Engineering internship - training contents

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Time Scope:

12 weeks of engineering  (bachelor's degree)

Timing:

In the 6th and/or 7th semester
(after the 5th semester).

Training content

In the professional practical study semester, the student should become familiar with engineering work and work on concrete tasks from the areas of planning, construction and manufacturing. The theoretical experiences from the basic and main studies are to be deepened in practical application from the perspective of the civil engineer and the environmental engineer. Likewise, the understanding of the various areas of activity of the engineer in the company is to be expanded and an insight into teamwork and overlapping cooperation with other disciplines is to be demonstrated.

If possible, some areas from one or more of the following training areas are to be covered:

Address & Contact

University of Kassel
Department 14
Civil and
Environmental Engineering
Department for Professional Practical Studies

Mönchebergstr. 7
D-34109 Kassel (letter post)

Room 2312 / 2311

Planning, design, construction:

 

  • Cooperation with architects, planners, planning offices
  • Choice of construction 
  • Pre-dimensioning or comparative calculations for different constructions
  • Static calculations:
    • Load composition
    • Internal forces calculation
    • Design
  • Formwork and reinforcement drawings (concrete and reinforced concrete construction)
  • Construction plans and connections (timber and steel construction)
  • Assembly drawings (prefabricated construction)
  • Application of DIN regulations and other necessary regulations and guidelines

Work preparation, calculatory project work:

  • Construction site equipment
  • Construction schedules
  • Use of equipment and materials
  • Mass determination
  • Bill of quantities
  • Pre- and post-calculation
  • Measurement of masses after completion
  • Billing drawings
  • Familiarization with construction regulations (VOB, HOAI, standard
  • catalogs), which are used in the above-mentioned areas. 

Construction

Construction:

  • Establishment of a construction site
  • Staking out and surveying
  • Work planning
  • Equipment procurement and use
  • Material procurement, inspection and use
  • Supervision of shell construction work including quality control, UVV etc.

Building material and soil testing:

  • Cooperation in the execution and evaluation of the usual test procedures.
  • (possibly cooperation in the procurement of samples)

Public Works Administration:

  • Legal and organizational safeguarding of construction measures
  • Fundraising for construction measures
  • Building permit procedures
  • Planning and execution of construction measures:
    in the office itself; in cooperation with the engineering offices or construction departments of the construction companies 
  • Tendering and bidding for design and construction services
  • Bid evaluation and awarding
  • State superintendence
  • Construction accounting

In accordance with the requirements listed above for the content of the professional practical studies, engineering firms, construction companies, offices and authorities, etc. offer a variety of suitable practical positions in the fields:

  • Structural engineering
  • Construction operation and management
  • Water engineering
  • Transportation
  • Environmental technology/environmental engineering