Short courses
Computational Plasticity
Eduardo Alberto de Souza Neto
College of Engineering, Swansea University, UK
The purpose of the course is to present an overview of the state of the art in the field of computational plasticity. Important basic concepts for the beginners will be introduced, and advanced topics that are subject of recent research will be discussed.
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An Introduction to Partition of Unity-Based
Finite Element Methods
Carlos Armando Duarte
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
The couse introduce and develop a thorough understanding of partition of unity approximations – generalized and extended finite element approximations: strengths, advantages, a-priori error estimates, implementation issues and applications.
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Closing talks
July 06, 2012
Hybrid and DG Finite Element Methods for Partial Differential Equations
Abimael Fernando Dourado Loula
Laboratório Nacional de Computação Científica, Brasil
Predictability and Uncertainty Quantification in Computational Mechanics
John T. Oden
University of Texas at Austin, USA
Poster sections
Deadline: May 30, 2012
Participants are encouraged to contribute with a poster. Abstracts should be sent to workshop@labmec.org.br (pdf file). They should be in English and should not exceed two pages. The deadline for sending abstracts is May 30, 2012.
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Scientific Committee
Euclides de Mesquita Neto
FEM, Unicamp
Hugo Enrique Hernandez Figueroa
FEEC, Unicamp
Paulo de Mattos Pimenta
Escola Politécnica - USP
Philippe R. B. Devloo (Coordinator)
FEC, Unicamp
Sônia M. Gomes
IMECC, Unicamp
Local Organizing Committee
Denise de Siqueira
LabMeC, FEC, Unicamp
João Luis Gonçalves
LabMeC, FEC, Unicamp
Jorge Lizardo Diaz Calle
USP/Pirassununga
José Luiz Antunes de Oliveira e Sousa
FEC, Unicamp
Contact: workshop@labmec.org.br