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Energy-saving bitumen and wood-concrete bond: prizes for two final theses
Image: University of KasselAnn-Kathrin Heumann was awarded for her bachelor thesis "Modeling the decomposition of foamed bitumen based on measurements with ultrasonic sensors". She investigated quality parameters for so-called foamed bitumen, a substance used in the production of asphalt. In contrast to ordinary bitumen, less energy is required in its production. The work was supervised by Dr.-Ing Konrad Mollenhauer from the Department of Construction and Maintenance of Traffic Routes and Prof. Dr.-Ing Robert Hoyer from the Department of Traffic Engineering and Transport Logistics. Heumann is now studying for a master's degree in civil engineering at the University of Kassel.
Max Braun dealt with the combination of wood and concrete in construction in his master's thesis. It is entitled: "Optimization of the joint geometry of bonded wood-concrete composite components with bonding by joint grouting". He investigated a new process that can be used to better bond wood and concrete. Professors Dr.-Ing Werner Seim from the Department of Structural Conservation and Timber Construction and Prof. Dr.-Ing Ekkehard Fehling from the Department of Solid Construction supervised the work. After graduation, Braun is now working as a research assistant at the university's Department of Structural Conservation and Timber Construction.
The results of both prize winners were very convincing and valuable, judged the jury. The work combines scientific standards with direct practical relevance in an outstanding way and exemplifies the close link between university research, teaching and knowledge transfer.
Award of the North Hessian construction industry
The prize is donated annually by the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Stufenausbildung (Bau) Kassel - ASK. It is awarded in cooperation with the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Kassel to students of the department for outstanding final theses. The selection criterion is that the theses to be awarded make a contribution to solving significant problems in engineering practice, taking into account cost-effective planning, design and construction.
The North Hesse Construction Industry Award continues the tradition of the KBB Award, which was first presented 34 years ago. Thus, it is the longest existing promotional award for student theses at the University of Kassel.
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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Peter Racky
University of Kassel
Department 14 - Civil and - Environmental Engineering
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E-mail peter.racky[at]uni-kassel[dot]de
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University of Kassel
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