Mini Symposium Details

18: Virtual Analysis and Design of New Materials

• Martin Hohberg, Institute of Vehicle System Technology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
• Loredana Kehrer, Institute of Engineering Mechanics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
• Christian Weißenfels, Institute of Continuum Mechanics, Leibniz Universität Hannover

Polymers, composite materials and their combination with metals are increasingly applied in various engineering application fields due to their specific material properties and their resource-efficient design possibilities. The material behavior of these materials is highly influenced by the material composition and the manufacturing process, leading to a non-homogeneous microstructure. Thus, predictive computational engineering methods need to account for this heterogeneous microstructure. The aim of this Mini-Symposium is to present holistic integrated simulation approaches in the fields of fluid mechanic and phase field simulations, structure optimization, as well as micromechanical simulations and homogenization methods. Therefore, the presented material models are associated with multiscale and Multiphysics modeling and constitutive modeling with respect to thermomechanical, kinetic (phase field), interface, damage or dynamic failure approaches.