Research Fields and Goals The research focuses on two main areas: One is based on the development of new construction methods for bridge construction and structural engineering. Thus, new flexible systems are developed for extensive use and researched with improved sustainable materials. The second focus is on existing civil engineering structures that will reach their intended service life in the next few years and which often have to be rebuilt or renovated according to today's standards and norms. In order to effectively intervene in terms of sustainability, the expansion of methods for the examination, recalculation, assessment and improvement of existing engineering structures was implemented as a research field.