Cambridge Conference Brochure 2013 - The University of Sheffield
Cambridge Conference Brochure 2013 - The University of Sheffield
Cambridge Conference Brochure 2013 - The University of Sheffield
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Designing Composite Materials:<br />
Avoiding Large Structural Failures<br />
Multi-scale Modelling <strong>of</strong> Deformation & Cracking Processes:<br />
Predicting Structural Integrity<br />
An International <strong>Conference</strong> DFC12/SI6<br />
12 th Deformation and Fracture <strong>of</strong> Composites and 6 th Structural Integrity<br />
April 8-8<br />
11, <strong>2013</strong><br />
Queens’ College<br />
<strong>Cambridge</strong>, England<br />
For further information, contact:<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Costas Soutis<br />
(constantinos.soutis@manchester.ac.uk)<br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Manchester<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Alma Hodzic<br />
(a.hodzic@sheffield.ac.uk)<br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Sheffield</strong><br />
Dr Peter Beaumont<br />
(pwb1000@hermes.cam.ac.uk)<br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Cambridge</strong><br />
A <strong>Conference</strong> Perspective<br />
In essence, it is a Meeting about understanding deformation,<br />
cracking and damage evolution and coming up with ways <strong>of</strong><br />
making failure prediction <strong>of</strong> material and engineering structure:<br />
from empirical methods to mechanism modelling; and from<br />
continuum analysis to high-fidelity damage simulations that<br />
serve as virtual tests <strong>of</strong> structural integrity across the widest <strong>of</strong><br />
size scale.<br />
www.sheffield.ac.uk/compositesconference
Developing novel materials is a demand for materials <strong>of</strong> structural Page 3<br />
integrity that work reliably and safely at the frontiers <strong>of</strong> cutting edge<br />
technologies. History is littered, however, with structural failures<br />
where the crucial fracture process eluded the experimentalist.<br />
Predicting precisely where a small crack will develop in a material<br />
under stress and exactly when in time catastrophic fracture <strong>of</strong> the<br />
structure will occur is an unsolved mystery in the design and building<br />
<strong>of</strong> large engineering structures. It is when structural integrity <strong>of</strong> the<br />
material is lost that disaster strikes!<br />
Queens’ College<br />
To be held in the<br />
ancient Queens’<br />
College, a centre<br />
<strong>of</strong> learning for<br />
more than 550<br />
years, boasting a<br />
rich, complex and<br />
varied history.<br />
Queens’ <strong>of</strong>fers the<br />
most comfortable<br />
and welcoming <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Cambridge</strong><br />
colleges <strong>of</strong><br />
historical charm,<br />
and having one <strong>of</strong><br />
the finest cuisines.<br />
It sits astride the<br />
Cam, its 2 halves<br />
across the river by<br />
Newton’s<br />
Mathematical<br />
Bridge.<br />
Structural integrity is a term that treats the design, the materials<br />
used, and figures out how best components and parts can be<br />
joined:<br />
by embracing materials science & mechanics,<br />
by understanding fabrication technology,<br />
by coming to grips with NDT, service monitoring, & safety<br />
management,<br />
by multi-scale modelling <strong>of</strong> fracture and damage mechanics &<br />
probabilistic failure.<br />
When human life depends upon engineering ingenuity, SI is an<br />
essential design requirement.<br />
Materials have to be processed, components shaped, and<br />
structures assembled. Lack <strong>of</strong> attention to detail leads to premature<br />
failure because <strong>of</strong> the introduction <strong>of</strong> fatal flaws and they all impact<br />
on structural performance.<br />
Fitness considerations for the long-life <strong>of</strong> highly-loaded structures<br />
requires an in-depth understanding <strong>of</strong> critical phenomena such as:<br />
- fatigue & stress corrosion cracking, and<br />
- impact (blast, shock, ballistic, tyre debris impact, bird-strike).<br />
A modelling strategy is required to devise a robust life prediction<br />
methodology that is successfully predictive <strong>of</strong>: reliability, life<br />
expectancy, and durability <strong>of</strong> safe structure.<br />
Successful prediction requires detailed information obtained from<br />
test programmes <strong>of</strong> all possible failure mechanisms across the widest<br />
spectrum <strong>of</strong> size-scale that operate in service.<br />
Multi-scale problems <strong>of</strong> structural failure can be solved by testing<br />
and analysis across a size spectrum. Understanding structural<br />
behaviour at the various size scale requires dexterity in manipulating<br />
the working tools <strong>of</strong> the designer: empirical analyses (mathematics<br />
and continuum modelling) or continuum mechanics, mechanism<br />
models (micro-mechanical models) or micro-mechanics, tools that<br />
determine constitutive equations based on <strong>of</strong> the rules <strong>of</strong> material<br />
behaviour.<br />
Punting on the Cam
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<strong>Conference</strong> Co-Chairs<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>. C. Soutis<br />
Manchester, UK<br />
Dr P.W.R. Beaumont,<br />
<strong>Cambridge</strong>, UK<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>. A. Hodzic,<br />
