Future of structural durability in Darmstadt

The combination of superimposed loadings, design, material, manufacturing and costs leads to the system thought of the structural durability. With their main themes of research work the three institutes (Institute of Steel Constructions and Mechanics of Materials, Institute for Materials Technology and Fraunhofer-Institute for System Reliablity) follow the most important aims of structural durability: life time estimation, light weight construction, shorter development cycles, virtual product development, new materials, standards/ recommendations and reduction of costs.