Minisymposium on Modeling and Simulation of Earthquake Phenomena

MINISYMPOSIUM ON MODELING AND SIMULATION OF EARTHQUAKE PHENOMENA
At the 7th World Congress on Computational Mechanics

July 16-22, 2006 in Los Angeles, CA.

*NOTE: ABSTRACT DEADLINE HAS BEEN CHANGED TO MARCH 15, AND THE PRE-REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS FEBRUARY 15*

The Minisymposium on Modeling and Simulation of Earthquake Phenomena intends to bring together researchers in the earthquake physics and computational mechanics communities to present and exchange cutting-edge results and techniques. Presentations are invited on all aspects of earthquake modeling. Of particular interest are (1) studies of how complexities and heterogeneities in fault geometry and friction affect earthquake nucleation and dynamics over single and multiple seismic cycles, (2) models that incorporate constitutive relations derived from experiments or theory and studies that attempt to constrain earthquake physics by comparison with observations of earthquake phenomena, (3) new computational methods with potential applications to earthquake studies, and (4) experimental investigations of constitutive properties and behavior of fault materials, including rock friction and stress wave propagation.

In addition to the Minisymposium, the Congress will cover a number of other topics relevant to earthquake science, including fracture processes, dynamic behavior of heterogeneous materials, contact mechanics, and recent advances in multi-scale, finite element, meshless, and other computational techniques.

One-page abstracts are due by MARCH 15, 2005. The pre-registration (at a reduced fee) is FEBRUARY 15, 2005. The abstracts should be submitted electronically at the Congress web site,

http://www.wccm2006.northwestern.edu,

where you can also find more information about the Congress. If you intend to submit an abstract, please let one of the organizers know in advance to help us with our planning.

We hope that you will join us for this exciting conference.

Organizers:
Guanshui Xu (gxu@engr.ucr.edu)
Nadia Lapusta (lapusta@caltech.edu)
David Oglesby (david.oglesby@ucr.edu)