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Special Collection of Invited Review Papers for the 60th Anniversary of the Journal of Engineering Mechanics Available for Free Download

This special online collection of  twelve invited review papers celebrates the 60th anniversary of the Journal of Engineering Mechanics (JEM). The articles in this collection reflect the depth and breadth of the research that is regularly published in JEM.

 

Upcoming abstract submission deadline for the 2017 EMI International Conference in Rio de Janeiro

2017 EMI International Conference 
March 19 - 22
J W Marriott, Rio de Janeiro, 
Brazil
                                                                  Deadline to submit an Abstract is Dec 15!

Upcoming deadlines for submissions at the EMI 2017 Conference

EMI, the Engineering Mechanics Institute of ASCE will hold the EMI 2017 conference on June 4-7, 2017  in San Diego, California (http://jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/events/2017/emi2017/index.shtml).  It will be chaired by Prof. J.-S. Chen and Prof. Yuri Bazilevs of the University of California San Diego.

Upcoming deadlines for submissions at the EMI 2017 Conference

EMI, the Engineering Mechanics Institute of ASCE will hold the EMI 2017 conference on June 4-7, 2017  in San Diego, California (http://jacobsschool.ucsd.edu/events/2017/emi2017/index.shtml).  It will be chaired by Prof. J.-S. Chen and Prof. Yuri Bazilevs of the University of California San Diego.

6th Biot Conference on Poromechanics - Deadline for Abstract Submission Extended to September 30, 2016

Dear colleagues,

Please note that the deadline for abstract submission to the 6th Biot Conference on Poromechanics has been extended to: September 30, 2016. This extension is final.

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS FOR THE 6TH BIOT CONFERENCE ON POROMECHANICS

The 6th Biot Conference on Poromechanics (http://biot2017.sciencesconf.org/ ) will be held just outside of Paris, France, at École des Ponts ParisTech and IFSTTAR, from July 9 to July 13, 2017. The Biot conference is organized only once every 4 years and is the main international event for experts in poromechanics. All topics related to porous solids that deform and contain one or several pore

CALL FOR MINISYMPOSIA PROPOSALS FOR THE EMI 2017 CONFERENCE

EMI, the Engineering Mechanics Institute of ASCE, is pleased to announce the EMI 2017 Conference which will be held on June 4-7, 2017 in San Diego, California.  It will be chaired by Prof. J.S. Chen and Prof. Yuri Bazilevs, both of the University of California San Diego.

ASCE AND EMI 2016 AWARD RECIPIENTS


ASCE announced the winners of six of its prestigious Society awards administered by its Engineering Mechanics Institute (EMI):

2016 Maurice A. Biot Medal: Ronaldo I. Borja, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE, Stanford University

2016 Jack E. Cermak Medal: Qiusheng Li, Ph.D., City University of Hong Kong

EMI 2016 / PMC 2016 Conference at Vanderbilt University - Abstract Submission Deadline Extended to October 31, 2015

In response to a number of requests, the abstract submission deadline for the EMI 2016 / PMC 2016 Conference at Vanderbilt University has been extended to October 31, 2015.

The event is actually two co-located conferences: the Engineering Mechanics Institute Conference 2016 (EMI 2016) and the Probabilistic Mechanics & Reliability Conference 2016 (PMC 2016). The event wil be chaired by Prof. Sankaran Mahadevan and Prof. Caglar Oskay, both of Vanderbilt University.

Call for Nominations for the Zdeněk P. Bažant Medal for Failure and Damage Prevention

EMI, the Engineering Mechanics Institute of ASCE, is pleased to announce that the ASCE Board of Direction has established the Zdenek P. Bazant Medal for Failure and Damage Prevention.  This award was established to honor Zdeněk P. Bažant, Ph.D., S.E., NAS, NAE, Hon.M.ASCE, a recognized expert in the field of analytical and computational modeling of failure of quasi-brittle materials.

EMI 2016 & PMC 2016 Conferences

The event to be held on May 22-25, 2016 at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, is actually two co-located conferences: the Engineering Mechanics Institute Conference 2016 (EMI 2016) and the Probabilistic Mechanics & Reliability Conference 2016 (PMC 2016). The event will be chaired by Prof. Sankaran Mahadevan and Prof. Caglar Oskay, both of Vanderbilt University.

