Category Archives: Institute of Structural Mechanics and Design
Looking for an Enthusiast in Acoustic Design!
Looking for an Enthusiast in Acoustic Design! TU Darmstadt’s Generative Design Lab is looking for a new colleague with a distinct expertise in acoustic research to improve on the performance of facades in urban environments. If you have the required
Looking for an Enthusiast in Acoustic Design!
Looking for an Enthusiast in Acoustic Design! TU Darmstadt’s Generative Design Lab is looking for a new colleague with a distinct expertise in acoustic research to improve on the performance of facades in urban environments. If you have the required
Students and ISM+D on Tour
///Students and ISM+D on Tour A group of 20 students from the Fachbereich Bau- und Umweltingenieurwissenschaften at Technische Universität Darmstadt, together with a team from Institute of Structural Mechanics and Design and Glass Competence Center – GCC, is currently on
Students and ISM+D on Tour
///Students and ISM+D on Tour A group of 20 students from the Fachbereich Bau- und Umweltingenieurwissenschaften at Technische Universität Darmstadt, together with a team from Institute of Structural Mechanics and Design and Glass Competence Center – GCC, is currently on
Visit to the Galsfachschule Hadamar and the Glass Museum in Hadamar with the ZIM Network NextGlass
///Visit to the Galsfachschule Hadamar and the Glass Museum in Hadamar with the ZIM Network NextGlass As part of the ZIM Network NextGlass, we recently had the opportunity to visit the Glass School in Hadermar and the Glass Museum in
Visit to the Galsfachschule Hadamar and the Glass Museum in Hadamar with the ZIM Network NextGlass
///Visit to the Galsfachschule Hadamar and the Glass Museum in Hadamar with the ZIM Network NextGlass As part of the ZIM Network NextGlass, we recently had the opportunity to visit the Glass School in Hadermar and the Glass Museum in
Dr. Steven R. Lorenzen wins Kurt Ruths Prize 2025
///Dr. Steven R. Lorenzen wins Kurt Ruths Prize 2025 The Kurt Ruth Prize honors outstanding dissertations from the fields of architecture, civil and environmental engineering and chemistry. In his dissertation, Dr. Steven R. Lorenzen from the ISMD, TU Darmstadt, developed
Dr. Steven R. Lorenzen wins Kurt Ruths Prize 2025
///Dr. Steven R. Lorenzen wins Kurt Ruths Prize 2025 The Kurt Ruth Prize honors outstanding dissertations from the fields of architecture, civil and environmental engineering and chemistry. In his dissertation, Dr. Steven R. Lorenzen from the ISMD, TU Darmstadt, developed
PhD Seminar ISMD – Spring 2025
///PhD Seminar ISMD – Spring 2025 Yes, this is a usual process – but always inspiring again! Members of all the Institute’s research groups present the current state of the research and the individual PhD project there – to evaluate,
PhD Seminar ISMD – Spring 2025
///PhD Seminar ISMD – Spring 2025 Yes, this is a usual process – but always inspiring again! Members of all the Institute’s research groups present the current state of the research and the individual PhD project there – to evaluate,
PhD Defence Henrik Riedel: „Optimizing CNNs in Civil Engineering“
///PhD Defence Henrik Riedel: „Optimizing CNNs in Civil Engineering“ Henrik Riedel has successfully defended his dissertation at TU Darmstadt. His research addresses key challenges in applying Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) to civil engineering, including limited data availability, high labeling costs,
PhD Defence Henrik Riedel: „Optimizing CNNs in Civil Engineering“
///PhD Defence Henrik Riedel: „Optimizing CNNs in Civil Engineering“ Henrik Riedel has successfully defended his dissertation at TU Darmstadt. His research addresses key challenges in applying Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) to civil engineering, including limited data availability, high labeling costs,
Antonia Kohl PhD Defence: „Investigation of Dynamic Responses of High-Speed Railway Bridges under Consideration of Moving Load Models and Multi-Body Models“
///Antonia Kohl PhD Defence: „Investigation of Dynamic Responses of High-Speed Railway Bridges under Consideration of Moving Load Models and Multi-Body Models“ Due to periodic patterns in the axle spacings of trains, the excitation of the bridge by successive axles may
Antonia Kohl PhD Defence: „Investigation of Dynamic Responses of High-Speed Railway Bridges under Consideration of Moving Load Models and Multi-Body Models“
///Antonia Kohl PhD Defence: „Investigation of Dynamic Responses of High-Speed Railway Bridges under Consideration of Moving Load Models and Multi-Body Models“ Due to periodic patterns in the axle spacings of trains, the excitation of the bridge by successive axles may
Inaugural Lectures Clemens Hübler and Michael Kraus / ISMD
///Inaugural Lectures Clemens Hübler and Michi Kraus / ISMD Prof Dr. Clemens Hübler and Prof Dr. Michael Kraus gave their inaugural lectures at TU Darmstadt / Civil and Environmental Engineering on February 5, 2025. But first, our former colleague Prof
Inaugural Lectures Clemens Hübler and Michael Kraus / ISMD
///Inaugural Lectures Clemens Hübler and Michi Kraus / ISMD Prof Dr. Clemens Hübler and Prof Dr. Michael Kraus gave their inaugural lectures at TU Darmstadt / Civil and Environmental Engineering on February 5, 2025. But first, our former colleague Prof
