Selected Research Topics
- Geometrically exact beam formulations
- Nonlinear shear-deformable FEM beam models (Simo-Reissner theory)
- Nonlinear shear-free FEM beam models (Kirchhoff-Love-Theory)
- Nonlinear statics and dynamics of fiber materials
- Nonlinear FEM shell models (especially solid shell elements)
- Beam and shell contact
- Modeling of composite materials
- Modeling of fiber bundles and fiber fabrics
- Beam-to-solid interaction
- Biological fibres
- and many more...
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Key Publications
- Meier, C., Grill, M.J., Wall, W.A., Popp, A. (2018): Geometrically exact beam elements and smooth contact schemes for the modeling of fiber-based materials and structures, International Journal of Solids and Structures, published online, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2017.07.020
- Meier, C., Popp, A., Wall, W.A. (2017): Geometrically exact finite element formulations for slender beams: Kirchhoff-Love theory vs. Simo-Reissner theory, Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering, published online, DOI: 10.1007/s11831-017-9232-5
- Meier, C., Wall, W.A., Popp, A. (2017): A unified approach for beam-to-beam contact, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 315:972-1010