FFT-based multiscale modelling of polycrystalline materials (Project thesis)
Completed: 01/2026
Author: Nils Schanze
Supervisor: PD Dr-Ing. habil. Tobias Kaiser
2026
Finite Element Modeling of melt-substrate bonding in Additive Manufacturing through mesh-manipulation and energy correction (Project thesis)
Completed: 12/2025
Author: Jonah Grothus
Supervisor: Justice Olatunbosun, M.Sc., Dr.-Ing. Markus Schewe
Numerical evaluation of wave propagation in elastic and viscoelastic materials using FFT (Project thesis)
Completed: 10/2025
Author: Ben Mierswa
Supervisor: PD Dr.-Ing. Patrick Kurzeja, Sebastian Bencker, M.Sc.
Validation of a finite element program to determine the process variables of a stretch-bending aggregate (B.Sc. thesis)
Completed: 04/2025
Author: Marc-Oliver Friedrich
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Patrick Kurzeja, Gian-Luca Geuken, M.Sc.
Development of an artificial neural network for equilibrium control of a mechanical system (B.Sc. thesis)
Completed: 04/2025
Author: Burak Bedur Ergün
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Patrick Kurzeja, Klas Feike, M.Sc.
Phase field-based damage modeling in solid mechanics (M.Sc. thesis)
Completed: 04/2025
Author: Annika Karweger
Supervisor: PD Dr-Ing. habil. Tobias Kaiser
Electro-mechanical modeling of DP800 steel with isotropic(kinematic hardening: Numerical and experimental study (M.Sc. project thesis (MMT))
Completed: 01/2025
Author: R. M. Cruz Flores, M. A. Rasheed
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Tobias Kaiser, Dilek Güzel, M.Sc.
2025
- Numerical elasticity analysis and FEM simulation of polymer graphs (Project thesis)
Completed: 10/2024
Author: N. Guhl
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Patrick Kurzeja, Gian-Luca Geuken, M.Sc. - Particle Finite Element Method based modeling of Laser Cladding Additive Manufacturing (M.Sc thesis (MMT))
Completed: 09/2024
Author: J. Olatunbosun
Supervisor: Markus Schewe, M.Sc. - Implementation of Peridynamics (B.Sc. project thesis)
Completed: 06/2024
Author: S. Bozinis
Supervisor: Henning Lammen, M.Sc, Dr.-Ing. Kai Langenfeld - On the extension of a wavelet-FFT-based multiscale approach to irreversible material behavior (B.Sc. thesis)
Completed: 04/2024
Author: L. Mätzig
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Tobias Kaiser - Implementation of a Thermo-mechanical Particle Finite Element Method in C++ (M.Sc. project thesis (MMT))
Completed: 03/2024
Author: J. Olatunbosun
Supervisor: M. Schewe - Simulation of the mechanical dynamic load redistribution of insulator chains in high-voltage overhead lines (B.Sc. thesis)
Completed: 02/2024
Author: C. Maas
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Patrick Kurzeja, Felix Rörentrop, M.Sc.
2024
- On the extension of FFT-based multiscale methods to nonuniform grids in physical space (B.Sc. project thesis)
Completed: 11/2023
Author: L. Mätzig
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Tobias Kaiser - Material Modeling and Finite Element Simulation of Quenching (M.Sc. thesis)
Completed: 09/2023
Author: P. Scherm
Supervisor: Markus Schewe, M.Sc. - Implementation and Analysis of Efficient Intergration Methods in Isogeometric Analysis (B.Sc. thesis)
Completed: 08/2023
Author: P. Eiffert
Supervisor: Carina Witt, M.Sc. - Towards a finite strain modeling framework for additive manufacturing processes (M.Sc thesis)
Completed: 07/2023
Author: R. Liskow
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Thorsten Bartel, Isabelle Noll, M.Sc. - Electro-mechanical coupling in material interfaces: A computational multiscale approach (M.Sc. thesis)
Completed: 03/2023
Author: N. v. d. Höh
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Tobias Kaiser - Investigation of the solution accuracy of data-driven mechanics for two-dimensional elasticity (B.Sc. project thesis)
Completed: 03/2023
Author: A. Recber
Supervisor: Marius Harnisch, M.Sc. - Data-driven simulation of the elastic material behavior of heterogeneous materials using FE^2-based data sets (B.Sc. thesis)
Completed: 02/2023
Author: Y. Franz
Supervisor: Marius Harnisch, M.Sc. - Comparison of thermomechanically coupled simulations with the method of inherent strains for additive manufacturing processes (B.Sc. thesis)
Completed: 01/2023
Author: B. Streitbürger
Supervisor: Isabelle Noll, M.Sc. - On the solution of one-dimensional boundary value problems with spectral solvers (B.Sc. project thesis)
Completed: 01/2023
Author: T. Detambel
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Tobias Kaiser
2023
