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Thematic Symposia
A number of thematic symposia will be organized under the
auspices of the 15th International
Conference on Experimental Mechanics.
Individuals interested in running a Symposium on any or
derivatives of the main conference topics should inform the
conference chair of their intention as soon as possible.
Please use the template available from
HERE
The list of thematic Symposia
is as follows:
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NANOENGINEERING AND NANOTECHNOLOGY: THE NEXT
FRONTIERS
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EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES IN BIOMECHANICS AND SPORTS ENGINEERING
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Experimental and
Computational Bio-Imaging
and Visualization
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EXPERIMENTAL
STUDIES WITH GEOSYNTHETICS
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MECHANICAL DESIGN AND
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
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Non-destructive
testing of advanced
joining techniques
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Experimental
methods for
the
mechanical
characterization
of polymer
composites
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RECENT
ADVANCES
IN
NON-DESTRUCTIVE
TESTING
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FIRE TESTING AND EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATION
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EXPERIMENTAL CHARACTERIZATION OF RENEWABLE COMPOSITES
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TRIBOLOGY IN MECHANICAL COMPONENTS AND MACHINE ELEMENTS
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MECHANICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF WOOD BEHAVIOUR
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BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS AND 3D RAPID PROTOTYPING
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VIBRATION
AND
STRUCTURAL ACCOUSTICS
MEASUREMENT
AND ANALYSIS
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EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES IN DENTAL MEDICINE
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methods in breast cancer Computer Aided diagnosis
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Experimental assessment of
mechanical behaviour and simulation of blood flow
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EXPERIMENTAL AND
COMPUTATIONAL TECHNIQUES IN METROLOGY, QUALITY CONTROL
AND RELIABILITY
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Advanced Mechanics for
Residual Stress Measurement and Interpretation
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monitoring based on
fibre optic techniques and systems
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SHAPE MEMORY
MATERIALS
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EXPERIMENTAL METHODS IN THERMAL
SCIENCES
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DYNAMICS, STABILITY
AND CONTROL IN STRUCTURAL MECHANICS
SYMPOSIUM Nº 1
NANOENGINEERING AND NANOTECHNOLOGY: THE NEXT
FRONTIERS
Papers are solicited in the following and
related areas: Techniques in Computational
nanomechanics, Atomistic Based Continuum
models, NEMS and MEMS Technologies,
Nanocomposites and Nanofillers,
Multifunctional Nanocomposites, Nanodevices
and Molecular Devices in Engineering,
Nanosensors, Diagnostics and Control, among
others.
We are seeking the support of the Scientific
Community to participate in this event by
submitting an extended abstract. Furthermore,
by attending this conference, the audience
will gain a deep insight of the current
status of research and development in
academia, national laboratories, and
industries in the fields of nanoengineering
and nanotechnology, and develop possible
collaborations with presenters/attendees.
Organized by
Shaker A. Meguid
Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
University of Toronto, Canada
Email:
meguid@mie.utoronto.ca
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SYMPOSIUM Nº 2
EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES IN BIOMECHANICS
AND SPORTS ENGINEERING
Biomechanics is a multidisciplinary
discipline that studies the mechanics of the
biological systems, in its various forms,
including the human being. Sports
activities, in turn, seek to overcome the
physical limits of each athlete by
optimizing the gesture and its relationship
with the environment. The experimental
mechanics plays an important role in
enabling access to forces and movements of
athletes, as well as helping in the design
of sports equipment. This way is possible
to improve the energy efficiency of
technical movement and thus help overcoming
the limits of each individual.
This symposium will welcome papers in
various areas of biomechanics, such as
sports biomechanics, occupational and
rehabilitation, where there is an important
contribution of experimental mechanics.
Likewise, research work will be accepted
where the experimental mechanics are used
for design and validation of sports
equipment or in the assessment of athletes
performance
Organized by
Mário
A.P. Vaz1
and João P.
