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href="/conferences/2019/cmem-2019" >CMEM 2019</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2019/eres-2019" >ERES 2019</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2019/urban-transport-2019" >Urban Transport 2019</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2019/air-pollution-2019" >Air Pollution 2019</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2019/bem-42" >BEM/MRM 42</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2019/energy-and-sustainability-2019" >Energy and Sustainability 2019</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2019/maritime-transport-2019" >Maritime Transport 2019</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2019/coastal-cities-2019" >Coastal Cities 2019</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2019/safe-2019" >SAFE 2019</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2019/disaster-management-2019" >Disaster Management 2019</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2019/sustainable-city-2019" >Sustainable City 2019</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2019/water-and-society-2019" >Water and Society 2019</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2019/stremah-2019" >STREMAH 2019</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2019/bim-2019" >BIM 2019</a></li></ul></li><li class="parent item5589 dropdown"><a href="/conferences/2018" >2018</a><ul class="dropdown-menu columns"><li><a href="/conferences/2018/islamic-heritage-2018" >Islamic Heritage 2018 </a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2018/sustainable-tourism-2018" >Sustainable Tourism 2018 </a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2018/urban-growth-2018" >Urban Growth 2018 </a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2018/complex-systems-2018" >Complex Systems 2018 </a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2018/water-pollution-2018" >Water Pollution 2018 </a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2018/friar-2018" >FRIAR 2018 </a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2018/susi-2018" >SUSI 2018 </a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2018/risk-analysis-2018" >Risk Analysis 2018 </a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2018/air-pollution-2018" >Air Pollution 2018 </a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2018/environmental-impact-2018" >Environmental Impact 2018 </a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2018/comprail-2018" >COMPRAIL 2018 </a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2018/afm-2018" >AFM 2018 </a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2018/hpsm-opti-2018" >HPSM/OPTI 2018 </a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2018/sustainable-development-and-planning-2018" >Sustainable Development and Planning 2018 </a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2018/energy-quest-2018" >Energy Quest 2018</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2018/bem-41" >BEM/MRM 41</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2018/waste-management-2018" >Waste Management 2018</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2018/urban-transport-2018" >Urban Transport 2018</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2018/eco-architecture-2018" >Eco-Architecture 2018 </a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2018/urban-agriculture-2018" >Urban Agriculture 2018 </a></li></ul></li><li class="parent item5512 dropdown"><a href="/conferences/2017" >2017</a><ul class="dropdown-menu columns"><li><a href="/conferences/2017/coastal-cities-2017" >Coastal Cities 2017</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2017/air-pollution-2017" >Air Pollution 2017</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2017/ecosud-2017" >ECOSUD 2017</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2017/stremah-2017" >STREMAH 2017</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2017/bim-2017" >BIM 2017</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2017/complex-systems-2017" >Complex Systems 2017</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2017/water-and-society-2017" >Water and Society 2017</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2017/disaster-management-2017" >Disaster Management 2017</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2017/timber-structures-2017" >Timber Structures 2017</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2017/multiphase-flow-2017" >Multiphase Flow 2017</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2017/materials-characterisation-2017" >Materials Characterisation 2017</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2017/sustainable-development-and-planning-2017" >Sustainable Development and Planning 2017</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2017/cmem-2017" >CMEM 2017</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2017/eres-2017" >ERES 2017</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2017/water-resources-management-2017" >Water Resources Management 2017</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2017/river-basin-management-2017" >River Basin Management 2017</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2017/urban-transport-2017" >Urban Transport 2017</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2017/safe-2017" >SAFE 2017</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2017/bem-mrm-40" >BEM/MRM 40</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2017/sustainable-city-2017" >Sustainable City 2017</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2017/energy-and-sustainability-2017" >Energy and Sustainability 2017</a></li></ul></li><li class="parent item4857 dropdown"><a href="/conferences/2016" >2016</a><ul class="dropdown-menu columns"><li><a href="/conferences/2016/big-data-2016" >Big Data 2016</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2016/defence-heritage-2016" >Defence Heritage 2016</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2016/islamic-heritage-architecture-2016" >Islamic Heritage Architecture 2016</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2016/sustainable-tourism-2016" >Sustainable