In addition to his research and teaching activities and his function as director of the FMPA, the chair holder is involved in the following committees:

  • Chairman of DIN working committee 005-08-01 "Crane runways"
  • Member of DIN working committee 005-51-02 "Actions on buildings"
  • Member of the "Technical Office" working committee of the German Steel Construction Association (DSTV)
  • Member of the European Convention for Constructional Steelwork (ECCS), Technical committee 6 "Fatigue and Fracture"
  • Head of the former European Project Team (SC3.T13) for the revision of EN 1993-6 "Crane supporting structures / crane runways"
  • Member of the former European Project Team (SC3.T8) for the revision of EN 1993-1-9 "Fatigue"
  • Participation in the following European Working Groups:
    • CEN/TC 250/SC 3/WG 9 "Evolution of EN 1993-1-9 - Fatigue", Committee member
    • CEN/TC 250/SC 3/WG 19 "Evolution of EN 1993-6 - Crane supporting structures", Convenor
    • CEN/TC 250/SC 1/WG 7 "Evolution of EN 1991-1-1, EN 1991-1-6, EN 1991-1-7 and EN 1991-3", Committee member