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        • Understanding fundamental mechanisms in tribocontact
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        • Publications: Triboconditioning and -analytics location Karlsruhe
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        • Modeling the Failure Behavior of Long Fiber Thermoplastics (LFT)
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        • Deformation and failure of lightweight materials under crash conditions
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        • Modeling the deformation and failure of spot welds in hot-formed high carbon steels
        • Advanced substitute model for punch rivets joints
        • Modeling of adhesive joints
        • Assessment of the load-carrying capacity of a spotwelded metal sheet with a softened heat affected zone
        • Publications: Crash Safety and Damage Mechanics
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        • Substitute modeling for crash simulations
        • Modeling the deformation and failure of spot welds in hot-formed high carbon steels
        • Advanced substitute model for punch rivets joints
        • Modeling of adhesive joints
        • Calculation of residual stress and warping during welding
        • Assessment of the load-carrying capacity of a spotwelded metal sheet with a softened heat affected zone
        • Publications: Joining and Joints
      • Composite Materials
        • Safe application of composite materials – mechanical characterization
        • Numerical simulation of composite materials and components
        • Characterization and modeling of creep in composite materials
        • Testing concepts for ceramic composite materials
        • Probabilistic material and component simulation
        • Probabilistic material and component assessment
        • Design of polymeric materials for acoustic application
        • Publications: Composite Materials
      • Meso and Micromechanics
        • Mechanical testing of microsamples
        • Detection of fatigue damage before crack initiation
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        • Publications: Meso- and Micromechanics
      • Fatigue Behavior and Fracture Mechanics
        • Structural integrity of pressurized structures: Advanced non-linear methodology
        • Digital methods for lifetime assessment
        • Increasing lifetime by means of mechanical surface layer strengthening
        • Assessment of manufacturing defects
        • Fatigue and fracture mechanics assessment of weld joints
        • Calculation of residual stress and warping during welding
        • Fatigue crack growth of railway axles
        • Publications: Fatigue Behavior and Fracture Mechanics
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      • Microstructure and Residual Stresses
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        • Simulation of heat treatment processes
        • Microstructure and property relationships within remelted surfaces
        • Solarthermal power plants: degradation of materials in molten salts
        • Welded Joints: Evaluation and lifetime concepts
        • Structure and phase analysis
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        • Publications: Microstructure and Residual Stresses
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        • Publications: Lifetime Concepts and Thermomechanics
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        • Optically transparent and electrically conducting oxides (TCOs)
        • Ferroelectric piezoceramics
        • Carbide, nitride and oxide ceramics
        • Hard magnets without rare earth metals
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        • Hydrogen in iron and steel
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        • Solar cells
        • Publications: Materials Modeling
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        • Publications: Lifetime Concepts for Hydrogen Applications
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