Publications

Journal Articles

  • Gambier A, Balzani C (2019): The challenge of teaching control of wind turbines in a civil engineering schoolIFAC PapersOnLine 52-9 (2019) 212-217
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ifacol.2019.08.199
  • Noever Castelos P, Balzani C (2016): On the impact of multi-axial stress states on trailing edge bondlines in wind turbine rotor bladesJournal of Physics: Conference Series 753 (2016) 062002, 1-10
    DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/753/6/062002
  • Noever Castelos P, Balzani C (2016): The impact of geometric non-linearities on the fatigue analysis of trailing edge bond lines in wind turbine rotor bladesJournal of Physics: Conference Series 749 (2016) 012009, 1-10
    DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/749/1/012009
  • Balzani C (2012): Investigation of the local behavior of different cohesive zone modelsPAMM - Proceedings in Applied Mathematics and Mechanics 12, 169-170
    DOI: 10.1002/pamm.201210075
  • Balzani C, Wagner W, Wilckens D, Degenhardt R, Büsing S, Reimerdes H-G (2012): Adhesive joints in composite laminates – a combined numerical/experimental estimate of critical energy release ratesInternational Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives 32, 23-38
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ijadhadh.2011.09.002
  • Balzani C, Wagner W (2010): Numerical treatment of damage propagation in axially compressed composite airframe panelsInternational Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics 10(4), 683-703
    DOI: 10.1142/S0219455410003683
  • Lauterbach S, Orifici AC, Wagner W, Balzani C, Abramovich H, Thomson R (2010): Damage sensitivity of axially loaded stringer-stiffened curved CFRP panelsComposites Science and Technology 70(2), 240-248
    DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2009.10.013
  • Wagner W, Balzani C (2010): Prediction of the postbuckling response of composite airframe panels including ply failureEngineering Fracture Mechanics 77(18), 3648-3657
    DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2010.05.009
  • Lauterbach S, Balzani C, Wagner W (2009): Failure analysis on shell-like composite laminates using the Puck criteriaPAMM – Proceedings in Applied Mathematics and Mechanics 9, 231-232
    DOI: 10.1002/pamm.200910089
  • Balzani C, Wagner W (2008): An interface element for the simulation of delamination in unidirectional fiber-reinforced composite laminatesEngineering Fracture Mechanics 75(9), 2597-2615
    DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2007.03.013
  • Balzani C, Wagner W (2008): Simulation of buckling-induced failure in composite laminatesPAMM – Proceedings in Applied Mathematics and Mechanics 8, 10259-10260
    DOI: 10.1002/pamm.200810259
  • Wagner W, Balzani C (2008): Simulation of delamination in stringer stiffened fiber-reinforced composite shellsComputers and Structures 86(9), 930-939
    DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruc.2007.04.018
  • Balzani C, Wagner W (2007): Simulation of skin-stiffener debonding in stiffened carbon/epoxy panelsPAMM – Proceedings in Applied Mathematics and Mechanics 7, 4060019-4060020
    DOI: 10.1002/pamm.200700253
  • Balzani C, Wagner W (2006): Delamination analysis of UD composites using interface elementsPAMM – Proceedings in Applied Mathematics and Mechanics 6, 151-152
    DOI: 10.1002/pamm.200610056
  • Balzani C, Wagner W (2005): A simple model for the simulation of delamination in fiber-reinforced composite laminates under mixed-mode loading conditionsPAMM – Proceedings in Applied Mathematics and Mechanics 5, 325-326
    DOI: 10.1002/pamm.200510139

Book Contributions

  • Wagner W, Balzani C (2010): Finite element modeling of stringer-stiffened fiber reinforced polymer structuresin: Kuczma M, Wilmanski K (eds.): Computer Methods in Mechanics, ASM 1, Chapter 27, 505-523, Springer Berlin Heidelberg
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-05241-5
    ISBN: 978-3-642-05240-8
  • Wagner W, Balzani C, Lauterbach S (2009): Finite-element-modeling of coupled skin-stringer debonding and ply failure of stiffened CFRP-panelsin: Smojver I, Soric J (Ed.), Proceedings of the 6th International Congress of Croatian Society of Mechanics (ICCSM), Sept. 30-Oct. 02, 2009, pp. 39-40 (Book of Abstracts) and CD of full papers, Croatian Society of Mechanics, Zagreb, Croatia, ISBN 978-953-7539-10-8
  • Wagner W, Balzani C (2006): Simulation of delamination in stringer stiffened fiber-reinforced composite shellsin: Mota Soares CA, Martins JAC, Rodrigues HC, Ambrósio JAC, Pina CAB, Motasoares CM, Pereira EBR, Folgado J (Ed.): III European Conference on Computational Mechanics – Solids, Structures and Coupled Problems in Engineering: Book of Abstracts, 250, Springer Netherlands, ISBN 978-1-4020-4994-1
    DOI: 10.1007/1-4020-5370-3_250

