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Learning in civil engineering is characterized by experimentation and practical application. The installation procedure and the load-bearing capacity of fixings in concretes with different compositions and material configurations and the analysis of these influences are essential knowledge. However, conducting individual tests in a real laboratory is demanding. A virtual “mini-lab” aims to allow students to conduct the experiments independently, quickly, flexibly and with a variety of modifiable parameters. The digital lab involves creating experiments as simulations in realistic non-linear finite element analysis software, facilitated by a lab-like online interface. This effort forms part of the wider programme “CrossLab - Flexibly combinable cross-reality labs in higher education teaching: future-oriented competence development for learning and working 4.0.”.
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All authors declare that they have no conflict of interest. The ongoing work is partly embedded in the project CrossLab—flexibly combinable crossreality labs in university teaching: future-proof competence development for a learning and working 4.0 (project number FBM2020-VA-182-3-01,130), funded by the foundation Stiftung Innovation in der Hochschullehre.
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Spyridis, P., Yousef, A., Terkowsky, C., Boettcher, K.E.R. (2023). Virtual Mini-lab Concept for Concrete Fastenings in Structural Engineering Education. In: Auer, M.E., Langmann, R., Tsiatsos, T. (eds) Open Science in Engineering. REV 2023. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 763. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-42467-0_28
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