Publications & Committee Work
Our team is actively involved in research and standardisation. This work feeds directly into our projects.
Committee Work
CEN/TC 250/SC 3/WG 5: Evolution of EN 1993-1-5, Plated structures.
CEN/TC 250/SC 3/WG 18: Evolution of EN 1993-5, Piling.
NA 005-08-19 AA: Stahlspundwände und Stahlpfähle.
Publications
2024-2023
Enders, A. (2025). Beiträge zu Trag- und Bemessungsmodellen für Stahlspundwände. Dissertation, Universität Stuttgart, Mitteilung des Instituts für Konstruktion und Entwurf, Nr. 2025-1. https://doi.org/10.18419/opus-17560
2024-2023
Kuhlmann, U., Enders, A., Grabe, J., & Beuße, J. (2024). Zum räumlichen Tragverhalten von kombinierten Stahlspundwänden.
Kuhlmann, U., von Arnim, M., Gölz, L.-M., Hofmann, G., Knecht, W., Mönch, S., Pourostad, V., & Stempniewski, L. (2024). Steel and composite bridges– Enabling sustainable solutions. Steel Construction, 17(1), 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1002/stco.202300035
Prüm, C., Jacobs, C., Peters, D.-J., & Enders, A. (2024). Neue Entwicklungen in prEN 1993-5:2023.
Braun, B., Chacón, R., Degée, H., Duchêne, Y., Dunai, L., Kövesdi, B., Kuhlmann, U., Lener, G., Pourostad, V., Sinur, F., & Timmers, R. (2023). Design of Steel Plated Structures with Finite Elements. Ernst & Sohn.
Enders, A. (2023). Test back-calculation of M-N buckling tests and residual stress measurements on Z-shaped steel sheet piles.
Kuhlmann, U., & A., E. (2023a). Proposal of amendments on prEN 1993-5: Interaction factor and buckling curves for Z-Piles.
Kuhlmann, U., & A., E. (2023b). Proposal of amendments on prEN 1993-5: M-N-interaction for Z-piles.
Piculin, S., Pourostad, V., Može, P., & Kuhlmann, U. (2023). Analytical and numerical calculation of the buckling stress for panels with closed-section stiffeners. ce/papers, 6(3-4), 1826–1830. https://doi.org/10.1002/cepa.2562
Pourostad, V., & Kuhlmann, U. (2023). Buckling resistance of stiffened panels subjected to constant transverse compression stresses. ce/papers, 6(3-4), 1799–1804. https://doi.org/10.1002/cepa.2467
2022-2020
Enders, A. (2022). Planung der kombinierten Versuche auf Druck und Biegung (Z-Bohlen) und Parameterstudie (GMNIA) zu druckbeanspruchten Z-Bohlen.
Kuhlmann, U., Schmidt-Rasche, C., Spiegler, J., Jörg, F., & Euler, M. (2022). Development of Eurocode 3 and Research Contributions. Hormigón y Acero, 73(298), 13–24. https://doi.org/10.33586/hya.2022.3113
Kuhlmann, U., Schmidt-Rasche, C., Spiegler, J., Jörg, F., Pourostad, V., & Euler, M. (2022). Development of Eurocode 3 and Research Contributions. Proceedings of the VIII ACHE Congress.
Pourostad, V., & Kuhlmann, U. (2022a). Buckling Resistance of Longitudinally Stiffened Panels with Closed Stiffeners under Direct Longitudinal Stresses. ce/papers, 5(4), 330–339. https://doi.org/10.1002/cepa.1762
Pourostad, V., & Kuhlmann, U. (2022b). Buckling resistance of longitudinally stiffened panels with closed stiffeners under direct longitudinal stresses. Steel Construction, 15(4), 229–243. https://doi.org/10.1002/stco.202200028
Kuhlmann, U., Enders, A., Grabe, J., & Beuße, J. (2021). Optimierte Auslegung von kombinierten Stahlspundwänden für den Einbringvorgang und den Endzustand.
