Civil Engineering

Tasks

• Representation of interests and co-operation in the development/creation of national or European standards and guidelines with civil engineering / power plant relevance
• Following of amendments of building legislation, building regulations and professional fee regulations
• Creation of VGB guidelines and codes of practice for power plant specific structural design works, constructions, utilisation of materials and maintenance
• Building material / raw material assessments with recommendations for the production of structural elements as well as their installation and protection against detrimental environmental influence
• Subsoil and foundation assessments
• Observation of civil engineering developments of industry and university institutes
• Initiation and support of research projects
• Reutilization, upgrading and demolition
• Organisation of conferences, etc.

Service

• Quality assurance measures, quality controls
• Recommendations for maintenance and repair
• Damage assessment and repair
• Condition monitoring
• Service life management

Current Topics

• Indication and handling of loads when designing conventional power plants; adjustment of the VGB guideline "R 602 U" to the new building standards
• Evaluation of innovative structural design and construction methods in all areas of power plant constructions
• Measures for increasing the serviceability of power plant constructions