- Strain gradient vs. damage gradient - a comparative study (B.Sc. thesis)
Completed: 11/2022
Author: J. Griep
Supervisor: K. Langenfeld, M.Sc. - Modelling and simulation of thermo-mechanical coupling and damage in ABAQUS (M.Sc. thesis)
Completed: 10/2022
Author: L. Sobisch
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Tobias Kaiser, Tim Furlan, M. Sc. - Investigation of a propagator in data-driven mechanics for mapping cyclic material behavior (B.Sc. project thesis)
Completed: 10/2022
Author: Y. Franz
Supervisor: Marius Harnisch, M. Sc. - Computational modelling of fatigue failure using electro-mechanically coupled cohesive zone formulations (B.Sc. thesis)
Completed: 09/2022
Author: T. Kalender
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Tobias Kaiser - Investigation of scanning strategies for powder bed-based melting processes using "eigenstrain analysis" in Abaqus
(B.Sc. project thesis)
Completed: 07/2022
Supervisor: Isabelle Noll, M. Sc. - Brachistochrone - Derivation, visualization and analysis using a self-developed experimental setup (B.Sc project thesis)
Completed: 07/2022
Authors: J. Mertsch & S. Wißuwa
Supervisor: Henning Lammen M.Sc - Smooth rate-independent crystal plasticity (B.Sc. project thesis)
Completed: 06/2022
Author: J. Wiecha
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Tobias Kaiser - mplementation of a neural network as a history surrogate for one-dimensional plasticity in data-driven mechanics (B.Sc. thesis)
Completed: 06/2022
Author: S. Brabender
Supervisor: Marius Harnisch, M. Sc. - Implementation of a FFT-based spectral solver for multiscale mechanics (B.Sc. thesis)
Completed: 05/2022
Author: T. Detambel
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Tobias Kaiser - Implementation of an isogeometric finite element framework for multiple patches with local refinement (B.Sc. thesis)
Completed: 03/2022
Author: L. Langerbein
Supervisor: M.Sc. Carina Witt
2022
- Analysis of the stress and strain state of a door clamp using the finite element method (B.Sc. thesis)
Completed: 12/2021
Author: M. Jostmann
Supervisor: M.Sc. Alexander Niehüser - Simulation of cyclic fatigue in aluminum alloys (M.Sc. project thesis)
Completed: 12/2021
Author: A. Shan
Supervisor: M.Sc. Serhat Aygün - Implementation and analysis of generalized cohesive zone elements in the finite element library deal.II (M.Sc. thesis)
Completed: 11/2021
Author: Till Janis Budde
Supervisor: Volker Fohrmeister, M.Sc. - Design, metrological recording and FE simulation of an analogy test for workpiece clamping during internal cylindrical peel grinding (B.Sc. thesis)
Completed: 10/2021
Author: N. Policeusz
Supervisor: Tim Furlan, M.Sc. - Implementation of an algorithm for the finite-element-based simulation of the material and structural behavior of magnetic shape memory alloys (B.Sc. thesis)
Completed: 07/2021
Author: K. Bükrü
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. - Remeshing of deformed bodies in large deformation FEM simulations using higher-order elements (B.Sc. thesis)
Completed: 05/2021
Author: J. Stollberg
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Richard Ostwald, Tim Furlan, M. Sc. - Refinement strategies in the isogeometric finite element method (B.Sc. thesis)
Completed: 04/2021
Author: L. Schrade
Supervisor: M.Sc. Carina Witt - Solution recovery and transfer in h-adaptive finite element analyses (B.Sc. thesis)
Completed: 04/2021
Author: L. Sobisch
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Richard Ostwald, Dr.-Ing. Raphael Holtermann, Tim Furlan, M. Sc. - Setup and measurements with an ultrasonic measuring device on deformed steel (B.Sc. project thesis)
Completed: 03/2021
Author: J. Figge
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Patrick Kurzeja - Behavior of microcracks in tensile specimens with statistically distributed inclusions (B.Sc. project thesis)
Completed: 02/2021
Author: R. Raveendran
Supervisor: Serhat Aygün, M. Sc. - Modelling and simulation of size effects in material interfaces (B.Sc. project thesis)
Author: T. Kalender
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Tobias Kaiser - A finite element approach to the modeling of crack propagation (B.Sc. project thesis)
Completed: 01/2021
Author: P. Scherm
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Tobias Kaiser - Simulation and analysis of the vibration behavior of a lightweight robot arm (B.Sc. project thesis)
Completed: 01/2021
Authors: J. Kummer, A. Heselmann
