Prof. Dr.-Ing. Sergej Rempel

Institution
Architecture and Civil EngineeringFunction
- Scientific Director TTZ Aichach
Room
C2.08 Open mapPhone
+498215586-3637Office Hours
by appointment
Areas of Expertise
- Solid Construction
- Carbon Concrete
- Structural Engineering
Fields of Study
- Solid Construction
- Structural Engineering
- Structural Systems
Research Areas
- Concrete with Non-Metallic Reinforcement
- Carbon concrete
- Fiber-reinforced concrete
- Probability Theory and Safety Theory in Civil Engineering
- Wood-concrete composites
- Fiber-reinforced concrete
Functions and Offices
- Member of the DIN Standards Committee for Construction (NABau): Working Committee on Construction Execution (NA 005-07-11)
- Member of the DAfStb: Technical Guidelines for Construction
- Member of the Advisory Board of the journal “Beton- und Stahlbetonbau” (09/2023–09/2026)
Professor at Technical University of Applied Sciences Augsburg since April 2020
- Teaches solid construction and structural engineering
- Research: Non-metallic reinforcement, probabilistic analysis, wood-concrete composites
February 2018 – December 2020
Project Manager, solidian GmbH, Albstadt
- Structural design of textile-reinforced components
- Project management and coordination
- Development of the “FRP-Rebars” business model in North America (New Business Development)
- Development of the “fiber-reinforced bridges” business model (New Business Development)
- Support in the implementation of fiber-reinforced concrete components, particularly
bridges: including the rehabilitation of the Rhine Bridge in Albbruck using carbon fiber-reinforced concrete; the first
road bridge made entirely of carbon fiber-reinforced concrete in Gaggenau; and bridges for the Garden Show in Remstal using
carbon fiber-reinforced concrete - Further development of textile-reinforced structural components: e.g., prestressed carbon concrete bridges
May 2012 – January 2018
Research Assistant, Institute and Chair of Structural Engineering at RWTH Aachen University
- Contributions to teaching
- Theoretical and practical investigations into the structural behavior of fabric-reinforced concrete.
Dissertation topic: “On the Reliability of the Design of Flexural-Loaded
Concrete Members with Fabric Reinforcement” - Responsible for the development and implementation of new textile-reinforced structural elements, as well as the preparation
of associated expert opinions for approvals on a case-by-case basis: including the first
carbon-concrete pedestrian bridge in Ebingen; the first carbon-concrete road bridges in
Margrethausen and Pfeffingen; Restoration of the Mariendom in Neviges using carbon concrete - Responsible for the expert opinion regarding the general building authority approval of
precast garages reinforced with textiles - Leadership and active participation in research projects: including Transfer Projects T08 (molded
textile reinforcement elements for concrete components) and T09 (textile-reinforced sprayed mortar layers
for the rehabilitation of hydraulic structures) within the DFG’s SFB 532; V1.2 (Guideline for
carbon-fiber-reinforced concrete) and V2.1 (Long-term behavior of carbon-fiber-reinforced concrete) in the BMBF’s C3 project
January 2012 – May 2013
Freelance structural engineer at Ewert Engineering in Düren
- Structural design of single-family and multi-family homes
February 2011 – May 2012
Structural Engineer and Construction Manager, HS&P Engineering Contractor GmbH in Herzogenrath
- Planning and structural design for new construction and renovation of industrial structures
- Design and structural engineering for facilities handling water-polluting substances (VAwS)
- Rempel, Sergej: Ökobilanz der Carbonbetonbrücke in Ebingen. In: Tagungsbeitrag der Konferenz Carbon- und Textilbetontage 2020. September 2020.
- Rempel, Sergej: Ökobilanz der Carbonbetonbrücke in Albstadt-Ebingen. In: Tagungsband Ulmer Betontage 2020. Februar 2020.
- Rempel, Sergej: Möglichkeiten des Textilbetons in der Vorfabrikation. In: Bau und Wissen, Betontag 2019, TFB AG, Wildegg. Wildegg, Austria, 2019.
- Rempel, Sergej; Shams, Ali; Hegger, Josef: Nächster Schritt zur korrosionsfreien Brücke. In: 3. Brückenkolloquium TAE 2018 – Beurteilung, Ertüchtigung und Instandsetzung von Brücken. Tagungshandbuch, ISBN: 978-943563-03-0, Seiten: 257-264. Esslingen, Juni 2018.
- Spelter, Arne; Rempel, Sergej; Will, Norbert; Hegger, Josef: Testing Concept for the Investigation of the Long-Term Durability of Textile Reinforced Concrete. Durability and Sustainability of Concrete Structures (DSCS-2018). Proceedings: 2nd International Workshop June 6-7, 2018. Moscow, 2018.
