FÖPPL, Ludwig (1887-1976)
| 1922-1954 | chair holder |
| 1925-1955 | head of the ´Mechanisch-technischem Laboratorium´ |
| 1925 | Separation of the 'Bautechnisches Laboratorium - civil engineering laboratory', predecessor of todays 'Material testing laboratory of civil engineering' |
| since 1925 | Material testing for clients as 'Amtliche Materialprüfstelle - official material testing laboratory' |
| 1932 | Incorporation of a timber testing section which became later the independent ´Bayerische Forstliche Forschungsanstalt - Bavarian Forest Research Institute´ |
Important contributions to research
- Introduction of photoelasticity to the laboratory in 1928 and remarkable contributions to the development of the method manifested, e.g., by the monographs ´L. Föppl, H. Neuber: Festigkeitslehre mittels Spannungsoptik - strength of materials by photoelasticity´(1st ed. 1950)
- Contributions to elasticity (exact analytical solutions of boundary value problems)
- Introduction of electrical methods for the measurement of mechanical quantities at the laboratory
1) Son of A. Föppl