Philipp Dietsch

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Philipp Dietsch

  • Holzbau und Baukonstruktion
    Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)
    Geb. 10.50, Zimmer 504
    Reinhard-Baumeister-Platz 1
    D-76131 Karlsruhe

Short vita

1999 - 2005

Studied civil engineering at the Technical University of Munich
Academic year at McGill University, Montreal/Canada
Diploma thesis at the Center for advanced Wood Processing at UBC, Vancouver/Canada (VDI Prize)

2005 - 2012

University assistant at the Chair of Timber Structures and Building Construction (Prof. S. Winter, Prof. H. Kreuzinger)
Focus of research on long-span timber structures, e.g. the robustness of timber structures and the investigation and evaluation of damage to existing timber structures. Further concentration on the reinforcement of beams under high shear and transverse tensile stress as well as possible monitoring strategies
Dissertation "Use and calculation of shear reinforcements for glulam components"

2012 - 2020

Team leader "Timber Construction" at the Chair of Timber Structures and Building Construction
Supervision of approx. 10 scientists
Project management of 11 research projects (approx. € 3 million)
Co-supervisor, reviewer or mentor for 11 dissertations

2020 - 2021

University professorship for Timber Engineering at the University of Innsbruck
12 employees
Supervisor, co-supervisor, reviewer or mentor for 11 dissertations

October 2021

University Professorship for Timber Structures and Building Construction at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Functions

INTER (Chairman), COST (Chairman FP1402), RILEM (Co-Chairman RTE-245)
CEN (Chairman TC 250/SC 5/WG 7 "Reinforcements"), DIN (member of mirror committees "Eurocode 0" and "Eurocode 5"), DIBt (expert in SVA "Timber Construction").

