Verf gung zu stellen. The Institute of Steel and Timber Construction was set up in the year 1969, immediately after the establishment of the Faculty of Architecture and Civil Engineering. The first Head of the Institute was Mr. em.o. He played a substantial role in building up teaching and research in the difficult early days of the Institute. The introduction of a new curriculum in 1992 offered the chance to trim down the amount of teaching material and to concentrate on the essentials.
Teaching is carried out through lectures, practical sessions and seminars.
In 1980, in connection with a new appointment to the Chair of Steel and Timber Construction, a laboratory was set up for the examination of structural components. This laboratory was intended to carry out research with respect to the actual behaviour of structural components of steel, timber and composite construction. Here the main emphasis is upon the non-linear load and deformation behaviour of these components. One of the major research areas is the connection technology. A main progress has been the Mixed Building Technology with all various connection details.