Below you will find a selection of references from the professional life of Prof. Dr.-Ing. Markus Schönit:
Geotechnics / Deep foundation engineering:
- worldwide consultancy of deep foundation engineering companies in the selection and introduction of suitable methods and machines for deep foundation engineering
- Consulting and metrological monitoring of the vibration of foundation piles for offshore wind turbines (BARD ENGINEERING)
- Consulting for the planning and execution of large-scale tests comparing the bearing capacity of hammered and vibrated monopiles for offshore wind turbines (RWE INNOGY)
- Vibro-driveability prognoses for vibrating foundation piles (ARCELORMITTAL; BILFINGER; HOCHTIEF; RWE INNOGY; RWE OLC; STRABAG)
Construction process engineering / Construction machinery engineering:
- Development, testing and implementation of a method for the online estimation of vibratory driven piles’ bearing capacity; therefore planning, execution and evaluation of large-scale tests with impact and vibratory pile driving technology (UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE)
- Consulting and arrangement of dredging equipment for the conveyance of earth in dike construction (MEISTER / FELBERMAYR)
- Creation of an expert report for an offshore wind turbine project (JAN DE NUL)
Project management:
- Responsibility and coordination of the new development of an innovative parking robot as the technological basis for several major international projects with automatic palletless car park systems (LÖDIGE INDUSTRIES)
Further education:
- Conducting a seminar on current deep foundation processes and deep foundation machinery technology (KIEWIT, USA; ICA, Mexico)
- Conducting a seminar on vibratory pile driving technology (BILFINGER)
- Establishment of the areas of specialisation „Underground Engineering“ and „Public Engineering“ within the study programme of Civil Engineering (DUALE HOCHSCHULE BADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG MOSBACH)