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Prof. Erika Prina Howald
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Professional Information
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MSc or Equivalent
- Civil Engineer - EPFL - EPF Lausanne : 15/10/1998 - 01/10/2001
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MSc or Equivalent
- Environnemental Engineer - Politecnico di Milano : 15/09/1992 - 01/10/1998
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School of Management and Engineering Vaud (HEIG-VD) : ( 01/09/2007 - Present )
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Since September 2007 she has been professor of foundation engineering geotechnical engineering and natural hazards at the institute of territorial engineering of the School of Management and Engineering Vaud (HEIG-VD), Yverdon-les-Bains (University of applied sciences and arts Western Switzerland), where she has taken the role of Director of the Laboratory for geotechnical engineering for 13 years. Her tasks involve teaching and research activities focused on geotechnical engineering (soil mechanics, foundations, retaining walls, slope stability, laboratory testing for soil characterization and interpretation of the laboratory tests results) and natural hazards-related topics.
Her published work and main research interests include the influence of freezing and thawing cycles on the soil bearing capacity in permafrost areas, data analysis on pile dynamic load tests in Switzerland - with a focus on micro piles, rock fall hazard assessment and zoning in presence of protection measures and the vulnerability of structures to impacts of gravitational natural hazards (landslides, debris flows, rock falls, snow avalanches etc.).
Erika has also been cantonal advisor for problems and projects in connection with gravitational hazards for the Canton of Vaud since 2013 and, starting from May 2015, she is a member of the Directive Committee of Geotechnics Suisse as well.
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GADZ - Géotechnique Appliqueé Dériaz SA : ( 01/11/2001 - 31/08/2007 )
- Geotechnical Engineer
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- Various drilling campaigns, downhole controls and geotechnical expertises
- Participation in the project and management of the major maintenance of the Vengeron vault
- Participation in the project of relocation of a section of the Sorge river bed in Ecublens (stability calculations, geotechnical campaign, dimensioning of the new banks, follow-up of the construction site)
- Design and construction management of the LEB (Lausanne-Echallens-Bercher railroad) retaining wall reinforcement project in Prilly - Sizing of the cast wall of the PMI project (Philip Morris International) in Lausanne
- Participation in the dimensioning and local management of the access hopper and the tube-pusher on the TRIDEL site in Lausanne
- Coordination of the decontamination works of the Vernier tunnel following the fire of July 15, 2002 (GE) - Participation to the annual visits for the maintenance of the Vernier tunnel (GE)
- Participation in the establishment of the cadastre of polluted sites of the Canton of Geneva
- EXPO 02. Coordination of the periodic controls of the platforms of Bienne and Neuchâtel, within the framework of the pool of engineers of Batigroup
- Assistant to the local management of the reinforcement works of the UX halls at CERN.
- Participation in the geotechnical follow-up of the works of the cut-and-cover of Onnens (VD) - A5 freeway
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EPFL - Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne : ( 01/10/1999 - 30/06/2001 )
- Assistant
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Frozen soil properties modification in the context of climate change
Journal Article published 2024 in E3S Web of Conferences volume 544 on page 15001
Authors: Jérémy Jean Daniel Torche, Erika Prina Howald
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A Framework for Assessing the Performance Capabilities of Rock Fall Protections for Hazard Analysis and Zoning
Journal Article published 2022 Sep 2 in Applied Sciences volume 12 issue 17 on page 8834
Authors: Erika Prina Howald, Jacopo Maria Abbruzzese
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The Influence of Built Environment on Landslides. A Case Study: Converney-Taillepied
Journal Article published 2021 Sep 30 in Global Journal of Earth Science and Engineering volume 8 on pages 12 to 34
Authors: Erika Prina Howald, J. Torche, Y. Madrari
http://dx.doi.org/10.15377/2409-5710.2021.08.2 -
Global Warming and Loss of Bearing Capacity of Permafrost: An Experimental Study on the Effects of Freezing/Thawing Cycles on a Silty Soil
Journal Article published 2020 Aug 4 in Global Journal of Earth Science and Engineering volume 7 on pages 1 to 21
Authors: E. Prina Howald, J. Torche
http://dx.doi.org/10.15377/2409-5710.2020.07.1 -
An evaluation of the performance of rock fall protection measures and their role in hazard zoning
Journal Article published 2020 Aug 10 in Natural Hazards volume 104 issue 1 on pages 459 to 491
Authors: Camille-Jean Jaccard, Jacopo Maria Abbruzzese, Erika Prina Howald
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11069-020-04177-4
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Frozen soil properties modification in the context of climate change
Journal Article published 2024 in E3S Web of Conferences volume 544 on page 15001 Authors: Jérémy Jean Daniel Torche, Erika Prina Howald http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202454415001 |
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A Framework for Assessing the Performance Capabilities of Rock Fall Protections for Hazard Analysis and Zoning
Journal Article published 2022 Sep 2 in Applied Sciences volume 12 issue 17 on page 8834 Authors: Erika Prina Howald, Jacopo Maria Abbruzzese http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app12178834 |
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The Influence of Built Environment on Landslides. A Case Study: Converney-Taillepied
Journal Article published 2021 Sep 30 in Global Journal of Earth Science and Engineering volume 8 on pages 12 to 34 Authors: Erika Prina Howald, J. Torche, Y. Madrari http://dx.doi.org/10.15377/2409-5710.2021.08.2 |
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Global Warming and Loss of Bearing Capacity of Permafrost: An Experimental Study on the Effects of Freezing/Thawing Cycles on a Silty Soil
Journal Article published 2020 Aug 4 in Global Journal of Earth Science and Engineering volume 7 on pages 1 to 21 Authors: E. Prina Howald, J. Torche http://dx.doi.org/10.15377/2409-5710.2020.07.1 |
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An evaluation of the performance of rock fall protection measures and their role in hazard zoning
Journal Article published 2020 Aug 10 in Natural Hazards volume 104 issue 1 on pages 459 to 491 Authors: Camille-Jean Jaccard, Jacopo Maria Abbruzzese, Erika Prina Howald http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11069-020-04177-4 |
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An approach for evaluating the role of protection measures in rockfall hazard zoning based on the Swiss experience
Journal Article published 2017 Jul 11 in Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences volume 17 issue 7 on pages 1127 to 1144 Authors: Erika Prina Howald, Jacopo Maria Abbruzzese, Chiara Grisanti http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/nhess-17-1127-2017 |
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TR3 project: slope safety preparedness for effects of climate change contribution for Switzerland
Book Chapter published 2017 Jun 1 in Slope Safety Preparedness for Impact of Climate Change on pages 379 to 408 Authors: C. Bonnard, C. Crot, E. Prina Howald, L. Laloui http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781315387789-11 |
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An approach for evaluating the role of protection measures in rock fall hazard zoning based on the Swiss experience
Posted Content published 2016 Sep 5 Authors: Erika Prina Howald, Jacopo Maria Abbruzzese, Chiara Grisanti http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/nhess-2016-265 |
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