Thomas Gmür
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CreditSuisse Award for Best Teaching 2007Biographie
Né à Bruxelles (Belgique) où il entreprend ses études, Thomas Gmür obtient en 1978 un diplôme d'ingénieur mécanicien à l'Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL).D'abord actif dans un consortium industriel, puis nommé chercheur scientifique au Laboratoire de mécanique appliquée et d'analyse de fiabilité (Faculté STI) de l'EPFL, il décroche un doctorat ès sciences en 1982. Promu adjoint scientifique en 1986 et professeur titulaire en 2006, il dirige un groupe de recherche en analyse structurelle et s'intéresse plus particulièrement à l'identification, par analyse modale numérique et expérimentale, de modèles structuraux en matériaux métalliques ou composites. Dans ce cadre, il a développé un logiciel d'éléments finis pour l'étude du comportement dynamique des structures. Il est le co-fondateur d'une start-up active dans le domaine de la numérique non linéaire et l'optimisation des structures, ainsi que des analyses expérimentales in situ.
Dès 1979, Thomas Gmür assure à l'EPFL divers enseignements. Il a dispensé à la Section de génie mécanique les cours de Mécanique des structures, de Mécanique vibratoire, de Méthode des éléments finis et de Dynamique numérique des structures.
Il est l'auteur d'une centaine de publications scientifiques dans des revues internationales et a rédigé quatre ouvrages ayant trait à la mécanique des structures, à la dynamique numérique et à la modélisation par éléments finis.
En retraite depuis juillet 2019, il a actuellement le titre de professeur honoraire.
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Ply thickness dependence of the intralaminar fracture in thin-ply carbon- epoxy laminates
COMPOSITES PART A-APPLIED SCIENCE AND MANUFACTURING. 2018. DOI : 10.1016/j.compositesa.2018.03.001.Fracture of thin-ply composites
Lausanne, EPFL, 2017. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-8032.An efficient method for fiber bridging traction identification based on the R-curve: Formulation and experimental validation
Composite Structures. 2017. DOI : 10.1016/j.compstruct.2017.04.032.Mode I interlaminar fracture of carbon epoxy laminates: Effects of ply thickness
Composites Part A-Applied Science And Manufacturing. 2016. DOI : 10.1016/j.compositesa.2016.09.009.Fracture of thin-ply carbon-epoxy laminates: ply-thickness effects
2015. 20th International Conference on Composite Materials ICCM20, Copenhagen, Denmark, July 19-24, 2015.Mode I fracture of thin-ply carbon-epoxy laminates: effects of ply and specimen thickness
2015. 7th International Conference on Composites Testing and Model Identification CompTest2015, Madrid, Spain, April 8-10, 2015. p. 36-37.Monitoring of composite structures using a network of integrated PVDF film transducers
Smart Materials and Structures. 2015. DOI : 10.1088/0964-1726/24/5/055017.A Novel Structural Health Monitoring Method for Full-Scale CFRP Structures
Lausanne, EPFL, 2015. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-6422.A new structural health monitoring (SHM) system using integrated polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF) transducer networks
2014. 65th International Astonautical Congress IAC2014, Toronto, Canada, September 29 - October 3, 2014.Influence of the thin ply size on mode I and II energy release rate of unidirectional carbon epoxy laminates
2014. 16th International Conference on Experimental Mechanics ICEM16, Cambridge, UK, July 7-11, 2014.Use of PVDF transducers as actuators for operational modal analysis on composite samples
2013. 21st International Conference on Composites/Nano Engineering ICCE-21, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, July 21-27, 2013.Quantification of damage due to environmental conditions on carbon fibre/epoxy composite samples
2013. 6th International Conference on Composite Testing and Model Identification CompTest2013, Aalborg, Denmark, April 22-24, 2013. p. 103-104.Accelerated isothermal and cyclic ageing of carbon fibre/epoxy composite panels with integrated PVDF sensors
2012. 15th International Conference on Experimental Mechanics ICEM15, Porto, Portugal, July 22-27, 2012. p. 341-342.Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing
Composites Part A-Applied Science And Manufacturing. 2012. DOI : 10.1016/j.compositesa.2012.08.001.Modal numerical-experimental identification method for characterising the elastic and damping properties in sandwich structures with a relatively stiff core
