Dissertation for the Doctoral degree to be presented with due permissions of the School of Engineering, Aalto University and Tallinn University of Technology for public examination and debate in Auditorium R1 (Rakentajanaukio 4A) at the Aalto University (Espoo, Finland) on the 4th of April 2014 at 12 noon.
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o ne n, A al t o U ni v e rs i t y , F i nl andT h e s i s a d v i s o r D r. re r. nat . H e i k o H e rrmann, T al l i nn U ni v e rs i t y o f T e c h no l o g y , E s t o ni a P r e l i mi na r y e x a mi ne r s P ro f e s s o r H o l m A l t e nb ac h , F ac ul t y o f M e c h ani c al E ng i ne e ri ng , O t t ov o n G ue ri c k e -U ni v e rs i t ät M ag d e b urg , G e rmany P ro f e s s o r K e nne t h R une s s o n, D e p art me nt o f A p p l i e d M e c h ani c s , C h al me rs U ni v e rs i t y o f T e c h no l o g y , S w e d e n O p p o ne nt P ro f e s s o r K ari n L und g re n, D e p art me nt o f C i v i l and E nv i ro nme nt al E ng i ne e ri ng , C h al me rs U ni v e rs i t y o f T e c h no l o g y , S w e d e n A al t o U ni v e rs i t y p ub l i c at i o n s e ri e s D O C T O R A L D I S S E R T A T I O N S 2 8/ 2 0 1 4 © M ari k a E i k I S BN 9 7 8-9 5 2 -6 0 -5 5 9 1 -6 I S BN 9 7 8-9 5 2 -6 0 -5 5 9 2 -3 ( p d f ) I S S N -L 1 7 9 9 -4 9 34 I S S N 1 7 9 9 -4 9 34 ( p ri nt e d ) I S S N 1 7 9 9 -4 9 4 2 ( p d f ) h t t p : / / urn. f i / U R N : I S BN : 9 7 8-9 5 2 -6 0 -5 5 9 2 -3 U ni g raf i a O y H e l s i nk i 2 0 1 4 F i nl and S up e r v i s i ng p r o f e s s o r P ro f e s s o r J ari P ut t o ne n, A al t o U ni v e rs i t y , F i nl and © M ari k a E i k I S BN 9 7 8-9 5 2 -6 0 -5 5 9 1 -6 I S BN 9 7 8-...
