THE TECHNICAL COMMITTEES OF THE ENGINEERING MECHANICS DIVISION OF ASCE
Links to individual technical committee websites are provided where available
Computational
Mechanics Purpose: To foster the development and applications of the methods of
computational methods (finite element, boundary element, finite difference,
finite volume, and others) to problems of engineering mechanics, including
structural mechanics, solid mechanics, geomechanics, fluid mechanics,
fluidstructure interaction, as well as dynamic and thermal effects. Contact: Arif Masud, amasud@uiuc.edu
Dynamics Purpose: To provide expertise and service to the Civil Engineering
profession regarding all aspects of Structural Dynamics, particularly:
Soil-Structure Interaction, Earthquake Engineering, Active and Passive
Structural Control, Computational Algorithms, System Identification,
Wind-induced Vibrations, etc. Contact: Joel Conte, jpconte@ucsd.edu
Elasticity Purpose: To promote activity in the study of methods for the analysis
of elastic bodies and their application to engineering problems. Contact: Roberto Ballarini, rxb7@po.cwru.edu
Experimental Analysis
and Instrumentation Purpose: To foster the development and use of experimental methods,
novel instrumentation and the utilization of new experimental techniques in
civil engineering applications. Contact: Amy Rechenmacher,
arechenm@usc.edu
Fluids Purpose: To promote the study by analytical, numerical and experimental
means of fundamental as well as applied problems in the flow of liquids and
gases. Contact: Brett Sanders, bsanders@uci.edu
Granular
Materials Purpose: To promote and support the advancement of knowledge and
understanding in the mechanics of granular or particulate materials, utilizing
analytical, numerical and experimental techniques. Contact: Anil Misra,
misraa@umkc.edu
Inelastic
Behavior Purpose: To foster studies of fundamental characteristics in plastic
and other inelastic behaviors of solids, and to encourage practical
application of this research within civil engineering. Contact: George Voyiadjis,
voyiadjis@eng.lsu.edu
Probabilistic
Methods Purpose: To promote and foster research in probabilistic, statistical
and operations research methods and to stimulate their practical applications
in civil engineering problems. Contact: Luc Huyse, luc.huyse@swri.edu
Properties
of Materials Purpose: To investigate and to correlate studies of the fundamental
properties of engineering materials and to disseminate this information to the
profession. Contact: Christian Hellmich, Christian.Hellmich@tuwien.ac.at
Structural Health Monitoring and Control Purpose: To cover the broad areas of engineering mechanics related to
(1) Structural Health Monitoring, (2) System identification, (3) Damage
detection, (4) Fault isolation and detection, (5) Sensor networks, new forms
of actuation, (6) Smart materials and structures, and (7) Passive, active,
semi-active and hybrid structural control. The activities would engage the
national and international researchers and practitioners in the broad fields
of structural health monitoring and control. Furthermore, the committee will
encourage and foster research that will, in the future, support the
implementation of structural health monitoring and structural control in
practice. Contact: Erik Johnson, JohnsonE@usc.edu
Stability Purpose: To foster analytical and experimental studies in the fields of
elastic and inelastic stability of structural elements and systems. Contact: Khaled Shahwan, kws8@daimlerchrysler.com
Turbulence Purpose: To promote and foster analytical, numerical, and experimental
studies of turbulence phenomena and their application in engineering problems. Contact: Kuang-An Chang, kchang@tamu.edu
