Computational Structural Engineering
CSE is a research group at DTU, Department of Civil Engineering. The CSE group works with different aspects of Computational Structural Engineering to further research into numerical methods for structural modeling, analysis and simulation, as well as the application of such methods.
FEM is an essential method in CSE, and the CSE-group has developed and maintains an open source MatLab™ toolbox for FEM programming called BygFEM. This toolbox is available for download from this site.
The research undertaken by the CSE-group relates to specific areas of structural engineering as well as generic methods of analysis. Main areas of interest in structural engineering are
- fracture mechanics of concrete and reinforced concrete structures
- rigid plastic analysis of reinforced concrete structures
- tempering and structural use of glass
- structural details
Generic methods of main concern to the group relate to FE modeling of displacement discontinuities by the eXtended FEM (XFEM) and embedded formulations.
The research is undertaken by the group members and supported by a number of PhD and MSc-projects.
Further, the CSE-group is involved in teaching at the BSc as well as at the MSc-level. The group supports a line of courses ranging from fundamental structural analysis to FEM-based advanced analysis of non-linear structural and material behavior.