Master's Theses
The following Master's Theses have been completed at the Chair of Concrete Structures and Bridge Design to date.
Exploring the limits of applicability of stress fields to assess RC structures
- Student: Davide Bianchi
- Supervision: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, Dr. J. Mata Falcón, Dr. M. Bimschas, K. Yu, S. Hörmann
- awarded with the ETH-Medal
Tall timber buildings - Design space exploration and optimization of semi-rigid frame connections with Deep learning
- Student: Aurélien Clerc
- Supervision: Prof. Dr. A. Frangi, Dr. M. Kraus, C. Bink, S. Kuhn
Pretensioning of a railway bridge prototype with CFRP rods
- Student: Gabriel Obrecht
- Supervision: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, Dr. K. Thoma, A. Näsbom
Influence of local corrosion on the load-bearing behaviour of girder bridges
- Student: Filip Stenström
- Supervision: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, Dr. S. Häfliger, N. Reckinger
Numerical Implementation of Principal Stress Plots in Rhinoceros
- Student: Luis Wieser
- Supervision: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, Dr. M. Weber, S. Kuhn
Application of Shape Memory Alloys as a Prestressing Material in Bridge Design
- Student: Fiorentina Ademi
- Supervision: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, Dr. K. Thoma, G. Klonaris
Life Cycle and Circularity Assessment of Bridges in Early Design Stages
- Student: Anna Hodel
- Supervision: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, Dr. K. Thoma, Dr. M. Kraus, S. Kuhn
On the application of carbon fibre-reinforced polymers in bridge design
- Student: Pascal Hodel
- Supervision: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, Dr. K. Thoma, G. Klonaris
Exploring the Limits of Applicability of Shear Models for Structural Concrete
- Student: Magnus List
- Supervision: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, Dr. M. Mata Falcón, N. Gehri, K. Yu
Implementation of the Compatible Stress Field Method in ANSYS Mechanical APDL
- Student: Simone Lucini
- Supervision: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, Dr. K. Thoma, Dr. M. Weber
Implementation of an Automated Workflow for the Assessment of Railways Frame Bridges
- Student: Oskar Tepasse
- Supervision: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, Dr. K. Thoma, Dr. M. Weber, S. Kuhn
Influence of the relative rib area on the serviceability of reinforced concrete
- Student: Luisa Albertini
- Supervision: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, T. Galkovski
- awarded with the Sika Prize
Structural behavior of fibre-reinforced concrete under in-plane shear load
- Student: Luca Angst
- Supervision: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, N. Gehri, Dr. J. Mata Falcón
Explainable Artificial Intelligence within Generative Design of Pedestrian Bridges
- Student: Vera Balmer
- Supervision: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, Dr. M. Kraus, S. Kuhn, R. Bischof
- awarded with the Culmann Prize
Experimental analysis of the shear behaviour of 3D printed concrete by means of push-off testing
- Student: Frederik Endras
- Supervision: Prof. Dr. J. L. Bonet, Prof. Dr. P. Miguel Sosa, Dr. J. Mata Falcón
- awarded with the Culmann Prize
Influence of local corrosion on the load-bearing behaviour of bridge cantilevers
- Student: Siro Gianinazzi
- Supervision: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, N. Reckinger, S. Haefliger
Safety formats for nonlinear finite element analysis
- Student: Flavio Lorez
- Supervision: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, Dr. M. Weber, Dr. M. Kraus, Dr. K. Thoma
Shear capacity of steel-concrete composite bridge girders: investigating the concrete contribution
- Student: Philipp Scholtes
- Supervision: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, Dr. A. Giraldo Soto
Implementation of the sandwich model in the numerical Framework Compas FEA
- Student: Benjamin Berger
- Supervision: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, Dr. M. Weber
Compressive membrane action in laterally re-strained concrete slabs
- Student: Louis Deidenbach
- Supervision: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, Dr. M. Weber, Dr. K. Thoma
- Student: Fabian Hirzel
- Supervision: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, S. Haefliger
Influence of the relative rib area on the serviceability of structural concrete
- Student: Dominique Karlen