Composite Structures. 2012. DOI : 10.1016/j.compstruct.2012.02.017.Low energy impact damage monitoring of composites using dynamic strain signals from FBG sensors - Part II: Damage identification
Composite Structures. 2012. DOI : 10.1016/j.compstruct.2011.08.025.Low energy impact damage monitoring of composites using dynamic strain signals from FBG sensors - Part I: Impact detection and localization
Composite Structures. 2012. DOI : 10.1016/j.compstruct.2011.08.003.Low-velocity impact damage identification in CFRP plates using inverse numerical-experimental optimization
2011. 16th International Conference on Composite Structures ICCS16, Porto, Portugal, June 28-30, 2011.Characterization of impact damage in fibre reinforced composite plates using embedded FBG sensors
2011. 5th International Conference on Composite Testing and Model Identification Comptest 2011, EPFL, Lausanne, February 14-16, 2011. p. 157-158.Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Composite Testing and Model identification CompTest2011
2011. CompTest2011.Characterisation of Low Impact Energy Induced Damage in Composite Plates with Embedded Optical Sensors
Lausanne, EPFL, 2011. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-5046.Damage assessment in CFRP plates based on dynamic measurements with FBG sensors
2010. 10th International Conference on Computational Structures Technology, Valencia, Spain, September 14-17, 2010.High-speed internal strain measurements in composite structures under dynamic load using embedded FBG sensors
Composite Structures. 2010. DOI : 10.1016/j.compstruct.2010.01.007.A PSDT shell finite element formulation including structural damping
Computers & Structures. 2010. DOI : 10.1016/j.compstruc.2010.04.008.Finite-Elemente-Analyse von mikroskopischen biologischen Strukturen, Bildgebung und Messung durch Rasterkraftmikroskopie
Einführung in die Nanobiomechanik; Weinheim: WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 2010. p. 183-199.Internal strain measurements in CFRP plates subjected to impact load using FBG sensors
2009. 17th International Conference on Composite Materials ICCM-17, Edinburgh, July 27-31, 2009.Numerical-experimental identification of the elastic and dissipative properties in composite sandwich plates
2009. 15th International Conference on Composite Structures ICCS 15, Porto, June 14-17, 2009. p. P186.Through-the-thickness deformation of composite laminates subjected to bending
Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Materials. 2009. DOI : 10.1515/JMBM.2009.19.2-3.167.Numerical-experimental identification of the elastic and damping properties in composite plates
Composite Structures. 2009. DOI : 10.1016/j.compstruct.2009.03.001.Stress and failure analysis of crimped metal-composite joints used in electrical insulators subjected to bending
Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing. 2009. DOI : 10.1016/j.compositesa.2009.02.020.MAFE, a Code for Modal Analysis by Finite Elements (including Substructuring and Modal Synthesis).
2009Finite Element Analysis of Microscopic Biological Structures
The World of Nano-Biomechanics: Mechanical Imaging and Measurement by Atomic Force MIcroscopy; Amsterdam: Elesevier, 2008. p. 221-240.Characterization of dynamic response of composite plates with embedded FBG sensors
2008. 4th International Conference on Composites Testing and Model Identification CompTest 2008, Dayton, October 20-22, 2008. p. P1-3.Characterization of internal strains in polymeric materials for damage monitoring using embedded FBG sensors
2008. International Conference on Adaptive Systems and Technologies (ICAST 2008), Ascona, october 6-9, 2008.Dynamic strain measurements of composite materials using embedded fibre Bragg grating sensors
2008. 5th International Conference on Fracture of Polymers, Composites and Adhesives (5th ESIS TC4 Conference), Les Diablerets, September 7-11, 2008. p. P023.Modal material identification method using a dissipative finite element model
2008. 9th International Conference on Computational Structures Technology, Athens, September 2-5, 2008. p. P156.Characterisation of bridging tractions in mode-I delamination using distributed strain measurements and numerical modelling
2008. 13th European Conference on Composite Materials, Stockholm, June 2-5, 2008. p. P517.Identification modale numérique-expérimentale des propriétés élastiques et dissipatives de matériaux composites