Vilas-Boas2
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1Department
of
Mechanical
Engineering
Faculty
of
Engineering,
U.
Porto,
Portugal
Email:
gmavaz@fe.up.pt
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2Faculty
of
Sport,
CIFI2D,
and
Porto
Biomechanics
Laboratory,
U.Porto,
Portugal
Email:
jpvb@fade.up.pt
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SYMPOSIUM Nº 3
Experimental and
Computational Bio-Imaging
and Visualization
In recent
years, extensive research
has been performed
concerning the experimental
and computational study of
bio-structures in images as
well as their efficient
visualization.
The main goal of the
Minisymposium “Experimental
and Computational
Bio-Imaging and
Visualization” is to bring
together researchers,
developers and clinicians
involved in the related
fields of Bio- Imaging and
Visualization, including
Biomechanics, Experimental
Biomechanics, Image
Processing and Analysis,
Medical Imaging,
Mechanobiology, Tissues
Engineering, Scientific
Visualization and Software
and Hardware Development, in
order to set the major lines
of development for the near
future and establish a
bridge between them.
Organized by
João M.R.S. Tavares1
and
Yongjie Zhang2
1Department of
Mechanical Engineering
Faculty of Engineering,
University of Porto,
Portugal
Email:
tavares@fe.up.pt
2Department
of Mechanical Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University,
Pittsburgh, USA
Email:
jessicaz@andrew.cmu.edu
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SYMPOSIUM Nº 4
EXPERIMENTAL
STUDIES WITH GEOSYNTHETICS
In the last
decades geosynthetics have been used
successfully in different areas of
civil engineering, namely,
geotechnical engineering,
environmental engineering, hydraulic
engineering and transportation
engineering. Although several
studies have been carried out on
experimental characterization of
geosynthetics properties and its
behaviour on usual applications, it
is of the utmost importance to
develop research, and to discuss the
results, to a better understanding
of the real improvement achieved
with geosynthetics use. This
symposium is focused at discussion
of the most recent developments in
experimental characterization of
geosynthetics and field applications
behaviour.
The
purpose of this symposium is that
researchers, designers,
manufacturers, applicators and other
persons who are interested in this
field exchange their experiences
related to experimental studies
involving geosynthetic materials.
Papers concentrating on geosynthetic
testing and properties, soil-geosynthetic
interaction, durability, drainage
and filtration tests, reduced scale
models, large scale laboratory and
field tests are welcome to this
symposium.
Organized by
Castorina Silva Vieira
Department of Civil Engineering
Faculty
of Engineering, University of Porto,
Portugal
E-mail:
cvieira@fe.up.pt
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SYMPOSIUM Nº 5
MECHANICAL DESIGN AND
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
Papers are solicited in the
following and related areas:
mechanical design, product
development, additive
manufacturing, prototyping,
design for manufacturing,
eco-design, conversion
technologies, appropriate
technology.
Organized by
Jorge Lino
Department of Mechanical
Engineering
Faculty of Engineering,
University of Porto,
Portugal
Email:
falves@fe.up.pt
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SYMPOSIUM Nº 6
Non-destructive
testing of advanced
joining techniques
Papers are solicited
in the following and
related areas:
Non-destructive
testing techniques (magnetostrictive
sensors, fibre Bragg
sensors, ultrasound,
thermography,
radiography,
holography,
thermoelasticity,
extensometry, etc.)
applied to
innovative joining
techniques such as
friction stir
welding, laser
welding, adhesive
bonding, hybrid
joining, etc..
Organized by
Lucas
F.M. da Silva1
and P.M.G.P. Moreira2
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1Department
of
Mechanical
Engineering
Faculty
of
Engineering,
U.
Porto,
Portugal
Email:
lucas@fe.up.pt
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2INEGI-Inst.
Mech.
