Kai‐Uwe Bletzinger

7.9k total citations · 4 hit papers
222 papers, 5.8k citations indexed

About

Kai‐Uwe Bletzinger is a scholar working on Civil and Structural Engineering, Computational Mechanics and Mechanics of Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Kai‐Uwe Bletzinger has authored 222 papers receiving a total of 5.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 103 papers in Civil and Structural Engineering, 103 papers in Computational Mechanics and 53 papers in Mechanics of Materials. Recurrent topics in Kai‐Uwe Bletzinger's work include Advanced Numerical Analysis Techniques (55 papers), Structural Analysis and Optimization (50 papers) and Topology Optimization in Engineering (45 papers). Kai‐Uwe Bletzinger is often cited by papers focused on Advanced Numerical Analysis Techniques (55 papers), Structural Analysis and Optimization (50 papers) and Topology Optimization in Engineering (45 papers). Kai‐Uwe Bletzinger collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Spain and United States. Kai‐Uwe Bletzinger's co-authors include Roland Wüchner, Josef Kiendl, Ekkehard Ramm, Johannes Linhard, Yuri Bazilevs, Manfred Bischoff, Ming‐Chen Hsu, Robert Schmidt, Andreas Apostolatos and M. Breitenberger and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering and International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering.

In The Last Decade

Kai‐Uwe Bletzinger

208 papers receiving 5.6k citations

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Isogeometric shell analysis with Kirchhoff–Love elements

2009 771 citations Kai‐Uwe Bletzinger, Johannes Linhard et al. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering profile →
The bending strip method for isogeometric analysis of Kirchhoff–Love shell structures comprised of multiple patches

2010 414 citations Roland Wüchner, Kai‐Uwe Bletzinger et al. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering profile →
3D simulation of wind turbine rotors at full scale. Part II: Fluid–structure interaction modeling with composite blades

2010 373 citations Roland Wüchner, Kai‐Uwe Bletzinger et al. profile →
Rotation free isogeometric thin shell analysis using PHT-splines

2011 342 citations Roland Wüchner, Kai‐Uwe Bletzinger et al. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Simultaneous node-based shape and thickness optimization of thin-walled structures using the explicit Vertex Morphing method 2025 ·Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Kai‐Uwe Bletzinger	2
2	Discretization-independent node-based shape optimization with the Vertex Morphing method using design variable scaling 2024 ·Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Kai‐Uwe Bletzinger	1
3	Tracing curvature paths on trimmed multipatch surfaces 2023 ·Applied Mathematical Modelling ·(unknown), (unknown), Kai‐Uwe Bletzinger	2
4	Machine learning driven damper for response control in vehicle–bridge interaction systems 2023 ·Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Bridge Engineering ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Vasant Matsagar, Kai‐Uwe Bletzinger, Roland Wüchner	5
5	Modularisation Strategies for Individualised Precast Construction—Conceptual Fundamentals and Research Directions 2023 ·Designs ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Patrick Forman, André Borrmann, Lucio Blandini, Lothar Stempniewski, Alexander Stark, Achim Menges, Markus P. Schlaich, Albert Albers, (unknown), Kai‐Uwe Bletzinger, Peter Mark	8
6	Finite element method-enhanced neural network for forward and inverse problems 2023 ·Advanced Modeling and Simulation in Engineering Sciences ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Kai‐Uwe Bletzinger, Roland Wüchner	29
7	The implicit bulk-surface filtering method for node-based shape optimization and a comparison of explicit and implicit filtering techniques 2023 ·Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization ·(unknown), Kai‐Uwe Bletzinger	11
8	Systematic evaluation of the interface description for fluid–structure interaction simulations using the isogeometric mortar-based mapping 2019 ·Journal of Fluids and Structures ·Andreas Apostolatos, G. De Nayer, Kai‐Uwe Bletzinger, M. Breuer, Roland Wüchner	24
9	Numerical studies on the instantaneous fluid–structure interaction of an air-inflated flexible membrane in turbulent flow 2018 ·Journal of Fluids and Structures ·G. De Nayer, Andreas Apostolatos, (unknown), Kai‐Uwe Bletzinger, Roland Wüchner, M. Breuer	40
10	A consistent formulation for imposing packaging constraints in shape optimization using Vertex Morphing parametrization 2017 ·Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Kai‐Uwe Bletzinger	16
11	Material model based on NURBS response surfaces 2017 ·Applied Mathematical Modelling ·(unknown), Deane Roehl, Kai‐Uwe Bletzinger	10
12	Isogeometric Kirchhoff–Love shell formulations for biological membranes 2015 ·Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering ·Adrián Buganza Tepole, (unknown), Kai‐Uwe Bletzinger, Ellen Kuhl	92
13	Numerical and analytical solutions with finite strains for circular inflated membranes considering pressure–volume coupling 2014 ·International Journal of Mechanical Sciences ·(unknown), Deane Roehl, Kai‐Uwe Bletzinger	20
14	Hybrid Structures - Enlarging the Design Space of Architectural Membranes 2013 ·Journal of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures ·B. Philipp, Kai‐Uwe Bletzinger	2
15	A CFD Approach to Modeling Wave-Current Interaction 2013 ·International Journal of Offshore and Polar Engineering ·(unknown), (unknown), Roland Wüchner, Kai‐Uwe Bletzinger	15
16	Practical advances in numerical form finding and cutting pattern generation for membrane structures 2012 ·Journal of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures ·(unknown), Roland Wüchner, Kai‐Uwe Bletzinger	8
17	Extended and integrated numerical form finding and patterning of membrane structures 2009 ·Journal of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures ·Kai‐Uwe Bletzinger, Johannes Linhard, Roland Wüchner	12
18	Simulation of fluid-structure-interaction with free form membrane structures using an implicit coupling scheme with adaptive under relaxation 2006 ·ECCOMAS CFD 2006: Proceedings of the European Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics, Egmond aan Zee, The Netherlands, September 5-8, 2006 ·(unknown), (unknown), Kai‐Uwe Bletzinger	2
19	PARTITIONED STRATEGIES FOR OPTIMIZATION IN FSI 2006 ·Research Repository (Delft University of Technology) ·Kai‐Uwe Bletzinger, (unknown), (unknown), Roland Wüchner	1
20	Explicit approximation of equality constraints 1993 ·Elsevier eBooks ·Kai‐Uwe Bletzinger	1

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