International Conference on Experimental Mechanics and Applications ICEMA on May 20-21, 2026 in Berlin, Germany

Assessment of composite materials and structures
Fatigue and fracture
High strain rate characterization
Interfacial characterization
Joining Composites - Bolting, Bonding and New Approaches to Joining
Experimental assessment of the performance low cost composite materials
Marine applications and fluid-structure interaction
Model validation/identification
Multifunctional composites
Optical sensors
Sandwich structures
Thermomechanical behaviour

High strain rate, shock, impact and blast testing
Blast
Brittle materials
Cellular materials and structures
High-strain rate testing and behaviour of complex aerospace structures
High speed imaging
Metals
Polymers
Shear bands, localization
Shock
SHPB methodological developments
Welds and joints
Dynamic damage characterization using X-ray

Volume-based experimental solid mechanics
Digital Volume Correlation
Interferomeric techniques
Magnetic Resonance Elastography
Optical coherence tomography
X-ray computed tomography

Materials
Biomaterials and tissues
Glass / brittle materials
Cellular materials, foams and honeycombs
Elastomers
Experimental methods in fracture, damage and durability mechanics of structural concrete
Multifunctional materials
New trends in experimental mechanics for polymers
Rock and soil mechanics
Sheet metal forming
Shape memory alloys and polymers
Thin films and coatings
Wood and wood-based products

Measurement Techniques
Structured light
Acoustic emission
Digital image correlation
Classic and modern interferometry at multiscale levels
Micro and nano-scale test methods
Moiré and grid-based techniques
Applications of novel sensors
Photoelasticity
Thermomechanics

Analysis and Applications
Adhesive bonding
Experimental mechanics in art and conservation
Fatigue and fracture
Identification from full-field measurements
Industrial applications
Experimental characterization of multiscale manufacturing processes
Model validation
Nondestructive testing
Residual stresses
Structural Health Monitoring
Structural testing
Prediction and measurement of residual stress and distortion in welding