The International Association for Structural Safety and Reliability promotes the study, research, and applications of scientific principles of safety, risk and reliability in the analysis, design, construction, maintenance and operations of structures and other engineering systems. This mission is accomplished primarily through the organization of the International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability (ICOSSAR) at approximately four-year intervals. IASSAR also encourages a wide range of activities promoting the study and applications of scientific principles and concepts of safety, risk, and reliability in engineering and beyond.

The 14th International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability (ICOSSAR'25) will be held on the Campus of the University of Southern California (USC), in Los Angeles, on June 2-6 2025.

ICOSSAR'25 builds on the success of previous ICOSSARs held in Washington, D.C., USA (1969), Munich, Germany (1977), Trondheim, Norway (1981), Kobe, Japan (1985), San Francisco, USA (1989), lnnsbruck, Austria (1993), Kyoto, Japan (1997), Newport Beach, USA (2001), Rome, Italy (2005), Osaka, Japan (2009), New York, USA (2013) and Vienna, Austria (2017), Shanghai, China (2022).

Multifunctional Structures conference looked into a wide range of structural systems, serving different purposes: structures with embedded sensors that give them the capacity to react to an external stimulus, structures with embedded antennas, self-healing and self-monitoring structures, structures with improved fire performance, acoustic performance, or electromagnetic performance, and so on. The large amount of possibilities offered by multifunctional structures make them very valuable in all engineering fields, being of special relevance to the transport sector, in all its forms: automobiles, ships and yachts, aero-structures, etc.

Here are included all papers presented at EMuS 2019.

Multifunctional Structures conference will look into a wide range of large, light-weight integrated structures and structural systems, serving different purposes and with different manufacturing strategies: structures with embedded sensors that give them the capacity to react to an external stimulus, structures with embedded antennas, self-healing and self-monitoring structures, structures with improved fire performance, acoustic performance, or electromagnetical performance, and with different automated manufacturing and joining technologies and so on. The large amount of possibilities offered by multifunctional structures make them very valuable in all engineering fields, being of special relevance to the transport sector, in all its forms: automobiles, ships and yachts, aero-structures, etc.

Here are included all papers presented at EMuS 2020.

Key Areas of Focus:

1. Powertrain and Propulsion Systems

   • Advanced internal combustion engines

   • Electrification: batteries, hybrid, and fuel cell systems

   • Intelligent thermal and energy management systems

   • Digital twin and simulation in propulsion systems

2. Vehicle Design, Manufacturing, and Automation

   • Computer-aided design, engineering, and manufacturing (CAD/CAE/CAM)

   • Robotics and automation in assembly and quality control

   • Cyber-physical systems and smart manufacturing (Industry 4.0)

   • Additive manufacturing and digital prototyping

3. Autonomous, Connected, and Smart Vehicles

   • AI-driven autonomous navigation and control systems

   • Sensor fusion, perception, and machine learning applications

   • Vehicle-to-everything (V2X) and 5G-based connectivity

   • Real-time data processing and edge computing in vehicles

4. Electrification and IT-Enabled Energy Systems

   • Battery management systems and smart charging networks

   • Energy storage analytics and predictive maintenance

   • Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) communication and load balancing

   • Software-defined powertrain architecture

5. Automotive Software, Cybersecurity, and Embedded Systems

   • Software development for in-vehicle systems and ECUs

   • Cybersecurity frameworks for connected and autonomous vehicles

   • Functional safety (ISO 26262) and over-the-air (OTA) updates

   • Model-based systems engineering (MBSE)

6. Mobility Systems, Automation, and IT Integration

   • Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) platforms and digital ecosystems

   • Real-time traffic optimization and AI-based transport analytics

   • Intelligent transportation systems (ITS) and automation in logistics

   • Human-machine interaction (HMI) and augmented interfaces

7. Vehicle Dynamics, Safety, and AI-enhanced Testing

   • Smart suspension and braking control systems

   • Advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS)

   • Virtual testing, scenario simulation, and digital homologation

   • AI-enhanced crash prediction and NVH analysis

8. Sustainability, Regulations, and Policy

   • Emission control technologies and digital compliance monitoring

   • Environmental impact assessment using big data

   • Circular economy strategies and material traceability

   • Data-driven policy evaluation for smart mobility

Interdisciplinary Emphasis:

IJAR promotes interdisciplinary research at the intersection of automotive engineering, IT, automation, electronics, materials science, artificial intelligence, and public policy. Submissions that incorporate digital transformation, data science, and automation technologies are especially encouraged.

Target Audience:

Researchers, engineers, software developers, systems architects, policymakers, and professionals working in automotive R&D, manufacturing, mobility services, and digital innovation.

The goal of the repository is to widely disseminate the results of the research performed at CIMNE, by sharing the preprints or postprints -depending on the article sharing policies of the original publisher- of the papers published in scientific journals by CIMNE's scientists.

The denotation "Particle-Based Methods" basically stands for two different computational models in solid and fluid mechanics.

