Study Program Documentation
Master’s program Computational Mechanics
Department of Civil, Geo and Environmental Engineering,
Technische Universität München
20.12.2017
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Computational Mechanics
TUM Department of
Civil, Geo and Environmental Engineering
Master of Science (M.Sc.),
Master of Science with Honors (M.Sc. Hons.)
4 Semester
120 ECTS Credits
Full-time
Aptitude test pursuant to the program’s FPSO
Winter term 2000/2001
English
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Fabian Duddeck (Academic counseling)
Course Coordinator (Organization)
Examination board:
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Kai-Uwe Bletzinger
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Fabian Duddeck
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Michael Manhart
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Gerhard Müller
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Ernst Rank
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Fabian Duddeck, Tel. 089.289.28656,
Email duddeck@tum.de
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Preface to Language Usage

Under Article 3, Paragraph 2 of the German Constitution, women and men and their respective
rights are considered equitable. Any and all masculine person references in the following charter
apply equally to both men and women.

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Content

Content .................................................................................................................................. 4

1. Goals and strategic objectives of the program .................................................................. 6

1.1. The primary idea, objectives and goals......................................................................... 7
1.2. Strategic importance of the study program .................................................................. 7
1.2.1. Building .................................................................................................................... 8
1.2.2. Infrastructure ............................................................................................................ 8
1.2.3. Environment ............................................................................................................. 9
1.2.4. Planet Earth.............................................................................................................. 9
1.2.5. Classification of the study program ........................................................................ 10
1.3. Requirements and Target Groups ............................................................................... 11

2. Qualification Profile ......................................................................................................... 11

2.1. Competences ............................................................................................................. 11
2.2. Skills ........................................................................................................................... 12
2.3. Knowledge.................................................................................................................. 12

3. Demand Analysis............................................................................................................. 13
3.1. Demand of the Graduates at the Labor Market........................................................... 16
3.2. Demand of Eligible Students ...................................................................................... 17
3.3. Limiting Factors .......................................................................................................... 21
3.4. Target Figures............................................................................................................. 21

4. Competitive Analysis ....................................................................................................... 22

4.1. External Competitive Analysis..................................................................................... 22
4.2. Internal Competitive Analysis ...................................................................................... 23

5. Structure of the program ................................................................................................. 23

5.1. Study plan .................................................................................................................. 23
5.2. Mobility ....................................................................................................................... 26
5.2.1. DTU – TUM 1:1 MSc program ................................................................................ 26
5.2.2. Studying abroad..................................................................................................... 27

6. Organization and Responsibilities ................................................................................... 28

7. Resources ....................................................................................................................... 29
7.1. Human resources ....................................................................................................... 29
7.2. Material Resources, Rooms ........................................................................................ 29

Annex .................................................................................................................................. 31

A. Module catalog of the compulsory and compulsory elective courses with information about
the human resources....................................................................................................... 31

B. Time Table 1st Semester................................................................................................. 32

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C. Time Table 2nd Semester ............................................................................................... 33

D. Time Table 3rd Semester ................................................................................................ 34

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1. Goals and strategic objectives of the program

Computational mechanics is a constantly growing field with impact on both science and industry in
all areas of engineering. It is concerned with solving mechanical problems on the basis of numerical
approximation methods, involving discretization of the underlying equations in space and time.
Nowadays, related skills are indispensable in civil and mechanical engineering, for the design of
automobiles and spacecrafts, for developments in biomechanics and micro-electro-mechanical
systems. Virtually all technical disciplines make use of the fast progress in this area.

Computational mechanics brings together highly sophisticated methods of theoretical, applied and
structural mechanics, as well as computer science, software engineering and applied mathematics.
Being familiar with the scientific background of this fascinating field opens the door to employment
in virtually all fields of engineering.

The Master of Science Program in Computational Mechanics of Technische Universität München

(TUM) will provide graduates with the necessary knowledge and skills to deal with these challenges.
The program is organized by the chair of Computation in Engineering, Structural Analysis and Struc-
tural Mechanics and the Institute for Hydromechanics and Computational Mechanics. The curricu-
lum of the course encompasses, among others,

 continuum mechanics, structural mechanics and theory of stability

 structural and fluid dynamics

 applied mathematics and functional analysis

 computer science, programming and software engineering

 linear and non-linear finite element methods

 structural and multidisciplinary optimization

 modelling and simulation

 networking, distributed and parallel computing

A graduate with a M.Sc. in COME is able to work in many different areas as he gains a deep under-
standing in mechanics, programming and modeling and simulation. He can start a career e.g. as
software engineer or as design/ calculation/ simulation engineer, respectively.

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1.1. The primary idea, objectives and goals

The rapid development of computers and the therewith connected technologies makes the practi-
cal computation of scientific phenomena possible which haven’t been ascertainable yet. In the fu-
ture an engineer, being familiar with Computational Mechanics, is demanded to have a consolidate
knowledge in mechanics, mathematics and computer sciences more than today. A strong back-
ground in Computational Mechanics opens up a successful career in many fields of engineering.
The interdisciplinary education conveys the ability to find innovative, creative and efficient solutions
for the individual case and in consideration of the given time frame and budget. Computational
modeling and simulation of physical processes as supplement to experimental methods are about
to become an everyday tool, available at relatively low cost. The methods used in the field of Com-
putational Mechanics are the future-oriented techniques a modern engineer needs.

Typical applications are for example, in

 Civil Engineering: new materials, nonlinear and dynamical structural behavior, interaction be-
tween building and environment, structural optimization and form finding, estimation of fatigue
strength, transient behavior, flow-simulations, coupling of CAD and computing, information and
internet technology.

 Mechanical and Automotive Engineering: 3-D-structural analysis, nonlinear dynamics, optimiza-

tion, multibody dynamics, crash, acoustics, and airbags.

 Aerospace Engineering: fluid-structure-interaction, structural optimization, supersonic flight,

high temperature exposure in the aerospace, active dampers, stratosphere balloons.

 Biomechanics and Medical Engineering: material models (e.g. bones, tissues), prostheses, im-
plants, artificial blood vessels.

1.2. Strategic importance of the study program

In its basic philosophy, the Technical University Munich is committed to promoting innovation in all
scientific fields that promise to improve the quality of life and cohabitation in the long term. The
responsibility owed to future generations forms the basis for the interdisciplinary focal points of
health & nutrition, energy & raw materials, environment & climate, information & communication,
mobility & infrastructure.