Tourism 2016</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2016/susi-2016" >SUSI 2016</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2016/risk-analysis-2016" >Risk Analysis 2016</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2016/complex-systems-2016" >Complex Systems 2016</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2016/waste-management-2016" >Waste Management 2016</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2016/environmental-impact-2016" >Environmental Impact 2016</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2016/air-pollution-2016" >Air Pollution 2016</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2016/urban-transport-2016" >Urban Transport 2016</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2016/urban-water-2016" >Urban Water 2016</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2016/water-pollution-2016" >Water Pollution 2016</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2016/friar-2016" >FRIAR 2016</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2016/sustainable-city-2016" >Sustainable City 2016</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2016/eco-architecture-2016" >Eco-Architecture 2016</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2016/comprail-2016" >COMPRAIL 2016</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2016/afm-2016" >AFM 2016</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2016/energy-quest-2016" >Energy Quest 2016</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2016/heat-transfer-2016" >Heat Transfer 2016</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2016/design-and-nature-2016" >Design and Nature 2016</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2016/hpsm-opti-2016" >HPSM/OPTI 2016</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2016/bem-mrm-39" >BEM/MRM 39</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2016/maras-2016" >MARAS 2016</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2016/sustainable-development-and-planning-2016" >Sustainable Development and Planning 2016</a></li></ul></li><li class="parent item4348 dropdown"><a href="/conferences/2015" >2015</a><ul class="dropdown-menu columns"><li><a href="/conferences/2015/multiphase-flow-2015" >Multiphase Flow 2015</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2015/contact-and-surface-2015" >Contact and Surface 2015</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2015/materials-characterisation-2015" >Materials Characterisation 2015</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2015/cmem-2015" >CMEM 2015</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2015/safe-2015" >SAFE 2015</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2015/complex-systems-2015" >Complex Systems 2015</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2015/sustainable-development-and-planning-2015" >Sustainable Development and Planning 2015</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2015/disaster-management-2015" >Disaster Management 2015</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2015/air-pollution-2015" >Air Pollution 2015</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2015/urban-transport-2015" >Urban Transport 2015</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2015/ecosud-2015" >ECOSUD 2015</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2015/water-resources-management-2015" >Water Resources Management 2015</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2015/river-basin-management-2015" >River Basin Management 2015</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2015/eres-2015" >ERES 2015</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2015/ravage-of-the-planet-iv" >Ravage of the Planet IV</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2015/coastal-cities-2015" >Coastal Cities 2015</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2015/stremah-2015" >STREMAH 2015</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2015/water-and-society-2015" >Water and Society 2015</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2015/sustainable-city-2015" >Sustainable City 2015</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2015/energy-and-sustainability-2015" >Energy and Sustainability 2015</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2015/bim-2015" >BIM 2015</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2015/bem-mrm-38" >BEM/MRM 38</a></li></ul></li><li class="parent item3780 dropdown"><a href="/conferences/2014" >2014</a><ul class="dropdown-menu columns"><li><a href="/conferences/2014/energy-quest-2014" >Energy Quest 2014</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2014/waste-management-2014" >Waste Management 2014</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2014/environmental-impact-2014" >Environmental Impact 2014</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2014/water-pollution-2014" >Water Pollution 2014</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2014/urban-water-2014" >Urban Water 2014</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2014/urban-transport-2014" >Urban Transport 2014</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2014/susi-2014" >SUSI 2014</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2014/risk-analysis-2014" >Risk Analysis 2014</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2014/hpsmopti-2014" >HPSM/OPTI 2014</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2014/maras-2014" >MARAS 2014</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2014/sustainable-irrigation-2014" >Sustainable Irrigation 2014</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2014/friar-2014" >FRIAR 2014</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2014/comprail-2014" >COMPRAIL 2014</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2014/afm-2014" >AFM 2014</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2014/heat-transfer-2014" >Heat Transfer 2014</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2014/air-pollution-2014" >Air Pollution 2014</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2014/sustainable-tourism-2014" >Sustainable Tourism 2014</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2014/design-and-nature-2014" >Design