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6Th European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering ECCOMAS 2012 ECCOMAS 2012 6th European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering September 10-14, 2012 Vienna, Austria Table of Contents http://eccomas2012.conf.tuwien.ac.at Preface 2 Congress Organisation 3 The Congress Venue 5 Your Way to the Congrress Venue 6 On-site Information from A to Z 8 Where to Eat 10 Vienna from A to Z 11 Exhibitors 13 Social Programme 16 Accompanying Persons’ Programme 17 Congress Programme 18 Organising Institutions Plenary/Semi-Plenary Lectures 19 Mini-Symposia 24 Vienna University of Technology Special-Technology Sessions 38 Industrial Symposium 38 ■ Institute for Mechanics of Materials and Structures Technical Sessions 39 ■ Institute of Lightweight Design and Structural Biomechanics Programme - Monday, Sept 10 43 Programme - Tuesday, Sept 11 54 Programme - Wednesday, Sept 12 71 Programme - Thursday, Sept 13 88 Programme - Friday, Sept 14 105 List of Abstracts 113 Abstracts - Monday, Sept 10 113 Abstracts - Tuesday, Sept 11 165 Abstracts - Wednesday, Sept 12 239 Abstracts - Thursday, Sept 13 314 Abstracts - Friday, Sept 14 387 Author Index 415 Room Maps 441 1 ECCOMAS 2012 Welcome to the ECCOMAS 2012 Congress Dear Participants, On behalf of the European Community on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences (ECCOMAS), it is our great pleasure to welcome you in Vienna, Austria at the 6th European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering (ECCOMAS 2012). The congress is jointly organized by the Institute for Mechanics of Materials and Structures and the Institute of Lightweight Design and Structural Biomechanics of the Vienna University of Technology. Vienna is well known for its cosmopolitan atmosphere and its reputation as one of the world’s leading convention venues. A climate of openness and understanding makes Vienna a successful backdrop for meetings as diverse as superpower summits, technical symposia, corporate conventions, and major specialised conferences and congresses at an international level. Vienna offers many attractive cultural possibilities. Special musical events are also scheduled during ECCOMAS 2012 Congress, such as, at the opening ceremony at the Musikverein’s Golden Hall, which is famous for its outstanding acoustics and the Vienna New Year’s Concert, and the organ concert in the St. Stephan’s Cathedral. About 2000 participants attend the ECCOMAS 2012 Congress in Vienna. More than 2100 abstracts related to all areas of computational methods in applied sciences and engineering have been submitted to the ECCOMAS 2012 Congress by authors from 61 countries around the world. All abstracts were reviewed by the organisers of the mini-symposia and by members of the scientific committee. The scientific programme of the ECCOMAS 2012 Congress consists of two plenary lectures, 36 semi-plenary lectures, 108 mini-symposia, 5 special technology sessions, an industrial symposium, and 36 technical sessions. The organisers of the ECCOMAS 2012 Congress would like to thank the authors for submitting their scientific contributions and the reviewers for their unselfish cooperation. Furthermore, they want to acknowledge the productive co-operation with the congress management “Mondial Congress & Events”. In particular, the organisers want to express their gratitude to the co-workers of the organising institutes for their invaluable help at various stages of the preparation of the ECCOMAS 2012 Congress. We hope you will enjoy your stay in Vienna! Josef Eberhardsteiner, Helmut J. Böhm, Franz G. Rammerstorfer Herbert A. Mang Martina Pöll Congress Chairmen Honorary Chairman Secretary General Greetings from the President of ECCOMAS On behalf of the European Community on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences (ECCOMAS) it is a great pleasure for me to welcome you to the VI ECCOMAS Congress which celebrates the 20th Anniversary of the creation of ECCOMAS and is taking place in Vienna, the city which this year is honoring Gustav Klimt, the ingenious Viennese painter, on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of his birth. The ECCOMAS Congress together with the jointly organized Conferences on Computational Mechanics in Solids, Structures and Coupled Problems in Engineering (ECCM) and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), constitute the three main scientific events of ECCOMAS organized every four years. In addition to these three large-scale European events, ECCOMAS supports regional conferences, endorses thematic conferences and workshops, promotes young investigators conferences and courses and encourages the organization of open industrial days within its fields. ECCOMAS is a scientific organization grouping European associations with interests in the development and applications