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The TUM Department of Civil, Geo and Environmental Engineering, including its central themes
Building – Infrastructure – Environment – Planet Earth, plays a leading role in covering interdiscipli-
nary research fields and therefore contributes to the appeal and the international reputation of the
Technical University of Munich.

1.2.1. Building

The subject of building plays a special role because building and living are one of the most basic
of human requirements as well as being an important industrial sector and important cultural good.
The aim is to use sustainable building materials and constructions to apply building methods that
approach the ideal scenario: minimum consumption of resources with minimum emissions when
producing building materials during the erection, operation, rebuilding and demolition of a con-
struction. The main focal points are the optimisation of construction principles, durability manage-
ment, biogenic building substances and materials, reduction of emissions created during building
work, and refurbishment and upgrading. These topics are taught in research and lesson environ-
ments.

1.2.2. Infrastructure

Today, the traffic issue is more than just the creation of a traffic infrastructure. Efficient, environ-
mentally-friendly and safe operation of traffic systems is growing in importance. Traffic planning is
increasingly becoming a design and management task within an overall complex system that com-
prises both passenger and freight traffic as well as all other carriers. A functional high-performing
traffic system is a prerequisite for economic development. If traffic is considered as an overall sys-
tem, it becomes apparent that this sector is immensely important for the economy (e.g. the traffic
budget is the largest of the state’s individual budgets).

The central theme 'Mobility, Transport and Traffic' reflects the faculty’s mission statement well and
is suitable for cross-faculty networking offering opportunities to publically present this engineering
profession as a modern and interdisciplinary field. The central theme focusses on enhancing the
classic traffic engineer training program to make traffic engineering an interdisciplinary and system-
orientated profession; this also necessitates a shift in focus toward the basic and application re-
search field. The structured approach is based on combining the network of teaching and research
competence distributed among the various faculties at the university to make use of the available
resources, to serve the established professional study programs and research fields, and to open
up new combined teaching and research fields by procuring additional resources. One central ele-
ment of this concept is the development of a knowledge network as a public-private partnership
with participants from industry, public offices and science fields

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1.2.3. Environment

One of the central issues addressed by the Technical University Munich is the combined topic of
environment and energy which is also one of the leading topics on the international agenda. Dealing
with natural hazards and catastrophe prevention, i.e. the issue of "Preparedness" (more generally
referred to as disaster and risk management) based on complex information, prevention and inter-
vention is extremely important for the built-up and natural environment and is therefore a social,
ecological and economic priority. This subject represents a precautionary contribution to sustaina-
ble environmental protection and the management of environmental problems.

Innovation results from the unique networking of the disciplines that previously merely existed
alongside each other. In the foreseeable future this will greatly benefit the state, communes, the
economy and society in general.

Inevitably, the socioeconomic aspects are pivotal for many essential research issues. The goal is
to develop a continuous concept from one source for various risk areas such as flooding, food and
water scarcity, landslides and mass movements etc. In this connection, the development of a dy-
namic system and handling concept in the shape of a complex expert system on the topic of envi-
ronmental risk management is planned.

1.2.4. Planet Earth

The task of the earth system sciences is to record dynamic changes and processes in and on the
earth, the oceans and the atmosphere and to model their mutual interactions.

As these processes are global phenomena, it is essential to look at the system in a global way. To
this end a growing number of earth observation satellites are used, e.g. the remote sensing satellite
ENVISAT or the geodetic-geophysical satellites CHAMP and GRACE. These kinds of satellite ob-
serve the composition of the atmosphere, the sea level, the ice cover at the poles, the vegetation
structure across the continents, the Earth’s gravitation and magnetic field and lots more besides.

Earth science satellite missions are heavily influenced by geodesy. Firstly, by the photogrammetry
measuring procedures, remote sensing and the visualisation of the results (cartography), and sec-
ondly by establishing important basic principles for other disciplines. The realisation of global co-
ordinate systems and their interconnection with systems fixed in space (in which the satellite posi-
tions are defined) form the basis of all measurements and analyses.

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At the TUM Department of Civil, Geo and Environmental Engineering the Institute for Astronomical
and Physical Geodesy and the Institute of Photogrammetry and Cartography are working on real-
ising, analysing and using various satellite missions – not just for observing the Earth but also for
interplanetary missions e.g. to Mars. This involves close cooperation to applied subjects such as
geophysics or oceanography, but also to engineering subjects such as mechanical engineering and
electrical engineering that look at the orbit and position of the satellites, the sensors used or pro-
cessing the collated raw data.

1.2.5. Classification of the study program

Orientated on its mission statement, the TUM Department of Civil, Geo and Environmental Engi-
neering offers a wide range of study programs that cover the individual aspects and allow the grad-
uates to prepare in a targeted manner for their future work in science, research or commerce envi-
ronments.

Figure 1: Study programs offered at TUM

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The study program is positioned at the interface between various engineering disciplines and offers
interested engineering graduates the opportunity to specialise in the interface subject of computer-
aided mechanics. Merging the various engineering disciplines creates an interdisciplinary atmos-
phere which is of huge benefit to the students. Likewise, the shared element of computer-aided
mechanics has a high appeal for international applicants. The inter-faculty element is very apparent
in the curriculum. Anchoring the study program in the TUM Department of Civil, Geo and Environ-
mental Engineering, a department which focuses on transferring complex physical processes to
models in many areas, allows students from other disciplines a general overview of the fundamental
engineering processes, in particular the design of unique models that do not allow the preliminary
production of prototypes or testing.

1.3. Requirements and Target Groups

The master’s program of Computational Mechanics focuses on students who are especially inter-
ested in the link between the various fields of mechanics and engineering applications. The program
reaches out not only to civil Engineering, but also to mechanical engineering. It thus provides the
possibility for students of civil engineering to obtain insights into other fields in engineering and to
establish contact to other types of industries outside of civil engineering. On the other hand, it
provides a link for students coming from mechanical engineering towards special topics in civil
engineering, e.g. structural dynamics, hydromechanics. It thus can be considered as an interdisci-
plinary program bridging different engineering fields with the common basis of computational me-
chanics.

