THEME: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
The South African Conference on Computational and Applied Mechanics (SACAM) is one of the premier international conferences of Computational and Applied Mechanics on the African Continent that attracts both local and international participants. The SACAM conference is held every two years as a forum for presenting current developments in computational and applied mechanics. The main function of SACAM is to bring together engineers, scientists and applied mathematicians from academia, research institutions and industry to encourage scientific engagement and exchange of ideas in applied and computational mechanics.
The participation of postgraduate students is most welcome and encouraged. It should be noted that student support will be made available to needy students after prior arrangements with the conference Organising Committee Chair to attend and present papers at the conference. Prizes will be awarded to best student posters and oral presentations, on condition that the recipients of the awards would be the first authors of their contributions.
SACAM2018 will be hosted by the Vaal University of Technology in Vanderbijlpark (South Africa) from the 17th to 19th September 2018, in partnership with the South African Association for Applied Mechanics (SAAM).
Past SACAM conferences have received the attention of both local and international participants and have served as platforms to share, engage and network on state of the art developments in applied mechanics. SACAM2018 will build on that rich tradition, and welcomes participants from all parts of the globe. Participants from other African countries are highly welcome and encouraged
Presentations at the conference will be subject to acceptance of an abstract, but papers featuring in the conference proceedings will be subjected to double blind review process. Furthermore, the best papers will be re-worked and further blind peer reviewed so that they can be published as journal articles and some in book form for researchers and students in mechanics.
The double blind review process will consist of an initial review of abstracts followed by a peer review of full papers by at least two reviewers.
The conference proceedings containing the final papers accepted after peer review, with ISBN numbers: 978-1-77012-143-0 (E-resource) and 978-1-77012-144-7 (Online resource), will be electronically available during the conference and on the conference website.
Additional information (including the required Abstract and Manuscript Templates, Accommodations, Transport, Tourist attractions, etc.) will be regularly updated on the conference website https://www.vut.ac.za/sacam2018/.
SACAM 2018 Conference Topics include but are not limited to the following:
Aerodynamics
Biomechanics
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Computational Methods in Mechanics
Discrete element modelling
Education in Applied Mechanics
Engineering Education
Finite Element Modelling and Analysis
Fluid Mechanics
Fluid Structure Interactions
Mechanics of Composites
Mechanics of Materials
Mechanics of Vibrations
Micro-scale Mechanics
Nano-scale Mechanics
Soil and Rock Mechanics
Solid Mechanics
Stochastic Mechanics
Structural Dynamics
Structural Mechanics
Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer
| Abstract deadline | 30th November 2017 |
| Extended Abstract deadline | 31st January 2018 |
| Conference registration | See Registration information section** |
| Full manuscript deadline | 25th May 2018 |
| Revised manuscript deadline extension | 25th May 2018 |
| Revised manuscript deadline | 30th of June 2018 |
| Camera ready manuscript | 31st July 2018 |
| Welcome cocktail | 16th September 2018 |
| Conference dates | 17th-19th of September 2018 |
For submission of abstracts and full manuscripts, click on the following link https://www.conftool.com/sacam2018/ that will navigate you to the submission site. Alternatively, you can visit the conference website https://www.vut.ac.za/sacam2018/ and click on the “register and submit” link here at the bottom of the homepage.
You will have the option to submit to “academic track” that will be subjected to blind review of the abstracts and full paper before presentation at the conference or “industrial track” that will be subject to abstract acceptance only and presentation. The industrial track is aimed at attracting more presentations from industrial partners and industrial projects
Presentations at the conference will be subject to acceptance of an abstract, but papers featuring in the conference proceedings will be subjected to double blind review process. Furthermore, we intend to select about 15 best papers that will be re-worked and blind further peer reviewed so that they can be published in book form for peers and students in mechanics.
The double blind review process will consist of an initial review of abstracts followed by a peer review of full papers by at least two reviewers.
The conference proceedings containing the final papers accepted after peer review, with an allocated ISBN number, will be electronically available during the conference and on the conference website.
Additional information (including the required Abstract and Manuscript Templates, Accommodations, Transport, Tourist attractions, etc.) will be regularly updated on the conference website.
Industrial partners are welcome to register to showcase their latest products. Conditions and benefits will be communicated in due course.
