SPP 2020 – Cyclic Damage Processes in High-Performance Concrete in the Experimental-Virtual Lab
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DFG-SPP-2020
Modern high-performance concretes enable slender and resource-efficient structures. However, their reduced self-weight also increases susceptibility to vibrations. Enormous and alternating loads occur especially in bridges, wind energy facilities, and machine foundations. The Priority Programme 2020 investigates how high-performance concretes experience fatigue and develop damage under such conditions. Its objective is to record, model, and predict material degradation using state-of-the-art experimental and numerical methods. Within the “Experimental-Virtual Lab”, materials science and numerical mechanics work closely together to extend the service life of structures and to open up new fields of application for concrete.
Contact: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ludger Lohaus | Funding since: 2017 |
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SPP 2074 – Fluid-Free Lubrication Systems under High Mechanical Load
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DFG-RPTU-SPP2074
The Priority Programme SPP 2074 investigates how friction and wear in heavily loaded tribological systems can be reduced without the use of liquid lubricants. Instead of oils or greases, solid lubricants are applied to component surfaces. The aim is to understand the complex physical and chemical processes involved in the formation and maintenance of such layers – particularly in highly stressed rolling and rolling-contact interfaces. The programme brings together expertise from mechanical engineering, materials science, and the natural sciences to develop new and sustainable lubrication concepts.
Contact: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Bernd Sauer | Funding since: 2018 |
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SPP 2231 – Efficient Cooling, Lubrication and Transport: Coupled Mechanical and Fluid-Dynamic Simulation Methods for Sustainable Production Processes (FLUSIMPRO)
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FluSimPro SPP 2231
The DFG Priority Programme “Efficient Cooling, Lubrication and Transport (FLUSIMPRO)” (SPP 2231) investigates how coupled mechanical and fluid-dynamic simulation methods can contribute to more sustainable and efficient production processes. The aim is to optimise the use of cooling lubricants, reduce energy consumption, and minimise tool wear. Researchers from production engineering, mathematics, fluid and structural mechanics, and thermodynamics work together in an interdisciplinary framework.
Contact: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dirk Biermann | Funding since: 2020 |
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