Thomas Keller
Full Professor
thomas.keller@epfl.ch +41 21 693 32 26 http://cclab.epfl.ch/
EPFL ENAC IIC CCLAB
BP 2220 (Bâtiment BP)
Station 16
CH-1015 Lausanne
+41 21 693 32 26
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Fields of expertise
Structural Engineering
Advanced composites
Sandwich structures
Biography
EDUCATION 1992 Dr. sc. techn. (PhD) Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich (ETH) 1983 Dipl. Bauing. ETH (MS civil engineering) Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich (ETH) EMPLOYMENT 2007-present, Full Professor of Structural Engineering (100%) Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne (EPFL) Civil Engineering Institute 1998-2007, Associate Professor of Structural Engineering (80/100%) Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne (EPFL) Structural Engineering Institute Foundation of CCLab in 2000 1996-1998, Assistant Professor of Structural Engineering (50%) Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich (ETH) Department of Architecture 1992-2004, Senior Project Engineer and Joint Owner Engineering offices in Zug and Zurich 1990-1992, Research Scientist Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich (ETH) Structural Engineering Institute 1986-1990, Project Engineer Architecture and engineering office Calatrava, Zurich 1983-1986, Teaching and Research Assistant Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich (ETH) Structural Engineering InstitutePublications
Infoscience publications
Journal articles
Prefabricated thermally-activated fiber-polymer composite building slab P-TACS: Toward the multifunctional and pre-fabricated structural elements in buildings
Journal Of Building Physics. 2023-01-26. DOI : 10.1177/17442591221150257.Mechanical properties of FRP materials at elevated temperature-Definition of a temperature conversion factor for design in service conditions
Construction And Building Materials. 2023-01-09. DOI : 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2023.130298.Effects of core air gaps and steel inserts on thermal response of GFRP-balsa sandwich panels subjected to fire
Fire Safety Journal. 2022-12-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.firesaf.2022.103703.Viscoelastic adhesive modeling of ductile adhesive-composite joints during cyclic loading
International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives. 2022-12. DOI : 10.1016/j.ijadhadh.2022.103241.Fiber-polymer composites for permanent large-scale bending-active elastica beams
Composite Structures. 2022-08-15. DOI : 10.1016/j.compstruct.2022.115809.Thermophysical and thermomechanical properties of basalt-phenolic FRP rebars under high temperature
Construction And Building Materials. 2022-08-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2022.127983.Thermal and mechanical performances of GFRP sandwich structures with integrated amorphous silicon photovoltaic cells
Composite Structures. 2022-06-15. DOI : 10.1016/j.compstruct.2022.115524.A novel fatigue life prediction methodology based on energy dissipation in viscoelastic materials (vol 152, 106457, 2021)
International Journal Of Fatigue. 2022-05-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2022.106742.Thermophysical properties of balsa wood used as core of sandwich composite bridge decks exposed to external fire
Construction And Building Materials. 2022-04-25. DOI : 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2022.127164.A novel fatigue life prediction methodology based on energy dissipation in viscoelastic materials
International Journal Of Fatigue. 2021-11-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2021.106457.Experimental investigation on the moment-rotation performance of pultruded FRP web-flange junctions
Composites Part B-Engineering. 2021-10-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.compositesb.2021.109087.Static and dynamic mechanical properties of nanosilica and multiwalled carbon nanotube reinforced acrylonitrile butadiene styrene composites: theoretical mechanism of nanofiller reinforcement
Iranian Polymer Journal. 2021-07-24. DOI : 10.1007/s13726-021-00962-5.Numerical modeling of two-dimensional delamination growth in composite laminates with in-plane isotropy
Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 2021-05-13. DOI : 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2021.107787.Tension-tension fatigue behavior of ductile adhesively-bonded FRP joints
Composite Structures. 2021-03-31. DOI : 10.1016/j.compstruct.2021.113925.Origami-inspired carbon fiber-reinforced composite sandwich materials - Fabrication and mechanical behavior
Composites Science And Technology. 2021-03-22. DOI : 10.1016/j.compscitech.2021.108667.Design and foldability of Miura-based cylindrical origami structures
Thin-Walled Structures. 2021-02-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.tws.2020.107311.Mechanical properties of a balsa wood veneer structural sandwich core material