2. Qualification Profile

After a successful finishing of his/her studies, a Master of Science of Computational Mechanics has
developed a portfolio of knowledge skills and competences in the field of numerical simulation,
modeling of engineering problems for a consequent numerical simulation and a profound under-
standing of mechanical problems.

2.1. Competences

The Masters of Science in Computational Mechanics have the competences to analyze engineering
problems and to transfer them into appropriate numerical models. These engineering problems can
be from virtually all fields of engineering, as already mentioned in section 1 “Goals and strategic

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objectives of the program”. The students get all key competences in this process, which means to
evaluate the

 model assumptions linked with limitations of models

 the artefacts created during the modeling and evaluations process

 possible expansions of models for problems where the model assumptions might be violated

 numerical techniques to solve the engineering problems with the help of the developed models.

They derive ideas in engineering work as far as optimization of engineering products is concerned
and are able to assess selected software tools.

2.2. Skills

The students are able to apply selected software and to get auto-didactically acquainted with new
software products for numerical simulations.

2.3. Knowledge

The students are able to classify

 different types of modeling,

 artefacts in simulations.

They apply and evaluate

 complex principles in programming, including parallel computing, software development,

 underlying partial differential equations for various engineering problems, mainly from solid and
fluid mechanics

 assumptions for material description for a huge variety of different materials as well as

 assumptions for low and high frequent analysis.

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3. Demand Analysis

The master students in Computational Mechanics cope with a new type of engineer on a borderline
between various engineering disciplines. The type of engineer created by the master´s programs in
Computational Mechanics, Computations Sciences and Engineering and Computational Engineer-
ing fulfills the requirements for various disciplines. Therefore, he/she is prepared in different areas
and topics, e.g. engineering in the automotive or aerospace industry, in engineering companies in
the area of structural dynamics, acoustics, pollution control or in the classical fields of civil engi-
neering with a special focus on structural analysis. The demand analysis as well as the competitive
analysis in section 4 is based on a survey of 74 graduates of the program between 2002 and 2012
of the program (status: March 2012)

Figure 2 compares the academic background of the students and the fields of engineering in which
the students were employed after graduation. The survey shows that the program’s curriculum at-
tracts applicants from different fields of engineering as well as allows the graduates to work in
various fields of engineering.

Whereas approx. 90% of the students have a background in the traditional fields of engineering
such as civil, mechanical, aerospace engineering and applied mechanics, the graduates are em-
ployed in various fields.

Graduates / Year

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

1 7 4 3 5 4 15 7 9 10 9

Table 1: Number of graduates per year who participated in the alumni survey

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 Academic background
3% 1%
3%

7%
Mechanical Engineering
Civil Engeneering
10%
43% Applied/Computational Mechanics
Aerospace Engineering
Autmotive Engineering
Mechatronics
Naval Architecture
33%

Employment

11%

Mechanical Engineering
11%
Civil Engeneering

1% Applied/Computational Mechanics
3% Aerospace Engineering
Autmotive Engineering
60%
13% Mechatronics
Others *

1%

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 1%
1%
1%
1%
Others* Simulation Engineering

1% Research (University: Post-doc, professor)

1% 1%
1% Research Department (Industry)
1%
1%1% Developement Engineering
1%
Biomechanical Engineering

CAE Engineer
7% Computational Mechanics

Mechanical Process Engineering

43%
Multi Body Dynamics

Militaray Industry
15%
Patent Engineer

Power Plant Technology

Railway Industry

Risk analysis (Oil industry)

18% Test and Analyses

Trenchles Technology

Figure 2: Academic background (B.Sc.) before studying Computational Mechanics and employment in industry after
graduation

Automotive & Aviation industry Civil Engineering Simulation Engineering and Consulting

Airbus, Spain Zilch + Müller Ingenieure GmbH, Munich Altair Engineering GmbH, Munich
Airbus, Hamburg Matrics Engineering GmbH, Munich P+Z Engineering, Munich
Audi AG, Ingolstadt MT Højgaard, Denmark Simolution GmbH, Munich
Bertrandt AG, Germany Siemens AG
BMW, Germany
Daimler-Crysler Mechanical and Plant Engineering Software Development & Engineering
EADS, Munich
BAUER Maschinen GmbH, Schrobenhausen AnyBody Technology, Denmark
EDAG Engineering & Design, Ingolstadt
BOSCH ATCSim GmbH, Kaufbeuren
Ford Motor Company
F.X. Meiller GmbH, Spain CADFEM, India
ABG, Germany
Max Streicher GmbH Enosis Solution, Bangladesh
Krauss-Maffei Wegmann GmbH & Co KG
Schaeffler Holding (China) Co., Ltd. ESG Elektroniksystem- und Logistik-GmbH
Magna Steyr, Germany
MTU SOFiSTiK AG
MAN Truck and Bus AG
Mercedes-Benz Research & Develop., India
TRW Automotive Research and Development Semiconductor Industry

Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- & Raumfahrt
/ Bombardier Transportation
Kordsa Global, Turkey
TUM-IMETUM-Forschungsgruppe
CAPS-Computer Aided Plastic Surgery
ASM Pacific Technology Ltd.
Infineon Technologies AG
Others
Viering, Jentschura & Partner; Munich

Table 2: Labor market

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 Countries

3%

28%

Germany
home country
elsewhere

69%

Figure 3 : Countries where the graduates are employed

3.1. Demand of the Graduates at the Labor Market

The labor market for the masters in Computational Mechanics is very broad. None of the students
had problems in finding a job on the labor market. Table 2 shows typical companies where the
graduates are demanded. It is based on an alumni survey of 72 graduates between 2002 and 2012.

Furthermore the majority of the graduates, i.e. 69%, start working in Germany after graduation while
just 28% return to their home countries as shown in Figure 3. This is a great

Europe Germany

CIMNE, Barcelona BTU Cottbus (2x)

Cranfield University, United Kingdom
Imperial College London
Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (2x)
Middle East Technical University, Ankara
Paderborn University
University of Cambridge
Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Technische Universität München (13x)
University of Stuttgart
USA
Louisiana Tech University, Louisiana
Washington University in St. Louis

Figure 4: Universities where the graduates found a doctoral position

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success in consideration of the fact that approx. 80% of the students come from abroad and proofs
the high demand of the graduates at the German labor market.

Besides, 46% of the 74 graduates who participated in the alumni survey stated that they continued
with doctoral studies after graduation, among them 13 students at the Technische Universität Mün-
chen. Figure 4 gives an overview of the universities where the graduates found a doctoral position.

