Category Archives: Institute of Structural Mechanics and Design

New Prof at ISMD: Clemens Hübler
///New Prof at ISMD: Clemens Hübler Since mid-May 2023, Clemens Hübler has been a professor at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at TU Darmstadt / Institute for Structural Mechanic + Design. Before moving to Darmstadt, the 34-year-old scientist

New Prof at ISMD: Clemens Hübler
///New Prof at ISMD: Clemens Hübler Since mid-May 2023, Clemens Hübler has been a professor at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at TU Darmstadt / Institute for Structural Mechanic + Design. Before moving to Darmstadt, the 34-year-old scientist

Energy Efficient Construction Group at ISM+D
///Energy Efficient Construction Group at ISM+D New EEC group layout: the group focuses on the scientific investigation of methods to reduce energy consumption and improve energy efficiency at both the building and district levels. Check the group page!

Energy Efficient Construction Group at ISM+D
///Energy Efficient Construction Group at ISM+D New EEC group layout: the group focuses on the scientific investigation of methods to reduce energy consumption and improve energy efficiency at both the building and district levels. Check the group page!

Curious About Paper?
///Curious About Paper? We are searching for researchers who are enthusiastic about building with paper materials, building physics, and building construction! Are you a civil engineer, materials scientist or architect and want to work on a sustainable and exciting research

Curious About Paper?
///Curious About Paper? We are searching for researchers who are enthusiastic about building with paper materials, building physics, and building construction! Are you a civil engineer, materials scientist or architect and want to work on a sustainable and exciting research

Spring PhD Session ISMD
///Spring PhD Session ISMD Experimenting with a new layout at our spring PhD session in cooperation with THM Giessen at TU Darmstadt: short and crisp presentation – and thus all members in two days! Very good overview and potentials for

Spring PhD Session ISMD
///Spring PhD Session ISMD Experimenting with a new layout at our spring PhD session in cooperation with THM Giessen at TU Darmstadt: short and crisp presentation – and thus all members in two days! Very good overview and potentials for

Open Position at TU Darmstadt: Assistant Professorship W2 with Tenure Track for Structural Engineering
///Open Position at TU Darmstadt: Assistant Professorship W2 with Tenure Track for Structural Engineering We are looking for an up-and-coming scientific talent with an excellent academic profile, documented by an outstanding relevant doctorate and publications in specialist journals. Particularly desired

Open Position at TU Darmstadt: Assistant Professorship W2 with Tenure Track for Structural Engineering
///Open Position at TU Darmstadt: Assistant Professorship W2 with Tenure Track for Structural Engineering We are looking for an up-and-coming scientific talent with an excellent academic profile, documented by an outstanding relevant doctorate and publications in specialist journals. Particularly desired

Autumn PhD Seminar @ISMD / TU Darmstadt
///Autumn PhD Seminar @ISMD / TU Darmstadt Twice a year we meet with the two institutes IMM – Institut für Mechanik und Materialforschung / Giessen and ISM+D – Institute for Structural Mechanics and Design / Darmstadt for our PhD meeting and have

Autumn PhD Seminar @ISMD / TU Darmstadt
///Autumn PhD Seminar @ISMD / TU Darmstadt Twice a year we meet with the two institutes IMM – Institut für Mechanik und Materialforschung / Giessen and ISM+D – Institute for Structural Mechanics and Design / Darmstadt for our PhD meeting and have

PhD: On the Bi-Axial In-Plane Behavior of Laminated Paperboard Components in Construction – A Representative Engineering Model by Nihat Kiziltoprak
///PhD: On the Bi-Axial In-Plane Behavior of Laminated Paperboard Components in Construction – A Representative Engineering Model by Nihat Kiziltoprak The modern building industry demands for alternative construction materials due to shortage and thereby also expensiveness of classical building materials

PhD: On the Bi-Axial In-Plane Behavior of Laminated Paperboard Components in Construction – A Representative Engineering Model by Nihat Kiziltoprak
///PhD: On the Bi-Axial In-Plane Behavior of Laminated Paperboard Components in Construction – A Representative Engineering Model by Nihat Kiziltoprak The modern building industry demands for alternative construction materials due to shortage and thereby also expensiveness of classical building materials

W.ACAM in Guimarães
///W.ACAM in Guimarães Additive manufacturing for the built environment – this was the driver for the research teams of the Advanced Ceramics R&D Lab / University of Minho and the Generative Design Lab / TU Darmstadt to meet in Guimaraes

W.ACAM in Guimarães
///W.ACAM in Guimarães Additive manufacturing for the built environment – this was the driver for the research teams of the Advanced Ceramics R&D Lab / University of Minho and the Generative Design Lab / TU Darmstadt to meet in Guimaraes