- Rempel, Sergej; Kulas, Christian: Anwendungsbeispiele für Carbonbeton. In: Fachseminar „Brücken- und Ingenieurbau“ des vsvi am 27.02.2018 in Braunschweig. Braunschweig, 2018.
- Rempel, Sergej; Erhard, Erich; Schmidt, Heinz-Günter; Will, Norbert: Die Sanierung des Mariendoms in Neviges mit carbonbewehrtem Spritzmörtel. In: Spritzbetontagung 2018 in Alpbach Austria. Alpbach, 2018.
- Rempel, Sergej; Kulas, Christian; Hegger, Josef: Extremely light and slender precast-bridge made out of textile-reinforced-concrete. In: PCI conference in Cleveland 2017, USA. Cleveland, 2017.
- Rempel, Sergej; Kulas, Christian; Hegger, Josef; Bielak, Jan: Extremely light and slender precast pedestrian-bridge made out of Textile-Reinforced Concrete (TRC). In: FIB 2017 conference in Maastricht, Netherland. Maastricht, 2017.
- Rempel, Sergej; Will, Norbert; Hegger, Josef: Slender textile reinforced concrete facades and their load-bearing behaviour. In: 11th Conference on Advanced Building Skins. 10 – 11. October 2016, Bern Switzerland. Pages 953-961. ISBN: 978-3-98120539-8. Bern, 2016.
- Sergej Rempel; Norbert Will; Josef Hegger; Jan Bielak: Filigree textile-reinforced concrete constructions. In: 8th International Conference on Fibre-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites in Civil Engineering. 14 – 16 December 2016. Hong Kong, China, December 2016.
- Rempel, Sergej; Hegger, Josef; Will, Norbert: Schutzschichten aus textilbewehrtem Spritzmörtel zur Instandsetzung von Wasserbauwerken. In: Spritzbeton - Tagung 2015, 29.01 – 30.01.2015, Alpbach Tirol, Österreich. Kurzfassung in Tagungsunterlagen, Langfassung auf CD. Alpbach, 2015.
- Rempel, Sergej; Kulas, Christian; Hegger, Josef: Bearing behavior of impregnated textile reinforcement. In: 11th International Symposium on Ferrocement and Textile Reinforced Concrete 3rd ICTRC in Aachen, RILEM Proceedings Pro 98, pp. 71 - 77, ISBN 978-2-35158-152-0. Aachen, June 2015.
- Rempel, Sergej; Hegger, Josef: Slender façade structures made of textile-reinforced high performance concrete. In: 11th International Symposium on Ferrocement and Textile Reinforced Concrete 3rd ICTRC in Aachen, RILEM Proceedings Pro 98, pp. 337 - 345, ISBN 978-2-35158-152-0. Aachen, June 2015.
- Rempel, Sergej; Geßner, Stephan: Restoration of the historical concrete-glass windows of the town-hall in Aachen. In: 11th International Symposium on Ferrocement and Textile Reinforced Concrete 3rd ICTRC in Aachen, RILEM Proceedings Pro 98, pp. 359 - 364, ISBN 978-2-35158-152-0. Aachen, June 2015.
- Rempel, Sergej; Hegger, Josef; Kulas, Christian: A pedestrian bridge made of textile reinforced concrete. In: 16th European Bridge Conference in Edinburgh, CD-ROM (full paper), published by Engineering Technics Press Edinburgh, ISBN 0-947644-78-4. Edinburgh, June 2015.
- Hegger, Josef; Rempel, Sergej; Will, Norbert.: Schlanke Fassadenelemente aus textilbewehrtem Hochleistungsbeton. In: 59. BetonTage in Neu-Ulm, BFT International 02/2015 - Proceedings, S. 103-105. Neu-Ulm, Februar 2015.
- Geßner, S.; Rempel, S.: Refurbishment of concrete-glass windows of Aachen City Hall. In: IABSE Conference Nara 2015, Japan - Elegance in Structure, Report, pp. 206-207 (short paper), CD-ROM (full paper), ISBN 978-3-85748-138-3. Nara, 2015.
- Josef Hegger; Sergej Rempel: Schlanke vorgespannte Fußgängerbrücke aus Textilbeton. In: 25. Dresdner Brückenbausymposium, TU Dresden am 10.03.2015, Dresden; ISBN: 978-3-86780-369-4. Dresden, März 2015.