Publications


2025
ReSidence: Towards scalable and circular multi-storey natural hybrid material buildings
Feldmann, C.; Müller, C. M.; La Magna, R.; Dietsch, P.; Steffl, S.; Volk, R.; Mann, P.; Manny, A. N. B.; Dehn, F.; Dörstelmann, M.
2025. G. Habert, C. De Wolf, A. Schlüter, A. Passer, M. Ruschi Mendes Saade, T. Lützkendorf, L. B. Howe, F. Belizario-Silva, S. Xiong, A. O. M. Bendiek Laranjo, V. Costalonga & D. H. Kim (Eds.), Sustainable Built Environment Conference 2025 Zurich - Extended Abstracts, ETH Zürich. doi:10.3929/ethz-c-000785435
Influence of different factors on the buckling capacity of screws inserted in timber perpendicular to the grain
Tomasi, R.; Dietsch, P.
2025. Construction and Building Materials, 494, 142610. doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2025.142610
Holz-Stahl-Hybridbauweisen am Beispiel biegebeanspruchter Tragelemente – HoStaBau
Haase, P.; Aurand, S.; Boretzki, J.; Albiez, M.; Sandhaas, C.; Dietsch, P.; Ummenhofer, T.
2025. Verlag und Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH
A Method for optimising the positioning of boards in glulam-like products
Weese, A. L.; Frese, M.; Dietsch, P.
2025. Computational methods in wood mechanics: CompWood 2025 : Vienna, Austria, 4-6 June 2025. Ed.: J. Füssl, 110, International Centre for Numerical Methods in Engineering (CIMNE)
Veneer-reinforced timber; [Holzbewehrtes Holz]
Lechner, M.; Kainz, N.; Dietsch, P.
2025. Bautechnik, 102 (S1), 8 – 18. doi:10.1002/bate.202400093
Zur zweiten Generation des Eurocode 5
Schenk, M.; Kleinhenz, M.; Dietsch, P.; Sieder, M.
2025. Bautechnik, 102 (S1), 48–56. doi:10.1002/bate.202500005
Active vibration control of timber floors and humaninduced excitations
Hillberger, T.; Maderebner, R.; Furtmüller, T.; Dietsch, P.
2025. Proceedings from the 14th World Conference on Timber Engineering: Advancing Timber for the Future Built Environment (WCTE 2025). Ed.: K. Rischmiller, 3361 – 3367, Curran Associates, Inc. doi:10.52202/080513-0411
Design of holes in beams - A new section for Eurocodes 5
Dietsch, P.; Danzer, M.
2025. Proceedings from the 14th World Conference on Timber Engineering: Advancing Timber for the Future Built Environment (WCTE 2025). Ed.: K. Rischmiller, 1 – 10, Curran Associates, Inc. doi:10.52202/080513-0001
Recent developments on tailored laminated timber
Serrano, E.; Ackermann, K.; Dietsch, P.; Mork, J. H.
2025. Proceedings from the 14th World Conference on Timber Engineering: Advancing Timber for the Future Built Environment (WCTE 2025). Ed.: K. Rischmiller, 3817 – 3826, Curran Associates, Inc. doi:10.52202/080513-0466
Reuse: Guideline on the Assessment of the technical integrity of disassembled timber members
Dietsch, P.; Ehrenlechner, C.; Frese, M.; Winter, S.
2025. Proceedings from the 14th World Conference on Timber Engineering: Advancing Timber for the Future Built Environment (WCTE 2025). Ed.: K. Rischmiller, 1786 – 1795, Curran Associates, Inc. doi:10.52202/080513-0218
Edge connection for cross laminated timber slabs - A solution using timber concrete composite
Stieb, T.; Maderebner, R.; Tabelander, R.; Dietsch, P.
2025. Proceedings from the 14th World Conference on Timber Engineering: Advancing Timber for the Future Built Environment (WCTE 2025). Ed.: K. Rischmiller, 1552 – 1561, Curran Associates, Inc. doi:10.52202/080513-0189
Cross-laminated timber with gaps for wall elements
Ackermann, K.; Christl, S.; Dietsch, P.
2025. Proceedings from the 14th World Conference on Timber Engineering: Advancing Timber for the Future Built Environment (WCTE 2025). Ed.: K. Rischmiller, 1069 – 1077, Curran Associates, Inc. doi:10.52202/080513-0131
Innovative testing machine for creep tests on a structural scale under high constant load
Bertram, C.; Blaß, H. J.; Dietsch, P.
2025. Proceedings from the 14th World Conference on Timber Engineering: Advancing Timber for the Future Built Environment (WCTE 2025). Ed.: K. Rischmiller, 5066–5073, Curran Associates. doi:10.52202/080513-0623
Vorbereitung der Wiederverwendung von bestimmten Bauprodukten des Holz- und Stahlbaus: Schlussbericht
Dietsch, P.; Müller, M.; Frese, M.; Ehrenlechner, C.; Mensinger, M.; Winter, S.; Ummenhofer, T.
2025. Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT). doi:10.5445/IR/1000178986
2024
Experimental Study to Determine the Development of Axial Stiffness of Wood Screws with Increasing Load Cycles
Egner, S.; Dietsch, P.
2024. Buildings, 14 (4), Art.-Nr.: 1109. doi:10.3390/buildings14041109
Bending Behavior of Hybrid Timber–Steel Beams
Haase, P.; Aurand, S.; Boretzki, J.; Albiez, M.; Sandhaas, C.; Ummenhofer, T.; Dietsch, P.
2024. Materials, 17 (5), Article no: 1164. doi:10.3390/ma17051164
Holz-Stahl-Hybridbauweisen am Beispiel biegebeanspruchter Tragelemente (HoStaBau)
Haase, P.; Boretzki, J.; Albiez, M.; Ummenhofer, T.; Aurand, S.; Sandhaas, C.; Dietsch, P.