Technical Reports

  • Popko W, Thomas P, Sevinc A, Rosemeier M, Bätge M, Braun R, Meng F, Horte D, Balzani C, Bleich O, Daniele E, Stoevesandt B, Wentingmann M, Polman JD, Leimeister M, Schümann B, Reuter A (2018): IWES Wind Turbine IWT-7.5-164 Rev. 4Technical Report, Fraunhofer IWES, Bremerhaven
    DOI: 10.24406/IWES-N-518562

Conference Contributions

  • Balzani C, Rosemeier M, Wentingmann M, Noever Castelos P (2019): Comparison of different concepts for the fatigue analysis of trailing edge adhesive joints in wind turbine rotor bladesWind Energy Science Conference (WESC), June 17-20, 2019, Cork, Ireland
  • Gambier A, Balzani C (2019): The challenge of teaching control of wind turbines in a civil engineering schoolAdvances in Control Education Symposium, International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC-ACE 2019), July 07-09, 2019, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Hach O, Hennings H, Polman JD, Balzani C, Klemme T, Müller S, Rieke J (2019): Comparison of state-of-the-art aeroelastic simulation tools for wind turbinesWind Energy Science Conference (WESC), June 17-20, 2019, Cork, Ireland
  • Manousides N, Holst T, Balzani C (2019): Investigation of the material anisotropy of epoxy-based adhesive joints in wind turbine rotor blades filled with short glass fibresWind Energy Science Conference (WESC), June 17-20, 2019, Cork, Ireland
  • Noever Castelos P, Wentingmann M, Balzani C (2019): Investigating non-proportionality of multi-axial stresses in web and trailing edge adhesive joints of wind turbine rotor bladesWind Energy Science Conference (WESC), June 17-20, 2019, Cork, Ireland
  • Balzani C, Noever Castelos P, Wentingmann M (2018): Finite element analysis and failure prediction of adhesive joints in wind turbine rotor bladesProceedings of the 6th European Conference on Computational Mechanics (ECCM6) / 7th European Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics (ECFD7), June 11-15, 2018, Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain
  • Balzani C, Rozanski C (2018): X-ray microscopy with the Xradia Versa 4103rd ZEISS labs@locations Partner Event, April 10-11, 2018, Oberkochen, Germany
  • Wentingmann M, Noever Castelos P, Balzani C (2018): An adaptive algorithm to accelerate the critical plane identification for multiaxial fatigue criteriaProceedings of the 6th European Conference on Computational Mechanics (ECCM6) / 7th European Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics (ECFD7), June 11-15, 2018, Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain
  • Balzani C (2017): Verklebungen in Rotorblättern von Windenergieanlagen - Herausforderungen für die Nachweisführung komplexer SpannungszuständeSeminar: Praxisbeispiele aus dem Konstruktiven Ingenieurbau, RWTH Aachen University, June 13, 2017, Aachen, Germany (on invitation of Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Sven Klinkel, Chair of Structural Analysis and Dynamics, RWTH Aachen University), in German
  • Guedes Mendonça H, Balzani C (2017): Failure analysis of wind turbine rotor blades: A comparative study of different composite failure models for ultimate load and fatigue events20th International Conference on Composite Structures (ICCS20), Sept. 04-07, 2017, Paris, France
  • Noever Castelos P, Voosen M, Balzani C (2017): Non-proportional multi-axial stress states and their influence on the fatigue life of trailing edge adhesive joints in wind turbine rotor bladesWind Energy Science Conference, June 26-29, 2017, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby Campus, Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Noever Castelos P, Wentingmann M, Balzani C (2017): Comparative study of finite-element-based fatigue analysis concepts for trailing edge adhesive joints in wind turbine rotor blades taking into account different rotor blade designs7th GACM Colloquium on Computational Mechanics for Young Scientists from Academia and Industry, Oct. 11-13, 2017, Stuttgart, Germany
  • Noever Castelos P, Wentingmann M, Balzani C (2017): Fatigue analysis of trailing edge adhesive joints in wind turbine rotor blades accounting for non-proportional multiaxial stress histories20th International Conference on Composite Structures (ICCS20), Sept. 04-07, 2017, Paris, France
  • Noever Castelos P, Balzani C (2016): On the impact of multi-axial stress states on trailing edge bond lines in wind turbine rotor bladesThe Science of Making Torque from Wind (TORQUE), Oct. 05-07, 2016, Munich, Germany
  • Noever Castelos P, Balzani C (2016): The impact of geometric non-linearities on the fatigue analysis of trailing edge bond lines in wind turbine rotor bladesWindEurope Summit 2016, Sept. 27-29, 2016, Hamburg, Germany
