ICEM 2012 - 15th International Conference on Experimental Mechanics ICEM15

The conference will address the following topics, and others that may be proposed for the different Thematic Symposia:

Testing and Diagnostics:
Condition Monitoring
Destructive and Nondestructive Testing
Damage Mechanics and Assessment
Prototyping and Full-Scale Testing
Vibration Monitoring
Failure Diagnosis
Residual Stresses

Surface and Interface Engineering:
Functionally Graded Materials
Smart Structures and Materials
Coatings Plating and Metal Finishing
Tribology and Failure of Interfaces
Surface Integrity
Surface Treatments and Shot-peening

Civil Engineering Applications:
Structural Analysis
Structural Integrity
Experimental Tests & Structural Monitoring
Experimentation in Geoseismology
Concrete and Composite Structures
Metallic Structures
Structural Rehabilitation

Sensors and Instrumentation:
Optical Techniques and Interferometry
Optical Fibres
Nondestructive Tools in Design
Advanced Mechanical Testing
Condition Monitoring
Self-sensing Materials
Self-healing Materials

E-Teaching Experimental Mechanics:
We will accept papers that deal with novel techniques in teaching experimental mechanics to engineering students. Topics
of interest include: lateral thinking, teaching
of large classes, assessment, curricula, laboratories, time management, Integration
of IT into the classroom
Modes of Failure:
Fatigue, Corrosion-Fatigue
Stress Corrosion Cracking
Fatigue Creep Interaction
Environmentally Assisted Failures
Brittle Facture
Buckling
Impact Failure

Nanotechnologies & Nanomaterials:
NEMS and MEMS Technologies
Nanocomposites
Nanodevices
Diagnostics and Control
Nanosensors
Molecular Devices

Biomechanical Applications:
Mechanics and Design of Protheses
Biomaterials and Biocompatibility
Stress Monitoring
Dental and Orthopaedic Biomechanics
Sports and Rehabilitation Biomechanics
Biofluid Mechanics
Medical Devices

Thermo-Fluid Systems:
Granular Flow
Thermal Barrier Coatings
Heat And Mass Transfer
Experimental Fluid Dynamics
Solid-Fluid Interactions
Interfacial Dynamics
Large Scale Eddy and Turbulence Analysis

Case Studies:
We would welcome real engineering applications, case histories and case studies that involve the use of experimental techniques in engineering applications to design, manufacturing and monitoring of structures, materials and processes