Jarkko Niiranen

Academy Research Fellow, Assistant Professor, Computational Structual Engineering at Aalto University School of Business

Schools

  • Aalto University School of Business

Links

Biography

Aalto University School of Business

I work as an Assistant Professor in Computational Structural Engineering at the Aalto University Department of Civil Engineering. However, I am currently on leave from the professorship since I work as an Academy Research Fellow funded by Academy of Finland. I am proud to note -- in these days of hype and confusion -- that I work in a field in which digitalization started on large scale in the 1970s and 1980s via the software developments of the Finite Element Method (FEM) for which the seminal contributions of engineers and mathematicians date back to the 1950s and 1960s, having roots in the mathematical works of Hrennikoff and Courant in the 1940s.
The theoretical focus of my research group is close to my personal research background in the crossroads of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics and Numerical Analysis with a focus on Computational Mechanics, Structural Mechanics and Computational Structural Engineering. My research team focuses on models and methods for mechanics of solids and structures, especially on finite element methods (FEM) and isogeometric analysis (IGA) for mechanics of thin structures, such as plates, shells and beams, combined with both classical and generalized continuum theories. Our activities range from continuum models and related numerical methods all the way down to programming, software issues and applications, such as structural analysis and design as well as integration of Computer-Aided Design / Building Information Modeling (CAD / BIM), Computer-Aided Engineering / Finite Element Analysis (CAE / FEA) and Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM). The applicational focus of my research group is on small-scale research and teaching projects accomplished by multi-faceted Design+Analysis teams focusing on computational methodologies in structural engineering combined with parametric and algorithmic architecture and design. Our primary focus is now on isogeometric methods for thin-walled structures. New materials and digitalized production technologies will be essential side topics as well, with links to research groups of our site university working on complex materials and digital design methodologies, especially. Modeling materials with a microstructure is an important goal of our computational approach. Altogether, we are interested in collaboration within both academic research topics and ambitious industrial applications in the aforementioned fields.

BACKGROUND

During my MSc studies and after the graduation, I worked as a Structural Analyst Trainee (KCI Konecranes VLC, 1995–1996) and then as a Structural Analysis Software Developer for a few years (Engineering Office FEMdata, 1997–2002), before starting my doctoral studies (Department of Mathematics, Helsinki University of Technology, 2002–2006). After finishing my DSc Thesis, I have worked as an Assistant in Structural Mechanics (Department of Structural Engineering and Building Technology, Helsinki University of Technology, 2006–2008), Academy of Finland Post-doctoral Researcher (Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, Aalto University School of Engineering, 2009–2012), Teaching Researcher (2012–2013) and Visiting Post-doctoral Research Fellow (Institute for Applied Mathematics and Information Technologies, Pavia, National Research Council, Italy, 2012–2013). I was appointed as an Assistant Professor in Computational Structural Engineering at the Department of Civil and Structural Engineering, Aalto University School of Engineering, in March 2013, and soon after an Academy Research Fellow in May 2013.

Peer-reviewed scientific articles

Journal article-refereed, Original research

Isogeometric analysis of higher-order gradient elasticity by user elements of a commercial finite element software

Khakalo, Sergei; Niiranen, Jarkko
2017 in COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN (Elsevier Limited)
ISSN: 0010-4485

Gradient-elastic stress analysis near cylindrical holes in a plane under bi-axial tension fields

Khakalo, Sergei; Niiranen, Jarkko
2017 in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOLIDS AND STRUCTURES (PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD)
ISSN: 0020-7683

Isogeometric analysis for sixth-order boundary value problems of gradient-elastic Kirchhoff plates

Niiranen, Jarkko; Kiendl, Josef; Niemi, Antti H.; Reali, Alessandro
2017 in Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering (Elsevier)
ISSN: 0045-7825

Variational formulations and general boundary conditions for sixth-order boundary value problems of gradient-elastic Kirchhoff plates

Niiranen, Jarkko; Niemi, Antti H.
2017 in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MECHANICS A: SOLIDS (ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV)
ISSN: 0997-7538