  • Balzani C (2015): Smart Blades: Windenergieanlagen werden smart(er)ForWind Lecture Series, Jan. 15, 2015, Oldenburg, Germany (on invitation of Stephan Barth)
  • Balzani C (2015): Smart Blades - Wind turbines become smart(er)guest lecture at Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras), April 09, 2015, Chennai, India (on invitation of Dr. Sunetra Sarkar, Department of Aerospace Engineering)
  • Horte D, Balzani C, Reuter A (2015): Multi-Criteria Evaluation of Multi-MW Wind TurbinesSmart Blades Symposium 2015, Feb. 11-12, 2015, Oldenburg, Germany
  • Sevinc A, Bleich O, Balzani C, Reuter A (2015): Aerodynamic and structural aspects of swept blades in the context of wind turbine load reductionProceedings of the Annual Event of the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA), Full Paper, pp. 1-7, Poster Code: PO.269, Abstract ID: 494, Nov. 17-20, 2015, Paris, France
  • Sevinc A, Bleich O, Balzani C, Reuter A (2015): Parameterized analysis of swept blades regarding bend-twist couplingProceedings of DEWEK 2015, July 19-20, 2015, Bremen, Germany
  • Ortega Gómez J, Balzani C, Reuter A (2014): Evaluation of the possibility of replacing pitch control by active trailing edge flaps in wind turbinesProceedings of the Annual Event of the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA), Full Paper, pp. 1-7, Abstract ID: 800, March 10-13, 2014, Barcelona, Spain
  • Balzani C (2013): Status of offshore wind energy in GermanyInternational Colloquium organized by the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geodetic Science, Leibniz Universität Hannover, August 26, 2013, Hannover, Germany
  • Ortega Gómez J, Balzani C (2013): Load reduction potential on large wind turbines using active trailing edge flapsConference of the Wind Power Engineering Community (COWEC), VDI Wissensforum, June 18-19, 2013, Berlin, Germany
  • Ortega Gómez J, Balzani C, Reuter R (2013): Effect of trailing edge flaps on load reduction of large wind turbinesInternal student and PhD Seminar among Fraunhofer IWES, ForWind, NTNU Trondheim/Norway, NOWITECH/Norway, June 26, 2013, Bremerhaven, Germany
  • Balzani C (2012): Windenergieanlagen werden smart(er)Seminar on Structural Analysis, Dec. 13, 2012, Karlsruhe, Germany (on invitation of Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Werner Wagner, Institute for Structural Analysis, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)
  • Balzani C (2012): Investigation of the local behavior of different cohesive zone models83rd GAMM Annual Meeting, March 26-30, 2012, Darmstadt, Germany
  • Balzani C (2012): Zur Modellierung von WindenergiesystemenStructural Analysis - from Computational Mechanics to 3D Structural Modelling, Colloquium on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Werner Wagner, May 11, 2012, Karlsruhe, Germany (on invitation of Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Werner Wagner, Institute for Structural Analysis, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, in German)
  • Balzani C, Wagner W (2010): Semi-numerical estimation of critical energy release rates for adhesive joints in composite laminatesIV European Conference on Computational Mechanics, May 16-21, 2010, Paris, France
  • Wagner W, Balzani C, Lauterbach S (2010): FE-Modeling of stability-induced coupled ply failure and delamination effects in skin-stringer CFRP panelsIV European Conference on Computational Mechanics, May 16-21, 2010, Paris, France
  • Balzani C (2009): Finite-Elemente-Modellierung stabilitätsinduzierter Schädigungseffekte in CFK-LaminatenSeminar für Mechanik, Nov. 18, 2009, Kaiserslautern, Germany (on invitation of Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Sven Klinkel, Fachgebiet Statik und Dynamik der Tragwerke, TU Kaiserslautern)
  • Lacher S, Balzani C, Wagner W (2009): Numerical simulation of the microbond test in fibre reinforced polymers3rd GACM Colloquium on Computational Mechanics for Young Scientists from Academia and Industry, Oct. 21-23, 2009, Hannover, Germany
  • Lauterbach S, Balzani C, Wagner W (2009): Analysis of composite failure mechanisms in shell-like laminates using the Puck criteria3rd GACM Colloquium on Computational Mechanics, Oct. 21-23, 2009, Hannover, Germany
  • Lauterbach S, Balzani C, Wagner W (2009): Failure analysis on shell-like composite laminates using the Puck criteria80. GAMM Jahrestagung, Feb. 09-13, 2009, Danzig, Poland
  • Wagner W, Balzani C (2009): FE-modeling of damage propagation in axially compressed composite airframe panels12th International Conference on Fracture, July 12-17, 2009, Ottawa, Canada, Proceedings CD: Fin01346.pdf, 1-8
