Reliability of Processes, Structures and Functions

In the focus area "Reliability of processes, structures and functions", the aim is to create methods and technical know-how to make structures and (functional) materials reliably usable in the range of their performance limits as well as under diverse external influences.

Topics such as renewable raw materials, recycling of metals and plastic, urban mining as well as the future relevance of resource-saving process technologies, materials and components (material, energy and resource efficiency) pose major challenges for the reliability of structures. Research should therefore also take into account, as far as possible, the availability and thus the origin of a material and its effect on the environment and climate.

In addition to the technical reliability described above, human reliability must also be taken into account within process management. Within the faculty, this perspective is covered by human engineerung and process management.

Increasingly, these materials must take over a multitude of functions simultaneously. Through targeted framework precisley defined functions and mechanical properties are set. This means that the material must simultaneously meet requirements in terms of appearance, haptics, weight or further functions of the structure made from it. Ultimately the goal is to efficiently develop reliable and functional products on the basis of reliable calculation and simulation methods as well as material laws.