ASCE and its Engineering Mechanics Institute announce the winners of prestigious awards

ASCE announced the winners of five of its prestigious Society awards administered by its Engineering Mechanics Institute (EMI):

2015 Maurice A. Biot Medal: Emmanuel Detournay, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE, University of Minnesota

2015 George Housner Structural Control and Monitoring Medal: Billie F. Spencer, Jr., Ph.D., P.E., F.ASCE, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

CONCREEP-10 Conference - Abstract Submission Deadline is November 30

Dear colleagues,

The CONCREEP-10 Conference "Mechanics and Physics of Creep, Shrinkage, and Durability of Concrete and Concrete Structures" will be held at Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien), Vienna, Austria, September 21-23, 2015.  Please note that the deadline for abstract submission for the CONCREEP-10 conference is November 30, 2014.

CONCREEP-10 Conference

CONCREEP-10,  the 10th Conference on Mechanics and Physics of Creep, Shrinkage and Durability of Concrete and Concrete Structures, will be organized  by the Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien) in cooperation with the Engineering Mechanics Institute of ASCE (EMI).  The conference will be held on September 21-23, 2015 at the  Vienna University of Technology in Vienna, Austria.  It will be chaired by Prof. Christian Hellmich, Prof. Johann Kollegger, and Prof. Bernhard Pichler, all of TU Wien.

EMI 2015 Conference

EMI 2015, the annual conference of the Engineering Mechanics Institute of ASCE, will be held at Stanford University on June16-19, 2015. It will be chaired by Prof. Ronaldo Borja ( Department of Civil Engineering, Stanford University).

2015 EMI International Conference

The Engineering Mechanics Institute (EMI) of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) will organize the first international conference in Hong Kong. The 2015 EMI International Conference of ASCE will be held at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University in its beautiful downtown Kowloon campus on January 7-9, 2015 and will be chaired by Prof. K.T. Chau.

 

EMI 2014 Conference To Be Held August 5-8, 2014 at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

 

The 2014 EMI Conference will take place on August 5-8, 2014 at
McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario and will be chaired by Prof. Samir E.
Chidiac, Ph.D. P.Eng., Department of Civil Engineering.  The conference
will focus on “Mechanics for Sustainable and Resilient Systems”, a theme
of interest to participants from the disciplines of civil engineering,
mechanical engineering and engineering physics. 

Short Course on Mechanics of Random and Fractal Materials and Structures at the EMI 2013 Conference

Professor Martin Ostoja-Starzewski (University of Illinois
at Urbana-Champaign) will give a short course on Mechanics of Random and
Fractal Materials and Structures at the EMI 2013 Conference on August 4 at Northwestern

EMI 2013 Conference - Abstract Submission Deadline Extended to February 17, 2013

The deadline for submission of abstracts for the EMI 2013 conference has been extended to February 17, 2013.  For details on the conference to be held on August 4-7, 2013 at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois,  visit http://www.emi2013.northwestern.edu/ .

 

 

EMI 2013 Conference - Northwestern University, August 4-7, 2013

EMI, the Engineering Mechanics Institute of ASCE, will hold its EMI 2013 Conference on August 4-7, 2013 at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.  The conference is chaired by Prof. Gianluca Cusatis and its theme is “Mechanics for Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructures.”   It is hosted by the Civil & Environmental and Mechanical Engineering Departments and the Theoretical & Applied Mechanics Program at Northwestern University.

Abstract Submission Deadline for EMI/PMC 2012 Conference Extended

The abstract submission deadline for the EMI/PMC 2012 Conference has been extended to January 31, 2012. For details visit 
http://www.nd.edu/~emipmc12/ .

EMI 2011 Engineering Mechanics Conference at Northeastern University, Boston, MA, June 2-4, 2011

EMI, the Engineering Mechanics Institute of ASCE will hold its annual conference on June 2-4, 2011 at Northeastern University in Boston, MA.  Prof. Ming L. Wang, Prof. Dionisio P. Bernal and Prof. Jerome F. Hajjar will be the Co-Chairs of the EMI 2011 Conference. For details, visit http://www.northeastern.edu/emi2011/ .

EMI 2010 Engineering Mechanics Conference at USC, Los Angeles California, August 8-11, 2010

EMI, the Engineering Mechanics Institute of ASCE, will hold its annual conference on August 8-11, 2010 at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, CA.   Dr. Roger Ghanem (Department of Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering) and Dr. Amy Rechenmacher (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering) will be the Co-chairs of the EMI 2010 Conference.

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