and Nature 2014</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2014/bemmrm-37" >BEM/MRM 37</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2014/defence-heritage-2014" >Defence Heritage 2014</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2014/sustainable-city-2014" >Sustainable City 2014</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2014/eco-architecture-2014" >Eco-Architecture 2014</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2014/energy-and-sustainability-2014" >Energy and Sustainability 2014</a></li></ul></li><li class="parent item3734 dropdown"><a href="/conferences/2013" >2013</a><ul class="dropdown-menu columns"><li><a href="/conferences/2013/coastal-processes-2013" >Coastal Processes 2013</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2013/fluid-structure-interaction-2013" >Fluid Structure Interaction 2013</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2013/food-and-environment-2013" >Food and Environment 2013</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2013/environmental-health-risk-2013" >Environmental Health Risk 2013</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2013/biomed-2013" >BIOMED 2013</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2013/data-2013" >DATA 2013</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2013/water-resources-management-2013" >Water Resources Management 2013</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2013/river-basin-management-2013" >River Basin Management 2013</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2013/sustainable-development-and-planning-2013" >Sustainable Development and Planning 2013</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2013/urban-transport-2013" >Urban Transport 2013</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2013/air-pollution-2013" >Air Pollution 2013</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2013/materials-characterisation-2013" >Materials Characterisation 2013</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2013/contact-and-surface-2013" >Contact and Surface 2013</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2013/bem-mrm-2013" >BEM / MRM 2013</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2013/ecosud-2013" >ECOSUD 2013</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2013/energy-and-sustainability-2013" >Energy and Sustainability 2013</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2013/stremah-2013" >STREMAH 2013</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2013/cmem-2013" >CMEM 2013</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2013/multiphase-flow-2013" >Multiphase Flow 2013</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2013/eres-2013" >ERES 2013</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2013/disaster-management-2013" >Disaster Management 2013</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2013/water-and-society-2013" >Water and Society 2013</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2013/safe-2013" >SAFE 2013</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2013/bemmrm-36" >BEM/MRM 36</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2013/sustainable-city-2013" >Sustainable City 2013</a></li></ul></li><li class="selected parent item3735 dropdown"><a href="/conferences/2012" >2012</a><ul class="dropdown-menu columns"><li><a href="/conferences/2012/urban-water-2012" >Urban Water 2012</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2012/sustainable-city-2012" >Sustainable City 2012</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2012/urban-transport-2012" >Urban Transport 2012</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2012/airpollution-2012" >Air Pollution 2012</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2012/forest-fires-2012" >Forest Fires 2012</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2012/debris-flow-2012" >Debris Flow 2012</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2012/friar-2012" >FRIAR 2012</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2012/defence-sites-heritage-and-future-2012" >Defence Sites: Heritage and Future 2012</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2012/12-designnature" >Design and Nature 2012</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2012/12-sustourism" >Sustainable Tourism 2012</a></li><li id="current" class="selected"><a href="/conferences/2012/12-hpsm" >HPSM 2012</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2012/opti-2012" >OPTI 2012</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2012/bemmrm-2012" >BEM/MRM 2012</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2012/afm-2012" >AFM 2012</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2012/heat-transfer-2012" >Heat Transfer 2012</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2012/environmental-impact-2012" >Environmental Impact 2012</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2012/waste-management-2012" >Waste Management 2012</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2012/water-pollution-2012" >Water Pollution 2012</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2012/tribology-and-design-2012" >Tribology and Design 2012</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2012/susi-2012" >SUSI 2012</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2012/eco-architecture-2012" >Eco-Architecture 2012</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2012/comprail-2012" >COMPRAIL 2012</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2012/islands-2012" >Islands 2012</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2012/risk-analysis-2012" >Risk Analysis 2012</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2012/petroleum-2012" >Petroleum 2012</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2012/sustainable-irrigation-2012" >Sustainable Irrigation 2012</a></li></ul></li><li class="parent item2571 dropdown"><a href="/conferences/2011" >2011</a><ul class="dropdown-menu columns"><li><a href="/conferences/2011/energy-2011" >Energy 2011</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2011/ecosud-2011" >ECOSUD 2011</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2011/coastalprocesses-2011" >Coastal