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Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil.

Manfred Bischoff

Head of Institute
Institute for Structural Mechanics

Contact

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 70550 Stuttgart
Deutschland
Room: 1.004

Vita

  • 1988–1993: Student of Civil Engineering, University of Stuttgart
  • 1993: Diploma in Civil Engineering (Dipl.-Ing.)
  • 1993–1999: Research Associate at the Institute of Structural Mechanics (Institut für Baustatik), Prof. Dr.-Ing. E. Ramm, University of Stuttgart
  • 1999: Doctoral Degree from University of Stuttgart (Dr.-Ing.)
  • 11/1999–10/2000: Visiting Scholar at UC Berkeley
  • 11/2000–03/2001: Postdoc at the Institute of Structural Mechanics, University of Stuttgart
  • 04/2001–03/2006: Research Associate and Deputy Head of "Lehrstuhl für Statik", Technische Universität München, Prof. Dr.-Ing. K.-U. Bletzinger
  • 03/2005: Habilitation (venia legendi for "Statik")
  • Since 04/2006: Full professor and Head of the Institute for Structural Mechanics (Institut für Baustatik und Baudynamik), University of Stuttgart
  • Since 2006: Member of the admission committee for inspection engineers for building construction in the state of Baden-Württemberg
  • 2008–2012: Member of the Executive Council of GACM
  • 2013–2017: Member of the General Council of IACM
  • Since 2014: Member of the directorate of the collaborative research center "Biological Design and Integrative Structures" (SFB-TRR 141)
  • Since 2016: Member of the Review Board of Architecture and Civil Engineering of the DFG, FK-410
  • Since 2017: Member of the directorate of the collaborative research center "Adaptive Hüllen und Strukturen für die gebaute Umwelt von morgen" (SFB 1244)

Research

  • Non-linear computational structural mechanics
  • Theory of shells, modeling and analysis of shells with finite elements
  • Finite element technology, isogeometric finite elements
  • Non-linear stability analysis, path following methods
  • Structural optimization
  • Multifield and multiscale problems
  • Contact problems
  • Biomimetics
  • Adaptive structures

Awards

  • 2000: EUROMECH European Young Scientist Award
  • 2008: IACM Award for Young Scientists
  • 2012: Fellow Award der IACM
  • 2015: Highly Commended Paper Award, Engineering Computations, Emerald Literati Network (with A. Sorg)
  • 2017: Publication prize of the University of Stuttgart, Faculty for Civil and Environmental Engineering (with B. Oesterle and E. Ramm)
  • 2019: Teaching prize of the Faculty for Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Stuttgart

Publications

  1. Renate Sachse, Manfred Bischoff. A variational formulation for motion design of adaptive compliant structures. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 122. 2021. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/nme.6570
  2. Malte von Scheven, Ekkehard Ramm, Manfred Bischoff. Quantification of the Redundancy Distribution in Truss and Beam Structures. International Journal of Solids and Structures, 213. 2021. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2020.11.002
  3. Renate Sachse, Florian Geiger, Manfred Bischoff. Constrained motion design with distinct actuators and motion stabilization. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering. 2021. DOI: 10.1002/nme.6638
  4. David Portillo, Bastian Oesterle, Rebecca Thierer, Manfred Bischoff, Ignacio Romero. Structural models based on 3D constitutive laws: Variational structure and numerical solution. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 362. 2020. DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2020.112872
  5. Zhihui Zou, Michael. A. Scott, D. Miao, Manfred Bischoff, Bastian Oesterle, Wolfgang Dornisch. An isogeometric Reissner–Mindlin shell element based on Bézier dual basis functions: Overcoming locking and improved coarse mesh accuracy. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 370. 2020. DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2020.113283
  6. Florian Geiger, Jan Gade, Malte von Scheven, Manfred Bischoff. A Case Study on Design and Optimization of Adaptive Civil Structures. Frontiers in Built Environment, 6. 2020. DOI: 10.3389/fbuil.2020.00094
  7. Renate Sachse, Anna Westermeier, Max Mylo, Joey Nadasdi, Manfred Bischoff, Thomas Speck, Simon Poppinga. Snapping mechanics of the Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 117. 2020. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2002707117
  8. Robin Pfefferkorn, Simon Bieber, Bastian Oesterle, Manfred Bischoff, Peter Betsch. Improving Efficiency and Robustness of EAS Elements for Nonlinear Problems. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering. 2020. DOI: 10.1002/nme.6605