PhD Position @ Glass Competence Center
///PhD Position @ Glass Competence Center The Class Competence Center is looking for new team members: – Share your expertise with students and shape the next generation of glass experts– Join a leading glass research organization and take the opportunity
PhD Position @ Glass Competence Center
///PhD Position @ Glass Competence Center The Class Competence Center is looking for new team members: – Share your expertise with students and shape the next generation of glass experts– Join a leading glass research organization and take the opportunity
PhD Defence Alexander Wolf
///PhD Defence Alexander Wolf In January 2025, MSc Alexander Wolf successfully defended his dissertation “Applied Additively Manufactured Ceramics for the Built Environment”, putting the next level of additive manufacturing technology for bricks. His focus was on printing technology, surface quality
PhD Defence Alexander Wolf
///PhD Defence Alexander Wolf In January 2025, MSc Alexander Wolf successfully defended his dissertation “Applied Additively Manufactured Ceramics for the Built Environment”, putting the next level of additive manufacturing technology for bricks. His focus was on printing technology, surface quality
ISM+D @ NL
///ISM+D @ NL Always the best education: traveling to the places with interesting buildings and meeting the people behind. So in summer 24 the ISM+D traveled with a number of students of the Civil Engineering Faculty / TU Darmstadt to
ISM+D @ NL
///ISM+D @ NL Always the best education: traveling to the places with interesting buildings and meeting the people behind. So in summer 24 the ISM+D traveled with a number of students of the Civil Engineering Faculty / TU Darmstadt to
Paper Research at TU Darmstadt / ISMD
///Paper Research at TU Darmstadt / ISMD Since some years the ISMD is active in researching the potentials and technologies for paper based building technology. This small video gives inside in the topic and team – sorry, in German. Bauen
Paper Research at TU Darmstadt / ISMD
///Paper Research at TU Darmstadt / ISMD Since some years the ISMD is active in researching the potentials and technologies for paper based building technology. This small video gives inside in the topic and team – sorry, in German. Bauen
PhD Seminar GCC-Group of TU Darmstadt at TU Dresden
///PhD Seminar GCC-Group of TU Darmstadt at TU Dresden Doctoral candidates presented and discussed their PhD topics in front of the other PhDs, post-docs and professors at this year’s PhD seminar between TU Dresden, UniBw Munich, University of Siegen and
PhD Seminar GCC-Group of TU Darmstadt at TU Dresden
///PhD Seminar GCC-Group of TU Darmstadt at TU Dresden Doctoral candidates presented and discussed their PhD topics in front of the other PhDs, post-docs and professors at this year’s PhD seminar between TU Dresden, UniBw Munich, University of Siegen and
W.AMCA 2024 in Milano
///W.AMCA 2024 in Milano W.AMCA became a regular research meeting of additive manufacturing interested PhDs from Minho, Delft and Darmstadt. This time we made new colleagues at Politecnico di Milano: Ornella Iuorio and her team were perfect hosts – scientifically
W.AMCA 2024 in Milano
///W.AMCA 2024 in Milano W.AMCA became a regular research meeting of additive manufacturing interested PhDs from Minho, Delft and Darmstadt. This time we made new colleagues at Politecnico di Milano: Ornella Iuorio and her team were perfect hosts – scientifically
WOOD 3.0
///WOOD 3.0 Building with paper – a topic of our research at ISMD. And as a follow up of several projects and PhD´s this European network will now continue developing the topic, focusing on building products and technologies for the
WOOD 3.0
///WOOD 3.0 Building with paper – a topic of our research at ISMD. And as a follow up of several projects and PhD´s this European network will now continue developing the topic, focusing on building products and technologies for the
PhD Defence Carina Kisker „Rolled Wall“
///PhD Defence Carina Kisker „Rolled Wall“ Creating formwork structures for concrete? This is the topic of this PhD project, called “Rolled Wall – Entwicklung eines textilen Wandschalungssystems”. Carina Kisker defended successfully her research project on textile-based formwork or moulding systems
PhD Defence Carina Kisker „Rolled Wall“
///PhD Defence Carina Kisker „Rolled Wall“ Creating formwork structures for concrete? This is the topic of this PhD project, called “Rolled Wall – Entwicklung eines textilen Wandschalungssystems”. Carina Kisker defended successfully her research project on textile-based formwork or moulding systems
GDL@ISM+D
///GDL@ISM+D See Alex Wolf, head of the lab, explaining the Generative Design Lab at ISMD / TU Darmstadt, showing the tools, technology and opportunities for additive manufacturing in construction industry – yes, video is in German….sorry Video: GDL / ISMD
GDL@ISM+D
///GDL@ISM+D See Alex Wolf, head of the lab, explaining the Generative Design Lab at ISMD / TU Darmstadt, showing the tools, technology and opportunities for additive manufacturing in construction industry – yes, video is in German….sorry Video: GDL / ISMD
New colleague at ISMD: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Michael Kraus
