BIW4-81 Earth building
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General information
Lecturer responsible
© Stefan Gröschel
Director and Professor of Concrete Structures
NameMr Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Steffen Marx
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Technische Universität Dresden - Institute of Concrete Structures
Technische Universität Dresden - Institute of Concrete Structures
Visiting address:
BEY Beyer-Bau, Floor 0, Room E 08 George-Bähr-Str. 1
01069 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
© Stefan Gröschel
Research Associate
NameMr Dr.-Ing. Enrico Baumgärtel
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Technische Universität Dresden - Institute of Concrete Structures
Technische Universität Dresden - Institute of Concrete Structures
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BEY Beyer-Bau, Floor 0, Room E 38 George-Bähr-Str. 1
01069 Dresden
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Research Associate
NameMs Dipl.-Wi.-Ing. Johanna Richter
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Technische Universität Dresden - Institute of Concrete Structures
Technische Universität Dresden - Institute of Concrete Structures
Visiting address:
BEY Beyer-Bau, Floor 0, Room E 11 George-Bähr-Str. 1
01069 Dresden
Inclusion in the following catalog
KI-3
Qualification objectives
The module is intended to raise awareness of clay as a resource in contemporary building and contribute to the preparation of widespread use in Europe. Students will be able to use earth as a building material and master the basic principles of the approach to characterizing the material through manual and laboratory tests. They are familiar with the usual load-bearing earth building methods and their dimensioning according to current standards. They are also able to assess sustainable building materials that can be used in conjunction with earth. They have in-depth knowledge of the development and application of various construction methods over time, from renovation to new construction. They are also familiar with current research fields and needs as well as the tension between tradition and digitalization
Contents
- Development of earth building from the past to the present
- Basic building methods and building constructions in earth building
- Suitability tests and test methods
- Properties of earth as a building material
- Building physics aspects and building climate advantages
- Dimensioning and verification
- Building trade and building law aspects
- Renovation and reconstruction of historically significant earthen buildings
- Wet earth techniques and lightweight earth construction
- Industrial production of raw and finishing components
- Digitalization in earth building (3D printing and robotics)
Teaching methods
3 SWS lecture, 3 SWS seminar, self-study
Prerequisites for participation
No special knowledge is required.
Applicability
The module is a compulsory elective module in the Civil Engineering degree program. The module is a compulsory elective module in the Civil Engineering postgraduate degree program.
Prerequisite for the award of credit points
Credit points are awarded if the module examination is passed. The module examination consists of a collection of documents with a colloquium of of 80 hours in total.
Credit points and grades
8 credit points can be acquired through the module. The module grade is calculated from the unweighted average of the grades of the two of the two examinations.
Frequency of the module
In general, the module is offered every academic year, starting in the winter semester. During the winter semester 2026/27 and the summer semester 2027, The module will be offered as a General Qualification (AQUA) as part of a lecture series. The individual lectures will take place online. More information: lecture series "Down to Earth"
Workload
The total workload is 240 hours.
Duration of the module
The module comprises two semesters.
Teaching language
German