Lausanne, EPFL, 2008. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-4215.Bridging tractions in mode-I delamination: measurements and simulations
Composites Science and Technology. 2008. DOI : 10.1016/j.compscitech.2007.08.024.Analyse de l'état de contrainte et de l'endommagement d'assemblages sertis en matériau mixte métal-composite sollicités en traction ou en flexion
Lausanne, EPFL, 2008. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-4005.Acoustic emission inspection and analysis of crimped metal-composite joints subjected to bending
2007. 4th International Conference on Non-Destructive Testing, Chania, October 11-14, 2007. p. 5-2.Evaluation of a dissipative finite element model for modal identification application
2007. 7th International Conference on Structural Analysis of Advanced Materials ICSAM 2007, Patras, September 2-6, 2007. p. 11B1.Bridging tractions in mode-I delamination: measurements and simulations
2007. 9th Deformation and Fracture of Composites Conference DFC9, Sheffield, April 11-13, 2007. p. T14.Modal validation of sandwich shell finite elements based upon a p-order shear deformation theory including zigzag terms
International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering. 2007. DOI : 10.1002/nme.2301.Delamination detection and determination of bridging stresses using FBG optical sensors
Composites Part A. 2007. DOI : 10.1016/j.compositesa.2007.07.009.Inverse method based on modal analysis for characterizing the constitutive properties of thick composite plates
Computers & Structures. 2007. DOI : 10.1016/j.compstruc.2006.08.090.Improved modal characterization of the constitutive parameters in multilayered plates
Composites Science and Technology. 2007. DOI : 10.1016/j.compscitech.2006.05.016.Méthode des éléments finis en mécanique des structures
Presses polytechniques et universitaires romandes, Lausanne.Experimental Study on the Effects of the Boundary Conditions on the Deformations of Composite Plates
Composite Science and Technology. 2006. DOI : 10.1016/j.compscitech.2005.10.032.Residual Strain Development in an AS4/PPS Thermoplastic Composite Measure using Fiber Bragg Gratin Sensors
Composites Part A. 2006. DOI : 10.1016/j.compositesa.2005.02.016.Experimental and numerical strength analysis of mixed metal-composite crimped or adhesively bonded joints
2006. 3rd International Conference on Composites Testing and Model Identification CompTest 2006, Porto, Portugal, April 10-12, 2006. p. 25-26.Modal identification of the elastic properties in composite sandwich structures
2006. 3rd International Conference on Composites Testing and Model Identification CompTest 2006, Porto, Portugal, April 10-12. p. 162-163.Delamination propagation measurement using long gauge-length FBG sensors
2006. 3rd International Conference on Composites Testing and Model Identification CompTest 2006, Porto, Portugal, April 10-12, 2006. p. 174-175.Investigation of residual strains and delamination in AS4/PPS composite using fibre Bragg grating sensors
2006. 6th European Solid Mechanics Conference, Budapest, Hungary, August 28-September 1, 2006.Acoustic emission study and strength analysis of crimped steel-composite joints under traction
Composite Structures. 2006. DOI : 10.1016/j.compstruct.2005.04.017.A mixed numerical-experimental identification method for evaluating the constitutive parameters of composite laminated shells
2006. p. 85-86.Improved dynamic characterization of the elastic properties in composite plates
2005. 12th International Conference on Composites/Nano Engineering ICCE-12, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, August 1-6, 2005.Identification par recalage modal et fréquentiel des propriétés constitutives de coques en matériaux composites
Lausanne, EPFL, 2005. DOI : 10.5075/epfl-thesis-3106.Through-the-thickness distribution of strains in laminated composite plates subjected to bending
Composites Science and Technology. 2004. DOI : 10.1016/S0266-3538(03)00201-X.Structural dynamics optimization based on a hybrid inverse synthesis method using a quadratic approximation
Journal of Vibration and Acoustics. 2004. DOI : 10.1115/1.1688759.Stress ans damage analysis of composite-aluminium joints used in electrical insulators subject to traction and bending
Composite Structures. 2004. DOI : 10.1016/j.compstruct.2003.09.005.Modal validation of a set of C0 compatible composite shell elements
