Course Topics

The special character of this course is in the combination of basic disciplines of civil and structural engineering with applied research projects in the areas of steel and reinforced concrete structures, earthquake engineering, geotechnics as well as informatics and linking them to mathematical methods and modern tools of visualization. The broad spectrum of civil engineering in the field of modeling and simulation is highlighted here. Elaboration of interdisciplinary cooperation needs to solve complex engineering technically challenging questions.

In the frame of the planned summer course different aspects, modelling techniques as well as strategies will be discussed and trained. The topics are:

• Survey, assessment, and control of existing buildings under extreme actions by using modern information and sensing technologies;
• Methods for the numerical simulation and determination of residual capacity, capacity limits, and safety tolerances for different scenarios;
• Advanced modelling technics for simulation and validation of complex engineering structures;
• Experience and performance based design concepts;
• Application of modern ICT during design, construction, and operation of engineering structures.

The focus is on structures under extreme impact, due to the observed behaviours from past and current events as well as special requirements for future designs.