The following student theses have been completed:

2021

• 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 modelling of crack propagation (B.Sc. project thesis)
  Completed: 01/2021
  Author: P. Scherm
  Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Tobias Kaiser
• Implementation of an interface between CAD modelling and an isogeometric finite element framework (B.Sc. project thesis)
  Completed: 01/2021
  Author: L. Schrade
  Supervisor: Carina Witt, M.Sc.

2020

• 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
• 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
• Effiziente Modellierung zur Ermüdungsvorhersage unter zyklischer Belastung (B.Sc. thesis)
  Completed: 8/2020
  Author: P. Scherm
  Supervisor: Kai Langenfeld, M. Sc.
• 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
• Effiziente Finite Elemente Simulation für Selektive Laserstrahlprozesse (B.Sc. thesis)
  Completed: 7/2020
  Author: L. Koppka
  Supervisor: Isabelle Noll, M. Sc.
• Materialmodellierung und rheologische Charakterisierung mittels fraktionaler Ableitungen (B.Sc. thesis)
  Completed: 6/2020
  Author: S. Winkler
  Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Patrick Kurzeja
• Vergleich der Lagrangemultiplikatoren- und Nitsche-Methode zur Lösung von Normalkontaktproblemen mit großen Verformungen mittels Finite-Elemente-Methode (M.Sc. project thesis)
  Completed: 4/2020
  Author: A. Niehüser
  Supervisor: Markus Schewe, M. Sc.
• Verschiebungsfeld basierte Identifiaktion temperaturabhängiger Materialparameter (B.Sc. project thesis)
  Completed: 2/2020
  Author: H. Polat
  Supervisor: Lars Rose, M.Sc.
• Einfluss der Laserstrahlparameter auf additiv gefertigte Bauteile (B.Sc. project thesis)
  Completed: 01/2020
  Author: L. Koppka
  Supervisor: Isabelle Noll, M.Sc.

2019

• Isogeometric higher gradient finite element formulations (M.Sc. thesis)
  Completed: 12/2019
  Author: C. Witt
  Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Tobias Kaiser
  
• Experimentelle Untersuchung zur Identifikation temperaturabhängiger Materialkennwerte (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
• Numerische Instabilitätsanalyse von dreidimensionalen Strukturen mittels skriptgesteuerten Abaqus-Simulationen (B.Sc. project thesis)
  Completed: 08/2019
  Author: S. Grünewald
  Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Patrick Kurzeja
• Untersuchung des Einflusses verschiedener Faktoren auf die Oberflächenbeschaffenheit von additiv gefertigten Bauteilen (B.Sc. Projektarbeit)
  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
• Statistische Beurteilung der Messqualität eines 3D Scanners (B.Sc. project thesis)
  Completed: 06/2019
  Author: N. Zöllner
  Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Patrick Kurzeja
• Thermodynamisch konsistente Modellierung bainitischer Phasentransformationen (B.Sc. project thesis)
  Completed: 06/2019
  Author: G. Geuken
  Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Thorsten Bartel
  
• Implementierung eines Phasenfeldmodells für kleine Verformungen zur Untersuchung der Bruchenergie (B.Sc. thesis)
  Completed: 06/2019
  Author: T. Cong
  Supervisor: Kai Langenfeld, M. Sc.
• Viskose Materialmodelle in der Finite-Elemente-Simulation von Schmierstoffen (B.Sc. thesis)
  Completed: 05/2019
  Author: N. Zöllner
  Supervisor: Markus Schewe, M. Sc.
• Vergleich der Effizienz verschiedener Verfahren zur Lösung von Optimierungsproblemen mit Ungleichungsrestriktionen (B.Sc. project thesis)
  Completed: 04/2019
  Author: J. Willerscheid
  Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Thorsten Bartel
• Vergleich verschiedener Methoden zur Lösung von Optimierungsproblemen mit Ungleichungsnebenbedingungen (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.
• Implementierung einer thermo-mechanisch gekoppelten FE-Formulierung 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. Thorsten Bartel

