Publications de Olivier Burdet

Experimental investigation of soil - structure interaction for transition slabs of integral bridges

Olivier Burdet, Aurelio Muttoni, Jürgen Einpaul

This paper presents the results of an experimental test series on the soil-structure-pavement interaction in the vicinity of the transition slab at the end of an integral bridge. The main function of transition slabs is to ease the transition between the b ...

Structural Concrete2015

Design for SLS according to fib Model Code 2010

Olivier Burdet, Ekkehard Fehling, Antonio Mari

This paper provides an overview of serviceability specifications given by the fib Model Code for Concrete Structures 2010 (fib MC2010 [1]). First, the reasons behind crack control and deflection control are discussed, then specific design rules are provide ...

Ernst & Sohn2013

Transition Slabs of Integral Abutment Bridges

Olivier Burdet, Aurelio Muttoni, Damien Dreier

Over the past decades, an increasing number of bridges with integral abutment have been built in Switzerland. This type of bridge offers various advantages over standard bridges with abutments, equipped with expansion joints and bearings that require regul ...

Structural Engineering International2011

Experience in the Long-Term Monitoring of Bridges

Olivier Burdet

At the end of the 1980’s, a series of existing bridges in Switzerland were equipped with a network of hydrostatic leveling devices, with the aim of following their longterm behavior. Some of the bridges were known to exhibit a steady increase in their defo ...

3rd fib International Congress2010

Thermal effects in the Long-Term Monitoring of Bridges

Olivier Burdet

Daily and seasonal temperature variations induce deflections of bridges. The amplitude of these moments is significant in comparison with the yearly increment caused by irreversible long-term deflections. To improve the quality of the interpretation of mon ...

IABSE Symposium on Large structures and Infrastructures for environmentally constrained and urbanised areas2010

Closure of discussion on paper 'Punching Tests of Slabs with Low Reinforcement Ratios'

Olivier Burdet, Aurelio Muttoni, Stefano Guandalini

ACI Structural Journal2009

Punching tests of slabs with low reinforcement ratios

Olivier Burdet, Aurelio Muttoni, Stefano Guandalini

The results of a test series on the punching behavior of slabs with varying flexural reinforcement ratios and without transverse reinforcement are presented. The aim of the tests was to investigate the behavior of slabs failing in punching shear with low r ...

ACI Structural Journal2009

Computer-aided development of stress fields for the analysis of structural concrete

Olivier Burdet, Aurelio Muttoni, Miguel Fernández Ruiz

The stress field method is a technique based on the lower-bound theorem of plasticity that can be used for dimensioning, detailing and checking of structural concrete elements. Its use has been traditionally associated with the assumption of simplified (ri ...

fib Symposium, Dubrovnik 20072007

Effect of Duct Type on the Shear Strength of Thin Webs

Olivier Burdet, Eckart Hars, Aurelio Muttoni

A series of 16 specimens of concrete web panels 23.6 x 23.6 x 4.9 in. (600 x 600 x 125 mm) was tested in compression to investigate the effect of the presence of various types of post-tensioning ducts on the strength of the shear-induced compression struts ...

ACI Structural Journal2006

Large Scale Tests on Bridge Slabs Cantilevers Subjected to Traffic Loads

Olivier Burdet, Aurelio Muttoni, Rui Vaz Rodrigues

To improve the reduced available experimental data on the load capacity of full scale bridge deck slabs, 3 tests on a large scale bridge cantilever (10 x 4.2 m) were done. The cantilevers were tested under 4, 2 and 1 concentrated loads simulating traffic w ...

Proceedings of the 2nd fib Congress2006

Model Identification of Bridges Using Measurement Data

Yvan Robert-Nicoud, Olivier Burdet, Ian Smith

Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering2005

Experimental investigation of the shear capacity of plastic hinges

Olivier Burdet, Aurelio Muttoni, Rui Vaz Rodrigues

The influence of plastic strains in the longitudinal reinforcement in presence of high shear forces in beams and slabs without stirrups was investigated performing a series of tests of eight ordinary reinforced concrete beams 8.4 meters long with 0.79% rei ...

fib Symposium, Budapest 20052005