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Institute of Hydraulic Engineering and Technical Hydromechanics (IWD)

Parent Units:
Technische Universität Dresden (TUD)
German name: "Institut für Wasserbau und Technische Hydromechanik (IWD)".

Contact

web: https://tu-dresden.de/bu/bauingenieurwesen/iwd/
email:
phone: +49 351 463-34397
fax: +49 351 463-37120
postal address: Technische Universität Dresden (TUD), Institute of Hydraulic Engineering and Technical Hydromechanics (IWD), 01062 Dresden, Germany
office address: Technische Universität Dresden (TUD), Institute of Hydraulic Engineering and Technical Hydromechanics (IWD), August-Bebel-Straße 30 (Raum 04-019), 01219 Dresden, Germany
partner: Technische Universität Dresden

Expertise

Lehr- und Forschungsinhalte:

  • Hydrostatik und Hydrodynamik
  • Wasserbau, Gewässerentwicklung und Hochwassermanagement
  • Gewässerkunde
  • Stau- und Wasserkraftanlagen
  • Flussbau und Verkehrswasserbau
  • Seebau und Küstenschutz
  • Regenerative Energie und Meeresenergienutzung
  • Hydraulisches Versuchswesen

 

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Research

  • Safety and operation of dams and storage reservoirs
  • Stability checks of dams, dikes and rip-raps
  • Operational installations at barrages
  • Fluidic tests at conventional and marine hydropower systems
  • Seals used in hydraulic engineering
  • Nature-orientated design of watercourses
  • Dimensioning of hydraulic structures considering climate changes
  • Embankment training for wave loads
  • Investigation of near structure wave movement in coastal and dam engineering
  • Sustainable flood management systems for inland waters and coastal areas
  • Hydroabrasion and erosion processes caused by flowing water
  • Hydraulics of industrial plants; turbulence models
  • Hydromechanical aspects of mixing and flocculation processes in water treatment
  • Pipe technology (pressure flow, water hammer, strength)
  • River morphology
  • New technologies and materials in hydraulic engineering
  • Hydrometric nature surveys and monitoring programs
  • Valuation reports on hydraulic engineering and hydromechanical problems

 

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instruments

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Affiliations

Parent Units

name
type
actions
Dresden Water Center (DKW) Center view
Faculty of Civil Engineering (BIW) Faculty view

Daughter Units

name
type
instruments
services
Chair of Hydraulic Engineering Professorship (12)
Chair of Technical Hydromechanics Professorship (9)
Hubert-Engels-Labor Lab (1)

Last Update

Last updated at: 2020-01-25 17:19