Miguel Fernández Ruiz

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Senior Scientist

miguel.fernandezruiz@epfl.ch +41 21 693 28 89 http://ibeton.epfl.ch/Person/Migferna/

Citizenship: Spanish

EPFL ENAC IIC IBETON
GC B2 444 (Bâtiment GC)
Station 18
CH-1015 Lausanne

+41 21 693 28 89
Office: GC B2 444
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EPFL ENAC SGC-GE
GC B2 444 (Bâtiment GC)
Station 18
CH-1015 Lausanne

+41 21 693 28 89
Office: GC B2 444
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Biography

Miguel Fernández Ruiz was born in Spain in 1977. He obtained his diploma in Civil Engineering from the Polytechnical University of Madrid (Spain) in 2001 and was awarded that year as best student in Civil Engineering in Spain. He later performed his doctoral studies in the same University, and obtained his PhD (cum laude) in 2003. At the same time he performed his doctoral studies, he also developed a part-time (75%) career in the industry as consultant engineer specialized in composite structures.

In 2004 he joined the team of Prof. Aurelio Muttoni at EPFL as post-doctoral fellow, where he was later promoted as scientist and lecturer. In 2014 he is promoted as Senior Scientist at EPFL. Currently, he works part-time (70%) at EPFL, developing also a professional career as partner of a consulting firm specialized in structural design.

Research and Teaching Interests

- Conceptual design of structures
- Behaviour of structural concrete
- Development of innovative systems for construction
- Analytical and numerical methods for design of structures

Journal Publications

For full publications list, please go here.

Teaching & PhD

Teaching

Civil Engineering

PhD Programs

Doctoral Program in Civil and Environmental Engineering

PhD Students

Malja Xhemsi, Monney Frédéric, Pejatovic Marko,

Past EPFL PhD Students

Backes Marie-Rose , Campana Stefano , Cantone Raffaele , Einpaul Jürgen , Guidotti Roberto , Moccia Francesco Rafael Alberto , Niketic Filip , Ramos Bernardo de Santa Rita Simões João Tiago , Tasevski Darko , Tirassa Max , Valeri Patrick Lorenzo ,

Courses

Concrete structures

To understand the behaviour and principles for design of structural concrete members. To be able to design concrete members of most common structures : halls, buildings, retaining walls, parking garages etc.

Civil Engineering teaching unit: Docta Manus

The UE Docta Manus will introduce drawing as the key tool of communication between engineers and architects and as a mediator between construction and the student. Through hand-drawing, we will analyse selected structural projects that embody an exemplary interplay of space and structure.

Making structural logic

This ENAC week provides students with the opportunity to apply theoretical structural principles in an applied context through the collaborative design of textile reinforced concrete shells that test structural and material limits. The ENAC week will take place in the Blue Factory at EPFL Fribourg.

Argamassa armada

The UE Argamassa Armada will develop prototypes of structural elements in textile reinforced concrete (TRC) that allow the continuation of the TRC prototype pavilion started at EPFL Fribourg in 2019. The UE will take place in the Blue Factory in Fribourg.

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