3.2. Demand of Eligible Students

There is an enormous interest for the study program, which requires a competitive pre-selection
out of more than 500 students among which approximately 60 (depending on the quality of the
applications) are admitted to the program. Figure 5 shows the evaluation of the numbers of appli-
cations, the admitted students and the freshmen starting the program over time.

Figure 6 shows the number of applicants per country considering the last six years (intake
WT 2011/2012 – WT 2015/2016). Especially the number of applications of Indian, Iranian, Pakistani,
Turkish, Chinese and German applicants grew in the last years.

Since the program’s beginning in the winter term 2000/2001 up to the WT 2015/2016, 421 students
out of 56 different countries started the program. The majority of the students come from Europe
(50 %) and Asia (36 %) as shown in Figure 7. The majority of the students come from abroad (81 %).
Since the establishment of the Bachelor-Master system at the Technische Universität München the
number of German applicants has increased. The exact distribution of students per country is given
in Table 3.

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600

500

400

300

200

100

Online Application Applications (hard copy) Admissions Freshmen

Figure 5: Number of applications, admissions and freshmen

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 Latvia 1
Austria 2
Uzbekistan 5
1 applicant/country
Singapore 1
Peru 2
Stateless
Norway 1
Armenia
Macedonia 2
Sri Lanka 2
Bolivia
Kazakhstan 2
Belarus (White Russia)
Iceland 1 Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
Israel 1 Chile
Ghana 2 Cyprus
Costa Rica 4 France
Switzerland 1 Guatemala
Afghanistan 2 Croatia
Vietnam 1 Myanmar
Tunesia 1 Mauritius
Serbia 4 Oman
Morocco 2 Poland
Iraq 2 Portugal
Estonia 2 Slovakia
Algeria 2 El Salvador
Cameroon 2
Yemen
Bulgaria 6
Finland
Azerbaijan 3
Honduras
Palestine 2
Kenya
Jordan 3
Madagascar
Hungary 4
Panama
Venezuela 4
Saudi Arabia
Malaysia 1
Slovenia
United Kingdom 4
Ethiopia 3
Tajikistan
Canada 3
Indonesia 8
Brazil 5
Australia 6
United States of America (USA) 10
Sudan 6
Rebublic of Korea 10
Ecuador 8
Ukraine 11
Thailand 8
Taiwan (Republic of China) 11
Syria 9
Romania 14
Italy 20
Nigeria 14
Spain 16
Nepal 14
Lebanon 19
Colombia 17
Russian Federation 21
Egypt 32
Greece 46
Mexico 40
Bangladesh 55
Germany 72
China 98
Turkey 97
Pakistan 177
Iran 190
India 569

0 100 200 300 400 500 600

Figure 6: Home countries of the applicants (WT 2011/12 - WT 2015/16)

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 3%

International 36% Asia

81 % Africa
Europe

50% South America

3%
German
19 %

Figure 7: Continental distribution of the COME students (WT 2000/2001 – WT 2015/2016)

Asia Africa Europe South America North/Central America Oceania

Afghanistan 1 Algeria 1 Austria 1 Bolivia 1 Canada 5 Australia 2

Bangladesh 7 Egypt 6 Bosnia Herzeg. 2 Brazil 3 El Salvador 1
China 40 Ghana 1 Bulgaria 2 Chile 3 Mexico 22
India 17 Libya 1 France 2 Columbia 4 USA 8
Indonesia 4 Morocco 1 Germany 80 Ecuador 2
Iran 36 Namibia 1 Greece 26
Iraq 1 Hungary 4
Japan 1 Iceland 1
Jordan 1 Italy 8
Lebanon 2 Latvia 7
Malaysia 1 Macedonia 1
Nepal 3 Netherlands 1
Pakistan 22 Romania 6
Singapore 2 Russia 6
South Korea 1 Serbia 3
Sri Lanka 1 Slovakia 1
Syria 2 Spain 8
Thailand 6 Sweden 1
Vietnam 2 Turkey 43
United Kingdom 2
Ukraine 4

Table 3: Home countries of the COME students (WT 2000/2001 – WT 2015/2016)

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3.3. Limiting Factors

The master’s program Computational Mechanics requires a strong background in engineering,

structural and/or applied mechanics and good skills in mathematics and informatics. The selection
of the students is done very carefully in order to reduce the number of drop-outs and in a compet-
itive manner, i.e. just the best of all applicants are selected. In order to avoid the building of national
groups, the number of students per country should not exceed 5 persons. The latter is very im-
portant in order to allow an integration of the students in Germany. Furthermore, as the standards
of the international universities various strongly the selection of the students is based on statistical
data obtained by comparing the grade point average of the student’s Bachelor studies and the
master’s studies at Technische Universität München.

120%

100,0% 100,0%
97,0%97,0%
100% 91,3%91,3% 93,0%
88,5% 90,0%
87,5%88,5%87,5%
85,0%
81,8%
80%

60%
Graduates
Dropdown
40%

18,0%
20% 12,0% 13,0%12,0%13,0%15,0%
9,0% 9,0% 10,0%
7,0%
3,0% 3,0%
0,0% 0,0%
0%

Figure 8: Rate of graduations and drop-out

Thus, in the last 10 years correction factors were determined which allow to evaluate the interna-
tional degrees correctly. The quality of the selection process is proofed by the reduction of dropout
rate from 18% to 0 - 7% in the last years as depicted in Figure 8.

3.4. Target Figures

The study program Computational Mechanics is designed for approximately 25-30 students. The
limiting elements are on the one hand side infrastructure as far as computer rooms are concerned
(currently 35 working places) and the individual support of the students. Nevertheless the number

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of students increases with the increasing number of application. Currently 35-40 students are en-
rolled, which leads unfortunately sometimes to crowded lecture rooms.

