Bridge and Structural Systems: People

Alumni

We are proud of our alumni and their contributions to research and engineering. During their time with us, our former group members have developed valuable knowledge and expertise in structural and bridge engineering, particularly in steel, concrete, and steel–concrete composite structures, novel joints and connections, maintenance technologies, sensing technologies, and artificial intelligence. They continue to contribute to academia and industry, advancing knowledge and innovation in civil engineering.

Postdoctoral researchers

• Yangqing Liu — CCU structure, MSCA fellow
• Zhenkun Li — Structural health monitoring, machine learning
• Yifu Lan — Drive-by bridge monitoring, application of AI in SHM
• Rui Hao — Fatigue of bridges, bridge weigh-in-motion (BWIM)

PhD researchers

• Yuxuan Sun — Performance-based multiple recycling of asphalt materials: A multiscale assessment across five aging–rejuvenation cycles
• Fan Zhang — Microwave healing and deicing of asphalt pavements containing industrial slags: Towards intelligent and sustainable road winter maintenance
• Zhenkun Li — Bridge health condition assessment using instrumented moving vehicles
• Yifu Lan — Algorithmic advancements in drive-by inspection methods towards intelligent bridge monitoring
• Rui Hao — Fatigue damage evaluation of cutout details in steel bridges

Visiting researchers

• Carlos Andres Mendoza Cabanzo — Visiting doctoral student, University of Minho, Portugal
• Hao Cui — Visiting doctoral student, Dalian University of Technology, China
• Zongyi Wen — Visiting doctoral student, Southwest Jiaotong University, China
• Nannan Sun — Visiting doctoral student, Chang’an University, China
• Kefan Chen — Visiting doctoral student, Chang’an University, China
• Song Lei — Visiting doctoral student, Chang’an University, China

Master’s researchers

2026

• Haseeb Latif — Bayesian Decision Analysis for RC Bridges Maintenance
• Miro Hakala — Optimizing Steel Grade Selection for Main I-Girders in Steel–Concrete Composite Bridges
• Xinran Meng — Fatigue Assessment of Timber Bridges under Finnish Traffic

2025

• Aram Hosseinpanahi — Experimental Investigation of the Robustness of Scaled Steel Truss Bridge Specimens
• Joonas Nick — Numerical Study of Demountable Steel–Concrete Composite Beams for Bridge Deck Replacement
• Yi Li — Modal Frequency Extraction of a Bridge Subjected to Impulse Excitation from a Parked Vehicle
• Manish Yakami — CO₂ Optimization of Pile Slabs through Parametric Design
• Max Abrahamsson — Calibration of the Finnish Bridge Fatigue Load Model Using Recorded Traffic Data in Kaarina
• Nuoya Chen — Development of Structural Design Requirements for Solar-Paneled Roofs in Finland According to Eurocodes
• Alex Wirén — Assessment of Ultra-High-Performance Fiber-Reinforced Cementitious Composite as a Surface Repair and Strengthening Material for Reinforced Concrete Slab Bridge Decks
• Ziyi Huang — Numerical and Experimental Studies on the Extraction of Bridge Mode Shapes Using Vehicle Response

2024

• Jiming Yang — High-Cycle Fatigue Simulation of Notched Steel Details Using the Smith–Watson–Topper Model and Combined Isotropic–Kinematic Hardening Rules
• Kasper Juselius — Structural Behavior of Concrete Slab Bridges with Varying Repair Lane Sizes and Sequences
• Kanwar Zulfiqar — Structural Performance Evaluation of Wind Turbine Towers under Nordic Climate Conditions
• Jacob Kukkohovi — Development of a Fatigue Load Model Using Bridge Weigh-in-Motion Data from a Simply Supported Bridge in Southern Finland
• Paula Romakkaniemi — Condition Assessment of Reusable Structural Materials and Components
• Nikifor Sedovin — Numerical Simulation and Post-Fracture Analysis of Scaled Truss Bridge Models

2023

• Bao Luong — Knowledge Management for the Bridge Design Process Using the Building Block Concept
• Eemil Morander — Structural Changes in Bridge Decks Due to Renewal of Concrete Cover
• Thuong Dinh Khac (Cau) — Damage Equivalent Factors for Fatigue Design of Steel Railway Bridges

2022

• Jami Hirvonen — Fatigue Assessment of a Bridge Expansion Joint Using Traffic Data
• Paul Toivonen — Automation and Improvement of the Bridge Substructure Design Process
• Joonas Joenvuo — Sustainable Development and Evaluation in Building Design
• Vladimir Detkin — Hybrid Cost Estimation Model for Engineering Design Services
• Mahmoud Hosseini — Structural Behaviour of Steel–Concrete Composite Beams with Expansion Joints in the Concrete Slab

2021

• Jami Qvisén — Standardized Bridge Weigh-in-Motion Data and Its Applications in Bridge Engineering
• Samu Koski — Mechanical Behavior of Steel–Concrete Composite Beams with a Discontinuous Concrete Deck

2020

• Arthur Decuypere — Structural Behavior of a Twin I-Girder Bridge (Ghent University)