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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
56
Citations
13500
World Ranking
839
National Ranking
23

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - Euler Medal, European Community on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences (ECCOMAS)
  • 2008 - IACM Congress Medal (Gauss-Newton Medal)
  • 2008 - Member of the National Academy of Engineering For contributions to the finite element analysis of plates and shells and leadership in computational mechanics.
  • 2002 - Fellow of the International Association for Computational Mechanics (IACM)
  • 2001 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Ekkehard Ramm is affiliated with the University of Stuttgart in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Engineering, with significant work in Civil and Structural Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials, Biomedical Engineering, and Control and Systems Engineering.

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Structural Analysis of Composite Materials
  • Structural Analysis and Optimization
  • Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis
  • Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization
  • Elasticity and Material Modeling
  • Railway Engineering and Dynamics
  • Civil and Structural Engineering Research

Among frequent coauthors are:

  • Manfred Bischoff
  • Jan Gade
  • Karl-Eugen Kurrer
  • Malte von Scheven
  • Rebecca Thierer

Ramm has contributed to various publication venues, including:

  • Stahlbau
  • International Journal of Solids and Structures
  • International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Ramm cover a range of subjects and are published in these venues:

  • "Quantification of the redundancy distribution in truss and beam structures," 2020, International Journal of Solids and Structures
  • "Transverse shear parametrization in hierarchic large rotation shell formulations," 2024, International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering
  • "Marc Biguenets Beitrag zur Berechnung der Seilnetztragwerke für die Olympischen Spiele 1972," 2022, Stahlbau
  • "Inhalt: Stahlbau 9/22," 2022, Stahlbau

The scientist has received multiple recognitions throughout their career, including:

  • Euler Medal, European Community on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences (ECCOMAS), 2018
  • Member of the National Academy of Engineering, 2008, for contributions to the finite element analysis of plates and shells and leadership in computational mechanics
  • IACM Congress Medal (Gauss-Newton Medal), 2008
  • Fellow of the International Association for Computational Mechanics (IACM), 2002
  • Member of Academia Europaea, 2001

Best Publications

  • FINITE ELEMENT FORMULATIONS FOR LARGE DEFORMATION DYNAMIC ANALYSIS

    Klaus-Jürgen Bathe;Ekkehard Ramm;Edward L. Wilson

  • Strategies for Tracing the Nonlinear Response Near Limit Points

    E. Ramm

  • Artificial added mass instabilities in sequential staggered coupling of nonlinear structures and incompressible viscous flows

    Christiane Förster;Wolfgang A. Wall;Ekkehard Ramm

  • A unified approach for shear-locking-free triangular and rectangular shell finite elements

    Kai-Uwe Bletzinger;Manfred Bischoff;Ekkehard Ramm

  • EAS‐elements for two‐dimensional, three‐dimensional, plate and shell structures and their equivalence to HR‐elements

    U. Andelfinger;E. Ramm

  • Shear deformable shell elements for large strains and rotations

    M. Bischoff;E. Ramm

  • Three-dimensional extension of non-linear shell formulation based on the enhanced assumed strain concept

    Norbert Büchter;Ekkehard Ramm;Deane Roehl

  • Models and finite elements for thin-walled structures

    M. Bischoff;K.‐U. Bletzinger;W. A. Wall;E. Ramm

  • Adaptive topology optimization of elastoplastic structures

    K. Maute;S. Schwarz;E. Ramm

  • Shell theory versus degeneration—a comparison in large rotation finite element analysis

    Norbert Buechter;Ekkehard Ramm

  • Structural optimization and form finding of light weight structures

    Kai-Uwe Bletzinger;Ekkehard Ramm

  • On the application of a discrete model to the fracture process of cohesive granular materials

    G. A. D'Addetta;F. Kun;E. Ramm

  • Adaptive topology optimization

    K. Maute;E. Ramm

  • Displacement dependent pressure loads in nonlinear finite element analyses

    Karl Schwlizerhof;Ekkehard Ramm

  • A General Finite Element Approach to the form Finding of Tensile Structures by the Updated Reference Strategy

    Kai-Uwe Bletzinger;Ekkehard Ramm

  • Constraint Energy Momentum Algorithm and its application to non-linear dynamics of shells

    Detlef Kuhl;Ekkehard Ramm

  • An anisotropic gradient damage model for quasi-brittle materials

    Ellen Kuhl;Ekkehard Ramm;René de Borst

  • From particle ensembles to Cosserat continua: homogenization of contact forces towards stresses and couple stresses

    W. Ehlers;E. Ramm;S. Diebels;G.A. D’Addetta

  • On the physical significance of higher order kinematic and static variables in a three-dimensional shell formulation

    Manfred Bischoff;Ekkehard Ramm

  • Error-controlled Adaptive Finite Elements in Solid Mechanics

    E. Stein;E. Ramm

  • Finite element procedures in engineering analysis: K.-J. Bathe Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, USA, 1982, £28.50

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Frequent Co-Authors

Wolfgang A. Wall
Wolfgang A. Wall Technical University of Munich
Kai-Uwe Bletzinger
Kai-Uwe Bletzinger Technical University of Munich
Kurt Maute
Kurt Maute University of Colorado Boulder
Ellen Kuhl
Ellen Kuhl Stanford University
Hans J. Herrmann
Hans J. Herrmann ESPCI Paris
Werner Wagner
Werner Wagner Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Kaspar Willam
Kaspar Willam University of Houston
Barbara Wohlmuth
Barbara Wohlmuth Technical University of Munich
Alexander Düster
Alexander Düster Hamburg University of Technology
Edward L. Wilson
Edward L. Wilson University of California, Berkeley

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