- Josef Hegger; Sergej Rempel; Christian Kulas: Schlanke vorgespannte Fertigteilfußgängerbrücke aus Textilbeton. In: Vortrag auf dem 10. Symposium Baustoffe und Bauwerkserhaltung, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) am 14.03.2014, Karlsruhe; ISBN: 978-3-7315-0179-4, Buch S. 75-85. Karlsruhe, 2014.
- Rempel, Sergej; Kulas, Christian; Hegger, Josef: Ventilated façade structures made of textile-reinforced concrete – structural behavior and construction. In: The fourth international fib congress 2014, Mumbai: Proceedings of the fib congress, Mumbai/ India, 10.-14.2.2014; Buch + CD-ROM, ISBN: 978-81-7371-920-2, Buch S. 566-569. Mumbai, 2014.
- Rempel, Sergej; Kulas, Christian; Hegger, Josef: A pedestrian bridge made of textile reinforced concrete. In: European Bridge Conference - Structural Faults and Repair - 2014, London: Proceedings of the congress, London/ GB, 08.-09.7.2014; CD-ROM. London, 2014.
- Rempel, Sergej: Life Cycle Assessment of the Carbon Concrete Bridge in Ebingen. In: Proceedings of the 2020 Carbon and Textile Concrete Conference. September 2020.
- Rempel, Sergej: Life Cycle Assessment of the Carbon Concrete Bridge in Albstadt-Ebingen. In: Proceedings of the Ulm Concrete Days 2020. February 2020.
- Rempel, Sergej: Applications of Textile-Reinforced Concrete in Prefabrication. In: Construction and Knowledge, Concrete Day 2019, TFB AG, Wildegg. Wildegg, Austria, 2019.
- Rempel, Sergej; Shams, Ali; Hegger, Josef: The Next Step Toward a Corrosion-Free Bridge. In: 3rd TAE 2018 Bridge Colloquium – Assessment, Upgrading, and Repair of Bridges. Conference Handbook, ISBN: 978-943563-03-0, pp. 257–264. Esslingen, June 2018.
- Spelter, Arne; Rempel, Sergej; Will, Norbert; Hegger, Josef: Testing Concept for the Investigation of the Long-Term Durability of Textile-Reinforced Concrete. Durability and Sustainability of Concrete Structures (DSCS-2018). Proceedings: 2nd International Workshop, June 6–7, 2018. Moscow, 2018.
- Rempel, Sergej; Kulas, Christian: Application Examples for Carbon Concrete. In: vsvi Technical Seminar “Bridge and Civil Engineering” on February 27, 2018, in Braunschweig. Braunschweig, 2018.
- Rempel, Sergej; Erhard, Erich; Schmidt, Heinz-Günter; Will, Norbert: The Restoration of the Mariendom in Neviges Using Carbon-Reinforced Sprayed Mortar. In: Sprayed Concrete Conference 2018 in Alpbach, Austria. Alpbach, 2018.
- Rempel, Sergej; Kulas, Christian; Hegger, Josef: Extremely Light and Slender Precast Bridge Made of Textile-Reinforced Concrete. In: PCI Conference in Cleveland 2017, USA. Cleveland, 2017.
- Rempel, Sergej; Kulas, Christian; Hegger, Josef; Bielak, Jan: Extremely Light and Slender Precast Pedestrian Bridge Made of Textile-Reinforced Concrete (TRC). In: FIB 2017 Conference in Maastricht, Netherlands. Maastricht, 2017.
- Rempel, Sergej; Will, Norbert; Hegger, Josef: Slender Textile-Reinforced Concrete Facades and Their Load-Bearing Behavior. In: 11th Conference on Advanced Building Skins. October 10–11, 2016, Bern, Switzerland. Pages 953–961. ISBN: 978-3-98120539-8. Bern, 2016.
- Sergej Rempel; Norbert Will; Josef Hegger; Jan Bielak: Filigree textile-reinforced concrete structures. In: 8th International Conference on Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites in Civil Engineering. December 14–16, 2016. Hong Kong, China, December 2016.
- Rempel, Sergej; Hegger, Josef; Will, Norbert: Protective layers made of textile-reinforced sprayed mortar for the repair of hydraulic structures. In: Shotcrete Conference 2015, January 29–30, 2015, Alpbach, Tyrol, Austria. Abstract in conference proceedings, full text on CD. Alpbach, 2015.
- Rempel, Sergej; Kulas, Christian; Hegger, Josef: Bearing behavior of impregnated textile reinforcement. In: 11th International Symposium on Ferrocement and Textile Reinforced Concrete (3rd ICTRC) in Aachen, RILEM Proceedings Pro 98, pp. 71–77, ISBN 978-2-35158-152-0. Aachen, June 2015.
