Mittwoch, 25.06.2025
Prof. Dr.-Ing. S. Kasic
Modellierung von Brücken unter Erdbebenbeanspruchung
16:30 Uhr, Geb. 10.50, 1. OG, Raum 102
Steffen Freitag received the KIT Faculty Teaching Award. Here is a short video https://www.kit.edu/kit/english/faculty-teaching-awards-2025.php
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
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
Job offers & further news
| 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 |
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Vortrag zur Masterarbeit |
| 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 |
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Seminar für Baustatik
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Successful CAMPUSTAG |
| Seminar für Baustatik Mittwoch, 03.07.2024 Praxisvortrag Ingenieurbüro Dr. Binnewies Zur praktischen Anwendung der FEM im Ingenieurbau 16:30 Uhr, Geb. 10.81, Raum 305 |
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A new paper with the title "Uncertain pedestrian load modeling for structural vibration assessment in footbridge design" has been published in the international journal “Engineering Structures" as part of the special issue "Computational Methods for Stochastic Engineering Dynamics". The article is available open access at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2024.118070 |
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Das Team Baustatik des KIT hat erfolgreich an der 33. Badischen Meile teilgenommen. Beim Traditionslauf über das historische Längenmaß von 8,88889 Kilometern quer durch Karlsruhe waren in diesem Jahr über 6000 Läuferinnen und Läufer dabei. Weitere Informationen zur Veranstaltung finden Sie unter https://badischemeile.de/ |
| Vortrag zur Masterarbeit Dienstag, 04.06.2024 Frau Eszter Kósa (B.Sc.) Theory and Numerics of Stochastic Eigenvalue Problems in the Context of Structural Analysis 16:30 Uhr, Geb. 10.50, 2. Stock, Raum 214 |
| Vortrag zur Masterarbeit Dienstag, 14.05.2024 Herr Marco Ölschläger (B.Sc.) Investigation of the structural performance of an arch dam 16:00 Uhr, Geb. 50.31, Raum 613 |
| DYNAmore Award 2023 Congratulations to Felix Rutsch and Maximilian Schweizer for being nominated for the DYNAmore Award 2023! We are especially proud to announce that Felix Rutsch is one of the three awardees of the DYNAmore Award 2023. Congratulations! The DYNAmore GmbH (an Ansys Company) from Stuttgart yearly offers an award for excellent master theses at the KIT Department of Civil Engineering, Geo and Environmental Sciences. For more information about the DYNAmore Award, please visit https://www.ifm.kit.edu/english/5629.php and https://www.stiftung.kit.edu/617.php |
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Girls'Day - Mädchen-Zukunftstag am Institut für Baustatik |
| New Publication on Real-time estimation of the structural utilization level of segmental tunnel lining A new paper with the title "Real-time estimation of the structural utilization level of segmental tunnel lining" has been published in the international journal “Underground Space”. The article is part of the Special Issue “Machine learning and AI for underground metaverse” and is available at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.undsp.2023.11.011 |
| Congratulations
The team of the Institute for Structural Analysis congratulates Patrick Weber to his PhD. On October 20, 2023 he has successfully defended his PhD thesis with the title ”Physically consistent modeling of elastic and plastic material behavior with artificial neural networks“. |
| Vortrag zur Masterarbeit Montag, 06.11.2023 Herr Julian Pappenberger (B.Sc.) Describing the behavior of 3D printed materials using phenomenological and data-based material models 17:00 Uhr, Geb. 10.50, 2. Stock, Raum 214, Institutsbibliothek |
| New Publication on Real-time Operational Parameters Selection of Tunnel Boring Machines A new paper with the title "A simulation-based software to support the real-time operational parameters selection of tunnel boring machines" has been published in the international journal “Underground Space”. The article is available at https://authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S2467967423001083 |
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New Publication on Uncertainty Quantification for Sheet Metal Forming |
| Vortrag zur Bachelorarbeit Dienstag, 22.08.2023 Herr Luigi Norbert Schiano Isogeometric FE Formulation of a plane curved beam element 16:00 Uhr, Geb. 10.50, 2. Stock, Raum 214, Institutsbibliothek |
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Seminar für Baustatik |
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Seminar für Baustatik |
| Vortrag zur Bachelorarbeit Dienstag, 25.07.2023 Herr Florian Fuchs Theory and virtual element formulation of a plane stress element 16:00 Uhr, Geb. 10.50, 2. Stock, Raum 214, Institutsbibliothek. |
| New Publication on Surrogate Modeling for Interactive Tunnel Track Design A new paper with the title "Surrogate modeling for interactive tunnel track design using the cut finite element method" has been published in the international journal “Engineering with Computers”. The article is available at https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00366-023-01867-y |
| New Publication on polymorphic uncertainty modeling in shell buckling A new paper with the title "On polymorphic uncertainty modeling in shell buckling" has been published in the international journal “Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering". The article is available open access at https://doi.org/10.1111/mice.13054 |
| Vortrag zur Masterarbeit Dienstag, 20.06.2023 Herr Felix Rutsch (B.Sc.) Topology Optimization of Structures with Stress and Displacement Constraints 16:30 Uhr, Geb. 10.50, 2. Stock, Raum 214, Institutsbibliothek. |
| DYNAmore Award 2022 We are especially proud to announce that our new employee Anastasiia Volovikova is one of the three awardees of the DYNAmore Award 2022. Congratulations! The DYNAmore GmbH (an Ansys Company) from Stuttgart yearly offers an award for excellent master theses at the KIT Department of Civil Engineering, Geo and Environmental Sciences. For more information about the DYNAmore Award, please visit https://www.stiftung.kit.edu/617.php and https://www.ifm.kit.edu/5032.php. |
| Freischaltung der Studentenkarten für das Gebäude 10.50 Bitte wenden Sie sich an Herrn Andreas Ruf, Geb. 10.50, 2. OG, Raum 208 a Vertretung: Frau Michelle Köllner, Geb. 10.50, 2. OG, Raum 211 |