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Markus Knobloch

Prof. Dr. sc. techn. habil.

Institute of Structural Design

Contact

+49 711 685 66245
+49 711 685 66236

Pfaffenwaldring 7
70569 Stuttgart
Germany
Room: 2.144

Subject

Structural Stability | Structural Durability | Structural Hazard Performance | Structural Innovation for Sustainability

Personal Information:  
Name Markus Knobloch
Date of birth 21 June 1976
Education:  
2014 PD (Habilitation), ETH Zürich, Switzerland
2007 Ph.D. (Dr.sc.techn.), ETH Zürich, Switzerland
2001 M.Sc. (Dipl.-Ing.) in Civil Engineering, TU Darmstadt, Germany
Professional & Work Experience:
 
Since 2024 University of Stuttgart
Full Professor - Institute of Structural Design
2021-2023 Dean of the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering
2015-2021 Head of the Institute of Structural Engineering
2014-2024

Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB)
Full Professor - Chair of Steel, Lightweight and Composite Structures

Research in the field of Steel and Composite Structures with special interests in: Structural Mechanics • Structural Stability • Structural Durability, Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics • High-Performance
Structural Components • Global Structural Fire Performance • Large-scale Testing, High
Fidelity Numerical Simulation & Hybrid Modelling
Teaching in the Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering and Computational Engineering
Degree Programs: Steel Structures (BSc & MSc) • Timber Structures (BSc) • Bridge Structures
(MSc) • Building and Industrial Structures (MSc) • Computer-Based Analyses of Steel Structures
(MSc)

2011-2014 Gruner AG, Consulting Engineers, Basel
Co-expert for Steel and Lightweight Structures
2010-2014 University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, Muttenz
Professor of Steel and Steel-Concrete Composite Structures
2008-2010 Tuchschmid AG, Steel Construction Company, Frauenfeld
Project Leader and Structural Engineer
2007 Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane
Visiting scientist
2006-2007 Tokyo Institute of Technology (TiTech), Materials and Structures Laboratory
Visiting scientist
2001-2006 ETH Zürich, Institute of Structural Engineering
Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant
Professional Activities:  
Selected Code Committees Project Team Member, M/515 CEN/TC250/SC3/PT SC3.T1 (EN 1993-1-1)
  Project Team Member, M/515 CEN/TC250/SC3/PT SC3.T6 (EN 1993-1-2)
  Chairperson, CEN/TC250/SC3 (Eurocode 3 - Steel Structures)
  National Delegate, CEN/TC250/SC3/WG1 (EN 1993-1-1)
  National Delegate, CEN/TC250/SC3/WG2 (EN 1993-1-2), WG9 (EN 1993-1-9), WG12 (EN 1993-1-12),
WG22 (EN 1993-1-14)
  National Delegate, CEN/TC250/SC4 (Eurocode 4 - Composite Structures)
  National Delegate, CEN/TC250/SC4/WG4 (EN 1994-1-1, EN 1994-1-2, EN 1994-2)
  Member, ECCS TC8 - Structural Stability
  Member of the Technical Committees, ECCS TC3 - Fire Safety, ECCS TC6 - Fatigue, ECCS TC11 - Composite Structures, ECCS TC16 - Wind Energy Supporting Structures
  Member of the DIN Standard Committees, NA 005-51 FBR KOA 01, NA 005-08-16 AA Structural Design, NA 005-08-23 AA Steel Bridges, NA 005-08-99 AA Composite Structures, NA 005-52-22 AA Structural Fire Safety
  Member of the Swiss Code Committees for Struct. Codes (KTN), Steel Structures (SIA 263)
  Chairperson of the Swiss Code Committee for Composite Structures (SIA 264)
Journal Editorial Activities Editorial Board Member, Stahlbau
  Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Steel Structures
  Editorial Board Member, IABSE Bulletins
  Guest Editor, Steel Construction, Structural Engineering International, Stahlbau
Selected Conference
Committees
Scientific Committee, Int. Conference Series on Structures in Fire (SiF)
  Scientific Committee, Int. Colloquium Series on Stability and Ductility of Steel Struct. (SDSS)
  Scientific Committee, Nordic Steel Construction Conference Series
Selected Conferences,
Courses &
Workshops
Conference Organizer, 9th International Conference of Composite Construction in Steel and Concrete (CCIX), 27-29 July 2021, Online
  Session Organizer, Behavior of Structures in Fire, Conference on Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation SEMC 2019 & 2016, Cape Town
  Session Organizer, Modern Wind Turbines - Challenges and New Design Technologies for Wind Turbine Structures, IABSE Symposium, 19-23 September 2017
  Conference Organizer, IABSE Young Engineers Colloquium YEC 2017, 31 March - 1 April 2017, Bochum
  Conference Organizer, 7th International Conference on Structures in Fire (SiF2012), 6-8 June 2012, Zurich
Academic Distinctions:  
Since 2025 Member of the expert and evaluation board of the Industrial Collective Research (IGF)
2022 Best Paper Award I Structures in Fire
Since 2022 Executive board member of the German Committee for Steel Structures (DASt)
Since 2022 Chairperson of CEN/TC 250/SC 3
2021 ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering - 2020 Best Paper of the Year Award
2019 + 2024 Bernt Johansson Outstanding Paper Award, nomination
2019 Tomás Vraný SDSS Award
2008 IAFSS Thesis award 2005-2007 for the best thesis
2007 Medal of the ETH Zürich for an outstanding doctoral thesis

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