Borja Herraiz

Short Bio

Borja obtained his Diploma in Civil Engineering from the Technical University of Madrid in 2011, in the discipline of Structural and Geotechnical Engineering. In 2012, after spending a year at a Spanish engineering company, he joined the Chair of Structural Design and Existing Structures at ETH Zürich as a research assistant and doctoral student. After four years, he successfully defended his PhD thesis entitled ‘Robustness of flat slab structures subjected to a sudden column failure scenario’ where he developed a design approach for the dynamic analysis of reinforced concrete slabs considering large deformations.

In 2016, Borja joined the engineering company Dr. Lüchinger+Meyer in Zurich, Switzerland, where he currently works as a Project Leader. Over these years, Borja has overseen the structural design and execution of numerous residential, industrial, and commercial buildings, including a special emphasis on the condition evaluation and rehabilitation of existing structures with innovative strengthening solutions and materials, such as Ultra-High-Performance Fiber Reinforced Cementitious Composite (UHPFRC). 

Borja is also a member of the Working Group CEN/TC250/WG6 for the implementation of robustness requirements in the Eurocodes and a member of the Working Group SIA Guideline 2052, UHPFRC. Since 2021, Borja supports the Chair of Structural Mechanics and Monitoring as an external lecturer for the course “Non-Destructive Evaluation and Rehabilitation of Existing Structures”.

Publications

- Herraiz B., Martín-Sanz H., Wolfisberg, N. (2019) Restoration of a historic reinforced concrete structure with Ultra-High-Performance Fiber Reinforced Concrete, International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering Report – The Evolving Metropolis (IABSE Congress New Yor City 2019). USA. S. 2501-2509
https://doi.org/10.2749/newyork.2019.2500

- Droogné D., Caspeele R., Taerwe L., Herraiz B. (2017) Parametric study and reliability-based evaluation of alternate load path design in reinforced concrete slabs. International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering Report – Engineering the Future (39th IABSE Symposium Vancouver 2017). Canada. S. 1106-1113
http://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-8533912