Scope of the Conference

The themes for this conference will include (but are not limited to):

Computational Methods applied to all Engineering Disciplines including:

• Computational Structures Technology (where Structures is interpreted in its widest sense.)
• Computational Stochastic Mechanics
• Integration of Computational Structures Technology and Computational Fluid Mechanics
• Computational Nano-mechanics
• Computational and Nonlinear Dynamics
• Computational Geotechnics
• Computational Biomechanics

Analysis

• Static and Dynamic Analysis
• Non-Linear Analysis
• Dynamic Analysis
• Stochastic and Reliability Analysis
• Fractional Methods
• Methods for Chaotic Phenomena
• Impact and Contact: Analysis and Simulation

Analysis: Methods and Techniques

• Finite and Boundary Element Analysis
• Discrete Element Methods
• Particle Methods
• Meshfree Methods
• eXtended Finite Element Method
• Adaptivity
• Isogeometric Analysis
• Eigensolvers
• Spectral and Wave Element Methods
• Differential Quadrature Methods
• Partial Differential Equations
• Peridynamics

Materials Modelling and Characterisation

• Material Models
• Functional Graded Materials
• Geomaterials
• Smart Materials
• Piezoelectric Materials
• Composite Materials
• Fracture and Fatigue
• Brittle Materials
• Materials Characterisation
• Poromechanics
• High Performance Fibre Reinforced Cementitious Composites (HPFRCC)

Pre and Post Processing

• Error Estimation, Verification and Validation
• Visualisation and Graphics
• Mesh and Grid Generation
• Tools for Post- and Pre- Processing

Optimisation and Design

• Computer Aided Design
• The Role of Finite Element Method in Design
• Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimisation
• Structural Re-analysis & Sensitivity Analysis
• Shape and Topology Optimisation
• Computational Tools for Integrated Design
• Reliability-based Optimal Design
• Stochastic Optimal Structural Control
• Stochastic Optimisation Methods
• Swarm Intelligence Techniques
• Machine Learning Algorithms
• Surrogate Modelling in Structural Optimisation
• Robust Design
• Additive Manufacturing (3D-Printing), based on Numerical Simulations and Optimisation

Software Development: Tools, Techniques and Issues

• Software Standards and Quality Control
• Verification and Validation
• Autonomic Computing
• Parallel, Distributed and Cloud Systems
• Use of High Performance Computer Architectures
• Supercomputing
• Domain Decomposition and Partitioning
• MIMD Architectures
• Distributed Computing and Networking
• Artificial Intelligence and Knowledge-Based Systems
• Novel Software Tools and Development Environments
• Virtual Reality and Immersive Systems
• Algorithms for Vectorisation and Parallelisation
• Genetic Algorithms and Evolutionary Processes
• Neural Networks
• Object Oriented Methods
• Data Mining
• Solution Procedures for Large Scale Problems
• Hardware and Software developments for HPC
• Grid and Cloud Computing
• WWW Applications
• Large Scale Systems
• Computational Steering
• Digital Twins in Structural Engineering

Areas of Application: include all aspects of aerospace, civil, mechanical, geotechnical, railway and offshore structures including:

• Numerical Modelling of Foundations
• Soil-Structure Interaction
• Structural Modelling
• Computational Methods for the Structural Assessment of Historical Structures
• Damage Identification
• Micro-Mechanics Model
• Dynamic Systems
• Smart Structures
• Building Information Modeling in Structural Engineering.
• Fluid-Structure Interaction
• Large Scale Systems
• Earthquake and Structural Dynamics
• Active Control
• Damage Tolerant and Fail Safety Computer Design
• Uncertainty and Probabilistic Analysis
• Multi-Scale Modelling
• Multi-Body Dynamics
• Material Modelling and Characterisation
• Acoustics and Vibrations
• Damping
• Inverse Problems
• Human Induced Vibrations
• Multi-Hazard Applications
• Pipeline engineering
• Multiphase flow modelling

Structural Types and Studies shall include but not limited to:

• Plate and Shell Structures
• Aerospace Structures
• Offshore Structures
• Lightweight, Membrane and Fabric Structures
• Retractable Roofs
• Composite and Concrete Structures
• Timber Structures
• Steel and Aluminium Structures
• Brick, Blockwork and Masonry
• Geotechnical Structures
• Smart Structures
• Structural Health Monitoring
• Computer Simulated Demolition
• Structures under Extreme Loading (e.g. Blast and Fire)
• Protective Structures
• Forming and Coupled Problems
• Heritage Structures
• Subsea structures and Pipeline Design
• Onshore pipelines

Computational Engineering: Education and Training

• Course Development
• On-line Training Systems