Variational formulation and isogeometric analysis for fourth-order boundary value problems of gradient-elastic bar and plane strain/stress problems

Niiranen, Jarkko; Khakalo, Sergei; Balobanov, Viacheslav; Niemi, Antti H.
2016 in Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering (Elsevier)
ISSN: 0045-7825

A locking-free model for ReissnerMindlin plates: Analysis and isogeometric implementation via NURBS and triangular NURPS

Beirão Da Veiga, L.; Hughes, T.J.R.; Kiendl, J.; Lovadina, C.; Niiranen, Jarkko; Reali, A.; Speleers, H.
2015 in MATHEMATICAL MODELS AND METHODS IN APPLIED SCIENCES (World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte Ltd)
ISSN: 0218-2025

Differential cubature method for gradient-elastic Kirchhoff plates

Mousavi, S.Mahmoud; Niiranen, Jarkko; Niemi, Antti H.
2015 in RAKENTEIDEN MEKANIIKKA (World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte Ltd)
ISSN: 0783-6104

A posteriori error analysis for the postprocessed MITC plate elements

Beirao da Veiga, Lourenco; Niiranen, Jarkko; Stenberg, Rolf
2013 in SIAM JOURNAL ON NUMERICAL ANALYSIS (Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics Publications)
ISSN: 0036-1429

A posteriori error analysis for the Morley plate element with general boundary conditions

Beirao da Veiga, L.; Niiranen, Jarkko; Stenberg, Rolf
2010 in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR NUMERICAL METHODS IN ENGINEERING (John Wiley and Sons Ltd)
ISSN: 0029-5981

Perusteita ja esimerkkejä laattarakenteiden mallinnuksesta elementtimenetelmällä

Luntta, Jarkko; Niiranen, Jarkko
2009 in RAKENTEIDEN MEKANIIKKA (John Wiley and Sons Ltd)
ISSN: 0783-6104

Laattarakenteiden laskennallisten menetelmien virheanalyysi ja adaptiiviset elementtimenetelmät

Niiranen, Jarkko
2009 in RAKENTEIDEN MEKANIIKKA (John Wiley and Sons Ltd)
ISSN: 0783-6104

Elementtimenetelmän adaptiivinen verkontihennys laattarakenteiden analysoinnissa

Niiranen, Jarkko; Vuorinen, Mari
2009 in RAKENTEIDEN MEKANIIKKA (John Wiley and Sons Ltd)
ISSN: 0783-6104

A family of C^0 finite elements for Kirchhoff plates II: Numerical results

Beirao da Veiga, Lorenzo; Niiranen, Jarkko; Stenberg, Rolf
2008 in Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering (Elsevier)

A family of C0 finite elements for Kirchhoff plates I: Error analysis

Veiga, L.Beirão da; Niiranen, J.; Stenberg, R.
2008 in Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering (Elsevier)

A family of C^0 finite elements for Kirchhoff plates I: Error analysis

Beirao da Veiga, Lorenzo; Niiranen, Jarkko; Stenberg, Rolf
2007 in SIAM JOURNAL ON NUMERICAL ANALYSIS (Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics Publications)

Superconvergence and postprocessing of MITC plate elements

Lyly, Mikko; Niiranen, Jarkko; Stenberg, Rolf
2007 in Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering (Elsevier)
ISSN: 0045-7825

A posteriori error estimates for the Morley plate bending element

Niiranen, Jarkko; Beirão da Veiga, Lourenco; Stenberg, Rolf
2007 in Numerische Mathematik (SPRINGER HEIDELBERG)
ISSN: 0029-599X

A refined error analysis of MITC plate elements

Lyly, Mikko; Niiranen, Jarkko; Stenberg, Rolf
2006 in MATHEMATICAL MODELS AND METHODS IN APPLIED SCIENCES (World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte Ltd)

Book section, Chapters in research books

Isogeometric analysis of gradient-elastic 1D and 2D problems

Balobanov, Viacheslav; Khakalo, Sergei; Niiranen, Jarkko
2016 in Advanced Structured Materials (Springer-Verlag)
ISBN: 978-3-319-31721-2
ISSN: 1869-8433