- Supervision: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, Dr. A. Beck, A. Näsbom
Experimental Study of the Bond Performance in Fibre Reinforced Polymer Prestressed Concrete
- Student: Kathrina Vangen
- Supervision: Prof. Dr. Antonio Marí Bernat, Prof. Dr. Eva Oller Ibars, Dr. J. Mata Falcón
Physics-Informed Neural Networks for Structural Conrete Engineering
- Student: Rafael Bischof
- Supervision: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, Prof. Dr. O. Sorkine-Hornung, Dr. M. Kraus
Robotically fabricated shear connections in reinforced concrete structures
- Student: Armin Bratschi
- Supervision: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, Dr. J. Mata Falcón, P. Bischof
Parametric Modelling and Generative Design of Concrete Structures
- Student: Nathalie Chiaverio
- Supervision: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, Dr. M. Kraus, G. Klonaris
Computational Analysis of Shell Structures Using Knitted Formwork and Reinforcement
- Student: Pius Cottier
- Supervision: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, Dr. J. Mata Falcón, M. Lee
Machine learning-based generative design and verification of construction pits
- Student: Liliana Florez Hernandez
- Supervision: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, Dr. M. Kraus, J. Köppl
Minimum Shear Reinforcement for Concrete Membrane Elements Using Different Levels of Approximation
- Student: Pascal Gerecke
- Supervision: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, Dr. J. Mata Falcón, N. Gehri, S. Karrer
AI-based prediction model for the “Rock-burst” impact test for reinforced shotcrete slabs
- Student: Michael Härdi
- Supervision: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, Dr. M. Kraus, Dr. K. Thoma
Parametric Modelling and Generative Design - A Multi-Step Machine Learning Approach for Design and Optimization of Network Tied-Arch Bridges
- Student: Sophia Kuhn
- Supervision: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, Dr. M. Kraus, G. Klonaris
- awarded with the VSV Prize
Topological Exploration of Reinforced Concrete Shells
- Student: Caterina Rovati
- Supervision: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, Dr. J. Mata Falcón, M. Lee
Investigation of bond behaviour under repeated loading using DFOS
- Student: Linda Summermatter
- Supervision: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, Y. Lemcherreq
Global and local analysis of UHPFRC lap splices with refined distributed optical measurements
- Student: Joas Wyss
- Supervision: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, Dr. J. Mata Falcón, P. Bischof, T. Galkovski
Theoretical, numerical, and experimental investigation of concrete hinges
- Student: Monica Di Vincenzo
- Supervision: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, T. Markić
Analysis of composite bridge decks supported by stay cables
- Student: Eliane Kalberer
- Supervision: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, G. Klonaris
- awarded with the VSV Prize
Optimisation of Network Tied-Arch Bridges
- Student: Urias Morf
- Supervision: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, G. Klonaris
- awarded with the ETH-Medal
Optimisation of Network tied-arch bridges
- Student: Moritz Studer
- Supervision: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, G. Klonaris
Optimisation of Network Tied-Arch Bridges
- Student: Katharina Ziegler
- Supervision: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, G. Klonaris
- awarded with the ETH-Medal
Nonlinear Finite-Element analysis of a large offshore concrete structure
- Student: Joël Arnet
- Supervision: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, Dr. M. Weber, Dr. K. Thoma
- awarded with the VSV Prize
Nonlinear Finite-Element analysis of a pre-stressed reinforced concrete bridge
- Student: Alexander Bernold
- Supervision: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, Dr. M. Weber, Dr. K. Thoma
Optimization of network tied-arch bridges
- Student: Riccardo Cavegn
- Supervision: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, G. Klonaris
- awarded with the Culmann Prize
Behaviour of concrete membrane elements in the crack formation phase
- Student: Simon Karrer
- Supervision: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, Dr. J. Mata Falcón, N. Gehri
Mechanical behaviour of textile reinforced 3D printed concrete structures
- Student: Francesco Moiana
