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New Publication on Control Variates method to estimate stochastic buckling loads

A new paper with the title "Control Variates method to estimate stochastic buckling loads" has been published in the International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, see http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/nme.70070

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Ankündigung - Gastvortrag

Mittwoch, 25.06.2025
Prof. Dr.-Ing. S. Kasic

Modellierung von Brücken unter Erdbebenbeanspruchung
16:30 Uhr, Geb. 10.50, 1. OG, Raum 102
 

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KIT Faculty Teaching Award

Steffen Freitag received the KIT Faculty Teaching Award. Here is a short video https://www.kit.edu/kit/english/faculty-teaching-awards-2025.php

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New Member of the NRW-Academy

Steffen Freitag has been elected as a Corresponding Member in the Section of Engineering and Economics of the North Rhine-Westphalian Academy of Sciences, Humanities and the Arts. Information about the NRW-Academy are available here: https://www.awk.nrw

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Job offers & further news

Badische Meile
Das Team Baustatik des KIT hat erfolgreich an der 34. Badischen Meile teilgenommen. Beim Traditionslauf über das historische Längenmaß von 8,88889 Kilometern quer durch Karlsruhe waren in diesem Jahr über 6500 Läuferinnen und Läufer dabei. Weitere Informationen zur Veranstaltung finden Sie unter https://badischemeile.de
Best Paper Award 
The paper “Uncertain pedestrian load modeling for structural vibration assessment in footbridge design” has been awarded as the best paper of the year 2024 of the international journal Engineering Structures. This recognition is based on the paper’s innovation, originality, practical applicability of its research findings, and the quality of its writing. The article is available open access at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2024.118070
New Publication on a nonlinear 4-node shell element with one point quadrature and stabilization
A new paper with the title "A nonlinear 4-node shell element with one point quadrature and stabilization based on a Hu–Washizu variational formulation" has been published in the international journal Computational Mechanics, see https://doi.org/10.1007/s00466-025-02616-2
Vortrag zur Masterarbeit 
Dienstag, 22.04.2025
Herr Stefan Nuber (B.Sc.)

Modellierung der homogenisierten 
Modeling homogenized properties of composites with artificial neural networks under consideration of microstructural instabilities.
16:30 Uhr, Geb. 10.50, 2. Stock, Raum 214, Institutsbibliothek.
Minisymposium on "Uncertain Fields and Processes in Structural Mechanics" at the 11th GACM Conference in Braunschweig 
We invite researchers to contribute to MS 23, titled “Uncertain Fields and Processes in Structural Mechanics” at the 11th GACM Colloquium on Computational Mechanics for Young Scientists from Academia and Industry, which will take place from September 21-25 2025 in Braunschweig. The abstract for the minisymposium can be found here: https://colloquia.gacm.de/organisation/minisymposium/ms23. We aim to encourage discussions from various perspectives and highlight the importance of uncertainty quantification in structural mechanics. The deadline for abstract submission is April 17, 2025. Further details about the event can be found at https://colloquia.gacm.de/organisation. We look forward to your contributions and to meeting you at the 11th GACM in Braunschweig!
Vortrag zur Masterarbeit
Dienstag, 25.03.2025
Herr Ricardo Sanchez (B.Sc.)

Vorhersage der Stabilitätslasten von Gerüstrohren mit künstlichen neuronalen Netzen.
17:00 Uhr, Geb. 10.50, 2. Stock, Raum 214, Institutsbibliothek.
New Publication on Multiscale modeling of viscoelastic shell structures with artificial neural networks 
A new paper with the title "Multiscale modeling of viscoelastic shell structures with artificial neural networks" has been published in the international journal Computational Mechanics, see https://doi.org/10.1007/s00466-025-02613-5
New Publication on Structural Topology Optimization with Simultaneous Stress and Displacement Constraints 
A new paper with the title "Structural topology optimization with simultaneous stress and displacement constraints considering multiple load cases" has been published in the international journal Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, see https://doi.org/10.1007/s00158-024-03954-0
New Publication on Buckling Design Optimization of Tow-Steered Composite Shells Considering Aleatory and Epistemic Uncertainties 
A new paper with the title "Buckling design optimization of tow-steered composite panels and cylindrical shells considering aleatory and epistemic uncertainties" has been published in the international journal Computational Mechanics, see https://doi.org/10.1007/s00466-024-02589-8. A corresponding dataset on geometric imperfections of the VAT composite cylindrical shell example is available open access in the central repository of the KIT at https://doi.org/10.35097/KM10C39FD3QA12KK
New Publication on ANN surrogate modeling for random fields to predict buckling loads 
A new paper with the title "Artificial neural networks for random fields to predict the buckling load of geometrically imperfect structures" has been published in the international journal Computational Mechanics, see https://doi.org/10.1007/s00466-024-02595-w
New Publication on Stochastic finite element formulation for composite shells 
A new paper with the title "A consistently linearized spectral stochastic finite element formulation for geometric nonlinear composite shells" has been published in the international journal Computational Mechanics, see https://doi.org/10.1007/s00466-024-02583-0
Beitrag im Beton-Kalender 2025
Der gerade erschienene Beton-Kalender 2025 beinhaltet ein Kapitel zum Thema "Digitalisierung im Tunnelbau – Planung, Ausführung, Betrieb", siehe https://doi.org/10.1002/9783433611999.ch8. Im Beitrag sind Forschungsergebnisse aus dem DFG-Sonderforschungsbereich 837 “Interaktionsmodelle für den maschinellen Tunnelbau” enthalten.
New Publication on ANN material modeling for SMA fibers
A new paper with the title "ANN material modeling for SMA fibers enhanced with a physical constraint and its application to FE computations" has been published in the international journal Computational Mechanics, see https://doi.org/10.1007/s00466-024-02590-1

