Publications by Florian Riebel

Investigation of 3D moisture diffusion coefficients and damage in a pultruded E-glass/polyester structural composite

As civil engineers seek to improve buildings and bridges, they are turning to composite materials for some structural components. Thus the long-term life of these materials in damp highly acidic conditions (from concrete pore solutions) is critical. This a ...

2009

Structural behavior of multifunctional GFRP joints for concrete structures

Thomas Keller, Florian Riebel

A multifunctional all-FRP joint has been developed for the transfer of bending moments and shear forces in thermal insulation sections of concrete slab structures used in building construction. Tensile forces from moments are transferred by horizontal GFRP ...

2009

Pultruded GFRP posts for railway noise barriers

Thomas Keller, Till Vallée, Florian Riebel

142 (abstract), paper on CD-ROM ...

2008

GFRP posts for railway noise barriers – experimental validation of load-carrying performance and durability

Thomas Keller, Till Vallée, Florian Riebel

As part of a 15-year railway noise remediation plan, 300km of noise barriers will be installed in Switzerland over the next few years. To enable pultruded glass fiber- reinforced polymer (GFRP) materials to be used for the noise barrier posts, a specificat ...

2008

Long-term compression performance of a pultruded GFRP element exposed to concrete pore water solution

Thomas Keller, Florian Riebel

A durability study was performed on a pultruded glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) compression element of a hybrid GFRP/steel joint for concrete structures. GFRP elements were immersed in alkaline pore water solutions of different temperatures during 18 ...

2007

Multifunctional hybrid GFRP/steel joint for concrete slab structures

Thomas Keller, Florian Riebel

2007

Multifunctional all-GFRP joint for concrete slab structures

Thomas Keller, Florian Riebel

An existing hybrid-GFRP/steel joint for load transfer and thermal insulation in concrete slab structures was developed into an all-GFRP joint. The new joint consists of a pultruded GFRP tensile/shear element anchored through adhesively bonded ribs in the c ...

2007

Multifunctional all-GFRP joint for concrete slab structures

Thomas Keller, Florian Riebel

2007

Long-term performance of a pultruded GFRP element exposed to alkaline solution

Thomas Keller, Florian Riebel

Quebec, Canada2007

Multifunctional hybrid GFRP/steel joint for concrete slab structures

Thomas Keller, Florian Riebel

A multifunctional hybrid glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP)/steel joint has been developed for the transfer of compression and shear forces in thermal insulation sections of concrete slab structures used in building construction. The new pultruded cellu ...

2006

Structural behavior and durability of multifunctional fiber-reinforced polymer components

Florian Riebel

In the context of sustainable development, building insulation represents a major concern as a means of increasing energy efficiency. In order to comply with new norms such as the Passive House standard, locations where load-bearing components must penetra ...

EPFL2006