Background in computational mechanics, with specialization in linear and nonlinear structural mechanics, flexible multi-body dynamics, development and implementation of methods for numerical simulation of physics problems based on the solution of partial differential equations, by means of the finite element method and isogeometric analysis. Architect of the isogeometric finite element analysis package IFEM. Main developer of now open source multi-body dynamics code OpenFEDEM (openfedem.org).
Education
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Ph.D. in Computational Mechanics, 1990-1994.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), MSc. in Civil Engineering, 1990-1991.
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), MSc in Structural Engineering, 1984-1988.
Competence and research areas
Nonlinear structural mechanics.
Dynamics simulation of flexible multi-body systems.
Finite deformation elasticity and plasticity.
Isogeometric finite element analysis.
Programming in C++, Fortran and Python.
Github, LaTeX, MS Visual Studio, CMake.
Linkedin
https://www.linkedin.com/in/knut-morten-okstad-82415427
ResearchGate
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Knut-Okstad
ORCID
https://orcid.org/0009-0001-5150-9451
