The 15th ASCE Engineering Mechanics
Division Conference
at
Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY

June 2-5, 2002

Introduction

The 15th Engineering Mechanics Division Conference was held at Columbia University on the main Morningside Heights campus in New York, NY. The Engineering Mechanics conference is the annual conference of the ASCE Engineering Mechanics Technical Division, and attracts researchers from academia and industry from around the world to present their recent research findings.


Take an interactive tour of the campus

Technical Program & Proceedings

The technical Program for this conference consisted of technical sessions, keynote lectures and a number of symposia. Over 400 participants from 41 countries attended EM2002.

The program for EM2002 consisted of just over 90 technical sessions spanning the broad range of topics within the engineering mechanics community. In addition to the CD-ROM proceedings provided at the conference, the proceedings are now available online.

For additional CD-ROM copies of the conference proccedings, please send an email to em2002@civil.columbia.edu. Limited additional copies will be provided at a nominal charge of $10.
 
 

Program at a Glance
(All conference sessions took place in Lerner Hall)


Monday, June 3rd, 2002
7:30-8:30 am
Breakfast & Registration
8:30-9:00am
Welcome & Opening Remarks 
9:00-10:00
Keynote Lecture - Earl Dowell (Duke University)
10:00-10:15am
Break
10:15-11:45am
Technical Sessions
11:45am-1pm
Lunch (not provided)
1:00-2:30pm
Technical Sessions
2:30-2:45pm
Refreshment Break
2:45-4:15pm
Technical Sessions
4:15-4:30
Refreshment Break
4:30-6pm
Technical Sessions
6:15pm
Meet for Icebreaker Reception Cruise (in front of Lerner Hall)
Commentary: Bojidar Yanev - NYCDOT

 
Tuesday, June 4th, 2002
7:30-8:30 am
Breakfast & Registration
8:30-9:30am
Keynote Lecture - Charles Peskin, Courant Institute (New York Univ.)
9:30-9:45
Break
9:45-11:15am
Technical Sessions
11:15-11:30am
Refreshment Break
11:30-1:00pm
Technical Sessions
1-2:30pm
Lunch (not provided)
2:30-4pm
Technical Sessions
4:00-4:15pm
Refreshment Break
4:15-5:45pm
Technical Sessions
6:30pm
Cocktail Hour followed by 


Conference Banquet (Lerner Hall)
 

 
Wednesday, June 5th, 2002
7:30-8:30 am
Breakfast & Registration
8:30-9:30am
Keynote Lecture - Ephrahim Garcia, Vanderbilt University
9:30-9:45
Break
9:45-11:15am
Technical Sessions
11:15-11:30am
Refreshment Break
11:30-1:00pm
Technical Sessions

 

Technical Areas

All of the usual technical areas of engineering mechanics were included in the conference. In addition, several emerging research trends were be promoted and featured.

The following are the core areas of research:
 

  • Solid Mechanics
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Computational Mechanics
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Mechanics of Composites
  • Elasticity and Elastodynamics
  • Wave Propagation
  • Nonlinear Mechanics
  • Linear/Nonlinear Dynamics, Chaos
  • Biomechanics
  • System Identification and Control
  • Non-destructive Evaluation, Structural Health Monitoring
  • High Performance Materials, Smart Materials
  • Smart Structures
  • Fracture, Fatigue, Crack Propagation, Damage Mechanics
  • Mechanics and Dynamics of Space Structures
  • Offshore Dynamics and Mechanics
  • Fluid-Structure Interaction
  • Soil Mechanics and Dynamics
  • Micromechanics
  • Probabilistic Mechanics
  • Reliability Methods
  • Turbulence
  • Signal Processing, Sensors
  • Experimental Analysis
  • Large-Scale Computational Simulation
  • Mechanics of granular materials
  • Particulate mechanics

    • Important Dates:
     
    Abstract Submission October 1, 2001
    Acceptance Notification December 15, 2001
    Paper Submission March 1, 2002 
    Early Registration (essential for all presentors) April 15, 2002 


    Registration Fees

    All presenting authors MUST register early to ensure the paper's place in the conference proceedings and a place in the technical program.

    Early Registration (By April 15th, 2002):
    $375  - ASCE Members
    $425 - Non-ASCE Members
    $125 - Students (includes bag, book of abstracts, CD-ROM, Coffee break snacks, but not the Icebreaker Reception or Banquet Dinner)
    $ 0 - Undergraduates participating in Poster Competition (registration rate limited to first 20 applicants)

    Late Registration (After April 15th, 2002):
    $425  - ASCE Members
    $475 - Non-ASCE Members
    $150 - Students (includes bag, book of abstracts, CD-ROM, coffee break snacks, but not the Icebreaker Reception or Banquet Dinner)
    $ 0 - Undergraduates participating in Poster Competition (registration rate limited to first 20 applicants)

    Note: For this conference a rule of one paper presentation per registrant was enforced. In other words, a participant could be a co-author of several papers, but could only present a single paper.

    Accommodation

    Dormitories & Hotels
    Despite New York City's reputation for high costs of accommodation, Columbia University will offer extremely reasonable air-conditioned dormitory-style accommodations for very reasonable rates. Currently the rate for a single or double room is about $80 per night. A second option priced at about $50 will also be available, and this is recommended for student participants. At past EMD conferences this type of inexpensive dormitory-style accommodation has been the most popular among participants. Alternative hotel accommodations abound in New York City, although few are within short walking distance of Columbia's Morningside Campus. Many excellent hotels exist within 15-20 minute taxi or subway rides, and these range in cost from $90 and up. If a significant number of participants choose from suggested hotels, then shuttle buses will be arranged to transfer participants for selected hotels to and from Columbia’s campus.

    Dining
    The costs of the Icebreaker Reception, the Banquet Dinner, and all Refreshment Breaks (including a light continental-style breakfast) will be included in the conference registration fee for participants. An additional fee will be charged for accompanying partners to attend the Reception and the Banquet Dinner.

    Again, a complete guide of recommended local restaurants will be posted on this website soon.


    for additional help or inquiries send an email to
    em2002@civil.columbia.edu