2026
Bansod A, Anilkumar PM, Scheffler S, Rolfes R. Novel Machine-Learning-Assisted Nonlinear Finite Element Framework for Bolted Joints. AIAA journal. 2026 May;64(5):2864-2876. Epub 2025 Nov 24. doi: 10.2514/1.J066089
Hematipour M, Dean A, Tariq M, Scheffler S, Rolfes R. Progressive static failure prediction of short fibre reinforced epoxy adhesive material: A combined experimental and numerical approach. Composite Structures. 2026 Mar 15;380:119959. Epub 2025 Dec 22. doi: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2025.119959
Rolffs C, Scheffler S, Rolfes R. A numerically efficient simulation framework utilising a new invariant-based orthotropic elasto-plastic material model for composite structures: Formulation and validation. Composite Structures. 2026 Mar 15;380:119981. Epub 2025 Dec 29. doi: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2025.119981
Tariq M, Scheffler S, Anilkumar PM, Rolffs C, Rolfes R. An efficient numerical model to predict fatigue damage behavior of carbon composites accounting for variations in ply thickness. Materials and design. 2026 May;265:115860. Epub 2026 Mar 18. doi: 10.1016/j.matdes.2026.115860
2025
Anilkumar PM, Haldar A, Clancy G, Scheffler S, Rao BN, Weaver PM et al. Bistable variable stiffness laminates: novel manufacturing and modeling strategies. Materials and design. 2025 Jul;255:114131. Epub 2025 May 28. doi: 10.1016/j.matdes.2025.114131
Bansod A, Anilkumar PM, Scheffler S, Rolfes R. A computationally efficient abstract model for capturing the nonlinear response of bolted joints. In AIAA Science and Technology Forum and Exposition, AIAA SciTech Forum 2025. American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc. (AIAA). 2025 Epub 2025 Jan 3. doi: 10.2514/6.2025-2687
Bashir D, Anilkumar PM, Scheffler S, Haldar A, Rao BN, Rolfes R. A Review of the Dynamic Behavior of Thermally Induced Bistable Configurations of Unsymmetrical Composite Laminates and their Applications. Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering. 2025 Apr;32(3):1635-1677. 114302. Epub 2024 Oct 17. doi: 10.1007/s11831-024-10192-6
Hacker G, Just G, Scheffler S, Koch I, Gude M, Rolfes R. Efficient derivation of a nonlinear cohesive bridging law for numerical delamination simulations under static and fatigue loading. Composite Structures. 2025 Dec 1;373:119585. Epub 2025 Sept 13. doi: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2025.119585
Tariq M, Scheffler S, Anilkumar PM, Hematipour M, Christoffers M, Rolfes R. Capturing the influence of ply-thickness variation on fatigue damage behavior of carbon composites through numerical modeling and experimental validation. Thin-walled structures. 2025 Oct;215:113483. Epub 2025 Jun 10. doi: 10.1016/j.tws.2025.113483
Tariq M, Scheffler S, Anilkumar PM, Sämann P, Bülow C, Wiedemann M et al. Evaluating the mechanical behavior of carbon composites with varied ply-thicknesses using acoustic emission measurements. Journal of composite materials. 2025 Jan;59(2):223-240. Epub 2024 Oct 31. doi: 10.1177/00219983241297561
Venkat SS, Anilkumar PM, Scheffler S, Baranger E, Rolfes R. An efficient preselection approach to determine critical parameters for slow delamination growth in postbuckled composites. International Journal of Solids and Structures. 2025 Oct 1;321:113537. Epub 2025 Jul 3. doi: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2025.113537
Venkat SS, Scheffler S, Anilkumar PM, Baranger E, Rolfes R. Effect of delamination defects on buckling and growth characteristics in composite laminates. Composite Structures. 2025 Oct 1;369:119245. Epub 2025 May 26. doi: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2025.119245
2024
Anilkumar PM, Scheffler S, Haldar A, Jansen EL, Rao BN, Rolfes R. Investigations on the dynamic snap-through of MFC bonded self-resetting bistable laminates. Composite Structures. 2024 Mar 15;332:117906. Epub 2024 Jan 18. doi: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2024.117906
Bahtiri B, Arash B, Scheffler S, Jux M, Rolfes R. A thermodynamically consistent physics-informed deep learning material model for short fiber/polymer nanocomposites. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 2024 Jul 1;427:117038. Epub 2024 May 11. doi: 10.1016/j.cma.2024.117038
Hacker G, Just G, Scheffler SS, Koch I, Gude M, Rolfes R. An energy-conserving cycle jump and load application technique for high-cycle fatigue simulations under general loading conditions. In Proceedings of the 21st European Conference on Composite Materials. Vol. 3. 2024. p. 713-717 doi: 10.60691/yj56-np80
Hematipour M, Dean A, Tariq M, Scheffler S, Rolfes R. Experimental and Numerical Investigation of the Mechanical Behavior of Short Fiber Reinforced Adhesives: Eccomas congress, 2024. In 9th European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering. 2024 doi: 10.23967/eccomas.2024.171
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
Anilkumar PM, Rao BN, Scheffler S, Wolniak M, Rolfes R, Haldar A et al. Refined semi-analytical framework to predict the natural vibration characteristics of bistable laminates. AIAA journal. 2023 Jul;61(7):3158-3171. Epub 2023 May 17. doi: 10.2514/1.J062289
Bahtiri B, Arash B, Scheffler SS, Jux M, Rolfes R. A machine learning-based viscoelastic–viscoplastic model for epoxy nanocomposites with moisture content. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 2023 Oct 1;415:116293. Epub 2023 Aug 7. doi: 10.48550/arXiv.2305.08102, 10.1016/j.cma.2023.116293
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
