Structural concrete – quo vadis?
fib Fellow Walter Kaufmann is the Chair of Concrete Structures and Bridge Design at ETH Zurich. Drawing on over 15 years of industry experience, his research focuses on mechanical modelling and large-scale testing to maximise the service life of existing structures and design efficient new ones.
Multi-scale assessment of reinforcement corrosion
Els Verstrynge is professor at the Civil Engineering Department (KU Leuven, Belgium). Her research aims at improving structural safety, durability and circularity of existing structures through multi-scale assessment of degradation from material to structural level, using advanced NDT, experimental and numerical techniques.
Modular circularity of RC structures
Prof. Dr. Prof. h.c. Peter Mark is a full professor of Concrete Structures at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany. His research focusses on automated modular fabrication, lifecycle engineering, reuse and circularity of RC structures. He also works as an independent checking engineer and as a consultant engineer.
Pathways to climate-neutral and resource-efficient construction
Viktor Mechtcherine is Director of the Institute for Construction Materials at TU Dresden. His research focuses on digital fabrication, sustainable cement-based materials, and resource-efficient construction. He is Speaker of the DFG Cluster of Excellence CARE and a member of the German National Academy of Science and Engineering.
Replacement or rehabilitation of deteriorated prestressed concrete bridges?
Dr. Hiroshi Mutsuyoshi is Professor Emeritus at Saitama University, Japan. His research interests include prestressed concrete bridges, earthquake engineering for reinforced concrete structures, application of new materials to concrete structures, and rehabilitation of existing concrete structures.
Humans first, machines second – user experience as a driving factor in the design of our infrastructure
Bart Halaczek is a director at Knight Architects and heads the firm’s operations in the German-speaking market. He studied civil engineering and architecture and has more than 20 years of experience at the intersection of both disciplines. He believes that people should be at the center of the bridge design process from the very beginning and that the best solutions arise from early, intensive multi-disciplinary collaboration.
Empirical evidence in different scientific contexts
Ingrid Breckner is retired professor at HafenCity University Hamburg. As Sociologist she taught Urban and Regional Sociology in the Departments Urban Planning and Urban Design. Lectures in reserch methodology for Planning, Design, Architecture and Civil Engineering aimed at better interdisciplinary understanding and cooperation in research activities related to the built environment.
