13.03.2023

Timetable of geotechnical engineering summer semester 2023 is available

The timetable for lectures and exercises in the summer semester 2023 at the Institute for Soil Mechanics and Rock Mechanics can be found under Lectures - Schedule.

The registration for the excursion in summer semester 2023 starts now. The excursion for our master students takes place from 30.5 - 2.6. Please apply until 27th of april.

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On 14 February, the kick-off meeting of the research project "WinsentVALID" (measurement-based adaptation and validation of the numerical models of the southern German wind energy research platform WINSENT) took place. As a follow-up project to the "WINSENT" project, it deals with the test field for wind turbines that was created there. Two research wind turbines were set up near Geislingen an der Steige, which can be specifically controlled and examined by the participating institutes of the joint project. They will then be available for the development and testing of new technologies, methods and procedures. The location on the Swabian Alb was chosen in order to research the generation of wind energy in mountainous terrain and to be able to make it more efficient and animal-friendly in the future. Therefore, the test field is equipped with various sensors attached to the wind turbines and surrounding wind measurement masts, as well as a red kite is part of the project to better understand bird flight movements.

The IBF, together with the KIT Geophysical Institute (GPI), is responsible for the geotechnical side of the research project. With the help of soil pressure sensors and extensometers, the soil stresses and settlements of the foundations of the wind turbines can be recorded. The interactions between the subsoil and the wind turbines are to be investigated on the basis of the measurement data obtained. The focus is on long-term trends and their effects, the estimation of the integral subsoil stiffness as well as model concepts for the distribution of bed pressure.

In the end, the knowledge gained will be incorporated into the models of the overall system and thus contribute to the expansion of wind energy in complex terrain.

Geotechnical seminar in WS 2022/2023

The registration for the excursion in summer semester 2022 starts now. The excursion for our master students takes place from 7.-10.6. Please apply until 12th of mai.

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06.04.2022

Timetable of geotechnical engineering summer semester 2022 is available

The timetable for lectures and exercises in the summer semester 2022 at the Institute for Soil Mechanics and Rock Mechanics can be found under .

01.09.2021

New head of the institute

It's a pleasure to welcome Prof. Dr.-Ing. Hans H. Stutz as the new director of the institute. He replaces Dr.-Ing. Peter Kudella, who was head of the institute during the time of vacancy. At the same time, Dr.-Ing Kudella begins his retirement, but will last a lecturer for the institute.