Mechanics (MEC)
Section Information
Mechanics focuses on the study of forces, motion, deformation, and the behavior of physical systems under various loading and environmental conditions. It provides the foundational principles used to analyze structures, materials, machines, fluids, and dynamic systems across engineering and applied sciences.
Modern research in mechanics spans classical and continuum mechanics, dynamics, vibrations, computational modeling, material behavior, and multi-physics coupling. Advances in numerical simulation, high-performance computing, and experimental techniques continue to expand capabilities in predicting and optimizing mechanical response.
This section publishes research articles, reviews, and technical studies on solid mechanics, fluid mechanics, dynamics, vibrations, applied mathematics, computational mechanics, and emerging interdisciplinary topics within mechanical and structural analysis.
Scope
- Solid Mechanics
- Stress, strain, elasticity, and plasticity
- Fracture mechanics, fatigue, and failure analysis
- Constitutive modeling and material behavior
- Structural stability, buckling, and deformation
- Dynamics and Vibrations
- Rigid-body and multibody dynamics
- Free and forced vibrations, modal analysis
- Damping, resonance, and vibration control
- Dynamic system modeling and time-response analysis
- Fluid Mechanics
- Fluid statics, kinematics, and dynamics
- Laminar and turbulent flow behavior
- Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and simulation
- Boundary layers, aerodynamics, and hydrodynamics
- Continuum Mechanics
- Mechanical behavior of solids, fluids, and complex materials
- Tensors, field equations, and balance laws
- Thermo-mechanical and multi-physics coupling
- Micromechanics and homogenization techniques
- Applied and Computational Mechanics
- Finite element analysis, finite volume, and numerical methods
- Optimization, simulation, and computational modeling
- Nonlinear analysis and instability prediction
- High-performance computing in mechanical systems
- Experimental Mechanics
- Material and structural testing techniques
- Digital image correlation, strain measurement, and fracture testing
- Instrumentation, sensors, and diagnostic systems
- Uncertainty quantification and validation methods
- Interdisciplinary and Emerging Areas
- Biomechanics, soft materials, and biological systems
- Micro- and nano-mechanics of advanced materials
- Mechanics of smart, composite, and functional materials
- Mechanics in robotics, energy systems, and extreme environments
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Papers Published
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