  9. Benjamin Fröhlich, Jan Gade, Florian Geiger, Manfred Bischoff, Peter Eberhard. Geometric element parameterization and parametric model order reduction in finite element based shape optimization. Computational Mechanics, 63. 2019. DOI: 10.1007/s00466-018-1626-1
  10. A. Körner, L. Born, A. Mader, R. Sachse, S. Saffarian, A. S. Westermeier, S. Poppinga, M. Bischoff, G. T. Gresser, M. Milwich, T. Speck and J. Knippers. Flectofold - a biomimetic compliant shading device for complex free form facades. Smart Materials and Structures, 27. 2018. DOI: 10.1088/1361-665X/aa9c2f
  11. Simon Bieber, Bastian Oesterle, Ekkehard Ramm, Manfred Bischoff. A variational method to avoid locking – independent of the discretization scheme. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 114. 2018. DOI: 10.1002/nme.5766
  12. Anne-Kathrin Schäuble, Anton Tkachuk, Manfred Bischoff. Time step estimates for explicit dynamics with reciprocal mass matrices. Computers & Structures, 202. 2018. DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruc.2018.03.005
  13. Tobias B. Grun, Malte von Scheven, Manfred Bischoff and James H. Nebelsick. Structural stress response of segmented natural shells: a numerical case study on the clypeasteroid echinoid Echinocyamus pusillus. Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 15. 2018. DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2018.0164
  14. Anna S. Westermeier, Renate Sachse, Simon Poppinga, Philipp Vögele, Lubomir Adamec, Thomas Speck, Manfred Bischoff. How the carnivorous waterwheel plant (Aldrovanda vesiculosa) snaps. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 285. 2018. DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2018.0012
  15. Stefanie Weidner, Christian Kelleter, Paula Sternberg, Walter Haase, Florian Geiger, Timon Burghardt, Clemens Honold, Julia Wagner, Michael Böhm, Manfred Bischoff, Oliver Sawodny, Hansgeorg Binz. The implementation of adaptive elements into an experimental high-rise building. Steel Construction, 11. 2018. DOI: 10.1002/stco.201810019
  16. Julia Laura Wagner, Jan Gade, Michael Heidingsfeld, Florian Geiger, Malte von Scheven, Michael Böhm, Manfred Bischoff and Oliver Sawodny. On steady-state disturbance compensability for actuator placement in adaptive structures. at – Automatisierungstechnik, 66. 2018. DOI: 10.1515/auto-2017-0099
  17. Martina E. Matzen, Manfred Bischoff. A weighted point-based formulation for isogeometric contact. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering 308. 2017. DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2016.04.010
  18. Christoph Wilking and Manfred Bischoff. Alternative integration algorithms for three-dimensional mortar contact. Computational Mechanics, 59. 2017. DOI: 10.1007/s00466-016-1345-4
  19. Bastian Oesterle, Renate Sachse, Ekkehard Ramm, Manfred Bischoff. Hierarchic isogeometric large rotation shell elements including linearized transverse shear parametrization. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 321. 2017. DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2017.03.031
  20. Anne-Kathrin Schäuble, Anton Tkachuk, Manfred Bischoff. Variationally consistent inertia templates for B-spline- and NURBS-based FEM: Inertia scaling and customization. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 326. 2017. DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2017.08.035
  21. Ján Kopacka, Anton Tkachuk, Dušan Gabriel, Radek Kolman, Manfred Bischoff, Jirí Plešek. On stability and reflection-transmission analysis of the bipenalty method in contact-impact problems: A one-dimensional, homogeneous case study. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 113. 2017. DOI: 10.1002/nme.5712
  22. Bastian Oesterle, Ekkehard Ramm, Manfred Bischoff. A shear deformable, rotation-free isogeometric shell formulation. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 307. 2016. DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2016.04.015
  23. Anton Tkachuk, Manfred Bischoff. Direct and sparse construction of consistent inverse mass matrices: general variational formulation and application to selective mass scaling. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 101. 2015. DOI: 10.1002/nme.4805
  24. Nikolay Asmolovskiy, Anton Tkachuk, Manfred Bischoff. Numerical approaches to stability analysis of cylindrical composite shells based on load imperfections. Engineering Computations, 32. 2015. DOI: 10.1108/EC-10-2013-0246
  25. M. Bischoff. Computerstatik und Tragwerksmodellierung – Vorschläge und Impulse für eine moderne universitäre Baustatiklehre. Der Prüfingenieur, 46. 2015.