 2018

• Finite-Elemente-basierte Modellierung und Simulation von kompressionsinduzierten Mikroverschweißungen (bachelor project thesis)
  Completed: 12/2018
  Author: J. Noske/T. Baaske
  Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Thorsten Bartel
• Untersuchung des Konvergenzverhaltens am Beispiel der gradienten-erweiterten duktilen Schädigung (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
• Vergleich analytischer Methoden zur Berechnung von Eigenfrequenzen am Beispiel des Schwingungslehrsystems
  G.U.N.T. TM150 - Experimentelle Analyse (project thesis)
  Completed: 10/2018
  Author: C. Patsch
  Supervisor: Lars Rose, M. Sc.
• Vergleich analytischer Methoden zur Berechnung von Eigenfrequenzen am Beispiel des Schwingungslehrsystems
  G.U.N.T. TM150 - Analytische Auswertung (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
• Thermomechanische Ermüdung mit Modellvalidierung für die Lebensdauerberechnung eines Zylinderkopfes für einen Großdieselmotor (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
• Experimentelle Untersuchung von Versagen im 3D-Druck mit zwei Komponenten (bachelor project thesis)
  Completed: 09/2018
  Author: T. Cong
  Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Patrick Kurzeja, Tim Heitbreder, M. Sc.
• Identifikation einer Fließfläche mittels biaxialer Kreuzzugversuche (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
• Automatisierte Abaqus-Parameterstudien für eine regularisierte Schädigungsformulierung (project thesis)
  Completed: 06/2018
  Author: A. Borutta
  Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Richard Ostwald
  
• Finite-Elemente-Implementierung eines Kontaktmodells mit Dreieck-Segmenten (bachelor thesis)
  Completed: 04/2018
  Author: P. Linneweber
  Supervisors: Markus Schewe M.Sc., Dipl.-Ing. Rolf Berthelsen
• Vergleich analytischer Methoden und der Finite-Elemente-Lösung eines Biegeschwingers (bachelor project thesis)
  Completed: 04/2018
  Author: F. Rörentrop
  Supervisors: Markus Schewe, M.Sc.
• Lineare Stabilitätsanalyse mittels Abaqus und FEAP: Implementierung und Validierung (master project thesis)
  Completed: 04/2018
  Author: B. Tekkaya
  Supervisors: Dr.-Ing. Patrick Kurzeja, Tim Heitbreder, M. Sc.
• Modelierungsansatz des Glasübergangs eines Formgedächtnispolymers auf Basis eines Materialmodells einer Austenit-Martensit-Transformation (bachelor project thesis)
  Completed: 04/2018
  Authors: M. Wolfstädter, L. Esken
  Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Thorsten Bartel
• Auswirkungen auf die rotordynamische Modalanalyse bei Nutzung von Ersatzsteifigkeitsdurchmessern mittels numerischer Berechnungen mit finiten Elementen (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
• Anwendung der Mikroprüfmaschine und des VEDDAC zur Bestimung der Maschinensteifigkeit (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

 2017

• Efficient numerical integration on the surface of a sphere (master project thesis)
  Completed: 12/2017
  Author: H. Lammen
  Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Richard Ostwald
• Finite-Elemente-Analyse der Spannungsverteilung in der "Schürmann"-Stirnverzahnung (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 modelling - 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
• Optimierung eines Teststandes zur thermographischen Erfassung von Oberflächentemperaturen (project thesis)
  Completed: 05/2017
  Author: E. Efendioglu
  Supervisor: Lars Rose, M. Sc.
• FiniteOptimierungsbasierte Kalibrierung eines visko-elastischen Materialmodells und Anwendung in der nichtlinearen FEM (bachelor thesis)
  Completed: 04/2017
  Author: S. Kimpel
  Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Richard Ostwald
• Numerische Analyse verschiedener Probekörper-Geometrien zur Durchführung biaxialer Zugversuche (bachelor project thesis)
  Completed: 04/2017
  Author: J. Woesthoff
  Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Thorsten Bartel
• Weiterentwicklung der mechanischen Struktursteifigkeit eines durchströmten Rohreinbauteils anhand einer numerischen Modalanalyse (bachelor thesis)
  Completed: 04/2017
  Author: J. Woesthoff
  Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Thorsten Bartel
• Multiskalen-Finite-Elemente-basierte Analyse des Einflusses von Materialkenngrößen inhomogener Werkstoffe auf die Plastifizierung (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)

