Main Topics

Scientific Theses

"Improvement of ballasted track for high speed lines with resilient pads and a rail with increased base" (dissertation published 1998)

Teaching

• Noise and Vibration Protection at Railways
• Experimental reserach in superstructures
• Asphalt  and concrete Pavements
• Tracksystems for Urban Traffic
• Rail Design

Research

• total system railway track
• Noise and vibration protection
• resilient components

Membership in related professional organizations

• Deutsches Institut für Bautechnik:
            Expert advisory committee structural bearings
            Expert advisory committee elastomer bearings
            Expert advisory committee elastic elements for noise and vibration migitation of buildings
• Acoustics, Noise Control and Vibration Engineering Standards Committee (DIN and VDI)
            Reducing vibrations in the vicinity of traffic routes (chairman)
• Railway standardisation committee (DIN):
            WG Infrastucture
                   SG sleepers and bearers (mirror committee CEN/TC256/SC1 WG 16) (vice chairman)
                   SG fastening systems (mirror committee CEN/TC256/SC1 WG 17) (vice chairman)
• European Committee for Standardization Technical Committee TC 256 Railway applications / Sub-Committee SC 1 Infrastructure:
           WG 16 Concrete sleepers and bearers
                  Concrete sleepers and bearers with under sleeper pads (USP)
                  Under Ballast Mats (UBM)
                  Resilient Elements for Floating Slab Systems (REFS)
           WG 17 Fastening Systems
            WG 46 Ballastless Tracks
           Convenor of Survey Group “Track Stiffness”
• International Organization for Standardization TC269 Railway applications / Sub-committee SC1 Infrastructure
           WG 07 Fastening Systems
                WG 09 Ballastless Track Systems
                AHG 04 Ballast and Ballested Bed

Further Tasks

• Head of Projects
• Quality Manager