Markus_Schwager

Dr. Markus Schwager

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Publications 3

Professional Information

Deputy Head of Supervision of Dams - Swiss Federal Office of Energy

  • Civil Engineer Geotechnical Engineer

Other

  • Concrete / Rollercrete Dams Earth / Rockfill Dams Arch Dams Buttress Dams Seismic Slope Stability Instrumentation Seepage
    Pressuremeter Dilatometer Landslides Levees Slope Stability Analysis

Educational Background

  • PhD or Equivalent
    • Dr. sc. ETH Zurich - ETHZ - ETH Zurich : 01/08/2008 - 30/09/2014
  • MSc or Equivalent
    • MSc ETH in Civil Engineering - ETHZ - ETH Zurich : 01/08/2006 - 01/08/2008
  • BSc or Equivalent
    • BSc ETH in Civil Engineering - ETHZ - ETH Zurich : 01/08/2003 - 01/08/2006

Honors & Awards

  • Culmann-Prize for PhD Thesis, ETH Zurich, 2015
  • Second Hatt-Bucher-Prize for Master Thesis, ETH Zurich, 2008

Work Experience

  • Swiss Federal Office of Energy : ( 01/02/2020 - Present )
    • Deputy Head of Supervision of Dams

    • Head of the Dam Safety Research Program
  • Stucky Ltd : ( 01/05/2018 - 28/02/2019 )
    • Dam Design Engineer

    • Geotechnical design of the embankment dam of Rogun HPP
  • Swiss Federal Office of Energy : ( 01/10/2014 - 30/04/2018 )
    • Dam Safety Specialist

Languages

Language Read Level Written Level Spoken Level
English High High High
German High High High
French High High High

Latest Publications

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  • IDM pressure measurements in a large-scale excavation test
    Journal Article published 2016 Aug in Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Geotechnical Engineering volume 169 issue 4 on pages 354 to 367
    Authors: Markus V. Schwager, Mathias Amstad, Alexander M. Puzrin
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/jgeen.15.00088
  • Inclinodeformeter pressure measurements in creeping landslides: analytical solutions and field applications
    Journal Article published 2014 May in Géotechnique volume 64 issue 6 on pages 447 to 462
    Authors: M.V. SCHWAGER, A.M. PUZRIN
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/geot.13.p.185
  • Inclinodeformometer for Earth Pressure Measurements in Creeping Landslides
    Journal Article published 2010 Aug in Soils and Foundations volume 50 issue 4 on pages 451 to 458
    Authors: Markus V. Schwager, Andreas M. Schmid, Alexander M. Puzrin
    http://dx.doi.org/10.3208/sandf.50.451


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IDM pressure measurements in a large-scale excavation test
Journal Article published 2016 Aug in Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Geotechnical Engineering volume 169 issue 4 on pages 354 to 367
Authors: Markus V. Schwager, Mathias Amstad, Alexander M. Puzrin
http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/jgeen.15.00088
Inclinodeformeter pressure measurements in creeping landslides: analytical solutions and field applications
Journal Article published 2014 May in Géotechnique volume 64 issue 6 on pages 447 to 462
Authors: M.V. SCHWAGER, A.M. PUZRIN
http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/geot.13.p.185
Inclinodeformometer for Earth Pressure Measurements in Creeping Landslides
Journal Article published 2010 Aug in Soils and Foundations volume 50 issue 4 on pages 451 to 458
Authors: Markus V. Schwager, Andreas M. Schmid, Alexander M. Puzrin
http://dx.doi.org/10.3208/sandf.50.451
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