- Fatigue and durability assessment of components in machinery and rail vehicles
- Fatigue analysis considering fundamental aspects such as design and loading, material and manufacturing
- Development of design methods based on experimental, analytical and numerical analyses
- Development and implementation of modern lightweight design principles
- Analyze at multiple scales, from small samples to individual components to entire assemblies
- Development and validation of advanced simulation concepts such as finite element analysis and multi-body simulation
- Stiffness, degradation, and failure studies of individual components and entire systems
- Design and construction of special test benches, measurement and control technology, as well as carrying out operating load measurements and evaluating the measured data
- Rail vehicle technology, such as the overall wheel/rail system, rubber/metal components and brakes