Kuhlmann, U., Mensinger, M., Maier, N., Pourostad, V., & Ndogmo, J. (2021). Längsausgesteifte Beulfelder unter mehrachsiger Beanspruchung– Schlussbericht (Forschungsbericht Nr. IGF-Vorhaben 20455 N). Deutscher Ausschuss für Stahlbau e.V. (DASt) / AiF.
Kuhlmann, U., Schmidt-Rasche, C., Jörg, F., Pourostad, V., Spiegler, J., & Euler, M. (2021). Update on the revision of Eurocode 3. Steel Construction, 14(1), 2–13. https://doi.org/10.1002/stco.202000048
Pourostad, V., Kövesdi, B., Schillo, N., Degée, H., & Kuhlmann, U. (2021). Neue Entwicklungen in prEN 1993-1-5:2020. In Stahlbau Kalender 2021 (S. 571–697). John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. https://doi.org/10.1002/9783433610503.ch10
Pourostad, V., & Kuhlmann, U. (2021). New development of design rules for girder with non-rectangular slender web. ce/papers, 4(2-4), 1797–1804. https://doi.org/10.1002/cepa.1488
Kuhlmann, U., Breunig, S., Gölz, L.-M., Pourostad, V., & Stempniewski, L. (2020). New developments in steel and composite bridges. Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 174, 106277. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcsr.2020.106277
Kuhlmann, U., & Pourostad, V. (2020). New developments in steel and composite bridges. JCSR.
Pourostad, V., Heidt, M., Knödel, P., Kuhlmann, U., & Ummenhofer, T. (2020). Über den Einfluss der Torsionssteifigkeit von Längssteifen bei Beulfeldern unter biaxialen Druckspannungen. Stahlbau, 5(7), 24. https://doi.org/10.1002/stab.201900111
2019-2017
Beuße, J., Grabe, J., Kuhlmann, U., & Enders, A. (2019). Zum FOSTA Forschungsvorhaben „Optimierte Auslegung von kombinierten Stahlspundwänden für den Einbringvorgang und den Endzustand.
Commission, E., for Research, D.-G., Innovation, Habraken, A. M., Dufrane, J. J., Virtuoso, F., Rigueiro, C., da Silva, L., Reis, A., Baaten, T., Vieira, C., Gervasio, H., Kuhlmann, U., Breunig, S., Baptista, C., Zizza, A., Pourostad, V., Duchêne, L., Rebelo, C., ... Maas, F. (2019). Optimal use of high strength steel grades within bridge (OPTIBRI)– Final report (Techn. Ber.). Publications Office. https://doi.org/doi/10.2777/93807
Kuhlmann, U., Breunig, S., Gölz, L.-M., Pourostad, V., & Stempniewski, L. (2019). New Developments in Steel and Composite Bridges. In D. Lam, X. Dai, T. Sheenan, J. Yang & K. Zhou (Hrsg.), Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Steel and Aluminium Structures ICSAS19 (S. 37–52).
Mensinger, M., Ndogmo, J., Maier, N., Kuhlmann, U., & Pourostad, V. (2019). BAB A7, Würzburg Fulda– BW613a, Talbrücke Thulba– Beuluntersuchungen (Techn. Ber.). Technische Universität München, MPA BAU, Abteilung Metallbau. Untersuchungsbericht Nr. 118001, Autobahndirektion Nordbayern.
Pourostad, V., & Kuhlmann, U. (2019). Experimental and numerical investigations of unstiffened steel girders with non-rectangular panels subjected to bending and shear. Proceedings of the International Colloquia on Stability and Ductility of Steel Structures.
Silva, L. S. D., Martin, J. P., Ljubinkovic, F., Kuhlmann, U., Pourostad, V., Pircher, M., Pedro, J. O., Moze, P., Piculin, S., Dorrer, G., Hendy, C., & Reis, A. (2019). OUTBURST: Optimal and Aesthetic Design of Curved Steel Bridges (2016–2019) (Research Project Nr. RFCS-2015-709782) (Funded by the Research Fund for Coal and Steel (RFCS)). Research Fund for Coal und Steel.
