Cooperation with EVIDENT (powerd byOLYMPUS)
On 27.05.2022, the cooperation agreement between the WWHK and EVIDENT Europe GmbH (EVIDENT powerd by OLYMPUS) was signed. In the future, both partners want to promote joint activities in the field of non-destructive testing, which are anchored both in the field of teaching and in the field of research. T
Doctorate of Zhenjie Teng
On March 25, 2022, Zhenjie Teng held the colloquium at Saarland University within the framework of the doctoral procedure and successfully defended his thesis. The committee included Prof. Dirk Bähre (chairman, Saarland University), Prof. Christian Boller (reviewer, Saarland University) and Prof. Peter Starke (reviewer, U
Exciting Team Growth at WWHK – Welcome Sagar Sunil Patil!
We’re excited to announce the official launch of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - German Research Foundation-funded project titled “Evaluation of the application potential of non-destructive measurement methods for the characterisation of cyclic deformation behaviour in high
Extension of the infrastructure in the field of fatigue at WWHK
At the WWHK, the field of fatigue infrastructures can be upgraded again.
In August, a new servo-hydraulic fatigue testing machine from Shimadzu (EHF-E) with a maximum load of 20 kN is installed. In the future, the testing system will be used primarily in the BMWi projects running at
Fabian Weber is the new chief engineer at WWHK
Fabian Weber has taken over the position of senior engineer at the WWHK as of 15 August 2023. At the same time, he will head the "Fatigue and Fatigue Life Calculation" working group and is thus responsible for 4 ongoing projects currently funded by the DFG and the BMUV.
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Further expansion of the experimental infrastructure at WWHK
Through the Research and Innovation budget of the Kaiserslautern University of Applied Sciences, a corrosion measuring set-up is being set up at the WWHK, which can be integrated into the fatigue testing systems in the future. Initially, this measuring set-up will be used to investigate
Further expansion of the experimental infrastructure at WWHK
The testing infrastructure at the WWHK was further expanded via various research projects and own funds. Together with the Department of Building and Design, a digital microscope (Olympus DSX 1000) and a digital controller (DHM Prüftechnik) for an existing Schenck testing system (160 kN)
Further expansion of the WWHK team
On 1 October 2024, the team of research assistants at the Department of Materials Science and Materials Testing at the Kaiserslautern University of Applied Sciences was once again strengthened. Vanessa Hayna succeeds Jan-Erik Nebel in the BMBF-funded project ‘MiNaMag’. Jan-Erik Nebel will in future be work
Further growth at the WWHK
On 01.08.2024 there was another expansion in the team of research assistants at the WWHK. Aline Wagner is starting her doctorate in the DFG project "Use of statistical approaches within the scope of fatigue life prediction methods for notched specimens using the example of unalloyed steels" and Dr Viktor Lymakin is joini
Further staff expansion at the WWHK
Once again there have been personnel changes at the WWHK due to the start of new projects. Jan-Erik Nebel and Moritz Maul have been working as research assistants at the WWHK since 1 December 2023.
Jan-Erik Nebel will be working on the BFI-funded project "Use of Kerr microscopy to characterise the development