Engineering
and
Industrial
Management,
Porto,
Portugal
Email:
pmgpm@fe.up.pt
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SYMPOSIUM Nº
7
Experimental
methods for
the
mechanical
characterization
of polymer
composites
Papers are
invited in
the
following
and related
areas:
measurement
of the
intralaminar
and
interlaminar
fracture
toughness of
composites,
optical
methods for
the
identification
of material
properties,
non-destructive
testing of
composites,
measurement
of residual
stresses,
inverse and
vibration-based
methods,
development
of new test
methods,
validation
of analysis
methods,
measurement
of
through-thickness
properties
and dynamic
testing of
composite
materials.
Organized by
Pedro P.
Camanho
Department
of
Mechanical
Engineering
Faculty of
Engineering,
University
of Porto,
Portugal
Email:
pcamanho@fe.up.pt
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SYMPOSIUM
Nº 8
RECENT
ADVANCES
IN
NON-DESTRUCTIVE
TESTING
Non
destructive
testing
(NDT)
have
recently
very
much
evolved
incorporating
new
advanced
methods
and
measurement
techniques,
applied
in
materials
structural
integrity
and
consists
in
the
application
of
testing
methodologies
without
affecting
the
properties
and
performance
of a
component
or a
system.
New
manufacturing
technologies
together
with
new
materials
in
engineering
drove
the
need
to
develop
new
measurement
and
inspection
techniques
capable
to
identify,
detect
and
characterise
defects
induced
by
manufacture
and
in
service
applications.
This
symposium
aims
to
present
state
of
the
art
work
on
NDT,
specially
on
new
techniques,
measuring
and
inspection
methods.
Organized
by
Telmo
G.
Santos
and
Rosa
M.
Miranda
Department
of
Mechanical
Engineering
Universidade
Nova
de
Lisboa
(FCT),
Caparica,
Portugal
Email:
telmo.santos@fct.unl.pt
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SYMPOSIUM Nº 9
FIRE TESTING AND EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATION
Papers are welcome in the following and related areas: Fire resistance of building elements and components and fire reaction of materials. Experimental testing to assess the mechanical and thermal properties of structural and fire protection materials at high temperatures. Experimental validation using fire testing standards and non-standard methods. Experimental methods to measure physical quantities at high temperatures. Validation of experiments, using simple calculation models and advanced numerical methods.
Organized by
Paulo A.G. Piloto1 and João P.C. Rodrigues2
SYMPOSIUM Nº 10
EXPERIMENTAL CHARACTERIZATION OF RENEWABLE COMPOSITES
Papers are solicited in the following and related areas: experimental testing of natural fibers, natural polymers, and composite materials using materials from renewable resources; tension, compression and shear testing; static, impact, fatigue, fracture. Automotive, aerospace, naval, defence and civil structures.
Organized by
Arlindo Silva
Department of Mechanical Engineering
IST, Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal
Email: arlindo.silva@ist.utl.pt
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SYMPOSIUM Nº 11
TRIBOLOGY IN MECHANICAL COMPONENTS
AND MACHINE ELEMENTS
The performance of machine elements, such as gears, rolling and hydrodynamic bearings, cam / tappet, piston ring / cylinder liner, etc , is strongly dependent on their tribological behaviour.
In recent years, the life, the reliability and the efficiency of machine elements has been significantly improved, through optimized design, better manufacturing quality, careful selection of materials and heat treatments, adapted surface coatings, new lubricant formulations, tribofilm generation, surface engineering techniques, etc.
Papers are solicited to this Symposium related to the following topics: Gears; Rolling bearings; Hydrodynamic bearings; Hydrostatic bearings; High speed wheel / rail systems; Engine cam / tappet systems; Engine piston ring / cylinder liner; Clutches; Lubrication; Lubricants and additives; Surface coatings; Surface Engineering; Materials, coatings and heat treatments; Efficiency, power loss and heat transfer; Strength and durability; Surface failure - micropitting, pitting, scuffing and wear; Condition monitoring; Case studies; Industrial applications.
