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Dean

Prof. Dr. Matthias Gaßmann

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Climate change and environmental protection, technological competition and demographic development - all these are challenges also for the planning and implementation of construction projects.

Climate change and environmental protection, technological competition and demographic development represent challenges not least for the planning and implementation of construction projects. The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Kassel is consistently oriented towards such future issues.

The department in figures

18 professorships

In the 2019 and 2016 CHE rankings, the civil engineering program received unsurpassed ratings nationwide. The Environmental Engineering program also received top marks. Both programs are offered with bachelor's and master's degrees. Our mentoring program gives first-year students personal contact with a professor. Practical projects, work experience studies and numerous excursions ensure a high degree of relevance to professional applications.

Five institutes represent the wide range of disciplines in civil and environmental engineering: the Institute of Structural Analysis and Dynamics (IBSD), the Institute of Construction Economics (IBW), the Institute of Structural Engineering (IKI), the Institute of Transportation (IfV) and the Institute of Water, Waste and Environment (IWAU). In addition, the department has two technical operating units: the Amtliche Materialprüfanstalt für das Bauwesen(AMPA), and the Versuchsanstalt und Prüfstelle für Umwelttechnik und Wasserbau(VPUW).

Research focus at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

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New materials and
material compounds in the construction industry

Today, it is above all new quality features that are demanded of building materials and structures. These include multifunctional requirements, e.g. for facades and other space-enclosing building components, increased demands on durability, and the optimization of energy use in the manufacture and operation of structures.

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Transport and mobility

The entire transportation system is facing major upheavals. This applies both to the changing traffic structures due to demographic change and new lifestyles, which are leading to new demands on traffic planning, and to the incipient process of rethinking vehicle drives.

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Environment

The increasing demand in our society for environmental engineering expertise and innovative solutions to problems has been met in the University of Kassel and in various departments, including the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, through a future-oriented appointment strategy and an increased environmental focus of teaching and research activities.

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Methods of modeling and
simulation of technical systems

In many areas of engineering, modeling and simulation of technical systems is an important part of research and teaching. In the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, modeling and simulation of materials, structures and ...

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Location

The premises of the department
are located at the Holländischer Platz site in the two buildings

Kurt-Wolters-Strasse 3
Engineering Sciences I

Mönchebergstraße 7
Engineering Sciences III

Two field offices for experimental studies