Journals

[120] T. Bürchner, L. Radtke, S. Eisenträger, A. Düster, E. Rank, S. Kollmannsberger, P. Kopp.
Generalized Eigenvalue stabilization for immersed explicit dynamics.
Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 452:118727, 2026.
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[119] H. Saberi, A. Düster.
Adaptive finite element phase-field simulation of dynamic brittle fracture.
Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 450:115856, 2026.
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[118] C. Kühne, G. Bletsos, S.L. Möller, A. Düster, L. Radtke.
Adaptive tolerances for staggered solution algorithms in fluid-structure interaction.
Computational Mechanics, DOI: 10.1007/s00466-025-02689-z, 2025.
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[117] W. Safdar, S. Rotter, M. Orth, S. Heinrich, A. Düster.
Modelling the breakage of coated particles using discrete element and bonded particle method.
Computational Particle Mechanics, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40571-025-01061-5, 2025.
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[116] S. Hartmann, A. Düster.
A short note on minor and major symmetries in linear elasticity.
Archive of Applied Mechanics, 95:159, 2025.
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[115] S.F. Hosseini, M. Gorji, R. Sartorti, L. Radtke, A. Düster.
Application of the Non-Negative Moment Fitting Approach in the Finite Cell Analysis of Brittle Phase-Field Fracture.
International Journal of Computational Methods, DOI: 10.1142/S0219876225500227, 2025.
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[114] T. Bürchner, L. Radtke, P. Kopp, S. Kollmannsberger, E. Rank, A. Düster.
On the efficiency of explicit and semi-explicit immersed boundary finite element methods for wave propagation problems.
Advances in Computational Science and Engineering, 3:125-149, 2025.
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[113] R. Sartorti, C. Kühne, L. Radtke, A. Düster.
Stabilization techniques and adaptive conjugate gradient solver tolerances for the finite cell method.
Advances in Computational Science and Engineering, 3:24-45, 2025.
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[112] M. Komodromos, M. Gorji, A. Düster, J. Grabe.
Implementation of linear strain elements for image-based Finite Element Analysis of cemented natural sand.
Computers and Geotechnics, 174:106606, 2024.
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[111] D. Ferreira González, J. Lund, R. Bevand, A. Düster, M. Abdel-Maksoud.
Optimization of Ship Propellers Under Consideration of the Acoustic Emission Based on Partitioned Fluid–Structure Interaction Simulations.
Journal of Ship Research, DOI: 10.5957/JOSR.01240002, 2024.
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[110] R. Sartorti, W. Garhuom, A. Düster.
Remeshing and eigenvalue stabilization in the finite cell method for structures undergoing large elastoplastic deformation.
Archive of Applied Mechanics, 2024.
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[109] M. Gorji, M. Komodromos, W. Garhuom, J. Grabe, A. Düster.
Geometry smoothing and local enrichment of the finite cell method with application to cemented granular materials.
Computational Mechanics, 2024.
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[108] J.-A. Tröger, R. Sartorti, W. Garhuom, A. Düster, S. Hartmann.
Full-field validation of finite cell method computations on wire arc additive manufactured components.
Archive of Applied Mechanics, 2024.
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[107] R. Sartorti, A. Düster.
Data transfer within a finite cell remeshing approach applied to large deformation problems.
Computational Mechanics, 2024.
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[106] L. Radtke, M. Torre, T.J.R Hughes, A. Düster, G. Sangalli, A. Reali.
An analysis of high order FEM and IGA for explicit dynamics: Mass lumping and immersed boundaries.
International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, e7499, 2024.
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[105] S. Eisenträger, L. Radtke, W. Garhuom, S. Löhnert, A. Düster, D. Juhre, D. Schillinger.
An eigenvalue stabilization technique for immersed boundary finite element methods in explicit dynamics.
Computers and Mathematics with Applications, 166:129-168, 2024.
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[104] L. Radtke, P. Marter, F. Duvigneau, S. Eisenträger, D. Juhre, A. Düster.
Vibroacoustic simulations of acoustic damping materials using a fictitious domain approach.
Journal of Sound and Vibration, 568:118058, 2024.
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[103] M. Petö, M. Gorji, F. Duvigneau, A. Düster, D. Juhre, S. Eisenträger.
Code verification of immersed boundary techniques using the method of manufactured solutions.
Computational Mechanics, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00466-023-02411-x, 2023.
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[102] S.F. Hosseini, M. Gorji, W. Garhuom, A. Düster.
Adaptive Quadrature of Trimmed Finite Elements and Cells Based on Bezier Approximation.
International Journal of Computational Methods, 2350023, 2023.
