Field of Research

Contribution to Collaborative Research Centre 716 Dynamic simulation of systems with large particle numbers, subproject B.4:
Simulation of Fracture Phenomena in Impact Loaded Granular Solids

Publications

• Stühler, S.; Fleissner, F.; Eberhard, P.:
  A contact detection algorithm for deformable tetrahedral geometries based on a novel approach for general simplices used in the discrete element method
  Computational Particle Mechanics, pp. 1-13, 2016. [http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40571-016-0147-y]
• Hillmann, M.; Stühler, S.; Schloske, A.; Geisinger, D.; Westkämper, E.:
  Improving Small-quantity Assembly Lines for Complex Industrial Products by Adapting the Failure Process Matrix (FPM): A Case Study
  Procedia CIRP, Vol. 17, pp. 236-241, 2014. [http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2014.01.076]
• Eberhard, P.; Seifried, R.; Ergenzinger, C.; Stühler, S.; Spreng, F.; Beck, F.; Mueller, A.; Fleissner, F.:
  Particles - Bridging the Gap between Solids and Fluids.
  Procedia IUTAM, Vol. 10, pp. 161-179, 2014. [http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.piutam.2014.01.016]
• Stühler, S.; Fleissner, F; Seifried, R.; Eberhard, P.:
  A Discrete Element Approach for Wave Propagation in Thin Rods.
  PAMM Proceedings in Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, Vol. 13, No. 1, pp. 31-32, 2013. [http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pamm.201310011]
• Stühler, Sven:
  An Application of a Discrete Element Based Approach for Modelling Hyperelastic Materials.
  Diplomarbeit, Universitäty of Stuttgart: Institute of Engineering and Computational Mechanics, 2012.
• Stühler, Sven:
  Der Flug des Bumerang.
  Studienarbeit, Universitäty of Stuttgart: Institute of Engineering and Computational Mechanics, 2011.

Talks

• May 3rd, 2017: Researchseminar of the Institut für Mechanik und Fluiddynamik of the TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Freiberg:
  "Modellierung von Bruchvorgängen mit verformbaren tetraedrischen Partikeln".
  
• May 11th, 2016: 8th Contact Mechanics International Symposium (CMIS 2016), Warsaw, Poland:
  "Simulation of Complex-Shaped Particle Geometries with the Discrete Element Method".
  
• June 16th, 2015: Seminary 2015 of the Institute of Engineering and Computational Mechanics, Bad Liebenzell:
  "Deformable Tetrahedral Particles for the Discrete Element Method".
  
• June 28th, 2015: IV. International Conference on Computational Contact Mechanics (ICCCM15), Hannover:
  "A contact algorithm for deformable tetrahedra".
  
• September 9th, 2013: Seminary 2013 of the Collaborative Research Centre 716, Irsee:
  "Simulation von Bruchvorgängen in stoßangeregten granularen Festkörpern".
  
• June 13th, 2013: Seminary 2013 of the Institute of Engineering and Computational Mechanics, Bad Liebenzell:
  "Longitudinal Waves in Thin Rods".
  
• March 20th, 2013: Annual Meeting of the International Association of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, Novi Sad, Serbia:
  "A Discrete Element Approach for Wave Propagation in Thin Rods".
  
• June 12th, 2012: Seminary 2012 of the Institute of Engineering and Computational Mechanics, Bad Liebenzell:
  "Statusbericht".
  
• September 22nd, 2011: Seminar in Applied Mechanics, McGill University, Montréal, Canada:
  "A Discrete Element Approach to Modelling Mechanics of Hyperelastic Membranes".
  

Supervised Master-, Diploma- and Student-Thesis

• Zehr, F.: Zur Wellenausbreitung in granularen Medien, Studienarbeit. Stuttgart: University, Institute of Engineering and Computational Mechanics, work in progress 2012.
• Er, B.: Wave Propagation in Galerkin-based DEM Particle Assemblies, Masterthesis MSC-194. Stuttgart: University, Institute of Engineering and Computational Mechanics, 2013.

Poster-Presentations

• 25-27 November 2015:
  Simulation of Fracture Phenomena in Granular Solids,
  Seminary 2015 of the Stuttgart Research Centre for Simulation Technology (SimTech), Bad Boll
• 09-11 September 2013:
  Simulation von Bruchvorgängen in stoßangeregten granularen Festkörpern,
  Seminary 2013 of the Collaborative Research Centre 716, Irsee
• 5-7 December 2012:
  Simulation von Bruchvorgängen in stoßangeregten granularen Festkörpern,
  Seminary 2012 of Stuttgart Research Centre for Simulation Technology (SimTech), Bad Boll
• 24-25 September 2012:
  Simulation von Bruchvorgängen in stoßangeregten granularen Festkörpern,
  Seminary 2012 of the Collaborative Research Centre 716, Stuttgart

Teaching

• Teaching Assistant of the lecture Modal Testing (WS 2017/2017)
• Supervising of the Practical Training Machine Foundation (SS 2016)
• Teaching Assistant of the lecture Oscillations (SS 2016)
• Teaching Assistant of the lecture Modal Testing (WS 2015/2016)
• Supervising of the Practical Training Machine Foundation (SS 2015)
• Teaching Assistant of the lecture Oscillations (SS 2015)
• Teaching Assistant of the lecture Modal Testing (WS 2014/2015)
• Teaching Assistant of the lecture Oscillations (SS 2014)
• Teaching Assistant of the lecture Modal Testing (WS 2013/2014)
• Teaching Assistant of the lecture Oscillations (SS 2013)
• Teaching Assistant of the lecture Modal Testing (WS 2012/2013)

Additional Services at the Institute

• Copy and fax management
• Photo and video management