­Student Competition | Concrete Modularity

For the 2027 fib Symposium in Dresden, the Institute of Concrete Structures at TU Dresden and TUDIAS are organizing the Concrete Modularity Competition.

We are looking for teams of students to design, fabricate, and assemble a modular concrete structural system—connected exclusively via dry, detachable joints. All submissions will be tested live under identical conditions in a 4-point bending test at the Otto Mohr Laboratory (OML) at TU Dresden.

Key Facts:

• Task: Dismantlable concrete structural system, max. dimensions 800 × 300 × 300 mm
• Test: 4-point bending with a 700 mm span (target load 30 kN)
• Team: Up to 4 students / doctoral candidates + 1 academic advisor
• Field of Participants: Limited to 20 teams
• Prizes: €2,550 in total prize money and publication in the official conference proceedings

Registration deadline: until November 25, 2026

First online briefing: Early December 2026

Stress tests in Dresden: June 8, 2027

Detailed guidelines and the registration form: www.fib-2027.org/competitions