2024, February 27. 24. Kolloquium: Gemeinsame Forschung in der Klebtechnik (2024), Maternushaus Köln, February 27–28, 2024
Pragmatische Ansätze für eine Wiederverwendung von tragenden Holzbauteilen aus selektivem Rückbau
Frese, M.; Herrmann, J.; Dietsch, P.
2024. Karlsruher Tage 2024 - Holzbau : Forschung für die Praxis, Karlsruhe, 10. Oktober - 11. Oktober 2024. Hrsg.: C. Sandhaas, 71–87, KIT Scientific Publishing. doi:10.58895/ksp/1000173065-5
Strength and stiffness of adhesively bonded timber-steel composite beams
Aurand, S.; Haase, P.; Boretzki, J.; Albiez, M.; Dietsch, P.; Ummenhofer, T.
2024. International Network on Timber Engineering Research (INTER 2024), Padova, I, August 25-29, 2024. Proceedings - Meeting 57. Ed.: R. Görlacher, 299–315
2023
Diagonallagenholz (DLH) – Ressourceneffizienz durch diagonale Orientierung einzelner Lagen: Bestimmung der Steifigkeitsparameter und Verformungsanalysen
Arnold, M.; Maderebner, R.; Dietsch, P.; Winter, S.
2023. Bautechnik, 100 (8), 444–462. doi:10.1002/bate.202300006
Fakultätslehrpreis 2023: KIT-Fakultät für Bauingenieur-, Geo- und Umweltwissenschaften
Fakultätslehrpreis 2023: KIT-Fakultät für Bauingenieur-, Geo- und Umweltwissenschaften
2023. doi:10.5445/IR/1000157598
A Timber–Concrete–Composite Edge Connection for Two-Way Spanning Cross-Laminated Timber Slabs—Experimental Investigations and Analytical Approach
Stieb, T.; Maderebner, R.; Dietsch, P.
2023. Buildings, 13 (12), Art.-Nr.: 3004. doi:10.3390/buildings13123004
Solutions for edge connections to build two-way Spanning cross laminated Timber Slabs
Maderebner, R.; Stieb, T.; Maurer, B.; Bestler, M.; Dietsch, P.
2023. 13th World Conference on Timber Engineering 2023 (WCTE2023), Oslo, 19th June -22nd June 2023, 1322 – 1329, World Conference on Timber Engineering (WCTE). doi:10.52202/069179-0180
ACTIVE MASS DAMPERS FOR TIMBER FLOORS
Hillberger, T.; Furtmüller, T.; Dietsch, P.; Maderebner, R.
2023. World Conference on Timber Engineering (WCTE 2023), Oslo, 19th June - 22nd June 2023, 1900 – 1907, World Conference on Timber Engineering (WCTE). doi:10.52202/069179-0251
Updating Eurocode 5 - Design guidance for increasing the robustness of timber structures
Palma, P.; Munch-Andersen, J.; Dietsch, P.
2023. World Conference on Timber Engineering (WCTE 2023), Oslo, 19th-22nd June 2023, 3054 – 3061, Curran Associates. doi:10.52202/069179-0398
Hyperbolic paraboloid shells made of diagonal laminated timber elements
Arnold, M.; Dietsch, P.; Winter, S.
2023. 13th World Conference on Timber Engineering (WCTE 2023), Oslo, 19th - 22nd June, 2023, 3718 – 3727, World Conference on Timber Engineering (WCTE 2023). doi:10.52202/069179-0483
InnoCrossLam - Adding Knowledge Towards Increased Use of Cross Laminated Timber (CLT)
Azinovic, B.; Serrano, E.; Danielsson, H.; Füssl, J.; Lukacevic, M.; Dietsch, P.; Arnold, M.; Schenk, M.; Winter, S.; Cabrero, J. M.; Gonzalez Serna, P.; Pazlar, T.
2023. World Conference on Timber Engineering (WCTE 2023), Oslo, 19th-22nd June 2023, 2432 – 2441, World Conference on Timber Engineering (WCTE 2023). doi:10.52202/069179-0321
A New Approach to Determine and Evaluate the Poisson’s Ratio of Wood
Winter, K.; Maderebner, R.; Dietsch, P.
2023. World Conference on Timber Engineering (WCTE 2023), Oslo, Norway, 19-22 June 2023, 366 – 375, World Conference on Timber Engineering (WCTE 2023). doi:10.52202/069179-0050
Structural behavior of timber-steel-joints with either dowel-type fasteners or continuous joints
Aurand, S.; Boretzki, J.; Haase, P.; Ummenhofer, T.; Dietsch, P.
2023. World Conference on Timber Engineering (WCTE 2023), 3256–3263, Curran Associates. doi:10.52202/069179-0424
100 Jahre Versuchsanstalt für Stahl, Holz und Steine Karlsruhe
Dietsch, P.; Sandhaas, C.; Ruff, D.; Ummenhofer, T.
2023. Bautechnik, 100 (1), 55–61. doi:10.1002/bate.202200101
2022
Kennt der Holzbau Grenzen des Wachstums?
Dietsch, P.
2022. Bautechnik, 99 (S2), 47. doi:10.1002/bate.202290003
Effect of shrinkage on cracking and structural behaviour of reinforced glulam members
Danzer, M.; Dietsch, P.; Winter, S.
2022. Construction and Building Materials, 327, Art. Nr.: 125977. doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.125977
Diagonal laminated timber—Experimental, analytical, and numerical studies on the torsional stiffness
Arnold, M.; Dietsch, P.; Maderebner, R.; Winter, S.
2022. Construction and Building Materials, 322, Art.-Nr.: 126455. doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2022.126455
2021
Veneer-reinforced timber – Numerical and experimental studies on a novel hybrid timber product
Lechner, M.; Dietsch, P.; Winter, S.
2021. Construction and Building Materials, 298, Article no: 123880. doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.123880
Reinforcement of Timber Elements in Existing Structures : State-of-the-Art Report of the RILEM TC 245-RTE
