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Scientific Program

Conference topics:

1. Fundamentals, physics, and mechanisms

1.1 Mechanisms of crack initiation
1.2 Nonpropagating cracks and growth of short and long cracks
1.3 Modeling of fatigue damage and damage accumulation
1.4 HCF vs VHCF mechanisms
1.5 Material databases and application systems

2. Parameters

2.1 Influence of microstructure, defects, and notches
2.2 Influence of environment and temperature
2.3 Effect of mean, residual, and variable stresses
2.4 Effect of various stress conditions under torsional, multiaxial, and fretting loading
2.5 Effect of surface treatment
2.6 Frequency effect
2.7 Size effect

3. Experimental methods and analyses

3.1 Fatigue testing machines and instrumentations
3.2 Prognosis and health monitoring
3.3 Nondestructive inspection and analyses
3.4 Artificial intelligence
3.5 Analysis of material databases
3.6 Artificial neural networks

4. Applications of components and structures

4.1 Statistical and probabilistic modeling and development of life estimation models
4.2 Actual structures and their components
4.3 Additive manufactured components
4.4 Composite materials and structures


Authors are invited to propose mini-symposia and special sessions on above topics

Address

Instituto Superior Técnico
Av.  Rovisco Pais, nº 1, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal
Phone: +351 21 8 41 7 000

Contacts

Email: vhcf9@tecnico.ulisboa.pt