Topics

We seek a lively exchange of ideas about the status, accomplishments, challenges, and future of peridynamics.

Papers on all aspects of peridynamics are welcome. These include traditional areas, such as:

·       Crack nucleation and fatigue

·       Mechanics of materials and defects

·       Impact and penetration

·       Numerical discretization methods and solvers

·       Local-nonlocal coupling

·       Mathematical analysis

·       Material model development

·       Nonlocal wave motion

·       Elastic and structural stability

·       Dynamic fracture and fragmentation

·       Contact mechanics and friction

We also invite papers on new areas, opportunities, and diverse perspectives such as:

·       Peridynamics in relation to AI and machine learning

·       Fundamental aspects of nonlocality

·       Topological and structural optimization

·       Material design

·       Microstructural evolution, materials processing, and grain growth

·       Phase transitions

·       Modeling manufacturing processes

·       Nonlocality in time

·       Mechanics of geological materials and concrete

·       Micropolar peridynamics

·       Ductile materials and failure

·       Mechanics of random media

·       Nanoscale mechanics and physics

·       Multiphysics and chemistry

·       Biology and growth of tissues

·       Big calculations and high-end computers

·       Solvers and spectral methods

·       Finite element implementations of peridynamics

·       Techniques for working with dense matrices

·       Peridynamics as an upscaling method for small-scale model systems

·       Relation of peridynamics to traffic flow and agent-based modeling

·       Visualization and animation

·       Commercialization

·       Implementation of local boundary conditions in peridynamics

·       Critics’ corner: Objections to peridynamics and how to address them