15-10-2025
José Xavier, a DEMI professor, recently co-chaired, in partnership with Julien Réthoré (CNRS, Nantes, France), the advanced course "Image-Based Mechanics: An Overview of Experimental and Numerical Approaches."
The course took place from October 6 to 10, 2025, at the International Center for Mechanical Sciences (CISM) in Udine, Italy.
It brought together internationally renowned experts in the fields of experimental and computational mechanics, including Benoît Blaysat (Université Clermont Auvergne, France), Nele Famaey (KU Leuven, Belgium), Jean-Charles Passieux (INSA Toulouse, France), Claudia Redenbach (RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau, Germany), and Julien Réthoré (CNRS, France). The event served as a unique platform for knowledge exchange and scientific collaboration, strengthening the link between experimental research and advanced computational methods.
During the course, José Xavier delivered six comprehensive lectures, covering cutting-edge topics in experimental mechanics:
2D and Stereo Digital Image Correlation – Orientation and Practical Concepts
Virtual Fields Method – Extraction of Material Parameters from Heterogeneous Fields
Image-Based Approaches in Fracture Mechanics – Case Studies: Composites, Wood, and Bone
High-Strain-Rate Testing – Composites and Wood Materials
Image-Based Material Testing – Design and Implementation
Practical Work with Jupyter Notebooks – Virtual Fields Method for Material Identification (with Python-based workshops)
The interactive practical sessions, conducted using Jupyter Notebooks, provided participants with hands-on experience in the implementation of advanced measurement and material characterization techniques.
The practical material is freely available on GitHub
