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Our focus also includes the development and validation of advanced models and methods in computational engineering and simulation, with a particular emphasis on civil and mechanical engineering applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All interdisciplinary research activities aim at the simultaneous investigation of<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"ulux-list\">\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\">the involved physical phenomena,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\">the identification of appropriate mathematical models and their validation,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\">the development and application of efficient approximate solution methods, and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\">the transformation of research findings to practically applicable formats (norms, guidelines).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-section section\"><div class=\"container xl:max-w-screen-xl\"><div class=\"content-card content-card--right content-card__overlay--hidden wp-block-unilux-blocks-content-card\">\n    \n<h2 class=\"content-card__heading has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"    >\nModels and methods for advanced materials and structures<\/h2>\n<div class=\"content-card__visual wp-block-unilux-blocks-content-card-visual-area\">\n    \n<section class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-image-video-wrapper\">\n    <figure class=\"wp-block-dev4-reusable-blocks-image  object-fit--cover\">\n    \n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-image unilux-custom-image-block\"\n                alt=\"\"\n            src=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/09\/3c6f9e0a-f75c-4949-97d5-7681ae3e6118.jpg\"\n                srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/09\/3c6f9e0a-f75c-4949-97d5-7681ae3e6118-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/09\/3c6f9e0a-f75c-4949-97d5-7681ae3e6118-1024x796.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/09\/3c6f9e0a-f75c-4949-97d5-7681ae3e6118-768x597.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/09\/3c6f9e0a-f75c-4949-97d5-7681ae3e6118-1536x1195.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/09\/3c6f9e0a-f75c-4949-97d5-7681ae3e6118-2048x1593.jpg 2048w\"\n                style=\"object-position: 50.00% 50.00%; font-family: &quot;object-fit: cover; object-position: 50.00% 50.00%;&quot;; aspect-ratio: 3\/2; object-fit: cover; width: 100%;\"\n        loading=\"lazy\"\n\/>    <\/figure><\/section>\n<div class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-wrapper content-card__overlay\">\n<a class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-button-highlight-rounded bottom-left\" \n    href=\"#\"\n    target=\"_self\"\n>\n    \n<span class=\"btn-highlight-rounded__name wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\"><\/span>    <span class=\"icon-rounded\">\n        <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--arrow-right icon--lg\"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--arrow-right\"><\/use><\/svg>    <\/span>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"content-card__body  wp-block-unilux-blocks-content-card-free-area\">\n    \n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"digital-twinning-of-buildings-and-components\"\n    >\nDigital twinning of buildings and components<\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>While our work has its roots in the engineering sciences, our research lines have become increasingly interdisciplinary and extend to a wide range of disciplines in science, such as physics, computer science, applied mathematics, as well as the life and social sciences.<br><br>As a research group, we strive to investigate physical phenomena involved in interdisciplinary research activities. We also identify appropriate mathematical models and validate them, develop and apply efficient approximate solution methods, and transform our research findings to practically applicable formats such as norms and guidelines.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>(1) Structures and multi-physics problems<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"ulux-list\">\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\">light-weight and thin-walled structures<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\">self-excitation in aero\/hydro-elasticity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\">piezoelectric devices for energy harvesting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>(2) Materials<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"ulux-list\">\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\">rheology of setting fresh concrete<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\">concrete ageing and BIM-integration<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\">multiscale models for porous materials<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\">fibrous materials and biological tissue<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>(3) Numerical methods<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"ulux-list\">\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\">advanced finite element methods<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\">strategies for multiphysics systems<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\">numerical approaches for moving boundaries<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\">data-driven models using machine learning<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"ulux-list-item\">automated code generation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-section section\"><div class=\"container xl:max-w-screen-xl\">\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"research-projects\"\n    >\nResearch projects<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"flex flex-wrap mt-24 -mx-16  wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card\">\n    <li class=\"w-full sm:w-1\/2 lg:w-1\/3 px-16  wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item\">\n    <div class=\"ulux-card card-project-related bg-theme\">\n        <div class=\"ulux-card__container card__container\">\n                        <div class=\"ulux-card__body wp-block-unilux-blocks-free-content-card-item-body\">\n    \n<span class=\"ulux-card__related wp-block-unilux-blocks-plain-text\">DRIVEN<\/span>\n<h3 class=\"ulux-card__title has-text-align-left wp-block-unilux-blocks-heading\"        id=\"data-driven-computational-modelling-and-applications\"\n    >\n<strong>Data-driven Computational Modelling and Applications<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"ulux-card__link-wrapper card__link wp-block-unilux-blocks-simple-cta\">\n    <a\n        href=\"https:\/\/driven.uni.lu\/\"\n        title=\"Learn more\"\n        class=\"link-text link-text--icon ulux-card__link link-text link-absolute\"\n        target=\"_blank\"\n    >\n        <span class=\"link-text__body\">\n            <span class=\"link-text__name\">Learn more<\/span>\n        <\/span>\n        <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"icon icon-outline icon--external-link \"><use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/wp-content\/themes\/unilux-theme\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons-outline.svg#icon--external-link\"><\/use><\/svg>    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-custom-buttons btn-list justify-center\"><li class=\"wp-block-unilux-blocks-custom-button\"    aria-disabled=\"false\"\n    >\n    <a\n        role=\"link\"\n        aria-disabled=\"false\"\n                    href=\"https:\/\/www.uni.lu\/research-en\/research-projects-overview\/?fq_research-projects-taxonomies-organisation%5B%5D=mechanics-structural-analysis%7CMechanics+%26amp%3B+Structural+Analysis%7COrganisation\"\n                target=\"_self\"\n        class=\"btn btn--primary\"\n            >All projects<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At our research group, we aim to address application-driven problems related to statics and dynamics of structures and continua, as well as aspects of computational mechanics. 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