- Rempel, Sergej; Hegger, Josef: Slender facade structures made of textile-reinforced high-performance concrete. In: 11th International Symposium on Ferrocement and Textile-Reinforced Concrete (3rd ICTRC) in Aachen, RILEM Proceedings Pro 98, pp. 337–345, ISBN 978-2-35158-152-0. Aachen, June 2015.
- Rempel, Sergej; Geßner, Stephan: Restoration of the historic concrete-glass windows of the Aachen City Hall. In: 11th International Symposium on Ferrocement and Textile-Reinforced Concrete (3rd ICTRC) in Aachen, RILEM Proceedings Pro 98, pp. 359–364, ISBN 978-2-35158-152-0. Aachen, June 2015.
- Rempel, Sergej; Hegger, Josef; Kulas, Christian: A pedestrian bridge made of textile-reinforced concrete. In: 16th European Bridge Conference in Edinburgh, CD-ROM (full paper), published by Engineering Technics Press, Edinburgh, ISBN 0-947644-78-4. Edinburgh, June 2015.
- Hegger, Josef; Rempel, Sergej; Will, Norbert: Slender facade elements made of textile-reinforced high-performance concrete. In: 59th BetonTage in Neu-Ulm, BFT International 02/2015 - Proceedings, pp. 103–105. Neu-Ulm, February 2015.
- Geßner, S.; Rempel, S.: Refurbishment of concrete-glass windows at Aachen City Hall. In: IABSE Conference Nara 2015, Japan—Elegance in Structure, Report, pp. 206–207 (short paper), CD-ROM (full paper), ISBN 978-3-85748-138-3. Nara, 2015.
- Josef Hegger; Sergej Rempel: Slender Prestressed Pedestrian Bridge Made of Fiber-Reinforced Concrete. In: 25th Dresden Bridge Engineering Symposium, TU Dresden on March 10, 2015, Dresden; ISBN: 978-3-86780-369-4. Dresden, March 2015.
- Josef Hegger; Sergej Rempel; Christian Kulas: Slender Prestressed Prefabricated Pedestrian Bridge Made of Fiber-Reinforced Concrete. In: Presentation at the 10th Symposium on Building Materials and Structural Maintenance, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) on March 14, 2014, Karlsruhe; ISBN: 978-3-7315-0179-4, pp. 75–85. Karlsruhe, 2014.
- Rempel, Sergej; Kulas, Christian; Hegger, Josef: Ventilated façade structures made of textile-reinforced concrete – structural behavior and construction. In: The Fourth International FIB Congress 2014, Mumbai: Proceedings of the FIB Congress, Mumbai, India, February 10–14, 2014; Book + CD-ROM, ISBN: 978-81-7371-920-2, pp. 566–569. Mumbai, 2014.
- Rempel, Sergej; Kulas, Christian; Hegger, Josef: A pedestrian bridge made of textile-reinforced concrete. In: European Bridge Conference—Structural Faults and Repair—2014, London: Proceedings of the Congress, London, UK, July 8–9, 2014; CD-ROM. London, 2014.
- Rempel, Sergej: Zur Zuverlässigkeit der Bemessung von biegebeanspruchten Betonbauteilen mit textiler Bewehrung. Dissertation, Lehrstuhl und Institut für Massivbau, RWTH Aachen Heft 51, ISBN: 978-3-939051-31-2, DOI: 18154/RWTH-2019-01098. Aachen, 2019.
- Rempel, Sergej: Bauen mit Carbonbeton. In: Neue Entwicklungen im Betonbau. Hintergründe, Auslegungen, Neue Tendenzen - Beiträge aus Praxis und Wissenschaft, ISBN 978-3-410-29067-4, Beuth Verlag, Seiten 139 – 155, Ausgabedatum 03.2019. Berlin, 2019.
- Rempel, Sergej; Kulas, Christian: Fußgängerbrücke in Albstadt. Brückenbau im 21. Jahrhundert. In: Beton Bauteile Edition 2017, ISBN: 978-3-7625-3676-5, Bauverlag BV GmbH. Gütersloh, 2016.
- Rempel, Sergej; Hegger, Josef: Praktische Denkmalpflege am Rathaus. Glasbetonfenster des Aachener Rathauses, In: Offensichtlich Verborgen. Die Aachener Pfalz im Fokus der Forschung, Geymüller Verlag, ISBN: 978-3-943164-16-9. Aachen, Mai 2016.