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Thorsten Bartel - Implementation of an interface between CAD modeling and an isogeometric finite element framework (B.Sc. project thesis)
Completed: 01/2021
Author: L. Schrade
Supervisor: M.Sc. Carina Witt
2021
- Implementation of physical constraints and statistics based optimization into neural networks (M.Sc. thesis)
Completed: 12/2020
Author: N. Zöllner
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Patrick Kurzeja - A Level Set Approach to Detect Phase Fronts in NiTi Wires Based on Energy Minimization (B.Sc. project thesis)
Completed: 12/2020
Author: J. Stollberg
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Thorsten Bartel - Hipped roof microstructure model for the simulation of phase transformations in shape memory alloys (B.Sc. project thesis)
Completed: 12/2020
Authors: K. Bükrü, M. Gesting
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Thorsten Bartel - On data-driven solid mechanics and applications to two-dimensional inhomogeneous problems (M.Sc. thesis)
Completed: 11/2020
Author: M. Harnisch
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Thorsten Bartel - Elastic anisotropy of two-phase steels with different martensite contents (B.Sc. project thesis)
Completed: 11/2020
Author: X. Hou
Supervisor: Serhat Aygün, M. Sc. - A non-affine microsphere model for the simulation of electromechanically coupled switching behavior in piezoceramics (B.Sc. thesis)
Completed: 11/2020
Author: M. P. Ortmanns
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Thorsten Bartel - Finite Element Simulation of Large Strain Frictional Contact with the Contact Domain Method (M.Sc. thesis)
Completed: 10/2020
Author: A. Niehüser
Supervisor: Markus Schewe, M.Sc. - A phase-field approximation suitable for cohesive interface models (M.Sc. thesis)
Completed: 10/2020
Author: F. Rörentrop
Supervisor: Henning Lammen, M. Sc. - Statistically optimized material modeling via neural networks (M.Sc. thesis)
Completed: 10/2020
Author: G.-L. Geuken
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Patrick Kurzeja - Efficient modeling for fatigue prediction under cyclic loading (B.Sc. thesis)
Completed: 8/2020
Author: P. Scherm
Supervisor: Kai Langenfeld, M. Sc. - On the comparison of different time discretization methods using the example of a double pendulum (B.Sc. project thesis)
Completed: 08/2020
Authors: C. Jasniewicz, T. Enders, T. Vogtmann
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Thorsten Bartel - A comparison of representative volume element-based and structural tensor-based approaches for the modeling of woven composites (B.Sc. project thesis)
Completed: 7/2020
Author: N. von der Höh
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Tobias Kaiser - Validation of a methodology for welding distortion simulation of assemblies (B.Sc. thesis)
Completed: 07/2020
Author: A. Heselmann
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Thorsten Bartel - Efficient Finite Element Simulation for Selective Laser Beam Processes (B.Sc. thesis)
Completed: 7/2020
Author: L. Koppka
Supervisor: Isabelle Noll, M. Sc. - Regular remeshing as a strategy for finite element simulations for large deformations in solid mechanics (B.Sc. thesis)
Completed: 7/2020
Author: P. Araghchi
Supervisor: Tim Furlan, M. Sc. - On the consideration of different classes of elastic anisotropy using the microsphere concept (B.Sc. project thesis)
Completed: 6/2020
Author: M. P. Ortmanns
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Thorsten Bartel - Material modelling and rheological characterization using fractional derivatives (B.Sc. thesis)
Completed: 6/2020
Author: S. Winkler
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Patrick Kurzeja - Solution approaches for local crystal plasticity theory (B.Sc. project thesis)
Completed: 5/2020
Author: Till Janis Budde
Supervisor: Volker Fohrmeister, M.Sc. - Comparison of the Lagrange multiplier and Nitsche method for solving normal contact problems with large deformations using the finite element method (M.Sc. project thesis)
Completed: 4/2020
Author: A. Niehüser
Supervisor: Markus Schewe, M.Sc. - Displacement field based identification of temperature dependent material parameters (B.Sc. project thesis)
Completed: 2/2020
Author: H. Polat
Supervisor: Lars Rose, M.Sc. - Implementation of cohesive zone models using the phase field method (M.Sc. thesis)
Completed: 2/2020
Author: P. Linneweber
Supervisor: Henning lammen, M.Sc. - Influence of laser beam parameters on additively manufactured components (B.Sc. project thesis)
Completed: 01/2020
Author: L. Koppka
Supervisor: Isabelle Noll, M.Sc.
