Журналы по механике и смежным дисциплинам

Журнал «Популярная Механика»
Главный редактор: Александр Грек

Popular Mechanics - широко известный и читаемый иллюстрированный журнал в США, которому в 2002 году исполнилось 100 лет.

Это издание для всех, кого интересуют технологии в окружающей нас жизни, написанный простым и понятным языком. Журнал предназначен для читателей, которых интересует, как работают привычные предметы, которыми мы пользуемся каждый день. Все новинки технологий и научные открытия, которые могут перевернуть нашу жизнь, - всё это собрано на страницах нового журнала.

Continuum Mechanics and Thermodynamics
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Heidelberg
Editor-in-Chief: K. Hutter

The journal provides a forum for presenting and discussing new developments in all fields where the methods of continuum mechanics and thermodynamics play a role. It addresses physicists, engineers and applied mathematicians. The fields considered include, but are not limited to, materials science, geophysical and environmental science, and life sciences.
Of particular interest are contributions that describe newly observed phenomena and present models for their interpretation based on the principles of mechanics, thermodynamics, and statistical physics. Additionally, papers that describe experimental support of a theory or report new unexplained phenomena are also welcome.

Theoretical and Computational Fluid Dynamics
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Heidelberg
Editor-in-Chief: M.Y. Hussaini

Theoretical and Computational Fluid Dynamics provides an interdisciplinary forum for the crossfertilization of ideas, tools and techniques across all disciplines in which fluid flow plays a role, such as: aeronautical sciences, geophysical and environmental sciences, life sciences and materials sciences.
Of particular interest are papers that unravel complex flow physics through combined computational and experimental efforts or through a fundamental theoretical analysis that complements computational work. Papers featuring computational results must explicitly address the accuracy of the results, including verification and validation of the algorithms and demonstration of adequate numerical resolution. Papers of a purely algorithmic, experimental or engineering-application nature and papers without a significant level of physical content are outside the scope of this journal.

Shock Waves
An International Journal on Shock Waves, Detonations and Explosions
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Heidelberg
Editor-in-Chief: K. Takayama

Shock Waves provides a forum for presenting and discussing new results in all fields where shock and detonation phenomena play a role. The journal addresses physicists, engineers and applied mathematicians working on theoretical, experimental or numerical issues, including diagnostics and flow visualization.
The research fields considered include, but are not limited to, aero- and gas dynamics, acoustics, physical chemistry, condensed matter and plasmas, with applications encompassing materials sciences, space sciences, geosciences, life sciences and medicine.
Of particular interest are contributions which provide insights into fundamental aspects of the techniques that are relevant to more than one specific research community.

Archive of Applied Mechanics
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Heidelberg
Editor-in-Chief: F. Pfeiffer

Archive of Applied Mechanics (Ingenieur-Archiv) was founded by R. Grammel (Vol. 1/1929-32/1963), continued by K. Magnus (Vol. 33/1963-49/1980), E. Becker (Vol. 50/1981-55/1985) and H. Lippmann (Vol. 56/1986-66/1996). As of 1991 the title "Ingenieur-Archiv" was changed to "Archive of Applied Mechanics".
The purpose of this journal is the dissemination of the results of scientific research in the fields of solid mechanics, fluid mechanics, structural mechanics, dynamics and control, including related disciplines, in a form useful to engineering practice. Contributions in analytical, numerical and computational methods are welcome.

Computational Mechanics
Solids, Fluids, Engineered Materials, Aging Infrastructure, Molecular Dynamics, Heat Transfer, Manufacturing Processes, Optimization, Fracture & Integrity
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Heidelberg
Editor-in-Chief: P. Wriggers

The purpose of this journal is to report original research of scholarly value and of reasonable permanence in those areas of computational mechanics which involve and enrich the rational application of mechanics, mathematics, and numerical methods in the practice of modern engineering. The scope of the research reported in this journal will include theoretical and computational methods, and their rational application, in:
- solid and structural mechanics, multi-body system dynamics, constitutive modeling, inelastic and finite deformation response, structural control;
- fluid mechanics and fluids engineering, compressible and incompressible flows, and aerodynamics;
- fracture mechanics and structural integrity;
- transport phenomena and heat transfer;and
- modern variational methods in mechanics, in general.