 2016

• 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
• Modellierung schwacher Diskontinuitäten zur Simulation propagierender Phasenfronten
  Completed: 10/2016
  Author: M. Sewerin
  Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Thorsten Bartel
• Auswirklung der Gefügemikrohärte von Stahlblechwerkstoffen auf deren Kantenrissempfindlichkeit (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-Elemente-Simulation einer geometrisch aufgelösten, propagierenden Festkörper-Phasenfront unter Verwendung schwacher Diskontiuitäten (bachelor thesis)
  Completed: 08/2016
  Author: F. Guhr
  Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. T. Bartel
• Gradientenerweiterung eines Schädigungsmodells (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
• Implementierung eines phänomenologischen Modells zur Simulation von "selective laser melting"-Prozessen (bachelor thesis)
  Completed: 05/2016
  Author: I. Guschke
  Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. T. Bartel
• 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. Jörn Mosler
• 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
• Multiskalen-Finite-Elemente-basierte Analyse des Einflusses von Materialkenngrößen inhomogener Werkstoffe auf die Plastifizierung (bachelor project thesis)
  Completed: 03/2016
  Author: B. Tekkaya
  Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Thorsten Bartel
• Cahn-Hilliard basierte Phasenfeldmodellierung (master thesis)
  Completed: 03/2016
  Author: F. Krajewski
  Supervisors: A. Bartels and Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jörn Mosler
• 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

 2015

• 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.
• Implementierung eines Finite-Elemente-Postprozessors zur Simulation von trockenem Gleitverschleiß (project thesis)
  Completed: 12/2015
  Author: H. Wilbuer
  Supervisor: Dipl.-Ing. Rolf Berthelsen
• Zur Optimierung des Designs von Antriebstrommeln inklusive FKM-Dauerfestigkeitsnachweis (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
• Analyse von Effizienz und Stabilität verschiedener Zeitintegrationsverfahren zur Lösung von Differentialgleichungssystemen eines Festkörper-Phasentransformationsmodells (project thesis)
  Completed: 04/2015
  Author: S. Dohm
  Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Richard Ostwald
• Entwicklung eines Materialmodells für Piezokeramiken unter Verwendung von Energiebarrieren (bachelor thesis)
  Completed: 03/2015
  Author: S. Aygün
  Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Thorsten Bartel
• Berechnung von "Fließgrenzen" für Festkörper-Phasentransformationen (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

 2014

• Modellierung und Simulation von funktionaler Ermüdung bei Formgedächtnis-Drähten mittels erweiterter Ritz-Ansätze (project thesis)
  Completed: 12/2014
  Author: S. Aygün
  Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Thorsten Bartel
• Methode zur Entwicklung von Komponentenprüfständen durch statisch äquivalente Ersatzsysteme einzelner Prüfkomponenten (bachelor thesis)
  Completed: 11/2014
  Author: N. Trümper
  Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Thorsten Bartel
• Theorie und Finite-Element-Implementierung thermomechanisch gekoppelter Interface-Elemente (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)
• Entwicklung eines FE-basierten Simulationswerkzeugs zur Auslegung von Wälzkontakten in Großwälzlagern (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
• Weiterentwicklung eines Materialmodells zur mikromechanisch motivierten Beschreibung von Plastizität mit Versetzungsdichten-basierter Verfestigung (project thesis)
  Completed: 07/2014
  Author: V. Fohrmeister
  Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Thorsten Bartel
• 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
• Analytische und numerische Untersuchungen zur Auslegung eines Magnetlagers (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.
• Numerische Homogenisierungsstrategien für Grenzflächen (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
• Einfluss der Achskinematik und Elastodynamik auf die Querdynamik eines PKWs: Erweiterung des Achsentwicklungskonzeptes in der frühen Konzeptphase (diploma thesis, in coorperation with Audi AG Ingolstadt)
  Completed: 03/2014
  Author: S. Blei
  Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Tobias Waffenschmidt
• Vergleich zwischen verschiedenen Lösungsstrategien bei der Modellierung ratenunabhängiger Kristallplastizität (bachelor thesis)
  Completed: 2014
  Author: F. Schmitz
  Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Thorsten Bartel
• Theorie und Finite-Element-Implementierung gekoppelter nichtlinearer Thermoviskoplastizität (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.

