Frozen soils testing in true triaxial shear device
Uniaxial and triaxial compression tests on frozen soil
Swelling and shrinking of cohesive soils
Material behavior of partially saturated cohesive soils
Material behavior of partially saturated sands
Large triaxial tests at low confining stresses
Penetration tests on sands at different relative densities
Consistency of cohesive soils in field and laboratory tests
Soil characterization
Beam bending tests on clays
Determining rock properties using resonance test gauge

• Development of simulants
• Shear behavior at low stresses
• Penetration in soils

• Interaction of tools with soil
• Simulations using FEM and DEM
• Tractive Performance of Tracked Vehicles on Soils
• Model tests in the testing pit
• Abrasion resistance of improved soil in the single wheel stand
• Interaction wheel-ground

Eurocode 7 (DIN EN 1997)
Eurocode 8 (DIN EN 1998)
DIN 4017
DIN 4018
DIN 4019
DIN 4084
DIN 4085
DIN 4149
DIN 4150
DGGT Working Group 1.4 "Soil Dynamics"
DGGT Working Group 1.6 "Numerical Methods in Geotechnics"

Prediction of cyclic settlement in partially saturated sands

Elasto-plastic constituive model

top-to-down excavations in soft soils

Soil improvement with lime or cement
Gravel columns in soft soils
Soils mixed with rubber from recycling processes
Uniaxial compressive strength of bonded rock samples
Erosion stability enhancement of sand using enzymes
Mechanical behavior of plastic concrete
Load capacity of nails
CBR tests on recycled material
Electro-osmosis to facilitate sheet pile extraction
Project "INAREIS"

Simulation of soil liquefaction
Dynamic calculation of earth dams
Seismic response of underground structures
Dynamic soil-structure interaction

2010: Elektroosmose, Interaktion zwischen Geräten und Baugrund
2011: Penetration während Parabelflug, Boden-Gummi-Mischungen
2012: Geklebte Felsproben, Elektroosmose
2013: ROBEX
2014: Tonbeton für Dichtwände
2015: Boden-Reifen-Wechselwirkung, Schusspenetrationsversuche
2016: Dynamische Messungen auf dem Vulkan
2017: Deponie auf Deponie
2018: InSight, Resonant-Column-Prüfanlage
2019: Terramechanik im Labor
2020: INSPIRE ITN: Erschütterungsschutz mittels Metamaterialien
2021: Standsicherheit durch Gefrieren
2022: Verpressanker als Verankerungselemente im Boden, Biegezugversuche an teilgesättigten Tonbalken

2023: Optische Dehnungsmessung an Tonbalken, Schwingungsmessungen an Betonpfählen