@inproceedings{TranStaat2021,
  author    = {Tran, Ngoc Trinh and Staat, Manfred},
  title     = {FEM shakedown analysis of Kirchhoff-Love plates under uncertainty of strength},
  series = {Proceedings of UNCECOMP 2021},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of UNCECOMP 2021},
  isbn      = {978-618-85072-6-5},
  doi       = {10.7712/120221.8041.19047},
  pages     = {323 -- 338},
  year      = {2021},
  abstract  = {A new formulation to calculate the shakedown limit load of Kirchhoff plates under stochastic conditions of strength is developed. Direct structural reliability design by chance con-strained programming is based on the prescribed failure probabilities, which is an effective approach of stochastic programming if it can be formulated as an equivalent deterministic optimization problem. We restrict uncertainty to strength, the loading is still deterministic. A new formulation is derived in case of random strength with lognormal distribution. Upper bound and lower bound shakedown load factors are calculated simultaneously by a dual algorithm.},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{SchoutetensDachwaldHeiligers2021,
  author    = {Schoutetens, Frederic and Dachwald, Bernd and Heiligers, Jeannette},
  title     = {Optimisation of photon-sail trajectories in the alpha-centauri system using evolutionary neurocontrol},
  series = {8th ICATT (International Conference on Astrodynamics Tools and Techniques) 23 - 25 June 2021, Virtual},
  booktitle = {8th ICATT (International Conference on Astrodynamics Tools and Techniques) 23 - 25 June 2021, Virtual},
  pages     = {1 -- 15},
  year      = {2021},
  abstract  = {With the increased interest for interstellar exploration after the discovery of exoplanets and the proposal by Breakthrough Starshot, this paper investigates the optimisation of photon-sail trajectories in Alpha Centauri. The prime objective is to find the optimal steering strategy for a photonic sail to get captured around one of the stars after a minimum-time transfer from Earth. By extending the idea of the Breakthrough Starshot project with a deceleration phase upon arrival, the mission's scientific yield will be increased. As a secondary objective, transfer trajectories between the stars and orbit-raising manoeuvres to explore the habitable zones of the stars are investigated. All trajectories are optimised for minimum time of flight using the trajectory optimisation software InTrance. Depending on the sail technology, interstellar travel times of 77.6-18,790 years can be achieved, which presents an average improvement of 30\% with respect to previous work. Still, significant technological development is required to reach and be captured in the Alpha-Centauri system in less than a century. Therefore, a fly-through mission arguably remains the only option for a first exploratory mission to Alpha Centauri, but the enticing results obtained in this work provide perspective for future long-residence missions to our closest neighbouring star system.},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{TranTrinhDaoetal.2022,
  author    = {Tran, Ngoc Trinh and Trinh, Tu Luc and Dao, Ngoc Tien and Giap, Van Tan and Truong, Manh Khuyen and Dinh, Thuy Ha and Staat, Manfred},
  title     = {Limit and shakedown analysis of structures under random strength},
  series = {Proceedings of (NACOME2022) The 11th National Conference on Mechanics, Vol. 1. Solid Mechanics, Rock Mechanics, Artificial Intelligence, Teaching and Training, Hanoi, December 2-3, 2022},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of (NACOME2022) The 11th National Conference on Mechanics, Vol. 1. Solid Mechanics, Rock Mechanics, Artificial Intelligence, Teaching and Training, Hanoi, December 2-3, 2022},
  publisher = {Nha xuat ban Khoa hoc tu nhien va Cong nghe (Verlag Naturwissenschaft und Technik)},
  address   = {Hanoi},
  isbn      = {978-604-357-084-7},
  pages     = {510 -- 518},
  year      = {2022},
  abstract  = {Direct methods comprising limit and shakedown analysis is a branch of computational mechanics. It plays a significant role in mechanical and civil engineering design. The concept of direct method aims to determinate the ultimate load bearing capacity of structures beyond the elastic range. For practical problems, the direct methods lead to nonlinear convex optimization problems with a large number of variables and onstraints. If strength and loading are random quantities, the problem of shakedown analysis is considered as stochastic programming. This paper presents a method so called chance constrained programming, an effective method of stochastic programming, to solve shakedown analysis problem under random condition of strength. In this our investigation, the loading is deterministic, the strength is distributed as normal or lognormal variables.},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{StaatTran2022,
  author    = {Staat, Manfred and Tran, Ngoc Trinh},
  title     = {Strain based brittle failure criteria for rocks},
  series = {Proceedings of (NACOME2022) The 11th National Conference on Mechanics, Vol. 1. Solid Mechanics, Rock Mechanics, Artificial Intelligence, Teaching and Training, Hanoi, December 2-3, 2022},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of (NACOME2022) The 11th National Conference on Mechanics, Vol. 1. Solid Mechanics, Rock Mechanics, Artificial Intelligence, Teaching and Training, Hanoi, December 2-3, 2022},
  publisher = {Nha xuat ban Khoa hoc tu nhien va Cong nghe (Verlag Naturwissenschaft und Technik)},
  address   = {Hanoi},
  isbn      = {978-604-357-084-7},
  pages     = {500 -- 509},
  year      = {2022},
