Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Josef Hegger
Academic education with degree
1979 | Civil engineering, RWTH Aachen University, Diploma
Scientific degrees
1984 | PhD, Civil engineering, TU Braunschweig, supervisor: Prof. Karl Kordina.
PROFESSIONAL CAREER SINCE GRADUATION
08/2004 | Call from TU Braunschweig, rejected.
Since 02/1997 | Authorized expert of the German Federal Railway Authority.
Since 04/1994 | Authorized expert for structural engineering in the field of structural concrete and associate partner at H+P Ingenieure GmbH.
Since 09/1993 | Professor for Structural Concrete and Head of the Institute of Structural Concrete at RWTH Aachen University.
1985–1993 | Project engineer and project manager in the construction industry at Philipp Holzmann AG, Frankfurt/Main: Project Manager of the high-rise buildings Trianon and Japan Center.
1979–1985 | Research associate at the Technical University of Braunschweig (Germany) with Prof. Kordina.
Others
03/2021 | Awarded the Emil-Mörsch-Denkmünze by Deutscher Beton- und Bautechnik-Verein E. V.
Since 07/2020 | Vice spokesman of Transregio 280 "Design principles of material-minimized carbon concrete structures".
Since 06/2020 | German Research Foundation (DFG) Trusted Lecturer at RWTH Aachen University.
Since 10/2016 | Member of the fib Task Group 10.1 Model Code 2020.
Since 2016 | Chairman of the Working Group DIN 1045-1: Design and Construction for the DAfStb Guideline Concrete Construction Quality.
Since 2016 | Member of the Ad-hoc Group Coordination on the DAfStb Guideline Concrete Construction Quality.
2015–2018 | Member of the Project Team 1 for the new Draft of Eurocode 2 – Design of Concrete Structures (EN 1992-1).
2014–2020 | Chairman of Working Group 2 for DIN 18088: Supporting structures for wind turbines and platforms, Part 2: Reinforced concrete- and prestressed concrete structures.
2014–2017 | Member of the senate of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation).
Since 02/2014 | Chief Editor of the journal Bauingenieur, publisher: Springer VDI.
Since 05/2012 | Chairman of the CEN-Taskgroup CEN/TC 250/SC 2/WG 1/TG 4 "Shear, Punching, Torsion".
Since 04/2012 | Vice-Dean, Faculty of Civil Engineering, RWTH Aachen University.
Since 01/2010 | Chief Editor of the annual Handbook "Stahlbeton aktuell", Beuth-Verlag, Berlin.
Since 01/2009 | Member and German representative at CEN/TC 250/SC 2/WG 1 "Coordination and Editorial Panel" of EN 1992-1 (Eurocode 2).
Since 01/2009 | Chairman of NA 005-07-01 AA "Design of concrete structures", German mirror committee of CEN/TC 250/SC 2, ISO/TC 71/SC 5, ISO/TC 71/SC 6.
Since 02/2005 | Member of Akademie der Wissenschaften of North Rhine-Westphalia.
2004–2012 | Member of DFG review board for Civil Engineering and Architecture.
1999–2014 | Speaker of the Collaborative Research Center 532 “Textile Reinforced Concrete – Development of a new technology".
Since 05/1998 | Member of several technical committees at the German Institute for Building Technology (DIBt) (e.g. structural concrete, prestressed concrete, detailing of reinforcement and members).
1997–2008 | Chairman of standardization committee for DIN 1045-3: Execution of structures.
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Project leader
Institute of Structural Concrete (IMB)
Faculty of Civil Engineering
Mies-van-der-Rohe-Straße 1
52074 Aachen
- Telephone: +49 241 80-25170
- jhegger@imb.rwth-aachen.de
- Go to website: https://www.imb.rwth-aachen.de/institut/team/17-professoren/14-hegger-josef