Prof. Dr.-Ing. Kai-Uwe Bletzinger

Principal Investigator

Prof. Bletzinger (b. 1958) works in the field of Computational Mechanics for the static-dynamic analysis, simulation and optimization and their integration into the digital design chain. He develops methods for the numerical analysis of the interactions of mechanical components and structures with the design (CAD-FEM coupling by the isogeometric method, IGA), the load (fluid-structure interaction, FSI, numerical wind tunnel, computational wind engineering, CWE) as well as the structural geometry (shape optimization). In the special field of form finding and shape optimization Prof. Bletzinger and his group are international leading. Methods developed at the chair are part of modern, computer-oriented engineering processes. In addition to civil engineering and architecture, they are also used in automotive, mechanical and aerospace engineering.

Prof. Bletzinger studied civil engineering in Stuttgart and Calgary (Canada), and acquired his doctorate in 1990 in Stuttgart. In 1996, he was appointed to a professorship at the University of Karlsruhe, before he joined the faculty of TUM in 1999. He is a member of many committees of basic and applied research, of European standardization, of the German Research Foundation and of the board of examiners of the Bavarian Construction Authority for the recognition of test engineers.

Stefan Grabke, M.Sc.

Research Associate

As a research assistant at the Chair of Structural Analysis at the TU Munich Stefan Grabke is engaged in numerical simulations for the determination of local property changes in concrete using coda waves. One of the core competences of the chair is sensitivity analysis, which is used to deduce relevant macroscopic model parameters. During his studies in civil engineering, he gained experience in the development of numerical methods and the material properties of concrete by specializing in structural analysis and concrete construction.

Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Roland Wüchner

Associated Researcher

Prof. Wüchner is head of the Institute of Structural Analysis and Dynamics at the Technical University of Braunschweig (TUBS). Before his appointment at TUBS, he was closely involved in the project as deputy head of the Chair of Strucutral Analysis at TUM. In his new position, he remains with the project as a co-supervisor.

His research activities are mainly in the fields of advanced computational methods for analysis and design of structures with complex geometries, including the isogeometric analysis (IGA), and the modelling and simulation of coupled systems with special focus on fluid-structure interaction and Computational Wind Engineering (CWE) as one application field. Recent works in collaboration with research partners and industry contribute to the creation and simulation of Digital Twins of Structures which are subject to various complex loading scenarios