Research
Current research areas include sandwich structures, adhesive joints, fire endurance and fatigue and fracture of advanced composite materials, joints and structural components. Together with basic research, collaboration with industry and the resulting technology transfer and product development are of key importance.
Sandwich structures
– Function integration
– Hybrid and complex assemblies
– Design aspects
Adhesive joints
– Thermophysical and thermomechanical modeling
– Compression loading
– Fire protection
Fire endurance
– Thermophysical and thermomechanical modeling
– Compression loading
– Fire protection
Fatigue and fracture
– Fatigue
– Fracture
Products
– GFRP-balsa sandwich bridge deck
– Multifunctional balcony connectors
– CFRP rock and ground anchors