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Kuna
Professor (retired) for Applied Mechanics – Solid Mechanics
Prof. Dr.rer.nat.habil. Meinhard Kuna, retired
Institute of Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics
Lampadiusstr. 4, Room WEI-111
09599 Freiberg
+49 3731 39-2092
meinhard [dot] kuna [at] imfd [dot] tu-freiberg [dot] de (meinhard[dot]kuna[at]imfd[dot]tu-freiberg[dot]de)
Curriculum Vitae
| Time period | Activity |
|---|---|
| 2016 - today | Retired professor (active employment) |
| 2012 - 2016 | Director of the Institute of Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics |
| 2012 - 2015 | Member of the Board of Reviewers for Engineering Mechanics at the German Research Foundation (DFG) |
| 2009 - 2015 | Elected member of the University Council (Senat) |
| 2006 - 2009 | Vice Dean: Faculty of Mechanical, Process and Energy Engineering |
| 2005 - 2012 | DFG Liaison Officers for TU Bergakademie Freiberg |
| 2002 - 2006 | Director of the Institute of Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics |
| 1997 - today | Full Professor for Engineering Mechanics and Solid Mechanics, TU Bergakademie Freiberg |
| 1996 - 1997 | MPA University Stuttgart, Head of department “Numerical Simulation" |
| 1995 | Visiting Professor at the University of Magdeburg, Mechanical Engineering |
| 1991 - 1994 | Fraunhofer Institute of Mechanics of Materials Freiburg/Halle, Head of Branch-Lab Halle “Microstructure of Materials and Systems” |
| 1990 | Habilitation (habil.), University Halle-Wittenberg, Theoretical Physics |
| 1978 | PhD (Dr. rer.nat.), University Halle-Wittenberg, Theoretical Physics |
| 1975 - 1991 | Research Assistant, head of research group “Numerical Methods in Fracture Mechanics” |
| 1973 - 1975 | PhD-study, Institute of Solid State Physics, IFE Halle, Academy of Sciences of GDR, |
| 1972 | Study of Physics, Diploma, TU Magdeburg |
Research topics
Fracture mechanics
- Basic investigations in failure behavior of engineering materials
- Numerical computations to quantify, validate, and evaluate fracture mechanical test methods
- Contract research for various engineering branches to certificate strength, safety, and lifetime of structural components
Damage mechanics / continuum mechanics
- Theory of plasticity, viscoplasticity, phase transformation
- Ductile failure of metallic materials (Gurson, Rousselier)
- Creep damage and thermomechanical fatigue
- Brittle failure of ceramic materials
Computational methods in solid and fracture mechanics
- Finite element method (FEM)
- Brand element method (BEM)
- Efficient FEM- and BEM-Algorithms for fracture mechanical stress analyses of structures with cracks under complex loading conditions
Mechanical issues in semiconductor- and microtechnology
- Numerical simulation for design and reliability of micro devices
- Failure behavior of Silicon
- Wire sawing of semiconductor materials
Modelling of smart materials
- Fracture mechanics of piezo- and ferroelectric ceramics
- Design of piezoelectric sensors, actuators, and devices
- Adaptive smart mechanical Systems and Composites
Development of miniaturized test methods
- Small Punch Test
- Tensile, bend specimens of millimeter dimensions
- Nano-indentation technique
Awards and honors
| 2022 | Griffith Medal of the European Structural Integrity Society ESIS |
| 2015 | August Wöhler Medal of the German Association for Materials Research and Testing, Berlin |
| 2014 | International TEXTY Award (USA) for best Textbook in Engineering |
| 2011 | Julius Weisbach Prize of the TU Bergakademie Freiberg for outstanding merits in teaching |
| 1981 | Prize of the Academy of Sciences for International Cooperation (Czech Republic) |
| 1977 | Prize of the Academy of Sciences for Young Researchers |
Teaching
- Engineering Mechanics A (Statics)
- Engineering Mechanics B (Theory of Strength)
- Higher Theory of Strength of Materials
- Continuum Mechanics
- Mechanics of Materials
- Fracture Mechanics Computations
- Damage Mechanics
Memberships in scientific associations
- GAMM (German Society of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics) (since 1994)
- DVM (German Society of Materials Research and Testing) (since 1990); Chairman of the Working Committee "Fracture Mechanics" (2003-2007)
- ESIS (European Structural Integrity Society), ESIS-Council Member (2003-2009)
- ICF (International Congress on Fracture), Voting Representative for Germany (2003-2009)
- FMVT (Fakultätentag Maschinenbau und Verfahrenstechnik), Representative for TU Bergakademie Freiberg (2004-2012)
Editorial activities
- Editor-in-Chief: Engineering Fracture Mechanics (2015-2021)
- Member of the Editorial Board: International Journal of Fracture
- Member of the Editorial Board: Archive of Applied Mechanics
- Reviewer for various international journals
Monographies
- Kuna, M.: Finite Elements in Fracture Mechanics; Theory – Numerics – Applications,
Series: Solid Mechanics and its Applications, Vol. 201, Springer (2013) Hardcover and eBook, ISBN 978-94-007-6680-8 - Kuna, M.: Numerische Beanspruchungsanalyse von Rissen: FEM in der Bruchmechanik,
Vieweg-Teubner Verlag, Wiesbaden, 2010, 2.Edition, 447 Seiten, ISBN: 978-3-8348-1006-9 - Kuna, M., Ricoeur, A. (Eds.): Proc. IUTAM Symposium on Multiscale Modelling of Fatigue,
Damage and Fracture in Smart Materials, IUTAM Bookseries, Vol. 24, 2011, 396 p., Hardcover, ISBN: 978-90-481-9886-3 - Kuna, M. (Ed.): Fortschritte in der Bruch- und Schädigungsmechanik,
DVM-Berichte 236 -239, Jahrestagungen des DVM-Arbeitskreises Bruchvorgänge, 2004-2007, ISBN: 3-540-24195-7
Publications
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