Structural Mechanics Section

Research in the Structural Mechanics Section of KU Leuven focuses on the static and dynamic analysis of structures and is structured along the following research lines: vibration in the built environment, vibration based structural identification and evaluation, building acoustics, shape and topology optimization, computational structural engineering and human-induced vibration of civil engineering structures. Applications include vibration and noise in buildings due to traffic and construction activities, vibration-based structural health monitoring, airborne and structure-borne sound transmission in buildings, vehicle-bridge interaction, wind-structure interaction, structural optimization, finite element model updating, dynamic force identification, and vibration isolation. The Structural Mechanics Section at Ghent Technology Campus focuses on human-induced vibration of civil structures.