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Overview

Raimund Rolfes is affiliated with the University of Hannover in Germany and has an extensive publication record in the field of engineering. Their work covers a significant breadth of topics within civil and structural engineering, mechanics of materials, and mechanical and aerospace engineering. Research contributions span both theoretical and applied aspects of composite materials and structural health monitoring.

Their most recent papers include:

  • A multi phase-field fracture model for long fiber reinforced composites based on the Puck theory of failure, 2020, Composite Structures
  • A phase field approach for ductile fracture of short fibre reinforced composites, 2020, Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics
  • Evaluation of machine learning techniques for structural health monitoring using ultrasonic guided waves under varying temperature conditions, 2022, Structural Health Monitoring
  • An efficient semi-analytical framework to tailor snap-through loads in bistable variable stiffness laminates, 2020, International Journal of Solids and Structures
  • A new open-database benchmark structure for vibration-based Structural Health Monitoring, 2022, Structural Control and Health Monitoring

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • S. Scheffler
  • Tanja Grießmann
  • Clemens Jonscher
  • Benedikt Hofmeister
  • Behrouz Arash

Rolfes' frequent publication venues reflect a focus on composite materials and structural health monitoring as well as mechanics and applied engineering, including:

  • Composite Structures
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • VIII Conference on Mechanical Response of Composites
  • Structural Health Monitoring
  • Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

The primary fields of study in their work are categorized under engineering, with subfields including:

  • Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty

Main research topics explored extensively by Rolfes encompass:

  • Structural Health Monitoring Techniques
  • Composite Structure Analysis and Optimization
  • Mechanical Behavior of Composites
  • Probabilistic and Robust Engineering Design
  • Aeroelasticity and Vibration Control
  • Structural Analysis and Optimization
  • Composite Material Mechanics

This profile outlines Raimund Rolfes' role as a researcher engaged in advancing methodologies and applications related to composite materials, fracture mechanics, and monitoring of structural integrity using both experimental and computational approaches. Their work includes evaluations of machine learning techniques and semi-analytical modeling frameworks contributing to multi-disciplinary areas within engineering sciences.

Best Publications

  • Robust design of composite cylindrical shells under axial compression — Simulation and validation

    Christian Hühne;Raimund Rolfes;Elmar Breitbach;Jan Teßmer

  • Modeling the inelastic deformation and fracture of polymer composites – Part I: Plasticity model

    M. Vogler;R. Rolfes;P.P. Camanho

  • COCOMAT—improved material exploitation of composite airframe structures by accurate simulation of postbuckling and collapse

    Richard Degenhardt;Raimund Rolfes;Rolf Zimmermann;Klaus Rohwer

  • Improved transverse shear stresses in composite finite elements based on first order shear deformation theory

    R. Rolfes;K. Rohwer

  • Structural monitoring of wind turbines using wireless sensor networks

    R. Andrew Swartz;Jerome P. Lynch;Stephan Zerbst;Bert Sweetman

  • Progressive damage analysis of composite bolted joints with liquid shim layers using constant and continuous degradation models

    C. Hühne;C. Hühne;A.-K. Zerbst;G. Kuhlmann;C. Steenbock

  • Modeling the inelastic deformation and fracture of polymer composites – Part II: Smeared crack model

    P.P. Camanho;M.A. Bessa;M.A. Bessa;G. Catalanotti;M. Vogler

  • Multiscale progressive failure analysis of textile composites

    Gerald Ernst;Matthias Vogler;Christian Hühne;Raimund Rolfes

  • Transverse thermal conductivity of CFRP laminates: A numerical and experimental validation of approximation formulae

    R. Rolfes;U. Hammerschmidt

  • Neural network assisted multiscale analysis for the elastic properties prediction of 3D braided composites under uncertainty

    Georgios Balokas;Steffen Czichon;Raimund Rolfes

  • POSICOSS—improved postbuckling simulation for design of fibre composite stiffened fuselage structures

    Rolf Zimmermann;Raimund Rolfes

  • A multi phase-field fracture model for long fiber reinforced composites based on the Puck theory of failure

    A. Dean;A. Dean;P.K. Asur Vijaya Kumar;J. Reinoso;C. Gerendt

  • Evaluation of Transverse Thermal Stresses in Composite Plates Based on First-Order Shear Deformation Theory

    R. Rolfes;A.K. Noor;H. Sparr

  • Higher-order theories for thermal stresses in layered plates

    Klaus Rohwer;Raimund Rolfes;Holger Sparr

  • COCOMAT - Improved Material Exploitation at Safe Design of Composite Airframe Structures by Accurate Simulation of Collapse

    R. Degenhardt;R. Rolfes;R. Zimmermann;K. Rohwer

  • Revealing complex aspects of compressive failure of polymer composites – Part I: Fiber kinking at microscale

    M. Bishara;R. Rolfes;O. Allix

  • Efficient linear transverse normal stress analysis of layered composite plates

    R. Rolfes;K. Rohwer;M. Ballerstaedt

  • A semi-analytical model for local post-buckling analysis of stringer- and frame-stiffened cylindrical panels

    Philipp Buermann;Raimund Rolfes;Jan Tessmer;Martin Schagerl

  • A phase field approach for ductile fracture of short fibre reinforced composites

    A. Dean;A. Dean;J. Reinoso;N.K. Jha;E. Mahdi

  • Thermally induced multistable configurations of variable stiffness composite plates: Semi-analytical and finite element investigation

    Ayan Haldar;José Reinoso;Eelco Jansen;Raimund Rolfes

  • Monitoring a 5 MW offshore wind energy converter—Condition parameters and triangulation based extraction of modal parameters

    Moritz W. Häckell;Raimund Rolfes

Frequent Co-Authors

Christian Hühne
Christian Hühne German Aerospace Center
Paul M. Weaver
Paul M. Weaver University of Limerick
Jerome P. Lynch
Jerome P. Lynch University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Pedro P. Camanho
Pedro P. Camanho University of Porto
Dominik Schillinger
Dominik Schillinger University of Minnesota
Isaac Elishakoff
Isaac Elishakoff Florida Atlantic University
Jason Jonkman
Jason Jonkman National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Marco Paggi
Marco Paggi IMT Institute for Advanced Studies Lucca
Stephen R. Hallett
Stephen R. Hallett University of Bristol
Gaëtan Kerschen
Gaëtan Kerschen University of Liège

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