Civil Engineering Projects

Computational Framework for the Asset Integrity Management of Large Deteriorating Concrete Structures
Development and implementation of a strategy for the risk based asset integrity management of concrete surfaces subject to corrosion of the reinforcement, including the development of a specialised software tool.
Client: COWI AS, Lyngby, Denmark, 2004-2005.

Third Abu Dhabi Island Bridge Crossing. Check of the design basis for the third bridge crossing for Abu Dhabi Island .
Position: Expert consultant to the client in collaboration with COWI.
Client: Consultant to COWI on project for the Works Department, Emirate of Abu Dhabi, 2002.

MMS - Management Maintenance Systems. Responsible for establishing basis, risk based models and software systems for quantifying the relation between the operation and use of the rail system and need for maintenance and reinvestments. The project utilises principles of the economical decision theory and RCM methods.
Position: Project manager for advanced risk assessments.
Client: Employed by COWI working for the Danish Railways, Denmark , 1996-1998.

Safeguarding and Rehabilitation of the Zarate Brazo Largo Bridges Cable Stayed Bridges. Assessment of cable deterioration, reliability evaluation of strength and fatigue life of damaged stays (parallel wire bundles), planning and evaluation of laboratory tests on stay wires, reliability based evaluation of safety format and design basis for emergency and rehabilitation phases, using statistical models for traffic and train loads.
Position: Lead safety and reliability engineer.
Client: Employed by COWI working for Direction National de Vialidad , Argentina 1996-1998.

Øresund High Bridge . Probabilistic fracture mechanics and crack growth analysis for verification of safety for welded connections in the main girder.
Position: Lead engineer.
Client: Employed by COWI working for Skanska, Sweden , 1997.

Storebælt East Bridge . Fracture mechanic and crack growth analysis for verification of safety for cast hanger clamps with defects.
Position: Lead engineer.
Client: Employed by COWI working for Storebælt, Denmark , 1997.

DuraCrete Project BE 95-1347. Durability based design of concrete structures. Formulation of the basis for a design code for concrete structures taking basis in durability aspects and service life costs. The design basis is formulated using state of art models for deterioration and strength of concrete structures. The calibration of the design basis is performed using statistical methods and modern reliability analysis.
Position: Responsible for reliability analysis and probabilistic modelling.
Client: Employed by COWI working for the European Community, Brussels , 1995-1998.

Guideline for Reliability Based Assessment of Existing Highway Bridges. Two phase project performed in collaboration with Prof. O. Ditlevsen, DTU (phase I) and the Danish Road Directorate (phase II). During the project a guideline for reliability bases assessment of existing bridges is formulated. Phase I (completed) comprises a thorough description of probabilistic framework, modelling of loads and structural capacity. Phase II adapts the special conditions valid for the bridges of the Danish road directorate to the general models identified under phase II (ongoing).
Position: Initiator and project leader (COWI).
Client: Phase I: The Danish National Science Foundation (STVF), Phase II: Employed by COWI working for the Danish Road Directorate , Denmark .

Lillebæltsbroen of 1935, Large Riveted Steel Bridge . Reliability based reassessment of characteristic train loads for ultimate limit state (ULS) and fatigue limit state (FLS) verification of superstructure using non-stationary FEM evaluations for the assessment of bridge dynamics.
Position: Lead engineer.
Client: Employed by COWI working for The Danish Railways, Denmark , 1996.

Design Basis for Cable Stayed Bridge Using Carbon Fibre Based Stays and Reinforcement. Calibration of partial safety factors for the design of a cable stayed bridge using carbon fibre material for the stays as well as the reinforcement of the girder. The partial safety factors are calibrated according to specific safety requirements using structural reliability analysis.
Position: Responsible for structural reliability assessments and methodical developments.
Client: Employed by COWI working for The Danish Road Directorate, Denmark, 1996.

Ørestad, Mini Metro. Design Basis for Civil Works in connection with the design of the Mini Metro Structures, Copenhagen , Denmark . The Euro Codes were used as basis for the Design Basis.
Position: Project manager and lead engineer.
Client: Employed by COWI working for Ørestadsselskabet, Denmark , 1995.

Dronninggårdvej Bridge , Railway Bridge . Reliability analysis with respect to fatigue life and evaluation of inspection methods.
Position: Lead engineer.         
Client: Employed by COWI working for The Danish Railways, Denmark , 1994.

Lillebæltsbroen of 1935, Large Riveted Steel Bridge . Strength and fatigue life re-assessment. The work included a detailed assessment of the fatigue characteristics for riveted structures including FEM analysis of stress concentration factors. Reliability analyses were performed to assess the residual fatigue life and the effect of inspections.
Position: Lead engineer.
Client: Employed by COWI working for The Danish Railways, Denmark , 1994.

Gudenåbroen, Pile Foundation, Concrete Bridge . Strength and durability reassessment in connection with an up-classification of the bridge. The work included a re-evaluation of the concrete strength and a comprehensive probabilistic model of the pile foundation strength updated by pile strength experiments.
Position: Lead engineer.
Client: Employed by COWI working for The Danish Road Directorate, Denmark, 1994.

Eurocodes, Consequence Analysis. An evaluation of the ENV 1 Part 3 (traffic loads) with respect to an assessment of the differences in reliability as compared to the existing specifications for traffic loading.
Position: Lead engineer.
Client: Employed by COWI working for The Danish Road Directorate, Denmark, 1994.

Chloride Penetration Model. Corrosion Initiation Life. Formulation of statistical methods for the assessment of the corrosion initiation life for reinforced concrete structures. The basis of the models consists of observed chloride concentration profiles and the diffusion theory.
Position: Lead engineer.
Client: Employed by COWI working for The Danish Road Directorate, Denmark, 1994.

Parallel Wire Cable Reliability. Statistical Analysis of Fatigue Life Experimental Data of Steel Wires for the construction of the Storebælt suspension bridge.
Position: Assistant to Prof. Dr. Ing. Habil. Rudiger Rackwitz.
Client: Employed by COWI working for Storebæltforbindelsen, Denmark , 1989.

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