Publications

Simon Bechert. Structural Development of Semented Timber Shell Systems. Forschungsberichte aus dem Institut für Tragkonstruktionen und Konstruktives Entwerfen, Universität Stuttgart, (51):349, Institut für Tragkonstruktionen und Konstruktives Entwerfen, Universität Stuttgart, Stuttgart, December 2025. [PUMA: 2025 bechert develpment engineering itke segmented shell structural system timber]

Simon Bechert. Structural Development of Semented Timber Shell Systems. Forschungsberichte aus dem Institut für Tragkonstruktionen und Konstruktives Entwerfen, Universität Stuttgart, (51):349, Institut für Tragkonstruktionen und Konstruktives Entwerfen, Universität Stuttgart, Stuttgart, December 2025. [PUMA: segmented develpment engineering shell system structural itke 2025 timber bechert]

Simon Bechert, Christoph Schlopschnat, Monika Göbel, Simon Aicher, Achim Menges, and Jan Knippers. livMatS biomimetic shell: Structural advancements of segmented timber shells towards permanent building constructions. Structures, (79):109524, Elsevier, September 2025. [PUMA: 2025 Computational Form-finding Integrative Lightweight Modular Optimisation Plate Robotic Segmented Structural aicher bechert design engineering fabrication göbel itke knippers menges schlopschnat shells structure system timber]

Simon Bechert, Christoph Schlopschnat, Monika Göbel, Simon Aicher, Achim Menges, and Jan Knippers. livMatS biomimetic shell: Structural advancements of segmented timber shells towards permanent building constructions. Structures, (79):109524, Elsevier, September 2025. [PUMA: Robotic Optimisation shells göbel Structural knippers engineering Plate structure system itke fabrication menges aicher Lightweight Modular schlopschnat Form-finding design Integrative 2025 Segmented timber Computational bechert]

Design of Fibre-Polymer Composite Structures: Commentary to European Technical Specification CEN/TS 19101: 2022. In João R. Correia, Thomas Keller, Jan Knippers, J. Toby Mottram, Carlo (editor) Paulotto, José Sena-Cruz, and Luigi Ascione (Eds.), Taylor & Francis, 2025. [PUMA: 2025 4 Composite EC2 EC4 FRP Fibre Fibre-reinforced Structural ascione correia design eurocode itke keller knippers mottram paulotto polymers reinforced repair sena-cruz structures]

Design of Fibre-Polymer Composite Structures: Commentary to European Technical Specification CEN/TS 19101: 2022. In João R. Correia, Thomas Keller, Jan Knippers, J. Toby Mottram, Carlo (editor) Paulotto, José Sena-Cruz, and Luigi Ascione (Eds.), Taylor & Francis, 2025. [PUMA: 2025 4 Composite EC2 EC4 FRP Fibre Fibre-reinforced Structural ascione correia design eurocode itke keller knippers mottram paulotto polymers reinforced repair sena-cruz structures]

Simon Bechert, Simon Aicher, Lyudmila Gorokhova, Laura Balangé, Monika Göbel, Volker Schwieger, Achim Menges, and Jan Knippers. Segmented Timber Shells for Circular Construction: Relocation, Structural Assessment, and Robotic Fabrication of a Modular, Lightweight Timber Structure. Buildings, (15)112025. [PUMA: 2025 aicher assessment balangé bechert circular construction engineering fabrication gorokhova göbel itke knippers lightweight menges modular relocation robotic schwieger segmented shell structural structure timber] URL

Simon Bechert, Simon Aicher, Lyudmila Gorokhova, Laura Balangé, Monika Göbel, Volker Schwieger, Achim Menges, and Jan Knippers. Segmented Timber Shells for Circular Construction: Relocation, Structural Assessment, and Robotic Fabrication of a Modular, Lightweight Timber Structure. Buildings, (15)112025. [PUMA: modular relocation göbel gorokhova segmented knippers engineering shell circular structure itke fabrication menges aicher robotic lightweight assessment balangé structural 2025 construction schwieger timber bechert] URL

Anna Krtschil. Integrative Structural Design for a Multi-Storey Timber Building System. Forschungsberichte aus dem Institut für Tragkonstruktionen und konstruktives Entwerfen, Universität Stuttgart, 50:73, Institut für Tragkonstruktionen und Konstruktives Entwerfen, Universität Stuttgart, May 2024. [PUMA: 2024 building design engineering holzbau integrative itke krtschil multi-storey structural system timber]

Anna Krtschil. Integrative Structural Design for a Multi-Storey Timber Building System. Forschungsberichte aus dem Institut für Tragkonstruktionen und konstruktives Entwerfen, Universität Stuttgart, 50:73, Institut für Tragkonstruktionen und Konstruktives Entwerfen, Universität Stuttgart, May 2024. [PUMA: multi-storey 2024 building engineering integrative system design krtschil structural itke timber holzbau]