2020
- Isogeometric higher gradient finite element formulations (M.Sc. thesis)
Completed: 12/2019
Author: C. Witt
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Tobias Kaiser - Experimental investigation for the identification of temperature-dependent material properties (B.Sc. thesis)
Completed: 12/2019
Author: F. Dogan
Supervisor: Lars Rose, M.Sc. - Numerical modeling of cyclic plasticity by using the Armstrong-Frederick kinematic hardening combined with ductile damage (B.Sc. thesis)
Completed: 09/2019
Author: M. Harnisch
Supervisor: Serhat Aygün, M. Sc. - Numerical and Experimental Study of the Influence of Contact Surfaces on Eigenfrequencies (M.Sc. thesis)
Completed: 09/2019
Author: F. Tariq
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Patrick Kurzeja - Development of finite element program modules for the simulation of extrusion processes (B.Sc. thesis)
Completed: 08/2019
Author: A. Borutta
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Richard Ostwald - Numerical instability analysis of three-dimensional structures using scripted Abaqus simulations (B.Sc. project thesis)
Completed: 08/2019
Author: S. Grünewald
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Patrick Kurzeja - Investigation of the influence of various factors on the surface quality of additively manufactured components (B.Sc. project thesis)
Completed: 08/2019
Author: Yuhe Liu
Supervisor: Tim Furlan, M. Sc. - Modeling of a Viscoelastic Polymer - Experiment, Finite Element Implementation and Parameter Identification (M.Sc. thesis)
Completed: 07/2019
Author: M. Barghidarian
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Richard Ostwald, Robin Schulte, M.Sc. - Implementation of the isogeometric finite element method (M.Sc. project thesis)
Completed: 07/2019
Author: C. Witt
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Tobias Kaiser - Statistical assessment of the measurement quality of a 3D scanner (B.Sc. project thesis)
Completed: 06/2019
Author: N. Zöllner
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Patrick Kurzeja - Thermodynamically consistent modeling of bainitic phase transformations (B.Sc. project thesis)
Completed: 06/2019
Author: G. Geuken
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Thorsten Bartel - Implementation of a phase field model for small deformations to investigate fracture energy (B.Sc. thesis)
Completed: 06/2019
Author: T. Cong
Supervisor: Kai Langenfeld, M. Sc. - Viscous material models in the finite element simulation of lubricants (B.Sc. thesis)
Completed: 05/2019
Author: N. Zöllner
Supervisor: Markus Schewe, M. Sc. - Comparison of the efficiency of different methods for solving optimization problems with inequality constraints (B.Sc. project thesis)
Completed: 04/2019
Author: J. Willerscheid
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Thorsten Bartel - Comparison of different methods for solving optimization problems with inequality constraints (B.Sc. project thesis)
Completed: 04/2019
Author: J. Kämper
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Thorsten Bartel - Investigation of Thermal Boundary Conditions: Application to Selective Laser Melting
Completed: 04/2019
Author: O. Aydin
Supervisor: Isabelle Guschke, M. Sc. - Implementation of a thermo-mechanically coupled FE formulation in FEAP (B.Sc. project thesis)
Completed: 01/2019
Author: A. Möglich
Supervisor: Serhat Aygün, M. Sc. - Modeling of dislocation density in a context of rate-independent plasticity and isotropic hardening (B.Sc. project thesis)
Completed: 01/2019
Author: M. Harnisch
Supervisor: Serhat Aygün, M. Sc. - Numerical investigation of instabilities due to growth (master thesis)
Completed: 01/2019
Author: I. Valizadeh
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing.
2019
- Finite element-based modeling and simulation of compression-induced micro-welds (bachelor project thesis)
Completed: 12/2018
Author: J. Noske/T. Baaske
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Thorsten Bartel - Investigation of the convergence behavior using the example of gradient-extended ductile damage (bachelor project thesis)
Completed: 11/2018
Author: S. Braun
Supervisor: Leon Sprave - Simulation of plasticity using stress mode decompositions (bachelor thesis)
Completed: 11/2018
Author: M. Böddecker
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Richard Ostwald - Comparison of analytical methods for the calculation of natural frequencies using the example of the vibration teaching system
G.U.N.T. TM150 - Experimental analysis (project thesis)
Completed: 10/2018
Author: C. Patsch
Supervisor: Lars Rose, M. Sc. - Comparison of analytical methods for the calculation of natural frequencies using the example of the vibration teaching system
G.U.N.T. TM150 - Analytical evaluation (project thesis)
Completed: 10/2018
Author: M. Gozemba
Supervisor: Lars Rose, M. Sc. - A comparison of different laminate based approaches for the modelling of microstructures in solids (master thesis)
Completed: 10/2018
Author: H. Wilbuer
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Thorsten Bartel - Thermomechanical fatigue with model validation for the service life calculation of a cylinder head for a large diesel engine (bachelor thesis)
Completed: 10/2018 (Cooperation with MAN SE)