of computational methods in science and technology. The mission of ECCOMAS is to promote joint efforts of European universities, research institutes and industries which are active in the broader field of numerical methods and computer simulation in Engineering and Applied Sciences, to address critical societal and technological problems with particular emphasis on multidisciplinary applications. The main objective of the ECCOMAS Congress series is to provide a forum for presentation and discussion of state-of-the-art advances in computational methods in applied sciences and engineering, including basic methodologies, scientific developments and industrial applications, and to serve as a platform for establishing links between research groups of academia and industry with common as well as complementary activities. The previous ECCOMAS Congresses were held in Brussels in 1992, Paris in 1996, Barcelona in 2000, Jyväskylä in 2004 and Venice in 2008. The ECCOMAS 2012 Congress inaugurates the awarding of the Ritz-Galerkin Medal for outstanding and sustained contributions in the field of computational methods in applied sciences and engineering which will be bestowed every four years at the ECCOMAS Congresses. In addition to the Ritz-Galerkin Medal, the biannual Euler Medal in the field of computational solid and structural mechanics and Prandtl Medal in the field of computational fluid dynamics, as well as the Zienkiewicz Award in the field of computational engineering sciences and the Lions Award in the field of computational mathematics, both for young scientists, will also be conferred at the Opening Ceremony of this congress. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Congress Chairmen Josef Eberhardsteiner, Helmut Böhm and Franz Rammerstorfer as well as the Secretary General Martina Pöll for the excellent organisation and assistance during the preparation stages of the Congress and to extend my best wishes to all the participants for an enjoyable and fruitful experience, both from the scientific and cultural points of view. Manolis Papadrakakis ECCOMAS President 2 ECCOMAS 2012 Congress Organisation Chairmen Secretary General Josef EBERHARDSTEINER Martina PÖLL Helmut J. BÖHM General Info Franz G. RAMMERSTORFER Honorary Chairman Herbert A. MANG Local Organising Committee Christoph ADAM, University of Innsbruck Hans IRSCHIK, Johannes Kepler University of Linz Claudia AMBROSCH-DRAXL, Freie Universität Berlin Ernst KOZESCHNIK, Vienna University of Technology Thomas ANTRETTER, University of Leoben Georg KRESSE, University of Vienna Gernot BEER, Graz University of Technology Hendrik KUHLMANN, Vienna University of Technology Peter BLAHA, Vienna University of Technology Roman LACKNER, University of Innsbruck Christian BUCHER, Vienna University of Technology Paul MAYRHOFER, University of Leoben Karin DE BORST, Glasgow University of Technology Heinz PETTERMANN, Vienna University of Technology Christoph DELLAGO, University of Vienna Dieter PAHR, Vienna University of Technology Christian DÜNSER, Graz University of Technology Bernhard PICHLER, Vienna University of Technology Jürgen HAFNER, University of Vienna Stefan PIRKER, Johannes Kepler University of Linz Philipp GITTLER, Johannes Kepler University of Linz Martin SCHANZ, Graz University of Technology Christian HELLMICH, Vienna University of Technology Otmar SCHERZER, University of Vienna Rudolf HEUER, Vienna University of Technology Herbert STEINRÜCK, Vienna University of Technology Günter HOFSTETTER, University of Innsbruck Reinhard WILLIGNER, Vienna University of Technology Gerhard HOLZAPFEL, Graz University of Technology Philippe ZYSSET, University of Bern Executive Committee formed by the representatives of the national organisations affilliated to ECCOMAS Ferdinando AURICCHIO, AIMETA (Italy) Alexander MASLOV, ONIV (Russia) Michel BERCOVIER, IACMM (Israel) Maria CECCHI MORANDI, SIMAI (Italy) MIchel BERNARDOU, GAMNI/SMAI (France) Carlos MOTA SOARES, APMTAC (Portugal) Nenad BICANIC, ACME (United Kingdom) Pekka NEITTAANMAKI, FMS (Finnland) Tadeusz BURCZYNSKI, PACM (Poland) Manolis PAPADRAKAKIS, GRACM (Greece) Pedro DÍEZ, SEMNI (Spain) Carlos PARÉS, SEMA (Spain) Michael GILCHRIST, ISSEC (Ireland) Ekkehard RAMM, GACM (Germany) Charles HIRSCH, EROFTAC (Belgium) Paul STEINMANN, GAMM (Germany) Joze KORELC, CEACM (Central Europe) Ismail TUNCER, TNCTAM (Turkey) Trond KVAMSDAL, NOACM (Scandinavia) Dick VAN CAMPEN, NMC (The Netherlands) Pierre LADEVÈZE, CSMA (France) Dirk VANDEPITTE, BNCM (Belgium) Industrial Advisory Committee Josef AFFENZELLER, AVL List GmbH Christian MITTELSTEDT, AIRBUS Deutschland GmbH Hans-Georg BALTHAUS, Hochtief Construction AG Anton MITTEREGGER, Voith Hydro GmbH & Co. KG Alexander DOPF, CADFEM Austria Johannes NOISTERNIG, FACC AG Dominik DUSCHLBAUER, AECOM Mario RABITSCH, Strabag AG Franco A. FOSSATI,
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