"Adaptive insertion of interface elements for fracture analysis: Reliable computation of interface traction" is the title of the recent open access publication by Koussay Daadouch, Vladislav Gudzulic, and Günther Meschke. It has been published by Elsevier in the journal "Computer Methods in Applied...

Chen Xu, Giao Vu, Ba Trung Cao, Zhen Liu, Fabian Diewald, Yong Yuan, and Günther Meschke are the authors of the newly published article entitled "Bridging simulation and experiment: A self-supervised domain adaptation framework for concrete damage classification". It has been published by Elsevier ...

The article "Investigating the sliding behavior of graphene nanoribbons", written by Gourav Yadav, Aningi Mokhalingam, Roger A. Sauer, and Shakti S. Gupta, has been published as open access in "Carbon" by Elsevier.


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This work presents a Euler–Bernoulli beam finite element (FE) model...

Rodolfo Javier Williams Moises presented his doctoral theses with the title "Computational Modeling and Design of Artificial Soil Freezing in Tunneling" on 6th November 2025 at 2PM.


Well done, Rodolfo! We wish you even mo...

The open access article "Efficient snap-to-contact computations for van der Waals interacting fibers", written by A. Borković, M.H. Gfrerer, R.A. Sauer, B. Marussig, has been published in the Elsevier journal European Journal of Mechanics A/Solids.

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We consider van der Waals interacti...

"Interactive real-time large-scale tunnel alignment design" is the new publication of our institute. It is written by Yaman Zendaki, Ba Trung Cao, Steffen Freitag, and Günther Meschke and published in the journal "Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology" by Elsevier.

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Alignment d...

On Friday, 24. October 2025 at 2:30 PM, Nicola Gottardi presented his doctoral theses with the title "Real-time Structural Health Assessment of Segmental Tunnel Linings".


Dear Nicola, congratulations on reaching this milest...

"Discrete modeling of cracking in reinforced concrete structures: formulation, size effect, and parameter sensitivity" an open access article recently published by Vladislav Gudzulic and Günther Meschke. It was released by Springer Nature in the journal "Materials and Structures".

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Th...

Bartłomiej Łazorczyk and Roger A. Sauer are the authors of the newly open access publication "Nonlinear elastodynamic material identification of heterogeneous isogeometric Bernoulli-Euler beams", which appears in the Elsevier journal "Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering".

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On Friday, 12. September 2025 at 10 AM, Simon Peters presented his doctoral theses with the title "Computational Multiscale Modeling of Low-Carbon Concretes at Elevated Temperatures".

Dear Simon, congratulations on your successful PhD! We wish you all the best for your future and continued succes...

Written by Roger A. Sauer the new Open access publication "A curvilinear surface ALE formulation for self-evolving Navier-Stokes manifolds – stabilized finite element formulation" is published now in the journal 'Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering' by Elsevier.

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Th...

'A curvilinear surface ALE formulation for self-evolving Navier–Stokes manifolds: general theory and analytical solutions' is a new open-access paper written by Roger A. Sauer. It is published in the 'Journal of Fluid Mechanics' by Cambridge University Press.

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A new arbitrary Lagrang...

On Monday, 11th August 2025, a research group from Wuhan University, China visited us - the Institute for Structural Mechanics, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany - again. Since January 2021 we both have been actively collaborative in the research project "Multiscale Tests, Simulation, Optimization and...

The open access paper titled "Computational hydro-thermal design of ground freezing in tunneling: Optimization of pipe layout and real-time prediction" has been witten by Rodolfo Javier Williams Moises, Yaman Zendaki, Ba Trung Cao, and Günther Meschke.
It is now published in "Tunnelling and Underg...

The latest article titled “Concretes containing blended-cements with reduced carbon-dioxide emissions: A chemo-thermo-hygro-mechanical model for elevated temperatures” by Simon Peters, Tim Pittrich, Ludwig Stelzner, Frank Weise, and Günther Meschke has been published in the volume 163 of Cement...

As part of the Research Academy Ruhr's "Research Explorer Ruhr" program, PhD Tulio Antunes Pinto Coelho from the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil, visits our institute from 22 J...

The research paper titled "Mechanics of longitudinal joints in segmental tunnel linings: A semi-analytical approach" has been witten by Zhen Liu, Xian Liu, Abdullah Alsahly, Yong Yuan, and Günther Meschke.
It is now published in "Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology" by Elsevier.

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"A finite strain model for fiber angle plasticity of textile fabrics based on isogeometric shell finite elements" by Thang X. Duong and Roger A. Sauer has been published in "Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids" Volume 200, July 2025, 106158 by Elsevier.

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This work presents ...

A new publication titled "A Multiscale Model for Predicting the Young’s Modulus and the Thermal-Expansion Coefficient of Concrete at High Temperatures” by Simon Peters, Giao Vu, Günther Meschke has been released in the journal Construction and Building Materials by Elsevier.

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A s...

On Monday, 28. April 2025 at 1PM, the doctoral defense of Stefanie Schoen took place. The title of her dissertation was: Reliability analysis and design of RC and SFRC structures considering Polymorphic Uncertainties.

