Delegate Information
Welcome and Introduction
Welcome to Imperial College London and the BSSM’s 19th International Conference on Advances in Experimental Mechanics.
It's a pleasure to welcome you to London for the conference. The BSSM sits at the interface between industry, academia and the wider engineering community and promotes their interaction to ensure the wide dissemination of new ideas and best practice in the field of engineering measurement. Meeting in person to discuss science, engineering and technology is an important part of this.
This conference focuses on research which advances experimental techniques across the very widest range of applications in mechanics, including stress, strain and vibration analysis.
In addition to the main conference, this year's event includes all the 'traditional extras', including the BSSM Measurements Lecture, the annual BSSM EMex exhibition of experimental mechanics and the BSSM Young Stress Analyst Competition.
We are looking forward to a technically excellent conference and we are very grateful to the authors for their efforts in producing their contributions to the programme.
We hope you enjoy the conference and its many events, all of which are described below. If you require any assistance during the conference, please do not hesitate to contact the Conference main desk for help.
Please take the time to explore London.
Professor Catrin Davies
Conference Chair
Professor Catrin Mair Davies
Professor in Structural Integrity at Imperial College London
Look out for the BSSM flags at the entrance.
Throughout the conference there is an Event Support Team on duty to help you. Please look for the distinctive blue tee shirts.
Delegate and Visitor Information
The Conference Meeting Rooms
Delegates will be served lunch and refreshments throughout each day of the conference
Venue Information
Venue parking
Campus Information
Campus Map
Local Facilities
Explore London – visitor information
Taxis
Banks
Chemist
Chemist Cares on Myrtle Street.
Delegate Accommodation
Delegates can book campus accommodation at Imperial College London
It is recommended that you book as soon as possible as rooms are limited.
Additional Hotel Accommodation
Information for Presenters
Imperial College London will be operating Windows 7 and 10 and MS Office. If you intend to use animations, please ensure you bring the movie files with you. You should bring your presentation on a USB stick at least 15 minutes prior to the start of your session and upload onto the computer in the room where you will present into the folder for your session. Please check the programme for this information.
There is no support for Macs. Should speakers wish to use their own Mac this is possible, however, they will need to supply all relevant adaptors. You may wish to use your own laptop – if this is the case you should attend in advance to check that your laptop and presentation will work.
Wi-Fi Instructions
Programme
View the Draft Programme here. Link to abstracts to follow
Plenary Sessions
Measurements Lecture
Plenary Lectures
Speaker bio's
Young Stress Analyst Competition
The BSSM Young Stress Analyst (YSA) competition is an annual competition that is intended to encourage and reward young practitioners in the field of experimental mechanics.
2025 YSA finalists to be announced
Exhibition
Delegates are free to visit the exhibition at any time the exhibition is open. Refreshments and lunch will be served to conference delegates in the exhibition hall on the day of the exhibition.
Social Programme
Conference reception
Conference dinner
Conference website
https://www.bssm.org/events/conference/18th-conference-liverpool/#
Strain Best Paper Award
Each year the BSSM sponsor a prize for the best paper in Strain supported by the generosity of Fylde Electronics. A shortlist of papers is created by the Editor and Associate Editors based on referees’ comments on the papers which is then passed onto a panel of experts selected from the Editorial Board
Winner of the Fylde Strain best paper award 2024
to be announced
Conference venues