B.W. Schafer

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
60 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

B.W. Schafer is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Building and Construction and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, B.W. Schafer has authored 60 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 44 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 20 papers in Building and Construction and 19 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in B.W. Schafer's work include Structural Load-Bearing Analysis (32 papers), Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete (18 papers) and Mechanical Behavior of Composites (12 papers). B.W. Schafer is often cited by papers focused on Structural Load-Bearing Analysis (32 papers), Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete (18 papers) and Mechanical Behavior of Composites (12 papers). B.W. Schafer collaborates with scholars based in United States, Germany and France. B.W. Schafer's co-authors include Sándor Ádány, Zhanjie Li, Cristopher D. Moen, Jerome F. Hajjar, Sanjay R. Arwade, Stefan Szyniszewski, B.H. Smith, Teoman Peköz, K.T. Ramesh and Kyle B. Reed and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, Construction and Building Materials and Composites Part B Engineering.

In The Last Decade

B.W. Schafer

56 papers receiving 2.2k citations

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Review: The Direct Strength Method of cold-formed steel member design

2008 502 citations B.W. Schafer Journal of Constructional Steel Research profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Effect of loading rate, viscosity, and binder activation on the bending response of an infiltrated UD-NCF 2025 ·Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing ·(unknown), B.W. Schafer, Luise Kärger, Alfredo R. de Faria, John Montesano	0
2	3D solid-shell element for macroscopic composite forming simulation enabling thickness prediction 2025 ·Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing ·B.W. Schafer, (unknown), Luise Kärger	1
3	Rate-dependent 3D forming simulation of thermoplastic composite materials using visco-hyperelastic material modeling and 3D hexahedral solid-shell elements 2025 ·Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing ·(unknown), B.W. Schafer, Luise Kärger	0
4	Investigation of the friction behavior of uni- and bidirectional non-crimp fabrics 2024 ·Materials research proceedings ·B.W. Schafer	2
5	Investigation of the compaction behavior of uni- and bidirectional non-crimp fabrics 2023 ·Materials research proceedings ·B.W. Schafer	3
6	Investigation of the Membrane Behavior of UD-NCF in Macroscopic Forming Simulations 2022 ·Key engineering materials ·B.W. Schafer, Stefan Haas, Philippe Boisse, Luise Kärger	5
7	Prediction of forming effects in UD-NCF by macroscopic forming simulation – Capabilities and limitations 2021 ·Repository KITopen (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology) ·Luise Kärger, (unknown), (unknown), Μaik Gude, B.W. Schafer	9
8	Reduced-Integrated 8-Node Hexahedral Solid-Shell Element for the Macroscopic Forming Simulation of Continuous Fibre-Reinforced Polymers 2020 ·Procedia Manufacturing ·B.W. Schafer, Dominik Dörr, Luise Kärger	10
9	Test Report: Cyclic Performance of Steel Sheet Connections for CFS Steel Sheet Shear Walls 2020 ·(unknown), B.W. Schafer	1
10	Cold-formed steel ledger-framed construction floor-to-wall connection behavior and strength 2019 ·Journal of Constructional Steel Research ·(unknown), B.W. Schafer	17
11	Elastic buckling analysis of cold-formed steel built-up sections with discrete fasteners using the compound strip method 2017 ·Thin-Walled Structures ·(unknown), Mani Khezri, Kim J.R. Rasmussen, B.W. Schafer	43
12	Seismic Modeling and Incremental Dynamic Analysis of the Cold-Formed Steel Framed CFS-NEES Building 2016 ·Jiazhen Leng, Stephen G. Buonopane, B.W. Schafer	2
13	Reduced Order Models for Profiled Steel Diaphragm Panels 2016 ·(unknown), Shahabeddin Torabian, B.W. Schafer	0
14	Simulation of geometric imperfections in cold-formed steel members using spectral representation approach 2012 ·Thin-Walled Structures ·(unknown), B.W. Schafer	88
15	Electrohydrodynamic transport in compressible nanoporous packed beds 2010 ·Repository KITopen (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology) ·B.W. Schafer	1
16	Agglomeration and filtration of colloidal suspensions with DVLO interactions in simulation and experiment 2010 ·Journal of Colloid and Interface Science ·B.W. Schafer, Martin Hecht, Jens Harting, Hermann Nirschl	42
17	Einfluss der Partikelladung auf die Durchströmbarkeit von nanoporösen Filterkuchen 2007 ·Chemie Ingenieur Technik ·B.W. Schafer, Hermann Nirschl	1
18	A full modal decomposition of thin-walled, single-branched open cross-section members via the constrained finite strip method 2007 ·Journal of Constructional Steel Research ·Sándor Ádány, B.W. Schafer	134
19	Distinction between Electrostatic and Electrokinetic Effects on the Permeability of Colloidal Packed Beds 2005 ·Chemical Engineering & Technology ·B.W. Schafer, Hermann Nirschl	7
20	Laterally Braced Cold-Formed Steel Flexural Members with Edge Stiffened Flanges 1999 ·Journal of Structural Engineering ·B.W. Schafer, Teoman Peköz	97

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