The second training week was held at EPFL in Lausanne, Switzerland, from the 20th until the 24th of November 2017.

The training week addressed the challenge of the shift from lab to real in situ conditions. The three scientific Work Packages (WP) were covered as well as non-scientific trainings. The timetable is shown in the figure below and comprises:

• 13 hours dedicated to scientific lectures.
• 1 hour dedicated to the visit of the “Martinet” UHPFRC footbridge.
• 3 hours dedicated to complementary skills.
• 6 hours of teamwork.
• In addition, the students were evaluated based on the presentation of their research work (15 minutes for the presentation and 15 minutes for questions).

Day 1

• Introduction to the UHPFRC technology to enhance bridges
  Lecturer: Prof. Eugen Brühwiler (EPFL)

• Design and construction of the “Martinet” UHPFRC footbridge
  Lecturer: Prof. Eugen Brühwiler (EPFL)

• Probabilistic modelling of actions on structures
  Lecturer: Bernard Jacob (Université Gustave Eiffel - Ifsttar)

• Fatigue of welded structures - Miner’s approach
  Lecturer: Bernard Jacob (Université Gustave Eiffel - Ifsttar)

Day 2

• Probabilistic design of wind turbines
  Lecturer: Prof. John Dalsgaard Sørensen (Aalborg University)

• Reliability indices for bridge fatigue
  Lecturer: Bernard Jacob (Université Gustave Eiffel - Ifsttar)

• Approach of fatigue with fracture mechanics
  Lecturer: Bernard Jacob (Université Gustave Eiffel - Ifsttar)

Day 3

Day 4

• MistralWIND project
  Lecturer: Max Botz (Technical University of Munich)

• Bridges to the future with BIM+AR technology
  Lecturer: Prof. Marek Salamak (Silesian University of Technology)

• Monitoring of load test with ultrasound acoustic emission - Time reversal
  Lecturer: Dr Ernst Niederleithinger (BAM)

• Signal measurement and analysis
  Lecturer: Dr Ernst Niederleithinger (BAM)

• Exercices with Matlab/Python
  Lecturer: Dr Ernst Niederleithinger (BAM)

Day 5

• Ethics in engineering
  Lecturer: Dr Gaia Barazzetti (University of Lausanne)

• Team working and project management
  Lecturer: Polo Looser (Asteroidea)