Wood-concrete composite structures offer significant advantages in terms of load-bearing behavior compared to "conventional" timber beam or reinforced concrete ceiling. As part of a research project, a demonstrator of a ceiling element with a 10-meter span has been manufactured. The element is located at an industrial company in the South Harz region, near Nordhausen. The goal of this work is to determine the actual load-bearing and deformation behavior of the manufactured element. Through experiments, the load-deformation behavior will be determined, including dynamic effects such as oscillations. All investigations should be non-destructive, meaning no loading until failure. Additionally, optimization suggestions should be developed from the experimental results within the scope of the master's thesis. Properties related to acoustic and fire will also be examined. This master's thesis is a collaboration between an industrial company (precast concrete elements) and the following institutes:
Institute of Building Materials, Concrete Construction, and Fire Safety, Department of Organic Building Materials / Prof. Bohumil Kasal
Institute of Building Construction and Timber Structures / Prof. Mike Sieder
Fraunhofer Institute for Wood Research, Wilhelm-Klauditz-Institut WKI / Norbert Rüther
It is intended to carry out the master's thesis as part of a position as a research assistant at one of the four partner institutions.
Kontakt: Dipl.-Ing. Norbert Rüther, norbert.ruether(at)wki.fraunhofer.de