Welcome to the Computational Mechanics of Solids and Structures (CMSS) Lab!!
We are part of the School of Mechanical Engineering at Changwon National University. Our lab advances the theoretical and computational mechanics of solids and structures within a continuum mechanics framework, with a strong emphasis on finite element methods (FEM) and their applications.
Our research spans four areas:
Theoretical Mechanics — Development of mathematical models, primarily constitutive models, for nonlinear and multiphysics phenomena in solids, including poroelasticity, surface and interface effects, film–substrate systems, buckling and wrinkling instabilities, contact, fracture, and fatigue.
Computational Mechanics — Advancement of numerical methods, including mixed finite element formulations, spline-based and isogeometric analysis (IGA), phase-field fracture (PFF), and topology optimization (TO), as well as fluid–structure interaction (FSI) and structural dynamics with reduced-order modeling (ROM) and component mode synthesis (CMS).
Applied Mechanics — Application of these theoretical and computational frameworks to the design and analysis of materials and structural systems, with a particular focus on manufacturing prcoess optimization, soft materials, mechanobiology, and biomedical engineering, as well as structural engineering, digital twins, and structural health monitoring (SHM).
Scientific Machine Learning (SciML) — Integration of SciML into solid and structural mechanics to improve computational efficiency and predictive accuracy, covering inverse problems, surrogate modeling, and physics-informed neural networks (PINNs), with a longer-term goal of AI agent-based automation of design and analysis for interactive, real-time design.
We collaborate actively with academic and industrial partners to bridge fundamental research and practical application, developing innovative solutions to challenges in both engineering and science.