Dr. Thomas Gereke

Dipl.-Ing., Civil Engineering, University of Leipzig, Germany, 2005
Dr. Sc. ETH Zurich, Civil Engineering (Wood Science), ETH Zurich, Switzerland, 2009
Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of British Columbia since 2009

My research interests include experimental characterization and computational modeling of wood and wood composites, in particular:

Material characteristics of wood and wood composites at different scales
Moisture transport in wood and wood composites and the mechanical response to it
Damage processes in wood and wood composites
The interactions of wood and adhesives

Gereke T, Niemz P (2010) A numerical study on the influence of the bond line diffusivity on moisture-related stresses and deformations of three-layered spruce cross-laminates. Wood Material Science and Engineering, 5:62-66
Gereke T, Niemz P (2010) Moisture-induced stresses in spruce cross-laminates. Engineering Structures, 32:600-606
Gereke T, Hass P, Niemz P (2010) Moisture-induced stresses and distortions in spruce cross-laminates and composite laminates. Holzforschung, 64:127-133
Niemz P, Gereke T (2009) Effect of short and long term humidity variations on the moisture content and properties of wood. Bauphysik, 31:380-385
Gereke T, Schnider T, Hurst A, Niemz P (2009) Identification of moisture-induced stresses in cross-laminated wood panels from beech wood (Fagus sylvatica L.). Wood Science and Technology, 43:301-315
Gereke T, Gustafsson PJ, Persson K, Niemz P (2009) Experimental and numerical determination of the hygroscopic warping of cross-laminated solid wood panels. Holzforschung, 63:340-347

Gereke T, Malekmohammadi S, Nadot-Martin C, Dai C, Ellyin F, Vaziri R (2010) Morphological and mechanical characterization of parallel strand lumber. 10th Pacific Rim Bio-Based Composites Symposium, October 5-8, Banff, AB
Gereke T, Niemz P (2010) A numerical study on the influence of the bond line diffusivity on moisture-related stresses and deformations of three-layered spruce cross-laminates. 11th International IUFRO Wood Drying Conference, January 18-22, Skelleftea, Sweden
Gereke T, Anheuser K, Lehmann P, Niemz P (2009) Moisture behaviour of recent and naturally aged wood. International Conference on Wooden Cultural Heritage: Evaluation of Deterioration and Management of Change, COST Action IE0601 Workshop, October 7-10, Hamburg, Germany
Gereke T, Gustafsson PJ, Persson K, Niemz P (2009) Moisture-induced distortions of wood composite laminates. COST Action E49 Final Conference, September 14-16, Nantes, France
Gereke T, Gustafsson PJ, Persson K, Niemz P (2008) Modelling of cross-laminated solid wood panels. 8th World Congress on Computational Mechanics (WCCM8) and 5th European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering (ECCOMAS 2008), June 30-July 5, Venice, Italy

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