Branco, J.; Dietsch, P.; Tannert, T. (Eds.)
2021. Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-67794-7
Reinforcement of Timber Structures: Standardization Towards a New Section for EC 5
Dietsch, P.
2021. Reinforcement of Timber Elements in Existing Structures – State-of-the-Art Report of the RILEM TC 245-RTE. Ed.: J. Branco, 99–132, Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-67794-7_6
Reinforcement of Timber Elements in Existing Structures
Tannert, T.; Dietsch, P.; Branco, J.
2021. Reinforcement of Timber Elements in Existing Structures – State-of-the-Art Report of the RILEM TC 245-RTE. Ed.: J. Branco, 1–6, Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-67794-7_1
Self-tapping Screws as Reinforcement for Structural Timber Elements
Dietsch, P.; Ringhofer, A.
2021. Reinforcement of Timber Elements in Existing Structures – State-of-the-Art Report of the RILEM TC 245-RTE. Ed.: J. Branco, 7–27, Springer International Publishing. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-67794-7_2
2020
Dynamic effects in reinforced beams at brittle failure – evaluated for timber members
Dietsch, P.; Kreuzinger, H.
2020. Engineering Structures, 209, Article no: 110018. doi:10.1016/j.engstruct.2019.110018
2019
Experimental Investigations on the Shear Resistance of Existing Glulam Structures
Schulte-Wrede, M.; Merk, M.; Dietsch, P.
2019. Proceedings of the International Conference on Structural Health Assessment of Timber Structures, SHATiS’2019. Ed.: J. M. Branco
Transmission of perpendicular to grain forces using self-tapping screws
Dietsch, P.; Rodemeier, S.; Blaß, H. J.
2019. Proceedings of the International Network on Timber Engineering Research (INTER) 2019 - Meeting 52, Tacoma, WA, August 26-29, 2019. Ed.: R. Görlacher, 191–204, Timber Scientific Publishing
2016
Cross Laminated Timber : A competitive wood product for visionary and fire safe buildings
Falk, A.; Dietsch, P.; Schmid, J. (Eds.)
2016. KTH Royal Institute of Technology
2015
Assessing the integrity of glued-laminated timber elements
Dietsch, P.; Tannert, T.
2015. Construction and Building Materials, 101, 1259–1270. doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2015.06.064
Scheibenschub von Brettsperrholz: Verifizierung einer Prüfkonfiguration und Parameterstudie
Brandner, R.; Dietsch, P.; Dröscher, J.; Schulte-Wrede, M.; Sieder, M.
2015. Bautechnik, 92 (11), 759–769. doi:10.1002/bate.201500078
Self-tapping screws and threaded rods as reinforcement for structural timber elements – A state-of-the-art report
Dietsch, P.; Brandner, R.
2015. Construction and Building Materials, 97, 78–89. doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2015.04.028
Reinforcement of Timber Structures : a state-of-the-art report
Harte, A. M.; Dietsch, P. (Eds.)
2015. Shaker Verlag
Methods to determine wood moisture content and their applicability in monitoring concepts
Dietsch, P.; Franke, S.; Franke, B.; Gamper, A.; Winter, S.
2015. Journal of Civil Structural Health Monitoring, 5 (2), 115–127. doi:10.1007/s13349-014-0082-7
Monitoring building climate and timber moisture gradient in large-span timber structures
Dietsch, P.; Gamper, A.; Merk, M.; Winter, S.
2015. Journal of Civil Structural Health Monitoring, 5 (2), 153–165. doi:10.1007/s13349-014-0083-6
2013
Gebäudeklima – Langzeitmessung zur Bestimmung der Auswirkungen auf Feuchtegradienten in Holzbauteilen
Gamper, A.; Dietsch, P.; Merk, M.; Winter, S.
2013. Bautechnik, 90 (8), 508–519. doi:10.1002/bate.201300010
2012
Einsatz und Berechnung von Schubverstärkungen für Brettschichtholzbauteile. PhD dissertation
Dietsch, P.
2012, September 17. Technische Universität München (TUM)
Analytischer Ansatz zur Erfassung von Tragfähigkeitssteigerungen infolge von Schubverstärkungen in Bauteilen aus Brettschichtholz und Brettsperrholz
Dietsch, P.; Mestek, P.; Winter, S.
2012. Bautechnik, 89 (6), 402–414. doi:10.1002/bate.201100006
Eurocode 5—Future Developments towards a More Comprehensive Code on Timber Structures
Dietsch, P.; Winter, S.
2012. Structural Engineering International, 22 (2), 223–231. doi:10.2749/101686612X13291382991001
2011
Robustness of large-span timber roof structures — Structural aspects
Dietsch, P.
2011. Engineering Structures, 33 (11), 3106–3112. doi:10.1016/j.engstruct.2011.01.020
Robustness of large-span timber roof structures — Two examples
Munch-Andersen, J.; Dietsch, P.
2011. Engineering Structures, 33 (11), 3113–3117. doi:10.1016/j.engstruct.2011.03.015
Guideline on the assessment of timber structures: Summary
Dietsch, P.; Kreuzinger, H.
2011. Engineering Structures, 33 (11), 2983–2986. doi:10.1016/j.engstruct.2011.02.027
Design for Robustness of Timber Structures
Sørensen, J. D.; Dietsch, P.; Kirkegaard, P. H.; Köhler, J. (Eds.)
2011. Shaker Verlag
2010
Assessment of Timber Structures
Dietsch, P.; Köhler, J. (Eds.)
2010. Shaker Verlag