The bachelor and master courses offered by the Chair of Concrete and Masonry Structures constitute a central element in the education of civil engineers, especially for those focusing on structural engineering.
During the last few years, under the auspices of the new Bologna curriculum, the course offerings were completely revised and coordinated with other offerings within the faculty. In addition, current important topics were incorporated in the curriculum. Thus, in all areas, a solid base of theoretical and mechanical fundamental principles has been strengthened with regard to practical relevance, i.e. with respect to practical engineering idealization, modeling and calculation of concrete and masonry structures. An example of this is the new two-semester elective seminar format module “Existing Structures / Bestandsbauwerke”, where students are introduced to the analysis, recalculation and strengthening of existing concrete bridges with the help of practical examples.
For more in depth study in rehabilitation of existing structures, a new area of specialization in Building Conservation and Rehabilitation is offered together with the Centre for Building Materials (cbm).
Furthermore, two new courses in the design and construction of tunnel linings by conventional and mechanical drive have been offered in the master’s program since the winter semester 2012/13.
(Note: The course descriptions and names should be checked against the information in TUM online to be sure it matches the current information)