The novel finite element formulations fall into the category of geometrically exact Kirchhoff-Love beams. Furthermore, the numerical efficiency of the new beam formulations is compared to other beam elements that allow for or suppress shear deformation.
The author was born in Berlin and obtained a master’s degree in biotechnology from the Braunschweig Institute of Technology., where the present dissertation was composed during the author’s work at the Institute of Solid Mechanics under the direction of Prof. Dr.-Ing. Markus Böl.
Innehållsförteckning
Introduction.- Modeling of slender bodies.- Finite-element formulation of slender bodies modeled by geometrically exact beams.- Modeling the mechanics of single polymer chains in the fi nite-element framework.- Conclusion.