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The 53rd Society of Experimental Mechanics (SEM) Structures Technical Committee concluded with 179 abstracts accepted out of 240 reviewed. Special sessions focused on aerospace systems, shell buckling, and intertank stringer cracks. Session categories covered various topics such as buckling, fatigue, and composites. Student papers were recognized with Hilton and LM awards. Rob Taylor coordinated student paper submissions.
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Final Status of 53nd SDM — Structures Technical Committee David Wieland Southwest Research Institute
Submission Statistics • 240 structures abstracts reviewed • Started with 105 reviewers • Approximately 7 reviews assigned per person • Not all reviews could complete their reviews • Ended up with 91 reviewers • 720 reviews completed • 179 abstracts accepted
Sessions • 31 Structures sessions -179 slots • Abstract scores ranged from 0 to 98.33 • Accepted 179 abstracts (~75%) • 19 papers withdrawn (~11%) • Total remaining in Program 160 • There were 7 special sessions
Special Sessions • "Structural and Thermal Interactions of Aerospace Systems" • Two "Special Session in Honor of Professor Michael W. Hyer" • "Mesh Dependence of Failure Predictions • Two "Developing the Next Generation of Shell Buckling Design Factors and Technologies" • "TS-133/ET-137 Intertank Stringer Cracks“
Remaining Session Categories • Buckling • Cylinders and Pressure Vessels • Failure Analysis • Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics • Plates and Shell • Aeroelasticity and Flutter • Beam Analysis • Design • Health Monitoring • Modeling • Structural Joints • Composites • Composite Damage and Delimitation • Deployable Structures • Impact Damage
Student Papers • Structures TC awards the Hilton and LM Student Paper Awards • Structures papers also eligible for conference-wide Jefferson Goblet and ASC awards • 26 abstracts submitted as “Student Paper” • 21 accepted • 16 papers uploaded and reveiwed • 1 paper up for Jefferson Goblet • 2 additional up for the Structures TC awards • Rob Taylor in charge of student papers