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Announcement and Call for Papers

Symposium on
Advances in Computational Modelling
and Characterisation of Advanced Composites

Held at

Sixth US National Congress On Computational Mechanics

Dearborn, Michigan USA
August 1-4, 2001

in Collaboration with

School of Mechanical and Production Engineering
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Symposium Organizer
Professor Shaker A. Meguid

Main Topics of Interest

Modelling smart materials, adaptive structures and domain switching
Modelling cellular and ultralight structures
Finite element/boundary Element modelling of interacting microdefects
Computational modelling of the inhomogeneity problem
Advanced numerical methods in damage mechanics
Numerical assessment of damage Detection and Mitigation in Composites
Numerical developments in homogenisation techniques
Modelling functionally graded materials
Recent developments in numerical simulation of the interfacial crack problem
Crack Closure and contact effects
Interfacial bridging, debonding and delamination
Contact mechanics issues relating to material behaviour
Novel computational techniques in micromechanics
Development of new finite/boundary elements for material characterisation
Numerical simulation of coupled thermo-electro-mechanical problems
Computer models of nonlinear behavior of composites
Design of advanced composites
Case histories/Case studies involving the use of FE/BE in composites

Conference Web Site

Instructions to authors, registration information, important dates and other relevant
details are provided at the conference web site: http://www.usnccm.org

Electronic Submission of Abstracts

If you are interested in contributing to this Symposium, please submit your abstract
electronically to Professor S.A. Meguid before January 31, 2001 at the address
provided at the end of the page. Please follow the style provided below.

Format of Abstracts

Abstracts must not exceed two pages except with prior permission of the organizer.

Paper Size	A4
Margins	Top 0.75'';Bottom 0.75''; Left 1.00'' Right 0.75''
Font	Times New Roman
Titles	16 point, Bold
Authors Names	12 point, bold
Text	12 point
Superscripts/Subscripts	9 point
Justification	Full

Important Dates

Deadline for abstract submission	January 31, 2000
Notification of abstract acceptance	March 15, 2000
Early Registration deadline	June 15, 2001

Contact Information

Professor Shaker A. Meguid
Wallace G. Chalmers Endowed Chair
Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
University of Toronto
5 King's College Road
Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3G8
Canada
Tel: (416) 978-5741
Fax: (416) 978-7753
Email: meguid@mie.utoronto.ca
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Last updated 8/01/2000