“Fracture and Structural Integrity related Issues”

Main Topics
Analytical, computational and physical Models;
Biomaterials and Wood Fracture and Fatigue;
Biomechanics; Ceramics Fracture and Damage;
Composites; Computational Mechanics; Concrete
& Rocks; Creep Fracture; Damage Mechanics;
Damage and fracture in materials under dynamic
loading; Durability of structures; Environmentally
Assisted Fracture; Failure Analysis and Case
Studies; Fatigue - Crack Growth; Fatigue
Resistance of metals; Very High Cycle;
Fractography and Advanced metallography;
Fracture and Fatigue at Atomistic and Molecular
Scales; Fracture and fatigue testing systems;
Fracture under Mixed-Mode and Multiaxial
Loading; Fracture vs. Gradient Mechanics;
Functional Gradient Materials; Impact &
Dynamics; Fundamentals of cohesive zone models;
Innovative Alloys; Linear and Nonlinear Fracture
Mechanics; Materials mechanical behavior and
image analysis; Mesomechanics of Fracture;
Micromechanisms of Fracture and Fatigue; Multiphysics and multi-scale modelling of cracking in
heterogeneous materials; Multiscale Experiments
and
Modeling;
Nanostructured
Materials;
Nondestructive Examination; Physical Aspects of
Brittle Fracture; Physical Aspects of Ductile
Fracture; Polymers Fracture and Fatigue; Reliability
and Life Extension of Components; Repair and
retrofitting: modelling and practical applications;
Sandwiches, Joints and Coatings; Smart Materials;
Temperature Effect.
Fees
GEF/IGF/SPM non member:
250 € (include IGF/ESIS 2014 membership)
GEF/IGF/SPM member:
220 €
The registration fees include: the conference
proceedings on USB memory stick, coffee
breaks, one lunch (16/09) and the conference
dinner (16/09).
Registration payments can be made to:
GRUPPO ITALIANO FRATTURA (IGF)
c/c n 031000100940
EMILBANCA CREDITO COOPERATIVO
Via dell’Arcoveggio 56/22 – Bologna
IBAN: IT 02 L 07072 02408 031000100940
BIC/SWIFT: ICRAITRRTS0
Fees (with no extra charge) can also be paid
directly at the conference registration desk
(cash, checks and credit cards).
Proceedings
The submitted papers will be published (after
being reviewed) in a special issue of Frattura ed
Integrità Strutturale, the International Journal
of the Italian Group of Fracture (indexed in
Scopus). Manuscripts must be prepared
according to the template available at the IGF
website. Abstract and Papers have to be
submitted using the paper submission system:
http://www.gruppofrattura.it/ocs/index.php/
gigf/mlw2014/author
Proofs will be sent to the authors before
31/08/2014.
After the conference, a number of presentations
will be selected by the Conference Chairmen to
be published, as peer-reviewed extended papers,
in a special issue of Theoretical and Applied
Fracture Mechanics (Elsevier).
SOCIEDADE PORTUGUESA
DE MATERIAIS
Grupo Español de Fractura
Gruppo Italiano Frattura
Sociedade Portuguesa de Materiais (SPM)/
Fracture Division
organize
The First Multi-Lateral
Workshop on
“Fracture and Structural
Integrity related Issues”
ICF Interquadriennial Conference
http://www.gruppofrattura.it
Sponsored by
European Structural Integrity Society
International Conference on Fracture
Catania, Italy, September 15-17, 2014
Chairmen
Paulo de Castro, Portugal
Manuel de Freitas, Portugal
Francesco Iacoviello, Italy
Antonio Martín-Meizoso, Spain
Luca Susmel, UK
Jesús Toribio, Spain
Organizing Secretariat
Vittorio Di Cocco - Università di Cassino e
del Lazio Meridionale - DICeM
Via G. Di Biasio 43, 03043 Cassino, Italy
[email protected]
IGF Secretariat
Luca Susmel - The University of Sheffield
Dept. of Civil and Structural Engineering
Mappin Street, Sheffield, S1 3JD, UK
[email protected]
Deadlines
- 31.05.2014: Abstract submission
- 10.06.2014: Notification of Acceptance
- 31.07.2014: Papers submission
Conference Venue
The Sheraton Catania Hotel and Conference
Center (Catania, Italy). 162 rooms and 7
suites, that can be reached through two
charming and panoramic lifts, are coloured
in perfect harmony with the surrounding
mediterranean environment; each room
offers the highest quality and safety
standards according to the Sheraton life
style.
http://www.sheratoncatania.com/
Background
The Italian, Portuguese and Spanish Groups
of Fracture are strenuous scientific
associations involved in several activities
run under the umbrella of both ESIS
(European Structural Integrity Society) and
ICF (International Congress on Fracture).
They regularly organise national and
international events to promote discussions
and the free exchange of ideas in areas of
interest to the fields of fracture and
structural integrity. The Italian, Portuguese
and Spanish Groups of Fracture are
organising this first multilateral workshop
not only to increase the level of cooperation
amongst the Groups themselves, but also to
give prominence to the research work done
in the Iberian-Latin region of Europe on
fracture and structural integrity related
issues. In this friendly context, also
researchers from other countries than Spain,
Portugal and Italy are cordially invited to
participate in this unique research workshop
designed to allow scientists and engineers to
present and exchange new data and cutting
edge ideas in an informal and interactive
format at a conference venue in a
beautifully scenic Italian island.
The first Multi-Lateral Workshop on
“Fracture and Structural Integrity
related Issues”
Catania, Italy, September 15-17, 2014
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Special celebration:
As a special event, dedicated sessions will
be organised to celebrate the outstanding
research work done, throughout his
prestigious career, by Professor Bruno
Atzori (University of Padova, Italy), who
will be retiring in September 2014.
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To be sent by fax (003907762993781) or by e-mail to the
Organizing Secretariat, [email protected], before
31/03/ 2014. The form is also available on line.
A confirmation mail will be sent within 24 hours.

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