This is happening in the department
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Offer of modules in the elective subject area SoSe 2024
2024/03/28
To all students: We are again collecting promotional material for our modules in the subject elective area, which we are compiling into a web page for you.
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BFD meets TUDa
2024/03/21
A visit by the technical relief organization to the hydraulic engineering and hydraulics department
On March 20, 26 visitors from the Federal Agency for Technical Relief, Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland – Federal Volunteer Service – came to the Department of Hydraulic Engineering and Hydraulics at TU Darmstadt, where they were able to spend a day gaining insights into the department and research at the department. In addition to flood protection topics, they also visited the hydraulic engineering research laboratory.
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Steel construction excursion to Kassel and Salzgitter
2024/03/21
June 20 to 21, 2024
The Department of Steel Construction is organizing a two-day excursion to Kassel and Salzgitter. There you will gain unique and exciting insights into the production of flat and sectional steel, the production of sandwich elements and the planning and realization of steel and steel-glass constructions.
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Exploring the Potentials of VR in Education: Enrol in the 'Future of Mobility' course for Immersive Learning!
2024/03/19
In a recent groundbreaking lecture for the Verkehr I and Verkehr II courses, Prof. Eva Kassens-Noor, supported by team members, introduced an innovative approach to teaching. Leveraging the immersive VR Spectra Cities environment, students actively engaged as avatars, shaping discussions on transportation planning concepts. This interactive session marked a significant milestone in the Institute of Transport Planning and Traffic Engineering's teaching methodologies, providing firsthand experience in virtual learning.
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Netherlands excursion FG Facade Technology: June 4-6
2024/03/13
3 cities in 3 days: Amsterdam – Delft – Rotterdam
Buildings in the Netherlands are characterized by particularly innovative solutions in engineering and outstanding design in architecture. Together with experts from research and industry, we will take a closer look at façade technology in our neighboring country.
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Picture: Jan HilligardtPicture: Jan Hilligardt
TU honorary professor Hilligardt is the new district president
2024/03/05
An article of TU Darmstadt
The TU honorary professor Jan Hilligardt took office today as the new district president in Darmstadt. The 53-year-old is now at the head of the largest administrative district in Hesse. Hilligardt is involved in teaching at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and supervises theses there.
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Picture: Bundesanstalt für Wasserbau cc by 4.0 DEEDPicture: Bundesanstalt für Wasserbau cc by 4.0 DEED
The Federal Institute of Hydraulic Engineering and the Technical University of Darmstadt agree on the joint appointment of an assistant professorship for geotechnics
2024/03/04
From the BAW (Federal Waterways Engineering and Research Institute) press release
Karlsruhe, March 01, 2024 The Federal Institute of Hydraulic Engineering (BAW) and the Technical University (TU) of Darmstadt today agreed on the joint appointment of an assistant professorship for geotechnics. The head of the BAW, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. E.h. Christoph Heinzelmann, and the President of TU Darmstadt, Prof. Dr. Tanja Brühl, have signed a cooperation agreement to this end.
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Press review: How to shape water management in Bad Homburg?
2024/02/29
An article on euwid-wasser.de
Bad Homburg v. d. Höhe must prepare for a water balance deficit of around 15 to 30 percent of the current drinking water supply for the dry years up to 2030. In order to counter the threat of a water balance deficit, the IWW Center for Water, in cooperation with the IWAR Institute (Department of Wastewater Technology at TU Darmstadt), has developed solutions for holistic and future-proof water management. The project ran from 2022 to 2023 and the results were presented to the environmental committee of the city of Bad Homburg in January, reports the IWW.
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Press review: Waste management in the global South – a field report
2024/02/27
In conversation with Alessio Campitelli. A podcast on podcast.de
Consumption and waste are linked – that is clear. But the fact that different consumer behavior also has an impact on infrastructures such as waste disposal is often less talked about. For example, the composition of waste in India is very different to that of waste in Germany or other Western countries. As a result, Western waste facilities in countries like India would reach their limits.
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Dreßler Bau awards ceremony
2024/02/22
Triple success for students of the faculty
On February 20, 2024, the Institutes of Structural Analysis and Design, Construction Management and Solid Construction were guests at Dreßler Bau GmbH for the presentation of the Dreßler Bau Prize. This year, the prize was once again awarded to students of the department with outstanding final theses in the disciplines of statics & construction, construction management and solid construction.
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Picture: Institut VWBPicture: Institut VWB
1st Asphalt Petrology Conference 2024
2024/02/19
Leading theme: Exhibition preview of the 28th iaf – Elements for the track to the future
The “International Society for ASPHALT PETROLOGY e.V.” cordially invites you to the 1st Conference Asphalt Petrology 2024. The event will take place on February 28, 2024 from 09:45 to 15:45 in Darmstadt.
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Introducing: Bridges from the printer
2024/01/29
An IPBU project
As part of the IPBU (“Interdisciplinary Project Building and Environment”), students have printed bridges made of ceramic and steel.
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Offer of modules in the elective subject area WiSe 2023/24
2023/11/20
To all students: We are again collecting promotional material for our modules in the subject elective area, which we are compiling into a web page for you.
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Congratulations on the deputy professorship!
2023/11/08
Dr.-Ing Miriam Schuster, Dr.-Ing Jörg Fenner and Dr.-Ing Heinz Thomas Beier in office
We congratulate our new deputy professors Ms. Schuster, Mr. Beier and Mr. Fenner and wish them a good term of office!
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Net-Zero Future 2024 -1st International Conference on Net-Zero Built Environment
2023/11/07
19-21 June 2024 Oslo, Norway
1st International Conference on Net-Zero Built Environment: Innovations in Materials, Structures, and Management Practices.
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Picture: HessenHub (2023)Picture: HessenHub (2023)
Cardboard Virtual Reality in teaching
2023/08/21
Video project on the use of Cardboard Virtual Reality in teaching at the Institute of Numerical Methods and Informatics in Civil Engineering
In the summer term of 2023, the Institute of Numerical Methods and Informatics in Civil Engineering (IIB) used Cardboard Virtual Reality in a course for the first time. The HessenHub accompanied Pascal Mosler, M.Sc. on film through the conception and implementation of the bachelor course module “Geometric Modelling and Visualisation II”.
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IIB Practise talks about informatics (in civil engineering)
2023/06/20
IT@IIB: Evening event of the Institute of Numerical Methods and Informatics in Civil Engineering
Former students and employees of the IIB will report on their professional experience in various fields and will be available to answer your questions.