Alumni Theses

A Glimpse into the Academic Excellence of Our Graduates

The Power of Research. The Spirit of Innovation.
At Carl Benz School of Engineering, we take pride in the academic achievements of our students. This page showcases selected Bachelor theses from our graduates – reflecting their creativity, analytical thinking, and contribution to real-world engineering challenges.

Alumnus Carl Benz School/KIT
Leonard Hüger (Intake 2019)

Stochastic Modelling of Crystal Plasticity using the Maximum Entropy Method

By: Leonard Hüger
Intake: 2019
Supervised by: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Böhlke, M.Sc. Maximilian Krause

Abstract:
This thesis explores the feasibility of the mechanical maximum entropy method first proposed by Kreher and Pompe (1989) within a numerical time integration scheme for modeling crystal plasticity. Results show promising alignment with full-field simulations by Gehrig et al. (2022), although the model does not fully capture the stochastic scatter in the hardening behavior of the simulated crystal specimen.