Journal of Fluid Mechanics

Cambridge University Press

Editors:
Stephen H. Davis, Northwestern University, USA
T. J. Pedley, University of Cambridge, UK

Journal of Fluid Mechanics is the leading international journal in the field and is essential reading for all those concerned with developments in fluid mechanics. It publishes authoritative articles covering theoretical, computational and experimental investigations of all aspects of the mechanics of fluids. Each issue contains papers on both the fundamental aspects of fluid mechanics, and their applications to other fields such as aeronautics, astrophysics, biology, chemical and mechanical engineering, hydraulics, meteorology, oceanography, geology, acoustics and combustion.

Fluid Dynamics Research
Elsevier

The aim of Fluid Dynamics Research is to publish original and creative works in all fields of fluid dynamics. In addition to regular papers, brief communications and comments are published and review papers of high quality are invited. The scope includes theoretical, numerical and experimental studies that contribute to the fundamental understanding and/or application of fluid phenomena.
Audience:
Physicists and Mechanical Engineers interested in the flow of fluids and gases.

International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences
Elsevier
Original Research, New Developments and Case Studies in Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering for Mining and Civil Applications
Former title: International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences and Geomechanics Abstracts

This journal is concerned with original research, new developments, site measurements and case studies in rock mechanics and rock engineering. It provides an international forum for the publication of high quality papers on the subject of rock mechanics and the application of rock mechanics principles and techniques to mining and civil engineering projects built on or in rock masses. These projects include slopes, open-pit mines, quarries, shafts, tunnels, caverns, underground mines, metro systems, dams and hydro-electric stations, geothermal energy and radioactive waste disposal. Papers are welcomed on all relevant topics and especially on theoretical developments, analytical methods, numerical methods, rock testing, site investigation, design, back analysis, and case studies.

International Journal of Solids and Structures
Elsevier

The International Journal of Solids and Structures has as its objective the publication and dissemination of original research in Mechanics of Solids and Structures as a field of Applied Science and Engineering. It fosters thus the exchange of ideas among workers in different parts of the world and also among workers who emphasize different aspects of the foundations and applications of the field.

Standing as it does at the cross-roads of Materials Science, Life Sciences, Mathematics, Physics and Engineering Design, the Mechanics of Solids and Structures is experiencing considerable growth as a result of recent technological advances. The Journal, by providing an international medium of communication, is encouraging this growth and is encompassing all aspects of the field from the more classical problems of structural analysis to mechanics of solids continually interacting with other media and including fracture, flow, wave propagation, heat transfer, thermal effects in solids, optimum design methods, model analysis, structural topology and numerical techniques. Interest extends to both inorganic and organic solids and structures.

The emphasis is placed on contributions, analytical, experimental and numerical, which appear to be of permanent interest to research workers and engineers in the field. If furthering knowledge in the area of principal concern of the Journal, papers of primary interest to the constitutive disciplines of Materials Science, Mathematics, Physics and Engineering Design may be published. Papers which are merely illustrations of established principles and procedures, even though possibly containing new numerical or experimental data, will generally not be published.

International Journal of Mechanical Sciences
Elsevier

The International Journal of Mechanical Sciences is an international forum for the publication and dissemination of original work which contributes to the understanding of the main disciplines underpinning the mechanical and civil engineering sciences. Original contributions giving insight into engineering practices in structural mechanics (vibration, buckling and deformation of metal and composite structures, smart structures), mechanics and applications of advanced materials (composite, cellular, smart), fluid mechanics (internal flows, tribology) thermodynamics and materials processing analysis form the core of the journal contents.

Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids
Elsevier

The Journal publishes papers reporting original research on the mechanics of solids. Emphasis is placed on the development of fundamental concepts of mechanics and novel applications of these concepts based on theoretical, experimental or computational approaches, drawing upon the various branches of engineering science and the allied areas within applied mathematics, materials science, structural engineering, applied physics and geophysics. The main purpose of the Journal is to foster scientific understanding of the processes of deformation and mechanical failure of all solid materials, both technological and natural, and the connections between these processes and their underlying physical mechanisms. In this sense, the content of the Journal should reflect the current state of the discipline in analysis, experimental observation and numerical simulation. In the interest of achieving this goal, authors are encouraged to consider the significance of their contributions for the field of mechanics and the implications of their results, in addition to describing the details of their work.

Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics
Elsevier

This journal provides a forum for scholarly work dealing primarily with probabilistic and statistical approaches to contemporary solid/structural and fluid mechanics problems encountered in diverse technical disciplines such as aerospace, civil, marine, mechanical, and nuclear engineering. The journal aims to maintain a healthy balance between general solution techniques and problem-specific results, encouraging a fruitful exchange of ideas among disparate engineering specialities.
From time to time, review papers will be published to provide research and development oriented readers with state-of-the-art analyses of various areas of current interest. In addition, occasional papers of tutorial nature help enhance practice oriented readers' knowledge of the basic probabilistic and statistical techniques that are essential in present-day engineering practice design.

Mechanics Research Communications
Elsevier

Mechanics Research Communications provides a fast means of communication and exchange of ideas among workers in mechanics, and offers an effective method of bringing new results quickly to the public. By doing so the journal establishes an informal vehicle for the discussion of ideas that may still be in the formative stages. The journal encompasses the behaviour of fluids, solids, particles, continua, rigid bodies, mechanisms, systems and so forth, enabling the field of mechanics to be understood in a broad sense. It will include theoretical and experimental results, and fundamental and practical research.

Journal of Biomechanics
Elsevier

The Journal of Biomechanics publishes reports of original and substantial findings using the principles of mechanics to explore biological problems. Analytical, as well as experimental papers may be submitted, and the journal accepts original articles, surveys and perspective articles (usually by Editorial invitation only), book reviews and letters to the Editor. The criteria for acceptance of manuscripts include excellence, novelty, significance, clarity, conciseness and interest to the readership.

Engineering Fracture Mechanics
Elsevier

Engineering Fracture Mechanics is a journal designed to be of broad interest and use to both researchers and practitioners of fracture mechanics in academic, industrial and government organizations. Contributions are welcome which address the fracture behavior of conventional engineering material systems as well as newly emerging material systems, for example, those employed in electronic components. Contributions on developments in the areas of mechanics and materials science strongly related to fracture mechanics are also welcome. Papers on fatigue are welcome if they treat the fatigue process using the methods of fracture mechanics. The Editors especially solicit contributions which synthesize experimental and theoretical-computational studies yielding results with direct engineering significance. Papers of an abstract mathematical nature, those emphasizing empirical correlations and those describing unanalyzed experimental data are not normally published.

Mechanics of Materials
Elsevier

Mechanics of Materials is a forum for original scientific research on the flow, fracture, and general constitutive behavior of geophysical, geotechnical and technological materials, with balanced coverage of advanced technological and natural materials, with balanced coverage of theoretical, experimental, and field investigations. Of special concern are macroscopic predictions based on microscopic models, identification of microscopic structures from limited overall macroscopic data, experimental and field results that lead to fundamental understanding of the behavior of materials, and coordinated experimental and analytical investigations that culminate in theories with predictive quality.

Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics
Elsevier

The Mechanics and Physics of Fracture part encourages publication of original research on Material damage leading to crack growth and/or fatigue. Materials treated include metal alloys, polymers, composites, rocks, ceramics, etc. The material damage process is complex because it involves the combined effect of loading, size and geometry, temperature and environment. Formulation may involve the dissipation of energy in various forms and the identification of microscopic entities and their interactions with macroscopic variables. The advent of the modern computer, however, has offered added capability for analysing the stresses and/or strain and failure modes. The construction and verification of quantitative theories can be more readily carried out. Encouraged in particular are contributions related to predictions of material damage behaviour based on microscopic and/or macroscopic models.The Fracture Mechanics Technology section emphasises material characterisation techniques and translation of specimen data to design. Contributions shall cover the application of fracture mechanics to hydro and electric machineries, offshore oil exploration equipment, pipelines and pressure vessels, nuclear reactor components, air, land and sea vehicles, and many others. Among the areas to be emphasized are: case histories; material selection and structure design; sample calculations of practical design problems; material characterisation procedures; fatigue crack growth and corrosion; nondestructive testing and inspection; code requirements and standards; structural failure and ageing; failure prevention methodologies; maintenance and repair; and product liability and technical insurance.

