Scientific Departments
1. Scientific Research Institute of Building Materials and Technologies
· Creating new effective building materials and technologies
· Development of technologies of construction materials and products
· Research in the field of energy saving, energy efficiency in buildings and structures
· Testing and quality control of construction materials and products
· Development and application of modern physico-chemical methods of assessment of building structures and means of their protection
· Research in the field of dry construction mixtures
2. Institute of Integrated Safety in Construction
· Product certification for compliance with fire safety requirements (ГОСТ Р and EN standards)
· Development of projects of explosion proof of buildings and structures
· Pilot studies in the field of fire safety
· Design of the systems of fire safety
· Estimation of risks at dangerous industrial objects
· Studies of the explosive-stability of buildings and constructions
· Creation of methodic of evaluation of the explosive-technical characteristics of substances and materials
· Inspection, examination and the certification tests of production and constructions in the location of industrial safety
· Introduction of technologies of production safety
· Examination of the conformity assessment of buildings and structures to BREEAM international standard
· Support of projects in the correspondence with Germans tandards of sustainable construction (DGNB)
· Life cycle (LCA) and building life cycle cost (LCC) estimation
3. Institute of Examination and Engineering
· Scientific and technical support for designing
· Scientific and technical support for construction
4. Science Education Center of Computer Simulation of Unique Building Structures and Facilities
· Computer modeling of the stress-strain state of structures
· Modeling the behavior of unique structures, buildings, structures and facilities
· Verification of software systems
· Examination of calculations of buildings and structures
· Training and retraining of users of software systems ANSYS Mechanical, ANSYS / CivilFEM, ANSYS CFX, LS-DYNA, RobotMillennium, ABAQUS, and many others
5. Scientific and Education Center «Nanotechnologies»
· Research of development of nanomaterials and nanotechnology and their implementation in the construction industry
· Research in the field of nanomaterials and nanosystems
· Research and testing in the field of high-performance road construction materials
6. Scientific and Educational Center for Information Systems Intellectual and Automation In Construction
Research, projects, scientific and manufacturing expertise and consulting in the field:
· Intelligent building management systems, building complexes, cities and territories
· Energy and other resource efficiency
· Industry information and telecommunications systems and technologies
· Automation of architectural design and management systems in construction
· Cloud computing systems and technologies
· Geographic information systems and technologies
· Industry information and production logistics
· Project management
· Industry quality management systems
· Decision support systems
· Modeling and lifecycle management products
7. Science Education Center of Engineering Research and Monitoring of Building Structures
Monitoring sites:
· high-rise buildings with height over 75 m
· large-span structures with spans over 36 m wide
· unique structures - special design and structural systems
· bridges, dams, tunnels
· areas with seismic activity over 9 points
Items of monitoring:
· composition, size and patterns of force application
· design models of structures
· physical and mechanical properties of materials
· stress and local structural distortions
· the global three-dimensional deformations of construction
· the appearing defects and the damage
8. Scientific Educational Center «Water Supply and Water-Removal»
· Development of design solutions, process flow diagrams, methods of reconstruction and intensification of networks, systems, water supply and sanitation. Implementation of pre-, design and development work, scientific and technical support for construction, installation and commissioning works
· Testing of samples of natural and waste water
9. Scientific Educational Center «Geotechnics»
· Solving urgent problems of theoretical and applied geomechanics and geotechnics
· Solving of research, scientific, technical and technological problems in the field of theoretical and applied Geomechanics and Geotechnics
· Laboratory testing of soil - compression, shear and triaxial tests with static and cyclic vibration loads
· Computer modeling of the stress-strain state of soil, enclosing an underground part of the buildings and structures in difficult geological conditions
· Design of underground parts of buildings: the excavation enclosure, shallow and deep foundations, dewatering and drainage
· Scientific support for the projects and the construction of the underground parts of buildings and structures - technical inspection of buildings and structures, geotechnical monitoring during construction and after the end of the work