    • M. Bischoff. Ein Jahrhundert Baustatik in Wissenschaft und Praxis. Bauingenieur, 90. 2015.
      • Anton Tkachuk, Manfred Bischoff . Local and global strategies for optimal selective mass scaling. Computational Mechanics, 53. 2014. DOI: 10.1007/s00466-013-0961-5
      • Annika Sorg, Manfred Bischoff. Adaptive discrete-continuous modeling of evolving discontinuities. Engineering Computations, 31. 2014. DOI: 10.1108/EC-03-2013-0072
      • Tanja Pohl, Ekkehard Ramm, Manfred Bischoff. Adaptive path following schemes for problems with softening. Finite Elements in Analysis and Design, 86. 2014. DOI: 10.1016/j.finel.2014.02.005
      • R. Echter, B. Oesterle, M. Bischoff. A hierarchic family of isogeometric shell finite elements. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 254. 2013. DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2012.10.018
      • Anton Tkachuk, Barbara Wohlmuth and Manfred Bischoff. Hybrid-mixed discretization of elasto-dynamic contact problems using consistent singular mass matrices. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 94. 2013. DOI: 10.1002/nme.4457
      • Martina E. Matzen, Thomas Cichosz, Manfred Bischoff. A Point to Segment Contact Formulation for Isogeometric, NURBS Based Finite Elements. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 255. 2013. DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2012.11.011
      • Anton Tkachuk, Manfred Bischoff . Variational methods for selective mass scaling. Computational Mechanics, 52. 2013. DOI: 10.1007/s00466-013-0832-0
      • M. Bischoff. Computerstatik. Von der Kunst der Berechnung zur Kunst der Modellbildung. Bautechnik (Sonderheft: 90 Jahre Bautechnikgeschichte), 90. 2013.
        • Thomas Cichosz, Manfred Bischoff. Consistent treatment of boundaries with mortar contact formulations using dual Lagrange multipliers. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 200. 2011. DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2010.11.004
        • M. Bischoff. Nicht auf Knopfdruck. Computerstatik am Gesamtmodell: Gedanken über Modellierung, Berechnung und Kontrolle. Deutsches Ingenieurblatt, 18. 2011.
          • Ralph Echter, Manfred Bischoff. Numerical efficiency, locking and unlocking of NURBS finite elements. Comp. Meth. Appl. Mech. Eng., 199. 2010. DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2009.02.035
          • Manfred Bischoff, Ignacio Romero. A generalization of the method of incompatible modes. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 69. 2007. DOI: 10.1002/nme.1830
          • Ignacio Romero, Manfred Bischoff. Incompatible Bubbles: A non-conforming finite element formulation for linear elasticity. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 196. 2007. DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2006.09.010
          • F. Koschnick, Manfred Bischoff, N. Camprubí, Kai-Uwe Bletzinger. The discrete strain gap method and membrane locking. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 194. 2005. DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2004.07.040
            • Natalia Camprubí, Manfred Bischoff, Kai-Uwe Bletzinger. Shape optimization of shells and locking. Computers and Structures, 82. 2004. DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruc.2004.04.017
              • Manfred Bischoff, Kai-Uwe Bletzinger. Improving stability and accuracy of Reissner-Mindlin plate finite elements via algebraic subgrid scale stabilization.. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 193. 2004. DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2003.12.036
                • J. Löblein, Manfred Bischoff, Ekkehard Ramm. Theorie und FE-Formulierung eines hierarchischen Schalenmodells.. ZAMM - Z. Angew. Math. Mech.. 2001. DOI: 10.1002/1617-7061(200203)1:1<448::AID-PAMM448>3.0.CO;2-S
                  • Manfred Bischoff, Ekkehard Ramm. On the physical significance of higher order kinematic and static variables in a three-dimensional shell formulation.. Int. J. Solids & Structures, 37. 2000. DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7683(99)00321-2
                  • Kai-Uwe Bletzinger, Manfred Bischoff, Ekkehard Ramm. A Unified Approach for Shear-Locking-Free Triangular and Rectangular Shell Finite Elements. Computers & Structures, 75. 2000. DOI: 10.1016/S0045-7949(99)00140-6
                  • Wolfgang A. Wall, Manfred Bischoff, Ekkehard Ramm. A deformation dependent stabilization technique, exemplified by EAS-elements at large strains. Comp. Meth. Appl. Mech. Eng., 188. 2000. DOI: 10.1016/S0045-7825(99)00365-5
                  • Daniel P. Mok, Wolfgang A. Wall, Manfred Bischoff, Ekkehard Ramm. Algorithmic aspects of deformation dependent loads in nonlinear static finite element analysis. Engineering Computations, 16. 1999. DOI: 10.1108/02644409910277951
                  • P. Farber, Matthias Hörmann, Manfred Bischoff, H. Kronmüller. Magnetostrictive bending of an anisotropic free crystal substrate: Analytical and numerical solutions. Journal of Applied Physics, 85. 1999. DOI: 10.1063/1.370593
                  • D.P. Mok, W.-A. Wall, M. Bischoff, E. Ramm. On algorithmic aspects of deformation dependent loads in nonlinear finite element analysis.. Zeitschrift für angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik (ZAMM), 79. 1999.
