Research at the Institute for Structural Mechanics covers many aspects of non-linear computational structural mechanics. Our scientific work has a strongly interdisciplinary character and is mostly oriented towards development of methods and algorithms to model and solve problems in structural mechanics. The main focal points are finite element methods and shells.
Current subjects involve:
- adaptive path following methods
- isogeometric finite elements for shells and continua
- variational methods for mass scaling in non-linear dynamics
- adaptive structures
- biomimetics
- non-linear, dynamic contact problems
- adaptive coupling of molecular dynamics and continua
- structural optimization
Our research is supported financially by the state of Baden-Württemberg and the German Research Foundation (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, DFG). The research group is also integrated in two clusters of excellence, "Data-integrated Simulation Science (SimTech)" and "Integrative Computational Design and Construction for Architecture (IntCDC)" as well as in the collaborative research center 1244 "adaptive building skins and structures".
Research Projects
- Characterisation and modelling of adaptive structures (SFB1244)
- Shape finding and optimization of adaptive structures (SFB1244)
- Fail-safe adaptive structures (SFB1244)
- Computational co-design framework (EXC IntCDC)
- Data-based model reduction and reanalysis (EXC SimTech)
- Development and implementation of improved shell and tetrahedral elements (DigiTain)
- Isogeometric finite elements for shells
- Finite elements free from locking
- Intrinsically locking-free formulations
- Finite elements and non-linear fields
Contact:
Manfred Bischoff
Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil.Head of Institute