Independent structural engineering · Luxembourg

Structures
through
composition.

Structural engineering for steel, concrete, timber, composite and hybrid structures. From buildings and bridges to special structural challenges.

Materials are not limits.
They are components.
SteelConcreteTimberCompositeHybrid
Bridge engineering · steel structures · infrastructure
Expertise

Engineering across materials
and structural systems.

Steel Structures

Design and assessment for buildings, bridges and special applications.

Composite Structures

Solutions combining materials to exploit complementary structural performance.

Concrete Structures

Design and assessment of reinforced-concrete structures and components.

Timber & Hybrid

Timber structures and hybrid systems developed through deliberate composition.

Bridges & Infrastructure

Structural design, assessment and development for bridges and infrastructure.

Structural Fire Engineering

Research-driven fire design for steel and composite structures.

Selected personal experience

Projects across bridges,
buildings and infrastructure.

The following projects reflect prior personal professional involvement and do not represent commissions delivered by KOMPOSE Engineering.

Car Park Toulouse Blagnac
France · 2009–2010

Car Park Toulouse Blagnac

Multi-storey building

Calculation of steel structures in fire design using SAFIR finite-element software.

BOBST Office Building
Switzerland · 2009–2010

BOBST Office Building

Multi-storey building

Calculation of Angelina cellular floor beams for cold design and natural-fire safety.

High-speed railway line SEA
France · 2011–2012

High-speed railway line SEA

Filler-beam road and railway bridges

Alternative technical counterproposal for one road bridge and one railway bridge using filler-beam decks.

Colville Deverell Bridge
Mauritius · 2011–2013

Colville Deverell Bridge

Composite road bridge

Design for tender and technical assistance during detailing and execution.

Sucharskiego Express Road, Gdansk
Poland · 2011–2013

Sucharskiego Express Road, Gdansk

Composite road bridges

Tender-stage counterproposal for two steel-concrete composite decks, technical advisory and execution follow-up.

Pont René-Coty, Nice
France · 2012–2013

Pont René-Coty, Nice

Composite road bridges

Counterproposal during tender and technical assistance in detailing and execution.

Altenwerder Westtangente, Hamburg
Germany · 2012–2014

Altenwerder Westtangente, Hamburg

Composite railway bridge

Technical advisory on calculation methods for curved girders in a composite deck.

High-speed railway line CNM
France · 2013–2015

High-speed railway line CNM

Filler-beam railway bridges

Preliminary design of two road bridges and four railway bridges, with fabrication and delivery follow-up.

PI63, Dakar–Airport Highway
Senegal · 2013–2014 / 2017–2018

PI63, Dakar–Airport Highway

Composite road bridge

Preliminary design of road bridges as composite decks and technical advisory during execution.

WHSD Saint Petersburg
Russia · 2014–2015

WHSD Saint Petersburg

Launching equipment

Development of tailor-made structural sections for launching beams and coordination with the design office, fabricator, contractor and steel mill.

Racing Stadium – Arena Nanterre
France · 2014–2017

Racing Stadium – Arena Nanterre

Stadium roof structure

Technical-commercial negotiation, project management during fabrication and delivery, and technical claim follow-up.

Rabat-Agdal Railway Station
Morocco · 2017–2018

Rabat-Agdal Railway Station

Multi-storey railway station

Technical development using Angelina cellular beams and welded sections, commercial negotiation and project follow-up.

OA666, Belval
Luxembourg · 2011–2018

OA666, Belval

Composite road bridge

Pre-design, early collaboration with the design office, technical solution development, commercial negotiation and production follow-up.

Le Monde Headquarters, Paris
France · 2016–2018

Le Monde Headquarters, Paris

Multi-storey building

Alternative proposal using American sections to optimise the cellular floor-beam solution.

OpenHydro Facilities, Cherbourg
France · 2014–2017

OpenHydro Facilities, Cherbourg

Industrial structure

Development of a complete rolled-section solution for a large industrial hall and coordination of three workshops.

Professional portrait
About

Technical depth.
International experience.

KOMPOSE Engineering is an independent structural engineering practice based in Luxembourg.

The practice draws on experience in research and development, bridge engineering, technical project development and structural fire engineering.

Educational background includes structural engineering at Technische Universität Dresden and the University of Trento, complemented by a Welch MBA from Sacred Heart University.

BridgesSteel & compositeFire engineeringResearch-driven design
Technical references

Publications and
conference contributions.

Selected bibliography supplied in the professional record.

