PhD thesis completed by Ardalan Hosseini
Specimen under mixed mode at EMPA © A.Hosseini 2019 EPFL
His thesis focusses on the strengthening of existing steel structures against high-cycle fatigue using carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites, either bonded or unbonded, under unidirectional or mixed mode loading condition (combination of modes I, tension, and II, shear).
We congratulate Ardalan on his achievement and wish him all the best for his future endeavours, which will start at UC Davis, USA, with a post-doc position in Prof. Lijuan Cheng’s laboratory.
The thesis was accepted without reserve by the jury :
Prof. C. Fivet, président du jury
Prof. A. Nussbaumer, directeur de thèse
Prof. M. Motavalli, co-directeur de thèse
Prof. P. Colombi, rapporteur
Prof. M. Dawood, rapporteur
Dr. A. Vassilopoulos, rapporteur
The public defense will take place at Empa Akademie (Überlandstrasse 129, 8600 Dübendorf) on July 2nd at 15:00.
This thesis was funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) grant No. 200021-153609