On the one hand, it represents discretization concepts in which the response of a continuum is projected onto “particles” carrying the mechanical deformation during deformations. Typical representatives are Meshless Methods, Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) methods, Moving Particle Simulation (MPS) methods, the Particle Finite Element Method (PFEM), the Material Point Method (MPM) and the Lattice-Boltzmann-Method (LBM), among others.

PARTICLES 2021 aims to cover both concepts of particle-based techniques, because of their strong interrelation both in the computation and application points of view.

PARTICLES 2021 are dedicated to the memory of professor D. Roger J. Owen. Who passed away on January 13 2020. Prof Owen was an eminent scientist in the field of computational mechanics. He was also one of the founders of the PARTICLES conference and co-chair of its first editions.

The conference is one of the Thematic Conferences of the European Community on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences (ECCOMAS) and a Special Interest Conference of the International Association for Computational Mechanics (IACM). It is also supported by other scientific organizations in Europe and worldwide.

Conference organized by CIMNE Congress Bureau.

The goal of the repository is to widely disseminate the results of the research performed at CIMNE, by sharing those presentations made by CIMNE's scientists.

COMPLAS 2017 is one of the Thematic Conferences of the European Community on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences (ECCOMAS). It is also an International Association for Computational Mechanics (IACM) Special Interest Conference.

COMPLAS conferences are organized by CIMNE Congress Bureau.

The next edition of this series of conferences (COMPLAS 2019) will be held in Barcelona, Spain, 3-5 September 2019 (https://congress.cimne.com/complas2019)

The increasingly complex engineering problems demand new, robust, and synergic methodological approaches, able to provide new and innovative solutions. This special issue is dedicated to exploring the fields of machine learning, surrogate modeling, and optimization in computational mechanics, highlighting the latest advancements in these areas and their intersections.

The wide scope of this special issue includes machine learning algorithms able to create new high-quality models as well as the establishment of advanced optimization frameworks integrating metamodels.

Specific areas of interest include but are not limited to: Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Surrogate Models, Optimization, Engineering Design, Computational Mechanics, Computational Design, High-Fidelity Models, Uncertainty Quantification, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Finite Element Analysis, Data-Driven Design, AI-Accelerated Engineering, among other topics.

Keywords: Machine Learning, Surrogate Models, Optimization, Computational Mechanics, Computational Modelling and Design

The transition toward sustainable construction is driving the development of bio-based and hybrid composite structures, such as solid, engineered and modified timber and timber-steel and timber-concrete systems, which combine renewable materials with conventional ones to achieve superior mechanical performance and environmental efficiency. Understanding the complex behavior of these systems under diverse loading and environmental conditions requires advanced numerical modeling and simulation techniques.

This Special Issue aims to collect innovative contributions on the numerical analysis, computational modeling, and design optimization of bio-based and hybrid composites at both material and structural scales. Topics of interest include (but are not limited to) finite element and multi-scale modeling, nonlinear and time-dependent behavior, fracture and interface mechanics, and thermo-hygro-mechanical coupling. Studies that integrate numerical and experimental approaches or explore model validation and uncertainty quantification are particularly encouraged.

By gathering research from structural, civil, and materials engineering perspectives, this Special Issue seeks to promote a deeper understanding of the mechanical response, durability, and design potential of sustainable composite systems, paving the way for their reliable use in modern engineering applications.

Engineering

Simulation

This collection gathers the plenary lectures presented at PARTICLES 2015, held on 28-30 September 2015, Barcelona, Spain.

PARTICLES is one of the Thematic Conferences of the European Community on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences (ECCOMAS). It is also an International Association for Computational Mechanics (IACM) Special Interest Conference.

Conference organized by CIMNE Congress Bureau.

The next edition of this conference will be held in Barcelona, Spain, 28 - 30 October 2019 (https://congress.cimne.com/particles2019/frontal/default.asp)

COUPLED VI is one of the Thematic Conferences of the European Community on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences (ECCOMAS). It is also an International Association for Computational Mechanics (IACM) Special Interest Conference.

Conference organized by CIMNE Congress Bureau.

The next edition of this conference (Coupled 2021) will be held in Chia Laguna, South Sardinia, Italy, 13-16 June 2021 (https://congress.cimne.com/Coupled2021/frontal/default.asp) 

This collection gathers the plenary lectures presented at COMPLASS XIII, held on 1-3 September 2015 at Barcelona, Spain.

COMPLAS XIII is one of the Thematic Conferences of the European Community on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences (ECCOMAS). It is also an International Association for Computational Mechanics (IACM) Special Interest Conference.

Conference organized by CIMNE Congress Bureau.

The next edition of this conference (COMPLAS 2019) will be held in Barcelona, Spain, 3-5 September 2019 (https://congress.cimne.com/complas2019/frontal/)

COMPLAS 2019 is one of the Thematic Conferences of the European Community on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences (ECCOMAS). It is also an International Association for Computational Mechanics (IACM) Special Interest Conference.

Conference organized by CIMNE Congress Bureau.

The next edition of this conference (COMPLAS 2021) will be held in Barcelona, Spain, 7-10 September 2021 (https://congress.cimne.com/complas2021/frontal/default.asp)

ISSN:  2938-4737