- Rempel, Sergej; Geßner, Stephan; Hegger, Josef: Licht für ein Jahrtausend – Beton-Denkmalpflege am historischen Aachener Rathaus. In: Beton Bauteile – Edition 2015, Bauverlag BV GmbH, Gütersloh, 2014, S. 88 - 95, ISBN 978-3-7625-3665-9. Gütersloh, 2014.
- Rempel, Sergej; Geßner, Stephan: Glasbetonfenster des Aachener Rathauses. In: Massivbau im Wandel - Festschrift zum 60. Geburtstag von Josef Hegger, Lehrstuhl und Institut für Massivbau der RWTH Aachen (Hrsg.), S. 637-647, ISBN 3-939051-20-9. Aachen 2014.
- Rempel, Sergej.; Kulas, Christian; Voss, Stefan: Textilbetonfassaden. In: Massivbau im Wandel - Festschrift zum 60. Geburtstag von Josef Hegger, Lehrstuhl und Institut für Massivbau der RWTH Aachen (Hrsg.), S. 649-661, ISBN 3-939051-20-9. Aachen 2014.
- Rempel, Sergej; Kulas, Christian; Hegger, Josef: Plattenbau im 21. Jahrhundert - Schulmensa St. Leonhard in Aachen. In: Beton Bauteile Edition 2014, Seiten 98-103, Bauverlag BV GmbH, ISBN 978-3-7625-3660-4. Gütersloh 2013.
- Rempel, Sergej: Bemessung einer realisierten Carbonbetonbrücke. In: Sitzung der CU-Arbeitsgruppe „Faserverbundarmierter Beton“. 20.10.2020.
- Rempel, Sergej: Bemessung einer realisierten Carbonbetonbrücke. In: Carbon- und Textilbetontage 2020 – Online-Seminar. 22.09.2020.
- Rempel, Sergej: Bemessung und Realisierung von Carbonbetonbrücken. In. Ulmer Betontage 2020. Februar 2020.
- Rempel, Sergej: Carbonbeton für eine schlanke und dauerhafte Zukunft: Anwendungen und Potenziale. In: 55. Aachener Baustofftag – Textilbeton am 26.03.2019. Aachen, 2019.
- Rempel, Sergej: Textilbeton – Anwendung, Bemessung, Praxisbeispiele. In: 15. Massivbauseminar, 16. – 17.11.2018 in Biberach. Biberach 2018.
- Rempel, Sergej: Verstärken mittels Textilbeton – Stand der Technik und erste Anwendungen. In: Baufachtagung „Neue Entwicklungen in der Verstärkungs- und Befestigungstechnik“ am 15.11.2018 in Kärnten, Austria. Kärnten, 2018.
- Rempel, Sergej: Betonsanierung: In: Beton für die Zukunft, Sonderveranstaltung anlässlich der Ausstellung „SOS Brutalismus – Rettet die Betonmonster“ am 26.06.2018 in Wien, Austria. Wien, 2018.
- Rempel, Sergej: Textilbeton: Anwendung und Bemessung: In: Textilbeton in der Praxis – Konstruieren, Bemessen, Bauen, Fachtagung der ZHAW am 07.06.2018 in Winterthur. Winterthur, 2018.
- Rempel, Sergej: Sanierung der historischen Glasbetonfenster des Aachener Rathauses mit Textilbeton. In: Offensichtlich Verborgen - Die Aachener Pfalz im Fokus der Forschung, Vortragsabend in Aachen am 27.04.2017. Aachen, 2017.
- Rempel, Sergej; Kulas, Christian; Hegger, Josef: Anwendungsbeispiele für getränkte textile Bewehrungselemente; 1. Arbeitstagung der Abteilung CC TUDALIT; Innovationsnetzwerk des CCeV und des TUDALIT e.V. für Hochleistungswerkstoffe im Bauwesen. Augsburg, März 2013.
- Rempel, Sergej; Hegger, Josef: Introduction to multilayer composites and TRC Modeling; Summer School - Politecnico di Milano – Lecco CAMPUS; PhD course in Structural, Seismic and Geotechnical Engineering; Lecco, Italy, June 21st - 26th 2013.
- Rempel, Sergej; Hegger, Josef: Multilayered Structures at SLS; Summer School - Politecnico di Milano – Lecco CAMPUS; PhD course in Structural, Seismic and Geotechnical Engineering; Lecco, Italy, June 21st - 26th 2013.
- Rempel, Sergej; Hegger, Josef: Multilayered Structures at ULS; Summer School - Politecnico di Milano – Lecco CAMPUS; PhD course in Structural, Seismic and Geotechnical Engineering; Lecco, Italy, June 21st - 26th 2013.