                    • Ekkehard Ramm, Albrecht Burmeister, Manfred Bischoff, Kurt Maute. Schalentragwerke.. Spektrum der Wissenschaft, Dossier Software.. 1999.
                      • Manfred Bischoff, Ekkehard Ramm, Dietrich Braess. A Class of Equivalent Enhanced Assumed Strain and Hybrid Stress Finite Elements. Comp. Mech., 22. 1998. DOI: 10.1007/s004660050378
                      • A. Rössle, Manfred Bischoff, W. Wendland, Ekkehard Ramm. On the Mathematical Foundation of the (1,1,2)-Plate Model. Int. J. of Solids & Structures, 36. 1998. DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7683(98)00071-7
                      • Ekkehard Ramm, Albrecht Burmeister, Manfred Bischoff, Kurt Maute. Finite Elemente - Schalentragwerke.. Spektrum der Wissenschaft, 3. 1997.
                        • Manfred Bischoff, Ekkehard Ramm. Shear Deformable Shell Elements for Large Strains and Rotations. Int.J.Num.Meth. in Eng., 40. 1997. DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0207(19971215)40:23<4427::AID-NME268>3.0.CO;2-9
                        • Markus Braun, Manfred Bischoff, Ekkehard Ramm. Nonlinear Shell Formulation for Complete Three-Dimensional Constitutive Laws Including Composites and Laminates.. Computational Mechanics, 15. 1994. DOI: 10.1007/BF00350285
                          1. Florian Geiger, Jan Gade, Malte von Scheven, Manfred Bischoff. Anwendung der Redundanzmatrix bei der Bewertung adaptiver Strukturen. In: Manfred Bischoff, Malte von Scheven, Bastian Oesterle (Hrsg.) Berichte der Fachtagung Baustatik – Baupraxis 14, 23. und 24. März 2020, Universität Stuttgart. 2020. DOI: 10.18419/opus-10762
                          2. Yasaman Tahouni, Tiffany Cheng, Dylan Wood, Renate Sachse, Rebecca Thierer, Manfred Bischoff, Achim Menges. Self-shaping Curved Folding:: A 4D-printing method for fabrication of self-folding curved crease structures. Proceedings of SCF '20: Symposium on Computational Fabrication, November 2020 . 2020. DOI: 10.1145/3424630.3425416
                          3. Anton Tkachuk, Radek Kolman, Jose A. Gonzalez, Manfred Bischoff, Jan Kopacka. Time step estimates for reciprocal mass matrices using Ostrowski's bounds. Proc. 7th ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, M. Papadrakakis and M. Fragiadakakis (eds.), Crete, Greece, June 24-26. 2019. 2019. DOI: 10.7712/120119.6956.18956
                          4. Tobias Willmann, Manfred Bischoff. Shell Models with Enhanced Kinematics for Finite Elements in Sheet Metal Forming Simulations. 12th European LS-DYNA Conference 2019, Koblenz, Germany. 2019.
                          5. Bastian Oesterle, Simon Bieber, Renate Sachse, Ekkehard Ramm and Manfred Bischoff. Intrinsically locking-free formulations for isogeometric beam, plate and shell analysis. Proc. Appl. Math. Mech., 18. 2018. DOI: 10.1002/pamm.201800399
                          6. D. Gabriel, A. Tkachuk, J. Kopačka, R. Kolman, M. Mračko, M. Bischoff and J. Plešek. Estimation of stability limit based on Gershgorin’s theorem for explicit contact-impact analy-sis Signorini problem using bipenalty approach. In: Proc. 6th ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dy-namics and Earthquake Engineering, M. Papadrakakis and M. Fragiadakakis (eds.), Rhodes Island, Greece, June 15-17. 2017. DOI: 10.7712/120117.5494.18027
                            • Larissa Born, Axel Körner, Gundula Schieber, Anna S. Westermeier, Simon Poppinga, Renate Sachse, Paavo Bergmann, Oliver Betz, Manfred Bischoff, Thomas Speck, Jan Knippers, M. Milwich and Götz T. Gresser. Fiber-reinforced plastics with locally adapted stiffness for bio-inspired hingeless, deployable architectural systems. Proceedings of the 21th Symposium on Composites, Bremen, Germany. 2017.