Organized by
Jorge H.O. Seabra1 and Ramiro C. Martins2
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1Department of Mechanical Engineering
Faculty of Engineering, U. Porto, Portugal
Email: jseabra@fe.up.pt
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2INEGI-Inst. Mech. Engineering and
Industrial Management, Porto, Portugal
Email: rcm@fe.up.pt
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SYMPOSIUM Nº 12
MECHANICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF WOOD BEHAVIOUR
Papers are solicited in the following and related areas: wood mechanical behaviour, general stress and strain analysis, fracture characterization of wood, influence of environmental conditions, glued laminated timber structures, moisture and creep, reinforce/repair wood members with composites, dowel connections, wood bonded joints and strength under long term loading.
Organized by
Nuno Dourado1 and M.F.S.F. de Moura2
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1Departamento de Engenharias
ITAB/UTAD,Vila Real, Portugal
Email: nunodou@gmail.com
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2Department of Mechanical Engineering
Faculty of Engineering, U. Porto, Portugal
Email: mfmoura@fe.up.pt
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SYMPOSIUM Nº 13
BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS AND 3D RAPID PROTOTYPING
Papers are solicited in the following and related areas: bio-CAD and FEM models; computational and experimental advances in rapid prototyping; rapid prototyping of microfluidic systems; 3D printing in biomedical applications; simulation and modelling of medical devices, prostheses and implants; biologically active implants and tissue engineering.
Organized by
Elza M.M. Fonseca1 and Maria Cristina M. Teixeira2
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1Department of Applied Mechanics
Polytech. Institute of Bragança, Portugal
Email: efonseca@ipb.pt
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2Department of Basic Sciences and Life
Polytech. Institute of Bragança, Portugal
Email: cristina.teixeira@ipb.pt
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SYMPOSIUM Nº
14
VIBRATION
AND
STRUCTURAL
ACCOUSTICS
MEASUREMENT
AND ANALYSIS
Papers are
invited in
the
following
and related
areas:
Experimental
testing in
vibration
and
structural
acoustics;
Material
systems and
technologies
for noise
and
vibration
control;
Passive/semi-active/active
control
techniques;
Piezoelectric
and
viscoelastic
damping
technologies;
Shape/position
and fluid
flow
control;
Nonlinear
dynamics and
vibrations;
Vibration-based
structural
health
monitoring/evaluation
and damage
prognosis;
Machinery
noise/vibration
and
diagnostics;
Reciprocating
machinery
and rotor
dynamics;
Experimental
modal
analysis;
Modeling of
the dynamics
and damping
of complex
systems;
Noise and
vibration on
high-speed
trains and
railways;
Structural
acoustics of
musical
instruments;
Applications
and case
studies in
structural
acoustics
and
vibration.
Organized by
César M.A.
Vasques
INEGI-Inst.
Mech.
Engineering
and
Industrial
Management
University
of Porto,
Portugal
Email:
cmav@fe.up.pt
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SYMPOSIUM Nº 15
EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES IN DENTAL MEDICINE
Dental Medicine is a medical science that includes, among other themes, a deep knowledge of dental materials and its physical and mechanical properties, in order to ensure patients the best possible treatment. It is in this area of knowledge that experimental mechanics may represent a big contribution to the evolution of dental science and, ultimately, to an improvement of oral care procedures in patients.
This symposium will welcome papers in various areas of dental medicine, such as prosthodontics, dental materials, implants, occlusion, orthodontics, or others, where there is an important contribution of experimental mechanics.
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Organized by
J.C. Reis Campos1 and André Correia2
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SYMPOSIUM Nº 16
methods in breast cancer Computer Aided diagnosis
In recent years, extensive research has been performed for improving breast cancer computer aided diagnosis methods, using as input mammography, ultrasound, tomography and magnetic resonance images and associated metadata (patients related clinical information). The purpose of this symposium “Methods in Breast Cancer Computer Aided Diagnosis” is to bring together researchers, designers, manufacturers, radiologists and clinicians involved in the related fields of Radiology, Medical Imaging, Image Analysis, Biomedical Data Analysis and Machine Learning an appropriated interchange forum to gain a deep insight of the current status of research and development in academia, hospitals, clinics, and health centres in the fields of image analysis and machine learning applied to breast cancer detection/diagnosis.
