International Meeting on The Mechanical Behavior of Time Dependent Materials

第四届时间相关材料力学国际会议时间相关材料行为在工程中的作用在耐用结构的设计和评估中非常重要。25年前，“材料的时间依赖性”一词实质上是指对金属蠕变行为的研究和理解。虽然耐久性问题已经成为具有成本效益的工程设计的一个重要部分，但人们对此类设计的内在材料行为的贡献的关注并没有与要求保持相称的步伐。虽然聚合物是这一类中最突出的材料，但许多支配其性能的原理也适用于其他固体。因此，这次会议的目的是提高对工程学中依赖时间的问题的认识，特别是吸引年轻和多样化的受众/参与者，并使他们接触到从跨学科角度处理这类问题的知名研究人员的关切。

4th International meeting on theMechanics of Time -Dependent MaterialsThe role of time-dependent material behavior in engineering is important in the design and evaluation of structures intended for durable uses. A quarter of a century ago, the term "time dependence of materials" implied, essentially, the study and understanding of creep behavior of metals. Though durability questions have become a much more important part of cost-effective engineering designs, the attention paid to the contribution of intrinsic material behavior of such designs has not kept a commensurate pace with requirements. Though polymers are most prominent materials in this class many of the principles governing their performance apply to other solids. The conference is thus aimed at fostering awareness of time-dependent issues in engineering, and particular to attract a young and diverse audience/participation and to expose them to concerns of established researchers dealing with such issues from interdisciplinary points of view.