Due to Corona virus the symposium is cancelled, it is postponed to May 2022, the exact dates will be posted here as soon as possible.
The first Contact Mechanics International Symposium (CMIS) took place in Lausanne in 1992. For the 10th edition of CMIS we are happy to welcome you back in Switzerland, in the beautiful region of Lavaux, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Taking place over three days, May 13-15, 2020, the Symposium will be hosted in the Prealpina hotel in the city of Chexbres, a short distance from Lausanne. CMIS started from the desire to gather researchers interested in a broad range of topics in theoretical, computational and experimental contact mechanics. The 10th edition of CMIS will pursue this tradition of interdisciplinary research and foster intense discussions and exchanges by assembling a group of leading researchers in a pristine location. During these three days, we will discuss a wide panorama of topics in the area of contact mechanics with the objective to reinforce interactions and collaborations between the various communities.
CMIS OBJECTIVES
Following the tradition of CMIS symposia, the aim of this symposium is to gather researchers from the mathematical and engineering communities working on various aspects of contact mechanics, using theoretical, experimental and computational approaches.
CONFERENCE TOPICS
The congress addresses a wide panorama of topics in the area of contact mechanics in order to reinforce interactions and collaborations between various communities:
• Models, friction laws; wear; tribological modeling; cohesive zone models; rolling;
• Emerging computational approaches: methods, algorithms and numerical analysis ;
• Mathematical analysis ;
• Dynamic contact problems, instabilities ;
• Nano and micromechanics of contact and multiscale approaches ;
• Multiphysics and thermomechanical coupling ;
• Granular materials and rigid bodies ;
• Contact modeling in mechanical and civil engineering, biomechanics and geomechanics.
HISTORY
The locations of CMIS have always been selected with the idea of providing a quiet and private environment to encourage scientific discussions among the participants. Following such tradition, CMIS 2020 will be held at the Prealpina hotel, in Chexbres, in the Lavaux region, which is a short distance from Lausanne, Switzerland. The dates are May 13-15, 2020.
