RESEARCH

KSUAE RESEARCH 2023

KSUAE RESEARCH 2023

The formation of an international-level campus is successfully continuing at KSUAE. 18 scientific and educational centers, sites and spaces of international level have already been created, the best in their field in terms of equipment in the Russian Federation, in which practice-oriented education is implemented at all levels of training, which really makes it possible to combine scientific research and an innovative educational environment, to attract masters and graduate students to real work.

In 2023, new scientific and educational centers “Digital Roads”, “Security”, “Development” were created at our University. At the beginning of 2024 the scientific and educational center “Potoki” was inaugurated.

On the basis of scientific schools, the scientific and educational centers, KSUAE scientists, within the framework of instructions from government bodies, economic agreements and government contracts in the interests of business, are carrying out Research activities that is relevant for the Republic of Tatarstan and the Russian Federation, the results of which are being implemented in real construction production today:

  • by order of FLAMAX LLC (Moscow), the development of new design solutions for the construction of reservoirs of the Flamax company;
  • Testing models of nodal connections of building structures as part of the development of a methodology for the design and calculation of structures and products made from pultruded profiles commissioned by Yumatex JSC of the State Corporation Rosatom;
  • by order of JSC Russian Railways, development of design solutions for a prefabricated passenger platform made of fiberglass pultruded profiles;
  • by order of PJSC Tatneft, scientific and technical support for the construction and reconstruction of industrial, social and infrastructure facilities - secondary school No. 1 named after M.K. Tagirov, educational and laboratory building “B” of the State Budgetary Educational Institution of Higher Education AGNI, the bridge over the cascade of ponds on the street Lenin (Almetyevsk); verification calculations of structures during reconstruction of objects; Ski complex "Yan" (Potashnaya Polyana settlement, Almetyevsky district of the Republic of Tatarstan), Central Sports Complex (Almetyevsk), etc.;
  • by order of TN Biotechnological Park LLC, PJSC Tatneft, the development of an optimal formulation of arbolite products, laboratory control of materials, products and structures during the construction of the Malgabush social and cultural center (Aznakaevsky district of the Republic of Tatarstan) using new 3D technology;
  • by order of KAZ im. S.P. Gorbunov - a branch of Tupolev PJSC, carrying out designer's supervision as part of the major repairs of the roof during the reconstruction and technical re-equipment of the final assembly shop of Tu214SUS aircraft;
  • Within the framework of the instructions of Rais RT R.N. Minnikhanov pilot-industrial testing of road structures based on processed and modified local mineral materials and industrial waste (experimental site in the Alekseevsky district of the Republic of Tatarstan (through the efforts of Alekseevskdorstroy OJSC); introduction of the Biplast additive (together with Altea LLC) for crushed stone-mastic asphalt concrete mixtures for the repair of the Naberezhnye Chelny – Zainsk – Almetyevsk highway) (by Tatneftedor LLC);
  • under a contract with the State Public Institution “Glavtatdortrans”, assessment of the quality of road construction materials for the regional network of highways of the Republic of Tatarstan;
  • by order of United Operator LLC (Moscow), the design of intelligent transport systems on the M-12 expressway “Moscow - Nizhny Novgorod - Kazan”;
  • within the framework of the Agreement with the Ministry of Construction of the Republic of Tatarstan, development of a concept for sustainable development of the territory of the historical settlement of Chistopol on the instructions of the President of the Republic of Tatarstan
  • within the framework of the municipal contract, development of new stages of the master plan of the city of Naberezhnye Chelny;
  • by order of KAMAZ PJSC, the development of a master plan for the development of the territory of the technopark of innovative technologies “TECHNOCITY” in Naberezhnye Chelny;
  • by order of KFU, the development of a project for the redevelopment of the cultural heritage site “KFU Library”, 1837 (Kremlevskaya St., 18), designer’s supervision of the implementation of work to preserve the cultural heritage site “Chelyshev House”, 1856 (Kazan, st. Kremlevskaya, 25), inspection of building structures of the cultural heritage site “Dyeing and finishing factory with gallery”, 1860 (Kazan, Gladilova St., 53).


KSUAE, on behalf of the Federal Center for Standardization and Regulation (FAU FSC), contracts with JSC UMATEX, Rosatom State Corporation carries out R&D of the highest level on the creation and revision of Federal Standards (GOSTs and SP):

  • developed GOST R 70762-2023 “External reinforcement with composite materials. Methods of accelerated tests for creep of adhesive joints of structural reinforcement elements";
  • PNST (preliminary national standard) “Cements of low water demand” is being developed jointly with the Federal State Budgetary Institution “Institute of Standardization”;
  • the development of new composite materials for additive technological processes in construction is underway with the introduction of amendments No. 6 to SP 70.13330.2011 “SNiP 3.03.01-87 Load-bearing and enclosing structures”, where for the first time requirements for concrete and reinforced concrete structures manufactured by 3D printing will appear;
  • GOST R is being developed “Method for the accelerated determination of partial reliability coefficients for the design and calculation of structures and products made from pultruded profiles”.


