BYG•DTU

DTU Byg is the Department of Civil Engineering at the Technical University of Denmark.

The MSc in Civil Engineering provided at DTU Byg comprises design, indoor environment, erection, and maintenance of buildings, services and construction work. The subjects of the education varies from roads, railways, bridges and tunnels to houses and halls with load bearing structures and facades and services for heating, lighting, acoustics and fire safety, water supply drain and sewers, channels, harbours and off-shore structures.

The master education in Civil Engineering comprises a number of general competences, which are considered as common for all civil engineers and therefore common for all students, contrary to the specializations which are optional. The general part at the master level comprises advanced building design, engineering modelling, fire safety, thermal building physics, structural modelling of plates and shells, concrete technology, building acoustics and a general knowledge about all specializations.

DTU Byg has 165 employees (115 scientific personnel and 50 technical and administrative personnel).

The turnover was approximately 100 million DKK/year (2008) and is a combination of DTU funding covering the education and “free” research and external means from private funding, private companies, PhD projects, etc. The external funding constitutes more than 35% of the turnover.

Research areas

• Building Design
• Structural Engineering
• Construction Materials
• Geotechnics
• Building Energy and Services
• Indoor Environment

History

References and further reading

• Homepage of DTU Byg

Coordinates: 55°47′26″N 12°31′32″E / 55.790497°N 12.525573°E / 55.790497; 12.525573