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Material Modelling

Division of Structural Mechanics

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Material modelling, or constitutive modelling, concerns describing different materials based on how they behave when subjected to mechanical loading or exposed to varying environmental conditions.

The following are examples of materials and research questions studied at the Division of Structural Mechanics:

  • Wood and wood based materials: Professor Erik Serrano, Associate Professor Henrik Danielsson
  • Glass: Professor Kent Persson
  • Concrete: Professor Ola Dahlblom
  • Elastomers (rubber): Professor Per-Erik Austrell

Contact

Kent Persson

Professor

kent [dot] persson [at] construction [dot] lth [dot] se (kent[dot]persson[at]construction[dot]lth[dot]se)
+46 72 735 44 55

Erik Serrano

Professor

erik [dot] serrano [at] construction [dot] lth [dot] se (erik[dot]serrano[at]construction[dot]lth[dot]se)
+46 46 222 03 19
+46 72 733 31 61

Last updated: 1 Oct 2026 | erik [dot] serrano [at] construction [dot] lth [dot] se