Research

About Us

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Research at the Institute of Highway Engineering at RWTH Aachen University covers a wide range in the fields of road construction and road planning as well as tunneling.

Specifically, research is conducted in the following areas:

ROAD ENGINEERING

TRAFFIC ENGINEERING, OPERATION and PLANNING

TUNNEL EQUIPMENT and TUNNEL OPERATION

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The Chair and Institute of Highway Engineering has numerous research projects with national as well as international support. The projects contain the topics of construction engineering, road planning and tunnel planning.

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Research Visions

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Our research at the ISAC puts its focus on a wide range of future topics relating to the road of the future. Ultimately we aim on a true-to-life digital representation of the road system.

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Equipment

The individual departments of ISAC have extensive and diverse equipment for investigating various issues. Among other things, the institute is home to several structural engineering test centers. In addition, various measuring systems from the field of traffic engineering as well as a driving simulator are available.

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