Processes 2011</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2011/fluidstructureinteraction-2011" >Fluid Structure Interaction 2011</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2011/disaster-management-2011" >Disaster Management 2011</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2011/light-2011" >Light 2011</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2011/waterresourcesmanagement-2011" >Water Resources Management 2011</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2011/riverbasinmanagement-2011" >River Basin Management 2011</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2011/cmem-2011" >CMEM 2011</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2011/urbantransport-2011" >Urban Transport 2011</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2011/materialscharacterisation-2011" >Materials Characterisation 2011</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2011/multiphase-flow-2011" >Multiphase Flow 2011</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2011/foodandenvironment-2011" >Food and Environment 2011</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2011/bemmrm-2011" >BEM/MRM 2011</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2011/safe-2011" >SAFE 2011</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2011/sustainablechemistry-2011" >Sustainable Chemistry 2011</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2011/sdp-2011" >Sustainable Development and Planning 2011</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2011/environmentalhealthrisk-2011" >Environmental Health Risk 2011</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2011/biomed-2011" >BIOMED 2011</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2011/stremah-2011" >STREMAH 2011</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2011/eres-2011" >ERES 2011</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2011/lakesustainability-2011" >Lake Sustainability 2011</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2011/airpollution-2011" >Air Pollution 2011</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2011/contact-and-surface-2011" >Contact and Surface 2011</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2011/waterandsociety-2011" >Water and Society 2011</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2011/ravageoftheplanet-2011" >Ravage of the Planet 2011</a></li></ul></li><li class="parent item27 dropdown"><a href="/conferences/2010" >2010</a><ul class="dropdown-menu columns"><li><a href="/conferences/2010/eco-architecture-2010" >Eco-Architecture 2010</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2010/the-sustainable-city-2010" >The Sustainable City 2010</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2010/islands-2010" >Islands 2010</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2010/environmental-economics-2010" >Environmental Economics 2010</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2010/environmental-toxicology-2010" >Environmental Toxicology 2010</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2010/urban-transport-2010" >Urban Transport 2010</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2010/tribology-and-design-2010" >Tribology and Design 2010</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2010/debris-flow-2010" >Debris Flow 2010</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2010/friar-2010" >FRIAR 2010</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2010/sustainable-irrigation-2010" >Sustainable Irrigation 2010</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2010/water-pollution-2010" >Water Pollution 2010</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2010/air-pollution-2010" >Air Pollution 2010</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2010/forest-fires-2010" >Forest Fires 2010</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2010/design-and-nature-2010" >Design and Nature 2010</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2010/sustainable-tourism-2010" >Sustainable Tourism 2010</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2010/waste-management-2010" >Waste Management 2010</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2010/heat-transfer-2010" >Heat Transfer 2010</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2010/hpsm-2010" >HPSM 2010</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2010/susi-2010" >SUSI 2010</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2010/comprail-2010" >COMPRAIL 2010</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2010/bem-mrm-32-2010" >BEM / MRM 32</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2010/risk-analysis-2010" >Risk Analysis 2010</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2010/brownfields-2010" >Brownfields 2010</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2010/afm-2010" >AFM 2010</a></li></ul></li><li class="parent item1483 dropdown"><a href="/conferences/2009" >2009</a><ul class="dropdown-menu columns"><li><a href="/conferences/2009/eres-2009" >ERES 2009</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2009/sustainable-development-2009" >Sustainable Development 2009</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2009/fluid-structure-interaction-2009" >Fluid Structure Interaction 2009</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2009/biomed-2009" >BIOMED 2009</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2009/data-mining-2009" >Data Mining 2009</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2009/opti-2009" >OPTI 2009</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2009/contactsurface-2009" >Contact/Surface 2009</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2009/cmem-2009" >CMEM 2009</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2009/multiphase-flow-2009" >Multiphase Flow 2009</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2009/materials-characterisation-2009" >Materials Characterisation 2009</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2009/urban-transport-2009" >Urban Transport 2009</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2009/energy-and-sustainability-2009" >Energy and Sustainability 