3rd African Conference on Computational Mechanics - Minisymposium on Computational modeling of nano- and microstructured materia

We cordially invite you to participate in at the 3rd African Conference on Computational Mechanics - An International Conference – AfriCOMP13 (July 30 – August 2, 2013, Livingston, Zambia) by giving a talk in our minisymposium "Computational modeling of nano- and microstructured materials". 

Accounting for heterogeneities, defects and the like on the nano- and microstructural scales is important in the material modeling
of engineering properties. The research field spans from computational physics
via continuum mechanics to computational mathematics. The aim of this
minisympiosium is to cover abroad spectrum of issues and approaches related to
the computational modeling of materials with heterogeneities at different
length and time scales. The list of topics include, but are not limited to,

* gradient and higher order continuum theories

* computational homogenization and FE^2

* homogenization strategies for multifield and
multiphysics problems

* bridging of scales QM-atomistics-continuum

* fracture modeling at different scales

* modeling and discretization errors at different
scales – adaptive techniques

* experimental technique – fullfield measurements

* model calibration and validation