Organized by
Miguel A. Guevara López1, Raul Ramos Pollan2, Isabel M. Pereira Ramos3
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1INEGI/FEUP
University of Porto, Portugal
Email: mguevaral@inegi.up.pt
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2CETA-CIEMAT
Trujillo, Spain
Email: raul.ramos@ciemat.es
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3Dep.Radiology, Hosp. S. João
Fac. Medicine, U.Porto, Portugal
Email: radiologia.hsj@mail.telepac.pt
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SYMPOSIUM Nº 17
Experimental assessment of mechanical behaviour and
simulation of blood flow
This symposium will interplay experiments, clinical data, theory, computations and simulations when it comes to deciphering the intriguing mechanical behaviour of blood vessels. The focus will be on identification of typical patterns and properties of the cardio-vascular system. Use of any modern theoretical, computational, or experimental tool facilitating this identification is welcome, such as continuum mechanics, continuum micromechanics, homogenization theory, Finite Element methods, ultrasonics, computer tomography, just to name a few. Quantitatively understanding biological systems will ease the way to improve biomedical devices as well as to bio-mimetic solutions in various technological fields.
Organized by
Luísa C. Sousa1 and Catarina F. Castro2
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1Department of Mechanical Engineering
Faculty of Engineering, U. Porto, Portugal
Email: lcsousa@fe.up.pt
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2Department of Mechanical Engineering
Faculty of Engineering, U. Porto, Portugal
Email: ccastro@fe.up.pt
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SYMPOSIUM Nº
18
EXPERIMENTAL
AND
COMPUTATIONAL
TECHNIQUES
IN
METROLOGY,
QUALITY
CONTROL AND
RELIABILITY
Papers are
solicited in
the
following
and related
areas:
dimensioning
and
accuracy,
fits and
tolerances,
dimensional
and
geometrical
tolerancing
techniques,
tolerance
analysis and
synthesis,
probabilistic
and
statistical
approaches,
Monte Carlo
simulation;
inspection
techniques,
measurement,
verification
and
validation;
quality
assurance
and quality
control,
quality
control
tools,
quality
process
control,
quality
control
programs,
TQM and Six
Sigma;
process
capability,
statistical
process
control;
uncertainty
and
dispersion,
repeatability
and
reproducibility;
reliability
and
traceability,
risk and
reliability,
life-cycle,
probability
of failure,
maintainability,
reliability
prediction,
reliability
analysis
techniques,
reliability
simulation
modeling,
reliability
testing.
Organized by
Helena V. G.
Navas
Department
of
Mechanical
and
Industrial
Engineering
Faculdade de
Ciências e
Tecnologia (FCT),
Universidade
Nova de
Lisboa (UNL),
2829-516
Caparica,
Portugal
Email: hvgn@fct.unl.pt
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SYMPOSIUM Nº 19
Advanced Mechanics for Residual Stress
Measurement and Interpretation
Residual stresses play a significant role in many material failure processes like fatigue, fracture, stress corrosion cracking, and manufacturing issues like distortion. The fact that residual stresses do cause failure is undisputed, but there is a lack of good quality public domain evidence for the detrimental influence of residual stresses. Failure concerns motivate measurement and characterisation of residual stresses. All measurement methods have significant limitations, which mean that in real parts it is generally only possible to measure a subset of stress components in some limited region. For this symposium, contributions are solicited that use advanced experimental mechanics to improve the state-of-the-art. Advances include new or improved measurement methods, combining multiple technologies, and using advanced mechanics to interpret limited measurements in terms of the full stress field and actual part performance, and the subsequent incorporation of these measurements into the area of quality control. Contributions are also sought from post failure investigations where residual stresses have been a major contributory factor.
