Building Materials, Building Preservation

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christoph Dauberschmidt

The research field of building materials and building preservation is supervised by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christoph Dauberschmidt. The focus of the research in the Building Materials Laboratory is on the preservation of the building stock of reinforced and prestressed concrete structures, but also on the development and research of innovative building materials. In this context, structural damage analyses of corrosive mechanisms on metallic as well as mineral building materials are further developed, repair methods are investigated and the performance of materials for protection and repair is tested and optimized in close cooperation with research partners from industry. Specific current research topics include:

• Investigation of damage mechanisms due to chloride and carbonation induced corrosion on reinforced concrete structures.
• Development of novel and verification of applied repair principles for their applicability in practice and their durability.
• Application of cathodic corrosion protection of steel in concrete.
• Verification of the performance of repair materials.
• Use of alternative reinforcement methods such as textile reinforcement, basalt reinforcement, reinforcement from non-rusting steels.
• Further development and extended applications of non-destructive testing of structures.
• Investigation of the possibilities of effective and durable structural waterproofing or surface protection systems.
• Development of construction methods for damage-free construction of structures.
• (Alternating) effect of concrete admixtures.
• Application possibilities of pozzolanic additives from residual materials of the food industry.
• Use of ultra-high-strength or high-performance concrete for repair work.
• Lightweight and infra-lightweight concretes.