Fractal and Fractional Analysis and Non-conventional Methods for Solid and Fluid Mechanics

Dear Colleagues,

The 15th World Congress on Computational Mechanics and 8th Asian Pacific Congress on Computational Mechanics (WCCM-APCOM 2022) are to be held in Yokohama, Japan, 31 July to 5 August 2022. This Special Issue is in collaboration with Session 1201 NON-CONVENTIONAL METHODS FOR SOLID AND FLUID MECHANICS (NMSFM). The minisymposium focuses on non-conventional techniques for solid and fluid mechanics, including experimental, theoretical, and computational aspects. Attention is focused on heterogeneous/multiscale/multiphase/multifunctional materials and fluids and their behaviours, especially in the framework of coupled field problems.

Topics:

1. Non-conventional theoretical techniques for description of heterogeneous/multiscale/multiphase/multifunctional materials and fluids:
   
   • fractional continuum mechanics;
   • tolerance and non-asymptotic modelling;
   • peridynamics;
   • fractal media;
   • nonlocal continuum;
   • relativistic continuum mechanics, etc.;
2. non-conventional techniques for solving coupled field problems for heterogeneous/multiscale/multiphase/multifunctional materials and fluids (computational aspects including implementation and hardware/software point of views);
3. new set-ups for experimental testing of heterogeneous/multiscale/multiphase/multifunctional materials and fluids (miniaturised equipment, digital imaging, etc.).

Interesting contributions from WCCM-APCOM 2022 and other researchers who work in this field are both welcome!

Prof. Dr. Wojciech Sumelka
Dr. Tomasz Blaszczyk
Prof. Dr. Jacek Leszczynski
Prof. Dr. Giuseppe Failla
Guest Editors

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