The purpose of the Congress is to provide opportunities for scientists and engineers working in the field of mechanics to exchange new ideas and concepts, discuss current research and establish a basis for future collaborations.
The Congress will last four days, including the half-day excursion to Rila Monastery. The presentations will be organized in six pre-determined sessions. There will be plenary and invited lectures, regular oral and poster presentations. Those who wish to organize mini-symposia on special or interdisciplinary topics should contact the Organizing Committee before 31 March 2009 (e-mail: congress@imbm.bas.bg).
CONGRESS TOPICS:
General Topics in Mechanics
Analytical mechanics; Stability analysis and control of body motion; Control theory; Vibration; Dynamical systems, Theory of mechanisms and machines; Computational mechanics; Thermodynamics and statistical mechanics, History of mechanics.
Solid Mechanics
Elasticity; Plasticity; Damage and fracture; Composite materials; Smart materials; Material modelling; Beams, plates and shells; Dynamics of structures; Noise and vibrations; Contact problems, Coupled fields; Impact and wave propagation; Seismic mechanics; Micro- and nano-mechanics.
Fluid Mechanics
Viscous fluids; Conducting and magnetic fluids; Compressible and rarefied gases; Boundary layers; Bubbles and drops; Thin films and jets; Multiphase flows; Flow in porous media; Waves; Turbulence; Heat and mass transfer; Combustion and flames; Microfluidics; Geophysical and environmental fluid dynamics; Experimental methods in fluid mechanics, Ship hydrodynamics.
Mechanics of Multi-Body Systems
Kinematics and dynamics of multi-body systems; Mechatronics; Robotics; Identification of mechanical systems; Control and optimization of structures and mechanisms; Micro- and nano-robotics; Mobile robots.
Biomechanics
Biological flows; Mechanics of the cardiovascular system; Biorheology; Molecular biomechanics, Tissue engineering, Mechanics of bones and tissues; Locomotion; Orthotics and prosthetics; Rehabilitation robotics; Human-robot interaction.
Experimental Mechanics
Materials testing; Hybrid techniques; Non-destructive control methods and devices; Noise and vibration; Instrumentation.
Chairmen:
A. Baltov - Institute of Mechanics-BAS, Sofia
St. Radev - Institute of Mechanics-BAS, Sofia
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