International Journal of Vehicle Structures and Systems

Carlos Alberto Cimini ¹, Jose Daniel Diniz Melo ¹, Gerson Marinucci ¹, Flaminio Levy Neto ¹, Francisco Kioshi Arakaki ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Structural Engineering, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, BR

Abstract

In the wake of Brazil becoming a member nation in the International Committee on Composite Materials at ICCM-17 in Edinburgh, Scotland (2009), the Brazilian composites community decided it was time for Brazil to organize the first conference in the area. Research and development in composites have been successfully conducted in Brazil long enough and scientists usually communicated their work in international conferences overseas or in limited seminars within local conferences. However, the maturity and high quality of the research conducted and the increasing importance of the composites industry demanded a conference in Brazil.

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