Construction and Building Materials. 2020-09-28. DOI : 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.120193.Resistance and ductility of FRP composite hybrid joints
Composite Structures. 2020-09-24. DOI : 10.1016/j.compstruct.2020.113001.Optimization of multi-directional fiber architecture for resistance and ductility of bolted FRP profile joints
Composite Structures. 2020-09-15. DOI : 10.1016/j.compstruct.2020.112535.Energy dissipation in adhesive and bolted pultruded GFRP double-lap joints under cyclic loading
Composite Structures. 2020-09-15. DOI : 10.1016/j.compstruct.2020.112496.Thermomechanical characterization of a balsa-wood-veneer structural sandwich core material at elevated temperatures
Construction And Building Materials. 2020-01-10. DOI : 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2019.117037.Experimental investigation of mesoscale variability of clear spruce mechanical properties in the radial direction
Construction and Building Materials. 2020. DOI : 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.121401.Stress mitigation for adhesively bonded photovoltaics with fibre reinforced polymer composites in load carrying applications
Composites Part B-Engineering. 2019-11-15. DOI : 10.1016/j.compositesb.2019.107420.Influence of curved delamination front on R-curve of DCB specimen
Composite Structures. 2019-11-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.compstruct.2019.111311.Modeling of fatigue behavior based on interaction between time- and cyclic-dependent mechanical properties
Composites Part A-Applied Science And Manufacturing. 2019-09-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.compositesa.2019.05.037.Stress ratio effect on tension-tension fatigue behavior of angle-ply GFRP laminates
International Journal Of Fatigue. 2019-09-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2019.04.037.Two-dimensional fatigue debonding in GFRP/balsa sandwich panels
International Journal Of Fatigue. 2019-08-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2019.03.032.Creep effects on tension-tension fatigue behavior of angle-ply GFRP composite laminates
International Journal of Fatigue. 2019-06-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2019.02.010.Two-dimensional quasi-static debonding in GFRP/balsa sandwich panels
Composite Structures. 2019-05-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.compstruct.2019.02.077.Numerically-based method for fracture characterization of Mode I-dominated two-dimensional delamination in FRP laminates
Composite Structures. 2019-04-15. DOI : 10.1016/j.compstruct.2019.02.014.Durability of adhesively bonded joints between pultruded GFRP adherends under hygrothermal and natural ageing
Composites Part B-Engineering. 2019-02-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.compositesb.2018.09.060.Temperature effect on fatigue behavior of basalt fiber-reinforced polymer composites
Polymer Composites. 2019. DOI : 10.1002/pc.25035.Experimental investigation of two-dimensional delamination in GFRP laminates
Engineering Fracture Mechanics. 2018-11-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2018.05.015.Finite element analysis of initial imperfection effects on kinking failure of unidirectional glass fiber-reinforced polymer composites
Composite Structures. 2018-11-01. DOI : 10.1016/j.compstruct.2018.07.010.Numerical simulation of two-dimensional in-plane crack propagation in FRP laminates
Composite Structures. 2018. DOI : 10.1016/j.compstruct.2018.05.136.Numerical modelling of the thermal response of pultruded GFRP tubular profiles subjected to fire
COMPOSITES PART B-ENGINEERING. 2018. DOI : 10.1016/j.compositesb.2017.11.009.Numerical and analytical investigation of tensile behavior of non-laminated and laminated CFRP straps
COMPOSITE STRUCTURES. 2018. DOI : 10.1016/j.compstruct.2018.05.055.Interrupted tension-tension fatigue behavior of angle-ply GFRP composite laminates
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FATIGUE. 2018. DOI : 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2018.05.001.Fatigue damage in angle-ply GFRP laminates under tension-tension fatigue
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FATIGUE. 2018. DOI : 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2017.12.015.Effect of stress ratios on tension-tension fatigue behavior and micro-damage evolution of basalt fiber-reinforced epoxy polymer composites
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE. 2018. DOI : 10.1007/s10853-018-2260-1.Ductile adhesively-bonded timber joints - Part 2: Strain rate effect
CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS. 2018. DOI : 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2018.05.213.Ductile adhesively-bonded timber joints - Part 1: Experimental investigation
CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS. 2018. DOI : 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2018.05.214.Load transfer mechanisms in CFRP ground anchors with multi-strap ends