- Supervision: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, Dr. J. Mata Falcón, Dr. Lex Reiter, M. Lee
Recent and potential applications of concrete hinges in bridges
- Student: Yanik Pfister
- Supervision: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, T. Markić
Structural performance of ribbed concrete elements using flexible formworks with integrated reinforcement
- Student: Patrick Studer
- Supervision: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, M. Lee, Dr. J. Mata Falcón
- awarded with the 3rd Heinrich-Hatt-Bucher Prize
Structural design for EuroTube
- Student: Oliver Wach
- Supervision: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, L. Gebhard, T. Galkovski
Reinforcement strategies for 3D printed slabs
- Student: Marco Wuhrmann
- Supervision: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, L. Gebhard, P. Bischof, A. Anton
Load carrying and deformation behaviour of cantilever retaining walls affected by local corrosion of the reinforcement
- Student: Sina Fehr
- Supervision: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, S. Haefliger
- awarded with the Culmann Prize
Structural design of the Birssteg in Basel-Stadt
- Student: Roman Gisler
- Supervision: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, M. Lee
Analytical shear response of reinforced concrete beams using cracked membrane model
- Student: Andreas Näsbom
- Supervision: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, N. Gehri
- awarded with the Culmann Prize
Modular construction systems in Switzerland: structural assessment and development of retrofit measures
- Student: Konstantinos Theocharis
- Supervision: Prof. Dr. Walter Kaufmann, Dr. A. Galmarini, A. Beck
Load-deformation behaviour of tension ties with weft-knitted textile reinforcement
- Student: Seraina Buholzer
- Supervisors: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, M. Lee, Dr. J. Mata Falcón
Load-bearing behaviour of functionally graded steel fibre reinforced concrete beams
- Student: Matthias Fischer
- Supervisors: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, T. Galkovski
- Student: Nathalie Reckinger
- Supervisors: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, D. Karagiannis
- awarded with the ETH-Medal
- Student: Juri Strickler
- Supervisors: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, P. Bischof
Load carrying and deformation capacity of concrete tension members and retaining walls with locally corroded reinforcement
- Student: Caroline Wirion
- Supervisors: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, S. Haefliger
- awarded with the ETH-Medal
Structural design of the Polcevera-Viaduct
- Students: Rafael Egli, Daniel Perrin
- Supervisors: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, M. Lee
- Student: Lea Bressan
- Supervisors: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, A. Beck, N. Gehri
- awarded with the Culmann Prize
- Student: Janique Kälin
- Supervisors: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, A. Beck, N. Gehri
Experimental and theoretical investigation on partially loaded reinforced concrete blocks
- Student: Fabian Morger
- Supervisors: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, T. Markić
- awarded with the Sika Prize
Structural design of the pedestrian bridge at Schloss Böttstein
- Student: Pascal Pulver
- Supervisors: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, M. Lee
Investigation on the stress-strain-relationship of artificially damaged reinforcing bars
- Student: Sara Fomasi
- Supervisors: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, S. Haefliger
- awarded with the Culmann Prize
New opportunities for fibre reinforced concrete in digital fabrication
- Student: Lukas Gebhard
- Supervisors: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, Dr. J. Mata Falcón, T. Markić
- awarded with the ETH-Medal and the 1st Heinrich-Hatt-Bucher Prize
- Student: Nicola Gehri
- Supervisors: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, A. Beck, Dr. J. Mata Falcón
- awarded with the ETH-Medal and the 2nd Heinrich-Hatt-Bucher Prize
Reinforcement-concrete interaction near cracks
- Student: Jonas Nägeli
- Supervisors: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, Dr. J. Mata Falcón, T. Galkovski
Long-term deflections of free cantilever bridges
- Student: Iris Schneider
- Supervisors: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, D. Karagiannis
Pull-out tests on reinforcing bars using distributed fibre optical strain measurement
