Within the framework of research projects and dissertations currently being carried out at the Institute for Solid Structures at TU Darmstadt, experimental work is integrated into the research and testing laboratory. In particular, this involves research activities in the field of masonry construction (earth masonry or dry stack masonry) and of concrete members reinforced with innovative fibre-reinforced polymers (FRP).

Within the framework of the IREP project, students should be given the opportunity to participate in the planning, execution and evaluation of such research activities. For this purpose, a basic stock of literature is made available to the students before the start of the experimental work, serving to familiarise them with the corresponding topic. A high level of supervision is ensured by the regular weekly discussion hours offered by the contact persons. The results of the knowledge gained by the students in the course of the project are to be presented in a short final presentation towards the end of the project.