Concerning computational contact mechanics, the global research trend shows a deep interest in several different aspects. Among them we can identify new discretization techniques, multiscale approaches ranging from the macro- to the nano-scale, robust and innovative solution schemes as well as data-driven methods. Also, research interest has expanded into the wide area of coupled multifield problems such as, e.g., thermo-electro-mechanical contact problems, interface problems for rigid bodies, failure processes in heterogeneous materials, textile and laminated composites and bio-mechanics applications.
Hence, the topics of interest are wide-ranging. The most important conference topics (in alphabetical order) can be listed as follows:
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Adhesion, debonding and failure processes;
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Beams and shells in contact;
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Constraint enforcement methods;
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Contact algorithms efficiency for single- and multi-processor computing environments;
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Contact constitutive laws;
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Contact at the nano-scale;
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Contact detection algorithms;
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Contact modeling in bio-mechanics;
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Data-driven methods in contact mechanics;
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Discretization techniques of the contact surfaces;
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Discrete element methods;
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Elastohydrodynamic lubrication;
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Friction and wear;
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High performance computing (HPC) in contact mechanics;
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Multi-field problems with contact constraints;
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Multi-scale approaches for contact constitutive laws;
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Rolling contact.