PhD Defense „Reinforcing and Detailing of Thin Sheet Metal Using Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing as an Application in Facades” of Chris Borg Costanzi
///PhD Defense „Reinforcing and Detailing of Thin Sheet Metal Using Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing as an Application in Facades” of Chris Borg Costanzi Sheet material has long been part of the narrative defining the progression of humankind. The strength, lightness

PhD Defense „Reinforcing and Detailing of Thin Sheet Metal Using Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing as an Application in Facades” of Chris Borg Costanzi
///PhD Defense „Reinforcing and Detailing of Thin Sheet Metal Using Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing as an Application in Facades” of Chris Borg Costanzi Sheet material has long been part of the narrative defining the progression of humankind. The strength, lightness

Structural Dynamics Unit @ ISM+D
///Structural Dynamics Unit @ ISM+D The Institute of Structural Mechanics and Design deals with a series of projects that investigate vibrations on bridges and their effect on the structure’s service life prediction. Moreover, the respective impact of vibrations on objects

Structural Dynamics Unit @ ISM+D
///Structural Dynamics Unit @ ISM+D The Institute of Structural Mechanics and Design deals with a series of projects that investigate vibrations on bridges and their effect on the structure’s service life prediction. Moreover, the respective impact of vibrations on objects

Generative Design Lab @ ISM+D
Generative Design Lab @ ISM+D The Generative Design Lab explores additive and generative manufacturing technologies for the built environment focusing on process and product development. Research areas include 3D printing of glass, steel, ceramics, plastics and paper. The lab produces

Generative Design Lab @ ISM+D
Generative Design Lab @ ISM+D The Generative Design Lab explores additive and generative manufacturing technologies for the built environment focusing on process and product development. Research areas include 3D printing of glass, steel, ceramics, plastics and paper. The lab produces

Glass Competence Center @ ISM+D
///Glass Competence Center @ ISM+D The Glass Competence Center (GCC) unites the competences of the Institute of Structural Mechanics and Design (ISM+D) and the Center for Structural Materials (MPA-IfW) in structural glass engineering and design. The main manufacturing processes in

Glass Competence Center @ ISM+D
///Glass Competence Center @ ISM+D The Glass Competence Center (GCC) unites the competences of the Institute of Structural Mechanics and Design (ISM+D) and the Center for Structural Materials (MPA-IfW) in structural glass engineering and design. The main manufacturing processes in

Energy Efficient Construction Group @ ISM+D
///Energy Efficient Construction Group @ ISM+D The research group Energy Efficient Construction is dedicated to develop methods for reducing the energy consumption of buildings and settlements, right up to zero-energy buildings and energy-positive settlement modules. In addition, innovative thermally activated

Energy Efficient Construction Group @ ISM+D
///Energy Efficient Construction Group @ ISM+D The research group Energy Efficient Construction is dedicated to develop methods for reducing the energy consumption of buildings and settlements, right up to zero-energy buildings and energy-positive settlement modules. In addition, innovative thermally activated

Paper Construction and Design Group @ ISM+D
///Paper Construction and Design Group @ ISM+D The Paper Construction and Design Group is engaged in fundamental research of constructions made out of paper. Main focus of the research is the development of building materials made of paper to promote

Paper Construction and Design Group @ ISM+D
///Paper Construction and Design Group @ ISM+D The Paper Construction and Design Group is engaged in fundamental research of constructions made out of paper. Main focus of the research is the development of building materials made of paper to promote

Summer PhD Seminar ISMD and IMM
///Summer PhD Seminar ISMD and IMM Finally back to analog: Summer version of our PhD seminar of the two institutes IMM – Institut für Mechanik und Materialforschung / Giessen and ISM+D – Institute for Structural Mechanics and Design / Darmstadt – this

Summer PhD Seminar ISMD and IMM
///Summer PhD Seminar ISMD and IMM Finally back to analog: Summer version of our PhD seminar of the two institutes IMM – Institut für Mechanik und Materialforschung / Giessen and ISM+D – Institute for Structural Mechanics and Design / Darmstadt – this

EEC Meets Climate Engineering TUM
///EEC Meets Climate Engineering TUM This time Darmstadt / München: the Energy Efficient Construction research group of the ISM+D Darmstadt visited the chair Building Technology and Climate Engineering at TU München. And yes, the normal setup: presentation and discussion about

EEC Meets Climate Engineering TUM
///EEC Meets Climate Engineering TUM This time Darmstadt / München: the Energy Efficient Construction research group of the ISM+D Darmstadt visited the chair Building Technology and Climate Engineering at TU München. And yes, the normal setup: presentation and discussion about

PhD Series ISM+D
///PhD Series ISM+D Institute series on advances in mechanics, materials, structures, building envelopes and load-bearing structures. The Institute of Structural Mechanics and Design of the TU Darmstadt and the Institute of Mechanics and Materials Research of the TH Mittelhessen in