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[101] L. Radtke, G. Bletsos, N. Kühl, T. Suchan, T. Rung, A. Düster, K. Welker.
Parameter-Free Shape Optimization: Various Shape Updates for Engineering Applications.
aerospace, 10(9), 751, 2023.
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[100] M. Komodromos, M. Gorji, A. Düster, J. Grabe.
Investigation of the load sustaining micro mechanisms of cemented sand using the mesoscale FEM approach.
Computers and Geotechnics, 162:105656, 2023.
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[99] S. Rotter, M. Dosta, A. Düster.
Discrete element simulation of the breakage behavior of porous granules utilizing bond models.
Computational Particle Methods, https://doi.org/10.1007/s40571-023-00610-0, 2023.
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[98] S. Rezaei, A. Rahimi, J. Parvizian, S. Mansoorzadeh, A. Düster.
A rectified unidirectional rotary PTO for two-body wave energy converters.
Ocean Engineering, 279:114507, 2023.
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[97] Y. Schapira, L. Radtke, S. Kollmannsberger, A. Düster.
Performance of acceleration techniques for staggered phase-field solutions.
Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 410:116029, 2023.
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[96] M. Orth, S. Rotter, W. Safdar, S. Tasdemir, S. Pietsch-Braune, S. Heinrich, A. Düster.
Fluidized Bed Spray Coating for Improved Mechanical Properties of Particles.
Processes, 11(2):314, 2023.
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[95] M. Torre, S. Morganti, F.S. Pasqualini, A. Düster, A. Reali.
Immersed isogeometric analysis based on a hybrid collocation/finite cell method.
Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 405:115856, 2023.
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[94] B. Tóth, A. Düster.
h-Adaptive radial basis function finite difference method for linear elasticity problems.
Computational Mechanics, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00466-022-02249-9, 2022.
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[93] A. Rahimi, S. Rezaei, J. Parvizian, S. Mansourzadeh, J. Lund, R. Hssini, A. Düster.
Numerical and experimental study of the hydrodynamic coefficients and power absorption of a two-body point absorber wave energy converter.
Renewable Energy, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2022.10.103, 2022.
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[92] M. Petö, W. Garhuom, F. Duvigneau, S. Eisenträger, A. Düster, D. Juhre.
Octree-based integration scheme with merged sub-cells for the finite cell method: Application to non-linear problems in 3D.
Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 401:115565, 2022.
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[91] A. Hildebrandt, P. Sharma, A. Düster, S. Diebels.
Experimental and numerical investigation of the deformation behaviour of cables and thin beam-like structures under multi-axial loading.
Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids, https://doi.org/10.1177/10812865221114299, 2022.
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[90] S. Rezaei, A. Rahimi, J. Parvizian, S. Mansourzadeh, A. Düster.
Dimensional optimization of a two-body wave energy converter using response surface methodology.
Ocean Engineering, 261:112186, 2022.
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[89] W. Garhuom, A. Düster.
Non-negative moment fitting quadrature for cut finite elements and cells undergoing large deformations.
Computational Mechanics, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00466-022-02203-9, 2022.
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[88] J. Lund, D. Ferreira González, J.C. Neitzel-Petersen, L. Radtke, M. Abdel-Maksoud, A. Düster.
Validation of a partitioned fluid-structure interaction simulation for turbo machine rotors.
Ships and Offshore Structures, https://doi.org/10.1080/17445302.2022.2069389, 2022.
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[87] A. Hildebrandt, A. Düster.
Numerical Investigation of High-Order Solid Finite Elements for Anisotropic Finite Strain Problems.
International Journal of Computational Methods, 19(5):2250007, 2022.
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[86] W. Garhuom, K. Usman, A. Düster.
An eigenvalue stabilization technique to increase the robustness of the finite cell method for finite strain problems.
Computational Mechanics, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00466-022-02140-7, 2022.
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[85] L. Radtke, D. Müller, A. Düster.
Optimally Blended Spectral Elements in Structural Dynamics: Selective Integration and Mesh Distortion.
International Journal of Computational Methods, 18(10):2150042, 2021.
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[84] M.A. Chaudry, C. Woitzik, A. Düster, P. Wriggers.
A multiscale DEM-FEM coupled approach for the investigation of granules as crash-absorber in ship building.
Computational Particle Mechanics, https://doi.org/10.1007/s40571-021-00401-5, 2021.
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[83] B. Wiegard, M. König, L. Radtke, J. Lund, S. Netzbandt, M. Abdel-Maksoud, A. Düster.
