The tunnel research center Zentrum am Berg (ZAB) is a unique research for all aspects in tunnelling from construction to operation and maintenance. The whole day field trip concentrates on the structural health monitoring of new and exisiting tunnels. We will visit the four tunnel tubes of the research center and make a ride in an old mining truck.

Bus trip to ZaB starting from Graz University of Technology

Scientific lead: Dipl.-Ing. Lisa Strasser

Schedule: Meeting point: 08:00 Parking lot at Graz University of Technology, Steyrergasse 30, 8010 Graz (Google maps link)

This technical tour leads to the geodetic measurment lab where monitoring instruments like total stations, laser scanner, fiber optic sensors etc. are tested and calibrated. In the second part of the tour we will visit the construction lab with its loading test facilities and non destructive testing methods.

Location: Laboratories of Graz University of Technology

Scientific lead: Univ.Prof. Dr. Werner Lienhart

Schedule: Meeting point: 08:30 Ground floor Graz University of Technology, Steyrergasse 30, 8010 Graz (Google maps link)

This tour will lead to monitoring sites of the subway lines in Vienna.

Scientific lead: Dipl.-Ing. Thomas Moser

Schedule: Meeting point: 08:00 Parking lot at Graz University of Technology, Steyrergasse 30, 8010 Graz (Google maps link)

Note: Closed shoes are required

Note: As the tour includes an active construction site, program changes may occur

Note: There are 3 finishing options for this tour provided: a) City center of Vienna at around 15:00, b) Airport Graz at 17:30, c) Graz University of Technology at 18:00 

In this workshop you will learn about the technical possibilities and limitations of wireless monitoring systems to address relevant issues in structural monitoring. This ranges from the selection of measurement methodology, sensors and wireless data transmission technologies to aspects of sensor calibration and data processing and visualisation. Practical applications for different scenarios are presented. Finally, some wireless technologies will be demonstrated in a hands-on laboratory workshop using an experimental setup.

Organisers: Univ. Prof. Dr. Markus Krüger, Dipl.-Ing. Michael Petschacher

Location: Graz University of Technology

Schedule: Meeting point: 08:20 Structural Engineering Centre, North entrance, Inffeldgasse 24, 8010 Graz (Google maps link)