2009</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2009/electrocor-2009" >ELECTROCOR 2009</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2009/safe-2009" >SAFE 2009</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2009/ecosud-2009" >ECOSUD 2009</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2009/air-pollution-2009" >Air Pollution 2009</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2009/stremah-2009" >STREMAH 2009</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2009/bemmrm-31-2009" >BEM/MRM 31</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2009/river-basin-management-2009" >River Basin Management 2009</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2009/water-resources-management-2009" >Water Resources Management 2009</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2009/coastal-processes-2009" >Coastal Processes 2009</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2009/environmental-health-risk-2009" >Environmental Health Risk 2009</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2009/disaster-management-2009" >Disaster Management 2009</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2009/regional-airports-seminar-2009" >Regional Airports Seminar</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2009/ravage-of-the-planet-2009" >Ravage of the Planet 2009</a></li></ul></li><li class="parent item731 dropdown"><a href="/conferences/2008" >2008</a><ul class="dropdown-menu columns"><li><a href="/conferences/2008/risk-analysis-2008" >Risk Analysis 2008</a></li><li><a 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<td>Wessex Institute of Technology, UK</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: center;" colspan="2"> <div style="text-align: left;">Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Belgium</div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">University of A Coruña, Spain</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> </div> </div> <div class="right card "> <h3 class="card-header ">Sponsors</h3> <div class="card-body"> <div id="mod-custom530" class="mod-custom custom"> <table style="width: 100%; float: none; background-image: none;" border="0" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width: 30px; text-align: right;"><img src="/images/conferences/jos_logo.jpg" alt="jos_logo.jpg" width="26" height="30" border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" /></td> <td>WIT Transactions on the Built Environment</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2">International Journal of Computational Methods and Experimental Measurements</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></div> </div> </div> <div class="right card "> <h3 class="card-header ">Conference Chairmen</h3> <div class="card-body"> <div id="mod-custom519" class="mod-custom custom"> <p><strong>W P de Wilde<br /></strong>Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Belgium</p> <p><strong><br />C A Brebbia<br /></strong>Wessex Institute of Technology, UK</p> <p><strong><br />S Hernandez<br /></strong>University of A Coruña, Spain</p></div> </div> </div> <div class="right card "> <h3 class="card-header ">International Scientific Advisory Committee</h3> <div class="card-body"> <div id="mod-custom525" class="mod-custom custom"> <p><strong>I Iskhakov</strong><br />Ariel University Centre, Israel<br /><br /><strong>T Katayama</strong><br />Doshisha University, Japan</p> <p><strong>S Kravanja</strong><br />University of Maribor, Slovenia<strong><br /><br />B S Kim</strong><strong><br /></strong>Korea Institute of Materials Sciences, South Korea<strong><br /><br />A Maheri</strong><br />Northumbria University, UK<br /><br /><strong>D Northwood</strong><br />University of Windsor, Canada<br /><br /><strong>P Procházka</strong><br />Czech Technical University, Prague, Czech Republic<br /><br /><strong>H Sakamoto</strong><br />Kumamoto University, Japan<br /><br /><strong>M Sejnoha</strong><br />Czech Technical University, Prague, Czech Republic<br /><br /><strong>H Takagi</strong><br />University of Tokushima, Japan<br /><br /><strong>K Takemura</strong><br />Kanagawa University, Japan<br /><br /><strong>K Tanaka</strong><br />Doshisha University, Japan</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="cols-xs-12 col-md-9 col-md-pull-3"> <div class="main-content"> <div class="com-content-article item-page" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Article"> <meta itemprop="inLanguage" content="en-GB"> <div itemprop="articleBody" class="com-content-article__body"> <p><span class="contentheading">HPSM 2012 </span></p> <h3>6th International Conference on High Performance Structures and Materials</h3> <h3><img src="/images/conferences/2008/pcr_images/pcr2.jpg" style="float: right;" alt="pcr.jpg" border="0" height="33" hspace="0" vspace="0" width="350" /></h3> <p>19 - 21 June 2012<br />New Forest, UK</p> <h2> Overview and Opening Address</h2> <p><img src="/images/conferences/2012/HPSM12_200x250.jpg" alt="HPSM12_200x250" title="Coastal Processes 2011" style="margin: 4px; width: 200px; height: 250px; float: right;" height="250" width="200" /></p> <p>The 6<sup>th</sup> International Conference on High Performance Structures and Materials was held in the New Forest, UK, the home of the Wessex Institute of Technology.  The meeting was organised by the Wessex Institute of Technology (WIT), represented by Professor Carlos A Brebbia; the Free University of Brussels, represented by Professor Patrick De Wilde; and the University of A Coruña, represented by Professor Santiago Hernandez.</p> <p>The Conference followed the success of the previous five meetings in the series, held in Seville in 2002, Ancona in 2004, Ostend in 2006, the Algarve in 2008 and Tallinn in 2010.</p> <p>The conference addressed issues involving advanced types of structures, particularly those based on new concepts or new materials.  The objective of many papers was to search for higher performance but altogether sustainable materials of the type which are now receiving increased attention.</p> <p>Contributions also indicated a series of current trends in structural design, including the interactions of the key components, ie natural selection, component design, structural and constructive design.  