 2013

• 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)
• Kinematiksimulation einer Einzelradaufhängung in Doppelquerlenkerbauweise (Fachlabor)
  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.
• Untersuchung eines Fehlerschätzers für Berechnungen mit der Finite-Elemente Methode (project thesis)
  Completed: 2013
  Author: T. Furlan
  Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Ralf Denzer
• Entwicklung eines 3D-Finite-Elemente-Modells zur Simulation des Wärmeeintrags und Materialauftrags beim Flammbeschichten (project thesis)
  Completed: 2013
  Author: D. Tomath
  Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Ralf Denzer
• Finite-Elemente-Simulation einer geometrisch aufgelösten, propagierenden Festkörper-Phasenfront mittels diskontinuierlicher Ansatzfunktionen (project thesis)
  Completed: 2013
  Authors: M. Schewe, H. Pleskun
  Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Thorsten Bartel
• Thermodynamisch konsistente Herleitung von zeitabhängigen Evolutionsgesetzen für bainitische Phasenumwandlungen (project thesis)
  Completed: 2013
  Author: A. Schowtjak
  Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Thorsten Bartel
• Neuentwicklung, experimentelle Charakterisierung und Modellierung eines zweidimensionalen Schwingungstilgers (master thesis, in cooperation with KÖTTER Consulting Engineers GmbH & Co. KG)
  Completed: 06/2013
  Author: P. Tetenborg
  Supervisor: Jun.-Prof. Björn Kiefer, Ph.D.
• Nichtlineare Dynamik mittels generalisierter Alpha-Methode und midpoint rule (project thesis)
  Completed: 03/2013
  Author: D. Tomath
  Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Ralf Denzer
• Implementierung eines mikromechanischen Plastizitätsmodells unter Berücksichtigung von Versetzungsdichten-basierter Verfestigung (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.
• Implementierung eines gemischten Dreieckelementes mit kontinuierlichen Druckfreiheitsgraden und inkompatiblen Verschiebungen für quasi-inkompressibles linear-elastisches Materialverhalten (project thesis)
  Completed: 01/2013
  Author: P. Oppermann
  Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Ralf Denzer

 2012

• 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-Analyse der Querverfestigung in der Blechumformung (project thesis)
  Completed: 2012
  Author: E. Husser
  Supervisor: Dipl.-Ing. Till Clausmeyer
• Numerische Methoden der Maschinendynamik (project thesis)
  Completed: 10/2012
  Author: T. Schröder
  Supervisor: Jun.-Prof. Björn Kiefer, Ph.D.
• Finite Elemente Implementation eines Kontinuumsphasenfeldmodells zur Beschreibung von Domänenentwicklung in ferroelektrischen Materialien (diploma thesis)
  Completed: 08/2012
  Author: K. Buckmann
  Supervisor: Jun.-Prof. Björn Kiefer, Ph.D.
• Finite-Elemente-Simulation inelastischer Festkörpergrenzschichten mit Hilfe von Interface-Elementen (student thesis)
  Completed: 11/2012
  Author: F. Ossege
  Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Tobias Waffenschmidt
• Entwicklung einer Matlab-basierten Simulations- und Visualisierungs-Umgebung für diskrete dynamische Systeme (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

 2011

• Analyse des Einflusses von Werkstoffmodell und räumlicher Diskretisierung auf die Tiefziehsimulation mit Hilfe der 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.

 2010

• Numerische Methoden der Maschinendynamik – Simulation einer Laufkatze (project thesis)
  Completed: WS 2009/10
  Author: M. Nowak
  Supervisor: Dr.-Ing. Tobias Waffenschmidt