Composites Science and Technology. 2004. DOI : 10.1016/j.compscitech.2004.02.005.Introduction à la mécanique des solides et des stuctures
Presses polytechniques et universitaires romandes, Lausanne.Identification by modal analysis of composite structures modelled with FSDT and HSDT laminated shell finite elements
Composites Part A : Applied science and Manufacturing. 2004. DOI : 10.1016/j.compositesa.2004.01.014.Tree stability : analysis of an in-situ impact test
2004. September 13-17 2004.Residual strain development in laminated thermoplastic composites measured using fibre Bragg grating sensors
2004. September 21-23 2004. p. 145-146.Numerical-experimental identification of the elastic properties in composite shells
2004. September 7-9 2004. p. P239.Long FBG sensor characterization of residual strains in AS4/PPS thermoplastic laminates
2004. Smart Structures and Materials, San Diego, CA, United States, March 15-17 2004. p. P5384-39. DOI : 10.1117/12.538053.Through-the-thickness deformation of composite laminates subjected to bending
2003. August 17-22 2003. p. 80-.Stress analysis and acoustic emission studies on aluminium-composite joints subjected to bending
2003. October 15-17 2003. p. 22-27.Modal identification of composite structures modelled with FSDT and HSDT laminated shell finite elements
2003. January 28-31 2003. p. P11.Experimental and numerical studies on the deformation behavior of polymer based composite plates subjected to bending
2003. January 28-31 2003. p. P10-5.Deformation characteristics of composite laminates, Part II : an experimental/numerical study on equivalent single-layer theories
Composites Science and Technology. 2002. DOI : 10.1016/S0266-3538(01)00184-1.Optical fibre Bragg grating sensors in the mechanics of composite laminated plates
2002. June 23-28 2002. p. 303.Eléments de mécanique des structures
Presses polytechniques et universitaires romandes, Lausanne.A subspace iteration algorithm for the eigensolution of large structures subject to non-classical viscous damping
International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering. 2000. DOI : 10.1002/1097-0207(20001210)49:10%3C1267::AID-NME5%3E3.0.CO;2-M.Experimental Analysis of Composite Laminates Subjected to Bending
2000. International Conference on Interferometry, Lausanne, Switzerland, September 25-28, 2000. p. 355-362. DOI : 10.1007/978-3-642-57323-1_44.ESPI and Embedded FBG Sensors for Composite Plate Bending Measurements
2000. June 5-8 2000. p. 147-150.Dynamique des structures - Analyse modale numérique
Presses polytechniques et universitaires romandes, Lausanne.Three-dimensional solid-to-beam transition elements for structural dynamics analysis
International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering. 1993. DOI : 10.1002/nme.1620360902.A set of three-dimensional solid to shell transition elements for structural dynamics
Computers & Structures. 1993. DOI : 10.1016/0045-7949(93)90387-S.Shaft finite elements for rotor dynamics analysis
Journal of Vibration and Acoustics. 1991. DOI : 10.1115/1.2930212.Solid to shell transition finite elements for structural dynamics analysis
1991. 1991. p. 1091-1097.A set of C0 finite elements for rotor dynamics analysis
1991. 1991. p. 1255-1262.A subspace forward iteration method for solving the quadratic eigenproblem associated with the FDE formulation
International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering. 1990. DOI : 10.1002/nme.1620290503.The solution of large undamped gyroscopic eigensystems by a subspace iteration method
Computers & Structures. 1989. DOI : 10.1016/0045-7949(89)90348-9.A subspace iteration method for the eigensolution of large undamped gyroscopic systems
International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering. 1989. DOI : 10.1002/nme.1620280303.The solution of the eigenproblem arising in the finite dynamic element analysis by a subspace iteration
1989. January 30-February 1 1989. p. 1394-1401.The solution of large undamped gyroscopic eigensystems by a subspace iteration method
1989. 1989. p. 591-599.Eigensolution of large conservative gyroscopic systems by a subspace forward iteration method
1989. January 30-February 1 1989. p. 159-165.Résolution par une méthode d'itération sur sous-espace du problème aux valeurs propres associé aux systèmes gyroscopiques conservatifs
1988. 15-Apr 1988. p. 4-.Enseignement & Phd
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Mechanical Engineering