The fundamental characteristics of solid materials and their behavior under external forces is of major importance to many scientific and engineering fields. A variety of methodologies, based on both continuum and discrete theoretical descriptions, have been developed to simulate numerically the diverse characteristics, from the molecular to the macroscopic levels. Computational Solid Mechanics (CSM) is employed in a wide range of industrial fields, from civil engineering to materials science.
At EPFL, research is undertaken in the development of advanced numerical algorithms and multi-scale methodologies, and their use to provide increased understanding of the fundamental behavior of solid materials as well as their application for the analysis of complex structural problems.
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ANMC – Chair of Computational Mathematics and Numerical Analysis (Prof. Assyr Abdulle)
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LSMS – Computational Solid Mechanics Laboratory (Prof. Jean-François Molinari)
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LSMX – Computational Materials Laboratory (Prof. Michel Rappaz)
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THEOS – Laboratory of Theory and Simulation of Materials (site under construction) (Prof. Nicola Marzari)
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LMM – Laboratory of Mechanical Metallurgy / PSI – Paul Scherrer Institut (Prof. Andreas Mortensen & Prof. Helena Van Swygenhoven)
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LMC – Laboratory of Construction Materials (Prof. Karen Scrivener)
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LTC – Laboratory of Polymer and Composite Technology (Prof. Jan-Anders Manson & Prof. Véronique Michaud)
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LMS – Laboratory of Soil Mechanics (Prof. Lyesse Laloui & Prof. Laurent Vulliet)
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LMAF – Laboratory of Applied Mechanics and Reliability Analysis (Prof. John Botsis & Prof. Thomas Gmür)
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LOMI – Laboratory of Wave Mechanics and Multi-field Interactions (Prof. Alex Spadoni)
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LBO – Laboratory of Biomechanical Orthopedics (Prof. Dominique Pioletti)