These trends take into account optimisation principles in such a way that the maximum amount of structural material can be transformed, re-used, dismantled and displaced.  These concepts contribute significantly to the sustainability of the constructions.  An excellent example of this principle is included in a special session on Transformable Structures, organised by Professor Niels De Temmerman and some of his co-workers, which included such case studies.</p> <div class="jce_caption" style="width: 223px; margin: 4px; float: right; display: inline-block;"><img style="float: right;" alt="HPSM_2" src="/images/conferences/2012/PCR/HPSM_2.jpg" height="239" width="223" /> <div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Prof. Brebbia</span></div> </div> The Conference was opened by Carlos Brebbia, Director of WIT who explained the objectives of his Institute in acting as a mechanism for knowledge transfer.  The activities of WIT include research and training at PhD level, advanced research for industry, publications of books and Journals and the organisation of courses and conferences. While most courses are held in the Institute Campus in the New Forest, only part of the conferences take place there.  The conferences are held in a series of locations around the world, usually in Europe and USA – and frequently in association with well know Institutes and Universities. <p>The Conference programme – Carlos explained – aims to attract interdisciplinary researchers, some of them dealing with social, economic and humanistic topics as well as with physical sciences.  The success of the programme consists in its ability to evolve, changing the conference topics and always introducing new meetings to replace those that do not require any further advanced research.</p> <p>Carlos finally noted the work of WIT Press, the publishing arm of the Institute, which in addition to the conference books, produce a large number of other monographs and edited volumes as well as a number of learned Journals.  This work is now further disseminated around the world by the emergence of digital books.  Hard cover volumes continue to be printed – on demand. All conference papers, Carlos explained, are archived in the Web library of the Wessex Institute (<a target="_blank" href="http://library.witpress.com/">http://library.witpress.com/</a>) where they are permanently available to the international community.</p> <p>Carlos ended by hoping that the delegates will have a very successful meeting and that they will continue to collaborate with WIT.  This collaboration includes the possibility of submitting an extended version of their papers for publication in the International Journal of Computational Methods and Experimental Measurements.</p> <h2> Conference Sessions</h2>  <p><img style="margin: 4px; float: right;" alt="HPSM_1" src="/images/conferences/2012/PCR/HPSM_1.jpg" height="150" width="225" />The conference sessions included a series of interesting papers organised around the following topics:</p> <ul> <li>Emerging structural applications</li> <li>Material characterisation</li> <li>Composite materials and structures</li> <li>High performance concretes</li> <li>Steel structures</li> <li>Experimental and numerical analysis</li> </ul> <h2> Special Sessions</h2> <p>The conference has two special sessions, one of them organised by Prof K Takemura from Kanagawa University, Japan which included the following papers:</p> <ul> <li>Mechanical performance of bacterial cellulose nanofibre-reinforced expoxy composites</li> <li>Effects of microfibrillated cellulose addition and water absorption on mechanical properties of Jute/PLA composites</li> <li>Elastic and dynamic response characteristics of Kenaf/polypropylene composites</li> <li>Development of green composites using agricultural waste</li> <li>Effect of treatment using silane coupling agent on creep properties of Jute fibre reinforced composites</li> </ul> <p>Another excellent special session was organised by Prof Niels De Temmerman from the Free University of Brussels, on the topic of moderate span bridges.  It included four papers on:</p> <ul> <li>Transformable structures in architectural engineering</li> <li>Structural optimisation of deployable scissor structures using new computational methods</li> <li>Four-dimensional design of multimodular footbridges in developing countries</li> <li>Analysing the applicability of deployable scissor structures in responsive building skins</li> </ul> <h2> Joint Session</h2> <p>The conference held a joint session with the 12<sup>th</sup> International Conference on Optimum Design of Structures and Materials in Engineering.  The session, chaired by Carlos Brebbia, dealt with the Optimization of Civil Engineering and consisted of the papers entitled:</p> <ul> <li>A software with graphical interface for design optimization of prestressed concrete launched bridges</li> <li>Optimization of thick-walled shells based on solving inverse problems of the elastic theory for inhomogeneous bodies</li> <li>Performance based design of masonry infilled reinforced concrete frames for near-field earthquakes</li> </ul> <h2></h2> <h2> Keynote Addresses</h2> <p>Furthermore there were a series of keynote addresses to enhance the meeting:</p> <p>‘An application of Taguchi’s method to robust design of aircraft structures’<br /><em>by S Hernandez, </em><em>University</em><em> of </em><em>A</em><em> Coruña, </em><em>Spain</em></p> <p>‘Effective mechanical and transport properties of polysiloxane matrix based composites’<br /><em>by M Sejnoha, </em><em>Czech</em><em> </em><em>Technical</em><em> </em><em>University</em><em>, </em><em>Prague</em></p> <p>‘Internal pressure – stressing and forming’<br /><em>by I Doltsinis, </em><em>Stuttgart University</em><em>, </em><em>Germany</em></p> <p>‘Shape optimal design of phases in composites: harmonic problem<br /><em>P P Prochazka, </em><em>Czech</em><em> </em><em>Technical</em><em> </em><em>University</em><em>, </em><em>Prague</em></p> <p>‘An analytical model for deformation analysis of composite wind turbine adaptive blades;<br /><em>A Maheri, </em><em>Northumbria University</em><em>, </em><em>UK</em></p> <h2> Eminent Scientist Medal</h2> <div class="jce_caption" style="width: 200px; margin: 4px; float: right; display: inline-block;"><img style="float: right;" alt="HPSM_5" src="/images/conferences/2012/PCR/HPSM_5.jpg" height="267" width="200" /> <div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Prof. Doltsinis & Prof. Brebbia</span></div> </div> A special event took place during the conference, ie the award of the Eminent Scientist Medal to Prof Ioannis Doltsinis from Stuttgart University.  