Recent publications

2024

Journal Articles

Reuse of cut concrete slabs in new buildings for circular ultra-low-carbon floor designs

C. M. Küpfer; N. J. Bertola; C. Fivet 

Journal of Cleaner Production. 2024. Vol. 448, p. 141566. DOI : 10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.141566.

2023

Journal Articles

Framework to evaluate the value of monitoring-technique information for structural performance monitoring

N. J. Bertola; E. Brühwiler 

Structure and Infrastructure Engineering. 2023-11-16.  p. 1-20. DOI : 10.1080/15732479.2023.2280727.

Mesures de l’évolution des propriétés du CFUP en combinant les émissions acoustiques (passifs) et des ultrasons (actifs)

N. Bertola; T. Schumacher; E. Niederleithinger; E. Brühwiler 

Academic Journal of Civil Engineering. 2023. Vol. Vol 41, num. No 4 (2023): Special Issue – Diagnobéton 2023, p. 1-9. DOI : 10.26168/ajce.41.4.18.

A simplified analysis method for long-span suspension bridges within the deck overlay retrofitting process from asphalt to UHPC

J. Cao; X. Shao; J. Zhan; J. Zhang; Y. Wang 

Engineering Structures. 2023-05-24. Vol. 289, p. 116122. DOI : 10.1016/j.engstruct.2023.116122.

Conference Papers

Renforcement et élargissement du Pont de Ferpècle via un clavage des culées en CFUP armé

N. J. Bertola; E. Brühwiler; J-F. Favre 

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

N. T. Trinh; E. Brühwiler; E. Garcia; N. J. Bertola 

2023-10-26. Quatrième journée d’étude CFUP : Composite Cimentaire Fibré Ultra-Performant: convevoir, dimensionner, construire, Fribourg, Switzerland, October 26, 2023.

Selection of informative monitoring techniques for bridge-performance evaluations

N. J. Bertola; E. Brühwiler 

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

E. Brühwiler 

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

N. J. Bertola; E. Brühwiler 

2023-07-06. Life-Cycle of Structures and Infrastructure Systems (IALCCE), Milano, Italy, July 2-6, 2023. DOI : 10.1201/9781003323020-210.

Design of New Low-Carbon Floor Systems by Reusing Cut Cast-in-Place Concrete Pieces

C. M. Küpfer; N. J. Bertola; C. Fivet 

2023-07-01. International fib Symposium on the Conceptual Design of Concrete Structures, Oslo, Norway, June 29 – July 1, 2023. p. 281-290.

Environmental and Life-Cycle Cost Evaluation of a Composite Timber-UHPFRC Bridge

N. J. Bertola; E. Kälin; E. Brühwiler 

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

N. Bertola; T. Schumacher; E. Niederleithinger; E. Brühwiler 

2023. Third International Interactive Symposium on Ultra-High Performance Concrete, Wilmington, Delaware, USA, June 4-7, 2023. DOI : 10.21838/uhpc.16652.

Influence of Fiber Orientation on the Elastic Limit Tensile Stress of UHPFRC

J. Zhan; E. Denarié; E. Brühwiler 

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.

Student Projects

Lumière et héritage. École du patrimoine littorale naturel et construit

A. Burri; A. Pagano 

2023.

Media

Un nouveau pont ferroviaire entièrement en CFUP

N. T. Trinh; E. Brühwiler; E. Garcia; N. J. Bertola 

2023-10-03.