Symposia IRF2016

A number of thematic Symposia will be organised under the auspices of the IRF2016 conference. Individuals interested in promoting such a Symposium should contact the conference chairs about their intention, as soon as possible. A template for proposals can be obtained from  HERE .

Some Symposia have already been proposed:

1. EXPERIMENTAL MECHANICS FOR RELIABILITY, promoted by J.F. Silva Gomes (U.Porto, Portugal)

2. FAILURE, FRACTURE AND FATIGUE AT ALL SCALES, promoted by Shaker A. Meguid (U. Toronto, Canada)

3. ROAD SAFETY (R-SAFE), promoted by Shaker A. Meguid (U. Toronto, Canada)

4. PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DESIGN, promoted by P. Carmona Marques(ISEL/IPL, Portugal)

5. ADVANCED DISCRETIZATION TECHNIQUES IN STRUCTURAL MECHANICS, promoted by Jorge Belinha (FEUP/U.Porto, Portugal) and Lúcia Dinis (FEUP/U.Porto, Portugal)

6. PRODUCTS AND PROCESSES INNOVATION THROUGH MANAGEMENT IN R&D, promoted by Manuel D. Sancho (EEI/U.Vigo, Spain), F. Javier López (EEI/U.Vigo, Spain), Gilberto Santos (IPCA, Portugal) and Enrique Mandado (IEA/U.Vigo, Spain)

7. MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS INTEGRATION AS SUPPORT TO THE COMPETITIVENESS ANDSUSTAINED SUCESS OF ORGANIZATIONS, promoted by Gilberto Santos (IPCA, Portugal), Rui Silva (IPCA, Portugal) and Manuel Ferreira Rebelo (IPCA, Portugal)

8. OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY ENGINEERING AND RISK ASSESSMENT, promoted by João Santos Baptista (FEUP/U.Porto, Portugal), Gilberto Santos (IPCA, Portugal), Delfina Ramos (IPCA, Portugal) and Paulo Afonso (U.Minho, Portugal)

9. QUALITY, MAINTENANCE AND LEAN APPROACH IN INDUSTRY, promoted by José Barradas (CATIM, Portugal), Helena Navas (FCT/UNL, Portugal) and Mariana Carvalho (EST/IPCA, Portugal)

10. ADVANCED BIOMATERIALS AND DEVICES IN MEDICINE, promoted by Sergei Kulkov (Tomsk State University, Russia)

11. ADVANCES IN CARDIOVASCULAR AND ORTHOPEDICS BIOMECHANICS, promoted by Luisa C. Sousa (FEUP/UP, Portugal) and Catarina F. Castro (FEUP/UP, Portugal)

12. NEW MATERIALS AND DESIGN PROCESSES IN DENTAL MEDICINE, promoted by J.C. Reis Campos (FMDUP/U.Porto, Portugal), André Correia (U.Católica, Portugal) and Mário Vaz (FEUP/U.Porto, Portugal)

13. Assessment and Strengthening of Existing Structures subjected to Seismic Demands, promoted by Humberto Varum (FEUP/U.Porto, Portugal), Hugo Rodrigues (ESTG/IPL, Portugal) and António Arêde (FEUP/U.Porto, Portugal)

14. MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES BASED ON RELIABILITY, promoted by Justo Garcia Sanz-Calcedo (U. Extremadura, Spain)

15. RENEWABLE ENERGIES AND SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES FOR RELIABILITY, promoted by Clito F. Afonso (FEUP/U.Porto, Portugal)

16. CRASHWORTHINESS AND DYNAMIC RESPONSES OF STRUCTURES AND MATERIALS, promoted by Fan Yang (Tongji University, China) and Zheng Zhong (Tongji University, China)

17. MECHANICAL CONNECTIONS, promoted by Dario Croccolo (University of Bologna, Italy)

18. STRUCTURAL AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY OPTIMIZATION, promoted by Carlos C. António (FEUP/U.Porto, Portugal)

19. ADVANCES IN TRIBOLOGY: THEORY AND APPLICATIONS, promoted by Noritsugu Umehara (Nagoya University, Japan)

20. RELIABILITY AND FAILURE IN TEXTILES, promoted by Maria José Abreu (U. Minho, Portugal) and André Catarino (U. Minho, Portugal)

21. TEXTILE BASED MEDICAL DEVICES AND HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS, promoted by Maria José Abreu (U. Minho, Portugal) and André Catarino (U. Minho, Portugal)

22. RESIDUAL STRESSES, promoted by João Marcos A. Rebello (UFRJ, Brazil) and Maria Cindra Fonseca (UFF, Brazil)

23. STRUCTURAL ROBUSTNESS,promoted by Eduardo Júlio (IST/U.Lisbon, Portugal), Eduardo Cavaco (FCT/UNL, Portugal) and Luis Neves (FCT/UNL, Portugal)

24. STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS AND CONTROL SYSTEMS, promoted by Rui C. Barros (FEUP/U. Porto, Portugal) and Manuel Braz-César (IPB, Portugal)

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