The Institute’s Nonlinear Solid Mechanics group maintains strong research interests in modeling and simulation of physically and geometrically nonlinear field problems, computational prediction of effective mechanical properties of heterogeneous materials as well as simulation of metal forming processes and structural components. The combination of research and education guarantee outstanding educational opportunities at our department.

• Formulation and implementation of nonlinear constitutive laws under consideration of large deformations
• Modeling and simulation of physically and geometrically nonlinear field problems
• Multi-scale modeling and simulation of the mechanical behavior of composite materials
• Development and application of numerical methods
• Structural simulations (aircraft bodies, machines and plants, vessels, pipelines, cranes and bridges)
• Application of optical measurement systems

In basic course

• Static mechanics
• Strength of materials
• Kinetics

In main course

• Continuum mechanics
• Finite elements method
• Beam and shell structures
• Optical field measurement techniques
• Tensor algebra and analysis
• Numerical methods in solid mechanics
• Inelastic and electromechanical field problems