Isogeometric static analysis of gradient-elastic plane strain/stress problems

Khakalo, Sergei; Balobanov, Viacheslav; Niiranen, Jarkko
2016 in Advanced Structured Materials (Springer-Verlag)
ISBN: 978-3-319-31721-2
ISSN: 1869-8433

A posteriori error analysis for Kirchhoff plate elements

Niiranen, Jarkko; Beirao da Veiga, Lorenzo; Stenberg, Rolf
2008
ISBN: 978-3-540-69776-3

A New Family of C0 Finite Elements for the Kirchhoff Plate Model

Beirao da Veiga, Lorenzo; Niiranen, Jarkko; Stenberg, Rolf
2007
ISBN: 978-981-270-392-7

A new finite element method for Kirchhoff plates

Beirao da Veiga, Lorenzo; Niiranen, Jarkko; Stenberg, Rolf
2007
ISBN: 978-981-270-938-7

Conference proceedings

On epistemology of construction engineering and management

Koskela, Lauri; Pikas, Ergo; Niiranen, Jarkko; Ferrantelli, Andrea; Dave, Bhargav
2017 in Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (The International Group for Lean Construction)
ISSN: 2309-0979

Isogeometric analysis of gradient-elastic rods and 2D gradient-elastic dynamic problems

Balobanov, Viacheslav; Niiranen, Jarkko; Khakalo, Sergei
2015
ISBN: 978-9949-430-95-6

Isogeometric analysis of gradient-elastic rods and 2D gradient-elastic dynamics problems

Balobanov, Viacheslav; Niiranen, Jarkko; Khakalo, Sergei; Hosseini, Bahram
2015
ISBN: 978-952-93-5608-9

Isogeometric static and dynamic analysis of gradient-elastic plane strain/stress problems with applications

Khakalo, Sergei; Niiranen, Jarkko; Balobanov, Viacheslav
2015
ISBN: 978-9949-430-95-6

Isogeometric static and dynamic analysis of gradient-elastic plane strain problems

Khakalo, Sergei; Niiranen, Jarkko; Balobanov, Viacheslav; Hosseini, Bahram
2015
ISBN: 978-952-93-5608-9

Isogeometric analysis of gradient-elastic thin structures

Niiranen, Jarkko; Khakalo, Sergei; Balobanov, Viacheslav; Niemi, Antti H.; Kiendl, Josef; Hosseini, Bahram; Reali, Alessandro
2015
ISBN: 978-9949-430-95-6

A posteriori error analysis and adaptive computations for Kirchhoff-Love plate bending elements

Beirao da Veiga, Lorenzo; Niiranen, Jarkko; Stenberg, Rolf
2009
ISBN: 978-951-39-3738-6
ISSN: 1456-4351

A posteriori error analysis for the Morley plate element

Beirao da Veiga, Lorenzo; Niiranen, Jarkko; Stenberg, Rolf
2009
ISBN: 978-84-96736-64-1

A new finite element method for Kirchhoff plates

Beirao da Veiga, Lorenzo; Niiranen, Jarkko; Stenberg, Rolf
2006

A family of C^0 finite elements for Kirchhoff plates with free boundary conditions

Beirao da Veiga, Lorenzo; Niiranen, Jarkko; Stenberg, Rolf
2006

A postprocessing method for the MITC plate elements

Lyly, Mikko; Niiranen, Jarkko; Stenberg, Rolf
2006

Some new results on MITC plate elements

Lyly, Mikko; Niiranen, Jarkko; Stenberg, Rolf
2006

Computational results for the superconvergence and postprocessing of MITC plate elements

Lyly, Mikko; Niiranen, Jarkko; Stenberg, Rolf
2005

Jälkikäsittelymenetelmä MITC-laattaelementeille

Lyly, Mikko; Niiranen, Jarkko; Stenberg, Rolf
2003

Non-refereed scientific articles

Unrefereed conference proceedings

Isogeometric Analysis of Gradient Elastic Kirchhoff Plates

Niiranen, Jarkko; Niemi, Antti H.; Kiendl, Josef
2014
ISSN: 0348-467X

Residual based a posteriori error estimates for MITC plate elements

Beirao da Veiga, Lorenzo.; Niiranen, Jarkko; Stenberg, Rolf
2012
ISBN: 978-3-9502481-9-7

