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Welcome to the Institute for Metal and Composite Structures!

In the below video from broadcasted by NDR you see an introduction of the innovation NANOLAMINATED PATCH developed and pioneered at the Institute for Metal and Composite Structures at TU Hamburg and intended to protecting our metal infrastructure, such as bridges and offshore wind turbines, against fatigue.  

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Our Mission

The mission of the Institute for Metal and Composite Structures is to explore next-generation sustainable metal and composite material/hybrids and structures with embedded autonomous longevity and durability which ensure the readiness and security of supply of the built infrastructure. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals are at the heart of our goals and mission, especially UN SDGs 6, 7, 8, 9, 11.

Our team engages in research,teaching, MINT initative. Some recent impressions from the lab:

Expert Opinion

Our institute team regularly engages in expert activities involving complex engineering issues. In the workshop and laboratories of our institute, extensive, even large-scale constructions can be manufactured, test rigs set up, subjected to multiaxial loads and thoroughly investigated using measurement technology. If required, we are happy to provide an expert opinion. Feel free to contact us:

Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Marcus Rutner (Tel: +49 (0)40 42878-3022; marcus.rutner@tuhh.de)

Address:
Denickestr. 17
Building L Room 1030
21073 Hamburg

News

29.04.2025
Prof. Marcus Rutner presents innovative fatigue protection strategies in conversation with Prof. Sönke Knutzen from HOOUhamburg.
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25.09.2024
Announcement
Prof. Rutner will be attending the 41. Deutscher Stahlbautag 2024 which will take place on 25-27 September 2024 in Lindau. He will be delivering one of the keynote lectures with the title "Verknüpfung von Nano mit Makro - Chancen für den Stahlbau".
03.07.2024
Jakob Brunow receives Karl H. Ditze Award
In the category of "outstanding dissertation," Jakob Brunow receives this year's Karl H. Ditze Award. The selection committee was particularly impressed by the theoretical-scientific quality, practical relevance and interdisciplinarity of his work.
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24.06.2024
Malte Hausig receives Science Award from the Gisela and Erwin Sick Foundation
Malte Hausig receives this year's Science Award from the Gisela and Erwin Sick Foundation in the category "Bachelor's Thesis."
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25.04.2024
Tagung Schweißen in der maritimen Technik und im Ingenieurbau
Prof. Rutner introduced the nanolaminate patch and resulting fatigue strength increase for welds at the 21. Tagung Schweißen in der maritimen Technik und im Ingenieurbau.
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TU Hamburg
Institute for Metal and Composite Structures
Denickestr. 17 Geb. L 1030
21073 Hamburg
E-mail : marcus.rutner(at)tuhh.de
Phone : +49 40 42878-3222
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