Conferences

ECF23 focus will be twofold, on dynamical aspects of Structural Integrity and the largely unobserved realm of Integrity loss under dynamical loads as well as the developments of the monitoring technical aspects and their pitfalls as dynamics particularities take precedence over the phenomena we have come to know so well.

Aim and Topics The conference topics include but are not limited to:

Adhesives
Analytical, computational and physical models
Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Digitalization in Fracture and Fatigue
Biomechanics
Ceramics;
Composites
Computational Mechanics
Concrete & Rocks
Corrosion
Creep
Damage Mechanics
Durability
Environmentally Assisted Fracture;
Experimental Mechanics
Failure Analysis and Case Studies
Fatigue
Fatigue Crack Growth
Fractography and Advanced metallography
Fracture and fatigue testing systems
Fracture and fatigue of additively manufactured materials or structures
Fracture and fatigue problems in regenerative energy systems (wind turbines, solar cells, fuel cells,…)
Fracture under Mixed-Mode and Multiaxial Loading
Functional Graded Materials
Hydrogen embrittlement
Image analysis techniques Impact & Dynamics
Innovative Alloys
Joints and Coatings
Linear and Nonlinear Fracture Mechanics
Mesomechanics of Fracture
Micromechanisms of Fracture and Fatigue
Multi-physics and multi-scale modelling of cracking in heterogeneous materials
Nanomaterials
Non-destructive inspection
Polymers
Probabilistic Fracture Mechanics
Reliability and Life Extension of Components
Repair and retrofitting: modelling and practical applications;
Smart Materials;
Structural Integrity
Temperature Effects
Thin Films

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 (all materials); Fatigue Resistance of metals; Fatigue of Metals – Very High Cycle; Failure Analysis and Forensic Engineering; 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; History of Fracture Mechanics and Fatigue; Innovative Alloys; Linear and Nonlinear Fracture Mechanics; Materials mechanical behavior and image analysis; Mesomechanics of Fracture; Micromechanisms of Fracture and Fatigue; Multi-physics 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; Probabilistic Fracture Mechanics; Reliability and Life Extension of Components; Repair and retrofitting: modelling and practical applications; Sandwiches, Joints and Coatings; Smart Materials; Structural Integrity; Temperature Effect; Thin Films

The joint 14th World Congress in Computational Mechanics and ECCOMAS Congress is expected to be one of the largest computational mechanics and applied mathematics events ever organized with an expected participation from all parts of the globe, representing multiple sectors, academia, industry and government institutions.

Through the organization of minisymposia, it will both cover the latest developments in all aspects of computational mechanics, computational fluid dynamics and applied mathematics in conjunction with industrial needs as well as emerging ones. This congress shall fully engage computational mechanics in the XXI century.

The aim of this conference is to bring together academic and industrial experts from the fields of non-linear and structural dynamics, continuum mechanics, materials science, physics, applied mathematics, and mechanical, aerospace, civil and systems engineering to facilitate the mutual understanding of theories and applications of systems with non-smooth interactions such as vibro-impact systems or systems with contact and friction.

The areas covered by this conference include:

excitation, synchronisation and stabilisation;
dynamics of machines and processes;
vibration protection of operators and structures in harsh environment;
synergistic effects of repeated impacts or friction on solids and granular media;
non-linear fluid-solid interactions;
analytical, experimental and numerical methods for the analysis of systems and processes;
synthesis and optimisationsmart untilization of vibration;
measurements and applications;
smart untilization of vibration.