spain, July 11-15, 2022.Assessing bridge conditions using visual inspection following a risk-based methodology
2022-07-14. 11th International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management - IABMAS 2022, Barcelona, Spain, July 11-15, 2022.Pont-route mixte acier-béton : comportement structural et vérification réaliste
2022-07-19UHPFRC is Ready to Revolutionize Existing and New Structures
2022-05-27. IABSE Symposium Prague 2022 - Challenges for Existing and Oncoming Structures, Prague, Czech Republic, Mai 25-27, 2022. p. 67-79.Design and Construction of the "Chaumény" Footbridge in Posttensioned UHPFRC
2022-05-27. IABSE Symposium Prague 2022 - Challenges for Existing and Oncoming Structures, Prague, Czech Republic, Mai 25-27, 2022. p. 285-292.Short Span UHPFRC Railway Bridge in Switzerland - From Design to Implementation
2022-05-22. IABSE Symposium Prague 2022 - Challenges for Existing and Oncoming Structures, Prague, Czech Republic, Mai 25-27, 2022. p. 277-284. DOI : 10.2749/prague.2022.0277.Experimental investigation of a keying joint cast in UHPFRC between precast UHPFRC bridge elements
Materials and Structures. 2022-03-19. DOI : 10.1617/s11527-022-01931-x.Pont en acier: examen et projet d'intervention
2022-02-28Pont ferroviaire sur l’Aar en ville de Soleure
2022-02-22Wegüberführung Beim Hirschen, Altendorf - UHFB Brücke für den Langsamverkehr
2022-02-08Inverse Analysis of R-UHPFRC Beams to Determine the Flexural Response under Service Loading and at Ultimate Resistance
ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering. 2022. DOI : 10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943-541X.0003239.2021
A Review of the Use of UHPFRC in Bridge Rehabilitation and New Construction in Switzerland
Frontiers in Built Environment. 2021-11-16. DOI : 10.3389/fbuil.2021.769686.Assessment of the Environmental Impacts of Bridge Designs Involving UHPFRC
Sustainability. 2021-11-10. DOI : 10.3390/su132212399.Renewal of a fixed railway track using UHPFRC - first use worldwide of UHPFRC in rail track construction, part 1
Bautechnik. 2021-10-01. DOI : 10.1002/bate.202000091.An analytical inverse analysis to determine equi-biaxial tensile properties of strain-hardening UHPFRC from ringon-ring test (vol 53, 123, 2020)
Materials And Structures. 2021-04-01. DOI : 10.1617/s11527-021-01657-2.Fatigue and fracture
Innovative Bridge Design Handbook: Construction, Rehabilitation and Maintenance. 2nd edition; Elsevier, 2021. p. 1046.Messen statt rechnen !
Editorial Bautechnik. 2021.Une solution pour la restauration des tuiles
Le Hangar à dirigeables d’Écausseville, un centenaire plein d’avenir; Editions Ouest-France, 2021. p. 384.Fertigteile und die integralen Bauwerke – Fertigteilbau mit Stahl‐UHFB (UHPC)
Beton Kalender 2021; Wilhelm Ernst & Sohn, 2021.„Engineering am Bestand“ als Ingenieurkonzept
Beton- und Stahlbetonbau. 2021. DOI : 10.1002/best.202170603.Enhancement of riveted steel bridges by adding a trough in UHPFRC acting in composite action
2021. 10th International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management (IABMAS 2020), Sapporo, Japan, April 11-15, 2021. DOI : 10.1201/9780429279119-80.Bridge enhancement by means of the UHPFRC Technology: concepts and recent applications
2021. 10th International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management (IABMAS 2020), Sapporo, Japan, April 11-15, 2021. DOI : 10.1201/9780429279119-385.Investigation of fatigue damage in a RC deck slab due to moving loads through long-term monitoring of a road viaduct
2021. 10th International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management (IABMAS 2020), Sapporo, Japan, April 11-15, 2021. DOI : 10.1201/9780429279119-506.Influence of monitoring duration on measured traffic action effects on road bridges
2021. 10th International Conference on Bridge Maintenance, Safety and Management (IABMAS 2020), Sapporo, Japan, April 11-15, 2021. DOI : 10.1201/9780429279119-56.Monitoringbasierter Ermüdungsnachweis der genieteten Stahlkonstruktion einer Bahnbrücke
Bautechnik. 2021. DOI : 10.1002/bate.202100072.Deformational behavior and damage mechanism of R-UHPFRC beam subjected to fatigue loading
Materials and Structures. 2021-07-12. DOI : 10.1617/s11527-021-01745-3.Risk-based methodology to assess bridge condition based on visual inspection
Structure and Infrastructure Engineering. 2021-08-03. DOI : 10.1080/15732479.2021.1959621.Structures pionnières en béton armé : Étude de cas du Manoir Haute-Roche
2021-07-13Examen et prolongement du pont sur le Rhône à St Triphon
2021-07-13Réutilisation des constructions en béton
2021-07-13Model-Based Interpretation of Measurements for Fatigue Evaluation of Existing Reinforced Concrete Bridges
Journal of Bridge Engineering (ASCE). 2021. DOI : 10.1061/(ASCE)BE.1943-5592.0001742.Study on Mechanical Performance of Prestressed UHPFRC U-Beam Bridges
Advances In Civil Engineering. 2021-04-16. DOI : 10.1155/2021/6624853.Fatigue of reinforced UHPFRC members and monitoring of fatigue action effects on bridges
Lausanne, EPFL, 2021. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-8564.Fatigue examination of reinforced-concrete bridge slabs using acoustic emission and strain monitoring data
Lausanne, EPFL, 2021. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-8587.Fatigue resistance of reinforced UHPFRC beams
International Journal of Fatigue. 2021-03-08. DOI : 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2021.106216.Heinz Isler’s twin shell roof in Deitingen – preservation of a ‘timeless wing beat’
Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Engineering History and Heritage. 2021. DOI : 10.1680/jenhh.20.00013.Viaduc de Riddes
2021-02-09Pont en béton armé: Examen et Projet d'intervention
2021-02-09Pont de Chippis – Examen et projet d’intervention
2021-02-09Pont en bois de Schüpbach
2021-02-09Ponts en béton armé - Route du Col du Grand St-Bernard (VS)
2021-02-092020
Le viaduc ferroviaire: du plan à l’ouvrage
Les Ponts du Triège; Service de la mobilité, Etat du Valais, 2020.Bridge enhancement by means of the UHPFRC Technology: concepts and recent applications
Russian Bridge Magazine. 2020.Valeur patrimoniale des ouvrages d’art et nouvelles technologies
Patrimonial No4 - L’Architecture 1920 – 1975. 2020.»Veredeln« als Ingenieurkonzept in der Denkmalpflege von Brücken
Vom Wert des Weiterbauens; Basel, Switzerland: Birkhäuser Verlag Basel, 2020.Il CFAP Rinforzo e durabilità
Archi Rivista Svizzera di Architettura, Ingegneria e Urbanistica. 2020-06-15.Moderne Ingenieurmethoden im Dienste der Denkmalpflege
Via Storia Magazin. 2020.Teaching & PhD
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