The Medal was given in the name of the Wessex Institute of Technology by Professor Carlos Brebbia who started by summarising the outstanding career of Ioannis as follows: <p>After completion of the Diploma studies, Doltsinis was invited by Professor John Argyris to join the scientific staff of the renowned Institute for Statics and Dynamics of Aerospace Structures (ISD) at the Stuttgart University.  In the Institute, as a research fellow for computational nonlinear mechanics he devoted himself to the subject of engineering plasticity working on FEM elastoplastic analysis, in the focus of international efforts that time.  His developments extended the range of general purpose software to the area of inelastic large scale computations in industrial engineering practice.  Parallel to this work, he conducted as the project leader R&D in Wide Span Lightweight Structures (originating from the unique roof of the Olympic Stadium in Munich 1971), Nonlinear Fracture Mechanics and Composite Materials.</p> <p>Continuing as the responsible scientist of R&D on Thermomechanics and mechanics of Materials, he worked on the challenging subject of large deformation of elastoplastic solids and coupled field problems.  He was the first to consistently model superplastic forming for the aerospace industry, and to develop process simulation on the grounds of hyperelasticity in a theoretically transparent and computationally efficient manner.  In this context he initiated in his teams and founded the development of the Finite Element Programming Systems (FEPS) as a research tool dealing with highly nonlinear, physically coupled problems including thermomechanical deformation processes, viscous fluid motion and fluid-structure interaction.  The software, conceived for research purposes, has been denoted the first handling multiphysics.</p> <p>In 1984 he moved to the Institute for computer Applications (ICA) then just founded at Stuttgart University, appointed later as the Deputy Director of the Institute.  The position enable interdisciplinary research along new direction: microstructural failure processes in multiphase materials, CFD for hypersonics with chemical reactions and Stochastic Mechanics.  Research projects for industrial purposes refer to Plasma-sprayed Ceramic Thermal Barrier Coatings, Strength of Porous Ceramics as for the Reliability of Filtration Equipment, Re-entry Aerothermodynamics within the European Hermes Space Shuttle Programme and Stochastic Methods in Industrial Aerospace and Automotive Engineering.  Most recent developments have focussed on Stochastic methods in Computational Mechanics.</p> <p>Doltsinis was and is engaged as an expert consultant for Research Councils and Foundations within Germany (like Volkswagen Foundation) and abroad.  He has been on the managing board of the European Research Community of Flow, Turbulence and Combustion (ERCOFTAC), belongs to the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Institute of Systems Engineering and Computers (INESC), Coimbra, Portugal, and is a Fellow of the Wessex Institute of Technology.</p> <p>As a Visiting Professor at the University of Trento, Italy, he transferred knowledge on advanced computational methods in engineering, Courses in the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering in Stuttgart comprise Loading Systems on Aircraft, Elastic-plastic Behaviour of Structures, Stochastic Analysis and Optimization.  Research results have been published in numerous international professional journals.  Based on his experience in engineering research and education, he authored the books</p> <ul> <li>Elements of Plasticity – Theory and Computation</li> <li>Large Deformation Processes of Solids – Fundamentals and Engineering Applications</li> <li>Stochastic Methods in Engineering</li> </ul> <p>All of these have been published by WIT Press.  The most recent one – Stochastic Methods in Engineering – has been motivated by the increasing demand in the industry for introducing uncertainty in the design process, and the necessity for acquiring fundamental background knowledge on the subject.</p> <p>At the end of Ioannis’ address Carlos Brebbia presented him with the Eminent Scientist Medal given by the Wessex Institute of Technology to outstanding researchers. Awardees include renown scientists and engineers from all over the world; the first of the medals being awarded in 1986 to Professor Eric Reissner of MIT.</p> <h2> Book Launch</h2> <p>The conference was the occasion of a new book by Professor Ioannis Doltsinis of Stuttgart University, on ‘Stochastic Methods in Engineering’ that points out the importance of probabilistic models in engineering analysis and design in which to account for the random infection of actual systems.</p> <p>Stochastic Methods in Engineering covers computational stochastic analysis and optimization.  It begins by introducing concepts and then outlines computational approaches to specific classes of problems.  Emanating from the author’s courses at the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Stuttgart, the book is intended to make the reader familiar with the stochastic point of view, exploring and quantifying random system variability, its source and sensitivity.  It also develops methods of stochastic analysis and optimization based on deterministic knowledge, serving as a guide in the transition from determinism to stochastics.</p> The book begins by introducing concepts of stochastic analysis and design optimization, outlining computational approaches to specific classes of problems, referring first to elastic structures, geometric nonlinearities and elastoplasticity.  Two fundamentally different methods are considered in this context and are developed on the basis of the finite element formalism: the analytical Taylor expansion approach and the synthetic Monte Carlo technique.  