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Scientific work
An overview of currently offered topics for student projects and theses is provided here. Topics will be defined on an individual basis with the primary supervisor. You may also suggest a topic within our scope of teaching and research. Also browse the staff pages to learn more about their individual research interests and projects.
Each thesis consists of a written report (80%) and its presentation within a colloquium (20%).
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Theses in the Bachelor's programme:
Take a look at the topics offered. Some topics are already concretely formulated, others are general and can be concretised in consultation with the supervisor. If you are interested in a topic, please contact the supervisor as indicated in the corresponding PDF file. If no PDF file is linked or no supervisor is noted, please contact our staff member Esther Voelsen via this mail address. She will also advise you on general questions regarding work in the Bachelor's programme.
Theses in the Master's programme:
Take a look at the topics offered. If you are interested in a topic, feel free to contact the supervisor directly, as noted in the corresponding PDF file.
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For most topics you will find a linked PDF file on this page. If you receive an error message or a faulty website opens, please contact our staff member Paula Carstens and mention the title where the error occurred. She will look into it as soon as possible and let you know as soon as the error has been corrected.
STUDY PAPER (PO19) = PROJECT PAPER (PO15)
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5CP (Workload 150h), duration 6 months
The project thesis is the student's first thesis within their Bachelor programme. The student will learn academic standards by a small experimental, analytic or other research project. The faculty offers the course "Vorbereitung auf die Projektarbeit / Studienarbeit'' (information may be found via StudIP) which the student is recommended to attend. At IBNM the following topics requiring knowledge in Computational Mechanics are currently offered:
- Automated Numerical Verification
- Element implementations
- Visualising FE results
- Developing test routines and patch tests for FE programmes
- Transferring FE models in XR (AR/VR)
- 3D printing of FE results
Students who did not attend the course Computational Mechanics may study these fundamentals themselves (e.g. with the help of our ILIAS module).
Alternatively, we also offer experimental and analytical studies to build upon the foundations of Mechanics A+B. In this case, an individual topic can be found from a selection of fields during a personal discussion.
If you have further questions, please contact Esther Voelsen, M. Sc.
BACHELOR THESIS
12CP (Workload 360h) duration 6 months
The bachelor thesis is the final thesis of the Bachelor programme. At IBNM the topic usually has a major numerical aspect. While it is not required that the student has passed Computational Mechanics, fundamental knowledge of numerical methods such as FEM is expected. Otherwise the knowledge must be independently gained outside the thesis through personal study. The following topics are currently offered at IBNM:
- Visualizing results within the IBNM's Matlab FE code
- Numerical stress state analysis in AR and VR
INTERDISCIPLINARY PROJECT (PO19) = SEMINAR THESIS (PO15)
12CP (Workload 360h) duration 6 months
The (interdisciplinary) project replaces the seminar thesis according to the previous exam regulations. The project aims to apply the student's knowledge to an engineering problem. Here, an interdisciplinary context should be considered, e.g. collaboration with other institutes or faculties. The (interdisciplinary) project may be written in preparation for the master thesis.
Among many topics, the following are offered at the IBNM:
- FEM implementation of a coupled diffusion-deformation theory for hydrogels (this project will be supervised/written in English)
- Neural Network guided Finite-Element Model Creation from Medical Image Data (this project can be supervised/written both in German or English)
Seminar thesis only for PO15
5CP (Workload 150h) duration 6 months
The seminar thesis is a literature review or study within the Master programme. Ideally, it is followed by a master thesis within the same field of research. In this case, the student can use the seminar thesis to prepare for the master thesis.
MASTER THESIS
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25CP (PO15) / 24CP (PO19) (Workload 750h / 720h) duration 6 months
The master thesis is the final thesis of the Master programme. The student is to work on a research project within the current state of the art. The following topics are currently offered at IBNM:
- Exploration of bacterial behaviour in soil (This project can be supervised in English and German. English is recommended for the written work)
- Modelling of concrete damage under monotonic loading using the finite element method with ABAQUS
- Modelling the effect of creep and shrinkage on the behaviour of concrete using the finite element method with ABAQUS
- Microscale analysis of pore effects on biogeochemical reactions and the associated permeability change (This project can be supervised in English and German. English is recommended for the written work)
- Nonlinear dynamical systems identification using kernel-based state-space models (This project will be supervised/written in English)
- Impact of mechanical stresses on Li-ion battery performance (This project will be supervised/written in English)
- Stochastic isogeometric analysis using B-spline chaos expansion in the context of non-linear finite element method (This project will be supervised/written in English)
- Individual based Modelling of Quorum Sensing (This project can be supervised in English and German. English is recommended for the written work)
- Multifidelity importance sampling for non-linear stochastic finite element calculations (This project can be supervised & written in English or German.)
