Research
Research Topics
Several research topics are associated to the Flagship Program Materials Chain of the UA Ruhr
Multiscale Modeling / Computational Homogenization
- A variational scale-dependent transition scheme: From Cauchy elasticity to the relaxed micromorphic continuum
- Mikromechanische Modellierung der Materialumformung zur Vorhersage der anisotropen Verfestigung
- Experimental and numerical modeling and analysis of microstructural residual stresses in hot bulk forming parts under specific cooling
- Construction of Statistically Similar Representative Volume Elements (SSRVEs)
- FE2-Simulations of Metall Forming Processes
- EXASTEEL - Bridging Scales for Multiphase Steels
- Atomistic-Continuum Coupling based on a Variationally Consistent Quasi-Continuum (QC) Method with Energy-Sampling in Clusters
Electro- and Magneto-Mechanics
- Modeling of ionic electroactive polymers consistent formulation of the thermoelectro-chemo-mechanical coupling effects and finite-element discretization
- Scale-bridging of magneto-mechanical mesostructures of additive manufactured and severe plastically deformed materials
- Management of data obtained in experimental and in silico investigations
- Two-scale homogenization of magneto-electric composites
- FE simulation of piezoresponse force microscopy
- Computational homogenization of electro-mechanically coupled solids
- Modeling of nonlinear phenomena in ferroelectric solids
Coupled Problems
- Ice Formation and Capillary Effects in Saturated Porous Media
- A model for self-healing anisotropic composites
Finite-Element Technology
- First-order system least squares finite elements for finite elasto-plasticity
- Least-squares fluid-structure-interaction for incompressible flows
- Least-squares mixed finite element formulations for solid mechanics
- Mixed Finite Element Formulation based on Different Approximations of the Minors of Deformation Tensors
- Computational Fluid Dynamics
- Novel finite elements for anisotropic media
- Novel finite elements - Mixed, Hybrid and Virtual Element formulations at finite strains for 3D applications
Biomechanics
- Domain-Decomposition-Based Fluid Structure Interaction Algorithms for Highly Nonlinear and Anisotropic Elastic Arterial Wall Models in 3D
- Large scale simulation of arterial walls using FETI-DP
- Simulation of residual stresses in arterial walls
- Biomechanics of Arterial Walls under Supraphysiological Loading Conditions
Continuum Mechanics and Numerical Methods
- A Stochastic Model for Strong Wind Events in Central Europe based on Historical Wind Data
- Construction of Anisotropic Polyconvex Energies on the Basis of Anisotropic Metrics
- Relaxed Incremental Variational Formulation for Damage at Large Strains with Application to Fiber-Reinforced Materials and Materials with Truss-like Microstructures
- Indentation in Crystal Plasticity - Finite Element Simulation and Comparison with Experiments
- Development of High-order time-integration Methods for Inelastic Constitutive Laws