Fluid-structure interaction and stress analysis of a floating wind turbine.
Marine Structures, 14:102970, 2021.
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[82] J Schröder, T. Wick, S. Reese, P. Wriggers, R. Müller, S. Kollmannsberger, M. Kästner, A. Schwarz, M. Igelbüscher, N. Viebahn, H.R. Bayat, S. Wulfinghoff, K. Mang, E. Rank, T. Bog, D. D'Angella, M. Elhaddad, P. Hennig, A. Düster, W. Garhuom, S. Hubrich, M. Walloth, W. Wollner, C. Kuhn, T. Heister.
A Selection of Benchmark Problems in Solid Mechanics and Applied Mathematics.
Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11831-020-09477-3, 2020, 28:713-751, 2021
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[81] W. Garhuom, S. Hubrich, L. Radtke, A. Düster.
A remeshing strategy for large deformations in the finite cell method.
Computers and Mathematics with Applications, 80:2379-2398, 2020.
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[80] C. Woitzik, A. Düster.
Experimental investigation of granules as crash-absorber in ship building.
Ships and Offshore Structures, https://doi.org/10.1080/17445302.2020.1727179, 2020, 16(3):314-325, 2021.
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[79] T. Lampe, L. Radtke, M. Abdel-Maksoud, A. Düster.
A partitioned solution approach for the simulation of dynamic behaviour and acoustic signature of flexible cavitating marine propellers.
Ocean Engineering, 197:106854, 2020.
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[78] A. Düster, O. Allix.
Selective enrichment of moment fitting and application to cut finite elements and cells.
Computational Mechanics, 65:429-450, 2020.
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[77] S. Kollmannsberger, D. D'Angella, E. Rank, W. Garhuom, S. Hubrich, A. Düster, P. Di Stolfo, A. Schröder.
Spline- and hp-basis functions of higher differentiability in the Finite Cell Method.
GAMM - Mitteilungen, 43:e202000004, 2020.
DOI:10.1002/gamm.202000004, 2019.
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[76] S. Gnegel, J. Li, N. Mameka, N. Huber, A. Düster.
Numerical Investigation of Polymer Coated Nanoporous Gold.
Materials, 12:1-23, 2019.
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[75] E. Rank, A. Düster.
The Finite Cell Method: An immersed boundary technique for integration of geometric models and numerical analysis.
IACM Expressions, 44/19:10-14, 2019.
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[74] B. Wiegard, L. Radtke, M. König, M. Abdel-Maksoud, A. Düster.
Simulation of the fluid-structure interaction of a floating wind turbine.
Ships and Offshore Structures, 14:207-218, 2019.
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[73] A. Abedian, A. Düster.
Equivalent Legendre polynomials: numerical integration of discontinuous functions in the finite element methods.
Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 343:690-720, 2019.
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[72] S. Hubrich, A. Düster.
Numerical integration for nonlinear problems of the finite cell method using an adaptive scheme based on moment fitting.
Computers & Mathematics with Applications, 77:1983-1997, 2019.
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[71] F. Mossaiby, M. Joulaian, A. Düster.
The spectral cell method for wave propagation in heterogeneous materials simulated on multiple GPUs and CPUs.
Computational Mechanics, 63:805-819, 2019.
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[70] A. Düster, S. Heinze, S. Hubrich.
The finite cell method - a fictitious domain approach for structural analysis.
GACM Report, 10:6-11, 2018.
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[69] L. Radtke, T. Lampe, M. Abdel-Maksoud, A. Düster.
A partitioned solution approach for the simulation of the dynamic behaviour of flexible marine propellers.
Ship Technology Research - Schiffstechnik, 67(1):37-50, 2020.
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1080/09377255.2018.1542782, 2018.
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[68] A. Düster, M. König, L. Radtke.
A Partitioned Solution Strategy for Strongly Coupled Multifield Problems.
IACM Expressions, 42/18:12-16, 2018.
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[67] A. Taghipour, J. Parvizian, S. Heinze, A. Düster.
The finite cell method for nearly incompressible finite strain plasticity problems with complex geometries.
Computers & Mathematics with Applications, 75:3298-3316, 2018.
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[66] S. Heinze, T. Bleistein, A. Düster, S. Diebels, A. Jung.
Experimental and numerical investigation of single pores for identification of effective metal foams properties.
Zeitschrift für Angewandte Mathematik und Mechanik, 98:682-695, 2018.
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[65] M.A. Chaudry, C. Woitzik, A. Düster, P. Wriggers.
Experimental and numerical characterization of expanded glass granules.
Computational Particle Mechanics, 5:297-312, 2018.
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[64] L. Radtke, A. Larena-Avellaneda, E.S. Debus, A. Düster.
Simulation der Fluid-Struktur-Interaktion in arteriellen Bypässen.
Gefässchirurgie, 22:400-406, 2017.