The effectiveness of the architectural scientific school of KSUAE is confirmed by the achievements achieved in 2023-2024 and victory at prestigious competitions in the USA, Vietnam, New Zealand, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, where KSASU almost exclusively represents our country in the international student competition space:
- AIA Phoenix Metro Design Ideas (USA), more than 120 participants from Canada, Germany, USA;
- Adaptive Reuse: Design Transformations for Community Healthcare (Taiwan), 70 applications from China, Canada, Germany, USA, UAE, India, Mexico;
- Radical Innovation Awards (USA), more than 70 participants from various architectural schools around the world;
- Hanoi Ad Hoc: (Re) Thinking the modern dream of Recent past (Vietnam) 435 participants;
- NUWAO International Symposium on Nature-based Urban Climate Adaptation for Wellbeing (New Zealand) more than 100 participants;
- architectural competition of the Nisshin Kogyo company (Japan) more than 400 participants;
- Dokdo Guesthouse Design (South Korea) more than 100 participants.

Four scientific projects of KSUAE became winners of grant competitions of the Russian Science Foundation and a competition of youth scientific grants and awards of the Republic of Tatarstan (organized by the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Tatarstan).

KSAUE students and graduates actively participate in the “Student Startup” competition of the federal project “University Technological Entrepreneurship Platform”. In 2023, 20 KSASU projects became winners of the competition. In terms of efficiency, KSASU is among the top five universities in the Republic of Tatarstan.

In 2023, 6 scientific conferences were held at KSUAE, incl. with publications in highly rated scientific and technical journals.

The university has received 43 patents for inventions and utility models, and filed 62 patent applications.

In 2023, a new Dissertation Council 24.2.309.02 was opened in KSUAE for scientific specialties 5.10.3. Types of art (technical aesthetics and design) and 2.1.11. Theory and history of architecture, restoration and reconstruction of historical and architectural heritage.

In 2023, 4 new electronic scientific journals began to be published in the areas of scientific activity of the university, included in the RSCI database. The magazine “Izvestia KGASU/KSUAE News” confirmed the highest category K1 from the list of the Higher Attestation Commission.

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

OUR RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS

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Annually our University publishes 10-15 monographs, over 1100 articles in Journals which have Russian Science Citation Index (e-library), including 130 published articles in Web of Science and Scopus Journals.

Several research journals are published at KSUAE. One of them, News of the Kazan State University of Architecture and Engineering (News of the KSUAE), is in the list of leading peer-reviewed scientific journals and publications recommended by the Russian State Commission for Academic Degrees and Titles for publication of scientific papers on construction and architecture.

Here are links to the electronic scientific editions published at KSUAE:

Our researchers are published in highly ranked scientific journals which are part of the list of the journals peer-reviewed by Russian State Commission for Academic Degrees and Titles such as:

  • Academia. Architecture and construction;
  • Russian Architecture and construction;
  • News of civil engineers;
  • Housing;
  • Housing strategies;
  • High school news. Civil engineering;
  • News of the Kazan State University of Architecture and Engineering;
  • Engineering and construction magazine;
  • Industrial and civil engineering;
  • Building materials.

Our scientists are also published in some scientific journals of international level publicationswhich are included to the data basis of Web of Science, Scopus, such as:

  • Advances in Materials Science And Engineering;
  • Architecture and Engineering;
  • The Building Environment;
  • Construction and Building Materials;
  • Energy and Buildings;
  • Journal of Building Engineering;
  • Journal of Materials In Civil Engineering;
  • Magazine of Civil Engineering;
  • Mechanics of Composite Materials;
  • Structural Concrete.

RESEARCH

UNIVERSITY RESEARCH

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The Kazan State University of Architecture and Engineering’s research has real industry world impact beyond academia. We are at the forefront of the search for solutions to predominatly most pressing problems of our region, the Republic of Tatartstan. In the field of research and innovations our University collaborates closely with the local Ministry of Construction, Architecture and Housing and Communal Services and the Ministry of Transport and Road Infrastructure.

KSUAE has such slogan: Not everyone is given to live so generously, to gift cities to the people. Our research proves this slogan.

The main trends of research and innovative activities of our University are:

  1. Building structures;
  2. Applied geomechanics in construction;
  3. Construction materials;
  4. Nanotechnology in construction;
  5. Architecture, urban planning and design;
  6. Engineering systems and ecology in construction and housing and public utilities;
  7. Road construction;
  8. Economics and business management in construction and housing and utilities.

For all these trends we are aware of the challenges which the Republic of Tatarstan faces and ways of solving them. Our ideas are agreed with the Ministry of Construction, Architecture and Housing and Communal Services of the Republic of Tatarstan, and the Ministry of Transport and Road infrastructure of the Republic of Tatarstan.