Enders, A. (2018a). Investigation on combined sheet pile walls (HZ/AZ System), FE based back-calculation of experimental configuration with Series A-3: HZ 1180M C | AZ 22-800.
Enders, A. (2018b). Investigation on combined sheet pile walls (HZ/AZ System), FE-Analysis under horizontal water pressure and fictive experimental setups. Enders, A. (2018c). Investigation on combined sheet pile walls (HZ/AZ System), FEA of the planned experimental configurations with nominal/baseline and actual geometry.
Kuhlmann, U., & Enders, A. (2018a). Investigations on combined sheet pile walls (HZ/AZ System) under water pressure loading, Experimental investigations with five AZ | HZ combinations in reverse setup position (b), 4th Addition to the Experimental Report 2010-24X.
Kuhlmann, U., & Enders, A. (2018b). Investigations on combined sheet pile walls (HZ/AZ System) under water pressure loading, Test-back-calculation of experimental investigations with five AZ | HZ combinations in reverse setup position (b).
Maier, N., Pourostad, V., Mensinger, M., & Kuhlmann, U. (2018). Investigation of longitudinal stiffened plates under multi-axial stresses. THIN-WALLED STRUCTURES- ICTWS 2018.
Mensinger, M., Kuhlmann, U., Ndogmo, J., Pourostad, V., & Maier, N. (2018a). Investigation of longitudinally stiffened panels under multiaxial stresses. 9th INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON STEEL BRIDGES.
Mensinger, M., Kuhlmann, U., Ndogmo, J., Pourostad, V., & Maier, N. (2018b). Investigation on Stiffened Panels Subjected to Biaxial Compression [Open Access]. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 419, 012038. https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/419/1/012038
Mensinger, M., Maier, N., Ndogmo, J., Kuhlmann, U., & Pourostad, V. (2018). Experimental investigation of buckling modes in longitudinal stiffened plates with biaxial stress state. 12th- Japanese- German Bridge Symposium.
Pourostad, V. (2018). Girders with nonrectangular panels. In German Group of IABSE (Hrsg.), Young Engineers Colloquium 2018.
Pourostad, V., & Kuhlmann, U. (2018). Experimental investigation on girders with nonrectangular panels. THIN-WALLED STRUCTURES- ICTWS 2018.
Kuhlmann, U., Mensinger, M., Frickel, J., Pourostad, V., & Ndogmo, J. (2017). Beulfelder unter mehraxialer Beanspruchung. Stahlbau, 86(10), 917–931. https://doi.org/10.1002/stab.201710529
Kuhlmann, U., Schmidt-Rasche, C., Frickel, J., & Pourostad, V. (2017). Untersuchungen zum Beulnachweis nach DIN EN 1993-1-5: Berichte der Bundesanstalt für Straßenwesen: Brücken- und Ingenieurbau Heft B 140 (FE.89.0313/2015). BASt. Verfügbar 25. November 2019 unter https://bast.opus.hbz-nrw.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/1816
Kuhlmann, U., Zizza, A., & Pourostad, V. (2017). Einfluss der Zugspannungen auf das Beulverhalten eines Beulfeldes unter mehraxialer Beanspruchung– Nachweis nach DIN EN 1993-1-5, Abschnitt 10. Stahlbau, 86(10), 932–944.
Pourostad, V., Zizza, A., & Kuhlmann, U. (2017a). Beulen mehrachsig beanspruchter Platten (Forschungsbericht Nr. IGF-Vorhaben 1088 N). Deutscher Ausschuss für Stahlbau e.V. (DASt) / AiF.
Pourostad, V., Zizza, A., & Kuhlmann, U. (2017b). Investigations on the Buckling Behaviour of Slender High Strength Steel Plates under Multiaxial Stresses. 5th European Conference on Steel and Composite Structures, 1–10.

