Publications

2023


Anilkumar PM, Scheffler S, Haldar A, Brod M, Rao BN, Jansen EL et al. Nonlinear dynamic modeling of bistable variable stiffness composite laminates. Journal of sound and vibration. 2023 Feb 17;545:117417. Epub 2022 Nov 8. doi: 10.1016/j.jsv.2022.117417

Gerendt C, Hematipour M, Englisch N, Scheffler S, Rolfes R. A finite element-based continuum damage model for mechanical joints in fiber metal laminates under static and fatigue loading. Composite structures. 2023 May 15;312:116797. Epub 2023 Feb 20. doi: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2023.116797


2022


Anilkumar PM, Haldar A, Scheffler S, Jansen EL, Rao BN, Rolfes R. Morphing of bistable variable stiffness composites using distributed MFC actuators. Composite structures. 2022 Jun 1;289:115396. Epub 2022 Mar 10. doi: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2022.115396

Hacker G, Brod M, Just G, Scheffler SS, Koch I, Rolfes R et al. Numerical Simulation of Microcrack-Induced Delamination in Cross-Ply-Laminates under Static Loading using Cohesive Zone Models. In Vassilopoulos AP, Michaud V, editors, Proceedings of the 20th European Conference on Composite Materials: Composites Meets Sustainability. Vol. Vol 4 - Modeling and Prediction. Lausanne. 2022. p. 334-341

Kumar AP, Anilkumar PM, Haldar A, Scheffler S, Dorn O, Rao BN et al. Investigations on the multistability of series-connected unsymmetric laminates. Composites science and technology. 2022 Oct 20;229:109635. Epub 2022 Jul 30. doi: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2022.109635

Phanendra Kumar A, Anilkumar PM, Haldar A, Scheffler S, Rao BN, Rolfes R. Multistability of Connected Variable Stiffness Laminates. In Maity D, Patra PK, Afzal MS, Ghoshal R, Mistry CS, Jana P, Maiti DK, editors, Recent Advances in Computational and Experimental Mechanics, Select Proceedings of ICRACEM 2020. Singapore: Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. 2022. p. 51-64. (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering). doi: 10.1007/978-981-16-6738-1_5

Rolffs C, Scheffler SS, Rolfes R. On an orthotropic, elasto-plastic material model to simulate the crash of a FRP glider fuselage. In Vassilopoulos AP, Michaud V, editors, Proceedings of the 20th European Conference on Composite Materials: Vol 4 - Modeling and Prediction. Lausanne. 2022. p. 1-8 doi: 10.5075/epfl-298799_978-2-9701614-0-0

Safdar N, Daum B, Scheffler S, Rolfes R. Experimental determination of a probabilistic failure envelope for carbon fiber reinforced polymers under combined compression–shear loads. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 2022 Jun 1;244-245:111585. Epub 2022 Mar 26. doi: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2022.111585

Scheffler SS, Seume JR, Dinkelacker F, Hanke-Rauschenbach R, Mertens A, Ponick B et al. Die Flugzeuge von morgen: Energieeffizentes und nachhaltiges Fliegen. Unimagazin: Forschungsmagazin der Leibniz Universität Hannover. 2022;2022(3/4):34-37.

Srikanth GS, Scheffler S, Anilkumar PM, Rao BN, Rolfes R. Numerical Investigation of Bistable Laminates on Geometric Scaling. In Tadepalli T, Narayanamurthy V, editors, Recent Advances in Applied Mechanics - Proceedings of Virtual Seminar on Applied Mechanics, VSAM 2021. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. 2022. p. 321-335. (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering). doi: 10.1007/978-981-16-9539-1_23

Tariq M, Safdar N, Scheffler S, Rolfes R. Numerical homogenization of poly-crystalline silicon wafer based photovoltaic modules including pre-cracks. Materials Today Communications. 2022 Dec;33:104752. Epub 2022 Oct 29. doi: 10.1016/j.mtcomm.2022.104752

van den Broek S, Wolff J, Scheffler S, Hühne C, Rolfes R. Improving the fatigue life of printed structures using stochastic variations. Progress in Additive Manufacturing. 2022 Dec;7(6):1225-1238. Epub 2022 Apr 18. doi: 10.1007/s40964-022-00296-5


2021


Anilkumar PM, Rao BN, Haldar A, Scheffler S, Wolniak M, Rolfes R et al. Investigations on the linear vibration characteristics of bistable unsymmetrical laminates. In AIAA SciTech Forum 2022. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc. (AIAA). 2021. AIAA 2022-0258 doi: 10.2514/6.2022-0258

Anilkumar PM, Rao BN, Haldar A, Scheffler S, Rolfes R, Jansen EL. Numerical Studies on the Dynamic Characteristics of Series-Connected Multistable Laminates. In Proceedings of ASME 2021 Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems, SMASIS 2021. American Society of Mechanical Engineers(ASME). 2021. V001T07A006 doi: 10.1115/SMASIS2021-68073

Brod M, Dean A, Scheffler SS, Bishara M, Rolfes R. Numerical Analysis of Fatigue Damage Behavior in Fiber Composites under Different Block Loading Conditions. In VIII Conference on Mechanical Response of Composites (COMPOSITES 2021). International Centre for Numerical Methods in Engineering, CIMNE. 2021 Epub 2021 Aug 31. doi: 10.23967/composites.2021.024

Kumar AP, Anilkumar PM, Haldar A, Scheffler S, Jansen EL, Rao BN et al. Tailoring bistability in unsymmetrical laminates using an additional composite strip. Thin-walled structures. 2021 Nov;168:108212. Epub 2021 Aug 18. doi: 10.1016/j.tws.2021.108212


2020


Brod M, Dean A, Scheffler S, Gerendt C, Rolfes R. Numerical modeling and experimental validation of fatigue damage in Cross-Ply CFRP composites under inhomogeneous stress states. Composites Part B: Engineering. 2020 Nov 1;200:108050. Epub 2020 May 16. doi: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2020.108050


2018


Scheffler SS. Ein neuer Modellierungsansatz zur systematischen numerischen Untersuchung des Versagensverhaltens von Verbindungen in FVK. Hannover: Mitteilungen des Instituts für Statik und Dynamik, 2018.


2016


Scheffler SS. Anwendung eines virtuellen Versuchsstandes zur systematischen numerischen Untersuchung hybrider Fügetechnologien

. 2016. doi: doi.org/10.2314/KXP:1669529029


2013


Löbel T, Kolesnikov B, Scheffler S, Stahl A, Hühne C. Enhanced tensile strength of composite joints by using staple-like pins: Working principles and experimental validation. Composite structures. 2013;106:453-460.