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Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jürgen Grabe

Head of Institute of Geotechnical Engineering and Construction Management at TUHH

 
  • Postal address:

    Technische Universität Hamburg (TUHH)
    Institut für Geotechnik und Baubetrieb (B-5)
    21071 Hamburg
    Germany
  • Visitor address:

    Technische Universität Hamburg (TUHH)
    Institut für Geotechnik und Baubetrieb (B-5)
    Schellerdamm 22 (Channel 7)
    21079 Hamburg
    Germany
  • Room: 1.001/2
  • Phone: +49 40 42878 3782
  • Telefax: +49 40 42878 3721
  • e-mail: grabe @ tuhh.de
  • Homepage: https://www.tuhh.de/gbt

Areas of interest

  • Soil mechanics and soil dynamics
  • Geotechnical engineering (pile foundations, sheet pile walls, soil improvement, …)
  • Marine geotechnics (quay walls, land reclamation, foundation for offshore platforms, …)
  • Mathematical optimization of construction methods and constructions

Membership in professional organisations

  • German Society for Geotechnical Engineering (DGGT)
  • Harbour Engineering Society (HTG) 
  • Association of German Engineers (VDI)
  • Centre for German and International Subsoil and Civil Engineering Law e.V. (CBTR)
  • WindEnergie Zirkel Hanse e.V.

Positions

Hamburg University of Technology (TUHH)

  • Vice president responsible for research activities at TUHH (2011-2014)
  • Speaker of research training group GRK 1096 “Harbours for container ships of future generations” (2005-2014)
  • Speaker of research training group GRK 2462 “Processes in natural and technical particle-fluid systems — PintPFS” (since 2019)
  • Member of research focus “Maritime systems” (since 2007)
  • Member of research focus “Structures in and at water” (2007-2014)
  • Speaker of the research field “Logistics, Mobility & Infrastructure” (since 2022)
  • Member of TUHH council of elders (since 2018)
  • Scientific leadership of graduate academy for technology and innovation (since 2020)
  • Member of academic senate (since 2020)

Academy of Sciences in Hamburg

  • Member of working group “Energy” (since 2011)

German Research Foundation (DFG)

  • Fellow for Review Board 410 “Civil Engineering and Architecture” (2012-2020)

German Society for Geotechnical Engineering  (DGGT)

  • Deputy chairman and member of executive board (since 2016)
  • Chairman of the working group “Platform Research in Geotechnical Engineering” (2017-2020)
  • Deputy head of the “Soil mechanics” section
  • Member of editorial board of the German journal “geotechnik”

International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE)

  • Member of technical committee “Offshore Geotechnics” (TC 209)
  • Member of technical committee “Numerical Methods in Geotechnics” (TC 203)

Harbour Engineering Society (HTG)

  • Chairman of “Embankments” working committee (2009-2020)

WindEnergieZirkel Hanse e.V.

  • Member of executive board (2005-2018)

Federal Waterways Engineering and Research Institute (BAW)

  • Member of scientific advisory board (since 2010)

Centre for German and International Subsoil and Civil Engineering Law (CBTR)

  • Member of scientific advisory board (since 2004)

Nissen Foundation

  • Deputy chairman (2009-2018)