Andrea Frangi
Professor
Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
Switzerland
Biography
Since 2010 Andrea Frangi is Professor for Timber Structures at the Institute of Structural Engineering at ETH Zurich. Andrea Frangi received his diploma in civil engineering from the ETH Zurich in 1995. He was a researcher at the Institute of Structural Engineering of ETH Zurich from 1995 to 2001 and received a Ph.D. in technical science from the ETH in 2001. From 2001 to 2003 he worked as project leader by the Structural Engineering Company “Read Jones Christoffersen” in Vancouver, Canada. He was responsible for the design of concrete, steel, timber and composite structures. From 2004 to 2009 he worked part time as project leader by the Structural Engineering Company “Marchand+Partner” in Zürich as well as senior scientist associate at the Institute of Structural Engineering of ETH Zurich. In 2010 he was appointed the title of Professor at the ETH Zurich.
Research Interest
Timber construction; Fire safety engineering.
Publications
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Loss C, Frangi A (2017) Experimental investigation on in-plane stiffness and strength of innovative steel-timber hybrid floor diaphragms. Engineering Structures 138: 229-244.
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Ogrizovic J, Wanninger F,Frangi A(2017) Experimental and analytical analysis of moment-resisting connections with glued-in rods. Engineering Structures 145: 322-332.
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Blank L, Fink G, Jockwer R, Frangi A (2017) Quasi-brittle fracture and size effect of glued laminated timber beams. European journal of wood and wood products 75: 667-681.