Author: J. Gerlach
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Richard Ostwald - A constitutive model for semicrystalline polymers via a rank-1 homogenization approach (master project thesis)
Completed: 10/2018
Author: H. Wilbuer
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Thorsten Bartel - Experimental investigation of failure in 3D printing with two components (bachelor project thesis)
Completed: 09/2018
Author: T. Cong
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Patrick Kurzeja, Tim Heitbreder, M. Sc. - Identification of a yield surface using biaxial criss-cross tests (bachelor thesis)
Completed: 07/2018
Author: A. Ennen
Supervisor: Lars Rose, M. Sc. - Parameter identification for a visco-elastic polymer under large deformations (project thesis)
Completed: 06/2018
Author: M. Barghidarian
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Richard Ostwald - A data-driven algorithm for the simulation of elastic one- and two-dimensional structures (master thesis)
Completed: 06/2018
Author: H. Lammen
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Thorsten Bartel - Automated Abaqus parameter studies for a regularized damage formulation (project thesis)
Completed: 06/2018
Author: A. Borutta
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Richard Ostwald - Finite element implementation of a contact model with triangular segments (bachelor thesis)
Completed: 04/2018
Author: P. Linneweber
Supervisors: Markus Schewe M.Sc., Dipl.-Ing. Rolf Berthelsen - Comparison of analytical methods and the finite element solution of a bending oscillator (bachelor project thesis)
Completed: 04/2018
Author: F. Rörentrop
Supervisors: Markus Schewe, M.Sc. - Linear stability analysis using Abaqus and FEAP: Implementation and validation (master project thesis)
Completed: 04/2018
Author: B. Tekkaya
Supervisors: Dr.-Ing. Patrick Kurzeja, Tim Heitbreder, M. Sc. - Modeling approach of the glass transition of a shape memory polymer based on a material model of an austenite-martensite transformation (bachelor project thesis)
Completed: 04/2018
Authors: M. Wolfstädter, L. Esken
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. - Effects on the rotordynamic modal analysis when using equivalent stiffness diameters by means of numerical calculations with finite elements (bachelor thesis)
Completed: 04/2018
Author: C. Witt
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Thorsten Bartel - Simulation of shape memory alloys using stress mode dependent weighting functions (bachelor project thesis)
Completed: 04/2018
Author: M. Böddecker
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Richard Ostwald - Application of the micro testing machine and the VEDDAC to determine the machine stiffness (bachelor project thesis)
Completed: 01/2018
Author: A. Ennen
Supervisor: Leon Sprave - Numerical homogenization based on polyconvexification: Application to shape memory alloys (master thesis)
Completed: 01/2018
Author: T. Furlan
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Thorsten Bartel - A Finite Element Model for Large Strain Magneto-Viscoelasticity (master thesis)
Completed: 01/2018
Author: N. Trümper
Supervisor: Dipl.-Ing. Karsten Buckmann
2018
- Efficient numerical integration on the surface of a sphere (master project thesis)
Completed: 12/2017
Author: H. Lammen
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Richard Ostwald - Finite element analysis of the stress distribution in the "Schürmann" spline (bachelor project thesis)
Completed: 09/2017
Author: P. Linneweber
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Thorsten Bartel - A Thermomechanical Framework for The Modeling and Simulation of Selective Laser Melting (master thesis)
Completed: 09/2017
Author: I. Guschke
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Thorsten Bartel - Gradient-enhanced damage modeling - a Fischer-Burmeister approach applied to KKT-conditions at Finite Element node level (master project thesis)
Completed: 08/2017
Author: F. Guhr
Supervisor: Leon Sprave - On the Modelling pf Phase Transitions in Solids Undergoing High thermal Impacts (master project thesis)
Completed: 08/2017
Author: I. Guschke
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Thorsten Bartel - A Constitutive Driver for Large Strain Magneto-Viscoelasticity (master project thesis)
Completed: 06/2017
Author: N. Trümper
Supervisor: Dipl.-Ing. Karsten Buckmann - Optimization of a test stand for thermographic recording of surface temperatures (project thesis)
Completed: 05/2017
Author: E. Efendioglu
Supervisor: Lars Rose, M. Sc. - Finite optimization-based calibration of a visco-elastic material model and application in nonlinear FEM (bachelor thesis)
Completed: 04/2017
Author: S. Kimpel
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Richard Ostwald - Numerical analysis of different specimen geometries for carrying out biaxial tensile tests (bachelor project thesis)
Completed: 04/2017
Author: J. Woesthoff
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Thorsten Bartel - Further development of the mechanical structural stiffness of a flow-through pipe component using a numerical modal analysis (bachelor thesis)
Completed: 04/2017
Author: J. Woesthoff
