Final Activity Report Summary - ICTAM 2004 (21st international congress on theoretical and applied mechanics)
The 'International congress of theoretical and applied mechanics' (ICTAM) took place form 15 to 21 August 2004 in Warsaw. The Congress venue was historical building of the Warsaw University of Technology. The congress brought together 1515 scientists from 55 countries of the whole World, and with 1417 papers confirmed, and 1274 presentations was one of the largest events in mechanics. The Warsaw meeting was the largest in number of participants and presentations ever in the long history of ICTAM. The congress in Warsaw was the twenty first congress of a series started eighty years ago in Delft, Netherlands.
Contemporary mechanics poses both, the fundamental problems from the area of pure science, and its strong links with modern technology. ICTAM is the most important scientific event in mechanics and related disciplines, creating a unique opportunity for scientists to have an overview of the latest achievements in a broad spectrum of disciplines in which mechanics is playing an important role. The scientific program of the 21st Congress consisted of plenary opening and closing lectures, sectional lectures, mini-symposia, and contributed papers presented in lecture and seminar presentation sessions. It covered all aspects of mechanics.
The list below, showing 63 pre-selected topics of the lecture sessions, demonstrates the broad field of theoretical and applied problems covered by the meeting: Biological fluid dynamics, Combustion and flames, Complex and smart fluids, Convective phenomena, Drops and bubbles, Environmental fluid dynamics, Flow in porous media, Flow in thin films, Fluid mechanics of materials processing, Fluid mechanics of suspensions, Granular flows, Magnetohydrodynamics, Solidification and crystal growth, Stirring and mixing, Turbulence, Waves, Contact and friction mechanics, Control of structures, Damage mechanics, Fatigue, Impact and wave propagation, Mechanics of composites, Mechanics of porous materials, Mechatronics, Multibody dynamics, Rock mechanics and geomechanics, Solid mechanics in manufacturing, Stability of structures, Stochastic micromechanics, Structural optimisation, Structural vibrations, Vehicle dynamics, Acoustics, Chaos in fluid and solid mechanics, Fluid-structure interaction, Mechanics of foams and cellular materials, and Multiscale phenomena in mechanics.
Moreover 6 Mini Symposia were organised to deal with the following up to date, interdisciplinary subjects: Smart materials and structures, Tissue, cellular and molecular biomechanics, Mechanics of thin films and nanostructures, Microfluidics, Microgravity flow phenomena, and Atmosphere and ocean dynamics. The Abstracts Book with CD-ROM Proceedings collecting all presentation is published by IPPT PAN, Warsaw. All information on ICTAM 2004, including detailed program, additional events (like Marie-Curie Session), extended summaries of all presentations, list of participants, papers statistics, session statistics, country statistics and grant allocation statistics, can be found on the Congress website: http://ictam04.ippt.gov.pl.
Contemporary mechanics poses both, the fundamental problems from the area of pure science, and its strong links with modern technology. ICTAM is the most important scientific event in mechanics and related disciplines, creating a unique opportunity for scientists to have an overview of the latest achievements in a broad spectrum of disciplines in which mechanics is playing an important role. The scientific program of the 21st Congress consisted of plenary opening and closing lectures, sectional lectures, mini-symposia, and contributed papers presented in lecture and seminar presentation sessions. It covered all aspects of mechanics.
The list below, showing 63 pre-selected topics of the lecture sessions, demonstrates the broad field of theoretical and applied problems covered by the meeting: Biological fluid dynamics, Combustion and flames, Complex and smart fluids, Convective phenomena, Drops and bubbles, Environmental fluid dynamics, Flow in porous media, Flow in thin films, Fluid mechanics of materials processing, Fluid mechanics of suspensions, Granular flows, Magnetohydrodynamics, Solidification and crystal growth, Stirring and mixing, Turbulence, Waves, Contact and friction mechanics, Control of structures, Damage mechanics, Fatigue, Impact and wave propagation, Mechanics of composites, Mechanics of porous materials, Mechatronics, Multibody dynamics, Rock mechanics and geomechanics, Solid mechanics in manufacturing, Stability of structures, Stochastic micromechanics, Structural optimisation, Structural vibrations, Vehicle dynamics, Acoustics, Chaos in fluid and solid mechanics, Fluid-structure interaction, Mechanics of foams and cellular materials, and Multiscale phenomena in mechanics.
Moreover 6 Mini Symposia were organised to deal with the following up to date, interdisciplinary subjects: Smart materials and structures, Tissue, cellular and molecular biomechanics, Mechanics of thin films and nanostructures, Microfluidics, Microgravity flow phenomena, and Atmosphere and ocean dynamics. The Abstracts Book with CD-ROM Proceedings collecting all presentation is published by IPPT PAN, Warsaw. All information on ICTAM 2004, including detailed program, additional events (like Marie-Curie Session), extended summaries of all presentations, list of participants, papers statistics, session statistics, country statistics and grant allocation statistics, can be found on the Congress website: http://ictam04.ippt.gov.pl.