///New colleague at ISMD: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Michael Kraus His interdisciplinary research at the interface of civil engineering, architecture and computer science focuses on computer-aided methods and in particular on artificial intelligence (AI) in order to transform from current “computer-aided” (CAx)
New colleague at ISMD: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Michael Kraus
///New colleague at ISMD: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Michael Kraus His interdisciplinary research at the interface of civil engineering, architecture and computer science focuses on computer-aided methods and in particular on artificial intelligence (AI) in order to transform from current “computer-aided” (CAx)
ISM+D PhD Seminar Spring 24
///ISM+D PhD Seminar Spring 24 Yes, we do have these annual PhD seminars – always good to share the content and the developments of the individual work – but this time it was special: we found a good setting with
ISM+D PhD Seminar Spring 24
///ISM+D PhD Seminar Spring 24 Yes, we do have these annual PhD seminars – always good to share the content and the developments of the individual work – but this time it was special: we found a good setting with
PhD Defence “Thin Glass – Testing for Architectural Glass Application” by Timon Alexander Peters
///PhD Defence “Thin Glass – Testing for Architectural Glass Application” by Timon Alexander Peters Thin glasses are very common in various industries – but not in our architectural environment. Reason for this is the limited knowledge about long-term structural performances
PhD Defence “Thin Glass – Testing for Architectural Glass Application” by Timon Alexander Peters
///PhD Defence “Thin Glass – Testing for Architectural Glass Application” by Timon Alexander Peters Thin glasses are very common in various industries – but not in our architectural environment. Reason for this is the limited knowledge about long-term structural performances
Generative Design Lab meets Digital Technologies Group @ TU Delft
///Generative Design Lab meets Digital Technologies Group @ TU Delft Always the best, if people with the same interests meet! The Generative Design Lab (ISMD / TU Darmstadt) was invited to meet the Digital Technologies Group at TU Delft: two days
Generative Design Lab meets Digital Technologies Group @ TU Delft
///Generative Design Lab meets Digital Technologies Group @ TU Delft Always the best, if people with the same interests meet! The Generative Design Lab (ISMD / TU Darmstadt) was invited to meet the Digital Technologies Group at TU Delft: two days
PhD: “3-D Paper Printing for the Built Environment” by Dunia Abdullah Agha
///PhD: “3-D Paper Printing for the Built Environment” by Dunia Abdullah Agha Paper printing – the use of additive manufacturing technology to creat 3-dimensional volumes out of a paper pulp. This is the technology Dunia Agha developed from scratch during
PhD: “3-D Paper Printing for the Built Environment” by Dunia Abdullah Agha
///PhD: “3-D Paper Printing for the Built Environment” by Dunia Abdullah Agha Paper printing – the use of additive manufacturing technology to creat 3-dimensional volumes out of a paper pulp. This is the technology Dunia Agha developed from scratch during
PhD: “Railway Bridge Monitoring with Minimal Sensor Deployment” by Steven Lorenzen
///PhD: “Railway Bridge Monitoring with Minimal Sensor Deployment” Train bridges have a expected life time – but can it be extended, when we know how the bridges are behaving under load? Steven Lorenzen investigated this with interesting results and opportunities
PhD: “Railway Bridge Monitoring with Minimal Sensor Deployment” by Steven Lorenzen
///PhD: “Railway Bridge Monitoring with Minimal Sensor Deployment” Train bridges have a expected life time – but can it be extended, when we know how the bridges are behaving under load? Steven Lorenzen investigated this with interesting results and opportunities
PhD: “ActiveSkin – Thermally Activated Facade Systems in the Industrial Sector” by Carina da Silva
///PhD: “ActiveSkin – Thermally Activated Facade Systems in the Industrial Sector” by Carina da Silva Following the technology of integrating capillary pipes in facade-surfaces – used in the ETA Factory at TU Darmstadt – this PhD targets the potentials of
PhD: “ActiveSkin – Thermally Activated Facade Systems in the Industrial Sector” by Carina da Silva
///PhD: “ActiveSkin – Thermally Activated Facade Systems in the Industrial Sector” by Carina da Silva Following the technology of integrating capillary pipes in facade-surfaces – used in the ETA Factory at TU Darmstadt – this PhD targets the potentials of
Miriam Schuster Announced as Substitute Professor Structural Analysis
///Miriam Schuster Announced as Substitute Professor Structural Analysis We are proud to announce that our team member Dr. Miriam Schuster has been appointed as Interim Professor for Structural Analysis at the ISM+D / TU Darmstadt. Miriam is specialized in glass
Miriam Schuster Announced as Substitute Professor Structural Analysis
///Miriam Schuster Announced as Substitute Professor Structural Analysis We are proud to announce that our team member Dr. Miriam Schuster has been appointed as Interim Professor for Structural Analysis at the ISM+D / TU Darmstadt. Miriam is specialized in glass
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