In fact, the single volume is unique in presenting tutorials on essential probabilistics and statistics, recent finite element methods, and Monte Carlo simulation techniques.  The considerations are extended to the important issue of system reliability, time variant phenomena and material deformation processes.  Supplementary, statistical assessment and comparison of systems is exposed, which is of interest also when validating analysis models by laboratory testing. <h2> Social Occasions</h2> <div class="jce_caption" style="width: 279px; margin: 4px; float: right; display: inline-block;"><img style="float: right;" alt="HPSM_4" src="/images/conferences/2012/PCR/HPSM_4.jpg" height="183" width="279" /> <div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Delegates at Bucklers Hard</span></div> </div> The delegates have numerous occasions for informal discussions during the social fixtures that took place during the conference as well as in the refreshment breaks, which included complimentary lunches, as well as coffee breaks. <p>In addition they were invited to participate in a lunchtime excursion to one of the most beautiful sites in the New Forest, ie Bucklers Hard, to which they were taken by bus and offered a packed lunch.</p> <p>Bucklers Hard is a very picturesque village of great historical interest lying on the Beaulieu River.  It was a shipbuilding village, which at its height had five slipways and around 20 cottages for the workers.  Only two rows of cottages now remain with a broad village street separating them and sloping towards the river.  At the end of one row stands a hotel, which was the Master Builder’s house.  An excellent display at the entrance of the village describes the activities that took place there.</p> <div class="jce_caption" style="width: 300px; margin: 4px; float: right; display: inline-block;"><img style="float: right;" alt="HPSM_6" src="/images/conferences/2012/PCR/HPSM_6.jpg" height="199" width="300" /> <div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Conference Dinner</span></div> </div> Many fine wooden ships were built there including the famous Agamemnon, commanded by Nelson during the siege of Calvi, in which he lost the vision of his right eye. This ship, together with <em>Swiftsure</em> and <em>Euryalus</em>, all built at Buckler’s Hard, took part in the Battle of Trafalgar.  <p>The weather was kind to the delegates who had occasion to sit on the wooden benches on the river shore and partake of their picnic lunches.  They were able to walk around the place and visit the pub as well as a tiny chapel located in one of the builders’ cottages.</p> <p>The conference banquet took place in the Royal Southampton Yacht Club located on a well known marina.  Carlos explained about the history of the Club and its association with internationally renowned sailing events.  The dinner consisted of excellent dishes accompanied by well balanced wines.</p> <p>Carlos proposed a toast to the success of the meeting and in particular to Professor Ioannis Doltsinis, upon being awarded the Eminent Scientist Award.  At the end of the dinner Carlos offered all participants a ceramic dish, the work of a local potter who still uses traditional methods for the whole process.  The pieces are works of art in their own right and will help the delegates remember the happy occasion of their visit to the Southampton area and in particular the New Forest.</p> <div class="jce_caption" style="width: 250px; margin: 4px; float: right; display: inline-block;"><img style="float: right;" alt="HPSM_7" src="/images/conferences/2012/PCR/HPSM_7.jpg" height="188" width="250" /> <div style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">ISAC Dinner</span></div> </div> During a lunch break the delegates were offered a lamb BBQ in the Campus of Wessex Institute, where they had occasion of seeing some of the latest improvements, particularly the newly built sports hall, with indoor swimming pool and gymnasium.  The new building fits well within the style of the Lodge and has up to date facilities.  They were also offered a tour of the main building where most of the research work takes place as well as a series of other activities. <p>The lamb BBQ has become a tradition of Wessex Institute, the quality of lamb meat from Hampshire being renowned.  The convivial atmosphere and general fare contributed to make this a unique experience for the visitors.</p> <p>The International Scientific Advisory Committee of the conference met over dinner to discuss ways in which the meeting could be improved when it is reconvened in 2014.  Different new topics were put forward as well as new members nominated.  There were several suggestions for locations and venues which will be investigated by the Conference Director of WIT.</p> <h2> Closing of the Conference</h2> <div style="text-align: center;"></div> <p>The meeting was closed by Carlos who expressed his appreciation to the delegates for having participated in HPSM 2012.  He hoped that they found the experience rewarding and will take part when the conference is reconvened in 2014, at a location and date to be shortly decided.  He concluded by reminding the authors of the possibility of submitting an extended version of their paper for publication in one of the International Journals published by WIT Press.</p> <h2> Conference Proceedings</h2> <p>The proceedings of HPSM, 528pp (Print ISBN:978-1-84564-596-0 , eISBN 978-1-84564-597-7) are available from WIT Press. Orders can be placed on the WIT Press web site at <a target="_blank" href="http://www.witpress.com">www.witpress.com</a> or by email: <joomla-hidden-mail is-link="1" is-email="1" first="bWFya2V0aW5n" last="d2l0cHJlc3MuY29t" text="bWFya2V0aW5nQHdpdHByZXNzLmNvbQ==" base="" >This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.</joomla-hidden-mail>, telephone: +44 (0) 238 029 3223 or fax: +44 (0) 238 029 2853.</p> <p>Papers from the conference will also be hosted online at the WIT eLibrary as Volume 124 of WIT Transactions on the Built Environment (ISSN: 1746-4498, Digital ISSN 1743-3509). 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