The Ruhr-Universität Bochum will be closed on Wednesday, 18 March 2020, until further notice, in order to make an effective contribution to slowing down the Covid-19 pandemic.

This implies that the Institute for Structural Mechanics and the institute staff will not be available at the university from Wednesday, March 18, 2020. However, you can still contact us by email.

Here is the link to the list of institute members: http://www.sd.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/mitarbeiter.html


Students are encouraged to visit Moodle for updates on courses during the summer semester.

More information and guidelines concerning the studies, can be found here:
Further information from the Examination Office

The information Moodle course of the Faculties of Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering and Resource Management serves as an information platform for all students. In addition to important information about examinations, office hours, etc., all current and relevant information for the studies, such as announcements about new modules or events are given here.

Further information on the special regulations at the RUB due to the Covid-19 Pandemic