  • Wagner W, Balzani C, Lauterbach S (2009): Finite-Element-modeling of coupled skin-stringer debonding and ply failure of stiffened CFRP-panels6th International Congress of Croatian Society of Mechanics, Sept. 30-Oct. 02, 2009, Dubrovnik, Croatia
  • Wagner W, Balzani C, Lauterbach S (2009): Finite-element-modeling of coupled skin-stringer debonding and ply failure of stiffened CFRP-panels6th International Congress of Croatian Society of Mechanics (ICCSM6), 30.09.-02.10.2009, Zagreb, Kroatien
  • Balzani C, Wagner W (2008): Numerical treatment of damage propagation in axially compressed composite airframe panels2nd International Conference on Buckling and Postbuckling Behaviour of Composite Laminated Shell Structures, Sept. 03-05, 2008, Braunschweig, Germany; CD: 1-4
  • Balzani C, Wagner W (2008): Simulation of buckling-induced failure in composite laminates79th GAMM Annual Meeting, March 31-April 04, 2008, Bremen, Germany
  • Lauterbach S, Orifici AC, Thomson RS, Abramovich H, Wagner W, Balzani C (2008): Investigations of the postbuckling damage criticality in multi-stiffened composite airframe panels21. Workshop „Composite-Forschung in der Mechanik”, Dec. 01-03, 2008, Bad Herrenalb, Germany
  • Orifici AC, Lauterbach S, Abramovich H, Thomson RS, Wagner W, Balzani C (2008): Analysis of damage sensitivity and collapse in postbuckling fibre-reinforced multi-stiffener panels2nd International Conference on Buckling and Postbuckling Behaviour of Composite Laminated Shell Structures, Sept. 03-05, 2008, Braunschweig, Germany, CD: 1-4
  • Wagner W, Balzani C (2008): Failure analysis in postbuckled laminated composite shell structures8th World Congress on Computational Mechanics (WCCM8)/5th European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering (ECCOMAS 2008), June 30-July 04, 2008, Venice, Italy
  • Balzani C, Wagner W (2007): Postbuckling damage simulation in stiffened CFRP panels2nd GACM Colloquium on Computational Mechanics for Young Scientists from Academia and Industry, Oct. 10-12, 2007, Munich, Germany
  • Balzani C, Wagner W (2007): Simulation of skin-stiffener debonding in stiffened curved carbon/epoxy panels78th GAMM Annual Meeting, July 16-20, 2007, Zurich, Switzerland
  • Wagner W, Balzani C (2007): Finite element simulation of skin-stiffener debonding in curved panels of fiber-reinforced composite laminates12th Australian International Aerospace Congress, March 19-22, 2007, Melbourne, Australia, CD, 1-12
  • Balzani C, Wagner W (2006): Analysis of delamination and skin-stringer separation in uni-directional carbon-fiber-reinforced shell structuresConference on Damage in Composite Materials: Simulation and Non-Destructive Testing, Sept. 18-19, 2006, Stuttgart, Germany
  • Balzani C, Wagner W (2006): Delamination analysis of UD composites using interface elements77th GAMM Annual Meeting, March 27-31, 2006, Berlin, Germany
  • Balzani C, Wagner W (2006): Numerische Simulation von Delaminationen in unidirektionalen Faserverbund-Laminaten mit Hilfe von kohäsiven Interface-ElementenResearch Colloquium, Jan. 25-28, 2006, Hirschegg, Austria (in German)
  • Wagner W, Balzani C (2006): Finite element simulation of skin-stiffener debonding in curved fiber-reinforced shell structures19th Workshop „Composite Research in Mechanics”, Nov. 26-29, 2006, Bad Herrenalb, Germany
  • Wagner W, Balzani C (2006): Modeling of skin-stringer separation with cohesive zone elements in fiber-reinforced composite shells7th World Congress on Computational Mechanics, July 16-22, 2006, Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Wagner W, Balzani C (2006): Simulation of delamination in stringer stiffened fiber-reinforced composite shellsIII European Conference on Computational Mechanics - Solids, Structures and Coupled Problems in Engineering, June 05-08, 2006, Lisbon, Portugal, CD: papers\1204.pdf, 1-16
  • Balzani C, Wagner W (2005): An interface element for the simulation of delamination in unidirectional fiber-reinforced composite laminatesEUROMECH Colloquium 473: Fracture of composite materials, Oct. 27-29, 2005, Porto, Portugal
  • Balzani C, Wagner W (2005): A simple model for the simulation of delamination in fibre-reinforced composite laminates under mixed-mode loading conditions76th GAMM Annual Meeting, March 28-April 01, 2005, Luxembourg

Monographs

  • Balzani C (2009): Finite element modeling of intra- and interlaminar damage growth in composite laminatesPhD Thesis, Institute for Structural Analysis, Universität Karlsruhe (TH), 2008, ISBN 978-3-935322-16-4