ECCOMAS Thematic Conference - CoRAN 2011

International ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Recent Advances in Nonlinear Models - Structural Concrete Applications (CoRAN 2011) 24-25th November 2011, Coimbra, Portugal
http://www.dec.uc.pt/coran2011/
 
CALL for PAPERS
 
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Dear Colleague,
 
We would like to call your attention to the International Conference CoRAN 2011 -ECCOMAS THEMATIC CONFERENCE ON RECENT ADVANCES IN NONLINEAR MODELS - STRUCTURAL CONCRETE APPLICATIONS that will be held in Coimbra Portugal on 24-25th November 2011.
 
Possible Topics (not limited to)
- Non linear models for concrete structures
- Damage mechanics
- Fracture mechanics
- Rate dependency
- Dynamic effects
- Creep modelling
- Hydration of cement paste
- Early age concrete
- Thermo-mechanic  models
- Multi-physics phenomena
- Multi-scale analyses
- Durability and environmental aspects
- Performance under extreme conditions, e.g. fire, blast, and others.
 
 
Invited Lecturers
 
- Nenad Bicanic - University of Glasgow, UK- Koichi Maekawa – University of Tokyo, Japan- Herbert Mang – Technical University of Wien, Austria
 
 
Publications
A Special Issue of the ENGINEERING COMPUTATIONS JOURNAL will be devoted to CoRAN 2011, so, the best papers will be selected by the Scientific Committee of CoRAN 2011, to be published on the Journal.
 
 
Important dates
- Deadline for presenting two page Abstracts: 29th April 2011
- Authors Notification: 17th June 2011
- Deadline for Full Papers: 9th September 2011
 
 
We are looking forward to see you in Coimbra next November.
 
Kind regards,
 
Helena Barros UC
Rui Faria FEUP
Carlos Pina LNEC
Carla Ferreira UC
(conference co-chairs)
 
PS. For further details please see the conference website at: http://www.dec.uc.pt/coran2011/