A residual based a posteriori error estimator for post-prosessed MITC plate elements

Berairo da Beiga, L.; Niiranen, Jarkko; Stenberg, Rolf
2011

A posteriori error estimates for MITC plate elements

Niiranen, Jarkko; Beirao da Veiga, L.; Stenberg, Rolf
2011
ISBN: 978-84-939640-3-0

Publications intended for professional communities

Article in professional journal

Kierretty ja kaareva - Warped and twisted

Niiranen, Jarkko; Wikar, Markus
2013 in Puu (CIMNE)
ISSN: 0357-9484

Published development or research report

A locking-free model for Reissner-Mindlin plates: Analysis and isogeometric implementation via NURBS and triangular NURPS

Beirão da Veiga, L.; Hughes, T.J.R.; Kiendl, J.; Lovadina, C.; Niiranen, Jarkko; Reali, A.; Speleers, H.
2015

A posteriori error analysis for the Morley plate element with general boundary conditions

Beirao da Veiga, Lorenzo; Niiranen, Jarkko; Stenberg, Rolf
2008

A family of C0 finite elements for Kirchhoff plates II: Numerical results

Beirao da Veiga, Lorenzo; Niiranen, Jarkko; Stenberg, Rolf
2007

A priori and a posteriori error analysis of finite element methods for plate models

Niiranen, Jarkko
2007

A family of C^0 finite elements for Kirchhoff plates I: Error analysis

Beirao da Veiga, Lorenzo; Niiranen, Jarkko; Stenberg, Rolf
2006

A posteriori error estimates for the plate bending Morley element

Beirao da Veiga, Lourenzo; Niiranen, Jarkko; Sterberg, Rolf
2006

A family of C^0 finite elements for Kirchhoff plates II: Numerical results

Beirao da Veiga, Lorenzo; Niiranen, Jarkko; Stenberg, Rolf
2006

A Refined Error Analysis of MITC Plate Elements

Lyly, Mikko; Niiranen, Jarkko; Stenberg, Rolf
2005

Superconvergence and postprocessing of MITC plate elements

Lyly, Mikko; Niiranen, Jarkko; Stenberg, Rolf
2005

Publications intended for the general public

Popular article, newspaper article

Olen osasyyllinen kilpailukyvyttömyyteen

Niiranen, Jarkko
2015 in Helsingin Sanomat (CIMNE)
ISSN: 0355-2047

Keskustelu kilpailukyvystä on liian yksioikoista

Niiranen, Jarkko
2015 in Helsingin Sanomat (CIMNE)
ISSN: 0355-2047

Tiivistahtinen opiskelu ei sovi kaikille

Niiranen, Jarkko
2014 in Helsingin Sanomat (CIMNE)
ISSN: 0355-2047

Read about executive education

Other experts

Kevin O'Gorman

Kevin’s clients have included Hewlett-Packard, Lucent Technologies, Advanced Micro Devices, Citibank, Nordstrom, Ford Motor Company, and other global Fortune 500 companies in senior team, transformational change, M &A, turnarounds and global growth work. His specialties address three compleme...

Arthur Van Benthem

Arthur van Benthem is an Associate Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy at Wharton. His research specializes in environmental and energy economics. His recent work studies the unintended consequences of environmental legislation and the economic efficiency of energy policies. His cur...

Song Lin

Academic qualification PhD Massachusetts Institute of Technology MPhil University of New South Wales BA Peking University RESEARCH INTERESTS Product and pricing policies Consumer learning and search New products Platform design Advertising PUBLICATIONS Song Lin, (2017) "Add-on Policies u...

Looking for an expert?

Contact us and we'll find the best option for you.

Something went wrong. We're trying to fix this error.