Structural Materials Modelling

and component integrity for safety relevant applications

October 10th. 2024

Structural Materials Modelling

and component integrity for safety relevant applications

In the ever-evolving realm of engineering and materials science, structural materials modeling has emerged as a crucial field, enabling us to design, analyze, and predict the behavior of materials and structures under varying conditions. This multifaceted discipline plays a pivotal role in meeting the ever-increasing demands on predictive accuracy, especially as the complexity of structural systems rises. We offer a platform for a professional exchange of international experts on safety relevant applications in power plants, process engineering, pressure vessels, pipelines, automotive, railway, aircraft, maritime, plant & civil engineering, as well as renewable energy. Both, techniques for components with cracks and assessment approaches for flawless components are covered.
Techniques include, for instance, finite element method (FEM and XFEM), atomistic methods, phase-field modeling, scale-bridging, coupled simulations, complex boundary conditions, high speed or impact modeling, analytical models, new methods or material models as well as probabilistic approaches. Numerical investigations are validated using experiments

Different mechanisms of damage and their combinations including corrosion, creep, fatigue, environmentally assisted fatigue, hydrogen influence and crack growth will be presented and discussed, aiming at a precise prediction of limit loads, load cycles or crack growth rates of real components, component tests or validated data. The covered topics include, but are not limited to:

Modeling highly complex load scenarios including cyclic fatigue, high-stresses in combination with high multi-axiality, creep, crack initiation and crack growth, thermomechanical stress
Dealing with non-linear material behavior (anisotropy in additively manufactured components, cyclic hardening) and behavior under extreme conditions
Fluid-structure interaction in the context of pressurized components and crack growth
Different methods to model the initiation and growth of single cracks as well as clusters of cracks due to static and dynamic loading scenarios (XFEM)
Experimental validation of numerical models to ensure that models accurately represent real-world behavior
Predicting and mitigating structural damage using different concepts of damage mechanics
Dealing with new challenges and opportunities from emerging materials, like those produced using Selective Laser Melting (SLM) and Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM), as they exhibit unique behaviors that must be understood and accounted for in the modeling process.
Modeling of joint technologies under different loading scenarios as the weakest link in an assembly
Concepts of extrapolating experimental data on long-time damage mechanisms to reduce the time needed

Join us for an interesting session with lots of insightful presentations from renowned experts, engaging panel discussions and workshops, networking opportunities with peers in the field and possibilities to explore cutting-edge modeling techniques and applications.

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Fabian E. Silber, M.Sc.MPA Uni Stuttgart

Specialist for Component Assessment, Reliability and Integrity Assessment

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