Organized by
Michael B. Prime1 and Jeremy S. Robinson2
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SYMPOSIUM Nº 20
monitoring based on fibre optic techniques and systems
The main objective of the structural health monitoring is to observe the in-situ behaviour of structures under different loading conditions during a predetermined time period or during the structures lifetime and to detect structural or material properties deterioration. In fact, preventive evaluation can identify prematurely problems in an element or structure and the data collected should support the definition of the solution.
This symposium will welcome papers in various areas of monitoring using fibre optical techniques and systems, such as sensors development, design and testing of sensors, monitoring strategies, case studies of structural health monitoring, among others.
It is intended to debate the evolution of fibre based monitoring, identifying the research needs for knowledge development in the field, as well as to discuss the strategies to make these techniques broaden adopted in real applications.
Organized by
Paulo André1 and Humberto Varum2
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1Instituto de Telecomunicações and
Dept. of Physics, U.Aveiro, Portugal Email: pandre@av.it.pt |
2Department of Civil Engineering
U.Aveiro, Portugal
Email: hvarum@ua.pt |
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SYMPOSIUM Nº 21
SHAPE MEMORY MATERIALS
Papers are solicited in the following and
related areas:
shape memory alloys, shape memory polymers,
shape memory composites, superelasticity and
shape memory effect, stress- and
temperature-induced martensite
transformation, advanced experimental
techniques, modelling and novel
applications, shape memory alloy testing,
DIC, CCD camera, acoustic emission, in-situ
thermomechanical loading, neutron
diffraction, thermography and other
techniques of data acquisition and
processing..
Organized by
Etienne Patoor1 and
Elżbieta A.
Pieczyska2
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1Laboratory for Study of Microstructures and Mechanics of Materials (LEM3)
Arts et Métiers ParisTech
4, rue Augustin Fresnel, 57078 Metz, France
Tel: +33 387 37 54 61; Fax: +33 387 37 42 84
Email: etienne.patoor@ensam.eu
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2Institute of Fundamental Tech.
Research
Polish Academy of Sciences
A.Pawinskiego 5B, 02-106 Warszawa, Poland
Tel: +48 22 8261281; Fax: +48 22
8267380
Email:
epiecz@ippt.gov.pl |
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SYMPOSIUM Nº 22
Experimental METHODS IN THERMAL SCIENCES
Papers are welcomed concerning experimental methods in all fields of thermal sciences, namely the following related areas: Fluids flows (Newtonian and non Newtonian), rheology, combustion, heat transfer, thermal machines, ventilation, materials processing technologies under thermal conditions, mixed numerical and experimental optimal design of thermal systems, solar systems, data acquisition based on artificial neural networks, and indoor air quality.
Organized by
Clito F. Afonso1 and Carlos C. António2
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1Department of Mechanical Engineering
Faculty of Engineering, U. Porto, Portugal
Email: clito@fe.up.pt |
2Department of Mechanical Engineering
Faculty of Engineering, U. Porto, Portugal
Email: cantonio@fe.up.pt
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SYMPOSIUM Nº 23
DYNAMICS, STABILITY AND CONTROL IN STRUCTURAL MECHANICS
Papers are solicited in the following and related areas: General stress and strain analysis, strain-gauge measurements, pressure vessels and piping, vibration analysis, photoelasticity, holographic techniques, moiré analysis, residual stresses, thermoelasticity and thermography, data acquisition and processing, digital image processing, materials testing, elasticity, plasticity, creep, dynamic failure.
Organized by
Rui C. Barros1 and M.T. Braz César2
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1Department of Civil Engineering
Faculty of Engineering, U. Porto, Portugal
Email: rcb@fe.up.pt |
2Department of Applied Mechanics
Polytech. Institute of Bragança, Portugal
Email: brazcesar@ipb.pt
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