                            • Bastian Oesterle, Renate Sachse, Simon Bieber, Ekkehard Ramm, Manfred Bischoff. Isogeometric analysis with hierarchic shell elements – intrinsically free from locking by alternative parametrizations. Proceedings of the IASS Annual Symposium 2017. Annette Bögle, Manfred Grohmann (eds.) "Interfaces: architecture.engineering.science". 25-28th September, 2017, Hamburg, Germany. 2017.
                            • Manfred Bischoff, Renate Sachse, Axel Körner, Anna Westermeier, Larissa Born, Simon Poppinga, Götz Gresser, Thomas Speck, Jan Knippers. Modeling and analysis of the trapping mechanism of Aldrovanda vesiculosa as biomimetic inspiration for façade elements. Proceedings of the IASS Annual Symposium 2017. Annette Bögle, Manfred Grohmann (eds.) "Interfaces: architecture.engineering.science". 25-28th September, 2017, Hamburg, Germany, 2017. 2017.
                            • R. Kolman, J. Kopačka, A. Tkachuk, D. Gabriel, J. González and M. Bischoff. A robust explicit finite element algorithm with bipenalty stabilization for contact-impact problems. In: Proceedings of the 7th GACM Colloquium on Computational Mechanics for Young Sci-entists from Academia and Industry, M. von Scheven, M.-A. Keip and N. Karajan (eds.), Stuttgart, Germany, October 11-13. 2017. DOI: 10.18419/opus-9334
                              • A. Tkachuk, Martina E. Matzen, R. Kolman and M. Bischoff. Singular mass matrices for isogeometric finite element analysis of dynamic contact. In: Proceedings of the 7th GACM Colloquium on Computational Mechanics for Young Sci-entists from Academia and Industry, M. von Scheven, M.-A. Keip and N. Karajan (eds.), Stuttgart, Germany, October 11-13. 2017. DOI: 10.18419/opus-9334
                                • Tobias B. Grun, Malte von Scheven, Manfred Bischoff and James H. Nebelsick. Clypeaster under Pressure: Strengthening Structures and Virtual Modulations of an Echinoids Test. In: Proc of the GSA Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington, USA. 2017. DOI: 10.1130/abs/2017AM-293682
                                  • A. Westermeier, S. Poppinga, A. Körner, L. Born, R. Sachse, S. Saffarian, J. Knippers, M. Bischoff, G. Gresser, T. Speck. Keine Gelenkbeschwerden – Wie Pflanzen sich bewegen und die Technik inspirieren. In: J. Knippers, U. Schmid & T. Speck (eds.), Baubionik – Biologie beflügelt Architektur, 30 – 39. Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde, Serie C, Band 82, Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart. 2017.
                                    • Bastian Oesterle, Manfred Bischoff, Ekkehard Ramm. Hierarchic isogeometric analyses of beams and shells. In: M. Kleiber, T. Burczynski, K. Wilde, J. Gorski, K. Winkelmann, L. Smakosz (Eds.) "Advances in Mechanics: Theoretical, Computational and Interdisciplinary Issues". Proceedings of the 3rd Polish Congress of Mechanics (PCM) & 21st International Conference on Computer Methods in Mechanics (CMM), Gdansk, Poland, 8-11 September 2015. 2016.
                                    • A.-K. Schäuble, A. Tkachuk, M. Bischoff. Variationelle Methoden zur Massenskalierung für eine effizientere explizite Zeitintegration in der Dynamik. In: K.-U. Bletzinger, N. Gebbeken, R. Fisch (eds.): Berichte der Fachtagung Baustatik - Baupraxis 12.. 2014.
                                    • A. Tkachuk and M. Bischoff. Applications of variationally consistent selective mass scaling in explicit dynamics. In: Proc. 4th ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dy-namics and Earthquake Engineering, M. Papadrakakis, V. Papadopoulos and V. Plevris (eds.), Kos Island, Greece, 12–14 June. 2013.