[63] O. Sepahi, L. Radtke, S.E. Debus, A. Düster.
Anisotropic hierarchic solid finite elements for the simulation of passive-active arterial wall models.
Computers & Mathematics with Applications, 74:3058-3079, 2017.

[62] J.P. Heners, L. Radtke, M. Hinze, A. Düster.
Adjoint shape optimization for fluid-structure interaction of ducted flows.
Computational Mechanics, 61:259-276, 2017.

[61] S. Hubrich, P. Di Stolfo, L. Kudela, S. Kollmannsberger, E. Rank, A. Schröder, A. Düster.
Numerical integration of discontinuous functions: moment fitting and smart octree.
Computational Mechanics, 60:863-881, 2017.

[60] M. Ranjbar, M. Mashayekhi, J. Parvizian, A. Düster, E. Rank.
Finite cell method implementation and validation of a nonlocal integral damage model.
International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 128-129:401-413, 2017.

[59] C. Woitzik, A. Düster.
Modelling the material parameter distribution of expanded granules.
Granular Matter, 19:52, 2017.

[58] L. Radtke, M. König, A. Düster.
The influence of geometric imperfections in cardiovascular FSI simulations.
Computers & Mathematics with Applications, 74:1675-1689, 2017.

[57] A. Abedian, A. Düster.
An extension of the finite cell method using boolean operations.
Computational Mechanics, 59:877-886, 2017.

[56] M. König, D. Ferreira González, M. Abdel-Maksoud, A. Düster.
Numerical investigation of the landing manoeuvre of a crew transfer vessel to an offshore wind turbine.
Ships and Offshore Structures, 12(1):115-133, 2017.
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[55] M. König, L. Radtke, A. Düster.
A flexible C++ framework for the partitioned solution of strongly coupled multifield problems.
Computers & Mathematics with Applications, 72:1764-1789, 2016.

