Research
The Department of Timber Structures and Building Rehabilitation is concerned with the development of innovative constructions in timber and masonry construction. The focus in this context is on the application of adhesive bonding technology, computer-aided manufacturing processes and earthquake-resistant construction.
In other research projects, questions are addressed that are closely related to the adaptation of load-bearing structures to new usage requirements or to changed safety aspects. If such adaptation is successful, the useful life of a structure is extended. This saves resources, energy and landfill space.
Cooperation partners are German and foreign universities and research companies as well as medium-sized engineering firms and companies.
Current research projects
- Additive robotic fabrication techniques for timber construction - computer-aided design and integrated structural joining techniques
- Board and plank trusses as material-saving timber constructions of high modernity
- Development of an earthquake-resistant design of support and bracing structures of wooden bridges
- Process-reliable production of adhesive-bonded timber-concrete composite components- SafeTeCC
Completed research projects
- Development of a fire-proof clay wall panel (LWT) with stiffening effect for use in timber panel construction.
- Development of a rapid construction method for HBV floors by means of bonding prefabricated concrete components.
- Tension and shear anchorages for wall elements made of GL
- Bonded wood-concrete composite / Pilot tests on the suitability of a commercially available epoxy resin adhesive
- UHPC-timber-composite-structures
- UHPC-timber-composite-structures
- Development of a process for the prefabrication of single-lane heavy-duty bridges made of bonded wood-concrete composite with a length of up to 16 m
- UHPC-timber-composite-structures
- UHPC-timber-composite-structures
- Development of a process for the prefabrication of single-lane heavy-duty bridges made of bonded wood-concrete composite with a length of up to 16 m
- Development of micrometers/measuring threaded rods with internal fiber-optic strain measurement for continuous measurement of axial forces in fasteners in wood and reinforced concrete construction
- Development and production of form-fit wood-wood connections including calculation model for spatially complex geometries
- Design of connection variants using the example of the truss girder
- Optimization of Timber Multi-storey Buildings against Earthquake Impact
- Structural safety of historical timber structures
- Wall elements in wood panel construction with planking of wood-based panels (OSB) - Determination of q-values
- Wall elements in wood panel construction with planking of gypsum fiberboards - Determination of q-values
- Fermacell GmbH - wall elements with gypsum fiberboards
- Poroton masonry - innovation potential and application safety
- Masonry construction for high rise buildings
- Development of a consistent practical design concept for timber construction
- Innovative Construction of Brickwork
- Bearing Structure-FMEA: Preventive Quality Control in Civil Engineering
- Local strengthening of Masonry In-Plane loaded Walls with Fibre-Reinforced-Polymeres (FRP)
- Experimental and numerical Investigation of Bond between FRP rods and timber
- Experimental and numerical investigation of bond between CFRP and concrete