Comp Test 2011 - Centre of Structure Technologies

Conference venue
Lausanne, the secondlargest
city on Lake
Geneva, combines a
dynamic commercial
town with the locality
of a holiday resort. The
capital of the canton
of Vaud is also a lively university and convention
town. Sports and culture are given a high profile
in the Olympic capital.
The setting of Lausanne is extremely picturesque:
it is hardly surprising that the International Olympic
Committee has been based here since 1914. The
town is built on three hills, surrounded by vineyardcovered
slopes, with Lake Geneva at its feet. Rising
impressively from the opposing French lakeshore
are the Savoy Alps. The attractive old town is largely
car-free. Small alleyways with cafes and boutiques
shape the streetscape in the medieval city centre.
The old town is dominated by the cathedral, which
is regarded as Switzerland’s most impressive piece
of early Gothic architecture. Shopping streets can
be found surrounding the cathedral as well as in
the pretty waterfront area of Ouchy. Switzerland’s
only «metro» connects the various parts of the
town and eases travel in this incline-based town.
Lovers of culture won’t feel short changed in
Lausanne: the collection of marginal art (“Art Brut”)
in Beaulieu Castle, the Fondation de l'Hermitage,
the «Musée de l'Elysée» photo museum, the pipe
museum and many others merit a visit. The
«Olympic capital» is home to the Olympic
Committee and also the Olympic Museum, the
world’s largest information centre about the
Olympic games.
For more information:
http://www.myswitzerland.com/en/destinations/resorts/General/lausanne.html
Conference Chairmen
Prof. John Botsis, EPFL (Switzerland)
Prof. Thomas Gmür, EPFL (Switzerland)
Conference Vice-Chairmen
Prof. Michael Wisnom, University of Bristol (UK)
Prof. Fabrice Pierron, Arts et Mét. ParisTech (France)
International Scientific Committee
Prof. Janice Barton, University of Southampton (UK)
Dr. Bill Broughton, NPL (UK)
Prof. Pedro Carmanho, University of Porto (Portugal)
Prof. Josep Costa, University of Girona (Spain)
Dr. Peter Davies, IFREMER (France)
Prof. Carlos Davila, NASA Langley (USA)
Prof. Steve Donaldson, University of Dayton (USA)
Prof. Paolo Ermanni, ETHZ (Switzerland)
Dr. Endel Iarve, AFRL (USA)
Prof. Pierre Jacquot, EPFL (Switzerland)
Prof. Masamichi Kawai, Tsukuba University (Japan)
Prof. Stepan Lomov, KUL Leuven (Belgium)
Prof. Véronique Michaud, EPFL (Switzerland)
Dr. David Mollenhauer, AFRL (USA)
Prof. Ivana Partridge, Cranfield University (UK)
Prof. Paul Robinson, Imperial College (UK)
Dr. Bent Sørensen, Risø DTU (Denmark)
Prof. Janis Varna, Luleå LTU (Sweden)
Prof. Alain Vautrin, ENSM St-Etienne (France)
Local Organising Committee
Dr. Joël Cugnoni, EPFL (Switzerland)
Mr Jeannot Frieden, EPFL (Switzerland)
Mr Marco Lai, EPFL (Switzerland)
Mr Samuel Stutz, EPFL (Switzerland)
Mrs Viviane Magnenat, EPFL (Switzerland)
Comp
Test
2011
5th International Conference on
Composites Testing and
Model Identification
Call for Papers
Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
Switzerland
14th-16th February 2011
Sponsors
Laboratory of Applied Mechanics
and Reliability Analysis

Scope of the Conference
This conference aims at bringing together the
International scientific community working in the
field of testing and modeling of composite
materials and structures. It is well accepted that
testing such heterogeneous and anisotropic
materials and structures raises a number of
challenges to researchers, such as the
identification of numerous parameters, the
development of specific test fixtures (shear,
compression, fracture toughness), or the control
of parasitic effects.
As a consequence, the development of testing
and model identification procedures is broadly
recognized as an interesting and important area.
Moreover, recent developments in optical wholefield
measurement techniques (speckle
interferometry, digital image correlation, among
others) and in-situ damage monitoring (acoustic
emission, optical fiber sensors) open a very broad
field of investigation.
Testing and identification procedures for
composites which have been developed over the
last few decades based on limited local strain
measurements have to be adapted to make full
use of the enormous amount of data that wholefield
methods provide.
Apart from the large general composites
conferences (ICCM, ECCM), there are very few
occasions to exchange information on the topic
of composites testing and model identification.
The single session format of the conference is to
provide a unique opportunity for an informal
and focused scientific exchange on the topic.
So far CompTest conferences have been held in
Châlons (France, 2003), Bristol (UK, 2004), Porto
(Portugal, 2006) and Dayton (USA, 2008).
Relevant Topics
The conference will focus on all issues related to
identifying parameters for modelling the
mechanical and physical behaviour of composite
materials. Particular attention will be given to
innovative identification procedures, interactions
between testing and modelling, in-situ damage
monitoring, and the use of whole-field
measurements. All composite materials will be
addressed (polymer, cement, ceramic, metallic
matrices; carbon, glass, boron, natural fibres; wood).
Proceedings
To keep the meeting as informal as possible, there
will be no paper proceedings. A book of abstracts
will be available for the conference and electronic
presentations will be gathered on a CD-ROM.
After the conference, and based on the advice of
the scientific committee, selected authors will be
invited to submit manuscripts for possible
publication to Composites Part A: Applied Science
and Manufacturing via the normal review process.
Accomodation
The Local Organising Comittee has made prereservations
of individual rooms on some of the
hotels either close to the Ecole polytechnique
fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) or with easy access
to campus (near metro or bus stations). The prereservations
are valid only till January 13th, 2011.
All the rooms have to be booked directly by the
participant before the deadline. After that, the
rooms allotments will be released by the hotels
(rooms availability on request, price EPFL still valid).
Further information is posted on the conference
website.
Registration Fees
Fees for advanced registration should not exceed
CHF 650. Full details will be posted on the
conference website.
Instructions for authors
A maximum of two pages abstract should be
submitted electronically in Microsoft Office Word
and PDF format as an e-mail attachment to:
comptest2011@epfl.ch. A full written paper is
not required for the conference.
Authors are adviced to consult the template for
the abstract, available on the conference website.
Important Dates
Abstract submission: 31st August 2010
Notification to authors: 15th October 2010
Registration deadline: 31st October 2010
Final programme: 15th November 2010
Hotel booking deadline: 13th January 2011
Conference Secretariat
Prof. John Botsis
Co-chair, CompTest2011
Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
EPFL-STI-IGM-LMAF
Bâtiment ME, Station No 9
CH - 1015 Lausanne
Switzerland
E-mail: comptest2011@epfl.ch
Phone: +41 21 69 32969 (32937)
Fax: +41 21 69 37340
Web: http://comptest2011.epfl.ch