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IASS-IACM 2012: 7th International Conference on Computational Mechanics for Spatial Structures, April 2-4, 2012, Sarajevo

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IASS-IACM 2012 WEB PAGE   The final announcement, the conference program and detailed information about the IASS-IACM 2012 will be available at the meeting web page:http://www.gf.unsa.ba/iass-iacm-2012/

 

OBJECTIVES OF IASS-IACM 2012

It is fair to say that the challenge of constructing spatial structures (including the primadonas among them, the shells) was initially the main driving force for scientific developments and creation of IASS (by Eduardo Torroja in 1959) and of IACM (by Olek Zienkiewicz in 1981). Nowadays, these fields have expanded tremendously beyond what was initially meant, thanks to the success of powerful computational tools and methods (interestingly enough, there is still not a perfect shell element, even for linear problems!). It is also fair to say that many of the same people, who initially contributed to early developments, were among those who first recognized the potential of the developed tools for tackling different application fields outside of the initial scope. In fact, the current scientific research is very much driven by the applications and many challenging problems that the society at large thrusts upon the scientists to solve is very much interdisciplinary (eg. structure durability problem that involves structural mechanics, fluids, heat transfer, optimization, identification, probability …).

The main goal of IASS-IACM 2012 Conference is to provide a critical assessment of the current knowledge and indicate new challenges in the computational modelling of spatial structures, which is in general the most important component of any particular inter-disciplinary problem we might be interested in. Here can be presented the research on spatial structures coming form a number of domains of application: Aerospace, Civil or Mechanical Engineering, or yet Material Science (very much like various domains of expertise of co-organizer, Laboratory of Mechanics and Technology-Cachan). The common ground for all problems of this kind from the viewpoint of scientific contents, which also justifies putting them on the same basis and addressing them within the same meeting, is the computational methods, be they destined for analysis, design or testing.

The IASS-IACM 2012 will also address the issue on what is the role of a spatial structure specialist in the present inter-disciplinary scientific research? Moreover, a special session/debate will be organized on what is the best educational/ training program for nurturing the next generation of specialists.

INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD Abel J., President IASS/ Chairman IASS-IACM 2008Combescure A., President CSMA, FranceMang H., Chairman Congress ECCOMAS 2012Ohayon R., First President CSMA, FrancePapadrakakis M., President ECCOMAS                          / Chairman IASS-IACM 2000Ramm E., Chairman IASS-IACM 2005Verbic B., Academy of Sciences and Arts of BHWriggers P., Vice-President IACM Europe-AfricaYagawa G., President IACMORGANIZING COMMITTEEIbrahimbegovic A., ENS Cachan, FranceDolarevic S., University of Sarajevo, BHHrasnica M., University of Sarajevo, BHMadzarevic M., University of Sarajevo, BHZlatar M, University of Sarajevo, BH
VENUE INFORMATIONThe IASS-IACM Conference venue is the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo. The city urban area provides homes to the population of close to half a million over a spread of more than 20 km along the Miljacka river. Sarajevo, which is located in the center of the country, has been the major crossroad on migrations path and conquests by Eastern Roman Empire, Slavs, Jews from Spain, Turkish and Austro-Hungarian Empires, each leaving their imprints and contributing to the rich cultural heritage and a number of monumental buildings that still remain in the city.In more recent time, city of Sarajevo is famous for 1984 Winter Olympic Games, and sadly famous for suffering during long war after the break-up of Yugoslavia. The ‘ambiance’ is quite different now, and Sarajevo has become a new tourist ‘must-see’ destination. Month of April is the period just before the massive arrival of tourists, and weather is already sufficiently mild for a pleasant visit. We hope to be able to welcome you on this occasion.

 

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