Research

Analysing interrelationships, developing concepts

Analysing physical processes and developing innovative concepts for our customers is an essential part of our work.

The expertise and the long-term experience of our team are the basis for successful research and development projects.

By using state-of-the-art technology and our various own-operated measurement systems we realise studies on a high level with the greatest possible precision.

With unconventional approaches and creative ideas, we face complex questions and problems.

Projects

Steuerung der Produktqualität Texturgrinding – Beitrag für den nachhaltigen Beton-straßenbau/ project FE 08.0269/2021/OGB of the German Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport
Project management: Dipl.-Ing. Stephan Villaret/ Villaret Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH
still in progress
Untersuchung eines neuartigen Grinding-Verfahrens zur Herstellung von vollständig definierten Texturen/ project FE 08.0267/2020/OGB of the German Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport
Project management: Dr.-Ing. Jürgen Schmidt/ IWS Messtechnik GmbH
still in progress
Performanceorientierte Fahrbahnoberflächen mit Waschbeton- oder Grindingtextur/ project FE 08.0260/2018/ORB of the German Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport
Project management: Dr.-Ing. Martin Gießler/ Karlsruher Institut für Technologie
still in progress
Horizontal Grinding of Concrete Pavements/ project FE 08.0261/2018/OGB of the German Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport
Project management: Dr.-Ing. Jürgen Schmidt/ IWS Messtechnik GmbH
Final report of November 2023
Development of fundamentals for uniform collection of machine raw data in sideway-force measurements – Further development of the SKM skid resistance measurement by considering the measured vertical force/ project FE 04.0282/2014/CRB of the German Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport
Project management: Dr.-Ing. Jürgen Schmidt/ IWS Messtechnik GmbH
Final report of August 2023
A fast optical measuring system for the assessment of the skid resistance of road surfaces – OPTOgrip/ Joint research project 88.0148/2017 as part of the programme “Innovationsprogramm Straße” of the German Federal Highway Research Institute
Co-operation partner:
isac – Institut für Straßenwesen (Institute of Highway Engineering) of the RWTH Aachen
Lehmann + Partner GmbH
IWS Messtechnik GmbH
QuellTech UG
Final report of 2021
Extension of the use of the Weighted Longitudinal Profile (WLP) within construction contract applications and comparative analysis with the conventional acceptance test/ project FE 04.0286/2014/DGB of the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure
Project management: Dr. Dirk Ebersbach/ LEHMANN + PARTNER GmbH
Final report of 2019
Prognosis of the skid resistance development of exposed aggregate concrete pavements with the test system according to Wehner/ Schulze/ project FE 08.0230/ 2013/DGB of the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure
Project management: Prof. Dr.-Ing. C. Gehlen/ Technical University Munich
BASt-Bericht S 151, 2021
Assessment and optimization of the coarse texture of exposed aggregate concrete for road pavement/ project FE 08.0201/2009/OGB of the German Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development
Project management: Prof. Dr.-Ing. C. Gehlen/ Technical University Munich
Final report of November 2012
Investigations of noise properties of concrete pavements with grinding surfaces/ project FE 08.210/2010/ORB of the German Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development
Project management: Dipl.-Ing. Stephan Villaret/ Villaret Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH
Final report of June 2011
Development of the basic principles for creating technical test specifications for recording and assessing the substantive characteristics (condition, surface damage) of road surfaces/ project FE 04.201/2004/ARB of the German Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development
Project management: Dr.-Ing. Jürgen Schmidt/ IWS Messtechnik GmbH
Final report of April 2009
Determination of seasonal variations in skid resistance from measurements obtained using SKM measurement procedure/ project FE 08.0177/2003/GRB of the German Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development
Project management: Dr.-Ing. Jürgen Schmidt/ IWS Messtechnik GmbH
Final report of March 2009
Alternative use of SKM skid resistance measuring system through combined skid resistance measuring system with SRT pendulum tester and outflow meter/ project FE 04.195/2004/BRB of the German Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development
Project management: Dr.-Ing. Jürgen Schmidt/ IWS Messtechnik GmbH
Publication serie „Forschung Straßenbau und Straßenverkehrtechnik“ Vol. 1026
Comparative and repeat variations in longitudinal and horizontal evenness detected by high-speed measurement systems/ project FE 04.190/2003/DGB of the German Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development
Project management: Dr.-Ing. Jürgen Schmidt/ IWS Messtechnik GmbH
Publication serie „Forschung Straßenbau und Straßenverkehrtechnik“ Vol. 1031
Metrological dynamic testing of the influence of curves on the measurement results of SKM skid resistance measurement systems/ project FE 89.0124/2003/AP of the German Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development
Project management: Dr.-Ing. Jürgen Schmidt/ IWS Messtechnik GmbH
Final report of July 2008
Investigations of the influence of rain on skid resistance measurements SKM/ project FE 89. 131/2003/AP of the German Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development
Project management: Dr.-Ing. Jürgen Schmidt/ IWS Messtechnik GmbH
Final report of May 2006

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