KSUAE carries out fundamental, applied research and development, construction and technical expertise, on the instructions of the ministries and departments of the Republic of Tatarstan, as well as within the framework of economic agreements with economic entities of the Republic of Tatarstan.

In order to ensure the integration of scientific activity with the educational process, strengthening its influence on the quality of training specialists for the construction industry, the Scientific and Technical Council of the University formed eight scientific areas:

- architecture, urban planning and design;

- building construction;

- applied geomechanics in construction;

- building materials science;

- nanotechnologies in construction;

- engineering systems and ecology in construction and housing and communal services;

- road construction;

- economics and management in construction.

For each scientific area, we have a clear understanding of the problems facing the Republic and the region, coordinated with the sectoral ministries, and ways to solve them.

The developments of KSUAE scientists are in demand and are being introduced into real production today, and not in the distant future, in 15-20 years.

The University performs a range of works and services:

- technical inspection of buildings and structures and structures, engineering systems and communications, development of technical recommendations for design and construction;

- examination of the quality, volume and cost of construction;

- carrying out certification tests of construction products;

- complex laboratory support of construction;

- complex draft and working design of buildings and structures of new construction, reconstruction and restoration;

- development of projects for the production of works and technological maps;

- diagnostics, condition assessment, certification of roads and bridges;

- development of business plans and feasibility studies for investment construction projects.

KSUAE is a member of self-regulatory organizations in the field of engineering surveys of capital construction objects

- "VolgaKam-Surveys" and "Association" Engineering Surveys in Construction "(AIIS), a self-regulatory organization in the field of architectural and construction design and territorial planning

-"Non-profit organization "Union of Architects and designers of VOLGA-KAMA.

In the fields of architecture, urban planning and design our academic staff are authors of the following architectural projects:

- Kul Sharif mosque (Kazan city),

- Sports palace “Basket-Hall” (Kazan city),

- Hotel and trade and entertainment complex “Korston (Kazan city),

- design solutions for development of Kazan Kremlin ensemble, Old-Tatar District, Admiralteyskiy District, Sviyazhsk and Bulgar Settlements and other historical zones of the Republic of Tatarstan.

Structural designers and researches of KSUAE design and calculate the most complex structures and systems such as the Terminal 1A of the Kazan International Airport, the structures of the shopping and entertainment centre "MEGA Kazan", the structures of the “Orgprodukty” plant of the «Kazanorgsintez» company, the foundation base for the Ak Bars Arena (former named Kazan Arena) stadium and temporary roof for the Ak Bars Arena stadium for the 2015 World Water sports Championship, the steel structures covering of the sports complex "Academy of Tennis".

The most significant research works which are being implemented in the field of construction materials are: development and production of low-water requirement cements; high performance sandy concrete for manufacturing of reinforced concrete structures on the base of JSC "Kamgesenergostroy" (city of Naberezhnye Chelny); high performance  fibre-reinforced concrete for manufactorimg of reinforced concrete blocks for main line tunnels of Kazan Underground on the base of “Kazmetrostroy” company and other.

In the field of road construction in collaboration with The Ministry of Road Transport following aspects are implemented: the structures of rural roads using local reinforced soils and processed low strength crushed stone; asphalt concrete based on polymer-bitumen binders; new effective  bridge and overpass span constructions on traffic interchanges using pre-stressed polymer-composite reinforcement.

The most significant developing in the field of engineering systems and ecology in construction are: energy-saving small-scale sectioned coil heat-exchangers with spring-winded ducts and “confusor-diffuser” tubes; new technologies of air humidification in ventilation and conditioning systems based of porous fan atomizers; new progressive reagentless systems of water treatment using electro-neutralization method

In the field of construction sector and housing and utilities management KSUAE researchers collaborating with the Ministry of Construction, Architecture and Housing and Communal Services of the Republic of Tatarstan developed “The Program of Tatarstan construction sector sustainable development”; the program “The development and arrangement of production forces of the Republic of Tatarstan on the basis of cluster approach for 2020-2030 years” (Construction industry and building material industry).

The University holds scientific and practical conferences that allow KSUAE scientists to invite guests and jointly discuss topical issues of our time, as well as issues of introducing innovative developments in the regional economy.

Scientists of KSUAE present their developments at prestigious international and all-Russian exhibitions and forums like:

Russian (Kazan) Venture Fair;

Tatarstan petrochemical forum;

International Forum Kazan Digital Week;

International exhibition "Roads of Russia of the 21st century";

International Specialized Exhibition and Congress "Clean Water. Kazan";

specialized architectural and construction exhibitions ("Stroy-Expo", "Volgastroyexpo", "Construction Season", "DorTransExpo" and many others)

Here you can take a look at our Research centers.