(The following topics include but are not limited to)
Track 1: Lightweight Design
Structural topology optimization, shape optimization and size optimization methods
Multidisciplinary design optimization (MDO) and lightweight collaborative design
Biomimetic structure design, lattice structure design and application of ultra-light porous materials
Composite material structure layup optimization and process-structure integration design
Additive manufacturing (3D/4D printing) structure design and topology optimization integration
Laminated structures, stiffened panels and thin-walled structure stability analysis
Lightweight connection technologies (gluing, welding, mechanical connection) and joint optimization
Uncertainty quantification and reliability optimization design methods
Track 2: Material Mechanics
Advanced metal materials (high-strength steel, aluminum alloy, titanium alloy) mechanical behavior
Fiber-reinforced composite materials (CFRP, GFRP) mechanical properties and failure mechanism
Polymer materials, elastomers and soft matter materials mechanics
Nanomaterials, two-dimensional materials and micro/nano-scale mechanical behavior
Material multiscale modeling, cross-scale correlation and computational mechanics
Material fatigue, fracture and damage evolution mechanism
High-temperature, high strain rate, extreme environment material mechanical properties
Material microstructure characterization, digital image correlation (DIC) and experimental mechanics
Track 3: Engineering Structures
Structural design criteria
Safety and reliability
Structural analysis and optimization
Impact and dynamic structure analysis
Damage tolerance, fatigue, degradation
Processing and manufacturing
Manufacturing scalability and automation
Structural testing methods
Multifunctional composite materials
Adaptive response, control and reconfiguration, intelligent lightweight structures
Nanocomposites for lightweight structures
Multifunctional lightweight materials: aluminum, magnesium and steel
Biological inspiration, biomimetics and self-repair
Stir-furnace welding and other connection technologies in lightweight sandwich structures
Non-destructive testing and health monitoring
Tensioned integral structures
BIOMEDICAL devices
Aerospace, marine, defense, marine engineering and civilian fields ....