Research directions in computational mechanics

This article is derived from a report prepared by the US national Committee on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics. It is part of that committee's agenda to develop position papers on research directions in various areas of mechanics. This is the most recent work devoted to computational mechanics. The report was authored by a subcommittee consisting of Tinsley Oden (Chair), Ted Belytschko, Ivo Babuska and Thomas Hughes. It also incorporates suggestions made by the USNCT at large (C) 2002 Published by Elsevier Science B.V.