Vortrag zur Masterarbeit
Donnerstag, 16.01.2025
Herr Felix Mols

Surrogate Modelling of Pedestrian-Induced Loads on Suspension Bridges Using Artificial Neural Networks
17:45 Uhr, Geb. 10.50, 2. OG, Raum 214

New Publication on AI-Based Damage Localization in Structural Health Monitoring
A new paper with the title "Artificial Intelligence-Based Approach for Damage Localization in Ultrasonic Guided Wave-Based Structural Health Monitoring" has been published in the Research and Review Journal of Nondestructive Testing, see https://doi.org/10.58286/30490. The paper is part of a Special Issue with the ten best student papers from the 11th European Workshop on Structural Health Monitoring. The paper is a result of a joint research work within the DFG-Scientific Network “Towards a holistic quality assessment for guided wave-based SHM”.
Invitation to join the Editorial Advisory Board of Acta Mechanica

Steffen Freitag has been invited to join the Editorial Advisory Board of the international journal Acta Mechanica. The scientific articles published in Acta Mechanica are focused on theoretical and applied mechanics. Link: https://link.springer.com/journal/707

Featured Paper Award

The paper “Uncertain pedestrian load modeling for structural vibration assessment in footbridge design” has been awarded as the Featured Article for Volume 311, July 2024 issue of the international journal Engineering Structures. This recognition is based on the paper’s innovation, originality, practical applicability of its research findings, and the quality of its writing. The article is available open access at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2024.118070

New Publication on Process Controlling and Numerical Simulation in Mechanised Tunnelling
A new paper with the title "Coupling process controlling data and numerical simulation in mechanised tunnelling" has been published in the international journal “Geomechanics and Tunnelling”, see https://doi.org/10.1002/geot.202400011
Vortrag zur Bachelorarbeit
Donnerstag, 22.08.2024
Herr Felix Schmid

Einfluss der Theorie II. Ordnung auf das Eigenschwingungsverhalten von 2D-Stabtragwerken
16:30 Uhr, Geb. 10.50, 2. Stock, Raum 214

Seminar für Baustatik


Montag, 15.07.2023
FE-Anwendung in der Baupraxis
1. Zugspitze Bahnstation

Adrian Bühler, Luisa Bühler
2. Radwegbrücke Weisenbach
Lia Meier, Philomena Miklos, Sebastian Büchel
3. Goetheturm Frankfurt
Michelle Haupenthal, Gian Marco Albicker
14:00 Uhr, Geb. 10.50, 2. Stock, Raum 214, Institutsbibliothek
 

Dienstag, 16.07.2023
FE-Anwendung in der Baupraxis

1. Erzbahnschwinge Bochum
Miguel Mena, Shady Kafa, Valeria Hahn
2. Kreuzfahrtterminal 
“Warnemünde Cruise Center 8”

Pierre Hauk, Joschua Ziegler, Bjark Westphalen
3. Aussichtsturm Olympisches Sportzentrum Bengbu
Jingyang Liu, Shuoqi Zhang
4. Ortenau-Brücke
Hannah Felber, Maximilian Pawlik
14:00 Uhr, Geb. 10.50, 2. Stock, Raum 214, Institutsbibliothek


Bericht zu den Seminaren für Baustatik

Freischaltung der Studentenkarten für das Gebäude 10.50
Bitte wenden Sie sich an Herrn Andreas Ruf, Geb. 10.50, 2. OG, Raum 208 a
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