Nov 04, 2026
2026 Johann Ohde Prize for Maximilian Kahnt
Dr.-Ing. Patrick Wenzl of Bauer Spezialtiefbau GmbH (right) and Prof. Birgit Beckmann, Dean of the Faculty of Civil Engineering (left), present the 2026 Johann Ohde Prize to Dipl.-Ing. Maximilian Kahnt (center).
The Johann Ohde Prize, sponsored by Bauer Spezialtiefbau GmbH, was awarded in 2026 to Mr. Maximilian Kahnt, Dipl.-Ing., for his diploma thesis. The thesis, titled “The Mechanical Behavior of Soils Under Cyclic Loading in a Large-Scale Model Test,” examines the long-term serviceability of road structures with a particular focus on the behavior of the underlying soil. In an instrumented large-scale laboratory model test, a highly compacted mixed-grain soil was examined under realistic cyclic loading. By measuring stresses, settlements, temperature, and hydraulic parameters, the soil behavior could be analyzed in detail over several months.