12th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

on MECHANICAL

and PHYSICAL BEHAVIOUR

of MATERIALS under

DYNAMIC LOADING

Final ANNOUNCEMENT

ARCACHON

France

September 10-14, 2018

Important dates

October 31, 2017 Abstracts due for proceedings papers

October 31, 2017 EPJ-ST Peer review manuscript due

(extended deadline, last date)

December 1, 2017 Start of registration

February 15, 2018 Proceedings papers due

March 31, 2018 Final notification of acceptance for peer

review articles

April 30, 2018 End of early registration

August 15, 2018 End of registration

September 10, 2018 Start of conference

Fees Early Late

DYMAT Member 890 € 1000 €

Non-member 970 € 1100 €

Student (DYMAT member) 330 € 410 €

Student (non-member) 400 € 480 €

Publication As for previous conferences, there are two publication options for the

12th International DYMAT Conference:

1) Contributions of up to 6 pages for the proceedings book which

will be published in the well-known DYMAT format by the European

Physical Journal - Web of Conference (EPJ – WoC - ISSN: 2100-

014X).

2) Peer-reviewed original papers for a specifically dedicated the-

matic issue of the European Physical Journal – Special Topics (EPJ

ST, Impact factor 2015 : 1.417, ISSN 1951-6355).

The original paper (maximum 35 papers) can either be a 8-10

pages contribution or a 3-5 pages short study.

All submissions must be in one of the following topics:

• Experimental Techniques

• Microstructural Effects

• Biomechanics

• Modelling & Numerical Simulation

• Industrial Applications

Authors are kindly requested to submit abstracts for the peer reviewed

articles and proceedings contributions before October 31, 2017.

Registration If you are interested in this conference and would like to register your-self as a participant, please visit the conference website:

www.dymat2018.org

How to join DYMAT?

To become a member of the DYMAT Association or to renew your membership, please visit the website www.dymat.org. Members get reduced conference fees.

Contact

Antonio Cosculluela & Eric Buzaud, co-chairs of DYMAT 2018 chairmen@dymat2018.org

CEA CESTA 15, Avenue des Sablières CS 6001 33116 Le Barp Cedex France

DYMAT DYMAT is an international association for the promotion of research into the dynamic behaviour of materials and its applications. Every three years, an international conference is organized by DYMAT. The last conference took place in Lugano, Switzerland (2015). The next conference will take place in Arcachon, France (September 10-14, 2018). It is organized in collaboration with CEA and the University of Bordeaux.

Objective

The objective of the triennial international DYMAT conferences is to create a forum where scientists involved in research or industrial applications related to the dynamic behaviour of materials can meet and discuss results and ideas by means of a series of presentations (oral and poster) and a small-scale technical exhibition. Delegates from all nations are invited to attend the conference.

Topics

The topics presented at the DYMAT conferences cover theoretical, numerical and experimental approaches to the various methods used to study the mechanical and physical behaviour of metals, ceramics, concrete, polymers, biomaterials and composites at high strain rates. Participants are also invited to make presentations of work based on specific industrial applications, such as crashworthiness in transport including cars, trains, boats and airplanes ; terminal ballistics related to

defence, shielding of satellites, failure of turbine blades and discs ;

blast effects due to industrial explosions, terrorist attacks ; cata-

strophic failure assessments of engineered structures, material pro-cessing such as high-speed shaping of metals.

Conference venue

The DYMAT 2018 conference will be held in Arcachon at the “Palais des Congrès” Conference Center. Arcachon is located on the French Atlantic coast, 60 km west from Bordeaux, the capital of the region of France with a worldwide reputation for the finest wines. Arcachon has a unique atmosphere, with its charming, elegant 19th century villas in the winter town, a bustling town centre and a 7 km beach. The city of Bordeaux is among France's most exciting, vibrant and dynamic cities. In the past decade, the city has been profoundly trans-formed, with boulevards being pedestrianised, neoclassical architec-ture restored, and a high-tech public transport system created. Don’t miss this treasure in the heart of France's wine country !

International Advisory Committee

Dr. C. Albertini, Former Head of Large Dynamic Testing Facility, European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Italy

Emeritus Prof. Dr. R. Armstrong, University of Maryland, USA

Prof. Y. L. Bai, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Prof. Bragov, Research Inst. of Mechanics, State Univ., Russia

Dr. T. Cloete, University of Cape Town, South Africa

Dr. J. A. Epaarachchi, University of Southern Queensland, Australia

Dr. G. Gray III, Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA

Prof. B. Lundberg, Uppsala University, Sweden

Prof. M. A. Meyers, University of California San Diego, USA

Prof. A. Molinari, University of Lorraine, Metz, France

Prof. D. Rittel, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Israel

Prof. J. Weerheijm, TNO Defence, Security & Safety, Netherlands

Conference Committee Prof. N. Bahlouli, University of Strasbourg, France

Dr. E. Buzaud, CEA, Le Barp, France

Prof. E. Cadoni, SUPSI - University of Applied Sciences of

Southern Switzerland, Switzerland

Dr. A. Cosculluela, CEA, Le Barp, France

Dr. H. Couque, Nexter Munitions, Bourges, France

Prof. Pascal Forquin, University of Grenoble, France

Dr. S. Guérard, Arts et Métiers ParisTech, France

Prof. S. Hiermaier, Fraunhofer Institute for High-Speed Dynamics,

Ernst-Mach-Institut, EMI, Germany

Dr. M. Hokka, Tampere University of Technology, Finland

Prof. L. Kruszka, The Jaroslaw Dabrowski Military University of

Technology, Warszawa, Poland

Prof. Magnus Langseth, Norwegian University of Science and

Technology, Norway

Prof. Francisco Galvez, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Spain

Prof. E. Markiewicz, University of Valenciennes, France

Prof. L. Peroni, Politecnico di Torino, Italy

Prof. P. Verleysen, Ghent University, Belgium

Dr. S. M. Walley, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom