We would like to invite you to participate in the Mini-Symposium on "Mechanics and Physics of Structures" within "ESMC2022 - 11th European Solid Mechanics Conference" in Galway (Ireland), July 4-8, 2022.
The EXTENDED deadline for abstract submission is December 17th, 2021.
Mini-symposium Organizers
Sebastien Neukirch (CNRS/UPMC),
Benoit Roman (CNRS/UPMC),
Keith Seffen (University of Cambridge),
Francesco Dal Corso (University of Trento)
Full description of the Mini-symposium "Mechanics and Physics of Structures" available at https://www.esmc2022.org/ms-3-5
Short description: The past years have seen a renewed interest from the Physics community in Solid Mechanics. Condensed-Matter Physicists, for example, are sometimes revisiting problems of Mechanics and Materials understood to be “classical” by Mechanical Engineers. Such an interest has brought a reinvigorating stimulus to the Solid Mechanics community in the area of geometrically non-linear problems of thin or slender structures, meta- and programmable materials and actuators, multi-physics interactions (surface tension, fluid-structure, magneto- or electrostatic coupling, responsive materials such as liquid-crystal elastomers), singularities and localization, deployable structures, fracture path stability.
Our mini-symposium therefore encourages our colleagues and friends to celebrate structures and their remarkable performances in a broad range of settings and applications.
Image credits: M. Sardet, L. Thiollière, L. Legrandois, M. Thbaut, C. Coulais, E. Siéfert, C. Armanini, S. Ramananarivo, A Abramian
We would like to invite you to participate in the Mini-Symposium on "Mechanics and Physics of Structures" within "ESMC2022 - 11th European Solid Mechanics Conference" in Galway (Ireland), July 4-8, 2022.
The deadline for abstract submission is November 19th, 2021.
Mini-symposium Organizers
Sebastien Neukirch (CNRS/UPMC),
Benoit Roman (CNRS/UPMC),
Keith Seffen (University of Cambridge),
Francesco Dal Corso (University of Trento)
Full description of the Mini-symposium "Mechanics and Physics of Structures" available at https://www.esmc2022.org/ms-3-5
Short description: The past years have seen a renewed interest from the Physics community in Solid Mechanics. Condensed-Matter Physicists, for example, are sometimes revisiting problems of Mechanics and Materials understood to be “classical” by Mechanical Engineers. Such an interest has brought a reinvigorating stimulus to the Solid Mechanics community in the area of geometrically non-linear problems of thin or slender structures, meta- and programmable materials and actuators, multi-physics interactions (surface tension, fluid-structure, magneto- or electrostatic coupling, responsive materials such as liquid-crystal elastomers), singularities and localization, deployable structures, fracture path stability.
Our mini-symposium therefore encourages our colleagues and friends to celebrate structures and their remarkable performances in a broad range of settings and applications.
Image credits: M. Sardet, L. Thiollière, L. Legrandois, M. Thbaut, C. Coulais, E. Siéfert, C. Armanini, S. Ramananarivo, A Abramian
We would like to invite you to participate in the Mini-Symposium on "Mechanics and Physics of Solids and Structures" within "ESMC2018 - 10th European Solid Mechanics Conference" in Bologna (Italy), July 2-6, 2018.
The EXTENDED deadline for abstract submission is December 10, 2017.
Mini-symposium Organizers
Sebastien Neukirch (CNRS/UPMC),
Benoit Roman (CNRS/UPMC),
Keith Seffen (University of Cambridge),
Francesco Dal Corso (University of Trento)
Description of the Mini-symposium "Mechanics and Physics of Solids and Structures"
http://www.esmc2018.org/drupal8/node/69
The past years have seen a renewed interest in the physics community for solid mechanics. Physicists, mainly condensed matter physicists, have started to revisit problems of mechanics and materials, thought to be classical by engineers and mechanicians. This renewed interest brought a research stimulus in the solid mechanics community. An example can be found in the theme of elastic structures where buckling, once thought as something to avoid, is now used to design and optimize systems: soft structures working in the post-critical regime are bringing new functionalities while still exhibiting excellent mechanical performances. Other examples can be found in biomechanics, the interplay between fluid and solids, growth and form, fracture mechanics.
The goal of this mini-symposium is to bring the solid mechanics and physics communities together for exchange of ideas, cross-fertilization, and new collaborations. We believe each community has its own tools and paradigms to bring: statistical physics on one side, and continuum mechanics on the other for example. We believe the emerging mechanics-physics community will be gathered around common tools (applied mathematics, nonlinear dynamics, proof-of-concept experiments, …) rather than a precise theme.
(images: C.Coulais / D.Vella / N.Vandenberghe / L.Ponson / N.Tryantafillidis/ A.Lazarus / M.Arroyo).
We would like to invite you to participate in the Mini-Symposium on "Mechanics and Physics of Solids and Structures" within "ESMC2018 - 10th European Solid Mechanics Conference" in Bologna (Italy), July 2-6, 2018.
The deadline for abstract submission is November 15th, 2017.
Mini-symposium Organizers
Sebastien Neukirch (CNRS/UPMC),
Benoit Roman (CNRS/UPMC),
Keith Seffen (University of Cambridge),
Francesco Dal Corso (University of Trento)
Description of the Mini-symposium "Mechanics and Physics of Solids and Structures"
http://www.esmc2018.org/drupal8/node/69
The past years have seen a renewed interest in the physics community for solid mechanics. Physicists, mainly condensed matter physicists, have started to revisit problems of mechanics and materials, thought to be classical by engineers and mechanicians. This renewed interest brought a research stimulus in the solid mechanics community. An example can be found in the theme of elastic structures where buckling, once thought as something to avoid, is now used to design and optimize systems: soft structures working in the post-critical regime are bringing new functionalities while still exhibiting excellent mechanical performances. Other examples can be found in biomechanics, the interplay between fluid and solids, growth and form, fracture mechanics.
The goal of this mini-symposium is to bring the solid mechanics and physics communities together for exchange of ideas, cross-fertilization, and new collaborations. We believe each community has its own tools and paradigms to bring: statistical physics on one side, and continuum mechanics on the other for example. We believe the emerging mechanics-physics community will be gathered around common tools (applied mathematics, nonlinear dynamics, proof-of-concept experiments, …) rather than a precise theme.
(images: C.Coulais / D.Vella / N.Vandenberghe / L.Ponson / N.Tryantafillidis/ A.Lazarus / M.Arroyo).
Dear Colleagues,
We would like to to draw your attention to the Symposium on **Soft Materials and Structures** to take place at the upcoming 49th Meeting of the Society of Engineering Sciences (SES) at GeorgiaTech, Atlanta, GA (October 10-12, 2011). More information can be found in the meeting's website: http://ses2012.org/
Over the past few years, soft materials have driven the scientific community into new exciting directions. Large deformations of soft materials and structures can be rich and highly nontrivial and offer the unique and exciting possibility to design multifunctional materials with novel properties through the appropriate design of the structural layout. This symposium will address recent advances in the theoretical, computational, and experimental understanding of solids undergoing finite deformations, focusing both on soft materials and soft structures. In this symposium we hope to bring together the vibrant community working on these topics to share the latest advancements in the field. Topics of particular interest include:
• Electroactive and magnetoactive elastomers;
• Shape-memory polymers;
• Responsive gels and Ionic Polymer-Metal Composites (IPMC);
• Liquid crystal elastomers and light-sensitive polymers;
• Other soft materials responsive to external stimuli;
• Soft structures including rods, plates, shells and biological structures;
• Geometric and material instabilities;
The deadline for receipt of abstracts is Monday, April 2, 2012.. Abstracts should include the symposium number III.1 ("Soft Materials and Structures") to ensure allocation to the correct session within Track III - "Multifunctional Materials and Multiphysics Problems". Abstracts can be submitted using the following link:
http://ses2012.org/call-for-abstracts
Please pass on this info to anyone in your vicinity who may be interested to attend.
Look forward to seeing you in October.
Best,
Xuanhe Zhao
Department of Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science
Duke University
xz69@duke.edu
Pedro Reis
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
preis@mit.edu
Oscar Lopez-Pamies
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
pamies@illinois.edu
Katia Bertoldi
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Harvard University
bertoldi@seas.harvard.edu