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BERTOLA Numa Joy

University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Science, Technology and Medicine (FSTM) > Department of Engineering (DoE)

ORCID
0000-0002-4151-3123
Main Referenced Co-authors
Brühwiler, Eugen (10)
Küpfer, Célia (6)
Niederleithinger, Ernst (4)
Schumacher, Thomas (4)
FABBRICATORE, Francesco  (3)
Main Referenced Keywords
Structural health monitoring (5); Structural identification (4); Bridge load testing (2); Building and Construction (2); Concrete bridge (2);
Main Referenced Disciplines
Civil engineering (22)
Architecture (2)
Engineering, computing & technology: Multidisciplinary, general & others (1)

Publications (total 22)

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BERTOLA, N. J.* , Küpfer, C.* , Schiltz, P., & Brühwiler, E. (23 October 2024). UHPFRC for the Preservation, Strengthening, and Transformation of Existing Buidlings [Paper presentation]. UHPFRC 2024, Mention, France. https://hdl.handle.net/10993/64819

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Küpfer, C., BERTOLA, N. J., & Fivet, C. (05 April 2024). Reuse of cut concrete slabs in new buildings for circular ultra-low-carbon floor designs. Journal of Cleaner Production, 448, 141566. doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.141566 https://hdl.handle.net/10993/60697

Nobari, A. Z., JABBARZADEH GHANDILOU, M., BERTOLA, N. J., SENGUPTA, A., & ALIMARDANI LAVASAN, A. (2026). Sustainable bio-based construction: A review of MICP technology and bio-cementation across scales and materials. Case Studies in Construction Materials, 06100. doi:10.1016/j.cscm.2026.e06100
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BERTOLA, N. J., Küpfer, C., & Brühwiler, E. (04 February 2026). Environmental and economic benefits of UHPFRC intervention in bridge management for the Swiss network. Nature Communications, 17 (1). doi:10.1038/s41467-026-69103-x
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Küpfer, C., BERTOLA, N. J., Jayasinghe, A., Orr, J., & Fivet, C. (23 December 2025). Concrete floors: multi-criteria analysis of conventional and novel solutions. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 1554 (1), 012083. doi:10.1088/1755-1315/1554/1/012083
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BERTOLA, N. J., Bhowmick, A., Casas, J. R., Chacon, R., Cousins, D., Grimson, J., Lantsoght, E. O. L., Losanno, D., Olaszek, P., Sas, G., Schmidt, J. W., Valenzuela, M. A., & Žnidarič, A. (2025). Bridge load testing for assessment: recent advances in application, collaboration, codes, and research. Structure and Infrastructure Engineering - Maintenance, 1-26. doi:10.1080/15732479.2025.2594077
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Kälin, E., Brühwiler, E., & BERTOLA, N. J. (2025). Instandsetzung der denkmalgeschützten Neumühlebrücke unter Verwendung von UHFB. ULTRA-HOCHLEISTUNGS-FASERVERBUNDBAUSTOFF entwerfen, bemessen, bauen.
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FABBRICATORE, F., & BERTOLA, N. J. (2025). Distributed fiber-optic sensor-based methodology for performance evaluation of prestressed concrete girder bridges. Structural Health Monitoring. doi:10.1177/14759217251384701
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Momeni, S., Schumacher, T., BERTOLA, N. J., Yousfi, N., Linzer, L., Niederleithinger, E., Brühwiler, E., & Lecampion, B. (10 October 2025). SIMORGH-SHM: A Novel Software for Fully Automated and Precise Fracture Monitoring Based on Acoustic Emission Localization and Moment Tensor Inversion [Paper presentation]. 15th International Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring, Stanford, United States. doi:10.12783/shm2025/37355
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FABBRICATORE, F., & BERTOLA, N. J. (01 September 2025). Structural performance monitoring for concrete girder bridges with distributed fiber optic sensors [Paper presentation]. 13th International Conference on Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure, Graz, Austria. doi:10.3217/978-3-99161-057-1-022
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BERTOLA, N. J., & FABBRICATORE, F. (14 July 2025). Concrete bridge monitoring through spatially distributed fibre optic sensing [Paper presentation]. FIB Symposium 2025, Antibes, France.
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Hekič, D., Gošte, N., Anžlin, A., & BERTOLA, N. J. (2025). Finite Element Model Updating of a Reconstructed Ombla Bridge with Error-Domain Model Falsification Methodology. In Experimental Vibration Analysis for Civil Engineering Structures EVACES 2025 - Volume 3. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-96114-4_91
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BERTOLA, N. J., & Brühwiler, E. (30 April 2025). Transforming the Static System of Prestressed Concrete Bridges Using UHPFRC. Journal of Bridge Engineering, 30 (7), 1-14. doi:10.1061/JBENF2.BEENG-7234
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Küpfer, C., Bastien-Masse, M., BERTOLA, N. J., & Fivet, C. (31 March 2025). Design, construction and assessment of FLO:RE – the prototype of a low-carbon building floor made of reused concrete elements and steel profiles. Architecture, Structures and Construction, 5 (1). doi:10.1007/s44150-025-00138-2
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BERTOLA, N. J., Schumacher, T., Niederleithinger, E., & Brühwiler, E. (01 March 2025). Combining passive and active ultrasonic stress wave monitoring for the characterization of the early-age properties of a UHPFRC beam. Construction and Building Materials, 466, 140319. doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2025.140319
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BERTOLA, N. J. (2025). Strategies for a More Sustainable Management of Existing Concrete Structures. In Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering (pp. 149-157). Springer Nature Switzerland. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-80724-4_19
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BERTOLA, N. J.* , Küpfer, C.* , Schiltz, P., & Brühwiler, E. (23 October 2024). UHPFRC for the Preservation, Strengthening, and Transformation of Existing Buidlings [Paper presentation]. UHPFRC 2024, Mention, France.
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* These authors have contributed equally to this work.

