Scope/Topics of Interest

Some topics of particular interest to guide prospective contributors are: * contact mechanics, namely mathematical models, tribological models, mathematical formulations, numerical methods and canonical solutions of unilateral contact * problems involving large slips, rolling, impacts, adhesion, dry friction, wear, heat transfer * history of friction, impact and tribology * friction and impact in atomic scale * analysis, modelling and measurement of friction in machining processes including milling, grinding and drilling * identification and compensation of friction in robot manipulators and structronic systems * vibration suppression by means of classical/nonclassical damping, particle impact damping, repeated loading * analysis and design of modern shock-absorbers * applications in multibody systems * smart materials and structures * analytical, numerical and experimental study of vibro-impact systems * measurement of vibro-impact processes * synthesis and optimisation of vibro-impact systems * excitation, synchronization and stabilization of vibro-impact processes * constitutive relations in granular media * effects of repeated impact on solids, structures and granular media * dynamics of vibro-impact machines and technological processes * nonlinear phenomena due to vibro-impact interaction of solids and structures * control and contact stability analysis of impact in robotics and structronic systems * manipulator collision with its environment: modelling and simulations * health monitoring and loss prevention of structures. * structural integrity * hysteretic behaviour with applications in SMA and seismic isolation devices to protect secondary systems * nonlinear modelling of offshore structures * energy dissipation in seismic loading * crashworthiness * bifurcation, instability, existence and uniqueness of solution * hemivariational inequalities, nonsmooth mechanics * applications in transportation systems, biomechanics, mechanical/civil/aerospace/ocean engineering.