PRESIDENT
Professor Patrick Huerre
huerre@ladhyx.polytechnique.fr

SECRETARY GENERAL
Professor Bernhard A. Schrefler
CISM International Centre
for Mechanical Sciences
Palazzo del Torso
Piazza Garibaldi 18 - 33100 Udine
bas@dic.unipd.it

WEB-master

Private area

Main research interests

I. FOUNDATIONS AND BASIC METHODS

100 Continuum mechanics
102 Finite element methods
104 Finite difference methods
106 Other computational methods
108 Modeling
110 Experimental system analysis

II. DYNAMICS AND VIBRATION

150 Kinematics and dynamics
152 Vibrations of solids (basic)
154 Vibrations (structural elements)
156 Vibrations (structures)
158 Wave motions in solids
160 Impact on solids
162 Waves in incompressible fluids
164 Waves in compressible fluids
166 Solid fluid interactions
168 Astronautics (celestial, orbital mechanics)
170 Explosions and ballistics
172 Acoustics

III. AUTOMATIC CONTROL

200 Systems theory and design
202 Optimal control systems
204 Systems and control applications
206 Robotics
208 Manufacturing

IV. MECHANICS OF SOLIDS

250 Elasticity
252 Viscoelasticity
254 Plasticity and viscoplasticity
256 Composite material mechanics
258 Cables, ropes, beams, etc.
260 Plates, shells, membranes, etc.
262 Structural stability (buckling, postbuckling)
264 Electromagneto-solid mechanics
266 Soil mechanics (basic)
268 Soil mechanics (applied)
270 Rock mechanics
272 Materials processing
274 Fracture and damage processes
276 Fracture and damage mechanics
278 Experimental stress analysis
280 Material testing
282 Structures (basic)
284 Structures (ground)
286 Structures (ocean and coastal)
288 Structures (mobile)
290 Structures (containment)
292 Friction and wear
294 Machine elements
296 Machine design
298 Fastening and joining

V. MECHANICS OF FLUIDS

350 Rheology
352 Hydraulics
354 Incompressible flow
356 Compressible flow
358 Rarefied flow
360 Multiphase flows
362 Wall layers (including boundary layers)
364 Internal flow (pipe, channel, and Couette)
366 Internal flow (inlets, nozzles, diffusers and cascades)
368 Free shear layers (mixing layers, jets, wakes, cavities, and plumes)
370 Flow stability
372 Turbulence
374 Electromagneto-fluid and plasma dynamics
376 Naval hydromechanics
378 Aerodynamics
380 Machinery fluid dynamics
382 Lubrication
384 Flow measurements and visualization

VI. THERMAL SCIENCES

400 Thermodynamics
402 Heat transfer (one phase convection)
404 Heat transfer (two phase convection)
406 Heat transfer (conduction)
408 Heat transfer (radiation, combined modes)
410 Heat transfer (devices and systems)
412 Thermomechanics of solids
414 Mass transfer (with or without heat transfer)
416 Combustion
418 Prime movers and propulsion systems

VII. EARTH SCIENCES

450 Micromeritics
452 Porous media
454 Geomechanics
456 Earthquake mechanics
458 Hydrology, oceanology and meteorology

VIII. ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT

500 Fossil fuel systems
502 Nuclear systems
504 Geothermal systems
506 Solar systems
508 Wind energy systems
510 Ocean energy systems
512 Energy distribution and storage
514 Environmental fluid mechanics
516 Hazardous waste containment and disposal

IX. BIOSCIENCES

550 Biomechanics
552 Human factors engineering
554 Rehabilitation engineering
556 Sports mechanics
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