Sigrid
Adriaenssens

Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Research interests: Bridges: new structural (mobile) typologies; pre-stressed tension structures: splines and membranes; shells: textile reinforced shells, adaptable formwork, shape optimization; historic structures: restoration and upgrading methodologies; durability: life-cycle design of new infrastructure; efficiency: form-finding techniques, structural optimization, with applications in energy efficiency and human health.

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Civil and Environmental Engineering

Fundamental insights into the built and natural environments, and interactions between the two