Prof.Dr.-Ing.habil.Dr.h.c.mult. Altenbach Holm-Johannes

TDTU, 12/03/2026

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Full name: Altenbach Holm-Johannes

Number of publications (WoS): 341

H-index (theo WoS): 38

Mail: altenbachholmjohannes@tdtu.edu.vn

 

  1. Main research direction:
  • Engineering mechanics and applied continuum mechanics
  • Theory of plates and shells (including non-classical/generalized theories)
  • Mechanics of composite and sandwich structures
  • Creep, damage and failure of materials and structures
  • Generalized continuum theories and advanced structured materials
  1. Highlight publications (5 papers)
  • Altenbach, H., Altenbach, J., Kissing, W., & Altenbach, H. (2004). Mechanics of composite structural elements (pp. 122-297). Berlin: Springer-Verlag.
  • Altenbach, H. (1998). Theories for laminated and sandwich plates: A review. Mechanics of composite materials, 34(3), 243-252.
  • Altenbach, H., & Eremeyev, V. A. (2011). On the shell theory on the nanoscale with surface stresses. International Journal of Engineering Science, 49(12), 1294-1301.
  • Altenbach, H., Altenbach, J., & Zolochevsky, A. (1995). Erweiterte Deformationsmodelle und Versagenskriterien der Werkstoffmechanik.
  • Altenbach, H., & Eremeyev, V. A. (Eds.). (2012). Generalized continua-from the theory to engineering applications (Vol. 541). Springer Science & Business Media.
  1. Member of the Editorial Boards or International Editorial Advisory Board
  • Mechanics of Composite (1994 – to date), Riga, Latvia
  • Maintenance and Reliability (1998 – to date), Lublin, Poland
  • Technische Mechanik (2000 – to date), Magdeburg, Germany
  • Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design (2007 – to date), London, UK
  • Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Modern Processes (2013 – to date)
  • Latin American Journal of Solids and Structures (2014 – to date)
  • Vestnik St. Petersburg University, Mathematics (2014 – to date), St. Petersburg, Russia
  • Mechanics of Solids (2016 – to date)
  • Strength of Materials (2022 – to date)
  • Meccanica (2021 – to date)
  1. Publications and citation metrics
  • Author/co-author of 27 books (textbooks and monographs).​
  • Editor/co-editor of 87 books (conference proceedings and edited volumes).
  • Editor/co-editor of 28 special issues.​
  • 399 peer-reviewed scientific journal papers.​
  • 200 book contributions (some peer-reviewed).​
  • 120 contributions to conference proceedings (partly peer-reviewed).​
  • 641 scientific lectures.
  1. International Projects
  • TEMPUS project (1997 – 2001): Restructuration of the Mechanical Engineering Education at the TU Lublin
  • FP6 Transfer of Knowledge project MTKD – CT - 2004 – 014058 (2005 – 2009): Modern Composite Materials Applied in Aerospace, Civil and Mechanical Engineering: Theoretical Modelling and Experimental Verification
  • FP7-245479 (2010-2013): Centre of Excellence for Modern Composites Applied in Aerospace and Surface Transport Infrastructure (CEMCAST); 2 560 000 €

For all projects: Coordinator Prof. Tomasz Sadowski (Politechnika Lubelska, Poland), Prof. Holm Altenbach (member of the international teams)

  • EU-Project (2004–2005, Coordinator) on Education in the Ukraine with respect to the Bologna Statement
  • Research Project in Kazakhstan (2024-2026) “Development of methods for purification of iso-thermal gas mixtures from carbon dioxide under conditions of instability of mechanical equilibrium”
  1. Awards and honors 
  • 1992 Krupp-Award (Alexander von Humboldt-Foundation)
  • 2000 Best paper of the year Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design
  • 2003 Gold Medal of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Politechnika Lubelska, Lublin, Poland
  • 2004 Semko-Medal of the National Technical University Kharkov, Ukraine
  • 2007 Doctor honoris causa, National Technical University Kharkov, Ukraine
  • 2014 Doctor honoris causa, University Constanta, Romania
  • 2016 Doctor honoris causa, Vekua-Institute, Tbilisi, Georgia
  • 2018 Alexander von Humboldt Award (Poland)
  • 2019 Foreign member of the Russian Academy of Sciences
  • 2021 Foreign member of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
  • 2023 Lomonosov Gold Medal of the Russian Academy of Sciences