                                      • Martina E. Matzen, T. Cichosz and M. Bischoff. Point to Segment Contact Formulation for isogeometric NURBS FEM. In: Proc. YIC 2012, First ECCOMAS Young Investigators Conference, A. Andrade-Campos, N. Lopes, R.A.F. Valente and H. Varum (eds.), 24–27 April 2012, Aveiro, Portugal. 2012.
                                        • Anton Tkachuk, Manfred Bischoff. Buckling under Contact Constraints as a Source of Scatter in Car Crash Simulations. II International Conference on Computational Contact Mechanics 15-17 June 2011, Hannover, Germany. 2011.
                                        • Benjamin Schneider, Manfred Bischoff, Ekkehard Ramm. Modeling of material failure by the discrete element method. PAMM, Proceedings in Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, Special Issue: 81st Annual Meeting of the International Association of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics (GAMM), Karlsruhe 2010. Editor: Prof. Christian Wieners, Volume 10, Issue 1. 2010.
                                        • Thomas Cichosz, Manfred Bischoff, Stefan Hartmann, Ekkehard Ramm. Non-linear dynamic contact of thin-walled structures. Proc. in Applied Mathematics and Mechanics 8. 2008.
                                        • Malte von Scheven, S.R. Tiyyagura, Ekkehard Ramm, Manfred Bischoff. Efficiency Issues of Partitioned Solution in Fluid-Structure Interaction. Extended Abstract in Proc. of International Conf. on Computational Methods for Coupled Problems in Science and Engineering, Santa Eulalia, Ibiza, Spain, Mai 21-23. 2007.
                                        • Stefan Hartmann, Manfred Bischoff, Ekkehard Ramm. On the Performance of 3D Elements for Shell Analysis with Non-Linear Softening Plasticity Models. Proc. of VIII Conference on Computational Plasticity (Complas 2005), September 5-7, Barcelona, Spain. 2005.
                                        • Manfred Bischoff, Kai-Uwe Bletzinger, Alexander Düster, S. Kizio, J. Neumann, Ernst Rank, Ekkehard Ramm, Karl Schweizerhof. Comparision of different FE shell formulations applied on numerical examples with adaptively generated FE meshes.. In: K.-J. Bathe (ed.) Proceedings of the 2nd MIT Conference on Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics, Elsevier Science. 2003.
                                          • Natalia Camprubí, Manfred Bischoff, Kai-Uwe Bletzinger. On the significance of locking on shape optimization of shells.. In: K.-J. Bathe (ed.) Proceedings of the 2nd MIT Conference on Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics, Elsevier Science. 2003.
                                            • F. Koschnick, Manfred Bischoff, Kai-Uwe Bletzinger. Membrane locking and the DSG method.. In: H.A. Mang et al. (eds.) Proceedings of WCCM V, Vienna. 2002.
                                              • Manfred Bischoff, Francisco Armero. Stabilized finite element methods for the analysis of heat transfer in shells.. In: Z. Wasczyczyn, J. Pamin (eds.) Proceedings of ECCM II, Cracow, Poland. 2001.
                                                • Manfred Bischoff, Rober L. Taylor. A three-dimensional shell element with an exact thin limit.. In: Z. Wasczyczyn, J. Pamin (eds.) Proceedings of ECCM II, Cracow, Poland. 2001.
                                                  • Manfred Bischoff, Kai-Uwe Bletzinger. Stabilized DSG plate and shell elements.. In: W.A. Wall et al. (eds.) Trends in Computational Structural Mechanics, CIMNE, Barcelona. 2001.
                                                    • Wolfgang A. Wall, Michael Gee, Manfred Bischoff, Ekkehard Ramm. Tuning of a 3D shell model in nonlinear statics and dynamics. In: Extended Abstracts of the 20th International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Chicago, USA. 2000.
                                                      • Manfred Bischoff, Wolfgang A. Wall, Ekkehard Ramm. Stabilized enhanced assumed strain elements for large strain analysis without artificial kinematic modes. Proc. European Conference on Computational Mechanics (ECCM), Munich, Germany, 31 August - 3 September. 1999.
                                                      • Manfred Bischoff, Ekkehard Ramm. Solid-like shell or shell-like solid formulation? A personal view. Proc. European Conference on Computational Mechanics (ECCM), Munich, Germany, 31 August - 3 September. 1999.
                                                      • Manfred Bischoff, Ekkehard Ramm. Three-dimensional Shell Formulation and Elements for large Deformations. Proc. of IUTAM/IACM Symposium on Discretisation Methods in Structural Mechanics II, H. Mang, F. Rammerstorfer (eds), Vienna, 2-6 June 1997. 1998.
