Overview
""Computational Methods and Experimental Measurements XIV" contains the majority of the papers presented at the 14th International Conference on Computational Methods and Experimental Measurements (CMEM/09) held in Algarve (Portugal) in 2009. The biennial series of conferences, initiated in 1981, provides a forum to discuss the interaction and the complementary aspects of computational methods and experimental measurements, the main consideration and importance being committed to their advantageous integration.
It is well known that progress in computer efficiency and numerical techniques are producing a steady growth of computational simulations that nowadays influence both an ever-widening range of engineering problems and our everyday activities. As these simulations are continuously expanding and improving, there still exists the necessity of their validation, which can be only accomplished by performing dedicated experimental tests. Furthermore, because of their ongoing development, experimental techniques are becoming more complex and sophisticated so that their running as well as the data collection required can only be performed by means of computers. Finally, it must be stressed that, for the majority of the measurements, the obtained data must be processed by means of numerical methods.
This volume contains a substantial number of excellent scientific papers, which present advanced approaches to modern research problems. The contents will be of interest to Researchers and scientists involved in the development of computational methods and experimental techniques.