10. Scientific Research Center «Translucent Structures»
· Examination, expertise and pre-project research of buildings and structures with large-square translucent structures Expertise of projects and monitoring of buildings and structures
· Quality control and determination of the actual characteristics of window designs on stage operation and delivery to construction sites
· Determination of the strength properties of translucent structures
· Determination of operational reliability and safety of translucent structures
· Determination of thermal protection and lighting characteristics of translucent structures
11. Expert and Diagnostic Testing Center of Building Structures
· Solving urgent problems of quality control of building structures and materials
· Conducting static and dynamic tests of elements of building construction
· Technical inspection of buildings and structures
· Development of techniques for the actual work of construction elements
· Static and dynamic testing of large-scale structures with the load up to 500 tons
12. Scientific and Research Laboratory of Hydraulic Structures
· Study of wave loads on marine and storage structures
· Study of ice loads on offshore structures
· Research of deformability and stability of offshore structures on the ground basement
13. Scientific Research Laboratory Inspection and Reconstruction of Buildings and Structures»
· Diagnosis and definition of physical deterioration of building structures
· Quality control of building structures and materials
· Monitoring the technical condition and the deformation behavior of buildings and structures
· Development of technologies for inspection, monitoring, and research
· Performance of static and dynamic tests of building structures
· Computer modeling of the stress-strain state of structures
· Design solutions for the reconstruction
· Geodetic engineering and geological engineering
· Projects examinations
14. Educational Research and Production Laboratory of Aerodynamic and Aeroacoustic Tests of Buildng Construction
· Aerodynamics and aero acoustics of structures, buildings and structures
· Aerodynamics and aeration urban district development plans mass housing
· Use of renewable energy sources in urban areas
15. Scientific Research and Testing Center “MGSU STORY-TEST”
· Testing of building materials
· Scientific and technical support of concrete and finishing work
· Development of regulation documents and standards
16. Scientific and Technical Center “Expertise, Design and Survey”
· Survey of buildings and structures
· Design of foundations
· Expertise of project documentation and engineering survey results
· Evaluation of real estate objects
· Scientific and technical support of construction
17. Scientific and Technical Center “Explosion Stability”
· Development of measures to ensure explosion safety and stability of industrial, transport, civil and energy facilities
· Development of measures to decrease damage of terrorist explosion
· Development of regulation documents on explosion safety and stability
· Research of wave propagation during destruction of hydraulic structures
18. Scientific Technical and Educational Center of Investigation, Diagnostics and Monitoring of Buildings and Structures
· Survey of buildings and structures
· Geological investigation
· Geophysical, hydrogeological and ecological research
· Scientific and technical support of construction and erection work
· Analysis of vibration actions
19. Scientific and Innovative Center of Engineering, Computer-Aided Design and Information Technologies
· Survey, diagnostics and monitoring of buildings and structures
· Geodesic, geological and geotechnical investigation
· Research of reliability of buildings and structures
20. Scientific and Industrial Center “Industrial High Rise Work”
· Survey and monitoring of high-rise buildings
· Testing of equipment for industrial high rise work
· Development of projects on execution of high-rise work
· Development of regulation documents on high rise work execution
21. Design and Engineering Department
· Geodesic, geological, geotechnical and ecological investigations
· Preparatory works for development of project documentation: architectural projects, reconstruction projects, projects on construction works e.t.c.
22. Scientific and Research Laboratory “Testing station”
· Structural assessment in service
· Investigation of additional bearing capacity
· Research of building materials
· Structural design
23. Laboratory of Legal Expertise in Construction
· Pre-trial expertise
· Implementation of expertise
24. Scientific and Research Laboratory “Reliability and Seismic Stability of Structures”
· Calculation of special load combinations
· Scientific and technical support of design and construction
· Seismic monitoring of buildings and structures
· Development of regulation documents on seismic design
25. Scientific and Research Institute of Experimental Mechanics
· Monitoring of structures influenced by dynamic loads