Main topics (among others)

• Advancement in optical techniques (photoelasticity, interferometry, DIC, DVC, ..)
• Analytical/numerical models
• Dynamic behavior of materials under impact and blast
• Dynamic behavior of structures
• Damage, Fatigue & Fracture
• Energy harvesting (photovoltaic, wind, wave, ..)
• Mechanics of composite and multifunctional materials
• Mechanics of time-dependent materials
• Mechanics of rate-dependent materials
• Nanomaterials and nanostructures
  (MEMS, NEMS, thin films, nanosensors, testing at the nano-scale...)
• Non-destructive testing and condition monitoring techniques
• Operational modal & modal analysis
• Sensor technology (strain gage technology, optical fiber, accelerometer, etc.)
• System identification
• Thermoelasticity, thermoelastic stress analysis and infrared
• Testing of advanced joining techniques
• Uncertainty quantification
• Ultrasonics and acoustic emission
• Wood mechanics and timber engineering

Special sessions

• Challenges in experimental mechanics for testing on micron & submicron scale
• Recent advances in testing on coupon/component level
• Structural testing and structural health monitoring
• Mechanics of additive manufacturing (3D printing)
• Experimental methods for the mechanical characterization of polymer composites

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