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Division of Solid Mechanics (SOLMEK)

Mechanics is one of the fundamentals of engineering science. It deals with motion and equilibrium of bodies. Solid mechanics considers all aspects of the behavior of deformable bodies under loads.

News

News

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Pain relief through artificial touch in new research project

Can a garment made from smart textiles relieve long-term pain? This is what researchers in neuroscience, materials science, pain research, textile science and biomechanics are seeking to find out in a new interdisciplinary research project.
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Skiing becomes pure mechanics in his research

How do a skier's movements work? Which technique is the best? Biomechanics researcher Joakim Holmberg has studied this. Using mathematical calculations, he was able to follow how the force was distributed for each push of the ski poles.
Autumn at the Campus Valla and bikes.

Research at IEI holds a high standard

Stanford University has recently released an updated list of the top two percent most cited researchers globally, and it is gratifying to note that once again, several distinguished researchers from IEI are represented on the list.

Education

Our teaching includes basic mechanics of particles and rigid bodies, as well as basic solid mechanics. We also offer a large number of advanced courses in, for instance, continuum mechanics, finite element methods, mechanics of materials, multibody dynamics, structural optimization and biomechanics.
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Bachelor level courses

Bachelor level courses offered by the Division of Solid Mechanics.
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Master level courses

Master level courses offered by the Division of Solid Mechanics.

Do you have a thesis project at a company?

If you have a thesis project at a company and need an academic supervisor and examiner in the fields of Mechanics or Solid Mechanics, contact professor
Jonas Stålhand, jonas.stalhand@liu.se

Research

The interests of the Division of Solid Mechanics include theoretical and computational aspects of continuum mechanics, structural mechanics, multibody dynamics and thermodynamics. In particular, research is performed in the subfields of structural optimization, biomechanics, structural integrity of air vehicles and high temperature mechanics.
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Structural and topology optimization

In the research field structural optimization, computational tools are developed to make it possible to find optimal load carrying structures automatically.
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Structural Integrity of Air Vehicles

Through evaluation and verification in strength, rigidity, durability and damage tolerance, the aeronautical research aims to provide novel knowledge in the structural integrity of air vehicles.
Deformation and life assessment models for cyclic operation.

High Temperature Mechanics

High Temperature Mechanics focus on load-carrying components in designs working at high, or very high, temperatures, primarily toward gas turbine applications.

Recent publications

2025

Hampus Hederberg, Carl-Johan Thore (2025) Fluid-structure interaction topology optimization using density jumps for implicit boundary representation Structural and multidisciplinary optimization (Print), Vol. 68, Article 122 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Max Ahlqvist, Kenneth Weddfelt, Daniel Leidermark, Viktor Norman (2025) Very High Cycle Fatigue Performance of Ductile Cast Iron With Different Microstructures Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
Jonas Enqvist, Joakim Holmberg, Michael Skipper Andersen, Anton Arndt (2025) Ground reaction force asymmetry underestimates asymmetries in knee joint reaction forces during countermovement jumps Journal of Biomechanics, Vol. 189, Article 112834 (Article in journal) Continue to DOI
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Contact

Head of Division

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Kjell Simonsson

Professor, Head of Division

Director of Studies

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Daniel Leidermark

Professor

Director of studies

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Peter Schmidt

Associate Professor

General information

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Azra Mujkic

Administrator

Address

Visiting Address

Division of Solid Mechanics
Hans Meijers väg
A Building, entrance 13-19, Campus Valla
Linköping, Sweden

Postal Address

Linköping University
Department of Management and Engineering
Division of Solid Mechanics
581 83 Linköping
Sweden

Staff

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Max Ahlqvist
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Per Almroth
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Håkan Andersson
Adjunct Associate Professor
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Peter Christensen
Associate Professor
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Robert Eriksson
Professor
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David Gustafsson
Adjunct Professor
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Hampus Hederberg
PhD student
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Joakim Holmberg
Associate Professor, Docent
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Lars Johansson
Senior Associate Professor
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Zlatan Kapidzic
Adjunct Professor
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Anders Klarbring
Professor Emeritus
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Daniel Leidermark
Professor
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Larsgunnar Nilsson
Professor Emeritus
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Henrik Petersson
PhD student
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Peter Schmidt
Associate Professor
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Kjell Simonsson
Professor, Head of Division
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Sören Sjöström
Professor Emeritus
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Jonas Stålhand
Professor
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Carl-Johan Thore
Senior Associate Professor

Organisation

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Department of Management and Engineering (IEI)

The Department of Management and Engineering (IEI) strengthens and develops tomorrow’s industry, business world and society by ground-breaking research, education and innovation.
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About LiU

Linköping University, LiU, offers innovative education and boundary-crossing research. The students are among the most desirable in the labour market and international rankings consistently place LiU as a leading global university.

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