His activities include modern methods to examine and enhance structures of high cultural value. He is a Fellow of IABSE and was from 2013-17 Vice-Chair of IABSE WG9 Construction History. Eberhard Pelke earned his civil engineer diploma from Darmstadt University. He is Head of the Department of Bridge Engineering at Hessen Mobil Road and Traffi c Management in Wiesbaden, Germany. He is a Fellow of IABSE and was from 2013-17 Chair of IABSE WG9 Construction History.