IMPLAST 2010
SEM 2010 Fall Conference

October 12-14, 2010
Renaissance Providence Hotel
Providence, Rhode Island USA

Call For Papers

Abstract Submission

Keynote Speakers

The following individuals will give keynote presentations:

Dr. Gerald Nurick, University of Capetown, South Africa

Dr. Mary Ellen Hynes, Department of Homeland Security, USA

Dr. Ravinder Chona, Air Force Research Laboratories, USA

Dr. William G. Proud, Cavendish Laboratories, Cambridge, UK

Dr. Yapa D.S. Rajapakse, Office of Naval Research, USA

Workshop on Blast Mitigation

A workshop consisting of research paper presentations and group discussions will be organized to present the state of art in the field of blast mitigation and to identify areas of research, as of yet unexplored, and in recognizing hurdles that hinder progress in the field.

Conference Information
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	Hotel Information
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Technical Program
	By Session
	By Author

Conference Co-Sponsors

Office of Naval Research

DHS-URI Center of Excellence for Explosives Detection, Mitigation and Response

IMPLAST 2010 is the tenth Symposium in a series of meetings on large deformations. The aim is to provide a forum for scientists, engineers and designers in the universities, scientific laboratories and industry to share their research findings in fundamental and applied aspects of the mechanics of large deformations of metallic, composite and cellular materials and structures at low, medium and high deformation rates.

*Focus Areas for IMPLAST 2010*
	Blast Loading of Structures
	Penetration and Perforation
	Theories of Plasticity
	Earthquake Loading
	Stress Waves and Stress Mitigation in Solids
	Constitutive Relations
	Applications of the Theory to Structural Problems
	Structural Crashworthiness and Failure

Organizing Committee

Prof. Arun Shukla, University of Rhode Island, USA
Prof. Narinder Kumar Gupta, IIT Delhi, INDIA
Dr. Albert Meyers, Ruhr-University Bochum, GERMANY
Prof. Carl-Ernst Rousseau, University of Rhode Island, USA

Scientific Committee
Prof. Y L Bai, Chinese Academy of Sciences, CHINA	Dr. Bruce LaMattina, Army Research Office, USA
Dr. Ahmed Benallal, CNRS, FRANCE	Prof. Magnus Langseth, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NORWAY
Prof. Balakrishna Bhat, DMRL, INDIA	Prof. Puneet Mahajan, IIT Delhi, INDIA
Dr. Ravi Chona, Air Force Research Laboratories, USA	Prof. Gerald Nurick, University of Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA
Dr. Bhagavatula Dattaguru, Indian Institute of Science, INDIA	Prof. Vikas Prakash, Case Western University, USA
Prof. Otto Bruhns, Ruhr-University Bochum, GERMANY	Dr. Yapa D. S. Rajapakse, Office of Naval Research, USA
Prof. Anindya Deb, Indian Institute of Science, INDIA	Prof. K. S. Rao, IIT Delhi, INDIA
Prof. Raphael Grzebieta, University of New South Wales, AUSTRALIA	Prof. Hans Reimerdes, Lehrstuhl und Institut f. Leichtbau, GERMANY
Dr. Mary Ellen Hynes, Department of Homeland Security, USA	Prof. Victor Shim, National University of Singapore, SINGAPORE
Prof. Kozo Ikegami, Tokyo Denki University, JAPAN	Dr. Manjit Singh, Terminal Ballistic Research Laboratory, INDIA
Prof. Norman Jones, University of Liverpool, UK	Prof. R Velmurugan, IIT Madras, INDIA
Prof. Kenji Kaneko, Tokyo Science University, JAPAN	Prof. Tomasz Wierbicki, MIT, USA
Prof. V. N. Kukudzhanov, Institute for Mechanics, RUSSIA	Prof. Tongxi Yu, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, HONG KONG

IMPLAST 2010 SEM 2010 Fall Conference

October 12-14, 2010 Renaissance Providence Hotel Providence, Rhode Island USA

Conference Co-Sponsors

Focus Areas for IMPLAST 2010

Organizing Committee

Scientific Committee

IMPLAST 2010
SEM 2010 Fall Conference

October 12-14, 2010
Renaissance Providence Hotel
Providence, Rhode Island USA