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Thorsten Bartel - Multiscale finite element-based analysis of the influence of material properties of inhomogeneous materials on plasticization (bachelor project thesis)
Completed: 04/2017
Author: B. Tekkaya
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Thorsten Bartel - Implementation of the Particle Finite Element Method (master thesis)
Completed: 03/2017
Author: M.Schewe
Supervisor: Dipl.-Ing. Rolf Berthelsen - Analysis of damage formulations for the finite element based simulation of forming processes (master thesis)
Completed: 01/2017
Author: A. Schowtjak
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Richard Ostwald, Dr.-Ing. Till Clausmeyer (IUL)
2017
- Theory and finite element implementation of finite deformation thermoplasticity in principal stretches (project thesis)
Completed: 10/2016
Author: M. Schewe
Supervisor: Dipl.-Ing. Rolf Berthelsen - Modeling weak discontinuities to simulate propagating phase fronts
Completed: 10/2016
Author: M. Sewerin
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Thorsten Bartel - Impact of the microstructural hardness of sheet steel materials on their edge crack sensitivity (bachelor thesis)
Completed: 10/2016
Author: B. Tekkaya
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. T. Bartel - Implementation of a coupled model for the three-dimensional finite strain simulation of phase transformation and plasticity (project thesis)
Completed: 09/2016
Author: T. Keute
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. R. Ostwald, Dipl.-Ing. R. Holtermann - Parameter identification framework for inhomogeneous states of deformation using Abaqus: Application to inelastic and gradient-enhanced material models(master thesis)
Completed: 08/2016
Author: R. Schulte
Supervisor: Jun.-Prof. Björn Kiefer, Ph.D. - Implementation of hyperelastic finite strain micro-sphere models (bachelor thesis)
Completed: 08/2016
Author: H. Lammen
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. R. Ostwald - 2D finite element simulation of a geometrically resolved, propagating solid phase front using weak discontinuities (bachelor thesis)
Completed: 08/2016
Author: F. Guhr
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. T. Bartel - Gradient extension of a damage model (bachelor thesis)
Completed: 08/2016
Author: T. Wiegold
Supervisors: A. Bartels and Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jörn Mosler - Transient mixed finite element simulation of diffusion-driven swelling (master thesis)
Completed: 05/2016
Author: L. Sprave
Supervisors: Jun.-Prof. Björn Kiefer, Ph.D. and Prof. Dr.-Ing. Andreas Menzel - An inelastic finite element framework for the simulation of wear (bachelor thesis)
Completed: 05/2016
Author: H. Wilbuer
Supervisor: Dipl.-Ing. Rolf Berthelsen - Implementation of a phenomenological model for the simulation of "selective laser melting" processes (bachelor thesis)
Completed: 05/2016
Author: I. Guschke
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. - A contribution to the simulation of phase-transformations in grinding processes (project thesis)
Completed: 05/2016
Author: J. Grodotzki
Supervisors: Dr.-Ing. Richard Ostwald, Dipl.-Ing. Raphael Holtermann - A Finite Deformation Thermo-Elastic Micro-Sphere Model for Rubber-Like Materials (master thesis)
Completed: 04/2016
Author: P. Oppermann
Supervisors: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Andreas Menzel, Dr.-Ing. Richard Ostwald - Thermomechanically coupled gradient enhanced plasticity - Variational consistent updates based on hyperdual numbers (master thesis)
Completed: 04/2016
Author: V. Fohrmeister
Supervisors: A. Bartels and Prof. Dr.-Ing. - Examination of numerical differentiation schemes using hyper-complex numbers (project thesis)
Completed: 04/2016
Author: V. Fohrmeister
Supervisors: A. Bartels and Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jörn Mosler - Multiscale finite element-based analysis of the influence of material properties of inhomogeneous materials on plasticization (bachelor project thesis)
Completed: 03/2016
Author: B. Tekkaya
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Thorsten Bartel - Cahn-Hilliard based phase field modeling (master thesis)
Completed: 03/2016
Author: F. Krajewski
Supervisors: A. Bartels and Prof. Dr.-Ing. - Experiments and algorithmic treatment of material parameter identification utilizing optical displacement field measurements (master thesis)
Completed: 02/2016
Author: L. Rose
Supervisors: Jun.-Prof. Björn Kiefer, Ph.D., Dr.-Ing. Richard Ostwald
2016
- Modeling, Simulation and Parameter Identification of Ferroric Cooling Effects in Shape Memory Alloys (project thesis)
Completed: 12/2015
Author: R. Schulte
Supervisor: Jun.-Prof. Björn Kiefer, Ph.D. - Implementation of a finite element post-processor for the simulation of dry sliding wear (project thesis)
Completed: 12/2015
Author: H. Wilbuer
Supervisor: Dipl.-Ing. Rolf Berthelsen - To optimize the design of drive drums including FKM fatigue strength verification (bachelor thesis)
Completed: 11/2015
Author: T. Keute
Supervisors: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Andreas Menzel, Dr.-Ing. Richard Ostwald - Fibre-Reinforced Composites - Finite Deformation Higher-Gradient Theory and Mixed Finite Element Formulation (master thesis)