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Every year at the IA-FraMCoS, young researchers under 40 who are the first author of their paper have the chance to be awarded with the Young Researcher Best Paper Award.

This year, Koussay Daadouch and Vladislav Gudžulić from the Institute for Structural Mechanics received an Honorable Mentio...

We have published a new work titled "Mechanics of longitudinal joints in segmental tunnel linings: Role of connecting bolts". It is part of the Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, Volume 161, July 2025, 106601.

The publication is written by: Zhen Liu, Ba Trung Cao, Chen Xu, Xian Liu, Yon...

Our latest publication, "New analytical laws and applications of interaction potentials with a focus on van der Waals attraction", is now available as part of the Applied Mathematical Modelling, Volume 145, September 2025, 116100 by Elsevier.

The authors are: A. Borković, M.H. Gfrerer, R.A. Sau...

The recent open access publication "A virtual lab for damage identification in concrete using coda wave interferometry Authors" is written by G. Vu, J.J. Timothy, E.H. Saenger, C. Gehlen, and G. Meschke.

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Early identification and prevention of damage in concrete structures can significa...

The lecture dates for the summer term 2025 are online here:

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We have released the open access publication, "An objective isogeometric mixed finite element formulation for nonlinear elastodynamic beams with incompatible warping strains", which is part of the journal "Multibody System Dynamics" by Springer Nature.

The article is written by: M.-J. Choi, S. Kl...

On November 22, 2024, the German Research Foundation decided to fund the Collaborative Research Centre 1683 (CRC 1683) with the title “Methods of interaction for the modular reuse of existing load-bearing structures“ (shortened “Modular Reuse”).

Instead of recycling old concrete, researc...

Condition assessment and surveillance are prerequisites for efficient maintenance of reinforced concrete structures. Consequently, there is a need for reliable and cost-efficient methods that are able to detect defects, monitor the actual condition, and predict the future evolution of the condition ...

"Multiscale tests, simulation, optimization and 3D printing of UHPFRC materials and structures" is the title of the 3rd Workshop Chinese-German cooperation project. It starts at 9 AM und will end at approximately 11:30 AM.

The workshop includes six different presentations by members from the Wuha...

On 17. September 2024 Vladislav Gudžulić presented his doctoral thesis 'Efficient and Robust Optimization Approaches for Structural Design under Consideration of Uncertainties'.

Dear Vlad, we congratulate you on successfully completing your PhD and wish you a successful future!

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On September 17, 2024, Prof. Erik Landis from the University of Maine, USA will give a guest lecture on “Quantifying Damage Mechanisms in Ultra-High-Performance Concrete”. The lecture will take place at 11:00 AM in IC 03/604.

Guests are welcome!

Further information can be found in the PD...

On 28. August 2024 Philipp Edler presented his doctoral thesis 'Efficient and Robust Optimization Approaches for Structural Design under Consideration of Uncertainties'.

Philipp, congratulations on successfully completing your PhD and all the best for your future!

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January 2021 was the beginning of the collaborative research project "Multiscale Tests, Simulation, Optimization and 3D-Printing of UHPFRC Materials and Structures"* between research groups from Wuhan University, China and Ruhr University Bochum, Germany.

The joint research focuses on the develo...

The publication with the full title "Blind competition on the numerical simulation of slabs reinforced with conventional flexural reinforcement and fibers subjected to punching loading configuration" (DOI: 10.1002/suco.202400061) has been published in the journal "Structural Concrete" by Wiley.

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Master students of the course "Recent Advances in Numerical Modelling and Simulation" (BI-W 35 & CE-W 04) will have the opportunity to listen to a lecture given by Miroslav Marjanović (PhD Civil Eng.) from the University of Belgrade (Serbia) on Tuesday, 18. June 2024, 2 PM.

The title of his pre...

On Tuesday, 18. June 2024, 9:30 AM, Miroslav Marjanović (PhD Civil Eng.) from the University of Belgrade (Serbia) will give his guest lecture with the title "Towards Sustainable Buildings: Novel Strategies for the Design of Vibration Resistant Cross-Laminated Timber Floors (Substrate4CLT)".

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A new open access publication with the title "A novel section-section potential for short-range interactions between plane beams" (DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2024.117143) has been published in the journal "Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering" by Elsevier.

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Section–section i...

"Numerical investigation of artificial ground freezing-thawing processes in tunnel construction" (DOI: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2024.106477) is a new open access publication in the journal "Computers and Geotechnics" by Elsevier.

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Artificial ground freezing, Thawing, Tunneling,Finite element ...

On June 1st, 2024 a new open access publication with the title "Numerical simulation of three dimensional concrete printing based on a unified fluid and solid mechanics formulation" has been published online in Frontiers of Structural and Civil Engineering by Springer Nature.

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Deformat...

This year the Girls’ Day took place on April 25, 2024. At our institute, female schoolchilds from the eighth and ninth-grade had the opportunity to get insights into the profession of a structural engineering.

Hence the girls learned about bridge properties and construction materials, then the...

The introduction of all our FEM courses took place on Wednesday, April 3rd, 2024.

For everyone who missed it or is still interested, here is a summary. Course registration is possible via Moodle.