                                                      • Wolfgang A. Wall, Manfred Bischoff, Ekkehard Ramm. Stabilization techniques for fluid and structural finite elements. Proceedings of fourth WCCM, E. Oñate, S.R. Idelsohn (eds.), Buenos Aires, Argentina, June 29 - July 2, 1998, CIMNE, Barcelona, Spain. 1998.
                                                      • Kai-Uwe Bletzinger, Manfred Bischoff, Ekkehard Ramm. A unified approach for shear-locking-free triangular and rectangular shell elements. Proceedings of fourth WCCM, E. Oñate, S.R. Idelsohn (eds.), Buenos Aires, Argentina, June 29 - July 2, 1998, CIMNE, Barcelona, Spain. 1998.
                                                      • D.P. Mok, W.A. Wall, M. Bischoff, E. Ramm. Load stiffness matrices for follower loads in nonlinear FE analysis. Proc. GAMM 98 Annual Meeting, A. Fischer, D. Hinrichsen, H.J. Rath, M. Wanschura (eds.), GAMM Conf. 1998, 6-9. April, Bremen, Germany. ZAMM Z. Angew. Math. Mech. 79 (S2). 1998.
                                                      • Kai-Uwe Bletzinger, Manfred Bischoff. A unified formulation of shear-locking-free triangular and rectangular shell finite elements.. In: B.H.V. Topping (ed.) Proceedings of the IV. International Conference of Computational Structures Technology, Edinburgh, Scotland. 1998.
                                                        • Manfred Bischoff, Ekkehard Ramm. Reliable Three-Dimensional Shell Elements for Arbitrarily Large Deformations. Proceedings of NAFEMS World Congress '97 on Design, Simulation & Optimisation, Reliability & Applicability of Computational Methods, NAFEMS (ed), printed by Bell&Bain Ltd Glasgow, Stuttgart, Germany, 9-11 April. 1997.
                                                        • A. Rössle, Manfred Bischoff, W. Wendland, Ekkehard Ramm. On the Mathematical Foundation of the (1,1,2)-Plate Model.. Bericht 97/47 des SFB 404 'Mehrfeldprobleme der Kontinuumsmechanik'. 1997.
                                                          • Manfred Bischoff, Ekkehard Ramm. Three-dimensional shell formulation and elements for large deformations.. In: Aspects in Modern Computational Analysis, Festschrift für Prof. Krätzig, K. Meskouris, U. Wittek (eds), Balkema. 1997.
                                                            • Ekkehard Ramm, Manfred Bischoff. Static and dynamic analyses of shells for large strains and rotations.. In: Y.B. Yang (ed.) Proceedings of the International Colloquium on Computation of Shells and Spatial Structures (ICCSS), Taipeh, Taiwan, and
                                                              K. Meskouris (ed.) Aspects in Modern Computational Structural Analysis, Festschrift für Professor Krätzig, Balkema. 1997.
                                                              • Manfred Bischoff, Ekkehard Ramm. Three-dimensional shell formulation and elements for large deformations. In: H.A. Mang, F.G. Rammerstorfer (eds.) Proceedings of the IUTAM Symposium in Dicretization Methods in Structural Mechanics II, Vienna, Austria. 1997.
                                                                • Ekkehard Ramm, Markus Braun, Manfred Bischoff. Higher Order Nonlinear Shell Formulations-Theory and Application.. In: Spatial Structures: Heritage, Present and Future, Proceedings of the IASS International Symposium, June 5-9 1995, Milano, Italia. 1995.
                                                                  • Markus Braun, Manfred Bischoff, Ekkehard Ramm. Nonlinear three-dimensional Analysis of Composite and Laminated Plate and Shell Structures.. In: Hughes, T.J.R., Oñate, E., Zienkiewicz, O.C. (ed) Recent Developments in Finite Element Analysis, CIMNE, Barcelona, Spain. 1994.
                                                                    • Markus Braun, Manfred Bischoff, Ekkehard Ramm. Higher Order Nonlinear Shell Formulations- A Step Back into Three Dimensions.. In: Bell, K. (ed) From Finite Elements to the Troll Platform, Department of Structural Engineering, The Norwegian Institute of Technology,Trondheim, Norway. 1994.