European Journal of Mechanics - A/Solids
Elsevier

The European Journal of Mechanics A/Solids continues to publish articles in English in all areas of Solid Mechanics from the physical and mathematical basis to materials engineering, technological applications and methods of modern computational mechanics, both pure and applied research.
The following topics are covered: Mechanics of materials; thermodynamics; elasticity; plasticity; creep damage; fracture; composites and multiphase materials; micromechanics; structural mechanics; stability vibrations; wave propagation; robotics; contact; friction and wear; optimization, identification; the mechanics of rigid bodies; biomechanics.

European Journal of Mechanics - B/Fluids
An Official Medium of Publication for EUROMECH "European Mechanics Society"
Elsevier

The European Journal of Mechanics B/Fluids publishes theoretical, computational and experimental papers in all fundamental research areas of fluid mechanics. Published every two months, EJM B/Fluids contains:
- Original papers from countries world-wide
- Book reviews
- A calendar of scientific meetings

Mechatronics
The Science of Intelligent Machines
An International Journal
Elsevier

Mechatronics is the synergistic combination of precision mechanical engineering, electronic control and systems thinking in the design of products and manufacturing processes. It relates to the design of systems, devices and products aimed at achieving an optimal balance between basic mechanical structure and its overall control. The purpose of this journal is to provide rapid publication of topical papers featuring practical developments in mechatronics. It will cover a wide range of application areas including consumer product design, instrumentation, manufacturing methods, computer integration and process and device control, and will attract a readership from across the industrial and academic research spectrum. Particular importance will be attached to aspects of innovation in mechatronics design philosophy which illustrate the benefits obtainable by an a priori integration of functionality with embedded microprocessor control. A major item will be the design of machines, devices and systems possessing a degree of computer based intelligence. The journal seeks to publish research progress in this field with an emphasis on the applied rather than the theoretical. It will also serve the dual role of bringing greater recognition to this important area of engineering.

Journal of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics
Translation of the Russian Journal Prikladnaya Matematika i Mekhanika
Elsevier

This journal is a cover to cover translation of the Russian journal Prikladnaya Matematika i Mekhanika, published by the Russian Academy of Sciences and reflecting all the major achievements of the Russian School of Mechanics.The journal is concerned with high-level mathematical investigations of modern physical and mechanical problems and reports current progress in this field. Special emphasis is placed on aeronautics and space science and such subjects as continuum mechanics, theory of elasticity, and mathematics of space flight guidance and control.

Journal of Terramechanics
Elsevier

The Journal of Terramechanics is published four times a year. It is primarily devoted to scientific articles concerned with research, design, and equipment utilization in the field of terramechanics. The Journal presents a cross-section of technical papers, reviews, comments and discussions, and serves as a medium for recording recent research and development work. Topics covered by the Journal include:
- The interaction between off-road vehicles and terrain and its effects on vehicle traction mechanics, ride dynamics, obstacle-negotiating ability, and maneuverability.
- The movement of soil by vehicles and by earth-moving and agricultural implements.
- The study of terrain trafficability, including mapping and classification, pertaining to off-road locomotion.
- The relation between off-road vehicle traffic, properties of soil, and plant growth.

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering
Elsevier

The journal publishes papers concerned with applications of digital computers to problems of applied mechanics and engineering. Papers are of advanced character, containing substantial contributions to these fields and detailing methods as well as results. Papers dealing with techniques of wide applicability, beyond the boundaries of the field in which they were established, are especially emphasized.

Audience: Applied mathematicians, civil, mechanical, aerospace, and naval engineers, numerical analysts, computer specialists, applied physicists, libraries and institutes with an interest in the above areas".

International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics
Elsevier

The International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics provides a specific medium for dissemination of research results in the various areas of theoretical and applied mechanics of solids/structures and fluids, where the phenomena are inherently non-linear. The journal brings together original results in non-linear problems in elasticity, plasticity, dynamics and vibrations, rheology, hydrodynamics, gas dynamics, magnetohydrodynamics, astrodynamics, control and stability, structures, as well as in other diverse areas. Papers may be analytical/computational or experimental. Mathematical treatments of non-linear differential equations wherein solutions and properties of solutions are emphasized are also appropriate. Both deterministic and stochastic approaches are fostered. Contributions pertaining to applied fields are encouraged.

