The main strength of the section is its diversity with respect to traditional and specialized research areas, the combination of full-scale monitoring, numerical and experimental modelling methods and a well-established collaboration network with partners from industry and academia in Denmark and abroad. Current strong and internationally acknowledged research areas are:
- Steel Structures, including: Modelling of thin-walled beams, bolted connections and welding
processes and residual stresses
- Concrete Structures, including: Plasticity theory in modelling and design of concrete structures, limit load for reinforced concrete structures, ductility of concrete structures, modelling of cracking concrete structures and modelling of cement bound materials in heavy duty pavements and anchoring of carbon fibre reinforced polymers on concrete surfaces
- Structural Dynamics, including: Controlled dynamic testing of structures in situ, operational modal analysis and experimental simulation of meteorological dynamic conditions for bridge cables and wind turbine blades
- Glass structures, including: Numerical modelling of glass structures, measurements of residual stresses in tempered glass, mechanically reinforced glass beams
- The section has strong collaborations with leading universities in Europe, including TU Delft, Cambridge, TU Darmstadt and Ghent University