Infrastructure Lightweight Construction

Maximum safety and productivity with minimum weight

Lightweight construction is a key technology in many industrial sectors to achieve the goals of sustainability and climate protection. The term lightweight construction covers all technologies that contribute to a reduction in the weight of parts and components and thus to resource efficiency. This can be achieved through the use of lighter materials, the more efficient use of existing materials and the use of innovative technologies. BAM's research in the field of lightweight construction includes polymer materials and composite components for wind turbines and hydrogen storage systems, lightweight concretes made from recycled demolition materials, joining techniques for high-strength steels and new metal composites as well as additive manufacturing with increased material efficiency.

Services and competences in the field of lighweight construction

Our expertise includes:

• Tests on the fatigue strength of fiber-reinforced plastic composites (FRP)
• Advice on recycling carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP)
• Tailor-made flame retardant solutions for polymer foams and fiber-reinforced thermosets
• Crack tests on lightweight construction materials

If you have any questions about lightweight construction, our experts at BAM will be happy to help you.

Selected projects

KaRAt – Cold crack safety and additive manufacturing

HAZ softening - Investigation of the softening mechanism during welding in the heat-affected zone of microalloyed high-strength steels

Find BAM research projects in the field of lightweight construction and other topics in the ReSEARCH BAM database.