Küpfer, C., BERTOLA, N. J., & Fivet, C. (2024). Designing Waste-Negative Floor Systems Made of Reused Saw-Cut Reinforced-Concrete Slab Elements. A Springer book series Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering. doi:10.1007/978-3-031-80724-4_41
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BERTOLA, N. J., & Brühwiler, E. (24 June 2024). Combining monitoring information and UHPFRC strengthening to extend bridge service duration [Paper presentation]. 12TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BRIDGE MAINTENANCE, SAFETY AND MANAGEMENT. doi:10.1201/9781003483755-14
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Schumacher, T., BERTOLA, N. J., Epple, N., Bruehwiler, E., & Niederleithinger, E. (13 June 2024). Combined Passive and Active Ultrasonic Stress Wave Monitoring of Concrete Structures: An Overview of Data Analysis Techniques and Their Applications and Limitations. 11th European Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring, EWSHM 2024, 29 (7). doi:10.58286/29863
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BERTOLA, N. J., Schumacher, T., Niederleithinger, E., & Brühwiler, E. (13 June 2024). Early detection of structural damage in UHPFRC structures through the combination of acoustic emission and ultrasonic stress wave monitoring [Paper presentation]. 11th European Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring (EWSHM 2024).
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BERTOLA, N. J., Reuland, Y., & Brühwiler, E. (10 June 2024). Determining the structural properties of concrete bridges through the combination of static and dynamic load testing [Paper presentation]. 11th European Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring (EWSHM 2024).
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BERTOLA, N. J., Schiltz, P., & Brühwiler, E. (2024). A global framework for data-informed bridge examination. Structure and Infrastructure Engineering - Maintenance, 1-20. doi:10.1080/15732479.2024.2337088
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Küpfer, C., BERTOLA, N. J., & Fivet, C. (05 April 2024). Reuse of cut concrete slabs in new buildings for circular ultra-low-carbon floor designs. Journal of Cleaner Production, 448, 141566. doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.141566
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