M.Sc. Sahir Nawaz Butt
Ruhr University Bochum
Institute for Structural Mechanics
IC / 6 / 173
Universitätsstraße 150
44801 Bochum

Email: Sahir.Butt@ruhr-uni-bochum.de
Tel: 0234 / 32-29062

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Short CV


Since 2017   Research associate at the institute for structural mechanics, at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany
2014 - 2017   Master's degree in Computational engineering, at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany
2010 - 2014 Bachelor's degree in Automotive engineering, at NED University of Engineering and Technology Karachi, Pakistan

Research Interests


  • Computational fracture mechanics
  • Peridynamics
  • Non-local continuum mechanics
  • Particle methods
  • Wave propagation in metamaterials
  • Glass fragmentation


Lectures


  • Finite Element Methods in Linear Computational Dynamics
  • Finite-Elemente-Methoden in der linearen Strukturdynamik


Publications


Scientific Publications in Refereed Journals

[ 1 ] Sahir N Butt and Günther Meschke
Influence of dimensionality and specimen size on dynamic fracture
PAMM, 21(1):e202100207, 2021
[ 2 ] S. N. Butt and G. Meschke
Peridynamic analysis of dynamic fracture: influence of peridynamic horizon, dimensionality and specimen size
Computational Mechanics, 67(6):1719--1745, Jun 2021
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[ 3 ] S. Butt and G. Meschke
Interaction of cutting disc with heterogeneous ground
Proceedings of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, 20:20: e202000060, 2021
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[ 4 ] S. Butt and G. Meschke
Peridynamic investigation of dynamic brittle fracture
PAMM, 19(10.1002/pamm.201900180), 2019
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[ 5 ] S. Butt and G. Meschke
A rate-dependent damage model for prediction of high-speed cracks
Proceedings in Applied Mathematics and Mechanics (PAMM), 2018
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[ 6 ] S. Butt, J.J. Timothy, and G. Meschke
Wave dispersion and propagation in state-based peridynamics
Computational Mechanics, 60(5):725--738, 2017
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[ 7 ] S. Butt and G. Meschke
Wave dispersion and propagation in a linear peridynamic solid
Proceedings in Applied Mathematics and Mechanics (PAMM), 2017
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Scientific Publications in Conference Proceedings

[ 8 ] S. Butt, A. Leon, and G. Meschke
Numerical modeling of cutting tool-ground interaction
In M. Villeneuve, R. Galler, and N. Gegenhuber, editors, Proceedings of TBM DiGs 2022, Leoben, Austria, 2022
[ 9 ] Lukas Brackmann, Sahir Butt, Röttger, and Günther Meschke
Influence of cutting disc blunting on the tunnelling efficiency and penetration rate in hard rock
In Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Computational Methods and Information Models in Tunneling 2022. Ruhr University Bochum, 2022
[ 10 ] S. Butt, A. Alabd Allah, I. Mueller, and G. Meschke
Computational analysis of cutting-disc-rock interaction in heterogeneous ground conditions
In J. Rostami and R. Kaunda, editors, Proceedings of TBM DiGs 2019. Colorado School of Mines, 2019
[ 11 ] S. Butt and G. Meschke
Computational modeling of rock excavation with tbm disc cutters
In A. Abu Krisha and M. Zaki Abdelrehim, editors, ETS Tunneling and Underground Construction Conference 2019, 180-188, 2019
[ 12 ] A. Alabd Allah, S. Butt, R. Galler, G. Meschke, and I. Mueller
Vibration-based feature extraction to identify damage in cutting discs - A concept description
In A. Abu Krisha and M. Zaki Abdelrehim, editors, ETS Tunneling and Underground Construction Conference 2019, pages 189--196, 2019
[ 13 ] V. E. Gall, S. Butt, G. Neu, and G. Meschke
An embedded rebar model for computational analysis of reinforced concrete structures with applications to longitudinal joints in precast tunnel lining segments
In G. Meschke, B. Pichler, and J. G. Rots, editors, Computational Modelling of Concrete Structures (EURO-C 2018), pages 705--714. CRC press, 2018
[ 14 ] S. Butt and G. Meschke
A 3d peridynamic model of rock cutting with tbm disc cutters
In M. von Scheven, M. Keip, and N. Karajan, editors, Proceedings of the 7th GACM Colloquium on Computational Mechanics for Young Scientists from Academia and Industry, pages 752--755, Stuttgart, Germany, 2017
Institute for Structural Mechanics, University of Stuttgart
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