Topics

  • Computational Methods: Finite elements, Boundary Elements Finite Differences, Spectral Methods, etc.
  • Computational Solid and Structural Mechanics
  • Computational Mechanics of Materials
  • Computational Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering
  • Computational Aerodynamics and Aeroelasticity
  • Computational Electromagnetism and Magnetohydrodynamics
  • Lattice Boltzmann & Kinetic Methods
  • Molecular Dynamics
  • Fracture Mechanics
  • Acoustics
  • Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics
  • Thermal Sciences
  • Transport Phenomena
  • Microfluidics & Interfacial Phenomena
  • Hydrodynamic Stability and Transition
  • Structural & Flow Control and Optimization
  • Biomechanics
  • Rarefied Gas Dynamics
  • Inverse Problems in Mechanics
  • Smart Materials and Structures
  • System Identification
  • Parallel Computing
  • Artificial Intelligence and Expert Systems
  • CAD, CAM and CAE
  • Computer Simulation of Processes and Manufacturing
  • Computational Environmental Science
  • Computational Micro and Nanomechanics

Minisymposia

During the 9th GRACM International Congress a number of mini-symposia will be organized. The minisymposia that has been approved so far are focusing on the following topics:

  1. “Computational Analysis of  Advanced Materials” / Coordinator: E. E. Theotokoglou, National Technical University of Athens
  2. “Computational Techniques and Tools in Natural Disaster Risk Management” / Coordinator: Milan Gocić, University of Niš. The minisymposium is organised in Cooperation of NatRisk project (http://www.natrisk.ni.ac.rs/).  Topics:
    • Computational intelligence models and natural hazards
    • Simulation techniques in natural disaster risk management
    • Computational methods for hazard forecasting
    • Early warning and forecasting systems
    • Regional natural hazards analysis
  3. “Passive, Active and Semi-Active Control of Seismic Structures” / Coordinators: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sinan Melih Nigdeli, Seda Öncü Davas, Department of Civil Engineering, Istanbul University
  4. “Optimization in Structural Mechanics via Metaheuristic Algorithms” / Coordinators: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gebrail BEKDAŞ and Aylin Ece KAYABEKİR, Department of Civil Engineering, Istanbul University