Bernard Espion

865 total citations
101 papers, 600 citations indexed

About

Bernard Espion is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Building and Construction and Mechanical Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Bernard Espion has authored 101 papers receiving a total of 600 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 89 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 34 papers in Building and Construction and 18 papers in Mechanical Engineering. Recurrent topics in Bernard Espion's work include Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis (29 papers), Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete (28 papers) and Structural Load-Bearing Analysis (24 papers). Bernard Espion is often cited by papers focused on Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis (29 papers), Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete (28 papers) and Structural Load-Bearing Analysis (24 papers). Bernard Espion collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, France and Kazakhstan. Bernard Espion's co-authors include Stéphanie Staquet, Aveline Darquennes, Marie‐Paule Delplancke‐Ogletree, Olivier Germain, François Toutlemonde, Marie‐Paule Delplancke, M Schmidt, Ekkehard Fehling, Brice Delsaute and Jean‐Michel Torrenti and has published in prestigious journals such as Construction and Building Materials, Cement and Concrete Composites and Journal of Structural Engineering.

In The Last Decade

Bernard Espion

63 papers receiving 557 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Bernard Espion Belgium 13 529 203 108 43 40 101 600
Oldřích Sucharda Czechia 16 519 1.0× 350 1.7× 76 0.7× 64 1.5× 47 1.2× 57 588
Nicola Nisticò Italy 18 861 1.6× 685 3.4× 148 1.4× 45 1.0× 39 1.0× 36 952
Fabien Delhomme France 13 413 0.8× 226 1.1× 73 0.7× 26 0.6× 107 2.7× 22 512
Gia Toai Truong South Korea 13 470 0.9× 361 1.8× 84 0.8× 70 1.6× 32 0.8× 41 586
Chittaranjan B. Nayak India 13 367 0.7× 163 0.8× 28 0.3× 30 0.7× 57 1.4× 32 429
Mehmet Sarıbıyık Türkiye 8 326 0.6× 185 0.9× 36 0.3× 41 1.0× 28 0.7× 20 373
Han Ay Lie Indonesia 12 420 0.8× 315 1.6× 43 0.4× 25 0.6× 29 0.7× 116 502
Z. Canan Girgin Türkiye 8 375 0.7× 256 1.3× 42 0.4× 20 0.5× 38 0.9× 14 410
Husain Al‐Khaiat Kuwait 12 657 1.2× 327 1.6× 31 0.3× 16 0.4× 81 2.0× 29 715
Youzhu Lin China 15 520 1.0× 333 1.6× 46 0.4× 48 1.1× 86 2.1× 33 571

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bernard Espion

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bogaert, Philippe Van & Bernard Espion. (2025). Assessment of heritage value and resistance of a 1935 Vierendeel steel railway bridge. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 178(3). 130–141.
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Espion, Bernard, et al.. (2013). The role of the Belgian engineer Paul Christophe on the development of reinforced concrete at the turn of the 20th century. Beton- und Stahlbetonbau. 108(12). 888–897. 1 indexed citations
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Espion, Bernard. (2012). The Vierendeel bridges over the Albert Canal, Belgium – their significance in the story of brittle failures. Steel Construction. 5(4). 238–243. 7 indexed citations
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Espion, Bernard. (2009). Early Applications of Prestressing to Bridges and Footbridges in Brussels Area. Dépôt institutionnel de l'Université libre de Bruxelles (Université Libre de Bruxelles). 535–541. 1 indexed citations
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Staquet, Stéphanie, et al.. (2006). Analysis of Time-Dependent Effects in a Continuous Two-Span Railway Bridge with Precast Prestressed Composite Decks. Dépôt institutionnel de l'Université libre de Bruxelles (Université Libre de Bruxelles). 11.
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Espion, Bernard, et al.. (2006). Modeling distortional shear in thin-walled elastic beams. Thin-Walled Structures. 44(7). 808–821. 7 indexed citations
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Staquet, Stéphanie & Bernard Espion. (2005). Les BUHP : une révolution en marche dans le monde de la construction. Dépôt institutionnel de l'Université libre de Bruxelles (Université Libre de Bruxelles). 88–90.
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Staquet, Stéphanie, Bernard Espion, Gilles Pijaudier‐Cabot, Bruno Gérard, & François Toutlemonde. (2005). Early age concrete creep at high stress level. Dépôt institutionnel de l'Université libre de Bruxelles (Université Libre de Bruxelles). 387–392.
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Staquet, Stéphanie & Bernard Espion. (2004). Analyse et modélisation du comportement différé du béton: application aux poutres mixtes, préréfléchies et précontraintes. Dépôt institutionnel de l'Université libre de Bruxelles (Université Libre de Bruxelles). 50–51. 4 indexed citations
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Espion, Bernard, et al.. (2004). Adapting Prokic warping function for thin walled beam analysis. Dépôt institutionnel de l'Université libre de Bruxelles (Université Libre de Bruxelles). 1347–1355.
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Staquet, Stéphanie, Bernard Espion, & Priya Gupta. (2004). Early-age strength development of Ultra High Performance Concrete incorporating very fine fly ash and metakaolin. Dépôt institutionnel de l'Université libre de Bruxelles (Université Libre de Bruxelles). 89–103.
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Espion, Bernard, et al.. (2004). Application of Prokic function to lateral-torsional buckling of thin walled structures. Dépôt institutionnel de l'Université libre de Bruxelles (Université Libre de Bruxelles). 827–834. 1 indexed citations
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Staquet, Stéphanie, et al.. (2004). Early age autogneous shrinkage of UHPC incorporating very fine fly ash or metakaolin in replacement of silica fume. Dépôt institutionnel de l'Université libre de Bruxelles (Université Libre de Bruxelles). 587–599. 17 indexed citations
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Espion, Bernard, et al.. (2002). Modelisation des poutres à parois minces soumises à la torsion mixte. Dépôt institutionnel de l'Université libre de Bruxelles (Université Libre de Bruxelles). 47(3). 131–139.
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Espion, Bernard, et al.. (2000). Mesures de contraintes par libération dans le pont Adolphe à Luxembourg, une grande voûte de P. Séjourné. Dépôt institutionnel de l'Université libre de Bruxelles (Université Libre de Bruxelles). 67–74.
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Espion, Bernard. (1998). Evaluation du retrait et du fluage dans les codes de calcul actuels en Europe et aux Etats-Unis. Dépôt institutionnel de l'Université libre de Bruxelles (Université Libre de Bruxelles). 21–27. 1 indexed citations
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Espion, Bernard. (1994). Discussion on "Flexural analysis of reinforced concrete beams containing steel fibers". Journal of Structural Engineering. 120(6). 1932–1934. 4 indexed citations
18.
Espion, Bernard. (1993). Benchmark examples for creep and shrinkage analysis computer programs.. 877–888. 8 indexed citations
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Espion, Bernard, et al.. (1990). Long-Term Deflections of Reinforced Concrete Beams: Reconsideration of Their Validity. ACI Structural Journal. 87(2). 12 indexed citations
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Espion, Bernard, et al.. (1988). Moment curvature relationship of reinforced concrete sections under combined bending and normal force. Materials and Structures. 21(5). 341–351. 11 indexed citations

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