Fouling Monitoring (2019-2023) Development of an ultrasound-based fouling monitoring solution for in-situ tracking and prediction of scaling and biofilms in geothermal plants and open cooling circuits. Funding: BMWi ZIM. Project Partners: measX GmbH & Co. KG, Z&H Wassertechnik GmbH, Chair of Hydrogeology. (Project description)
„Cyclic Damage Processes in High-Performance Concretes in the Experimental Virtual Lab”, SPP 2020 (Phase 1: 2017–2020, Phase 2: 2021–2024). Funding: DFG. Project Partners: Oliver Fischer, TU Munich, Chair of Concrete Structures, Christian Grosse, TU Munich, Chair of Non-Destructive Testing, Dirk Volkmer, University of Augsburg, Chair of Solid State Chemistry, Malte Peter, University of Augsburg, Institute of Mathematics Applied Analysis (Project description)
„Improvement of Non-Destructive Testing Techniques in Archaeology and for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage (NDTofCH)“ (2019–2023) Funding: Project 14.02, International Graduate School of Science and Engineering (IGSSE), TUM Graduate School, Technical University of Munich. Project Partner: Cairo University, Egypt. (Projektbeschreibung)
“TUM-CU Program for Non-Destructive Testing of Cultural Heritage” (2021–2023). Funding: German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). Project Partner: Cairo University, Egypt (Project description)
“Reliability-based continuous monitoring of freeway bridges” (2021-2024), cooperation project with the HSU in Hamburg, funded by the Bundeswehr Center for Digitization and Technology Research (DTEC.bw). Reliability-based long-term monitoring of highway bridges. Collaboration partners: HSU, University of the Federal Armed Forces in Hamburg (Project description)
"Tensile Testing Machine 2.0" (2021–2024), development of an advanced tensile testing machine for faster and more precise determination of material properties. Funding: Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi), Central Innovation Program for SMEs (ZIM). Project partners: SCHÜTZ + LICHT Prüftechnik GmbH, QASS GmbH. (Project description)
“Resource-Optimized Cultural Heritage Buildings (Memory Institutions)” – “ReKult” (2022–2024), Funding: Federal Ministry of Housing, Urban Development, and Building through the Federal Office for Building and Regional Planning (BBSR). Project partners: Technical Universities of Berlin, Braunschweig, and Munich, and the Rathgen Research Laboratory of the National Museums in Berlin. (Project description)
"IM WIND, Entwicklung eines sensorbasierten intelligenten Monitoring-Systems für Windenergieanlage" (2019-2022), Funding: BMWi ZIM, Project partners: Lehrstuhl für Statik der TUM, ASC GmbH, Elunic AG, GI-Engineering GmbH (Project description)
"Testing of adhesive bonds in electric motors," (2019-2022), Funding: BMWi, ZIM, Project partner: AP, Adhesive Products GmbH (Project description)
"Fast Impact Echo Scanner," (2019-2022), Funding: BMWi ZIM, Project partners: Brenner Bernard Ingenieure GmbH, Akustik Technologie Göttingen GmbH (Project description)
"Non-Destructive Techniques for the Preservation of Egyptian Cultural Heritage, NDTEgypt." (2020, with extensions until 2022), Project Partner: Cairo University, Egypt. Funding: Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). (Project Description)
"Hydrophobic Hybrid Mortar," (2018-2021), Development of a super hydrophobic bio-mortar, Funding: BMWi, ZIM, Project partner: Munich School of Bioengineering (MSB, Professor Lieleg) (Project description)
"Entwicklung eines scannenden Prüfgeräts zur Detektion von Delaminationen in Betonfahrbahndecken" (Acoustic Pavement Scanner), (2015-2018), Funding: BASt, Federal Highway Research Institute, Research Project FE 08.0238/2015/CRB (Project description)
"MISTRALWIND: Monitoring and Inspection of Structures At Large Wind Turbines. Überwachung und Inspektion von Tragstrukturen von Windenergieanlagen," (2015-2018), Funding:Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) (Project description)
"Geophysics of cratering experiments: The laboratory perspective" (2009-2016), Subproject of "Multidisciplinary Experimental and Modelling Impact Research Network" (MEMIN), (2010-2019), Funding: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) (DFG, the German Research Foundation) as a "Forschergruppe". (Project description), DFG-GEPRIS Link
HEALCON: "Self-healing concrete to create durable and sustainable concrete structures," (2013-2016), Funding: European Commission, Program FP7-NMP (Project description)
"MAIzfp: Kombinierte zerstörungsfreie Prüfmethoden zur Qualitätssicherung von Faserverbundwerkstoffen," (2013-2016), Funding: Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) (Project description)
ZIM: AiF-ZIM-Brandprojekt, entwicklung eines Messverfahrens zur Bestimmung der zeitlichen Entwicklung der Betonabplatzungen bei Brandversuchen (2013-2014), Funding: Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWi) as part of the program “Zentrales Innovationsprogramm Mittelstand” (ZIM), (“Central Innovation Programme for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)) (Project description (in German))
"Explosive Abplatzung von Beton unter Brandbeanspruchung (Explosive Spalling of Concrete under Fire Exposure)", (2009-2014) Funding: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) (DFG, the German Research Foundation) - Project Number: 157253546DFG, DFG-GEPRIS Link
Supplemental Funding for the EU-Project "SMooHS - Smart Monitoring of Historic Structures" (2008-2011) from the " Forschungsinitiative Zukunft Bau" of the "Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung" (BBSR).
"SMooHS - Smart Monitoring of Historic Structures" (2008-2011) Funding: European Comission, Program FRP7 (Cultural Heritage). IWB/MPA is leader of two workpackages. EU-Commission Fact Sheet
Innonet-RIWEA (Roboter zur Inspektionder Rotorblätter von Windenergieanlagen mit Thermographie und Ultraschall): "Inspection of wind turbine rotor blades". (2006-2009), Funding: Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) - Project Number: 16IN0354
"Detection and localization of failures in steel reinforced concrete and fibre reinforced concrete" (1994-2006), Funding: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) (DFG, the German Research Foundation) - Project Number: 5479391 (Subproject A6 of the SFB 381).
"Non-destructive evaluation of concrete structures using acoustic and electro-magnetic echo-methods" (2000-2011), Funding: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) (DFG, the German Research Foundation) (Subproject VIII of the FOR 384). DFG-GEPRIS Link
" Sustainable Bridges: Assessment for Future Traffic Demands and Longer Lives" (2003-2007), Funding: European Commission, Program FP6-SUSTDEV, EU-Commission-Fact Sheet
Workpackage 3: Development of a triggered scanning impact-echo system.
Workpackage 5: Monitoring techniques to investigate the status of railway bridges.
Investigation of the hardening process of fresh concrete with ultrasound techniques.
