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Christian Overgaard Christensen is a post-doctoral researcher within the Department of the Built Environment at Aalborg University’s Faculty of Engineering and Science, based in Copenhagen. Embedded in the Division of Structures, Geotechnics and Risk and the Sustainable Structures, Materials and Construction Research Group, he investigates experimental and decision-support methods for safe management of concrete bridge infrastructure.
Education & Career:
- Ph.D. (field and year not specified in source)
- Current position: Post-doctoral researcher, Aalborg University
Research Interests:
Christensen’s work centres on on-site proof-load testing of existing concrete bridges, development of stop criteria and monitoring thresholds using digital image correlation (DIC) and acoustic emission, and advanced strengthening techniques employing prestressed/activated CFRP systems with tailored anchorages. He couples large-scale laboratory experiments with probabilistic decision analysis to enable reliability-based reclassification and socio-economically sound bridge management.
Publication Trends:
Since 2018 he has authored 21 peer-reviewed outputs, among them highly practical studies on full-scale load tests, CFRP anchorage durability, and code-oriented proof-load procedures. His 2024 contributions dominate by quantity, reflecting intensive activity within the Danish Road Directorate’s national proof-load programme, and showcase a blend of experimental testing, field monitoring, and decision-analytic modelling aimed at updating Eurocode-based assessment practice.
Collaboration & Projects:
He collaborates extensively with senior academics J. W. Schmidt, J. D. Sørensen, S. Engelund and P. Goltermann, as well as industry partners, on projects that have informed Danish bridge assessment guidelines. He co-supervises PhD candidate K. D. S. Damsgaard investigating comparative proof-load configurations for bridge classification.
Contact:
Department of the Built Environment, A.C. Meyers Vænge 15, 2450 København SV, Denmark
Phone: +45 9940 2925 | Email: coc@build.aau.dk | ORCID: 0000-0002-6334-9280
