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SYMPOSIUM and
ROUND TABLE TOPICS
This symposium will provide a forum to present and debate several advanced non-standard continuum approaches and computational methods for studying the behavior of materials and structures.
The goal is to gather researchers (engineers, physicists, mathematicians) specialized in
solids mechanics, computational methods and numerical modelling for simulating the mechanics
of 'Complex' materials, perceived as material with microstructure and complex behavior
(plasticity, damage, growth etc.). The computational aspects will play a central role, but
papers can focus on broad range of theoretical, phenomenological and numerical aspects
either related to the material modelling or the structural one.
Materials with micro(/nano)-structure
- Composites, Fiber-Reinforced, Laminated
- Granular, Masonry-Like, Cementitious
- Biomaterials
- Random Materials
- Shape-Memory Alloys
Complex material behaviour
- Damage, Fracture, Defects, Cracks
- Non-Classical Continua, Multiphysics
- Poromechanics, Fluid Flow
- Thermomechanics, Viscosity
- Randomness and Fractals
Non-standard/Non-local continuous formulation
- Micromorphic continua
- Multifield, Configurational/Material Forces descriptions
- Non-local models
- Dispersive Wave Propagation
Computational Methods for non-standard continua
- Theory and Formulation for Novel Computational Methods for Materials with microstructure
- Non-standard Methods for Generalized Continua
- Coupled Discrete-Continuum Methods
- Virtual Elements Method
- Advanced Modeling and Simulation for Training and Analysis