Tzu-Ying Chen, Seiichi Suzuki, Marta Gil Pérez, Yanan Guo, and Jan Knippers. Integrative material and structural design methods for bamboo woven deployable structures: The BamX! Research Pavilion.. Journal of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures, 2024. [PUMA: 2024 bamboo chen deployable design gil guo iass integrative itke knippers material pavilion structural suzuki woven]

Tzu-Ying Chen, Seiichi Suzuki, Marta Gil Pérez, Yanan Guo, and Jan Knippers. Integrative material and structural design methods for bamboo woven deployable structures: The BamX! Research Pavilion.. Journal of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures, 2024. [PUMA: guo chen iass woven 2024 gil knippers pavilion integrative design structural deployable itke material bamboo suzuki]

Evgenia Spyridonos, Yanan Guo, Marta Gil Pérez, and Hanaa Dahy. Geometrical and Structural Design Development of an Active-Bending Structure from Natural Fibre Pultruded Profiles: The LightPRO Shell. Developments in the Built Environment, (20):100577, Elsevier, December 2024. [PUMA: biomat guo geometrical dahy development Spyridonos natural 2024 active-bending gil profiles lightweight structure structural itke biocomposites pultruded architecture fibre]

Evgenia Spyridonos, Yanan Guo, Marta Gil Pérez, and Hanaa Dahy. Geometrical and Structural Design Development of an Active-Bending Structure from Natural Fibre Pultruded Profiles: The LightPRO Shell. Developments in the Built Environment, (20):100577, Elsevier, December 2024. [PUMA: 2024 Spyridonos active-bending architecture biocomposites biomat dahy development fibre geometrical gil guo itke lightweight natural profiles pultruded structural structure]

Evgenia Spyridonos, Andreas Gerstner, Michael Nehmaier, and Hanaa Dahy. LeichtPRO-Profiles: Development and Validation of Novel Linear Biocomposite Structural Components Fabricated from Pultruded Natural Flax Fibres with Plant-Based Resin for Sustainable Architectural Applications. Material Research Express, (11):075308, IOP Publishing, July 2024. [PUMA: 2024 architecture biocomposite biomat components dahy fibre flax gerstner itke naturl nehmaier plant-based pultruded resin spyridonos structural]

Evgenia Spyridonos, Andreas Gerstner, Michael Nehmaier, and Hanaa Dahy. LeichtPRO-Profiles: Development and Validation of Novel Linear Biocomposite Structural Components Fabricated from Pultruded Natural Flax Fibres with Plant-Based Resin for Sustainable Architectural Applications. Material Research Express, (11):075308, IOP Publishing, July 2024. [PUMA: biomat components dahy gerstner biocomposite 2024 nehmaier naturl resin flax structural itke spyridonos pultruded plant-based architecture fibre]

Evgenia Spyridonos, Martin-Uwe Witt, Klaus Dippon, Markus Milwich, Götz T. Gresser, and Hanaa Dahy. Natural Fibre Pultruded Profiles: Illustration of Optimisation Processes to Develop High-Performance Biocomposites for Architectural and Structural Applications. Composites Part C: Open Access, (14):100492, Elsevier, July 2024. [PUMA: 2024 architectural biocomposites biomat dahy fibre itke natural optimization profiles pultruded spyridonos structural witt]

Evgenia Spyridonos, Martin-Uwe Witt, Klaus Dippon, Markus Milwich, Götz T. Gresser, and Hanaa Dahy. Natural Fibre Pultruded Profiles: Illustration of Optimisation Processes to Develop High-Performance Biocomposites for Architectural and Structural Applications. Composites Part C: Open Access, (14):100492, Elsevier, July 2024. [PUMA: biomat dahy natural witt 2024 profiles optimization structural itke spyridonos biocomposites pultruded architectural fibre]

Wei Feng, Aniket Pal, Tianlu Wang, Ziyu Ren, Yingbo Yan, Yanqing Lu, Huai Yang, and Metin Sitti. Cholesteric Liquid Crystal Polymeric Coatings for Colorful Artificial Muscles and Motile Humidity Sensor Skin Integrated with Magnetic Composites. Advanced Functional Materials, 2300731, February 2023. [PUMA: actuations, cholesterics, colors crystal humidity, liquid magnetic myOwn networks, responsiveness, structural] URL

Theresa Müller, Anna Krtschil, Michael Mahler, Jan Knippers, and Philipp Leistner. Structural and acoustic behavior of a timber slab with wooden tuned mass dampers. Journal of Low Frequency Noise, Vibration and Active Control, Sage, October 2024. [PUMA: 2024 TMD acoustic behaviour dampers engineering itke knippers krtschil leistner mahler mass müller slab structural timber tuned wooden]