Research

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