  abstract  = {When confining pressure is low or absent, extensional fractures are typical, with fractures occurring on unloaded planes in rock. These "paradox" fractures can be explained by a phenomenological extension strain failure criterion. In the past, a simple empirical criterion for fracture initiation in brittle rock has been developed. But this criterion makes unrealistic strength predictions in biaxial compression and tension. A new extension strain criterion overcomes this limitation by adding a weighted principal shear component. The weight is chosen, such that the enriched extension strain criterion represents the same failure surface as the Mohr-Coulomb (MC) criterion. Thus, the MC criterion has been derived as an extension strain criterion predicting failure modes, which are unexpected in the understanding of the failure of cohesive-frictional materials. In progressive damage of rock, the most likely fracture direction is orthogonal to the maximum extension strain. The enriched extension strain criterion is proposed as a threshold surface for crack initiation CI and crack damage CD and as a failure surface at peak P. Examples show that the enriched extension strain criterion predicts much lower volumes of damaged rock mass compared to the simple extension strain criterion.},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{SchmitzApandiSpillneretal.2024,
  author    = {Schmitz, Annika and Apandi, Shah Eiman Amzar Shah and Spillner, Jan and Hima, Flutura and Behbahani, Mehdi},
  title     = {Effect of different cannula positions in the pulmonary artery on blood flow and gas exchange using computational fluid dynamics analysis},
  series = {4th YRA MedTech Symposium 2024 : February 1 / 2024 / FH Aachen},
  booktitle = {4th YRA MedTech Symposium 2024 : February 1 / 2024 / FH Aachen},
  editor    = {Digel, Ilya and Staat, Manfred and Trzewik, J{\"u}rgen and Sielemann, Stefanie and Erni, Daniel and Zylka, Waldemar},
  publisher = {Universit{\"a}t Duisburg-Essen},
  address   = {Duisburg},
  organization    = {MedTech Symposium},
  isbn      = {978-3-940402-65-3},
  doi       = {10.17185/duepublico/81475},
  pages     = {29 -- 30},
  year      = {2024},
  abstract  = {Pulmonary arterial cannulation is a common and effective method for percutaneous mechanical circulatory support for concurrent right heart and respiratory failure [1]. However, limited data exists to what effect the positioning of the cannula has on the oxygen perfusion throughout the pulmonary artery (PA). This study aims to evaluate, using computational fluid dynamics (CFD), the effect of different cannula positions in the PA with respect to the oxygenation of the different branching vessels in order for an optimal cannula position to be determined. The four chosen different positions (see Fig. 1) of the cannulas are, in the lower part of the main pulmonary artery (MPA), in the MPA at the junction between the right pulmonary artery (RPA) and the left pulmonary artery (LPA), in the RPA at the first branch of the RPA and in the LPA at the first branch of the LPA.},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{SherelkhanAlibekova2024,
  author    = {Sherelkhan, Dinara and Alibekova, Alina},
  title     = {EEM spectroscopy characterization of humic substances of biomedical importance},
  series = {4th YRA MedTech Symposium 2024 : February 1 / 2024 / FH Aachen},
  booktitle = {4th YRA MedTech Symposium 2024 : February 1 / 2024 / FH Aachen},
  editor    = {Digel, Ilya and Staat, Manfred and Trzewik, J{\"u}rgen and Sielemann, Stefanie and Erni, Daniel and Zylka, Waldemar},
  publisher = {Universit{\"a}t Duisburg-Essen},
  address   = {Duisburg},
  organization    = {MedTech Symposium},
  isbn      = {978-3-940402-65-3},
  doi       = {10.17185/duepublico/81475},
  pages     = {31 -- 32},
  year      = {2024},
  abstract  = {Humic substances possess distinctive chemical features enabling their use in many advanced applications, including biomedical fields. No chemicals in nature have the same combination of specific chemical and biological properties as humic substances. Traditional medicine and modern research have demonstrated that humic substances from different sources possess immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory properties, which makes them suitable for the prevention and treatment of chronic dermatoses, allergic rhinitis, atopic dermatitis, and other conditions characterized by inflammatory and allergic responses [1-4]. The use of humic compounds as agentswith antifungal and antiviral properties shows great potential [5-7].},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{Tepecik2024,
  author    = {Tepecik, Atakan},
  title     = {AstroBioLab: Review of technical and bioanalytical approaches},
  series = {4th YRA MedTech Symposium 2024 : February 1 / 2024 / FH Aachen},
  booktitle = {4th YRA MedTech Symposium 2024 : February 1 / 2024 / FH Aachen},
  editor    = {Digel, Ilya and Staat, Manfred and Trzewik, J{\"u}rgen and Sielemann, Stefanie and Erni, Daniel and Zylka, Waldemar},
  publisher = {Universit{\"a}t Duisburg-Essen},
  address   = {Duisburg},
  organization    = {MedTech Symposium},
  isbn      = {978-3-940402-65-3},
  doi       = {10.17185/duepublico/81475},
  pages     = {33 -- 34},
  year      = {2024},
  abstract  = {This study presents the concept of AstroBioLab, an autonomous astrobiological field laboratory tailored for the exploration of (sub)glacial habitats. AstroBioLab is an integral component of the TRIPLE (Technologies for Rapid Ice Penetration and subglacial Lake Exploration) DLR-funded project, aimed at advancing astrobiology research through the development and deployment of innovative technologies. AstroBioLab integrates diverse measurement techniques such as fluorescence microscopy, DNA sequencing and fluorescence spectrometry, while leveraging microfluidics for efficient sample delivery and preparation.},
  language  = {en}
}