05. Februar 2024
Kolloquium in Wittenberg
Vortragender: Prof. Olivier Brüls, Phd, University of Liège, Belgien
"Numerical simulation of highly flexible slender structures: a scientific perspective"
Beginn: 17:00 Uhr
Ort: LEUCOREA Tagungszentrum, Seminarraum 10, Collegienstraße 62, 06886 Lutherstadt Wittenberg
ABSTRACT: Slender and highly flexible structures, also denoted as rods or beams, are ubiquitous in engineering applications. We can cite for example mooring lines for offshore wind turbines, textile manufacturing processes, ropeway systems, cables for automotive applications or endoscopes for medical applications.
The numerical simulation of such structures brings important research questions which were at the core of the THREAD project: How can the internal physical behaviour of a slender structure with a complex cross-section, e.g., multi-fibre and multi-material, be captured by a rod model? How can the resulting highly nonlinear problem be discretised in space and time in a geometrically acceptable way? How can the models and solvers deal with complex mechanical systems composed of many rods and wires interacting with their environment?
In the talk, I will present an overview of recent scientific progresses on these questions, with a particular focus on THREAD activities. Afterwards, current trends in the field will be highlighted and some perspectives for future developments will be discussed.