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USD2007 - 1st International Conference on Uncertainty in Structural Dynamics

11th - 13th June 2007 at The University of Sheffield, UK

Modern engineering relies increasingly on computer simulations and modelling for a wide range of processes in the design to decommissioning life cycle - from design and prototyping, through production planning, manufacture and in-service monitoring and ending with a safe decommission. This virtual approach usually offers clear financial and/or environmental advantages. However, a fundamental concern is that the modelling process must be robust to uncertainty.

This conference intends to address the whole range of issues relating to uncertainty in the specific field of structural dynamics and will range from questions of a fundamental nature through to applications.

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The purpose of the Conference is to bring together the scientific communities of Computational Mechanics, Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering in an effort to facilitate the exchange of ideas in topics of mutual interests and to serve as a platform for establishing links between research groups with complementary activities. The communities of Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering will benefit from this interaction, acquainting them with advanced computational methods and software tools which can highly assist in tackling complex problems in dynamic/seismic analysis and design, while also giving the Computational Mechanics community the opportunity to become more familiar with very important application areas of great social impact.

The conference topics include (the list is indicative):