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Alejandro Giraldo Soto is a Senior Researcher at the Chair for Structural Concrete and Bridge Design, Institute of Structural Engineering (IBK), Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich). He holds a Doctoral degree in Engineering of Structures, Foundations and Materials (2017) and has extensive experience in bridge engineering, steel-concrete composites, and digital fabrication technologies.
Education:
- Doctoral degree in Engineering of Structures, Foundations and Materials, Polytechnic University of Madrid (2017)
- Master's degree in Engineering of Structures, Foundations and Materials, Polytechnic University of Madrid (2011)
- Ingeniero de Caminos, Canales y Puertos (specialization in structures and foundations), Polytechnic University of Madrid (2009)
His research focuses on bridge design, steel-concrete composite construction, and the shear behavior of fibre reinforced concrete (FRC), with recent work on digital fabrication applications such as 3D printed concrete structures. He has contributed to advancing experimental methodologies for structural testing and Eurocode implementations in jointless structures.
Recent publications highlight his contributions to digital fabrication in concrete structures, including experimental validation of full-scale 3D printed towers and mechanical behavior analysis of composite steel-concrete systems. Key projects include Tor Alva, the world's tallest 3D printed concrete tower, and collaborations within the NCCR Digital Fabrication initiative.
Professional memberships include the International Association for Bridges and Structural Engineering (IABSE), fib Task Group 2.6 on composite steel-concrete construction, and ACHE Task Groups in Spain. He has received funding from the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF) for digital fabrication projects.
He is affiliated with the NCCR Digital Fabrication (dfab) initiative and the Institute of Structural Engineering (IBK) at ETH Zurich, working with interdisciplinary teams on advanced construction methodologies and structural performance optimization.