Register participants free, get registration table and a poster, find marketing information in conference proceedings. Regular monthly update of company information
| Class | Early Registration Deadline 1st June 2018 | Late Registration Deadline 10th August 2018 | Benefits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platinum | R30 000 | R27 000 | 5 Participants Free |
| Gold | 25 000 | R22 000 | 4 Participants Free |
| Silver | R20 000 | R17 000 | 3 Participants Free |
| Bronze | R15 000 | R12 000 | 2 Participants Free |
| Early Registration Deadline 1st June 2018 | Late Registration Deadline 10th August 2018 |
|
|---|---|---|
| Student | R2500 | R2700 |
| Delegates – full program | R4500 | R4800 |
| One-Day registration | R2000 | R2300 |
| Conference Dinner – (Partner and One-Day registration) | R400 | R400 |
| Registration Fee | |
|---|---|
| Additional and optional registration: IACM membership | $20 USD or R300 |
Local travel Agencies are available to assist. Contact the following services:
- VUT Corporate affairs
Email: mailto:zelda@vut.ac.za
Fax: +27 (0)16 950 9767
- Park Travel
Email: adel@parkvaal.co.za
Fax: +27-16-981-5902
Website address: www.saparktravel.co.za
Chair
Prof Thomas B Tengen – (Vaal University of Technology, South Africa)
Members
- Prof Alfayo A Alugongo– (Vaal University of Technology, South Africa)
- Dr Michael Hindley – (Ultrasafe Nuclear Corporation SAAM, South Africa)
- Ms Marise Engelbrecht – (Vaal University of Technology, South Africa)
Chair
Prof Leonard Masu – (Vaal University of Technology, South Africa)
Members
- Prof. Thomas B Tengen – (Vaal University of Technology, South Africa)
- Prof. Alfayo A Alugongo– (Vaal University of Technology, South Africa)
- Dr Michael Hindley – (Ultrasafe Nuclear Corporation SAAM, South Africa)
- Dr Andrew Gill – (CSIR, South Africa)
- Prof. Schalk Kok – (University of Pretoria, South Africa)
- Dr Sebastian Skatulla (Computational Mechanics – University of Cape Town, South Africa, and President of SAAM)
- Dr. Jan-Hendrik Kruger – (North West University, South Africa)
- Dr. Nico Wilke – (university of Pretoria, South Africa)
- Prof. George M Ochieng– (Vaal University of Technology, South Africa)
- Prof. Jerry J Walker – (Vaal University of Technology, South Africa)
- Dr. Taile Leswifi – (Vaal University of Technology, South Africa)
- Prof. Iyiola O Otunniyi – (Vaal University of Technology, South Africa)
- Prof. Diederik A Dicks – (Vaal University of Technology, South Africa)
- Prof. Marcel O Ohanga – (Vaal University of Technology, South Africa)
- Prof. Akinlabi Esther – (University of Johannesburg, South Africa)
- Dr. Jaap Hoffmann – (Thermo-Fluid Division- Stellenbosch University, South Africa)
- Scientific Committees
- Prof. Thomas B Tengen – (Vaal University of Technology, South Africa)
- Prof. Alfayo A Alugongo– (Vaal University of Technology, South Africa)
- Dr. Michael Hindley – (Ultrasafe Nuclear Corporation SAAM, South Africa)
- Dr. Andrew Gill – (CSIR, South Africa)
- Dr Sebastian Skatulla (Computational Mechanics – University of Cape Town, South Africa, and President of SAAM)
- Prof. Schalk Kok – (Computational solid mechanics, University of Pretoria, South Africa)
- Dr. Jan-Hendrik Kruger – (North West University, South Africa)
- Dr. Nico Wilke – (university of Pretoria, South Africa)
- Prof. George M Ochieng– (Vaal University of Technology, South Africa)
- Prof. Jerry J Walker – (Vaal University of Technology, South Africa)
- Dr. Taile Leswifi – (Vaal University of Technology, South Africa)
- Prof. Iyiola O Otunniyi – (Vaal University of Technology, South Africa)
- Professor Diederik A Dicks – (Vaal University of Technology, South Africa)
- Professor Marcel O Ohanga – (Vaal University of Technology, South Africa)
- Professor Esther Akinlabi – (renewable energy and modern manufacturing processes – University of Johannesburg, South Africa)
- Prof. Gerhard Venter – (Structural Mechanics – Stellenbosch University, South Africa)
- Dr. Annie Bekker – (Vibration – Stellenbosch University, South Africa)
- Dr. Thorsten Bekker – (Material science/Strength of Materials – Stellenbosch University, South Africa)
- Prof. Debbie Blaine – (Material science/Strength of Materials, Engineering Education – Stellenbosch University, South Africa)
- Prof. Anton Basson – (Engineering education – Stellenbosch University, South Africa)
- Prof. Corne Coetzee – (Discrete element modelling – Stellenbosch University, South Africa)
- Prof Danie Els – (Discrete element modelling – Stellenbosch University, South Africa)
- Prof. Johan van der Spuy (Fluid mechanics – Stellenbosch University, South Africa)
- Prof. Thomas Harms – (Fluid mechanics and Heat transfer – Stellenbosch University, South Africa)
- Dr. Mike Owen – (Heat transfer – Stellenbosch University, South Africa)
- Dr. Ryno Laubscher – (combustion – Stellenbosch University, South Africa)
- Prof. Francois Smith – (Applied Mathematics – Stellenbosch University, South Africa)
- Dr Hoffmann JE – (CFD, Thermofluid – Stellenbosch University, South Africa)
- Prof Samuel Baker Kucel – (Energetics- Busitema University, Uganda)
- Prof Saul S Namago – ( Moi University, Kenya)
- Prof Prof Josphat Igadwa Mwasiagi- (Fibers, yarn and polymer – Moi University, Kenya)
- Dr. W Nyaigoti Omwoyo – (Inorganic Chemistry/Nanotechnology – Maasai Mara University, Narok- Kenya).
- Dr Tebello Ntsiki Don Mathaba (Vaal University of Technology, South Africa)
- Prof. Siagi Otara Zachary – (Heat and Work Transfer – Moi University, Kenya
- Prof Corné Coetzee (Stellenbosch University, South Africa)
- Dr. Alfred EJ Bogaers – (Advanced Mathematical Modelling, CSIR, South Africa)