PhD Series ISM+D
///PhD Series ISM+D Institute series on advances in mechanics, materials, structures, building envelopes and load-bearing structures. The Institute of Structural Mechanics and Design of the TU Darmstadt and the Institute of Mechanics and Materials Research of the TH Mittelhessen in

PhD “Clay Printing” by Dennis de Witte
///PhD “Clay Printing” by Dennis de Witte Here we go: Printed booklet of Dennis de Witte´s PhD “Clay Printing – The Fourth Generation Brickwork” is now available at Springer, being part of our ISM+D series “Mechanik, Werkstoffe und Konstruktion im

PhD “Clay Printing” by Dennis de Witte
///PhD “Clay Printing” by Dennis de Witte Here we go: Printed booklet of Dennis de Witte´s PhD “Clay Printing – The Fourth Generation Brickwork” is now available at Springer, being part of our ISM+D series “Mechanik, Werkstoffe und Konstruktion im

PhD Defense: Characterization of Laminated Safety Glass Interlayers – Thermorheology, Crystallinity and Viscoelasticity by Miriam Schuster
///PhD Defense: Characterization of Laminated Safety Glass Interlayers – Thermorheology, Crystallinity and Viscoelasticity by Miriam Schuster Laminated safety glass enables the safe construction of transparent structures. The mechanical behaviour depends on the polymeric interlayer both in the intact and in

PhD Defense: Characterization of Laminated Safety Glass Interlayers – Thermorheology, Crystallinity and Viscoelasticity by Miriam Schuster
///PhD Defense: Characterization of Laminated Safety Glass Interlayers – Thermorheology, Crystallinity and Viscoelasticity by Miriam Schuster Laminated safety glass enables the safe construction of transparent structures. The mechanical behaviour depends on the polymeric interlayer both in the intact and in

PhD Seminar ISM+D
///PhD Seminar ISM+D We had hoped to be able to work analog again – unfortunately not before 2022. So again a digital session of our PhD seminar, we hold twice a year at the ISM+D / TU Darmstadt in collaboration

PhD Seminar ISM+D
///PhD Seminar ISM+D We had hoped to be able to work analog again – unfortunately not before 2022. So again a digital session of our PhD seminar, we hold twice a year at the ISM+D / TU Darmstadt in collaboration

PhD Defense „Clay Printing – The Fourth Generation Brickwork” by Dennis de Witte
///PhD Defense „Clay Printing – The Fourth Generation Brickwork” by Dennis de Witte As one of the first Dennis de Witte investigated the potentials of printing and firing clay for special bricks of construction. And, as it should be, deep

PhD Defense „Clay Printing – The Fourth Generation Brickwork” by Dennis de Witte
///PhD Defense „Clay Printing – The Fourth Generation Brickwork” by Dennis de Witte As one of the first Dennis de Witte investigated the potentials of printing and firing clay for special bricks of construction. And, as it should be, deep

ISMD is Hiring – PhD / Research Assistant Position Energy
///ISMD is Hiring – PhD / Research Assistant Position Energy In the field of building related energy design and building physics we have a PhD / research assistant position available. Theme will be the development, engineering and execution of every

ISMD is Hiring – PhD / Research Assistant Position Energy
///ISMD is Hiring – PhD / Research Assistant Position Energy In the field of building related energy design and building physics we have a PhD / research assistant position available. Theme will be the development, engineering and execution of every

Generative Design Lab / ISMD
///Generative Design Lab / ISMD The Generative Design Lab explores additive and generative manufacturing technologies for the built environment focusing on process and product development. Research areas include 3D printing of glass, steel, ceramics, plastics and paper. The lab produces

Generative Design Lab / ISMD
///Generative Design Lab / ISMD The Generative Design Lab explores additive and generative manufacturing technologies for the built environment focusing on process and product development. Research areas include 3D printing of glass, steel, ceramics, plastics and paper. The lab produces

ISM+D is Hiring
///ISM+D is Hiring At ISM+D – Institute for Structural Mechanic + Design / TU Darmstadt we are hiring: New positions for PhDs in the field of glass, building with paper and additive manufacturing are getting available. And yes, tasks in

ISM+D is Hiring
///ISM+D is Hiring At ISM+D – Institute for Structural Mechanic + Design / TU Darmstadt we are hiring: New positions for PhDs in the field of glass, building with paper and additive manufacturing are getting available. And yes, tasks in

PhD Defense Evgenia Kanli
///PhD Defense Evgenia Kanli As part of the TU Darmstadt based research group “BAMP – Building with Paper”, Evgenia Kanli successfully defended her PhD “Experimental investigations on joining techniques for paper structures” at TU Darmstadt in 3/2021. The theses focuses

PhD Defense Evgenia Kanli
///PhD Defense Evgenia Kanli As part of the TU Darmstadt based research group “BAMP – Building with Paper”, Evgenia Kanli successfully defended her PhD “Experimental investigations on joining techniques for paper structures” at TU Darmstadt in 3/2021. The theses focuses