Journal papers and technical articles

  1. La verifica al fuoco delle strutture metalliche: il caso delle autorimesse fuoriterra — Costruzioni Metalliche, 2010.
  2. INERD Concept: Poteaux mixtes et ossatures en béton armé — Revue BIM, 2010.
  3. Robuste Stahlbauten im Brandfall — Der Stahlbau, 2010.
  4. L’acciaio come materiale da costruzione — Il Giornale dell’Ingegnere, 2010.
  5. Le travi alveolari: principi di progettazione e di verifica — Costruzioni Metalliche, 2012.
  6. Structural fire design and optimisation of a building — Structural Engineering International, 2012.
  7. Une solution optimisée pour ouvrages d’art courants — Construction Métallique, 2013.
  8. Brücken mit Verbunddübelleisten — Revue Technique Luxembourgeoise, 2013.
  9. Poutre Preco avec connexion par découpe — Annales des Ponts & Chaussées, 2013.
  10. La contribution des tabliers à poutrelles enrobées made in Differdange — Infosteel, 2013.
  11. Élargissement du Pont René Coty à Nice — Bulletin Ponts Métalliques, 2013.
  12. Ouvrages d’art courants en acier autopatinable — Revue Technique Luxembourgeoise, 2013.
  13. Short-Span Solutions — Modern Steel Construction, 2014.
  14. Road bridges WD7-WD8 on Route Sucharskiego, Gdansk — Structural Engineering International, 2014.
  15. Ouvrages d’art courants en acier autopatinable: retour d’expérience au Luxembourg — Construction Métallique, 2014.
  16. Saint Petersburg: poutrelles sur mesure pour un projet hors norme — Revue Technique Luxembourgeoise, 2015.
  17. Solutions mixtes acier-béton pour les ouvrages d’art courants — Revue Technique Luxembourgeoise, 2016.
  18. Reconstruction du Pont du Triangle à Dunkerque — Annales du Bâtiment et des Travaux Publics, 2017.
  19. Wide flange beams: trends towards higher steel performance — Current Trends for Civil & Structural Engineering, 2018.
  20. Netzbogenbrücken mit HD-Profilen — Revue Technique Luxembourgeoise, 2019.
  21. Analisi del comportamento vibratorio di soluzioni miste acciaio-calcestruzzo — Costruzioni Metalliche, 2019.
Conference papers and presentations
  1. Analysis of steel-framed open car parks under localised fire — COST C26, Naples, 2010.
  2. INERD software: a new design tool to improve robustness under earthquake loading — COST C26, 2010.
  3. Competitive fire design of open car parks in steel — SEWC, Como, 2011.
  4. Performance-based fire safety approach for open car parks — SEWC, Como, 2011.
  5. New analytical model for steel columns subjected to localised fire — SEWC / Structures in Fire, 2011–2012.
  6. FRACOF: fire resistance assessment of partially protected composite floors — CTA, Ischia, 2011.
  7. The use of heavy rolled sections in high-rise buildings — Construmetal, São Paulo, 2012.
  8. Design of composite mega-columns with multiple rolled H-sections — CTBUH, Shanghai, 2012.
  9. Solution innovante pour ouvrages de petites et moyennes portées: Poutre Preco — AFGC, 2013.
  10. Precobeam: concezione strutturale innovativa per ponti di piccola luce — CTA, Turin, 2013.
  11. An innovative solution for small-span bridges: Precobeam — World Steel Bridge Symposium, Toronto, 2014.
  12. Tailor-made rolled sections: launching beams for WHSD Saint Petersburg — ECCS Steel Bridge Conference, Istanbul, 2015.
  13. Road bridges with prefabricated composite beams in high-strength steel — ECCS, Istanbul, 2015.
  14. Colville Deverell Bridge, Mauritius — ECCS Steel Bridge Conference, 2015.
  15. Modern concepts for filler-beam bridges — ECCS Steel Bridge Conference, 2015.
  16. Nuove linee ferroviarie ad alta velocità in Francia — CTA, Salerno, 2015.
  17. Fabrication solutions with modern structural shapes — World Steel Bridge Symposium, Orlando, 2016.
  18. Reconstruction du Pont du Triangle à Dunkerque — AFGC, 2017.
  19. Choice of steel grade for structural applications — CTA Venice 2017 / ECCS Prague 2018.
  20. Simple and effective solution for medium-span railway bridges — World Steel Bridge Symposium, Baltimore, 2018.
  21. Composite bridge solutions in rolled sections — ECCS Prague / Wroclaw Bridge Conference, 2018.
  22. Floor vibration behaviour of car-park structures — COMPDYN, Crete, 2019.
  23. Network arch bridges with rolled sections — CMM, Porto, 2019.
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