4. Competitive Analysis

4.1. External Competitive Analysis

In Germany there exist a continuously increasing number of 8 international (English taught) master’s
programs in the field of Computational Mechanics, Computational Engineering and Computational
Sciences (www.hochschulkompass.de) at universities and one at an applied university:

Program Degree University Town Form of Study

Computational Mechanics of M.Sc. University of Stuttgart Stuttgart full-time

Materials and Structures

Computational Engineering M.Sc. Ruhr-Universität Bochum Bochum full-time

Computational Engineering M.Sc. Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen full-time

Erlangen-Nürnberg
University

Computational Science and M.Sc. Technische Universität München München full-time

Engineering

Computational Mechanics M.Sc. Technische Universität München München full-time

Computational Mechanical M.Sc. Bergische Universität Wuppertal Wuppertal full-time

Engineering

Computational Science and M.Sc. Technische Universität Braun- Braun- full-time

Engineering schweig schweig

Applied Computational M.Eng. Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt Ingolstadt/ part-time

University
Applied

Mechanics (part-time) in cooperation with the University Landshut

of Applied Science Landshut and
the European School of CAE
Technology

Table 4: Related programs

All the programs have in common that they have an interdisciplinary curriculum combining infor-
matics and problems in science and engineering. However, contrary to other programs the master’s
program Computational Mechanics of the Technische Universität München concentrates on a solid
theoretic education in general mechanics which is needed for solving problems in different fields of
Engineering. Another difference to other programs is the link to civil engineering which is very val-
uable as civil engineers have to deal with unique structures not permitting physical tests during their
development. As already shown in Figure 2 the program’s curriculum attracts applicants from dif-
ferent fields of engineering as well as allows the graduates to work in various fields of engineering.

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According to the enquiries carried out the most important reasons for choosing the master’s pro-
gram Computational Mechanics are the good reputation of the Technische Universität München,
the interest in the program’s curriculum and the uniqueness of the course as illustrated in Figure 9.
Furthermore, alumni of the program who are spread all over the world are excellent ambassadors
for the master’s program Computational Mechanics and recommend it to their compatriots.

15%

46% Reputation of TUM

Program's Curriculum
No comparable international program

39%

Figure 9: Reasons for choosing the master’s program Computational Mechanics

4.2. Internal Competitive Analysis

The Master of Science in Computational Mechanics of Technische Universität München (TUM) is a

unique international study program without comparable study programs at the Technische Univer-
sität München. In spite of the partial overlap with specific specializations of the master’s program
Civil Engineering, the curriculum of the master’s program Computational Mechanics is significantly
complemented with specific offers. Thus the outreach of the graduates to industries and research
entities far beyond civil engineering is considerably enlarged.

5. Structure of the program

5.1. Study plan

The standard study period of the master’s program Computational Mechanics is four semesters
consisting out of three semesters course work and one semester for the master’s thesis. The pro-
gram has in total 120 ECTS credits, the three semesters and the master´s thesis each worth

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30 ECTS credits. The 90 ECTS credits achieved through course work are divided into 36 ECTS
credits of compulsory courses, 24 credits of compulsory elective courses and 30 ECTS credits of
elective courses. A general study plan is depicted in figure 10. Additionally, two exemplary study
plans for students with a focus on fluid mechanics (figure 11) or a focus on solid mechanics (figure
12) are shown. Figure 11 and 12 contain the types and numbers of assessments according to the
Examination and Academic Regulations of the Master’s Program Computational Mechanics.
4. Semester
120 ECTS

Master’s Thesis
at any Chair involved in Computational Mechanics or related industry

30 ECTS

Compulsory elective courses: Choose 2 out of 4 Modules

3. Semester

Functional
90 ECTS

Compulsory Analysis &

Computational
Parallel Structural Elective
Courses Material
Computational Computing Optimization courses
Modelling 2
Linear Algebra
Software Lab 6 ECTS 6 ECTS 6 ECTS 6 ECTS 12 - 18 ECTS
Project with focus
Compulsory elective courses: Choose 2 out of 4 Modules in total 30 ECTS
2. Semester

on one of the
60 ECTS

specializations
Computational Finite Element Structural Theory of Plates Elective
Fluid Dynamics Methods 2 Dynamics and Shells courses
6 ECTS

6 ECTS 6 ECTS 6 ECTS 6 ECTS 12 - 18 ECTS

Compulsory Courses
1. Semester
30 ECTS

Computational
Computation in Continuum Finite Element Advanced Fluid
Material
Engineering 1 Mechanics Methods 1 Mechanics
Modelling 1

6 ECTS 6 ECTS 6 ECTS 6 ECTS 6 ECTS

Figure 13: General study plan

The academic background of the students of Computational Mechanics is varying greatly. By

means of the compulsory courses taught at the first semester the students are able to reach the
same level of expertise required for successful study and above all to tailor the needs of industry
and research. After participating in the courses Computation in Engineering 1, Computational Ma-
terial Modelling 1, Continuum Mechanics, Finite Element Mechanics 1, Advanced Fluid Mechanics
the students gain a solid background in mechanics and informatics (core competences). For more
information about the contents and the typical course of the modules, please have a look into our
module descriptions).
The Software Lab is an interdisciplinary team project (3-6 students) which links the analysis and
solution of engineering problems and the development of software components by processing a
complex software project (industrial or research projects). Thus, in addition to the methodical and
professional competences, the students can enhance their social competences.

Besides the compulsory courses, in the second and third semester the students have to choose 2
out of 4 modules listed the catalogue of compulsory elective courses (see FPSO or direct link:

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http://www.bgu.tum.de/en/come/studying/curriculum/ ). These compulsory elective courses are re-
quired to specialize the fields of interest of the students by simultaneously maintaining a clear study
profile.
The elective courses allow getting a wide knowledge in different disciplines as they can be chosen
also from other related faculties as civil engineering, mechanical engineering or informatics. As most
companies in Germany require at least basic language skills, the students are also allowed to select
a German language course as elective course.
The list of possible elective modules is subject to change in order to meet the requirements of the
industry and the fields of interest of the students. It can be found (always up to date) on the webpage
of the program. (Direct link: http://www.bgu.tum.de/en/come/studying/curriculum/ ).