Computers & Fluids
Elsevier

Computers & Fluids is multidisciplinary. The term 'fluid' is interpreted in the broadest sense. Hydro- and aerodynamics, high-speed and physical gas dynamics, turbulence and flow stability, multiphase flow, rheology, tribology and fluid-structure interaction are all of interest, provided that computer technique plays a significant role in the associated studies or design methodology. Applications will be found in most branches of engineering and science: mechanical, civil, chemical, aeronautical, medical, geophysical, nuclear and oceanographic. These will involve problems of air, sea and land vehicle motion and flow physics, energy conversion and power, chemical reactors and transport processes, ocean and atmospheric effects and pollution, biomedicine, noise and acoustics, and magnetohydrodynamics amongst others. The development of numerical methods relevant to fluid flow computations, computational analysis of flow physics and fluid interactions and novel applications to flow systems and to design are pertinent to Computers & Fluids.

Mechanism and Machine Theory
Elsevier

This international journal provides a medium of communication between engineers and scientists engaged in research and development within the fields of science embraced by IFToMM, the International Federation for the Promotion of Mechanism and Machine Science.

These fields are: mechanism, dynamics of machines; applied vibrations; gearing and transmissions; man-machine systems and robots; mechanical systems; pneumatic and hydraulic machine controls; applications of mathematics, graphics and computers to machine theory and design; and experimental test techniques and results. The journal announces conferences, news of IFToMM, publishes book and thesis reviews, and letters to the Editor.

Wave Motion
An International Journal Reporting Research on Wave Phenomena
Elsevier

Wave Motion is devoted to the cross fertilization of ideas, and to stimulating interaction between workers in various research areas in which wave propagation phenomena play a dominant role. The description and analysis of wave propagation phenomena provides a unifying thread connecting diverse areas of engineering and the physical sciences such as acoustics, optics, electromagnetic theory, solid and fluid mechanics.

The journal publishes papers on analytical, numerical and experimental methods. Papers on both direct and inverse problems of property and site characterization by wave propagation methods are of interest to the journal.

Journal of Fluids and Structures
Elsevier

The Journal of Fluids and Structures publishes original full-length papers, review articles and brief communications on any aspect of fluid-structure interaction and on the dynamics of systems related to such interactions. It is concerned with the fundamental mechanisms, as well as on specific applications, analytical, experimental, or computational. The journal promises speedy publication and special express processing of letters and brief notes.

The journal serves as a focal point of contact and exchange for the many kinds of specialists and practitioners concerned with fundamental and applied aspects of:
- flow-induced excitation mechanisms
- solid-fluid interactions
- response of mechanical, civil, marine, and physiological structures to flow and flow-acoustic excitation
- unsteady fluid dynamics
- aeroelasticity and other relevant aeronautical applications

International Journal of Plasticity
Elsevier

The purpose of the journal is to report original research on all aspects of plastic deformation, damage and fracture behaviour of isotropic as well as anisotropic solids, including the thermodynamics of plasticity and fracture, continuum theory, and macroscopic as well as microscopic phenomena. The topics of interest include plastic behaviour of single crystals and polycrystalline metals, ceramics, rocks and soils, composites, nanocrystalline and microelectronics materials, shape memory alloys, ferroelectric ceramics, thin films and polymers, as well as plasticity aspects of failure and fracture mechanics. Significant experimental, numerical or theoretical contributions advancing the understanding of plastic behaviour of solids are of special interest, together with studies relating macroscopic to the microscopic behaviour of solids. Papers on modeling of finite nonlinear elastic deformation, with similarities to modeling of plastic deformation, are also welcome.

Comptes Rendus de l'Academie des Sciences -
Series IIB - Mechanics
Elsevier

International contributions (hereafter called 'articles') published by this journal are either notes or Review articles written on invitation of the Editorial Committee or constituting part of a thematic special issue. The Comptes rendus provide for very rapid publication (within 8 weeks of acceptance of the manuscript) and for a worldwide distribution. Please follow these instructions carefully so that your manuscript may be handled expeditiously. They are liable to modifications. As a consequence, we request that authors always consult the last issue available, or the publisher's web site (http://www.elsevier.fr).

