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Professor Rainer M. J. Groh

Bristol Composites Institute (ACCIS), Department of Aerospace Engineering
University of Bristol, UK

Research Interests:
• Numerical analysis & Finite Element Method
• Numerical continuation of structural systems
• Nonlinear Finite Elements
• Variable stiffness structures
• Higher-order plate and shell theories

Selected Publications:
• Madeo, A, Groh, R, Zucco, G, Weaver, PM, Zagari, G & Zinno, R, 2017, ‘Post-buckling analysis of variable-angle tow composite plates using Koiter's approach and the finite element method’. Thin-Walled Structures, vol 110., pp. 1-13
• Groh, R & Pirrera, A, 2017, ‘Exploring islands of stability in the design space of cylindrical shell structures’. in: Wojciech Pietraszkiewicz, Wojciech Witkowski (eds) Shell Structures: Theory and Applications Volume 4: Proceedings of the 11th International Conference "Shell Structures: Theory and Applications, (SSTA 2017), October 11-13, 2017, Gdansk, Poland. Routledge, pp. 223-226
• Groh, R & Tessler, A, 2017, ‘Computationally efficient beam elements for accurate stresses in sandwich laminates and laminated composites with delaminations’. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, vol 320., pp. 369-395
• Thurnherr, C, Groh, RMJ, Ermanni, P & Weaver, PM, 2017, ‘Investigation of failure initiation in curved composite laminates using a higher-order beam model’. Composite Structures, vol 168., pp. 143-152
• Zucco, G, Groh, R, Madeo, A & Weaver, P, 2016, ‘Mixed shell element for static and buckling analysis of variable angle tow composite plates’. Composite Structures, vol 152., pp. 324-338
• Groh, R & Weaver, PM, 2016, ‘Deleterious localised stress fields: the effects of boundaries and stiffness tailoring in anisotropic laminated plates’. Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, vol 472.
• Thurnherr, C, Groh, R, Ermanni, P & Weaver, PM, 2016, ‘Higher-order beam model for stress predictions in curved beams made from anisotropic materials’. International Journal of Solids and Structures, vol 97-98., pp. 16-28
• RMJ Groh, PM Weaver (2015). A mixed-variational, higher-order zig-zag theory for highly heterogeneous layered structures. 18th International Conference on Composite Structures. Lisbon, Portugal.
• RMJ Groh, PM Weaver (2015). Full-field stress tailoring of composite laminates. IN: Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Composite Materials. Copenhagen, Denmark.
• RMJ Groh, PM Weaver (2015). Mass Optimization of Variable Angle Tow, Variable Thickness Panels with Static Failure and Buckling Constraints. IN: Proceedings of AIAA SciTech: 56th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, structural dynamics and materials conference. Kissimmee, FL, USA.
• RMJ Groh, PM Weaver (2014). Post-buckling analysis of variable angle, variable thickness panels manufactured by Continuous Tow Shearing. 1st International Conference on Mechanics of Composites. Stony Brook University, USA.
• R.M.J. Groh, P.M. Weaver, Buckling analysis of variable angle tow, variable thickness panels with transverse shear effects, Composite Structures, 107 (2014), 482-493
• RMJ Groh, PM Weaver (2013). Buckling analysis of variable angle tow, variable thickness panels with transverse shear effects. IN: Proceedings of the International Conference on Composite Materials 19. Montreal, Canada.
• RMJ Groh, PM Weaver (2013). Buckling analysis of variable angle tow, variable thickness panels with transverse shear effects. 17th International Conference on Composite Structures. Porto, Portugal.
• R.M.J. Groh, P.M. Weaver, S. White, G. Raju, Z. Wu, “A 2D equivalent single-layer formulation for the effect of transverse shear on laminated plates with curvilinear fibres”, Compos Struct, 100 (2013), pp. 464-478

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