The master’s thesis takes 6 months and can be written either at the chairs involved in Computa-
tional Mechanics or in cooperation with industry or other academic partners (i.e. Frauenhofer Insti-
tute). The master’s thesis often opens the doors to a PhD-position at the university or a job offer in
industry after graduation.
4. Semester
120 ECTS

Master’s Thesis Exams

at any Chair involved in Computational Mechanics or related industry per
Semest
30 ECTS er

Compulsory elective Elective courses

90 ECTS

Compulsory
3. Semester

Modeling and
Parallel Structural Wind Scientific
Courses Computing
Optimization
Engineering
Simulation of
Visualization
Turbulent Flows
6
Written Exam Written Exam Project Work Written Exam Written Exam

Software Lab with 6 ECTS 6 ECTS 6 ECTS 6 ECTS 4 ECTS

focus on one of Compulsory elective Elective courses
the FE-Method for
60 ECTS

specializations Computational Finite Element Fluid-Structure Computation in Biofluid

2. Semester

Fluid Dynamics Methods 2 Interaction with Engineering 2 Mechanics

OSS 6
Project Work
Written Exam +
(Examination in Learning Portfolio Project Work Written Exam Written Exam
Presentation
3rd Semester)

6 ECTS 6 ECTS 6 ECTS 3 ECTS 6 ECTS 5 ECTS

Compulsory Courses
30 ECTS

Computational
Computation in Continuum Finite Element Advanced Fluid
1. Semester

Material
Engineering 1 Mechanics Methods 1 Mechanics
Modelling 1
6
Written Exam +
Coursework: Written Exam Written Exam Written Exam Written Exam
Exercises
6 ECTS 6 ECTS 6 ECTS 6 ECTS 6 ECTS

Figure 14: Exemplary study plan with focus on fluid mechanics (types of assessments in italics)

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4. Semester
120 ECTS Master’s Thesis Exams
at any Chair involved in Computational Mechanics or related industry per
Semest
30 ECTS er

Compulsory elective Elective Courses

90 ECTS

Compulsory Elective
3. Semester

Computational
Structural Stability of Stochastic Finite
Courses Material
Optimization
Courses Structures Element Methods
Modelling 2
6
Written Exam Written Exam Written Exam Oral Examination
Software Lab 6 ECTS 6 ECTS 3 ECTS 3 ECTS
Project with Signal Processing
focus on one of
Compulsory elective and
Elective Courses
60 ECTS

the Measurements
specializations Structural Finite Element Computation in
2. Semester

Risk Analysis 1
Dynamics Methods 2 Engineering 2
6
Theory of Plates Written Exam
Project Work
and Shells (2nd Semester) +
(Examination in Written Exam Learning Portfolio Written Exam Oral Examination
Oral Examination
3rd Semester)
(3rd Semester)
6 ECTS 6 ECTS 6 ECTS 6 ECTS 6 ECTS 6 ECTS
Compulsory Courses Compulsory Courses
30 ECTS

Computational Written Exam

1. Semester

Computation in Continuum Finite Element Advanced Fluid

Material (in 2nd
Engineering 1 Mechanics Methods 1 Mechanics
Modelling 1 Semester)
6
Written Exam +
Coursework: Written Exam Written Exam Written Exam Written Exam
Excercises
6 ECTS 6 ECTS 6 ECTS 6 ECTS 6 ECTS 6 ECTS

Figure 15: Exemplary study plan with focus on solid mechanics (types of assessments in italics)

5.2. Mobility

5.2.1. DTU – TUM 1:1 MSc program

In 2006 Technical University of Denmark and Technische Universität München (TUM) entered the
European University Alliance in Science and Technology – a contract between universities of excel-
lence. Together the universities have developed a novel concept for English taught two-year Master
of Science programs called 1:1 MSc programs because the students spend one year at each uni-
versity. In 2010 a 1:1 MSc program in Computational Mechanics is offered.

Duration and workload

Each Master of Science program is a two year master program which consists of four semesters.
This represents a workload equivalent to 120 ECTS credit points. The DTU-TUM 1:1 MSc program
is offered for students of the master´s program Computational Mechanics. Here, the students spend
one year at each university (DTU and TUM).

Degree obtained and diploma

The DTU-TUM 1:1 MSc program is a single degree program where the graduate obtains a diploma
from either TUM or DTU depending on where the student is enrolled. Starting at TUM the academic

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degree "Master of Science" (M.Sc.) is awarded upon successful completion of the Computational
Mechanics program.

Master’s thesis

The student composes a master's thesis of 30 ECTS credit points. The thesis work is supervised
by two researchers (one from each university). The thesis work is presented at the university where
the thesis work was done in the presence of both supervisors and an external examiner.

Individual study plan

Based on a recommended study track, each student admitted to the DTU-TUM 1:1 MSc program
works out an individual study plan together with the responsible supervisors at the partner univer-
sities. The final study plan has to be approved by the respective DTU-TUM 1:1 Program Commit-
tee.

Admission criteria for students starting at TUM

 Students starting the 1:1 program at TUM must be enrolled in the COME master’s program.

 The selection of the students for the 1:1 program will take place after the first semester.

 Eligibility must be demonstrated by a successful completion of the compulsory courses of the

first semester and an above-average grade point average.

5.2.2. Studying abroad

Courses in the field of Computational Mechanics which are obtained during the master’s program
at another university (e.g. during an exchange semester) can be recognized up to 30 ECTS credits.

TUM is offering five different types of exchange programs:

 Erasmus-Program (studies within Europe)

 TUMexchange (studies outside Europe)

 EU Mobility Programs (studies in selected regions outside the European Union (EU))

 ATHENS (one-week courses within Europe)

These exchange courses are also available for the Computational Mechanics students. Especially
the ATHENS program - which is offered twice a year - attracted many of the COME students in the
last years.

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6. Organisation and Responsibilities

The master’s program Computational Mechanics is organized by the chairs:

 Computation in Engineering (Prof. Rank)

 Structural Analysis (Prof. Bletzinger)

 Computational Mechanics (Prof. Müller)

And the institutes:

 Computational Mechanics (Prof. Duddeck)

 Hydromechanics (Prof. Manhart)

of the TUM Department of Civil, Geo and Environmental Engineering. As it is an interdisciplinary

study program many other chairs and departments of the TUM are involved. Table 5 shows the
persons in charge for the administrative coordination of the program.

Administrative responsibilities

Application  Technische Universität München

 Application begin for the forthcoming winter term: January 1st
Application deadline for the forthcoming winter term: May 31st
Recommended application deadline for non-European applicants:
March 15th

Admission  Technische Universität München

process
 Aptitude test pursuant to the FPSO (subject academic and examination
regulations) of the master’s program Computational Mechanics
 COME examination board

Enrollment  Technische Universität München

 Admission office (Immatrikulationsamt)

Study affairs  Prof. Dr.-Ing. Fabian Duddeck (Academic counseling)

 Course Coordinator (Organization)

Examination
Examination Management: Course Coordinator, Student Office BGU, Exam-
office ination office TUM
 Degree certificates: Examination office TUM
 COME examination board
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Kai-Uwe Bletzinger
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Fabian Duddeck
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Michael Manhart
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Gerhard Müller (Head)

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 Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Ernst Rank
(Secretary of the board: Course Coordinator)

Table 6: Organization and Responsibilities

7. Resources

The master’s program Computational Mechanics is organized efficiently by the participating chairs
using the existing human and material resources of the faculty as shown in the following.

