The research activities of the department Fastening and Strengthening Methods cover fastenings in concrete, masonry and other materials, strengthening of reinforced concrete structures and numerical simulation of chemo-hygro-thermo-mechanical processes in reinforced concrete structures. The focus lies on dynamic loading as impact, seismic, fatigue, environmental influences and special loadings.
Overview of current research activities:
- Load bearing behavior of anchors and adhesive bonding
Investigations on the behavior of various anchor systems in concrete and masonry: cast-in anchors and anchor channels, post-installed anchors as adhesive bonded anchors, expansion anchors undercut anchors - Bond behavior of reinforcement and anchorage
Improvement of testing procedures by development of new methods (beam-end-test) under various applications as static and dynamic loading, environmental influences and special loadings - Strengthening methods for reinforced concrete structures
- Hazard Engineering
- Numerical Simulation of complex processes of concrete and reinforced concrete structures
- Fastening technology
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Fundamental research fastening technology investigates the load bearing behavior and the durability of various fastenings in concrete and masonry
- Innovative Strengthening with Fastenings
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Based on experimental and numerical analyses strengthening methods for reinforced concrete structures are examined and new design models developed.
- Laboratory
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Our well equipped laboratory enables smooth testing for research and approvals.
Contact
Jan Hofmann
Prof. Dr.-Ing.Professor,
Substitute Director