                                                                      1. M. Bischoff, E. Ramm, J. Irslinger. Models and Finite Elements for Thin-Walled Structures. In: Encyclopedia of Computational Mechanics. Second Edition, E. Stein, R. de Borst, T.J.R. Hughes (eds.). Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 2018. DOI: 10.1002/9781119176817.ecm2026
                                                                        • Manfred Bischoff. Finite Elements for Plates and Shells. In: (H. Altenbach, A. Öchsner, eds.), Encyclopedia of Continuum Mechanics, Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. 2018. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-53605-6_14-1
                                                                          • M. Bischoff. Nachrechnen oder Nachdenken? Baustatische Methoden als intellektuelles Werkzeug. In: Stahlbau, Holzbau und Verbundbau. Festschrift zum 60. Geburtstag von Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ulrike Kuhlmann, Ernst & Sohn. 2017.
                                                                            • Christoph Wilking, Manfred Bischoff and Ekkehard Ramm. Improved Contact Stress Recovery for Mortar-Based Contact Formulations. In: Oñate E., Peric D., de Souza Neto E., Chiumenti M. (eds) Advances in Computational Plasticity. Computational Methods in Applied Sciences, vol 46. Springer. 2017. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-60885-3_19
                                                                              • T.B. Grun, M. von Scheven, F. Geiger, T. Schwinn, D. Sonntag, M. Bischoff, A. Menges, J.H. Nebelsick. Bauprinzipien und Strukturdesign von Seeigeln - Vorbilder für bioinspirierte Konstruktionen. In: J. Knippers, U. Schmid & T. Speck (eds.), Baubionik – Biologie beflügelt Architektur, 30 – 39. Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde, Serie C, Band 82, Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart. 2017.
                                                                                • Simon Poppinga, Axel Körner, Renate Sachse, Larissa Born, Anna Westermeier, Linnea Hesse, Jan Knippers, Manfred Bischoff, Götz T. Gresser, Thomas Speck. Compliant Mechanisms in Plants and Architecture. In: Jan Knippers, Klaus G. Nickel, Thomas Speck (Eds.). Biomimetic Research for Architecture and Building Construction. Volume 8 of the series Biologically-Inspired Systems. Springer. 2016. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-46374-2_9
                                                                                • Tobias B. Grun, Layla Koohi Fayegh Dehkordi, Tobias Schwinn, Daniel Sonntag, Malte von Scheven, Manfred Bischoff, Jan Knippers, Achim Menges, James H. Nebelsick. The Skeleton of the Sand Dollar as a Biological Role Model for Segmented Shells in Building Construction: A Research Review. In: Jan Knippers, Klaus G. Nickel, Thomas Speck (Eds.). Biomimetic Research for Architecture and Building Construction. Volume 8 of the series Biologically-Inspired Systems. Springer. 2016. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-46374-2_11
                                                                                • Debdas Paul, Layla Koohi Fayegh Dehkordi, Malte von Scheven, Manfred Bischoff, Nicole Radde. Structural Design with Biological Methods: Optimality, Multi-functionality and Robustness. In: Jan Knippers, Klaus G. Nickel, Thomas Speck (Eds.). Biomimetic Research for Architecture and Building Construction. Volume 8 of the series Biologically-Inspired Systems. Springer. 2016. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-46374-2_17
                                                                                • M. Bischoff. Nachrechnen oder Nachdenken? Über den Einfluss von Ingenieurmethoden auf das Ingenieurverständnis. In: Ingenieurwesen im Wandel – neue Lehrinhalte gefragt? Vorträge, gehalten am 27. November 2015 in Stuttgart, Veranstaltung der Stiftung Bauwesen. 2016.
                                                                                  • Ekkehard Ramm, Manfred Bischoff, Benjamin Schneider. On some features of a polygonal discrete element model. In: D. Müller-Hoeppe, S. Löhnert, S. Reese (eds.): Recent Developments and Innovative Applications in Computational Mechanics. Springer, Berlin. 2011.
                                                                                  • Manfred Bischoff, Wolfgang A. Wall, Kai-Uwe Bletzinger, Ekkehard Ramm. Models and Finite Elements for Thin-walled Structures. in Encyclopedia Of Computational Mechanics, Editors: Erwin Stein, René de Borst and Thomas J.R. Hughes. Volume 2: Solids and Structures. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester . 2004.
                                                                                  1. Manfred Bischoff. Theorie und Numerik einer dreidimensionalen Schalenformulierung. Doctoral Thesis. Bericht Nr. 30, Institut für Baustatik, Universität Stuttgart. 1999. DOI: 10.18419/opus-126
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