7.1. Human resources

A course director has been appointed for the study program to organise and manage the aptitude
assessment procedure and to assume a key student counselling role.

The study program profits enormously from the events held by the relevant specialisation areas of
the master´s programs Civil and Environmental Engineering. In the master´s program Civil Engineer-
ing some of the courses are held in English. In contrary to that, the master´s program Environmental
Engineering is completely taught in English. Therefore, a conscious decision was made to run the
respective study programs in joint groups. Firstly, to encourage the students to mingle and get to
know each other better and secondly, to run the study program with few additional resources. Stu-
dent assistants are sometimes used in the aptitude assessment procedure. The study commissions
are organised as part of the academic self-administration by colleagues in the faculty. The compul-
sory and elective modules are listed with the human resources in Appendix A. Appendix B-D con-
tains the time tables of the first to the third semester (as of March 2017) stating the rooms and
lectures. The exercises connected to the lecturers are read by the respective scientific assistants
of the respective chair. The names of the scientific staff (NN) will be stated at the start of the se-
mester via the Campus Management System TUMonline.

7.2. Material Resources, Rooms

The master‘s program Computational Mechanics utilizes the available resources as far as the com-
puter working places are concerned. We would be very helpful to accompany a provider classroom
for the students. This is currently not possible due to limiting factors at the university.

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 Tutorials, Seminars: The tutorials are in general organized by the research assistants of the re-
sponsible chairs. Furthermore, seminars or exam preparation classes given by students can be
financed with the help of study funds.

 Teaching positions: Additional teaching positions are not planned at the moment.

 Education and teaching materials like e.g. Whiteboards, Laptops, Beamer, etc. are sufficiently
available at the university.

 Lecture rooms, Computer rooms, work spaces for the students: The lectures of the Computa-
tional master’s program are given in the lecture rooms of the main campus of the TUM. The CIP-
pools are the three Computer rooms of the TUM Department faculty of Civil, Geo and Environ-
mental Engineering which can be booked by the chairs of the department for lectures and free
training units. All registered students are allowed to use the computer rooms during the booked
lectures (see: TUMonline) and for their free practicing when they are not boocked. Mainly the
CIP-pool 3238 (35 work stations) is used where the operating system is installed in English. The
CIP-pools 3209, 3238, N0199a (each with 35 work stations) of the TUM Department of Civil, Geo
and Environmental Engineering can be used by the Computational Mechanics students for self-
studies and team work.

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Annex

A. Module catalog of the compulsory and compulsory elective courses with information about the human
resources

This annex is no longer published as Pdf-Document. All information contained can be accessed online via the Campus Management System
TUMonline at the following link: https://campus.tum.de/tumonline/wbstpcs.showSpoTree?pStStudiumNr=&pSJNr=1605&pStpStpNr=4576.

If the direct link is not working, one can access the study plan by visiting www.tumonline.de. After switching the language to English one has to choose
in the left menu under “Academic department” the Department of “Civil, Geo and Environmental Engineering”. After clicking on “Degree programmes”
in the middle, one can choose under “Master of Science” the Course “Computational Mechanics”.

The required human and room recourses can be found by opening the respective module in the tree structure. The lectures which belong to the
module are marked with a red triangle. (The green circles mark the examinations belonging to that module.) After clicking on the Lecture the required
information is found.

This database is always up to date.

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B. Time Table 1st Semester

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

8.00 Turbulence Modeling Fluid Mechanics Introd. to Finite Element Methods I Introd. to Finite Element Methods I Continuum Mechanics and
(comp.) (comp.) (comp.) (comp.) Tensor Analysis (comp.)
8.30 Manhart (Quosdorf) (Wüchner) (Wüchner) (Müller)
2760 0220 N 1070 2605 N 1090
9.00 block course starting 23rd of November
*belo ngs to the M o dule "Finite Element M etho ds 1" *belo ngs to the M o dule "Finite Element M etho ds 1"
9.30
Turbulence Modeling Computation in Engineering 1 Computational Material Continuum Mechanics and
10.00 (comp.) (comp.) Modeling 1 (comp.) Tensor Analysis (comp.)
(Manhart) (Kollmannsberger) (Duddeck) (Müller)
10.30 0606 CIP-Pool 3238 / later 1601 2100 N 1090
block course starting 23rd of Nobember
11.00
Computation in Engineering 1 Tutorial
11.30 Tutorial Fluid Mechanics Tutorial (comp.) Computational Material Computational Linear Algebra*
(comp.) (Kollmannsberger) Modeling 1 (comp.) (comp.el.)
12.00 (Manhart) CIP-Pool 3238 (Duddeck) (Mundani)
1760 2100 N1090
12.30 o nly o ne o f these tuto rials per week *belongs to the Module "Functional Analysis and
Computational Linear Algebra"
13.00
Theory of Plates* Tutorial Fluid Mechanics Tutorial FE-Modelling, Simulation
13.30 (comp. el.) (comp.) & Validation (comp.)
(Bletzinger) (Manhart) (Duddeck)
14.00 N1090 2770 cip pool 3238
*belo ngs to the M o dule "Theo ry o f P lates and Shells" yo u have to visit o nly o ne o f these tuto rials
14.30 per week *belo ngs to the M o dule "Finite Element M etho ds 1"

15.00 Tutorial Fluid Mechanics Tutorial Tutorial Computational

(comp.) Material Modelng (comp.)
15.30 (Manhart) (Duddeck)
2770 2100
16.00 yo u have to visit o nly o ne o f these tuto rials
per week
16.30
Tutorial Theory of Plates*
17.00 (comp. el.)
(Bletzinger)
17.30 N1179
*belo ngs to the M o dule "Theo ry o f P lates and Shells"
18.00