The series IIB of the Comptes Rendus de l'Academie des Sciences covers the following fields: Dynamical Systems / Machines, Mechanisms, Robotics / Mechanics of Solids and Structure, Behaviour of Materials, Rheology / Damage, Fatigue, Rupture / Fluid Mechanics / Acoustics, Waves, Vibrations / Control, Signal Processing.

Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing
Elsevier

Constant developments in Mechanical, Aeronautical and Civil Engineering and profound changes brought about by advances in instrumentation and associated computing power, necessitate the application and integration of techniques involving systems theory, signal processing, control theory and statistics. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing provides a forum for the discussion of research findings related to applications utilizing these disciplines and maintaining a healthy balance between fundamental and experimental topics.

International Journal of Engineering Science
Elsevier

The International Journal of Engineering Science publishes original research pertaining to the application of the physical, chemical and mathematical sciences to engineering. Emphasis is given to those contributions concerned with the cross-fertilization of these fields and research in the allied regions of mechanics, electricity and magnetism, thermodynamics, physical chemistry, both from continuum and molecular points of view. Applied research involving recent developments is welcome in such interdisciplinary areas as biomechanics, system theory, energy and approximation theory, applied and computational mathematics, as applied to basic problems in engineering science.

Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering
Elsevier

The journal aims to encourage and enhance the role of mechanics and other disciplines as they relate to earthquake engineering by providing opportunities for the publication of the work of applied mathematicians, engineers and other applied scientists involved in solving problems closely related to the field of earthquake and geotechnical engineering.

Emphasis is placed on new concepts and techniques, but case histories will also be published if they enhance the presentation and understanding of new technical concepts.

Thin-Walled Structures
Elsevier

Thin-walled structures comprise an important and growing proportion of engineering construction with areas of application becoming increasingly diverse, ranging from aircraft, bridges, ships and oil rigs to storage vessels, industrial buildings and warehouses. Many factors, including cost and weight economy, new materials and processes and the growth of powerful methods of analysis have contributed to this growth, and led to the need for a journal which concentrates specifically on structures in which problems arise due to the thinness of the walls. This field includes cold-formed sections, plate and shell structures, reinforced plastics structures and aluminium structures, and is of importance in many branches of engineering.

Tribology International
Elsevier

Tribology International provides up-to-date information on the science, practice and technology of lubrication, wear prevention and friction control. This multidisciplinary field is approached from a practical standpoint, equipping designers, research and development engineers, mechanical and lubrication engineers, managers and scientists with the information that will enable them to minimize the cost of moving parts. Thus machinery can be made more efficient, more reliable and more cost effective.

Tribology International is an archival journal which aims to publish high quality original papers. These should encompass the best fundamental and applied science with an emphasis on its application to the finest engineering practice. The scope includes all aspects of science, technology and engineering which have relevance to tribology. This is also reflected in the publication of conference reports, book reviews, editorials, special issues, laboratory reports, news and letters.
Index bound in last issue of calendar year.

Mecanique & Industries (In French)
Elsevier

The purpose of this journal is to coordinate and publish scientific and technical information in applied mechanics in connection with industrial operations. It is the interface between research activities and those whose aim is accessibility.

A typical issue of Mecanique & Industries includes one or two articles on the economic outlook; five to ten original scientific and technical articles covering every field of applied mechanics; a section on training; a section on collaborative research programs; a calendar of conferences and events in the field of mechanics; information on the AFM (Association Francaise de Mecanique) and other scientific organizations (French or foreign).

Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements
Elsevier

This journal is specifically dedicated to the dissemination of the latest developments of new engineering analysis techniques using boundary elements and other mesh reduction methods.

Boundary element (BEM) and mesh reduction methods (MRM) are very active areas of research with the techniques being applied to solve increasingly complex problems. The journal stresses the importance of these applications as well as their computational aspects, reliability and robustness.

Journal of Wind Engineering & Industrial Aerodynamics
Elsevier

The objective of the journal is to provide a means for the publication and interchange of information, on an international basis, on all those aspects of wind engineering that are included in the activities of the International Association for Wind Engineering. These are: social and economic impact of wind effects; wind characteristics and structure, local wind environments, wind loads and structural response, diffusion, pollutant dispersion and matter transport, wind effects on building heat loss and ventilation, wind effects on transport systems, wind power generation, and codification of wind effects.