Manfred Curbach
Former institute's director and professor of Concrete Structures
NameMr Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. E.h. em. Manfred Curbach
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Technische Universität Dresden - Institute of concrete structures
Technische Universität Dresden - Institute of concrete structures
Visiting address:
ABS, Floor 05, Room 009 August-Bebel-Straße 30/30A
01219 Dresden
Postal address:
TUD Dresden University of Technology Institut für Massivbau
01062 Dresden
Parcel address:
TUD Dresden University of Technology Institut für Massivbau Helmholtzstr. 10
01069 Dresden
Curriculum Vitae
Personal details | ||
28.09.1956 |
Born in Dortmund |
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School years | ||
04/1963-07/1967 | Dietrich-Bonhoeffer elementary school in Dortmund | |
08/1967-06/1976 | Einstein-Gymnasium in Dortmund | |
06/1976 |
Abitur |
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University studies | ||
10/1977-08/1982 | Studies in the Department "Structural Engineering", Department of Civil Engineering, University of Dortmund | |
02/1980 | Admission to the German National Academic Foundation | |
08/1982 | Diploma | |
09/1982-10/1982 |
Study visit to Princeton University, New Jersey, USA, with Prof. David Billington, focusing on "Bridge Building in the USA" and "Maillart", as a scholarship holder of the German National Academic Foundation. |
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Professional activity | ||
11/1982-12/1983 | Research assistant at the Chair of Concrete and Reinforced Concrete Construction at the University of Dortmund under Prof. Josef Eibl | |
01/1984-10/1988 | Research assistant at the Institute of Concrete Structures and Building Material Technology at the University of Karlsruhe with Prof. Josef Eibl | |
07/1987 | Doctorate | |
11/1988-07/1994 | Project manager at the engineering office Köhler + Seitz, Nuremberg / Dresden / Munich | |
04/1994-07/1994 | Lecturer in solid construction at the TU Dresden | |
08/1994-06/2004 | Partner in the engineering office Köhler + Seitz, Nuremberg / Dresden / Munich | |
since 08/1994 | University Professor (C4), holder of the Chair of Concrete Structures at TU Dresden | |
since 12/1997 | Test engineer for structural analysis, Department of solid construction | |
07/1999-06/2011 | Speaker of the Collaborative Research Centre 528 "Textile Reinforcements for Structural Strengthening and Repair" (DFG) | |
02/2000-08/2002 | Expert reviewer of the German Research Foundation (DFG) | |
08/2002-06/2008 | Member of the Senate of the DFG | |
since 01/2005 | Partner in the engineering office Curbach Bösche Ingenieurpartner, Dresden | |
12/2006-08/2010 |
Vice-Rector for Structure and Development appointed |
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07/2011-03/2022 | Speaker of the DFG_Priority Program SPP 1542: Lightweight Construction with Concrete | |
02/2012-04/2020 | Review board member of the DFG | |
07/2013-09/2022 | Spokesperson of the BMBF consortium C³ - Carbon Concrete Composite | |
07/2020-06/2024 | Spokesperson of the Collaborative Research Center/Transregio 280
"Construction strategies for material-minimized carbon concrete structures - foundations for a new way of building" (DFG), funding phase 1 |
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since 2021 | Initiator and spokesperson of the Building Research Center "LAB - Living Art of Building |
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Memberships and committees | ||
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Awards | ||
11/2011 | Awarded an honorary doctorate by the TU Kaiserslautern | |
since 06/2013 | Member of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina | |
09/2014 | Awarded the Wolfgang Zerna Medal of Honor by the VDI Society for Construction and Building Technology | |
since 02/2016 | Full member of the Technical Science Class of the Saxon Academy of Sciences in Leipzig | |
02/2016 | Awarded the George Sarton Medal of the History of Science Society, University of Ghent | |
11/2016 | Winner of the German Future Prize 2016, Prize of the Federal President for Technology and Innovation | |
11/2018 | Presentation of the Dresden Congress Award | |
11/2018 | Presentation of the Wackerbarth Medal | |
03/2019 | Awarded the Emil Mörsch Memorial Medal of the DBV | |
05/2019 | Awarded the Carl Friedrich Gauss Medal of the Braunschweig Scientific Society (BWG) | |
since 12/2019 | Full member of acatech - German Academy of Science and Engineering | |
02/2022 | Award as fib-fellow 2022 of the fib - Fédération internationale du béton | |
05/2023 | Awarded the Medal of Merit of the fib - Fédération internationale du béton | |
04/2024 | Techtextil Innovation Award 2024 in the "New Concept" category in cooperation with the Institute of Textile Machinery and High Performance Material Technology (ITM) at TU Dresden |
2023
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CARBOrefit®: Strengthening of Steel-Reinforced Concrete Structures with CRC in Germany , 20 Sep 2023, 9 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to conferences > Paper
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An Approach to Predicting the Ballistic Limit of Thin Textile-Reinforced Concrete Plates Based on Experimental Results , Sep 2023, In: Buildings. 13, 9, 2234Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
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Influence of water saturation on the compressive strength of concrete under high strain rates , Sep 2023, In: Civil engineering design. 5, 3-4, p. 39-45, 7 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
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Untersuchungen zum Verbund unter Zugschwellbeanspruchung und unter sehr hohen Lastwechselzahlen sowie zum Einfluss Belastungsfrequenz und - geschwindigkeit , Sep 2023, Materialermüdung von Stahl- und Spannbeton unter hochzyklischer Beanspruchung: Ergebnisse des Verbundforschungsvorhabens WinConFat. Berlin: Deutscher Beton- und Bautechnik-Verein E.V, p. 55-59, 5 p.Research output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Chapter in book/Anthology/Report
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Comparison of calculation models for flexural capacity of RC beams strengthened with TRC in China and Germany , 26 Jul 2023, In: Civil engineering design. 5, 3-4, p. 46-55, 10 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
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Zehn Werte – Wie das Bauen zukunftsfähig werden kann , Jul 2023, In: Bautechnik. Vol. 100. p. 429-436, 8 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to specialist publication > Feature article/Contribution (Feuilleton)
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Einfluss von Querzugspannungen auf die Druckfestigkeit von Carbonbeton , 7 Jun 2023, In: Beton- und Stahlbetonbau. 118, 7, p. 524-533, 10 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
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Novel Design Strategies for Material-Minimized Carbon Reinforced Concrete Structures - Overview of the Research in CRC/TRR 280 , 4 Jun 2023, Building for the Future: Durable, Sustainable, Resilient - Proceedings of the Symposium 2023 - Volume 2. Ilki, A., Çavunt, D. & Çavunt, Y. S. (eds.). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland, Dortrecht [u. a.], Vol. 2. p. 1242-1251, 10 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Conference contribution
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A Comparison of Multiscale Methods for the Modelling of Carbon-Reinforced Concrete Structures , 3 Jun 2023, Building for the Future: Durable, Sustainable, Resilient - Proceedings of fib Symposium 2023. Ilki, A., Çavunt, D. & Çavunt, Y. S. (eds.). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland, Dortrecht [u. a.], Vol. 2. p. 1418-1427Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to book/conference proceedings/anthology/report > Conference contribution
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Einfluss des Wassergehalts auf die Druckfestigkeit von Beton unter hohen Dehnraten , 26 May 2023, In: Beton- und Stahlbetonbau. 118, 9, p. 676-684, 9 p.Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article