Spring excursion of the Institute for Construction Management

The Institute of Construction Management's traditional spring excursion took place from May 27 to 29, 2024. During these three days, 38 students from the Construction Management and Building Energy Management specializations as well as from the Industrial Engineering and Management degree program were able to visit a wide range of construction projects in Frankfurt a.M. with a focus on infrastructure construction, industrial construction and bridge construction.

On the way from the Institute in Dresden to the excursion destination, the students were able to visit the Linde logistics center construction project in Aschaffenburg. The project is being realized by the company Köster GmbH and includes both the renovation of an existing building and the construction of a new hall complex. An interesting feature of the project is the partially completed hall, which the customer is already using to store goods. This presents the construction management with the challenge that partial acceptance of the construction work is not possible. However, in order to ensure a clear demarcation of the construction phases, the condition of the structures is continuously documented.

The next morning started in Darmstadt at the mega construction project FAIR (Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research), one of the largest construction projects for international cutting-edge research. Here, the students were able to gain an insight into a construction project that is unique in its complexity. We visited numerous highly specialized building structures of the total of 25 buildings, all of which require extraordinary work from those involved in the project.

In the afternoon, we visited an intersection structure of the "Regionaltangente West (RTW)" in the Neu-Isenburg district, which is being realized by Wayss & Freytag. The special feature of the infrastructure project is the crossing under 9 tracks and the work during ongoing rail operations. The aim of the overall "Regional Tangent West (RTW)" project is to directly connect the Hochtaunus district, the Main-Taunus district, Frankfurt Höchst, Frankfurt am Main airport and the Offenbach district with a new suburban railroad.

On the third day of the spring excursion, the students were able to visit the construction site of the Saale valley crossing as part of the Bad Kösen bypass. The construction project is being carried out by the STRABAG AG Bridge Construction Directorate and was necessary to cope with the increased volume of traffic on the B85 in the direction of Naumburg. The bridge is being built using a hybrid construction method. The edge spans are manufactured as steel composite box girders and positioned using the incremental launching method. The two main spans consist of prestressed concrete box girders and are being constructed using the cantilever method. The total length of the bridge is 1200 meters and has a continuous gradient of 6%. In order to integrate the bridge into the landscape as elegantly as possible despite its size, it was designed to be simple and slender.

The Institute of Construction Management would like to thank the participating students and especially the companies who made the excursion possible in the first place by inviting them to their exciting projects.

Eindrücke von der Frühjahrsexkursion 2024