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Prof. Thomas Ummenhofer
Research Center for Steel and Lightweight Structures
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Positions:
• Full professor of Steel and Light Metal Structures
• Joint Head of “Versuchsanstalt für Holz, Stahl und Steine”
• Checking engineer for structural designs, specialized in metallic and concrete structures
• Consulting engineer in the partnership “Peil, Ummenhofer und Partner”
• Technical Expert for the “Deutsches Institut für Bautechnik” (DIBt) for metal and composite structures
• Examiner of stability checks for receiving general building authority approvals for BSV of “Deutsches Institut für Bautechnik” (DIBt)
• Guiding adviser to the “Deutsche Materialeffizienzagentur”
Academic Career:
Academic Staff at “Versuchsanstalt für Stahl, Holz und Steine” of Karlsruhe University
Award of the title Dr.-Ing.
2000 Assistant Professor for steel bridge structuresat the department of civil engineering, University of Braunschweig
2002 Offer of full professorship in construction maintenance and structures at the department of civil engineering at Braunschweig University
June 2003 Full professor in the area of construction maintenance and structures at Braunschweig University
2008 Offer of full professorship in Steel and Light Metal Structures at the “Versuchsanstalt für Stahl, Holz und Steine”, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
April 2009 Full professor in the department of Steel and Light metal Structures and joint head of “Versuchsanstalt für Stahl, Holz und Steine” at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Focuses of Work and Research:
• Steel and composite structures
• Steel bridge structures
• Structures for wind energy plants
• Tank and container structures
• Silo structures
• Adhesive bonding in steel construction
• Monitoring of adhesive bonds
• Control and monitoring of structures
• Damage processes in structural materials made of iron and steel
• Residual service life under fatigue loaded steel structures
• Maintenance and repair of bridges and other structures
• Historical steel- and iron structures
• Post-weld treatment methods
• Lockin-Tehrmography for damage detection
• Research and development in steel- and light-weight structures
• Research and development of hybrid structures
• Casr steel components
• Weight optimization of structural steel components, topology optimization
Selected Publications:
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