Completed: 10/2015
Author: T. Asmanoglo
Supervisors: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Andreas Menzel, Dr.-Ing. Richard Ostwald - Finite element implementation of a non-local gradient-type anisotropic damage model (project thesis)
Completed: 09/2015
Author: L. Sprave
Supervisors: Jun.-Prof. Björn Kiefer, Ph.D. and Prof. Dr.-Ing. Andreas Menzel - Optimization-based Parameter Identification for Inhomogeneous Problems (project thesis)
Completed: 07/2015
Author: L. Rose
Supervisors: Jun.-Prof. Björn Kiefer, Ph.D., Dr.-Ing. Richard Ostwald - Analysis of efficiency and stability of different time integration methods for the solution of differential equation systems of a solid state phase transformation model ( project thesis)
Completed: 04/2015
Author: S. Dohm
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Richard Ostwald - Development of a material model for piezoceramics using energy barriers (bachelor thesis)
Completed: 03/2015
Author: S. Aygün
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Thorsten Bartel - Calculation of "yield points" for solid-state phase transformations (project thesis)
Completed: 02/2015
Authors: N. Trümper, S. Lappe
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Thorsten Bartel - Investigation of Design Optimization of Common Rail Pressure Accumulator using Adjoint Method (master thesis)
Completed: 01/2015
Author: A. Kumar
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Thorsten Bartel
2015
- Modeling and simulation of functional fatigue in shape memory wires using extended Ritz approaches (project thesis)
Completed: 12/2014
Author: S. Aygün
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Thorsten Bartel - Method for the development of component test benches by statically equivalent replacement systems of individual test components (bachelor thesis)
Completed: 11/2014
Author: N. Trümper
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Thorsten Bartel - Theory and Finite Element Implementation of Thermomechanically Coupled Interface Elements (bachelor thesis)
Completed: 11/2014
Author: M. Schewe
Supervisor: Dipl.-Ing. Rolf Berthelsen - Constitutive Modeling of Evolving Anisotropies in Finite Plasticity (bachelor thesis)
Completed: 11/2014
Author: T. Asmanoglo
Supervisors: Jun.-Prof. Björn Kiefer, Ph.D. and Prof. Panayiotis Papadopoulos, Ph.D. (UC Berkeley) - Development of an FE-based simulation tool for the design of rolling contacts in slewing bearings (master thesis, in coorperation with ThyssenKrupp Rothe Erde GmbH)
Completed: 07/2014
Author: J. Tenkamp
Supervisors: Jun.-Prof. Björn Kiefer, Ph.D. and Prof. Dr.-Ing. Andreas Menzel - Further development of a material model for the micromechanically motivated description of plasticity with dislocation density-based hardening (project thesis)
Completed: 07/2014
Author: V. Fohrmeister
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. - A phase field approach to Eshelby's inclusion problem (bachelor thesis)
Completed: 06/2014
Author: T. Furlan
Supervisors: Jun.-Prof. Björn Kiefer, Ph.D. and Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jörn Mosler - Analytical and numerical investigations for the design of a magnetic bearing (bachelor thesis)
Completed: 06/2014
Author: L. Rose
Supervisors: Jun.-Prof. Björn Kiefer, Ph.D. and Prof. Dr.-Ing. Andreas Menzel - Modeling and Simulation of Fe-based Shape Memory Alloy Response (bachelor thesis)
Completed: 05/2014
Author: J. Grodotzki
Supervisor: Jun.-Prof. Björn Kiefer, Ph.D. - Numerical homogenization strategies for interfaces (master thesis)
Completed: 05/2014
Author: C. Sievers
Supervisors: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jörn Mosler and Dipl.-Ing. Till Clausmeyer - FE-based Computational Homogenization (bachelor thesis)
Completed: 04/2014
Author: A. Schowtjak
Supervisor: Jun.-Prof. Björn Kiefer, Ph.D. - Calibration of Anisotropic Yield Surfaces Based on Kelvin Mode Decomposition (project thesis)
Completed: 04/2014
Author: T. Asmanoglo
Supervisors: Jun.-Prof. Björn Kiefer, Ph.D. and Dr.-Ing. Richard Ostwald - Influence of axle kinematics and elastodynamics on the lateral dynamics of a passenger car: Extension of the axle development concept in the early concept phase (diploma thesis, in coorperation with Audi AG Ingolstadt)
Completed: 03/2014
Author: S. Blei
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Tobias Waffenschmidt - Comparison between different solution strategies in the modeling of rate-independent crystal plasticity (bachelor thesis)
Completed: 2014
Author: F. Schmitz
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Thorsten Bartel - Theory and finite element implementation of coupled nonlinear thermoviscoplasticity (bachelor thesis)
Completed: 2014
Author: P. Oppermann
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Ralf Denzer - A comparison between classical micromechanics and direct numerical homogenization techniques for the computation of effective properties in elastic solids (project thesis)
Completed: 02/2014
Author: L. Rose
Supervisor: Jun.-Prof. Björn Kiefer, Ph.D. - A comparison of algorithmic approaches for the modeling of plasticity and phase transformation in Fe-based SMAs (project thesis)
Completed: 02/2014
Author: J. Grodotzki
Supervisor: Jun.-Prof. Björn Kiefer, Ph.D.
