Research Output per year
Organization profile
Introduction / mission
The chair of Applied Mechanics and Design (AMD) has a strong international reputation in the modelling of failure (plasticity, fracture, damage, phase transformations) and deformation of advanced engineering materials. The research examines and couples the mechanical behaviour of materials at various length scales (macro, micro, nano), in order to determine optimal material characteristics (high strength and toughness, low weight) for challenging applications in the built environment. The coupled modelling of the mechanical behaviour of materials with other physical processes finds relevant applications within collaborative PhD research projects, such as on the chemical degradation of concrete sewer systems, the damage development of historical museum objects under varying climate conditions, the optimization and durability of wind turbines, and the thermal resistance of steel structures. In addition, multi-disciplinary optimization of buildings is researched via a combination of conceptual design process simulation and computing science optimisation.
Organisational profile
Research Areas of Applied Mechanics and Design
Modelling of failure and deformation at various scales
- Modelling failure and deformation of structures and materials at various scales for understanding how small-scale (microscopic) information affects the behaviour at larger (meso and macroscopic) scales. The activities focus on the development of robust and accurate computational models that follow the physics of the problem closely, and obey rigorous mathematical principles characterizing the separate scales and their coupling.
Micro-scale fracture development in fibre-matrix composites, e.g., fibre-reinforced concrete
Multi-physics modelling of structures and materials
- Modelling processes characterized by the interactive phenomena originating from multiple physical processes, such as thermo-mechanical processes that define the failure response of metals under varying temperatures, or thermal-chemical-mechanical processes that define the fracture behaviour of brittle coating systems under thermal oxidation.
Fracture in a thermally-grown oxide layer under thermal cycling; experiments vs. numerical simulations
Morphology and topology optimization
- Studying structural shape, size, phase distribution and texture at the microscale (morphology) and structural shape and space at the macroscale (topology) for optimizing the mechanical properties and interactions of materials and structures.
Network
Recent external collaboration on country level. Dive into details by clicking on the dots.
Profiles
Sjonnie Boonstra
- Department of the Built Environment, Applied Mechanics and Design - Doctoral Candidate
- Department of the Built Environment
Person: Prom. : doctoral candidate (PhD), Student
Emanuela Bosco
- Department of the Built Environment, Applied Mechanics and Design - Assistant Professor
Person: UD : Assistant Professor
Gijs J.A.M. Eumelen, MSc
- Department of the Built Environment, Applied Mechanics and Design - Doctoral Candidate
Person: Prom. : doctoral candidate (PhD)
Research Output 1986 2019
Ductility of 3D printed concrete reinforced with short straight steel fibers
Bos, F. P., Bosco, E. & Salet, T. A. M., 2019, In : Virtual and Physical Prototyping. 14, 2, p. 160-174 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open Access
File
Ductility
Steel fibers
Reinforced Concrete
Straight
Reinforced concrete
Evaluating memetic building spatial design optimisation using hypervolume indicator gradient ascent
van der Blom, K., Boonstra, S., Wang, H., Hofmeyer, H. & Emmerich, M. T. M., 2019, Numerical and Evolutionary Optimization – NEO 2017. Trujillo, L., Schütze, O., Maldonado, Y. & Valle, P. (eds.). Cham: Springer, p. 62-82 (Studies in Computational Intelligence; vol. 785)Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic › peer-review
Gradient methods
Multiobjective optimization
Design optimization
A sequentially coupled shape and topology optimization method
Wang, Z., Suiker, A. S. J., Hofmeyer, H., van Hooff, T. & Blocken, B. J. E., 25 Jul 2018Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › Academic
Open Access
File
Shape optimization
Topology
Computational efficiency
Structural design
Splines
Prizes
Award Best Bachelor Lecturer 2013
Harrie Janssen (Recipient), 19 Jun 2014
Recognition: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
File
Award Best Bachelor Lecturer 2014
Harrie Janssen (Recipient), 21 May 2015
Recognition: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
File
Award Best Bachelor Lecturer 2015
Harrie Janssen (Recipient), 2 Jun 2016
Recognition: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific
File
Activities 2005 2019
Advanced Engineering Informatics (Journal)
H. Hofmeyer (Peer reviewer)27 Jan 2019
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication peer-review › Scientific
Advanced Engineering Informatics (Journal)
H. Hofmeyer (Peer reviewer)28 Jan 2019
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication peer-review › Scientific
Fire Safety Journal (Journal)
H. Hofmeyer (Peer reviewer)13 Jan 2019
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Publication peer-review › Scientific
Press / Media
Bouwen door te klikken en plakken
17/02/17
1 media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
Student theses
Automated two-way coupled CFD fire and thermomechanical FE analyses of a self-supporting sandwich panel façade system
Author: de Boer, J., 26 Jun 2018Supervisor: Hofmeyer, H. (Supervisor 1), Maljaars, J. (Supervisor 2) & van Herpen, R. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master
File
Bond behavior of CFRP and flexible adhesive in masonry walls: experimental and numerical research
Author: Asahaad, M., 26 Jun 2018Supervisor: Vermeltfoort, A. (Supervisor 1), Türkmen, Ö. (Supervisor 2), Wijte, S. (Supervisor 2) & Bosco, E. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master
File
Buckling behaviour of a stacked Poly falsework system
Author: Govers, C. (., 31 Aug 2018Supervisor: Snijder, H. (Supervisor 1), Suiker, A. (Supervisor 2) & Dekker, R. (Supervisor 2)
Student thesis: Master
File