The research topic STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS focuses on the elastic and inelastic behavior of solids (hyperelasticity, elastoplasticity, elasto-viscoplasticity, viscoelasticity), structural integrity and service life extension (damage mechanics, fatigue mechanics and fracture mechanics), thermodynamics of inelastic solids, simulation of environmental effects (stress corrosion, hydrogen embrittlement), non-destructive optical methods, inverse problems and experimental analysis of stresses, vibrations and instrumentation systems.