2014
- Computationally-efficient simulation of single crystalline SMA response using optimized anisotropic transformation surfaces (bachelor thesis)
Completed: 12/2013
Author: R. Schulte
Supervisors: Jun.-Prof. Björn Kiefer, Ph.D. and Prof. Darren J. Hartl, Ph.D. (Texas Institute for Intelligent Materials and Structures) - Kinematics simulation of an independent suspension in double wishbone design (specialist laboratory)
Completed: 09/2013
Author: T. Schröder
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Tobias Waffenschmidt - Algorithmic Concepts for Gradient-Enhanced Damage Coupled With Plasticity (bachelor thesis)
Completed: 07/2013
Author: L. Sprave
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Tobias Waffenschmidt and Jun.-Prof. Björn Kiefer, Ph.D. - Investigation of an error estimator for calculations with the finite element method (project thesis)
Completed: 2013
Author: T. Furlan
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Ralf Denzer - Development of a 3D finite element model for the simulation of heat input and material deposition during flame coating (project thesis)
Completed: 2013
Author: D. Tomath
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Ralf Denzer - Finite element simulation of a geometrically resolved, propagating solid-state phase front using discontinuous approach functions (project thesis)
Completed: 2013
Authors: M. Schewe, H. Pleskun
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. - Thermodynamically consistent derivation of time-dependent evolution laws for bainitic phase transformations (project thesis)
Completed: 2013
Author: A. Schowtjak
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Thorsten Bartel - New development, experimental characterization and modelling of a two-dimensional vibration absorber (master thesis, in cooperation with KÖTTER Consulting Engineers GmbH & Co. KG)
Completed: 06/2013
Author: P. Tetenborg
Supervisor: Jun.-Prof. Björn Kiefer, Ph.D. - Nonlinear dynamics using the generalized alpha method and midpoint rule (project thesis)
Completed: 03/2013
Author: D. Tomath
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Ralf Denzer - Implementation of a micromechanical plasticity model considering dislocation density-based hardening (project thesis)
Completed: 2013
Authors: J. Tenkamp, J. Sauer
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Thorsten Bartel - Implementation of a FE-based Algorithm for the Computation of Energy Minimizing Microstructures in Magnetostrictive Materials (project thesis)
Completed: 02/2013
Authors: R. Schulte, L. Sprave
Supervisor: Jun.-Prof. Björn Kiefer, Ph.D. - Implementation of a mixed triangular element with continuous degrees of freedom from compression and incompatible displacements for quasi-incompressible linear-elastic material behavior (project thesis)
Completed: 01/2013
Author: P. Oppermann
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Ralf Denzer
2013
- Determination of average dislocation density in metals by evaluation of digitally processed TEM images (Fachlabor)
Completed: 2012
Author: E. Husser
Supervisor: Dipl.-Ing. Till Clausmeyer - FE analysis of strain hardening in sheet metal forming (project thesis)
Completed: 2012
Author: E. Husser
Supervisor: Dipl.-Ing. Till Clausmeyer - Numerical Methods of Machine Dynamics (project thesis)
Completed: 10/2012
Author: T. Schröder
Supervisor: Jun.-Prof. Björn Kiefer, Ph.D. - Finite element implementation of a continuum phase field model for the description of domain evolution in ferroelectric materials (diploma thesis)
Completed: 08/2012
Author: K. Buckmann
Supervisor: Jun.-Prof. Björn Kiefer, Ph.D. - Finite element simulation of inelastic solid boundary layers using interface elements (student thesis)
Completed: 11/2012
Author: F. Ossege
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Tobias Waffenschmidt - Development of a Matlab-based simulation and visualization environment for discrete dynamic systems (student thesis)
Completed: 01/2012
Author: A. Pecoraro
Supervisor: Jun.-Prof. Björn Kiefer, Ph.D. - Linear and geometrically nonlinearthermoelasticity (project thesis)
Completed: 2012
Author: E. Husser
Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Ralf Denzer
2012
- Analysis of the influence of material model and spatial discretization on deep drawing simulation using FEM (project thesis)
Completed: 2011
Author: C. Löbbe
Supervisor: Dipl.-Ing. Till Clausmeyer - Simulation of the Dynamic Response and Identification of the Aerodynamic Distribution for an Experimental Aircraft in the Context of Loads Diagnosis (master thesis, in cooperation with Airbus Operations GmbH and Institut für Flugzeug-Systemtechnik, TU Hamburg-Harburg)
Completed: 11/2011
Author: V. Vijayan
Supervisor: Jun.-Prof. Björn Kiefer, Ph.D.
2011
- Numerical Methods of Machine Dynamics - Simulation of a Trolley (project thesis) Completed: WS 2009/10 Author: M. Nowak Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Tobias Waffenschmidt
2010