Abstract:
The presence of interfacial layers has a significant effect on the mechanical properties and the durability of materials used in different field of engineering. The development of reliable models for materials whose properties are interface controlled plays a crucial role in the optimization of currently used and advanced materials. The present mini-symposium aims at providing a forum for an in-depth discussion of new and recent analytical and computational models of imperfect interfaces in structures and in composite materials. Contributions concerning theoretical, numerical and experimental aspects are welcome from scientists (including mathematicians, physicists, engineers) working in different fields of material science and mechanics of materials. Topics to be covered include, but are not limited to, the following:

• multi-scale modeling of interphases, thin films and surfaces, contact laws;
• models of imperfect, sliding, debonding or cohesive interfaces in composite materials;
•  deformation, damage, fracture and other dissipative processes at interfaces;
• advanced finite element methods for the computational modeling of interfaces and surfaces.

Organizers:
Michele Serpilli, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona
Raffaella Rizzoni, Università degli Studi di Ferrara, Ferrara
Frédéric Lebon, Aix-Marseille University – CNRS, Marseille, France
Serge Dumont, Universitu of Nimes, France

Key words:
Interfaces, Composite materials, Thin films, Multi-scale models, Numerical modeling

Important dates:
Deadline for Abstract Submissions: 15 December 2019