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In Hannover civil engineering and surveying are com-

bined in one faculty. Civil engineering includes the

design, planning and realization of construction projects,

for example taking into account aspects of safety, long-

term structural integrity, economic viability and aesthet-

ics. There is, therefore, a close link to architecture.

Surveying is important in the preparations and control

of surface and subsurface building work, hydro-

engineering and transportation projects.

Research spectrum

Hannover is one of the leading faculties in Germany in

the field of computational mechanics. Here, the focus is

on the theoretical and numerical solution of problems in

applied mechanics and mathematics. On the research

side, special mention must also be made of the Coastal

Research Centre, which is continuing the long-term

research initially undertaken by the special research centre

"Coastal engineering, swell and transport processes in

coastal protection, harbour construction". One of the

largest wave channels in the world was funded by the

German Research Society, and the effects of waves, for

example on coastal and harbour structures, are examined

here.

With the expansion of the European Single Market there

has been an increasing trend towards harmonizing fun-

damental technical principles in structural engineering.

In addition to the active collaboration in national and

international standards committees, research now con-

centrates on reliable, economic and environmentally

Chain model for the simulation

of water level, current, swell

and morphodynamics within

the German Bight, developed

at the Institute of Fluid Mech-

anics and Computer Applicat-

ions in Civil Engineering.

The large wave channel is one

of the biggest full-scale test

facilities in the world for

coastal protection research.

Waves up to two and a half

metres high can be generated.

The Institute of Concrete Construction and the Institute of

Transport, Railway Construction and Operation carry out research

into the longitudinal force transfer in railway bridges - an

example of interdisciplinary cooperation between the faculty’s

institutes.

The Institute of Soil Mechanics, Foundation Engineering and

Waterpower Engineering accompanies construction projects with

geotechnical measurements. The photo shows the lock at Uelzen.Simulation of the rolling noise

of vehicle wheels with the aid

of coupled finite element and

boundary element methods.

Quality control of digital sur-

face and profile models, re-

corded by the American

Space Shuttle.

Civil Engineering and SurveyingShaping the future - accepting the challenges of technology

compatible construction.

The field of transport deals with the development of

models and predictive methods for public transportation

and individual transport. Road and rail systems for trans-

porting people and transport chains for the transportation

of goods are optimized in accordance with the criteria of

operation and economic viability.

In the field of environmental engineering, processes are

being developed for treating waste water and keeping

ground water clean, with the object of achieving a sus-

tainable improvement in water quality. Moreover, concepts

are being developed for safe landfills and final waste

repositories as well as for returning rivers to their natural

state.

Within the Hannover Ecological Research Programme

close interdisciplinary work is being carried out between

scientists from the Institute of Water Resources Manage-

ment and those from the Institutes of Landscape Archi-

tecture, Botany, Soil Science and Photogrammetry as well

as with experts from various public authorities in the City

of Hannover. The aim is to develop an information system

which enables municipal authorities to determine how

large-scale construction projects affect the transport of

materials.

Centre for Computer-Aided Engineering

The Centre for Computer-Aided Engineering was estab-

lished at the University of Hannover in 1998 to serve a

wide range of disciplines. Future-orientated simulation

techniques are developed jointly in cross-discipline collab-

oration by engineers, mathematicians, applied information

scientists and the Lower Saxony Regional Computer

Centre.

The degree courses provide all-round qualification

There is a great demand for engineers in the construction

industry, the administration and in planning offices. The

faculty offers an outstanding training which fully addresses

the challenges of the new millennium, both in theory and

practice.

A revised and internationally compatible civil engineering

curriculum has been available since the winter semester

of 1999/2000. In addition to the traditional Diplom degree

it is now possible to earn a Bachelor’s degree after the

eighth semester and the Master’s degree after the tenth

semester. Students can specialize in one of four civil

engineering disciplines, for example construction planning

and design, transportation, hydro-engineering and envir-

onmental engineering, as well as in numerical modelling

and applied computer science. Surveying covers the fields

of geodetics, land surveying and photogrammetry.

The computer and the Internet play a crucial role as tools

in all branches of civil engineering and surveying. In civil

engineering projects, computers are used for the design

stage, during construction and through to site manage-

ment. Online data exchange speeds up processing for all

involved. In hydro-engineering, for example, simulations

are made of ocean currents or the transport of pollutants

in rivers, canalization and groundwater systems. In road

and rail engineering, computers support control systems

for road and rail traffic.

In view of this development and the large demand for

specialists from the engineering sciences, the faculty

systematically orientates the curricula toward addressing

these challenges. In addition, project work is carried out

with related disciplines to develop the teamwork and

communication skills necessary in professional life.

For engineers who have already started their career, the

faculty offers special continuing education courses in

structural engineering and in the fields of water and

environmental engineering. Moreover, the curricula of

the revised courses are designed to make a large proportion

of the specialization courses suitable for continuing

education.

The graduate course on Geotechnical Processes and

Infrastructure in Civil Engineering and Surveying is specially

conceived for students with a Bachelor’s degree from

developing and threshold countries . With financial assist-

ance from German Academic Exchange programmes, these

students can gain the Master of Civil Engineering degree

in Hannover.

Information

Faculty of Civil Engineering and Surveying

Callinstraße 34, 30167 Hannover

Tel.: 0511/762-2447, Fax: 0511/762-3001

E-Mail: dekanat@fb-bauing.uni-hannover.de

www.fb.bauing.uni-hannover.de