18.30

Structural Analysis (Bletzinger) Structural Mechanics (Müller) Computation in Engineering (Rank) Hydromechanics (Manhart) Computational Mechanics (Duddeck)
Informatics Mathematics Engineering Risk Analysis (Straub) Comp. Modeling & Simulation (Borrmann) Aerodynamics & Fluid Mechanics (Adams)
comp. = compulsory el. = elective comp. el. = compulsory elective

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 C. Time Table 2nd Semester

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

8.00 Theory of Shells Computational Fluid
(comp. el.) Dynamics
8.30 Computation in Bletzinger (comp.el)
Engineering II N 1070 Manhart
9.00 (el.) Lecture
Rank/Kollmannsberger N1090
9.30 CIP-Pool 3238
from 27.04.2015 on High Order FEs & Nonlinear FEMs Computational Fluid Modeling in Algorithm & Data Structures
10.00 Isogeo. Analysis Biofluid Mechanics (comp. el.) Dynamics Structural Analysis (el.)
(el.) (el.) Bletzinger (comp.el) (el.) Mundani
10.30 Kollmannsberger Hu N 1095 Manhart Bletzinger 2601
29999 MW 1639 Tutorial in German!
11.00 (Garching, Forschungsz.) CIP-Pool 3238 CIP-Pool N1099

11.30 Tutorial Therory of Shells Tutorial Nonlinear FEMs Membrane Workshop Integral Transform Methods
(comp. el.) (comp. el.) (el.) (el.)
12.00 Bletzinger Bletzinger Bletzinger Buchschmid
CIP-Pool 3238 Cip-Pool 3238 2605 N1039
12.30 Please refer to the deteiled schedules Please refer to the detailed schedules
in Moodle in Moodle
13.00
Structural Dynamics Risk Analysis 1 Advanced FEMs Explicit FEMs & Transient Analysis Technical Professional Advanced
13.30 (comp. el.) (el.) (el.) (el.) Acoustics I Software Stochastic
Müller Straub Wüchner Duddeck Developement FEM
14.00 2601 0540 2605 2601 (el.) (el.) (el.)
Buchschmid Borrmann Papaioannou
14.30 2605 CIP3238 N2620

15.00 Structural Dynamics Isogeometric Structural Analysis Explicit FEM & Transient Analysis
(comp. el.) and Design Tutorial
15.30 Müller (el.) Duddeck
2601 Wüchner 2601
16.00 2605 from 23.04.2015 on

16.30
Industrial Applications of
17.00 Structural Mechanics 1
(el.)
17.30 Katz Comp. Methods in
2605 Stochastic Dynamics
18.00 (el.)
20.04.-01.06.2015 Cottone
18.30 belo ngs to the 6 ECTS M o dule: 0790
"Industrial A pplicatio ns o f Structural M echanics,
19.00 Dynamics and M ultiphysics";
the seco nd part: "Industrial A pplicatio ns o f Structural
19.30 Dynamics and M ultiphysics II" is o ffered in the WT

Structural Analysis (Bletzinger) Structural Mechanics (Müller) Computation in Engineering (Rank) Hydromechanics (Manhart) Computational Mechanics (Duddeck)
Informatics Mathematics Engineering Risk Analysis (Straub) Comp. Modeling & Simulation (Borrmann) Aerodynamics and Fluid Mechanics (Adams)
comp. = compulsory el. = elective comp. el. = compulsory elective

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 D. Time Table 3rd Semester

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

8.00 Comp. Plasticity*
(comp. el.)
8.30 (Duddeck)
N1039
9.00 *belo ngs to the M o dule "Co mp. M aterial M o deling 2"

9.30
Parallel Computing Damage & Fractures* Introduction to Functional Analysis Stochastic FEM
10.00 (comp. el.) (comp. el.) (comp. el.) (el.)
(Mundani) (Duddeck) (Kruse) (Papaioannou)
10.30 1260 N1039 2770 N2619
*belo ngs to the M o dule "Functio nal A nalysis and
11.00 *belo ngs to the M o dule "Co mp. M aterial M o deling 2" Co mputatio nal Linear A lgebra"

11.30 Soil Dynamics Stochastic FEM

(el.) (el.)
12.00 (Taddei) (Papaioannou)
N1090
12.30

13.00
Technical Acoustics 2 Parallel Computing Seminar Structural Optimization 1* Vibroacoustics Lab
13.30 (el.) (comp. el.) (comp. el.) (el.)
(Buchschmid) (Mundani) (Bletzinger) Scientific Visualization (Buchschmid)
14.00 N 1039 2607 N1090 (el.) N 1090
(Westermann) 2nd part o f the M o dule "Signal P ro cessing
14.30 *2nd part of the Module "Technical Acoustics" *belo ngs to the M o dule "Optimizatio n" 102 (5620.01.102 Interims Hörsaal 2) and M easurements"
Garching
15.00 Stability of Structures Structural Optimization 1* Egineering Databases Industrial Applications in
(el.) (comp. el.) (el.) Vibroacoustics
15.30 (Buchschmid) (Bletzinger) (Borrmann) (el.)
N1095 0601 CIP-Pool N0199 (Lutzenberger)
16.00 N 1090
*belongs to the Module "Optimization" (only during the fist half of the semester)
16.30
Indust. Applications of Structural Structural Optimization 2* Seminar Structural Optimization 2* Industrial Applications in
17.00 Dynamics & Multiphysics 2* (comp. el.) (comp. el.) Introduction to Random Vibration Vibroacoustics
(el.) (Duddeck) (Duddeck) (el.) (el.)
17.30 (Katz) 0601 N1039 (Cottone) (Lutzenberger)
2605 N1203 N 1090
18.00 *belo ngs to the M o dule "Optimizatio n" *belo ngs to the M o dule "Optimizatio n" (only during the fist half of the semester)
Nov. 30th - Feb. 1st
18.30 16:45-20:00h

19.00

19.30 *2nd part of the 6 ECTS Module: "Industrial Applications of

Structural Mechanics, Dynamics and Multiphysics"
Structural Analysis (Bletzinger) Structural Mechanics (Müller) Computation in Engineering (Rank) Hydromechanics (Manhart) Computational Mechanics (Duddeck)
Informatics Mathematics Engineering Risk Analysis (Straub) Comp. Modeling & Simulation (Borrmann) Aerodynamics & Fluid Mechanics (Adams)
comp. = compulsory el. = elective comp. el. = compulsory elective

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