<strong>Sheffield</strong>, UK<br />
Scientific Committee<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>. L. Asp, Swerea,<br />
Sweden<br />
Dr R. Butler,<br />
Bath, UK<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong> P. Camanho,<br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Porto, Portugal<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>. Tsu-Wei Chou,<br />
Delaware, USA<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>. P.T. Curtis,<br />
DSTL-Farnborough, UK<br />
Dr. Joel Foreman,<br />
<strong>Sheffield</strong>, UK<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>. A.G. Gibson,<br />
Newcastle, UK<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong> I. Guz,<br />
Aberdeen, UK<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>. A. Kinloch,<br />
Imperial College, UK<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong> D. Melo,<br />
UFRN, Brazil<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>. S. L. Ogin,<br />
Surrey, UK<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>. G. Papanicolaou,<br />
Patras, Greece<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>. I.K. Partridge,<br />
Bristol, UK<br />
Dr Y.D.S. Rajapakse,<br />
ONR, USA<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>. K. Schulte,<br />
Hamburg, Germany<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong> V. Silberschmidt,<br />
Loughborough, UK<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>. R. Talreja,<br />
Texas A & M, USA<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>. S. van der Zwaag,<br />
Delft, NL<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong> Tony Waas,<br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Michigan, USA<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>. P. M. Weaver,<br />
Bristol, UK<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>. R. J. Young,<br />
Manchester, UK<br />
<strong>The</strong> Tony Kelly Dinner<br />
To mark the 85 th Year <strong>of</strong> Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Tony Kelly, a special Banquet<br />
will be held in his honour.<br />
Registration and Pricing<br />
This will be £525 with special student fee <strong>of</strong> £375 (inc. all<br />
refreshments, lunches, dinners, welcome reception, Banquet and<br />
wines). <strong>The</strong> spouse/partner ticket for all meals, welcome<br />
reception, Banquet & wines will be £275. College<br />
accommodation, single room en suite B&B for the three nights <strong>of</strong><br />
the conference including English breakfast will be £330.<br />
Additional Banquet dinner will be £95. Information about the<br />
ways <strong>of</strong> payment will be provided on the conference website:<br />
www.sheffield.ac.uk/compositesconference<br />
Contributions in these areas are encouraged<br />
! Analytical, experimental, numerical modelling<br />
! Predictive design codes based on physical, numerical, and<br />
computer simulation<br />
! Modelling <strong>of</strong> deformation & fracture mechanisms<br />
! Nano-composite mechanics, interfaces<br />
! Textile composites: theory & experiment<br />
! Fracture and damage (tolerance) mechanics<br />
! Impact, crashworthiness, and energy dissipation<br />
! Stiffness tailoring<br />
! Enhanced buckling concepts<br />
! Multiscale modelling (theoretical, experimental)<br />
! Implementation <strong>of</strong> MS modelling<br />
! Reliability, durability, and safety issues<br />
! Damage, self-healing and repair<br />
! Damage sensing and smart systems<br />
! NDT, NDE and health monitoring issues, SHM<br />
! Evaluating, qualifying, assessing, certifying<br />
! Stress and temperature-related behavioural phenomena &<br />
structural changes over time<br />
! Lifetime (residual strength) prediction<br />
! Bio inspired materials and systems<br />
! Multifunctional structures and materials<br />
! Recycling, Green issues<br />
Call for Papers and Deadlines<br />
Please submit a 2-page abstract to the conference secretariat<br />
(cambridge@sheffield.ac.uk) by 5 th November 2012. <strong>The</strong> authors will receive notification <strong>of</strong><br />
acceptance by 30 th November 2012. An updated abstract for inclusion in the conference<br />
proceedings is required by 1 st February <strong>2013</strong>. Early bird registration fee deadline is 1 st March<br />
<strong>2013</strong>. Authors are also invited to submit a full-length paper for publication in special issues<br />
<strong>of</strong> CSTE, PRC and ACMA after the conference.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Colloquium language will be English, which will be used for all presentations & written<br />
material. Regular updates can be found on the web:<br />
www.sheffield.ac.uk/compositesconference
Registration Form<br />
DFC12/SI6 Designing Composite Materials: Avoiding Large Structural Failures<br />
8-11 April <strong>2013</strong><br />
Queens’ College, <strong>Cambridge</strong> <strong>University</strong>, UK<br />
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<strong>Conference</strong> website: www.sheffield.ac.uk/compositesconference<br />
Contact:<br />
Dr Andrew Gill (<strong>Conference</strong> Secretary)<br />
Email: cambridge@sheffield.ac.uk<br />
Composite Systems Innovation Centre<br />
Department <strong>of</strong> Mechanical Engineering<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Sheffield</strong><br />
Mappin Street, <strong>Sheffield</strong>, S1 3JD, UK<br />
<strong>Conference</strong> Tel No: +44 (0) 114 222 7720<br />
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Welcome to <strong>Cambridge</strong>!<br />
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