Research Profile
General research topics at the Faculty of Architecture and Civil Engineering:
- Resource-efficient building, development of new construction methods and materials
- Infrastructure planning, planning and construction in metropolitan areas
Research focus (including third-party funding research activities):
- Building and room acoustics / staircase construction
(Department of Architecture, Construction Physics Laboratory, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Robert Kanz, Dipl.-Ing. Mario Miscioscia) - Structural inspection and construction research
(Department of Architecture: Laboratory for Structural Inspection and Construction Research, LfB, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rohn) - Solid construction materials technology and solid construction preservation
(Department of Civil Engineering, Solid Construction Laboratory, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christian Heese) - Flowing water, flood safety
(Department of Civil Engineering, Water Engineering Laboratory, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ruiz Rodriguez) - Task force "Spate and Flashfloods" (Department of Civil Engineering, Water Engineering Laboratory, Prof. Dr.-Ing. E. Ruiz Rodriguez in collaboration with the Hessisches Landesamt für Umwelt und Geologie, HLUG)
- MPA Wiesbaden (Wiesbaden Construction Materials Testing Center)
(Construction Materials Testing Center for Civil Engineering MPA Wiesbaden, Director: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christian Heese) - Timber engineering, timber-concrete composite constructions and timber-steel bonds
(Department of Civil Engineering: Timber Engineering Laboratory, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bathon)
In addition, there are numerous small-scale research activities going on in the specific laboratories.