[54] M. Joulaian, S. Hubrich, A. Düster.
Numerical integration of discontinuities on arbitrary domains based on moment fitting.
Computational Mechanics, 57:979-999, 2016.

[53] L. Radtke, A. Larena-Avellaneda, E.S. Debus, A. Düster.
Convergence acceleration for partitioned simulations of the fluid-structure interaction in arteries.
Computational Mechanics, 57:901-920, 2016.

[52] G. Wendt, P. Erbts, A. Düster.
Partitioned coupling strategies for multi-physically coupled radiative heat transfer problems.
Journal of Computational Physics, 300:327-351, 2015.

[51] Y. Mirbagheri, H. Navhi, J. Parvizian, A. Düster.
Reducing spurious oscillations in discontinuous wave propagation simulation using high-order finite elements.
Computers & Mathematics with Applications, 70:1640-1658, 2015.

[50] S. Heinze, M. Joulaian, A. Düster.
Numerical homogenization of hybrid metal foams using the finite cell method.
Computers & Mathematics with Applications, 70:1501-1517, 2015.

[49] S. Rothe, P. Erbts, A. Düster, S. Hartmann.
Monolithic and partitioned coupling schemes for thermo-viscoplasticity.
Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 293:375-410, 2015

[48] M. Dauge, A. Düster, E. Rank.
Theoretical and numerical investigation of the finite cell method.
Journal of Scientific Computing, 65:1039-1064, 2015.

[47] M. Abdel-Maksoud, S.-B. Müller, T. Rung, X. Luo, E. Kreuzer, E. Solowjow,
D. Ferreira González, A. Düster, M. König, J. Grabe, D. Osthoff, W. Fricke,
B. Gerlach, M. Guiard, S. Krüger, H. Dankowski.
Maritime safety in the offshore wind sector.
Ship & Offshore, 1:26-30, 2015

[46] P. Erbts, S. Hartmann, A. Düster.
A partitioned solution approach for electro-thermo-mechanical problems.
Archive of Applied Mechanics, 85:1075-1101, 2015.

[45] A. Abedian, J. Parvizian, A. Düster, E. Rank.
Finite cell method compared to h-version finite element method for elasto-plastic problems.
Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, 35(10):1239-1248, 2014.

[44] N. Zander, T. Bog, M. Elhaddad, R. Espinoza, H. Hu, A. Joly, C. Wu, P. Zerbe,
A. Düster, S. Kollmannsberger, J. Parvizian, M. Ruess, D. Schillinger, E. Rank.
FCMLab: A finite cell research toolbox for MATLAB.
Advances in Engineering Software, 74:49-63, 2014.

[43] S. Duczek, M. Joulaian, A. Düster, U. Gabbert.
Numerical analysis of Lamb waves using the finite and spectral cell method.
International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 99:26-53, 2014.

[42] M. Joulaian, S. Duczek, U. Gabbert, A. Düster.
Finite and spectral cell method for wave propagation in heterogeneous materials.
Computational Mechanics, 54:661-675, 2014.

[41] M. Ranjbar, M. Mashayekhi, J. Parvizian, A. Düster, E. Rank.
Using the finite cell method to predict crack initiation in ductile materials.
Computational Materials Science, 82:427-434, 2014.

[40] M. Joulaian, A. Düster.
Local enrichment of the finite cell method for problems with material interfaces.
Computational Mechanics, 52:741-762, 2013.

[39] A. Abedian, J. Parvizian, A. Düster, E. Rank.
The Finite Cell Method for the J_2 flow theory of plasticity.
Finite Elements in Analysis and Design, 69:37-47, 2013.

[38] R. Jänicke, H.-G. Sehlhorst, A. Düster, S. Diebels.
Micromorphic two-scale modelling of periodic grid structures.
International Journal for Multiscale Computational Engineering, 11(2):161-176, 2013