Composite Structures. 2018. DOI : 10.1016/j.compstruct.2017.09.111.Pull-out behavior of CFRP ground anchors with two-strap ends
Composite Structures. 2017. DOI : 10.1016/j.compstruct.2016.10.048.Fracture mechanics-based progressive damage modelling of adhesively bonded fibre-reinforced polymer joints
Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures. 2017. DOI : 10.1111/ffe.12647.Displacement rate and structural effects on Poisson ratio of a ductile structural adhesive in tension and compression
International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives. 2017. DOI : 10.1016/j.ijadhadh.2017.06.008.Two-dimensional analytical stress distribution model for unbalanced FRP composite single-lap joints
European Journal of Mechanics A-Solids. 2017. DOI : 10.1016/j.euromechsol.2017.07.011.Long-term design of FRP-PUR web-core sandwich structures in building construction
Composite Structures. 2017. DOI : 10.1016/j.compstruct.2017.08.089.Mixed mode fracture properties of GFRP-adhesive interfaces based on video gauge and acoustic emission measurements from specimens with adherend fibres normal to the interfaces
Composites Part B. 2017. DOI : 10.1016/j.compositesb.2017.05.001.Fatigue performance of a cold-curing structural epoxy adhesive subjected to moist environments
International Journal of Fatigue. 2017. DOI : 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2017.06.022.Development of physical and mechanical properties of a cold-curing structural adhesive in a wet bridge environment
Construction and Building Materials. 2017. DOI : 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2017.03.145.Evaluation of grout materials for CFRP ground anchors with strap ends
Construction and Building Materials. 2017. DOI : 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2017.04.002.Rotational stiffness of web-flange junctions of pultruded GFRP decks
Engineering Structures. 2017. DOI : 10.1016/j.engstruct.2017.03.003.Effects of aging in dry environment on physical and mechanical properties of a cold-curing structural epoxy adhesive for bridge construction
Construction and Building Materials. 2017. DOI : 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2017.02.063.Ductility, recovery and strain rate dependency of an acrylic structural adhesive
Construction and Building Materials. 2017. DOI : 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2017.02.101.Pull-Out Behavior of CFRP Single-Strap Ground Anchors
Journal of Composites for Construction. 2017. DOI : 10.1061/(Asce)Cc.1943-5614.0000760.Integration of dye solar cells in load- bearing translucent glass fiber- reinforced polymer laminates
Journal of Composite Materials. 2017. DOI : 10.1177/0021998316656393.Creep of Sandwich Panels with Longitudinal Reinforcement Ribs for Civil Engineering Applications: Experiments and Composite Creep Modeling
Journal of Composites for Construction. 2017. DOI : 10.1061/(Asce)Cc.1943-5614.0000735.Aramid/glass fiber-reinforced thermal break - Structural system performance
Composite Structures. 2016. DOI : 10.1016/j.compstruct.2016.05.038.Energy dissipation and recovery in web-flange junctions of pultruded GFRP decks
Composite Structures. 2016. DOI : 10.1016/j.compstruct.2016.03.042.Effect of service temperature on the shear creep response of rigid polyurethane foam used in composite sandwich floor panels
Construction and Building Materials. 2016. DOI : 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2016.05.074.Effect of service temperature on the flexural creep of vacuum infused GFRP laminates used in sandwich floor panels
Composites Part B. 2016. DOI : 10.1016/j.compositesb.2015.12.027.Experimental and numerical investigation of tensile behavior of non-laminated CFRP straps
Composites Part B. 2016. DOI : 10.1016/j.compositesb.2016.01.049.Experimental characterization of longitudinal mechanical properties of clear timber: Random spatial variability and size effects
Construction and Building Materials. 2016. DOI : 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2016.05.109.Effect of Natural Weathering on Durability of Pultruded Glass Fiber-Reinforced Bridge and Building Structures
Journal of Composites for Construction. 2016. DOI : 10.1061/(Asce)Cc.1943-5614.0000589.Aramid/glass fiber-reinforced thermal break - thermal and structural performance
Composite Structures. 2016. DOI : 10.1016/j.compstruct.2015.10.001.Post-wrinkling behavior of webs in GFRP cell-core sandwich structures
Composite Structures. 2016. DOI : 10.1016/j.compstruct.2015.11.025.Random field-based modeling of size effect on the longitudinal tensile strength of clear timber
Structural Safety. 2016. DOI : 10.1016/j.strusafe.2015.09.002.Connection systems between composite sandwich floor panels and load-bearing walls for building rehabilitation
Engineering Structures. 2016. DOI : 10.1016/j.engstruct.2015.10.036.System transverse in-plane shear stiffness of pultruded GFRP bridge decks
Engineering Structures. 2016. DOI : 10.1016/j.engstruct.2015.11.003.Teaching & PhD
Teaching
Architecture