- Student: Sebastian Wehrli
- Supervisors: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, T. Galkovski
- awarded with the Sika Prize
Load-bearing capacity of joints in segmented bridges
- Student: André Weis
- Supervisors: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, P. Bischof
Experimental investigation of cracking and deformations of concrete ties reinforced with high strength steel
- Student: Pascal Bernhard
- Supervisors: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, T. Tran
- Student: Michał Woźniak
- Supervisors: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, T. Galkovski
- Student: Tena Galkovski
- Supervisors: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, S. Haefliger
- Student: Lukas Meuli
- Supervisors: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, Dr. M. Bimschas
- Student: Larissa Salis
- Supervisors: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, S. Haefliger
Automated design of discontinuity regions of RC members
- Student: Nils Schriber
- Supervisors: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, Dr. J. Mata Falcón, T. Tran
Load factors for permanent actions and cable preload in cable-stayed bridges
- Student: Kevin Widmer
- Supervisors: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, D. Karagiannis
- awarded with the VSV Prize
Uncertainty of digital image correlation measurements applied on structural concrete tests
- Student: Georgios Zinas
- Supervisors: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, Dr. J. Mata Falcón, M. Lee
Tensile tests on reinforced concrete members retrofitted with CFRP laminates
- Student: Alexander Gomer
- Supervisors: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, P. Bischof
Shear tests on uniformly loaded RC beams without stirrups
- Student: Daniel Konradi
- Supervisors: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, A. Beck, P. Bischof
Structural safety of RC bridge piers under train impact
- Student: Minu Lee
- Supervisors: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, Dr. M. Bimschas
- awarded with the ETH medal and the 1st Heinrich-Hatt-Bucher-Prize
Experimental study on the bond-slip behaviour of CFRP laminates bonded on RC tensile members
- Student: Dominik Lötscher
- Supervisors: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, P. Bischof
- awarded with the SIKA prize
Compression tests on concrete cylinders using DIC-based measurement systems
- Student: Flurin Reist
- Supervisors: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, Dr. J. Mata Falcón, T. Markić
Analysis of the deformation capacity of artificially corroded reinforcing bars
- Student: Manuel Stocker
- Supervisors: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, S. Haefliger
Inelastic deformation behaviour of RC bridge piers
- Student: Duc Thong Tran
- Supervisors: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, Dr. M. Bimschas
- awarded with the Culmann Prize
Systematic analysis of RC members under fire conditions
- Student: Ken Zumstein
- Supervisors: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, P. Bischof
Fatigue behaviour of RC bridges with externally bonded CFRP reinforcement
- Student: Povilas Ambrasas
- Supervisors: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, P. Bischof, Dr. A. Schumacher
- Student: Tomislav Markić
- Supervisors: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, Dr. M. Bimschas, D. Karagiannis
- awarded with the Holcim Concrete Prize
Refurbishment and widening of "Die Grüne Brücke" in Grisons
- Student: Lukas Dober
- Supervisors: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, G. Bronzini, S. Haefliger
Numerical methods for the generation of statically admissible solutions
- Student: Andreas Brem
- Supervisors: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, Dr. S. Zweidler
Analysis of the deformation capacity of artificially corroded reinforcing bars
- Student: Fabian Stocker
- Supervisors: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, A. Beck
Theoretical investigation of the influence of unequal shear distribution on the punching shear capacity under non-rotional-symmetric loading
- Student: Christoph Hager
- Supervisors: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, Dr. M. Bimschas, A. Beck
- Students: Rafael Dubs, Severin Haefliger
- Supervisors: Prof. Dr. W. Kaufmann, Dr. M. Bimschas, D. Karagiannis
- awarded with the ETH medal