Minisymposium -X-DMS Conference Ferrara 9-11 Sept 2015: Phase field and enhanced finite element formulations for fracture mechanics

Dear colleagues,

as part of the ECCOMAS Thematic Conference X-DMS 2015 on EXTENDED DISCRETIZATION METHODS to be held in Ferrara, Italy, 9-11 September 2015 (http://x-dms2015.sciencesconf.org/), we are jointly co-organizing the mini-symposium entitled “Phase field and enhanced finite element formulations for fracture mechanics”

This sessionaims at fostering the interaction between mathematicians and engineers to better quantify the potentiality of the phase field and enhanced finite element formulations in relation to:

• Simulation of static and dynamic fracture
• Quantitative comparison with standard FE formulations: criticalities and advantages
• Quantification of the various model parameters using benchmark experimental tests
• Applicability to heterogeneous materials and composites
• Applicability to multi-scale problems 

We would be very pleased if you or you collaborators accept this invitation and submit a contribution (one per person) for its oral presentation. The current deadline for the submission of a one page abstract is due to 29 March 2015. We would strongly appreciate receiving your reply as soon as possible. Instructions concerning the abstract format and template can be found in the website of the Conference (http://x-dms2015.sciencesconf.org/resource/page/id/9) .  

Thanks a lot for your cooperation. In case you need further clarifications on this regard, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Best regards

Prof. Dr. Ing. Marco Paggi
Associate Professor of Structural Mechanics
MUSAM - Multi-scale Analysis of Materials Research Unit, Director
PhD Track in Computational Mechanics, Director

IMT Institute for Advanced Studies Lucca
Piazza San Francesco 19, 55100 Lucca, Italy

E-mail: marco.paggi@imtlucca.it
Mobile: +39 331 9545246
Tel: +39 0583 4326 604
Fax: +39 0583 4326 565 

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Timon Rabczuk

Chair of Computational Mechanics

Email: timon.rabczuk@uni-weimar.de

Bauhaus University Weimar

Marienstrasse 15

99423 Weimar, Germany

Phone: +49-(0)3643-584511

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Homepage: http://www.uni-weimar.de/Bauing/rabczuk/

Dr. José Reinoso Cuevas

Group of Elasticity and Strength of Materials

Department of Continuum Mechanics

E-mail: jreinoso@us.es

School of Engineering, University of Seville, Spain

Avda. de los Descubrimientos s/n, E-41092, Seville, Spain

Phone: 34-95-4487299, 7300

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