Thematic Symposia
Fracture types
- TS-1 Characterisation of brittle fracture
- TS-2 Characterisation of ductile fracture
- TS-3 Linear elastic fracture mechanics
- TS-4 Elastic plastic fracture mechanics
- TS-5 Microstructure effects and micro-cracks in fracture and fatigue
- TS-6 Nonlinear fracture mechanics
Modelling: Micromechanics, macromechanics, multiscale modelling, multiphysics, stocastic modelling
- TS-7 Analytical and theoretical methods in fracture mechanics
- TS-8 Empirical models of fatigue crack growth
- TS-9 Micromechanics, macromechanics, multiscale modelling, multiphysics modelling
- TS-10 Probabilistic fracture mechanics
- TS-11 Stochastic analysis of fatigue crack growth
Computational fracture mechanics
- TS-12 Mesh-based numerical techniques: FEM, X-FEM, BEM and other methods
- TS-13 Mesh-less numerical techniques: SPH, EFGM, RKPM, peridynamics, phase field, and other methods
Fracture and failure at the nanoscale
- TS-14 Fracture & fatigue of MEMS and NEMS
- TS-15 Fracture at the atomistic & molecular scale
AI/ML/data-driven methods
- TS-16 Artificial intelligence in fracture, damage and failure analysis
- TS-17 Data-driven methods in fracture and fatigue
- TS-18 Machine learning methods in fracture/fatigue assessment
Material systems
- TS-19 Damage tolerance of metallic structures
- TS-20 Hydrogen-assisted fracture or hydrogen embrittlement
- TS-21 Irradiation-induced embrittlement or irradiation-assisted cracking in metallic structures
- TS-22 High temperature creep, fatigue and fracture in alloys
- TS-23 Fracture and failure of superalloys, high entropy alloys and metal matrix composites
- TS-24 Adhesives, coatings, interface and thin films - Structural integrity and characterisation
- TS-25 Composite failure theories
- TS-26 Damage tolerance of composite structures
- TS-27 Deformation, damage and failure in nanocomposites
- TS-28 Delamination and impact damage in composites
- TS-29 Failure in sandwich composites
- TS-30 Failure in wood-based composites
- TS-31 Fatigue of polymer and composites
- TS-32 Fire-tolerant composites, combustion of composites and high-temperature performance of composites
- TS-33 Fracture and damage in composites
- TS-34 Material interface failure theories
- TS-35 Multiscale damage in composites
- TS-36 Structural integrity and damage in natural fibres and biocomposites
- TS-37 Structural integrity of hybrid and multimaterial components
- TS-38 Structural integrity of smart and lightweight materials
- TS-39 Deformation and failure of structural foams and lattices
- TS-40 Deformation and failure of nanostructured alloys and composites
- TS-41 Fracture, fatigue and damage tolerance of multifunctional materials
- TS-42 Fracture, fatigue and damage tolerance of metamaterials, functionally graded materials and hierarchical materials
Geotechnical and geomechanical
- TS-43 Failure theories in soil mechanics
- TS-44 Fracture and damage in ceramics
- TS-45 Geomechanics and rock mechanics
- TS-46 High temperature ceramics
Civil and infrastructure
- TS-47 Failure analysis of steel structures, cold-formed steels, and thin-walled structures
- TS-48 Failure and damage mechanics of concrete structures
- TS-49 Failure and fatigue of structural joints and weldments
Dynamic fracture
- TS-50 Dynamic fracture and fragmentation in brittle materials
- TS-51 Dynamic fracture in ductile materials
- TS-52 Low and high velocity Impact and fragmentation
- TS-53 Strain rate effects in fracture
Fatigue categories
- TS-54 Fretting fatigue and surface crack growth
- TS-55 High-cycle fatigue
- TS-56 Fatigue of hydrogen storage structures
- TS-57 Low-cycle fatigue
- TS-58 Reliability and life extension of components
- TS-59 Vibration fatigue
Environmentally assisted fatigue
- TS-60 Corrosion fatigue
- TS-61 Creep crack growth
- TS-62 Environmentally assisted degradation and cracking
- TS-63 Notch fatigue and crack growth
- TS-64 Stress corrosion cracking
- TS-65 Thermomechanical and high-temperature fatigue
Experimental methods and characterisation
- TS-66 Experimental fracture mechanics
- TS-67 Fractography, imaging and metallography
- TS-68 Maintenance engineering
- TS-69 Micromechanical testing
- TS-70 Non-destructive testing and evaluation
- TS-71 Structural health monitoring
- TS-72 Testing standards for fracture and fatigue characterisation
Manufacturing and Processing
- TS-73 Defect analysis and control in additive manufacturing
- TS-74 Defect analysis and control in metal forming
- TS-75 Design for fracture and fatigue
- TS-76 Failure analysis and case studies
- TS-77 Fracture and fatigue of 3D printed polymer components
- TS-78 Fracture and fatigue of additively manufactured metal components
- TS-79 Optimisation based on damage tolerance, fracture and fatigue parameters
Applications
- TS-80 Applications - Aerospace and transport
- TS-81 Applications - Biomechanics, biomaterials, biomedical
- TS-82 Applications - Civil, construction, structures
- TS-83 Applications - Conservation and restoration of historical monuments
- TS-84 Applications - Marine, mining, machine tools and pressure vessels
- TS-85 Applications - Materials and structures for energy storage
- TS-86 Applications - Recycling waste from machining or manufacturing
- TS-87 Applications - Structural failures and failure investigation
